This Youtuber Got Roasted For His Nuzlocke

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[@PieceOfGarbageYT]

Ok, no

[@MrcreeperDXD777]

Comment frog

[@PieceOfGarbageYT]

@@MrcreeperDXD777 no

[@Pallyforeva]

When is the Manscaped livestream testing event? Asking for a friend

[@frojanty]

the goth girl rant brought joy to my heart XD

[@RTGame]

This was the hardest thing I've ever tried to do in a Pokemon game. Thank you for the review!

[@TrippyIsHere]

Masterfully played Dan, always a pleasure watching your Nuzlocke's.

[@Br0oham]

Actual king

[@brimfer]

Love to see a react video from you Dan if you think that would be fun!

[@GuilhermeMartins212]

You did a very good job Dan, grats!

[@isaacfox1874]

CANDY CAAAANDYYYYYY

[@sushiroll3795]

RT bending the rules to catch a mythical Pokémon and then proceeding to box it for the rest of the run is such a power move tbh.

[@MajorHate]

It was clearly a catch for content thing on stream. The big balls move was risking his team knowing it was a content catch.

[@MooneyBabbler]

Just did it to assert dominance

[@obvalenvee338]

14:12 Things we know Jan loves: - Cat boys - Goth girls

[@jakethedragonymaster1235]

The way this is phrased makes it sound like the pitch for the box art legendaries for Gen 10

[@E-Lad]

We're the same

[@crimsonnoir9396]

I mean everybody loves goth girls

[@westy1501]

He likes red heads too

[@alexandruandros1271]

Well I am hyped for the next Alpharad nuzlocke for him to dress up as a goth girl

[@piiinson4865]

rt actually played this nuzlocke on his actual ds, so no rare candy pile... but that actually played into him not using victini much since he realised how much of an exp sink it was

[@ramieldefrawy9796]

Oh shit, so he actually had a Liberty Pass on his physical game cartridge?

[@E-Lad]

Action replay

[@DERADI30]

@@ramieldefrawy9796 If you point your DS to a custom DNS server then, when your game tries to connect to the official DPP HGSS SW or SW2 servers (which are no longer in service), it will instead be redirected to a fan hosted server. This server hosts a GTS, online battles and all the mystery gifts that were contributed for these games. There are attempts to recreate the dreamworld as well, but as one could guess that's rather difficult.

[@MudkipPog]

@@E-Lad yeah it's a custom DNS server that gives out old gen 5 events. No cheats required, anyone with a DS, internet, and copy of a gen 5 pokemon game can do it.

[@ramieldefrawy9796]

@@E-Lad Can't you also action replay for rare candies though?

[@masterplusmargarita]

Can I just share my appreciation for Jan's gigachad "This is about having fun, if those rules are what's fun for you, knock yourself out" stance? It's not a new thing from him, but I just love seeing him reiterate it over and over again. Just radiates overwhelming gigachad energy.

[@tylersmith3533]

Seriously. The Nuzlocke community has torn into many folks for "not playing in the true and proper way", and it's refreshing to see someone who appreciates that a challenge isn't a challenge if you're not having fun. I like the posture of "this is a self-imposed ruleset". Unless you're trying to be the best in a pool of competitive people where advantages must be equalized across the board, who cares. Some of the best Nuzlocke reactions I've seen from Jan are to Jaiden's videos - she wouldn't have got nearly as far as she did without having items in battle, which is something the purists are dead set against

[@miwestraveler3986]

This is way too true. So many idiots claiming that not nicknaming means you're not doing a true Nuzlocke because "muh spirit and meaning of Nuzlocke is to form bonds". Likewise, many idiots dismissing any run not using rules like wipe out = game over, calling them easy and "against the point of Nuzlockes, difficulty". Both opposites yet the same kind of stupid.

[@ngotemna8875]

I feel like he's always been this way. And with always I mean the last 3 years or so that I watch him

[@ZachPlum]

Really? Because to me it looks like he had a real silly take on the Victini play

[@JamUsagi]

@@ZachPlum He mostly just didn’t consider that RT was risking his Pokemon by trying for it again, I’m pretty sure - and he also didn’t know at the time that RT wouldn’t use it. Not taking that into account, it does seem less interesting to hit the runback, but he overrides it at the end anyways instead of judging RT for it.

[@brennanruiz1803]

I really like that RT’s brand is essentially “man bad at video games plays video game”, but he’s actually really good at planning things out like this

[@kappakuppa7255]

he's actually pretty good at pokemon he even won a tournament

[@CyberSaiyan13]

@@kappakuppa7255 A tournament that Jan actually participated in himself I believe

[@kappakuppa7255]

@@CyberSaiyan13 not that one a different pokemon tournament he's very solid

[@souljacrankthat]

@@kappakuppa7255 RT game beat Jan in a pokémon tournament

[@yumiendercat3685]

Oh no, RT is actually really good at most video games (Elden Ring, HK, Stardew Valley etc) he just doesn’t act like he is

[@LovelySoftSnow]

God i love the limited 3d graphics theyre so charming

[@LovelySoftSnow]

oh also i love your nails

[@GoTeamSkyYeeticus57]

Not sure, might need a fact bot to confirm that for me

[@GiraultAndrea]

God I hate the limited 3d graphics they used for this game, they're so infiuriating

[@hylos13]

Yo these limited charming 3d graphics look like the Battle Pass

[@elliotw.888]

@@GiraultAndrea better than the 3d models in the next gen

[@Rhea_is_gay]

Fun fact: he played this on official hardware

[@blooperofahuman1706]

Lol God Nintendo was so dumb bout that

[@elliotw.888]

@@blooperofahuman1706 at least it wasn't gen 4

[@blooperofahuman1706]

@@elliotw.888 Truuue

[@Tvboy777]

@@blooperofahuman1706 can you explain?

[@tokrat100]

The true Gigachad way to nuzlocke.

[@faloughasch9239]

One thing about the rare candy situation, I'm pretty sure he was actually playing this WITH A DS. He wasn't emulating it, but actually using the cartridge in the nintendo handheld device.

[@saw2135]

Yep, was on official hardware, but did use the setup server to get the events that people missed.

[@ComfortablyDumb42069]

Not sure how easy they are to get anymore but you just pick up an action replay to do it 🤑

[@totan3992]

@@ComfortablyDumb42069 they're pretty hard to get in the uk

[@floridaball4896]

@@totan3992 rtgame is irish

[@OnlyGrafting]

@@floridaball4896 the UK has a much larger aftermarket. Ireland is substantially harder to get one in, and that's compared to the UK which is already a nightmare to get it in.

[@psidesign8664]

I believe the reason RT got all the mythicals and event Pokémon wasn’t to actually use them, he just wanted to show off the events that not a lot of people were able to see.

[@HazeEmry]

Its his favourite gen and he wanted to show everyone how great it is and what it means to him. His whole supercut is him gushing over gen 5, its events and stuff like that; his streams were even much so

[@TwilightWolf2508]

Small fun fact- RT had all of the absolute worst natures for almost every pokemon he used. Oh also the Patrat was ditched in daycare, Chat kept begging him to go back and use it so he finally did, purely to murder it.

[@AquamarineVGC]

Will look at his full nuzlocke playthrough later, but seems to have also gotten the worse ability on some Pokemon too

[@joemitchell1796]

Chad move, killing the patrat

[@entothechesnautknight1762]

@@AquamarineVGC RT did a review of the review and talked about how having Rivalry on his Haxorus made things exponentially more difficult

[@local_cryptid]

Yeah, sounds about right for RT

[@silentkhaos1176]

@@entothechesnautknight1762 Where would I find that, or was it a Twitch thing?

[@sgt.garrick]

No cap, since his first few nuzlocke reactions, Jan has improved so much, not only as a nuzlocker but as a creator as well. There’s a lot more energy in his videos, the ad transitions are a lot smoother, and overall seems to be having a lot more fun. Keep it up, Jan

[@josuebarrera9964]

Probably got some tips from alpharad 💀

[@courtneyevie]

I love how there were so many moments where Jan was like "uh... no... that's kinda cheating..." but it's all made up for by sacking the Patrat turn 1 on the champion.

[@hallway_revenant7919]

I love how it is now confirmed that PC shaves his balls lmao

[@ramieldefrawy9796]

Fun fact about Victini and nuzlocking. The original creator of the nuzlocke challenge or "Ruby Hardmode" comic did a comic for a Pokemon Black/White run where he also used Victini.

[@maninhu9837]

So it counts and no one can say otherwise

[@AwfulKanaufil]

Hopefully they finish that White arc someday, but life and health come first

[@ramieldefrawy9796]

@@AwfulKanaufil Whatever happened to them? I stopped following it halfway through because it got boring as he was seemingly just rolling everything w/ Victini.

[@AwfulKanaufil]

@@ramieldefrawy9796 I think they've been busy with other writing projects, work, and life in general, but I don't know for sure. They have a Twitter under the name Nuzlocke/Nick Franco, but posts there are pretty infrequent.

[@ramieldefrawy9796]

@@AwfulKanaufil Gotcha. Would be cool for Jan to react to the ORIGINAL nuzlocke run tbh.

[@StickMaster500]

RTGame has completed his redemption arc since the last Nuzlocke and it's all thanks to one Patrat!

[@someguy922]

Shitface singlehandedly saved the run 🫡

[@Mirdion]

Shitface was a true trooper😢

[@danielhaycroft1597]

shitface is our hero

[@proplaystowin]

Shitface was a master strategist Strategically sacrificing themselves so the enemy would let his gaurd down so rt could have an easier match single-handedly winning the nuzlocke

[@littlebirdy3545]

The fact that this video includes Phoenix Wright music is perfect. It's like Von Karma was behind every death in this run, truly a perfect callback to my favorite RT series

[@LaurenT3G]

For you see Phoenix Wright, it was *I* who KO'd your Archeops!

[@littlebirdy3545]

@@LaurenT3G Von Karma, NO!!!!

[@BagelsNSyrup]

Nice to see Jan reacting to the person who beat him in Wolfes tournament, but anyway it’s funny that he never mentioned the level 100 dialga in the box or the genesect used to fly around.

[@moodybagels6564]

If I remember correctly, Dan didn't use Victini because he didn't catch it for that purpose. He was showing off the extra content in the game.

[@thechosenbeastdoesgames956]

You are correct

[@meowmaster]

I’m fairly sure he didn’t use the victini because he said it was an exp sink and he called it his “insurance” or smth just in case something were to happen

[@codonbyte]

I would argue that the second-chance Victini IS his first encounter since it's clearly the SAME Victini.

[@pitdarkangel2961]

-Decides to catch a mythical legendary, that's inaccessible to most players. -Fails to catch on the first try, loses a Pokemon, and tries again. -Doesn't even use it after catching it. That's a gigachad move even if you think it's cheating

[@lizard1255]

Tbf, he literally only caught it to show off the event and the Zorua event later. This was a Nuzlocke/playthrough where he wanted to show all the extra stuff. The only reason Victini was on the team at all was just as an EXP sink, he never planned to use it in fights.

[@elliotw.888]

gosh the way the last battle went, it was so satisfying seeing him win

[@zachhouston514]

The anxiety watching that battle live was rough

[@marybonner7432]

One of my favourite things about this nuzlocke is that you got a real kind of tour of the Unova region and you could tell how much he really loves this generation. Not everyone liked gen 5 when it came out, myself included, but I really enjoyed getting to see things I never knew about. I only played this for the first time in the last few years and I definitely missed out.

[@menderbug1]

You didn't like it when it came out but only played it a few years ago?

[@marieporter9488]

Gen 5 was my least favorite for a VERY long time. It was only earlier this year when I started to like it (mainly because the character Ingo from Legends Arceus, who is Lady Sneasler’s Warden, is FROM MODERN UNOVA. He somehow time traveled, ended up on another continent, got amnesia, and HIS TWIN BROTHER EMMET IS STILL IN MODERN UNOVA. I really like Ingo and Emmet, and I need Game Freak to reunite them. I don’t care if in the inevitable Gen 5 remakes it’s mentioned that Ingo went missing but is back by the time the game starts, or if there’s DLC for Legends Arceus where Emmet ends up in Hisui. Maybe Barry, looking for his best friend, shows up with him (IF it is canon that the protagonist of the events in the Sinnoh games is the protagonist of Legends Arceus)

[@marybonner7432]

@@menderbug1 As in I didn't give it a chance because ew.. Change! I understand what you mean there though 😂😂😂

[@Shalakor]

I remember that I was super excited for Gen 5 and Victini and the Musketeer Trio, to the point that I was left with the dilemma of waiting for the 3DS to launch to get the games or buy a DSXL so I wouldn't miss out on the Liberty Ticket event. First playthrough was mono-fighting type where I bred a Zen Headbutt Scraggy and backtracked from Victory Road just because using the cool legendary fighting types was the whole motivation of the run. Also caught everything exclusively in Heal Balls. I've never ended up owning a 3DS since then, as, I'm pretty sure by the time I had enough disposable income that could be used for buying another dedicated gaming system, it went towards a Switch Lite (could be wrong about that gap, but decently sure). I'm careful with my money and refuse to ever use a credit card if I can help it. Try to always make the most of the games I care about.

[@saltyralts]

@@marybonner7432 I'm pretty sure gen 5 was the gen with the least changes up to that point

[@6023barath]

Can't wait for Dan's reaction to your reaction!

[@CrazedGamer117]

its out

[@TheMudkipdudechannel]

31:25 those are some fighting words for an Irish person to hear 😂

[@marybonner7432]

It really is 👊👊👊😅

[@noivern8595]

The audacity who does he think he is 🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@aghawkz]

In fairness, he did clarify that he knew RT was Irish whenever it was he made the joke earlier in the vid

[@undeadwolfemilia]

I think RT could be really amazing at pokemon nuzlockes with more experience because only after a few he shows that he is genuinely smart with pokemon

[@defectivesickle5643]

He used to be a Showdown youtuber

[@ralphismyname4940]

yeah didn't he win a youtuber pokemon tornament?

[@dailyditto5727]

RT is defo someone who is talented at Pokemon, he won the KZbinr Legends Arceus Showdown tournament by thinking outside the box with that Guts Ursula. You have to have at least a decent amount of knowledge to think like that. The thing is that he concentrates on funny commentary over high stakes gameplay and honestly, he does it extremely well

[@CIoudStriker]

He's like that with a lot of games. He bumbles his way through the first bit, but he learns almost terrifyingly quickly.

[@KingNedya]

@@CIoudStriker I think it also has a lot to do with how he's trying to play the game. He's talked before about how he used to play games "by a spreadsheet", being extremely meticulous and competitive, but he didn't find that fun so he switched to just goofing around. As a result, for the longest time we in the community would often call him bad at video games. But once he started doing actual challenging stuff like this and other stuff he showed how insane he actually is at a lot of games.

[@aquatazer]

Just wanted to comment to say two things: (1) Dan’s Pokémon videos are the only ones I watch outside of Poketubers because he actually cares, knows how the games work, and tries. (2) love the use of PMD music throughout the video, whenever I hear it in a video I am always so happy. Thanks for this video Jan, good stuff!

[@yesterdaystomorrow5510]

HBomb plays is another pretty good one! H doesn’t really do the game videos anymore and that channel isn’t his main, but his play throughs of Sun and Moon, plus Let’s Go! Were really fun to me, since he’s a big Pokémon nerd.

[@masterofdoots5965]

14:14 I love how he just goes on a rant about how the Gothitelle line sucks

[@tocsint3464]

I really want to know what advice Alpharad gave Jan during their lunch, because he was on fire this video! That big outside voice intro, and the comedic timing was on better point than ever!

[@KrispKestrel]

My rule with Victini (and any members of legendary trios) is to do a variable level cap. Essentially, take the level cap, scale it to 87.5% (making its effective BST equal to or lower than the final Evo of the starter) and round it down. Makes it harder to use and keeps the power closer to the rest of the team.

[@kemosonicfan123lbp]

Do you apply the same rule to Pseudos?

[@KrispKestrel]

@@kemosonicfan123lbp typically no, simply because I seldom ever am able to get them in the games I prefer to nuzlocke until after the champion is beaten.

[@dddmemaybe]

If you don't use rare candy transplants, the games tend to have high bst mons like Snorlax have shit exp gain rates. IIRC, the fast starter mon exp-to-bst is really good.

[@harrisonhurst6480]

I mean... If you have to jump through that many hoops, I wouldn't use the Legendary. Either use it if it fits the rules you set for yourself, or don't. But don't try and get all these weird thigs with the legendary, just comes off as dishonest. Either use them or don't, its your Nuzlocke, but it does feel like "oh well I have this Legendary but because of X, Y , Z, and all of that Jazz its totally ok and I don't have to feel bad for it.

[@KrispKestrel]

@@harrisonhurst6480 To be completely honest, the main group of legendaries I try to get are the Regi trio in my Ruby Nuzlockes. It's a really fun and generally easy challenge to set up using species clause, and even if I don't end up using them on the final E4 team, it's a fun extra challenge to say that I must fight and/or capture all three before Gym 8 for the sake they can easily take out team members if I'm not careful. Besides, without Rare Candies, the variable level cap isn't to hard to really enforce. Either way, it's fun for my personak nuzlockes, so I suppose that's what's most important.

[@lycantabris]

YES! Someone else appreciates Oshawott! My favorite!

[@vicinte]

samurott is my favourite pokemon lol

[@SawkTheFighter13]

my favourite starter

[@jasonmarholz2427]

Oshawott is best Starter in Unova AND Hisui

[@dougpouncey]

Dewott is easily the best mid-stage starter in Pokémon. I will die on that hill

[@patrickselca9456]

When I was a child and new to Pokemon I picked snivy because I thought it would evolve into a dragon type... Every time I look back on that memory I cringe...

[@Zthewise]

Professor Jan analyzing another run. I love watching him be proud of players that improve.

[@trippmartin2423]

Anyone else notice Jan being more animated with his movements and voice inflections throughout the video after the alpharad reactions?😂

[@realsanmer]

I don't know if it was intentional or not, but Jan seems a lot less mean in this review, and he emphazises how people should play in the way they want a lot. I like it.

[@Kay-im6ht]

I'm gonna guess it's because he's aware how cringe nuzlocke audience can be about gatekeeping challenge runs, so you kinda have to keep saying it

[@tylersmith3533]

I don't even know if it's "less mean" per se. From watching so many of his reviews, Jan really respects people who play well, but more than that, he has a lot of time for people who do something stupid, get criticized for it and then learn from it, and from what I can tell here, RT has done exactly that and demonstrated it time and again. The playing around status, the dupes clauses, the non-item use in battle, the sack plays where it's needed and necessary and so on. Those are things that a person must learn to get good at hardcore nuzlockes, and when they do it quickly and effectively (this only being RTs second Nuzlocke), Jan respects it a lot more.

[@CyberSaiyan13]

I think it's more that Jan has learned to word his criticisms in a less "mean sounding" way. I'm not sure how long Jan has spoken English but I know it's not his first/native language and it's something I've noticed with people who learn English as a second or third Language that when they give criticism about something it sounds "harsher" than what they actually mean maybe because of their tone or accent or whatever

[@yarion4774]

@@CyberSaiyan13 i think he grew up bilingual and not even in germany.

[@SchmavidSchmobb]

I’m Enjoying Jan’s positive energy here. No hard judgements, just letting the guy have fun.

[@ikari570]

Love how you can see Jan work some of Alpharad's advice into his videos! I enjoy watching these nuzlocke reactions either way but it's cool to see Jan's style evolve

[@callmejuli1359]

Yeah! I noticed this too! His advice is more positive and constructive especially.

[@luigimanzelli3786]

@@callmejuli1359 well yeah, cause RT didn't repeatedly make incomprehensible plays, he play for the most part what i call "reasonable moves" and in some cases even optimal moves, surely didn't switch Onix into Jynx 🤣

[@captaincriticize8050]

I think critiquing other people's nuzlockes might be my favorite content for pchal. It's like a martial arts master training the next generation.

[@brooklynmelee4515]

This playthrough was both a showcase of the game and a nuzlocke

[@blossomchan6428]

love to see that youve taken the advice from alpharad for the intro 👍 big outside voice

[@yooloo33]

That rant about the Gothatell line was the funniest thing I've heard this week lol

[@danaa-]

_"We could have gotten goth gardevoir"_ I feel ya, man.

[@instakill26]

I think dupes clause being optional makes sense if you have a Pokémon faint, and you really want the Pokémon back. It’s a lot cheaper if you use two of the same ‘mon for a nuzlocke, but replacing a buddy seems fine! This could possibly cheap as well, though, as it’s essentially using an encounter to save a Pokémon for later, while also utilizing it in a battle. I really like how you brought a lot of light about Nuzlocke rules being what the player wants them to be, keep up the good content!

[@Lmjacks]

i understand the sentiment, but taken to the logical endpoint there, you start sacking gyarados’s or tentacruels for tempo in hard fights because you can just go get another. of course, as jan says play how is fun for you, but id just caution against using complex clauses that leave room for weird situations like this to happen

[@quaggotoak]

IMO RT didnt even break dupes clause here. he caught a drilbur, then he caught and excadrill, totally fair game.

[@yesterdaystomorrow5510]

@@falsnamae3511 He never ignored Boldore though? He caught it and then entered a different area that also had the same encounters as the one where he caught the Boldore. Which then allowed him to activate dupes clause and guarantee Axew instead. Unless you mean another situation, but I just finished the video on RT’s channel and can’t remember him passing a Boldore because he had Roggenrola, in fact he very clearly caught the Boldore. Regardless of if he did have a Roggenrola (though I don’t believe he did), I believe it was never specified if his dupes rules applied to whole lines or not.

[@harrisonhurst6480]

I mean it sounds like you just don't want to Nuzlocke. "Oh no! This pokemon that I really like Has fainted! Well better go catch the same one!" It is very cheep and IMO, takes out the main challenges of the Nuzlocke, having to lose pokemon forever, and limited catches. Without any sort of Dupe clause it is very easily abusable and cheap.

[@somerandomgamer8504]

@@harrisonhurst6480 He caught a Drilbur and later an Exadrill. This isn't even dupes clause.

[@georgefoley472]

At 16.45, when he said “British people..” I nearly lost my shit

[@55miniben]

the amount of times RT has said he's not british.

[@KuonilerariLoufanwald]

Victini repeated attempts is fine to me because if you lose Pokemon to the fight, then you still can't get them back. So you could get Victini but come out behind on Pokemon

[@markosmywords9202]

And because its CLEARLY the same Victini

[@thechosenbeastdoesgames956]

This nuzlocke that RT made was both a nuzlocke and a black/white showcase/walkthrough. He encountered and caught the Victini but never used it I battle.

[@TsunRaichu]

I appreciate the elevated enthusiasm from Jan on this one. Really feels like you've become more comfortable in your commentary

[@dougpouncey]

Here’s a fun fact: The creator of the Nuzlocke is doing a Pokémon White nuzlocke and making a comic series in the same way they did for Pokémon Ruby and FireRed, and in that run, he uses Victini

[@icollectmonkeynipples1476]

Where can i read it?

[@dougpouncey]

@@icollectmonkeynipples1476 Look up ‘nuzlocke archives’ and it should be the first option

[@arthurapm9236]

It is beautiful to see how much better yan got with KZbin, he's got a lot better at speaking louder and clearer, using comedy and overall just seems more comfortable with the content creating medium. Really happy for you man

[@tyguy77777]

I personally feel “Dupes clause” can be optional, but it should only be used if you have your previously caught Pokémon die, or you have a different evolution, such as having a jolteon and an umbreon on the same team, but not a drilbur and an excadril on the same team. For my personal runs, I tend to follow that rather than allowing double gyrados, but I think the dupes clause example in this run was fine

[@Alphabet576]

honestly this dude's got good instincts. a little rough around the edges but experience will smooth it out. the plays with haxorus at the very end were absolutely cracked.

[@Rumjunkie176]

I have watched a few of your reviews by now and I gotta be honest, every time you pause it, I get a little excited and my brain goes "What cool bit of Pokémon stuff we didn't know are we learning today???" I've learned a lot from watching your reviews and some of your own nuzlocke stuff, thanks for being informative and chill!

[@zeldagal112]

I really love the tone and editing on this one, pc really is improving

[@mettatonex7221]

"Is Ducklett not the cutest Pokemon in existence?" Jan, while I like that you're branching your discussions into Pokemon adoration, I feel the need to remind you that Oshawott is right there.

[@Dmobley9901]

The thing is, him double dipping the Victini was mainly for the content and because chat voted for it, and he didn't really plan on using it after that since he tends to be particular about "playing fair", so it was really just for the YOLO, since it after losing his fire type in the first battle, it was more on the principle and entertainment than taking advantage of a loophole, that's why you don't really see him use it after, and it actually made it even higher risk in the end, because he went back into the encounter to finish it for the playthrough (Because this wasn't just a Nuzlocke it was also a full run of Black and White as a whole), so he risked the nuzlocke a second time and got no benefit for the Nuzlocke from it.

[@PlantmandotEXE]

I think too many nuzlockers will contractually bind themselves to the rules so the Chad move to get another Excadrill is honestly refreshing.

[@devonchafe2764]

He didn't have to worry about the Patrat, because Reshiram/Zekrom have a very high catch rate in Black and White. So you're pretty much guaranteed to snag it with a quick ball, then you just swap out that Patrat for Reshiram If you know, he did switch it out and didn't run with the Pat, which is a Chad move

[@astorotl3466]

That was ultra smooth, but you know what else is ultra smooth? The sponser- *proceeds to question how he does it*

[@Kingnarknark]

Found you through your nuzlockee-ing with Small Ant - loving the content! So nice to have a bunch of videos to binge haha

[@jenikabartlett9396]

I've heard of the 'replacement exception' for dupes clause, you can't choose to ignore dupes clause until the first one is in the forever box. So no double Gyra, but if the first one faints you can replace it.

[@destinygalearies7382]

SUPER CLUTCH final battle, I genuinely expected him to lose with only 2 pokemon against Ghetsis

[@peanutfish94]

Those last couple final battles highkey was fucking hype, played them really well

[@topazfrinfey7150]

Man, I love the use of the Ace Attorney music. Absolutely fitting.

[@DParkerNunya]

In his defense, I don't remember him using Victini, I believe it was genuinely just a last resort

[@Vortex945]

"Disclaimer I have all the respect in the world for goth girls" I laughed so hard

[@tannerstevens9568]

I just started following you and watching your videos. I really appreciate how much you value the player having fun over the rules that most use 4 Nuzlocke

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

I believe the way he was running it was that Dupes is optional if your original dies, and not just getting two to have.

[@creepytiki5342]

I remember playing along with this BW Nuzlocke on his stream archive. I chose Snivy and it honestly saved my run during the one of the most intense final battles in my nuzlockes. I only won because Serperior’s Leech Seed gave my Archeops enough HP to get out of Defeatist range and kill Ghetsis’s final Pokémon.

[@Rhythmspeedy236]

I picked snivy as well, only reason I beat ghetsis was from spamming coil 6 times

[@cortster12]

Leech seed underrated

[@BidentheBrig]

Love the enthusiasm for people just having fun with their runs.

[@wasellc8888]

Jan has better nails then me. I can hear my mom saying, "I asked you if you wanted your nails painted." The flashbacks.

[@ViIvaNunner]

i dont watch pokémon stuff all too much but that zoroark moment was insane; its the first time ive ever seen the true power of zoroark and how it can totally destroy you; prolly cause this is a much higher stakes battle than a regular pokémon game

[@soppysock]

Love the nail polish, Jan! Really like the color you picked

[@pabloignaciogarciamartinez4284]

Jan you look more chill than some time ago, more positive and happy. Thank you for tue content ^^

[@raxy0163]

I found about you through RTgames, then other unrelated Pokémon content and then through the Alpharad stuff and I have to say this review was really good, well done man

[@xdhilrious2338]

[Posting this on yours too Jan]I keep finding myself coming back daily to see part 2, I and the rest of the community so desperately want this series, its absolutely immaculate (maybe even doing platinum like this down the line would be epic💯)

[@lowxianjie170294]

I like how Jan has used his outside voice for the sponsorship script!😆

[@Yulieth_Not]

Thank you Mr nuzlock cop, idk what we'd do without you

[@priestesslucy3299]

18:39 That's why you ban duplicates currently owned. Two of the same Pokemon on the same party is So Dumb (but divergent evolutions is cool, like different Eeveelutions, or maybe Scyther and Scizor)

[@blooperofahuman1706]

Jan going off on how disappointed he is about the gothita line is so based. They could have done fuckin anything with that pokemon and they chose that

[@JVP_Productions]

I need this man to watch through an entire playthrough of a TeamFourStar pokemon nuzlocke. It's just too funny, especially their Soulsilver nuzlocke

[@thechosenbeastdoesgames956]

Unfortunately with just how long their Nuzlockes are, I don’t see that happening

[@lizard1255]

@@thechosenbeastdoesgames956 I mean be reacted to PBGs nuzlocke which was also incredibly long.

[@PapaFrank10]

You are now smiling when you are presenting your sponsor Jan! Fantastic!

[@cleverscreenname5698]

Love your content. I also love seeing you evolve as a creator. Your commentary, ads, transitions, and jokes are more and more fun to watch. ❤ Thanks. Edit to say: I also like this “nicer” Jan that has the “do what makes it fun” approach to Nuzlockes. Particularly since everyone‘s skill lvl is different. It’s fun to see you do the hardcore ones (to set the bar) and then evaluate others playing with more flexible rules.

[@PtylerBeats]

He played this so well. Even if I disagree with some of his rules, it’s still a better run than any Nuzlocke I’ve ever fone

[@ItsFireTiger]

I like how he didn't use Victini right after catching it. Just a save for later if he needs a fire and psychic Mon if he lost his sometime

[@loon1994]

I like pokeball dupes clause If the pokemon is shown as caught when encountered you can re roll. However say you didn't evolve your pidgey you now catch a pideotto if that's your first encounter. Generally in the spirit of the rule I do not use multiple spices in the same line simultaneously. If one dies then I can start using my "second chance mon"

[@Yomismo28]

Oh man imagine if Jan had moved his camera to the free space on the top right

[@femboyaliens789]

I love the random call outs it's so funny every time

[@SawkTheFighter13]

Wow oshawott line is also my favourite! That's rare to hear bc many ppl dislike its final evolution, but i think its amazing

[@Trithis2077]

Love the use of Ace Attorney music there.

[@sorenkazaren4659]

“And also slide into my DMs” I feel that 😂

[@danillobatista42]

"it's easy to see how mistakes snowball" -> RT immediately uses a pokemon named MISTAKE. Nice touch, Jan

[@Ralyx0]

Technically, the Victini was still the first encountered Pokemon.

[@Purin1023]

In regards to the dupes clause Excadrill thing, I personally allow what RT did, but only in the case of the original dying. I only think I've actually done it once with a magikarp, but it feels less cheesy at least if you can only have one at a time

[@excadream]

Loving your use of music in the last couple of videos!

[@GurinObservationArchive]

Jan, the man who says deck-ee-doo-ee, calls out RT in his pronounciation of seismitoad. If this isnt peak Jan i dont know what is

[@emberflame8396]

gothorita isn't actually based on the concept of goth girls that you're used to, but rather Japanese Gothic Lolita fashion, which is actually very different (you can look up pictures)

[@chrisammann9]

I think RT did dupes clause like that because the Excadrill died, he wouldn’t have doubled up

[@deadeyecf5315]

Finally!! I’ve been waiting for this!!! I love Rt!

[@InkGraffiti]

TECHNICALLY he did not encounter excadrill earlier. He encountered drilbur and evolved it! So if he encounters an excadrill it IS a different pokemon!

[@ale_xander286]

Am i the only one who thinks that Jan's commentary and video structure has improved exponentially through the last year? I dunno he just seems way more confortable and confident on the way he talks.

[@justcameron6805]

for some reason i love watching people get punished for overthinking and over setting up

[@AronFigaro]

I call the dust cloud "chat browbeat me into killing my own excadrill" clause. :P