Pokémon SoulSilver Hardcore Nuzlocke - Rock Types Only! (No items, No overleveling)
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Can I beat Pokémon SoulSilver with only Rock Types using Hardcore Nuzlocke Rules?
Normal Nuzlocke Ruleset:
1. Fainting = Death
2. Can only catch the first Rock Type Pokémon on each Route (Species Clause); This includes Pokémon that evolve INTO Rock types, but does NOT include non-Rock Pokémon that evolved from Rock types!
3. Nickname Pokémon
Hardcore Nuzlocke Ruleset:
4. No items in battle (held items okay)
5. No leveling past the next gym leader/E4 (at the START of the battle)
6. Play on "Set" battle mode
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I think a safari zone clause would be great. Its more fun to watch a challenge with a more diverse pool of pokemon of the same type, and the areas in the zone are so different they may as well count as individual encounters. Also corsola is underrated.
Nah. I like Flygonhg cus he doesn't or rarely break rules. I think he actually likes suffering lmao
@@rannierunsfast but if there was a safari zone clause he wouldn't be breaking any rules
Yes, corsola has an amazing moveset compared to the other Pokémon at this generation : surf, power gem for the stabs, earth power for the coverage and recover wich is very useful in hardcore nuzlock, along with the good bulk of corsola. What is less cool is the 60 in special attack 😢
@@jbdbibbaerman8071 I remember subbing to him him when I watched his mono fire challenge with only 2 Pokemon. I was so happy he didn't bend any rules to make it super challenging
I agree. The Safari clause sounds fun, especially if it lets him use pokemon that I rarely see in nuzlocks.
About the safari zone, i think that fleeing pokemon is the stupidest thing, so i would implement a clause that makes it so you can try and catch the pokemon even if it flees. But i still think you should only get 1 pokemon for the safari zone, maybe one new zone encounter per badge with HGSS cause of how many encounters the HGSS zone can have.
Basically something like: Your first encounter in the safari zone determines which species you'll be able to catch. You get infinite attempts to catch one pokemon of that species?
You could always do what the original creator did which was throw balls until he either ran out or caught something
I agree that there should be a safari clause, the more encounters the better
I have two different ways I handle the safari zone depending on my mood when I'm getting ready to enter it.
Safari Game as an entire encounter' You get 30 balls and X steps to try your hardest to catch something. Must sincerely attempt to catch everything you encounter until something sticks (no running unless Dupes/Species or banned {such as non rock types here} and no deliberately trying to aggravate a Pokemon you don't want into running from you.)
Encounter Per Area: normal Nuzlocke rules, interpreting each Zone as an Area. Safari 1, Safari 2, etc
this is easily the best way to implement a safari zone clause (SFC for short) and I will make it a concerted effort to bring it up for every video in the future.
Regarding the fossil clause: I'd just recommend dropping the route requirement entirely when you're doing monolockes or other challenges that already restrict available encounters to like 5-15 pokemon. The route requirement is normally important for nuzlockes to restrict the amount of possible encounters, but with something like a monolocke that is already baked into the challenge, so the route requirement becomes pretty pointless.
No, he must suffer
you're so right
Or even just have Found/Gift encounters be exempt from that. You can only *catch* one pokemon per route, but anything you get from other means is fine.
That's a good point. Simply having a "one per evolutionary-line" clause to replace the standard nuzlocke route clause sounds reasonable here.
I read this in his voice 😂
Surprised CZcams didn't age restrict this one for such brutal battle footage 8:50
No comments wow
About your safari zone clause. I'd say go for it! You do this, and we watch you, primarily for fun after all. And one of the points of a nuzlocke is to use stuff that you don't normally use in the base game, that'd allow for a lot of weird encounters that you don't normally get to use in these games.
I personally give myself access to half as many pokemon as there are areas in the safari zone, picking and choosing the areas I want to step into the tall grass/surf in.
Go for the sf clause!
I agree! Encounters can already be so limited, so I think it could really help- and give out some really interesting pokémon to work with, too!
Its so annoying when they lock out evos or encounters, its a monotype run so just use the types
My safari clause is if a Pokémon flees it isn't considered an encounter and you can search for it again, but im allowed only one encounter in the entire safari zone.
@@yonathanafrewki2161 this! I absolutely cannot stand banning encounters. Silph recently did a monotype normal type run in soul silver which I was SO excited for only for him to ban 75 percent of the pokemon I was excited to see because he "used them" before. Completely ruined it for me. Took 5 days to get to end because of how disinterested I was. It also made me hesitant to click on his videos in case he uses that stupid rule again. Banning encounters is NOT entertaining at all
I am all for safari zone and fossil clauses! It would really make these runs even more interesting seeing Pokémon that aren’t used very often
I love Nuzlockes like this that end up having an actual story to them among party members. Bowie, the starter, the leader of the group, and the one who became a powerful set-up sweeper falling in the battle against champion Lance, followed by Joplin, the newest member found right at the border to Kanto, taking up his role and leading the charge through the second half of the Indigo League, reaching her true potential right before the final battle and landing the finishing blow that marked the end of the entire journey. I know it's dumb and cheesy, but behind all the Shuck-nanigans and failed attempts to low level grass types, there's an actual sweet story being told in this little pokemon adventure.
i also love the stories behind them, the way flygon narrates his nuzlockes makes the pokemon actually have life and i get sad when they die lol
The Shuknanigans editing was too perfect. I actually laughed so hard and idk why.
Shame this wasn't done in X or Y. Carbink could've had one more chance to appear. Also, Rock types are my favorite, so I was eagerly awaiting this one.
rock types suuuuucks
their big sale point, the defense is useless since they SE weak against fighting, the only good is neutral to sand, and SE STAB against fly... it's difficult to see why someone like rock type
The gyms would be hell in x and y
We don’t choose when carbink blesses us with his presence, carbink chooses when he blesses us
I’ve been suggesting that everytime he misses carbink since metalist
Knowing Carbink it probably would've laughed from the background as he encountered a Roggenrola
I think a safari zone clause would be perfectly fine if it means you have more fun. It would be cool to see pokemon like Tyranitar or Tauros in a run one day so my vote is yes
It's great seeing a nuzlocker actually evolve their trade evolutions. And yeah for the safari Zone it was always meant to be a fun bonus area and doing theme teams already limit the amount of viable encounters so I think an encounter per area is totally fine.
A big RIP to the OG Bowie, who carried you through the Elite 4. Golem was part of my first ever team in Pearl, so it will always hold a special place in my heart. Remember Flygon and kids, always raise your speed when you're using a slow pokemon that doesn't benefit from being slow, or your opponent will have one more opportunity to kill you!
Moment of silence to Bowie sensei, sempai, san, sama...
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*kun*
I think editing the rules for the safari zone is a good idea. When it comes to hardcore nuzlockes with small pools of allowed encounters, I think allowing for more makes it more fun.
i feel so bad for attempt 3 geodude, that looked brutal
Lettuce have a moment of silence for our fallen rock star
I think the "Safari zone clause" would be nice, giving more encounters means more fun
I would love to see a modded “safari zone only” run where it’s just the Pokémon you never get to use in the safari zone.
Seconding this suggestion! So many games have *heaps* of Pokemon that only appear in the Safari Zone!
The safari zone in a nuzlocke has always frustrated me, so I like the idea of a safari clause! I allow myself to catch the first encounter in each area and then when I leave I release them all except one.
I love the rock star naming theme.
Edit: OMG, this challenge has been so chaotic so far and I'm not even at the halfway point yet, lol.
Also, I think the Safari Clause you proposed is a fair rule, especially for monotype runs since those limit your encounters so much.
Edit 2: Same for the Fossil clause.
I am always in awe of how you find a way to include Tswift lyrics in your videos!
I think a safari zone clause could work great! Some options:
1) Whatever the first encounter is, you throw balls until you get it, and if it runs, you keep grinding that area until you get another encounter of the same exact pokemon, rinse and repeat until you've CAUGHT your first encounter, ignoring all others in the whole safari zone even if they're of the same type for monolockes
2) One encounter attempt per zone of the safari zone, potentially netting a ton of encounters, or potentially zero.
3) You keep encountering until you catch one, and the first one that is of the type you allow is caught. So if you found rock type 1 first, then it fled, and you found rock type two, and it got caught, then your "first encounter" is rock type 2. You just keep chucking balls at the type you allow until one is caught (this applies for monolocke and regular ones)
I like the first one
The 3rd one is interesting, but you’d have to include a ‘no running’ clause alongside it to make sure there’s no cheesing
On the note of the Safari Zone: I've usually played two ways, especially HGSS where the areas are wildly different.
1) treat each area as the first encounter and whatever happens happens-- gives more encounters, better for games where the Safari Zone areas have lots of different Pokemon
2) you only get one encounter for the Safari Zone, but it's whatever you happen to catch (eg if four different Pokemon run before you catch a fifth, that's the Safari Zone encounter)-- better for something like the Sinnoh Safari Zone where pretty much all the areas have the same Pokemon
I think either would work well in a monotype run, and I hope you come up with a good Safari Clause later!
Great idea!
What about combining the two? Each area counts as an encounter, but you have to choose which caught pokemon counts as your catch (assuming you caught at least one) for the safari zone as a whole?
@@SSardonic again it's totally personal preference, but I personally think that rule is a little easily abusable in more homogeneous safari zones (ie Kanto and Sinnoh), where there are a lot of dupes and desirable encounters. Part of the appeal of the Safari Zone in any game is that it usually has rare, strong, useful encounters that you wouldn't get anywhere else. It also doesn't help too much in games where the encounters are wildly different, since typically the safari zone would have two encounters of similar types. For instance here, in a flying type run you could get Murkrow, Dratini, Jumpluff, Doduo, Fearow, all in the safari zone. I think it makes the challenge a little too easy if you get to pick and choose.
Sorry if it seems like I'm just bashing you, but I wanted to explain my logic here
@@backpackerraden6268 Doesn't seem that way at all. Thanks for elaborating!
@@SSardonic you're very welcome!
The Safari zone clause sounds like an amazing idea! It would make your videos even more fun to watch then they already are. It would also make your monotype runs a bit easier. This rule seems like a good idea for you and the viewers. Love your content FlygonHG, Keep it up!
honestly one of the most enjoyable runs so far, rock is a fucking tough type for these challenges but that final team you had was surprisingly scary. great stuff altariahg!
Safari zone clause should be added. The clause should either allow for rerolls, but you can only catch one, or it should treat every zone as a separate area. One or the other, but not both.
Safari zone clause makes sense to me! I think adding that diversity in options & mons is good and isn’t against the spirit of the nuzlocke
Life hits hard once you've seen 8:45
yeah it does, im about to watch your poison only in ultra sun/moon, hoping it isnt gonna be brutal
Kinda crazy how easy Red was in this run, sandstorm alone puts in so much work
Turning a normally excruciatingly tense 10 seconds into a mini meditation session is exactly the kind of bit that really makes me appreciate these videos. That, and I've never seen unusual pokemon like Golem in action
If the encounter list is very limited splitting up the safari zone seems like a really good idea to get some more verity in the runs and have more tools to work with. I'm still a fan of only one fossil as you have an active choice to make there whereas the safari zone can be more random.
Currently doing my first ever Hardcore Nuzlocke on Emerald. I have new respect for you pumping out these videos as quickly as you do. Even after all the preparation things can just...go wrong. Mad respect to you lad
Naming Onix after 27 Club members was some of the subtlest and most morbid jokes you've ever made.
I think there is no CZcamsr that I enjoy more. Thanks for all the great content! I love your videos. They are just the right Mix between comedy, drama and great pokemon action :)
everyone drop everything flygonhg just dropped a vid
I was watching TikTok and got the notification and went straight here
ALWAYS. anything i do gets abandoned lol
Same g
Always do
12:30 could also have been Tranquil Fury setting in, one of those times where you become *so* murderously enraged that it loops back around to being disturbingly lucid.
Been watching you for a few months, just re-watching everything here & on the highlight. I really enjoy your scripts and the process of nuzlockes, even though I've never played a video game before.
This challenge was really cool, I liked all the different strategies you had to use for each new attempt.
Cool, I loved this one. I think any clauses which would allow more Pokémon encounters are good. I don’t care so much about it being a super strict hardcore nuzlocke, I would rather you are able to have some fun with it and have more Pokémon variety. And I like the new layout.
I'm also for a Safari Zone clause update. Different zones or first successful catch, if you run out of balls you're out. Either way, you put in the work to restart and do your best to honor the rules, but if this makes the Nuzlockes more fun and engaging for you and reduce burnout and keep content rolling then I say definitely go for it. We love what you do and hope you love it too man!
Finally back to these types of og nuzlockes going back to his roots with these early vanilla pokemon games just what i like to watch :)
The humor on this video is as amazing as ever haha! Another amazing run, man. Glad to have been a fan for around 9 months or so :)
Edit: I say have the safari zone exception OR the fossil one that way it’s still challenging while still adding to your team. Lastly, the dark background is very helpful - makes it easier to see what’s going on.
i’m loving this new layout!! it makes the video feel warmer (??) if that makes sense, loved the video dude. as always, it was great and i thoroughly enjoyed it. keep doing what you’re doing because you’re one of the best pokémon youtubers going!
I can definitely feel like this is going to be a challenging one- the rock type is always one that's.. hit or miss, as a whole. Can't wait to see how this turns out! Really excited to watch another banger video, Dr. AltariaHG "OneBallHG" FlygonHG!
Edit: Wow! Bono actually put in some work in the late game! I'm actually really impressed, considering how bad Macargo is.
Love the videos your time, effort, and care in all of them is very evident. I'm a huge fan of Monolockes so this one was a blast (pun intended) to watch!
Your content has gotten a lot lot better over the last few months, you are definately finding your spot and even making me laugh. Your revenge on that tangela was priceless!
"Bowie just got one more stone edge pp left here, but sadly he'll never get to use it.". Bro I nearly cry a least a little in these nuzlocke challenges, you really know how to pull on my heartstrings. ;_;
These videos are so comfy to watch before bed!! Yet another show stopper, altaria!! Bravo
The battle with red was amazing, I loved this video just as much as I love rock types. Magcargo pulled in the work too 💪🏻
I tried this challenge out a few months ago. Needless to say it was a nightmare, even if Johto is much easier for rock types than other regions, the overall set spread of stats of most rock types surely poses a heavy burden.
Though, glad to see rock types get some love on this channel! Keep up the good work!
The live action replays have really started to grow on me. Keep up the great work Flygon!!!
Man I think that your commentary has been really shining lately, your last few videos have been 👌
Keep on dropping the heat good sir
I've been watching you since your first nuzlocke vid and been catching your streams recently so i know how careful you can be. but never did I think that I'd see you wipe to a single Tangela 10 levels lower 😂
Gotta love the nice touches here and there: the original production to make up for the lost footage of how the Geodude went down to Bellsprout's Vine Whip, and the ten seconds of how Snorlax's hp went down after getting hit by Rock Wrecker
For Monolockes I'd say Safari Encounters should be treated as follows:
You can catch the first valid species you find in the Safari Zone, but you get as many cracks at that one species as it takes to catch it. The same would go for Pokemon that can flee from encounters in other games.
For normal Nuzlockes I'd do either basically the same rule (first valid encounter picks the species for the encounter and you can roll encounters until you catch one of that species) *or* just do a normal Safari Zone run and catch every valid encounter you can and pick *one* to add to your team and release the rest.
Only 3 more left! Guess it's safe to assume that you'll revisit Alola for the Ghost Monolocke, while for Steel it'll either be Sinnoh or Unova. That just leaves Ice, which I think would be the most fitting end, since it's a "pick your poison" type of deal, where you'll have to choose carefully which game you wanna Nuzlocke it in, that'll give you the most number of encounters.
You’re my favorite content creator Flygon, I love watching all your videos as soon as they come out. You’re the best!
I really like these harder challenges, seeing multiple attempts is cool because it creates a sense of danger and we get to see different strats.
Great video! Honestly I think fossil/safari clauses would be cool. One thing I like about nuzlocke videos is learning more about Pokémon I'd never used or thought about, plus there's more fun to be had with more party members and it might even make some runs easier to do without resorting to shucknanigan-type activities. You could even set a limit on those clauses if you did feel it made them too easy (e.g. 3 attempts and you're out of the safari zone). Whatever you choose to do, your videos will be great 😄
Excited for Poison, Steel and Ghost to come!
I just finished my pokemon emerald quetzal run, not the hardest hack but it was very fun. I've learned so much about nuzlockes with ur channel, thanks bro.
Yeah it’s really fun and I love that you can own a living dex
your Nuzlocke, your rules! i say the safari zone clause would help a lot with potential encounters, especially if they flee. losing encounters to circumstances out of your control SUCKS.
Great video as always, Flygon!! I agree that a Safari Zone clause would make challenges more diverse and interesting. You could allow yourself to attempt/capture one Pokémon from each zone, then add one of them to your team as your Safari Zone encounter. I think you should also allow yourself to take Baoba’s tests to expand the Safari Zone and give yourself another encounter (via the same rules) then.
Keep up the great work! You’re easily one of my favorite Nuzlockers!!
Your strategy with Shuckle was never lost on me. Do what you gotta do, no worries. Love your Nuzlockes as always! Keep up the great work
I thought HGSS was more consistent but now I see that it still isnt a walk in the park even if it isnt quite as hard as crystal mono-rock (though I think crystal ends up being harder, you have like no usable TMs and no physical special split and magcargo. Also, chuck gets Dynamicpunch instead of focus punch which is *much* more annoying, 50/50 + confusion. Mudslap on shuckle and Mirror Coat on corsola end up being crucial)
My favorite version of safari zone clause is "you get 1 chance at an encounter per part of the safari zone, but you can only get one overall safari zone pokemon"
I think the new layout looks a little blocky and busy with all the separations but color-wise I think it's neat :)
I really enjoy your nuzlockes. What I've picked up is that you enjoy playing with different type of pokemon. I truly believe that your videos are better the more you enjoy the game so let's give the safari clause a try! Also l loved the payback of Alan. Keep it up flygonhg!!
i’ve never seen a full nuzlocke and this was the first thing that popped up on youtube looking it up! Excited to watch more
I think safari zones should have exceptions because the rng window is so small and it would give more variety to some challenges with less types
Love some classic FlygonHG content :)
Ok, that little Shucknanigans editing KILLED ME.
I wasn’t expecting that, I almost choked on my tea. Thank you, loved that bit!
I've enjoyed your videos for a long time! So glad to find you again now that I can actually subscribe and all that!
I’m opposed to a Safari Zone clause - your content is most interesting when you make do with the limited options available in monotype runs.
If you really feel the need to have a clause, I would say one that allows you to catch a pokemon of the first eligible fleeing species (so in this case, you keep going until you catch a Larvitar). Still not my preference but I understand it as a diversity mechanism. However, multiple safari mons is really overpowered - imagine Tauros Kangaskhan and Chansey in the FireRed Normal run.
Also feel like multiple fossil revives is extremely overpowered for rock type challenges. Other than that the only overlap is kabuto/omanyte in water type runs, and water monotype in a game with Kabuto/Omanyte will never /need/ both
Love the new background and also great video rock types are hard to use and have awful sp.def so kudos to you flygon.
First off, thank you for the consistently interesting and hilarious content. Second, I think a Safari clause would be a good addition. Especially if you're doing an already difficult challenge, not dealing with fleeing RNGesus and getting a wider pool might allow for more varied strats and fewer Shucknanigans. (Not that I'm trying to f***le with Shuckle)
I completely agree that a safari zone clause would be great! Not sure how I feel about the fossil clause--think it depends on the run and amount of encounters you get; if you can't feasibly beat a run without it, or have basically no encounters, I doubt anyone would say no.
Love the new layout as well! Do think it'd be better not blurred though if that makes sense. Always happy to have a new vid out ❤️
i loved the shucknanigans, they are the most determined way to win, battles are not just pokemon throwing punches and using various fancy looking moves, it's about who has the wits to prevail, shout out to turner for being the champ of this video
It’s the constant Taylor Swift references for me. Keep up the amazing work! I think maybe a Taylor themed run could also be a fun idea!!
I think the clauses you mentioned are fine, I use clauses like them for similar reasons and its always nice to see how a type performs as a whole unit rather than having a bunch of their members left out.
I'd be into something for the Safari Zone definitely. I don't know if you should necessarily be able to get the encounter infinitely, but making it so you at least have another shot to catch a Pokemon that flees would definitely be a good change. This was a fun run, Flygon, thanks!
I really needed it, a classic and witty FlygonHG nuzlocke run, thanks!
i just worked a 12 hour shift and coming home to this is the highlight of my day. Thanks HG!
Nice change of pace to go all the way to beat Red rather than just stopping after Lance. Felt new and exciting and refreshing even if he wasn't all that difficult.
I love how you work around lost footage. Best part of your vids, imo.
As always I enjoy the little skits you do and hope you do more! (The 3rd attempt Geodude was very unexpected yet funny)
I always love seeing shuckle used in these videos, it's my favorite Pokemon.
I've got a shiny one with contrary, shell smash, rest, toxic, and infestation that literally everyone that battles me absolutely hates.
I love your videos so much and i love the fact that u use taylor lyrics as references 😭♥️ my tears ricochet, what a king
Keep it up, you’re doing amazing literally
Whenever doing a mono challenge (locke or otherwise) I usually just get every possible encounter so I'm not restricted in my options, and that includes using the safari zone to its fullest. I think those exceptions would be fine for you as well
Ice type only challenge can't wait to see it! Much love HG been watching since your first video!
The safari zone clause makes a lot of sense, heartgold is one of my favorite games and whenever I nuzlocke it my rule of thumb is I allow two safari captures, one before the elite 4 and one after for the Kanto continuation. I can take as many attempts at catching the safari pokemon as I need as long as I state which pokemon I'm going for before I start hunting for it so that I can't change my mind half way for a better encounter.
Everyone speaks of safari & fossils, which I agree, so I won't add anything. But the layout. I saw no one mention it.
It's so ASMR now, so smooth, beautiful, comfortable, amazing !!
+ Great challenge as usual !!
Awesome vid as usual, loved the shucknanigans editing! Safari zone encounter clause would be fine I think, in mono challenges the odds are against you as is so some flexibility at the safari zone is cool. Perhaps limit it to 3 encounters? Or encounters equal to gym badge quantity?
I truely think your sense of humor isn't being praised enough HG. The gag with the Playdoh Geodude getting whipped with a lettuce, while you dryly narrate the whole thing is truly priceless😂😂
I sure enjoyed this run! Very fun, dude! Thanks for it!
It's actually nice to see you allowing trade evolutions in these runs; keep it up!
tbh I find seeing different pokemon that I never used before shine one of the best parts of your videos, so I feel like catching multiple pokemon in the safari zone sound good
great video Flygon!! regarding the safari zone clause, I like to do it where if it flees it's ok, but I have to attempt to catch every Pokemon I encounter, basically meaning I'm guaranteed an encounter but there's still luck involved.
A safari zone clause would be great for these challenges, especially since that safari zone in pretty much every game is broken up into sections that kind of act like different routes.
I think a fossil clause is also a good idea because (with the exception of rock type) it doesn't give you free access to an abundance of pokemon
Safari/fossil clause makes perfect sense in a run where you don’t have many different Pokémon available to you. Would love to see safari zone mons get some use! Great video
Wonderful video like always flygonhg, it’s really amazing my routine of waiting for one of the best videos of the week. I hope you’re doing good and doesn’t take bad criticism so HARD, remember that people trow rocks at things that shine and haters makes things look hard. 😉😉
Man, I already loved your content but the fact that you named tyranitar (one of my fav Pokémon) after Prince (my favorite singer) made me a lot happier than I should have lol. Great vid as always and I like the new layout
I was planning on doing this run in Heartgold, so I was super excited when I saw your video. Bowie was the real MVP!
I'm against the Safari Zone clause. They are often far more powerful pokemon that would make the game easier and the whole point of Nuzlockes is to have a challenge.
I literally cannot get enough of these videos.