CAN I BEAT A POKÉMON SOULSILVER HARDCORE NUZLOCKE WITH ONLY NORMAL TYPES!? (Pokémon Challenge)
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Normal types are super fun to work with, but there are A LOT of them in Pokemon Heartgold and SoulSilver... what if we made a hardcore nuzlocke even more challenging by only using Pokemon we've NEVER used before!?
Can Normal types beat Pokemon Heartgold and SoulSilver's hardest challenge?!
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We've done some hard Pokemon challenges in the past, but usually they were a solo Pokemon challenge run. What if we still did a really difficult challenge... but with a full team using hardcore nuzlocke rules, and with only one type? Today we find out: can I beat a Pokemon SoulSilver Hardcore Nuzlocke with only Normal types? No items and no overleveling!
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Monotype Hardcore Nuzlocke Ruleset:
(1) If a Pokémon faints, it must be permanently boxed or released.
(2) Only the first type-specific Pokémon encountered in each Route/Area can be caught.
(3) No Legendaries/Mythicals, duplicates, or same-evolution-line Pokémon can be caught or used. If a duplicate is encountered, the next unique type-specific Pokémon encounter can be caught.
(4) Additional Pokémon may be caught for the purpose of HM use, but these may not be used in battle at any time during the run.
(5) No Items can be used in battle (Held Items are allowed).
(6) Party Pokémon levels are limited to the highest level Pokémon of the next Gym Leader or Elite 4 Member. So long as your Pokémon are at or below the level cap when the Gym Leader/Elite 4 Member battle starts, they can level up mid-battle.
(7) "Set" Battle Mode must be used at all times.
(8) No connecting with other games for the purposes of importing Pokémon, Items, etc.
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@ScarletRebel96
Жыл бұрын
Gen 4 true power tournament?
@dagavinator6782
Жыл бұрын
Love your videos! But can we get answer if you plan on doing true power tournaments again. I love watching each gym leaders teams. Can we please get info?
@benjaminseelking9483
Жыл бұрын
I would be interested in seeing a Nuzlocke run with only Erratic and Fast EXP-Group Pokemon
@slowstroke
Жыл бұрын
SILPH! Are you going to kick off Scarlet/Violet with a HC Nuzlocke? No type restrictions just a good ole blind first play through? Maybe exclude all pokemon that you've ever used before just like this video?
@SilphSpectre
Жыл бұрын
@@dagavinator6782 Hey brother! I can't say much, but I will say... there are plans in the works. Time is needed, but I assure you you'll enjoy what is to come!
Commenting before finishing but Antler not getting flinched or stuck in love for more than one turn is truly a blessing from RNGesus
@scottgillis7369
Жыл бұрын
Antler was my MVP :(
@biomistflorist658
Жыл бұрын
He giveth and taketh away in the best and worst ways lol
@thefirespecialist9007
Жыл бұрын
Haunter go Brrrrrr
@angelicaph483
Жыл бұрын
@@thefirespecialist9007 Miltank: Scrappy go brrrr
@zttaylorfitness6637
Жыл бұрын
Ahh, RNGesus… may He watch over each and every nuzlocker during the holidays ❤
You could've fit in perfectly at the team rocket hideout you literally had a Persian 😂
@laststep56
9 ай бұрын
I was looking to see if someone commented this lol
If possible, you've gotta bring back Porygon into your later runs! It's such a flexible powerhouse with such a varied moveset!
@EEVEE_fan16
Жыл бұрын
Its Evolutions make it even better because it can either be a tank or a glass Cannon
@robinsimon4176
Жыл бұрын
@@EEVEE_fan16 tbh in a nuzzlocke (with eviolite) you want to keep p2 until you are at a point where you are in dire need of the one shot that pz provides cuz bulky mon with recovery is mostly better than frail glass cannon especially cuz of set mode
@EEVEE_fan16
Жыл бұрын
@@robinsimon4176 that's what i meant you choose what you need/want
@theragnarokmachine2251
Жыл бұрын
@@robinsimon4176 The only problem is that the only other games you get Porygon within the nuzlocke (rather than in the post-game, like here) is Platinum and then Sword and Shield (either with Normal types could be fun, and you can get Porygon on the Isle of Armor) Only Sword and Shield are post-eviolite.
I'm just imagining Slowbro going "wait, shit, I forgot, just a sec, uhh, fuck, hold on... damnit, nope, I forgot." while Lickilicky spins in circles waving a katana
I am a massive Normal type fan, and seeing a run with them in SoulSilver with it's array of mostly weak or mediocre Normal type encounters before the postgame is definitely impressive. Sick sponsor segment too!
@gg41451
Жыл бұрын
The normal type Pokémon in Johto are the best part. There are a bunch of strong ones like miltank, lickiliky, and ambipom.
@shogunsapprentice
4 ай бұрын
Normal types are my second fav and is just underated
You can get an Oran berry in the Ruins of Alph before the first gym. Makes it much easier. You just need the escape rope from the Sprout Tower and use it at the back wall plate in the Kabuto puzzle room
This whole run I was wondering how Lance would go since I couldnt think of any supereffective moves the johto normal types have. I found out quickly lol
@modelomegatyler
Жыл бұрын
poor team was fed to the dragons
Well to be honest the highlight is Miltank nailing three focus blasts in a row. That must be a world record.
@tiemen9095
Жыл бұрын
Nah the AI does that all the time
@ugochukwunyere3196
Жыл бұрын
The world record is 5-8
I think with the Bruno fight, instead of having Leo use Fly, I would've went for utility instead, and used Featherdance to lower Machamp's attack to at least attempt to soften the blow on the next Pokémon that came out. Great video as always!
@shardulsule
5 ай бұрын
Precisely. Given Pidgeot was a sack anyway, it would’ve been beneficial to lower Machamp’s attack with that one turn of attack
Kickin my feet up on a rainy Sunday watching some Silph, nothing beats it
@shrimpguy6900
Жыл бұрын
Doing the same and learning to disassemble / reassemble my old DS to put a new shell on it. Gonna veg out on some Pokémon white
@4373fg
Жыл бұрын
I mean doing literally anything else probably would
@NahJustin
Жыл бұрын
@@4373fg bro why are you here then.
Miltank and Persian are actually some of my favorite pokemon. So happy to finally see them utilized in a run!
What a cool run! really like the 'only new pokemon' rule for a run with that many encounters
@emilysmith2965
Жыл бұрын
I like to use a modified version of that rule for my Nuzlockes: Hall of Fame clause. Any successful Hall of Fame team (even those who died at the E4 or Champion battle) can only be used again in the region where they won. Unless future versions are Shiny. This doesn’t affect Starters much (except once I used a Wonder Traded Torchic in Pokémon Y so that guy’s native to Kalos now… lol). Pokémon that appear in many regions start having this cat-and-mouse game about them… do you really want them on your Hall of Fame team if it means they can’t be used again? And on the other side of that, regional exclusives have more value than they usually would. Sure, put a Furfrou on your Champion team. That will not affect other games. Just keeps things interesting.
Gen 4 true power tournament? I miss the true power series so much
Funnily enough Chaotic meatball was recently talking about how landing three focus blasts was humanly impossible
@emilysmith2965
Жыл бұрын
It’s like a 34 percent chance… not very likely but far from impossible. 70 percent cubed.
Wow, that Elite Four was wild, can't remember Silph struggling like that lately. Very exciting!
Silph you are the man! You got me into hardcore nuzlockes and I just found my next challenge, thanks for the weekend plans 😂
Silph, your Pokemon videos are one of my most looked forward to videos to watch every week. The quality of all your videos is fantastic and you make every video unique and fun!
@tjepic5256
Жыл бұрын
Same here plus his humor 😆
Soul/Heart are really fun for mono-normal. It also managed to make me appreciate Girafarig and Stantler as solid mixed attackers.
15:15 Funnily enough, Fake out doesn't out-prioritize Quick Attack in Gen IV. It actually has the same +1 priority, but since you are both in the same priority bracket, Quick Claw can (and apparently did) cause the Meowth to move first.
I love normal type nuzlockes! They have a great variety of type coverage with all the various tms they can learn. Plus, they (in general) don't have many weaknesses, and there's a lot of pkmn that have secondary normal types.
@axolotolvc2520
Жыл бұрын
I love ur videos
You have no idea... These types of videos make my Sunday. Thank you Silph!
Soul silver on a Sunday with Silph is spectacular
I was dying with laughter after seeing the Super Saiyan hair appear and the voice effects on the declining HP.
I love the thought of that scientist giving you the egg and you just chuck it whole into your mouth, then throw him the thumbs up as you leave the pokemart
PLEASE can we see a rock nuzlocke of sun, moon, ultra sun, or ultra moon? 95% sure it’s possible, you just have to either give yourself Tauros Charge early or use your starter for the first island. If you do give yourself early access to Tauros Charge, you get three encounters. EDIT: you can also get a Carbink on Poke Pelago if you give Pelago to yourself early.
I'm so proud of Furret. What a trooper.
Dang, what a missed opportunity. Gene would've been a perfect name for lickitung, lol. That elite four run was rough. It's a good thing kanto went smoothly.
14:05 seems like Dunsparce ain't no simp, I think I'm gonna give him a try in my next HGSS run.
idk i rlly loved Normal-lockes !! THANK U FOR THE TWIST, since there are already some same nuzlockes (Johto Playthrough only using Normal Types) like this posted by other creators so yea this feels fresh as always. good job man, enjoyed this as always!
So sad noctowl was completely ignored😔
Glad to see ChaoticMeatball's challenge mode is catching on. Man I am very exited to do a 3rd gen nuzlocke with that rule xd (No repeat pokémon from past nuzlokes rule).
27:19 "Aw come on man! You know that's my favorite Pokémon. The disrespect. You just can't do my boy like that." These are the words that Silph said when he appeared on AntlerBoy's Pokémon Sword with only Dragon-types after his mascot Kingdra fainting. Gotta love the continuity there (another fun tidbit is that this video is days removed from the 1 year of that said AntlerBoy Hardcore Nuzlocke challenge video as well!)
4:20 i like to think that this isn’t the result of being a higher level or a nature, just brad being superior.
Oh, NOW my "doppelganger" become useful. Almost in the final of the game, right before the final gym, on my favorite type on Nuzlocke. Universe, your puns are not fun. Silph: Ok, Leo finally come in hand on the time. Me: I am a joke for you?
You're videos always make my day. Would love to see a Pokemon white run with psychic only.
Go SILPH Go ! You legend
Handicapping yourself by taking out previously used pokemon adds a really cool element to this run!
Absolutely loved this run! I genuinely thought all hope was lost after that vicious battle against Lance. Also, killer type coverage between Tauros, Snorlax, and PorygonZ.
After the "entire franchise with no repeats" Nuzlocke and your "impossible type" Nuzlocke, this is everything that should be. New Pokémon to the player and a whole world of challenge (y'know, normal type)
18:00 Today is Monday, which means that Meowth gets to lick a Graham cracker.
One of my favorite things about Sunday is seeing this in my notifications. This is gonna be a good one. I love normal types and looking forward to the variety :D
11am just made food and went to check any uploads and what I get this Sunday is another silph Nuzlocke which is awesome
Usually never get through a full Hardcore Nuzlocke Playthrough but this was captivating. Thank you for sharing and good job!
With the KZread algorithm, the first 30 seconds of the video is the single most important seconds of the vid. Starting with an ad (get that bag) is NOT the move if you’re looking for interaction
dunsparce: is technically a fully evolved pokemon me, knowing what i know: and i took that personally.
Normal types are underrated gems of HG/SS. So nice to see them dominate like this
16:26 I imagined Stantler as part of the Legendary Beasts and loled pretty hard at it 🤣🤣
Warm bed + something to snack + Silph = best evening program
Silver gets Ursa. Such a good mon. Especially in gen 2
Man the stories Jordan has to tell. It was so heartbreaking seeing the OG team fall to Lance, Jordan (and Brad technically) being the only survivor but I loved seeing you rebuild it afterwards.
Furret single handedly won me the battle against Lance, super underrated Pokémon and I loved using it on my team :)
Silph: Hypes about hitting 3 Focus Blasts. Me, who’s able to hit all 5 : *Pathetic*
You can find Lv9 Pidgeotto in Viridian Forest, so „Falkners“ (the Pokémon he uses in the first match are his fathers) Pidgeotto isn’t illegal
I would honestly like to see you try a nuzlocke that has a lot of encounters and doesn't have many challenging fights just to see you destroy everything.
Furret is my favorite Pokemon. I'll never forget the Wedlocke where I used her against Lance with her partner dead, and ended up killing his Dragonite with After You to use Dragon Rush against it. Had Blizzard as backup but her Attack was way higher, so it was an epic way to finish. Always glad to see Furret used!
I was concerned for a moment on that Red battle, I still feel chivers everytime I approach Mount Silver.
15:22 Fun fact: In Gen 4, Fake Out doesn’t have greater priority yet, so Meowth just outsped you.
@skeetermania3202
Жыл бұрын
It was actually because of the Quick Claw.
@RedDragonForce2
Жыл бұрын
@@skeetermania3202 if so, that makes sense. SmallAnt found out the terrifying way that Fake Out didn’t have greater priority yet on his no damage run of Platinum.
That Amanda Serrano reference was gold🇵🇷😂
I'm sure it's already been said but Siph's voice is why I love these challenge runs; he kinda sounds like how I imagine a Pokemon Professor would 😅
25:10 Bruh, massively missed opportunity... PERSIAN!!! Literally Giovanni's Lap Cat, and Giovanni is missing, so guess what... You could have been Giovanni!
I’m doing this challenge right now and I got a shiny Girafarig while searching for one, pretty hype because I can actually use it😂
@SilphSpectre
Жыл бұрын
Ayy congrats, that's actually a really cool find! We've only found one *usable* shiny in our runs so far (in a horde encounter); hopefully we'll find another soon!
Imagine a silph and antler collab. a 2 people monolocke or a versus of some sort🤩
Shoulda named the Lickitung Gene.
Falkner's Pigeotto isn't technically illegal since you can catch a level 9 Pigeotto in Veridion Forest in Yellow Version.
When you got Jordan I had all the faith in the world you were gonna complete this run Even when Jordan had 10 HP I knew Lance was gonna lose No way The GOAT 🐐 was gonna let you and the team down
Oh no, WALKEN!! Chuck: Not anymore he ain’t
25:08 you have a Persian, sylph.. that's a top tier team rocket pokemon
Thanks for all the entertainment! Kids and I are currently sick so we've been watching all of your nuzlockes lol. I have an idea but it's a little different than your challenge, play o.r. a.s. get you a team of Pokemon from the fossils and see if you can beat a game with a team that came from fossils. you can't catch Pokemon from the wild, but if you decide to you could also use fossils you gather from your playthrough
25:13 You have a persian though. The Boss' most known pokemon!
Snorlax? Gen 1-4? Yes please. MUST watch.
"We don't have a rocket themed Pokemon" *has a mutha-flippin' Persian*
16:30 they didn't want Stantler to play reindeer games
I don't know why, and I cannot explain it, but I have had an irrational hatred for Dunsparce ever since Silver first came out. I see red when I see that thing.
Here’s another (insane) hard idea for Heartgold/Soul Silver… Hard Core Nuzlocke of Soul Silver/HeartGold with poison types… BUT it must be PURE poison types! That gives you the Ekans line, Koffing Line, Muk Line, Nidorina and Nidorino, Seviper and Swalot!
HATHAWAY❓ that kitty doesnt have the BOOTY to give justice to Anne. good vids as always Silphy, makes my day seeing you pop up on my feed❕
I’ve been watching these videos a lot , and still have a bunch to watch . Love it
Loving all the heart gold and soul silver content lately, such great games.
44:35 … I have to be honest… Til now I never realized how Red’s Pkmn in Soul Silver/ heart gold are MUCH higher lvl… From a lvl 80 Pikachu w/ the rest of the team lvl75- 77, to a lvl 88 Pikachu w/ the rest of the team lvl 80- 84 😮 🤯
I’m convinced Heartgold and soulsilver are the best Pokémon games tbh
Missed opportunity to pose with Persian in the Team Rocket outfit
Silph I have suggestion for you. pokemon black 2/white 2 hardcore nuzlocke but only pokemons from dream radar, no one has done it yet so it might be interesting
Should’ve named luckitung after gene Simmons from Kiss. I mean both have the same signature style
Man, Persian would’ve been the perfect thematic Pokémon for the Rocket uniform! Either way… loved the run like usual!
Man you made my sunday not boring. Been watching your content ffor a year and I liked it from the first video. Also you help me with my english (im spanish). Keep it up my dude, thank you.
Be glad for Lickilicky. At least it’s got great Wi-Fi!
You can get the TM for Pluck before Chuck on an island on the eastern edge of Route 40.
Fun fact: licki licki can learn explosion, which is STAB for him.
I like that calling that Meowth Hathaway cause they both have thief in them lol
@darkfire4206
Жыл бұрын
@@Dm_on_Nicegram_The_BadChad us old fogeys are probably the few who get that reference lol...I'm sure there's been more it's just that one caught my eye.
Poor smeargle never gets any love. Completely forgotten in the ruins.
As a huge boxing fan the Amanda reference made me laugh loud enough to wake up my significant other😭 thanks for getting me in trouble!
The most incredible thing Iv seen on this channel is a deathless red fight. U truely are a Pokémon master.
If Pidgeot has a balanced Sp Atk to it's Atk stat, Mirror Move would be such a good move
I'm out of town doing a driving lesson today, but when I get home, I'm gonna watch the hell out of this! Super excited for the vid!
I was honestly waiting for this run on my favourite game! Great job Silph!
I get so hyped when i get the notification for a new silph video. Keep em coming
Unbelievable...44/8. Way to clutch another run, Silph.
Definitely happy to see my boy Tauros in a playthrough
At 23:52 I paused the video cause in my own nuzlocke playthrough I saw a weird message from the nurse at the pokemon center. For the first time ever I had a pokemon randomly get infected with pokerus!!!
Stantler is such a weird deer