This Competitive Player Did A Nuzlocke. Hes Insane

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[@sangitamukherjee9329]

@some random guy L+ no one asked + you fell off + cringe.

[@wildscott6174]

Challenges i have a question i did a pokemon blue nuzlocke since its the first pokemon game I played on a Gameboy and I played it on the color but since I did the mew glitch a friend said I cheated and I wanted your opinion did I cheat since anyone has access to mew?

[@bavarian_mapping]

@@wildscott6174 Although I'm not Jan, I would personally not consider that cheating unless you explicitly stated before the run that you would not be using glitches.

[@candlelit33]

wherever i go i cant ever escape manscaped D:

[@sangitamukherjee9329]

@@candlelit33 manscaped is sus :D

[@YourPalKindred]

"Treeko has outlived its usefulness, so I dispose of it" Man so he's one of those evil trainers I hear a about

[@flameking2178]

Man doesn't love his pokemon. He treats them as tools to accomplish his goals. He purposely avoids emotional attachment.

[@allgreatfictions]

It turns out that the bad trainer in Gold and Silver didn't fail because he thought of his pokemon as tools. He failed because he didn't have enough knowledge of strats.

[@iantaakalla8180]

It makes sense. No one doing challenge runs is stymied by Silver after the second battle unless they have that bad a movepool. Meanwhile, defeating Blue can be hard in every place except the fourth battle, but especially the fifth and champion battles are run-halters.

[@erosennin211]

@@flameking2178 Sounds pretty based then.

[@eddieuini5174]

@@allgreatfictions jjjjjjjjjjjjjjhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh huh huh

[@soulawaken24]

Just insane. What amazes me more than his knowledge of the game and nuzlocke, was how clear his explanations of every single strat used was, to the point that even someone watching nuzlocking for the first time could easily follow his thought processes.

[@purpleenthusiast5814]

Freezai is genuinely one of the best pokemon youtubers ever. Absolute GOAT.

[@savage_serpent1383]

He’s so talented at a game I’ve been playing all my life it’s embarrassing

[@hotlinekrapfen]

it's also because he explains ever weird meta changes on showdown, I absolutely adore him.

[@jimstewart4929]

He's this thurough with every topic on his channel. Genuinely makes you a better pokemon player

[@waz207]

This is a true statement! My daughter was watching this video with me while waiting for her brother to finish an appt, I only had to explain a couple of Nuzlocke “rules” to her (like why no overleveling, why he never healed in battle, etc) Jan covered most of the other stuff Freezai did that she had questions on, so she’s well learned regarding nuzlockes now.

[@tiron3218]

The craziest thing about this was how much he seemed in absolute control of the situation at any moment. Back up strats, accounting for crits and even stopping boosts and weather changes, he left nothing to fate. Amazing to watch

[@Bryanfuel0]

Not just that, but he doesn’t seem to ever make mistakes?? I don’t understand how he can be so consistent and not miss something every once in a while

[@anthonyk3952]

@@Bryanfuel0 I mean, the guy is consistently a high ladder OU and LC player on Showdown. Being able to tell a proper play from a misplay is something that he's learned a while ago. Especially when this is against a highly predictable AI that you can plan for, compared to the amount of unpredictable jank you'll see in competitive.

[@shako4907]

Yeah he's only left like 1 or 2 stuff to chance

[@tim..indeed]

@@Bryanfuel0 He was probably using safestates. This amount of control is possible but really not on first attempts, even for a top pro player. Proplay doesn't mean good nuzlocke strats.

[@dnys_7827]

@@anthonyk3952 I mean lets not forget that we are watching an edited video right? we dont know how many tries this took, how much planning, if he tried stuff out with savestates before the run to test and so on. he didn't lean into that stuff in the video but that doesnt mean it's not there

[@shortwave737]

Imagine being Steven. The guy you just went against literally called every move you made. He was in your head playing 4D chess and by the end you felt like you were playing checkers. You understand in that moment, this person WILL take over the world. It’s only a matter of time.

[@Apollyon26]

Not playing checkers, playing go fish

[@xemirahobbyless]

You can see that Jan is genuinely impressed with this guy's strats when he says: wait, why is Duskull poisoned? ...Let's see.

[@callumroberts8394]

im still abit confused about why duskull was poisoned, could someone explain it to me? my only thoughts are so that it had lowered its health enough in the earlier elite 4 so that curse would trick kingrda into using surf? I might be wrong

[@xerothebot2271]

@@callumroberts8394 ya it was to bait surf from kingra. In the fight, u see him switch into his horsea on the turn kingdra dies, which then killed the upcoming pokemons. If duscull had more health, there was a chance that kingdra would use smokescreen instead of surf. This could lead to horsea missing on the following turns which he didnt want.

[@callumroberts8394]

@@xerothebot2271 cheers for clarifying bud!

[@xerothebot2271]

@@callumroberts8394 🤙

[@Crxsseyed1]

One of the best KZbinrs for explaining Pokémon stuff

[@Pundae]

10:40 "Treeko has outlived his usefulness, so I dispose of him." One of the coldest lines in nuzlocke history

[@Icalasari]

It's like the exact opposite of the Ruby Hard Mode Nuzlocke

[@jimcanterak7349]

"I nicknamed pokemon numbers to avoid any emotional attachments.." Ah, Elon Musk's plan now makes sense.

[@devincetee5335]

... this should not be funny l

[@markieljazem.mijares7848]

oh lord... poor XÆ a-12 (aka Ash)

[@gegewillplayed5110]

Damn, imagine if his kid sees this

[@onettaviator5396]

@@gegewillplayed5110 His kid is like 1, we got a while at least

[@MHJ1117]

I wanna where he sacs his kid and does he use shadow tag + perish song or not

[@henryedwards984]

Man I fucking love freezai, hes such a sick dude. So cool to see two of my favourite pokemon youtubers come together like this.

[@mjtturner3]

5

[@chug_42]

@Wenia🔞 ratio

[@theztav]

Freaking yes. Freezai is so cold and calculating when playing, I find it amazing. He usually only makes mistakes whhen overpredicting, so against a computer he would do very well.

[@marshie5434]

I agree! Freezai and pokemon challenged both are absolutely goated. It would be really cool if they played against each other in pokemon showdown

[@Walpurga031]

This caught me by surprise caus I randomly got one of Freezai viodeos a few montsh ago when he was about 1k subs, watched him and follow his content and now here we are

[@mangosteak]

what really helped him out in this run is his knowledge of first stage pokemon he aquiered as a little cup player.

[@Pelmite]

A largest tournament of all time winning little cup player

[@mrtrollnator123]

​@@Pelmitedamn

[@g_hyperstar3609]

That guy's nuzlocke was nothing short of amazing. To think of all the big brain straregies needed in order to pull off a hardcore nuzlocke with no evolutions or single stage Pokémon

[@goodmorning9408]

i did one earlier this year but in FR which requires way less bigbrain than in emerald

[@JamieJamesVT]

There's something about "I use the weird purple ball from the Aqua hideout on the Horsea" that will ALWAYS be funny to me. What a run.

[@ZeldaboyOG]

The first Masterball I ever got I used on a wild Seadra. So that was especially funny to me.

[@carolinedavis8339]

Jan: "Masterful, no notes." It's rad to see a high level nuzlocke in this reaction series, and I love Freezai, criminally underrated.

[@gesundheitoh814]

@doire aintu dont forget the necessity of splash for the plan. SPLASH! jeezus

[@TrulyAtrocious]

5 months later and Freezai took over the thumbnail+title metagame for Pokemon Showdown content. Good job Freezai!

[@crarlo]

↙️(it’s the tr for overheat)

[@williambarnes5023]

Normal Nuzlockers: "How many of my pokemon can I keep alive at the end?" Pro Nuzlockers: "How fast can I kill my pokemon through the end?"

[@ShiningJudgment666]

You can play more aggressive at the end and afford to sack Pokemon to win the challenge.

[@haunt97]

That probably the least amount of mons one need to sacrify to attempt this nuzlocke rule. I said attempt because normal person probably cannot finish it lol

[@bandanaBrosDandB]

When Jan has no criticism and only specuation on what they're going to do next, you know the guy is good

[@ArthurTRead]

his only criticism was about the music choices, its great

[@JesterSans]

Alternate title: Jan gets turned on by an intelligent nuzlocker's big brain ideas for 34 minutes

[@taliablack4080]

YES.

[@theschnozzler]

34

[@d-booya5089]

@@theschnozzler 34 rules

[@hamiz8476]

probably closer to 18 with all the yappin he did

[@rosewyn1]

by the end Jan was ready to propose marriage

[@Namonstar]

You know a nuzlocker is going super sweat mode when they name the Pokémon as the number of the route they had the encounter

[@interestedviewer2097]

It saves a tab in my browser for a nuzlocke tracker, AND is easy to choose. No need to use 5 minutes thinking of the perfect name.

[@michaelbrown7455]

I do this naturally all the time. Even if it's names like Rusturf the Whismur, Meteor the Bagon, or Lilycove the Staryu. It's great to track where you caught the encounter at without loading up a nuzlocke tracker.

[@gengarcrobat1576]

Also so there's no emotional attachment

[@AlbRomano]

@@michaelbrown7455 never forget 102, the Zigazagoon. Or do you dl something different for routes, cuz I sure don't.

[@michaelbrown7455]

@@AlbRomanoAhhh the handy-dandy 102 or 103 with the Pick-up. The almighty one who grants you free candy that is otherwise hard to find and rocks bestowed by kings. Not to mention the God-sent TM 26 for those whose end-goal is the stone collector with the Metagross.

[@jasonramos8667]

Jan on a typical review: I’m here to give nuzlocke advice to make sure players are able to do nuzlocke a better Jan at 11:35 with great advice: Bro play better music

[@MoosedUp]

It’s all he could give advice on. Freezai played perfectly

[@waitingfortheequinnox]

When the most criticism you get is on using calm music

[@michaelvansickles]

I like how there was so much emphasis on getting a liquid ooze tentacool and it was only for the back up rest stall. I understand that at 15% playing around that miss is really important when it is the difference between winning and losing. But having to protect the tentacool through the whole run just in case you miss one move would be so nerve wracking.

[@musicstuff6310]

Not really, tentacool has a high sp def so its pretty safe to use vs most sp attackers

[@ShiningJudgment666]

@@musicstuff6310 It's physical defense is paper.

[@Randus1058]

@@ShiningJudgment666 but it has a high sp def unless def affects sp def????

[@ShiningJudgment666]

@@Randus1058 It's still something you need to watch for.

[@Randus1058]

@@ShiningJudgment666 You should also take into considering Tentacool's type, too

[@nasinnarcotics]

This guy is an anime villain. Don't leave him and Jan in the same room or they'll take over the world

[@SerDerpish]

Zai Yagami

[@peachnkey]

I feel like this is the man Jan should do a soul link with. 100%. Unstoppable force meats Immovable object.

[@Bidniss.]

He seemed to really like the idea of doing a soul link with Wolfey, but MAN Jan and Freezai would be an insane duo.

[@SKMedia252]

I feel a cagelocke would be fun to see

[@i-am-james-robertson]

Meats

[@austinp8172]

@@i-am-james-robertson Did they stutter?

[@leerobbo92]

Really don't wanna see them "meat" each other, thanks.

[@josephjoestar5937]

I love freezai. His content is really good

[@ajgentle7754]

So true I love his nuzlockes

[@aquilleswinkler5051]

Guy was planning for Elite four before he was a trainer, what a chad

[@jim-dandyjosephjoestar9521]

For some reason, your profile pic seems familiar.... nah its probably nothing.

[@dreepyairlines]

@@ajgentle7754 I prefer his Pokemon Showdown content

[@smellysoysauce]

I was looking for his name in the description I feel like it should be there, probably an oversight

[@Kuronosa]

I saw the Magikarp, the HP levels, and said "Yep, that's a Flailkarp."

[@myfault.5735]

What else would it be? A Splashkarp? A Tacklekarp?

[@xiwawamolhado1314]

@@myfault.5735 A Roaroftimekarp

[@luiginumbers6268]

@@myfault.5735 a gen 8 hydro-pumpkarp

[@badashe1364]

It could’ve totally been a bouncekarp

[@Reptidin0]

A sackkarp?

[@michaelrud4351]

Pchal now: "I'm probably the second best nuzlocker in the world" lmao

[@ShadesinMirra]

Nah. More like "Finally, a challenge. Our battle will be will be Legendary!" Besides it provides more content for him

[@charltonedeleon4800]

LOLLLL

[@ThemSensay]

Oh how I was waiting for this, how the Nuzlocke expert reacts to the competitive expert and his galaxy brained plays.

[@thisgraincharacter6400]

Freezai is an absolute GOAT. I know you don't read KZbin comments often but thank you for covering one of my other favourite Poketubers. He makes amazing and clean content. One of his vids is literally right below this one on my subscriber tab

[@Flygonnerrs]

freezai is so cringe

[@kickerich9402]

@@Flygonnerrs why

[@Teamo_505]

@@Flygonnerrs ur cringe

[@obiwancannoli1920]

@@Flygonnerrs ratio + L + ur cringe + your coffee is trash

[@godofwar0678]

@@kickerich9402 his voice 😬

[@caiodaltro4208]

Freezai is such a good creator and competitive player. It's good that he is getting more recognized.

[@tahucu]

This is a real Bromance, not even once the game plan was doubted, even Jean amazed.

[@Tree_-wp5zn]

Jean

[@LONKULADE]

Jean

[@SERMareep2007]

Jeans

[@henrique2b]

It’s super cool to se Jan react to an expert competitive player, it’s cool to see that his community will grow because it’ll give Freezai more attention.

[@puffywhy89]

Damn we got a Freezai Reaction. Nuzlocke GOAT reacting to possibly the best competitive Pokémon content at the moment!!!

[@grunkleg.2934]

What wasn't mentioned is the reward you get from beating Flannery (It's the TM for Overheat)

[@SunnyWebeSimile]

Kyurem-Black is going poggers from an ocean away

[@Swagachu125]

Lmao

[@PrismaAce]

necrozma dusk mane in shambles

[@cleannation1]

I keep seeing this joke. Is it because of fling strats?

[@PrismaAce]

@@cleannation1 its a reference to an infamous freezai video in which he explains a Kyurem-Black set in Ubers solely to beat Necrozma-Dusk-Mane that involves using Fling and the item TR43. When flinging a TR, the base power of Fling is the same as the contained move inside the TR, leading to Fling with a base power of 130, since TR43 contains the move Overheat, which is 130BP in Generation 8. The line "It's the TM for overheat" comes from the thumbnail of said video.

[@ToHimWeWillBeReturned]

The Steven Fight was insane! I was wondering how he'd take out the Claydol with a Swablu only to be reminded that he pp stalled it beforehand. Crazy Strategies!

[@scampig9715]

right, the last fight was crazy lol

[@Mijal15]

It's kinda weird to hear a nuzlocker describe a challenge as an "arbitrary restriction" when that is literally what all nuzlockes are.

[@saravananjeeva5258]

The thing this has more restriction than normal nuzlocke

[@Mijal15]

@@saravananjeeva5258 yes. But nuzlocke restrictions are arbitrary to begin with. This has more restrictions than a normal nuzlocke, but nuzlockes have more restrictions than the base game. Not to mention Jan adds restrictions beyond basic nuzlocke rules as well.

[@baqly]

@@Mijal15 i think the difference between nuzlocke rules and the ones he describes as arbritary are things that doesn't really change that much about the game but just add more gimmick on top. Nuzlocke changes the way you play the game completely while some of those rules could just keep the game the same to a normal nuzlocke

[@Mijal15]

@@baqly I totally understand what you are saying and where he is coming from. But that in itself is an arbitrary condition for calling something arbitrary. You (and possibly Jan) may see it as "gimmicky" but where is the line drawn between gimmick and feature? Only catching 1 Pokémon per route restricts your options, only catching unevolved Pokémon restricts your options. Why is one more arbitrary than another? They are both restrictions you place upon yourself to change how you play Pokémon.

[@danfelder8062]

What he means is that the impact of the choice doesn't always correlate meaningfully to a specific outcome. A choice like "no overlevelling higher than a gym leader's highest level pokemon" is made to prevent grinding past the point of challenge. Banning in-battle items makes battles harder and damage more consequential. Only allowing first stage pokemon that have evolutions is different, because it has highly variable impact based on the pokemon available; as pokemon like chansey are stronger than many evolved pokemon. As such, the rule feels like a more arbitrary restriciton, similar to a restriction like "I can only use [okemon with three or more syllables in their name" would be.

[@CinJyxxe]

Bro you said it best, that was so clean. It's one thing to be able to predict the moves of the AI with complete accuracy, but it's another to have a counter available for every single move. I felt like I was watching someone who could literally see the future.

[@insulttothehumanrace3807]

I've done a couple of single-stage runs, so I have a lot of respect to this guy for doing a LittleLocke. That's a tough type of run, and he did impressively here. And I'm sure this must have been a delight for PChal to react to, seeing someone who really knows what they're doing.

[@Christotheb]

Freezai was a random suggestion for me a few months back and now his channel has exploded and there isn't a more deserving guy, consistently good content. I'm glad you reviewed this video

[@suchalem6686]

A soul link with Pchal and Freezai would be so cool to watch, especially since most soul links are done with randomized encounters. If they put encounters to global mapping that’d be even better.

[@MononymousM]

oh shit, my boi Freezai is hittin' the big time! He popped up out of nowhere and started putting out a metric tonne of interesting competitive content, and it cuts straight to the point too, no filler. I'm surprised he's actually found the time to do a Nuzlocke, let alone make even more content! But I am stoked he's getting attention in general, and more specifically from my other favourite poketuber ^_^

[@aurastrike]

I wondered why Freezai used the Master Ball on the Horsea, but then I realized that the rules basically cut out legendaries so using the Master Ball on an important encounter was the plan

[@ShiningJudgment666]

That's basically what the Master Ball is for in a Nuzlocke. Being able to get a guaranteed catch on an encounter can be big.

[@FunkyGaming44]

Absolutely love Freezai! He is my go to for Smogon and what not

[@HazeEmry]

Freezai is just an all-around great guy. Good content, chill vibes, knowledgeable, and imo enough energy and passion to not only keep an audience, but just enough to no be annoying or boring

[@The_One_In_Black]

I feel like Jan was like "I can't call myself the best Nuzlocker on this video."

[@Juli_is_Online]

Freezai's content is sick, love how he showcases so many cool new things and perspectives about Pokemon from both the Nuzlocking and Competitive perspective

[@woeofthe7528]

This is one of my favorite videos you’ve uploaded; I love the fact you pause the video, explain your process as he explains his, loving the “why” behind the “how”. 😊

[@Iceyia]

Freezai nuzlocks are always something else, and you can tell because instead of explaining what's happening, Jan is also trying to figure out what's happening

[@devchristopher1]

😮😮😮

[@chapolinm_]

The "low pretty roll" had me laughing waaaay more than I should have

[@ikari570]

While other Nuzlocke reactions feel like a professional talking to little league players, with this it's like another major league pro came to town and the two communicate on an eye to eye level. IJan's respect is very tangible, and justifiably so!

[@llamason7044]

You can really tell how the subathon is tiring him out

[@specimen057]

i love how based his ad reads are like how he didn't edit out the walk out and instead used it as a bit. he's so funny.

[@hiimmijk]

It just feels like cheating. This guy has a whiteboard for every battle and thinks in every way possible. Its really impressive

[@angulardrift1537]

I love watching this as a casual pokemon player and learning the strats behind the scenes and the way they learn to manipulate the AI to their advantage. The most I know is Have STAB moves, some coverage, and a utility move. Thats about all I know when it comes to pokemon strats

[@zearoar3598]

Wow freezai's planning skills are insane. You should totally do a soul link or a cagelocke with him!

[@theSato]

Thanks for giving Freezai some exposure here! I've been thinking "he should be above 100k subs" for a good while now, he makes good, regular content to educate on competitive Pokemon history and other things. Hoping this helps tip him towards that milestone. :)

[@pokemaster6673]

I was here when this premiered. Freezai is an absolute chad when it comes to competitive and nuzlockes.

[@TheBlueWizzrobe]

It's really upsetting that Freezai's Littlelock videos don't get more attention, they're all so good! Glad that you brought attention to it, but it is a little heartbreaking that this video has 10x the views of the original video on his own channel. But it makes sense since nuzlocke content isn't the primary draw of his channel like it is for you.

[@DragonMaws420]

I love freezai! Been following him since 13k. I even sent him an email with a competitive battle, and he took the time to respond. Good guy, and great pokemon player

[@mostgoofiestyoutuber]

Tentacool Liquid Ooze payed off like Bitcoin investments way back in 2010.

[@DrShnig]

I've been watching Freezai for a while now and Pchal even longer, and this is EXACTLY what I was hoping for when Freezai said he'd start doing nuzlockes!

[@gabrielwatson5981]

17:45 "If you low pretty roll"

[@BOSSNUGGET-rn4en]

He’s really good. If you want another nuzlocke to watch, watch the fire only nuzlocke in diamond by flygonHG

[@itzhydra8252]

He actually did a while back :)

[@childeater272]

@@itzhydra8252 he reacted to the b2 w2 one not the diamond one I'm pretty sure

[@swift3520]

that would be a very dangerous door to open because then people wouldnt stop asking him to react to various flygon nuzlockes

[@djroscurro9859]

@@swift3520 he has reacted to flygon before so I think it’s fine

[@itzhydra8252]

@@childeater272 oh he did one in diamond as well? I’ll have to go check that out then

[@jillipepper1357]

as someone who’s just getting genuine into strategizing nuzlockeing this is mind blowing to me

[@ctonnation394]

"Treeko out grew his usefulness so I disposed of him" my man sounding like the Anime rival

[@smoofness364]

I love this challenge for Freezai, because his little cup knowledge really shows and it's amazing to watch.

[@anishringe4590]

I love how he seemed like he was in 100% control of all situations at all times. Truly amazing

[@brick9497]

3:46 Did my guy really just itch his arm with the back of his hand or am i seeing things

[@cristiano7541]

I am not surprised, freezai is a competitive Pokémon player, and for him to have a custom avatar means that he won an important tournament. His videos usually are about pokemon in competitive like how good or broken they can be with certain sets, etc,... There are some videos about certain pokemon that he explains technical information about the gen that is talking about

[@umbrellaenthusiast4505]

Out of all the nuzlockers Jan has reviewed, he had no other criticisms than "play better music." I'd be genuinely curious to see a Pokemon Soullink between these 2, or even just a battle in Showdown.

[@marilynlucero9363]

You know you're wicked good when Jan calls you 'Sexy'

[@not_emerald]

I'm glad Liquid Ooze was so helpful

[@ZealwoodGaming]

6:31 Ffs I completely forgot about this trick during both of my hardcore variant runs 😵

[@tannermiller3967]

5:22 for anyone who wants to skip the add.

[@fazalselt4471]

For anyone thinking this would be hard for freezai, he did click crabhammer 6 times

[@ohanronton]

"Puny TRAINER, ho" -Flannery 15:07

[@augustz5623]

So cool to see this poketuber crossover!! Never would have expected to see my favorite competitive smogon tier guy on pokechallenges coverage.

[@nerdyfalco408]

I like watching Jan's reactions to video I already watched because I get to watch a video I liked twice, plus my very-easily-distrscted ass gets enough enterteinment by it thanks to the added commentary

[@JenkemWatchman]

I honestly like that Jan doesn't take showers during subathons. He's a true gamer at his core.

[@jpupper428]

"Pokémon is too RNG based." Friezai: *I beg to differ*

[@mattcrvg]

Freezai is amazing. He is very knowledgeable and can explain weird concepts in competitive really well. Fantastic creator.

[@josephchacra2840]

Freezai's Original Video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2GwfoeQraaVrLs What a mad lad, Freezai kicks ass 👏🏼

[@mattmc1234]

man this guy is a god, that shadow tag perish song strat was so big brain.

[@cirusain]

Damn it I was looking forward to see the liquid ooze strategy too lmao

[@king_alloy]

I believe it moreso panned out as a plan B to make sure that even if Ludi goes for a drain move, it would be in range of Facade, when it might be out of range otherwise.

[@PredictableEnigma]

Yeah I think it was for just in case the Screech missed

[@FreakigesSternchen]

thanks for bringing such a cool high level nuzlocker to our attention!! i’d be curious to see your reaction to flygon hg’s renegade platinum hardcore nuzlocke

[@Zenrei03]

Been watching Freezai for a while and I'm glad he's got your approval. Dude is a legit competitive beast. Guys like you and him are the reason I'm even still interested in Pokémon

[@strangeanimations2518]

I found Freezai’s channel when he was still a pretty small creator, glad to see him grow a lot. I’ve always enjoyed his video’s a lot.

[@strangeanimations2518]

Potato

[@KenNiKenken38]

That perish song force switch to mettagross was do nasty

[@tadasuko8935]

That was the most insane strats. I think he's the smartest nuzlocker we've seen yet.

[@Ariel233CB]

Holy crap, props to the editor of this video. I was there for the live recording at the subathon and I was convinced that footage (literally he did 1 take) was not usable. The ad came same as always wtfff

[@dddmemaybe]

26:36 It's only the level difference that makes this remotely possible, PC. If Staryu is had to also hold the _Magnet_ from the trick house, it bypasses below -150~ SpecAtt EV's, which is needed to kill here without a magnet or other damage booster.

[@ryanpandolfi4551]

That was a crazy play through. Working on my 3rd attempt at a ruby nuzlocke and seeing more of these analysis play throughs help

[@ASNS117Zero]

I just can't imagine doing this. Like, I've done a number of Nuzlockes, but planning one out to *this* degree... like, it's super impressive, but I just can't imagine having a lot of fun with it.

[@Seth_Hezekiah]

Oh I'm SO glad you found this. Thank goodness.

[@SubZero_4553]

I really enjoy seeing Jan review other highly skilled Nuzlockers. It's how I found FlygonHG, now it's time to start watching more of Freezing.

[@mythos6308]

Oh boy can’t wait to look up Pokémon Edging to learn more about that strategy for my nuzlelocke

[@notabsy]

Wow freezai really doubled his subscribers in a couple of months

[@wombat4191]

Freezai is no joke. I remember discovering his channel back when he was just starting it out, he's explaining all kinds of obscure mechanics that lead to some giga brain strategies in Showdown. If I had to guess one youtuber that isn't primarily a nuzlocker but whose nuzlocke would impress Jan, it would have been Freezai.

[@loftilywrongly3483]

Really happy that this run is being showcased on this channel. I love all of Freezai's content, but it feels like his videos on ingame content aren't as popular as his competitive pokemon content.

[@RoseProseFroze]

Jan reacted to this Nuzlocke the way a food critic reacts to finding quality food.

[@PropiaRealidad]

I love how Nuzlocke was invented in order to: * Increase difficulty in pokemon games (by limiting player options). * Increase immersion (the forced-naming pokemons creates an emotional attachment, and also the fact you can only catch 1 per route). And yet, this 2 dudes just made Nuzlocke games the coldest calculator of which mons I want to sacrifice later on, and how much damage I need to have taken in this mon in order to force the AI into using a move that is convenient for me. Literally flipping the 2nd objective backwards: "pokemons are just tools through which I fulfill my goals to be the very best!"

[@daveytoowavey]

yeah and its awesome

[@RabblesTheBinx]

It's an unfortunate side-effect of most "enhanced rules" Nuzlockes. They require more strategy and sometimes sacrifices are necessary, so you tend to be more likely to treat them as simply tools to complete the game.

[@kingkraig1974]

Bro imagine being the Elite Four and seeing this dude walk in with unevolved, poisoned, sometimes half or near dead pokemon, and sacking them like they're Storm Troopers. And that guy becomes the new champion; with one pokemon still alive. Then goes and defeats the true final fight, with again, one mon alive. What a chad.

[@Gojira_Wins]

Freezai: "Hey guys, so today we're going to make this Pokémon game our bitch by exploiting bad programming"