Pokémon X Hardcore Nuzlocke - Fairy Type Pokémon Only! (No items, No overleveling) 

"Men will literally try to create a global extinction event instead of going to therapy" is one of the best lines I've heard in one of these Nuzlockes.

The live action recreation of the last fight was better than the real one could ever have been.

"But we all know the famous French saying, c'est la vie. In English, that roughly translates to... life do be like that sometimes." I want this on a sticker.

Honestly, I’m hoping he forgets to record fights more often. That was damn beautiful, and Samuel L performance was stellar as usual

I'm not kidding when I say I think enjoyed the final "battle" with Diantha more with the crafts than I think I would have with 3DS footage

In Playy, after yet another Steel/Fairy gets flushed down the toilet: "You couldn't live with your own failure. And where did that bring you? Back to me."

I like when people use "safe and boring" strats like calm mind set-up or toxic stall, as somebody who plays pokemon casually and gets replay value mostly from shiny hunting, I dont know a lot about battling and so strategies like that are actually pretty cool to me. Mad respect to the ppl who do these challenges and all the planning involved, it's awesome and why I watch your videos! @ the haters saying to risk it all on rng: don't hate and donate

It's rare to see genuine appreciation for X and Y in these kinds of videos. Most people shit on gen 6, but in my opinion it's a completely fine gen. The designs are a bit hit or miss, sure, and the games are very easy, but c'mon, Kalos as a region has so much soul. Beautiful routes and cities, navigating it is fun because you get to skate around and ride Skiddo, the mega evolution mechanic is fun. X and Y deserve more love.

Sycamore being apreciatted as he should was my fav part 😆

"Opinions are like a$$holes. Everyone has one and you don't need to show yours to strangers on the internet." That was beautiful and very necessary. You do you, don't listen to the haters and just enjoy playing these games.

I’ve been playing Pokémon for 12 years and I never knew that defense curl doubles the power of the first rollout. Huh.

Starts off game: Hi everyone, my name is FlygonHG and this is the video of my attempt of a hardcore nuzlocke of Pokémon X using only Fairy types. Meets Prof. Sycamore: *Que bi panic*

I LOVED THAT ENDING. FLYGON YOU NEVER DISSAPOINT US.

I can't forget Professor Sexy-more 😄 and the final battle is so creative and resourceful. It still managed to show what actually happened.

Dr. Flygon simping over a pokemon professor was not something I expected to witness today, but I'm not complaining Final battle recreation makes any award-winning broadway show cry

HG: Reveals he has a doctorate Also HG: haha Chespoop

If you'd like a recommendation, i'd suggest trying a Non-Evolving Pokemon Challenge in XY. Your starter would be the Farfetch'd you can trade for a Bunnelby in the first city and there's a solid roster of pokemon to pick from. I heartily recommend!

Mr. mime, the true villain of the run! Replaced carbink as your encounter, then after being boxed rigged it so mawile died, allowing it’s evil plan to return to the team. Again, after being boxed for Klefki, it pulls the same strings... I am sorry to tell you, but mr. mime is not a mime, it is a puppeteer

The wipe to that random Solrock trainer is exactly why I could never do these types of run. I don't mind hard games, losing, or restarting, but having to do literally the exact same thing for hours just to return to exactly where I was earlier would just upset me. It doesn't make the run harder, it wastes my time, and that is far worse.

Toxic stall strats are totaly fine, if those people ever tried nuzlocking in a hardcore rom hack they would wish to have a toxic strat available

Also, for future reference, when you Evolve Eevee into Sylveon, you only need to raise it's heart affection status to two hearts. (along with it having a fairy type move and leveling up) Which only gives you the benefit of increased experience gain, as if it was a traded pokemon gaining experience. It doesn't get additional benefits such as "avoiding the attack because it loved you" or something like that if you keep the heart status at the bare minimum. I personally would have allowed pokemon amie in this case, since the only "broken" mechanic that the Sylveon gets is just a little more experience gain compared to the rest of the party. It doesn't break out of paralysis or confusion or hang on with one hp because of love, it just grows a little faster then everyone else.

I appreciate your honesty, that ist the fine difference between someone who does his videos for his fans and not just for the money. Sure, the money that comes from sponsors and ads are a very nice addition to the hobby of making videos. But I feel like Flygon just wants to show his love with pokemon to the rest of us. I loved pokemon ever since I played the first game on an the original grey Gameboy. I learned reading more from this than from school :D because I asked my mom about the names of the attacks, to know how to win against the champion at an age of six years :D I also was shocked when I realised that there are hundreds of rom hacks. I just found about them because of you Flygon :D i finished seven rom hacks now and I had a lot of fun in every one. My favourite one was moon emerald. I loved the vanilla emerald. Ich played it thousands of hours :D and since my first run, guardevoir burned itself into my heart. And since then, it's my favourite pokemon :) This is far too long :D but I finally have some good times since the last two years, so I wanted you all to be part of it. It doesn't matter how hopeless everything looks, the earth is spinning the whole time, the sun goes up every morning, the time never stays. Everything is moving constantly and sometimes you need to break free from staying in the same mind for to long. Anyways :D thank you all for reading :) and especially for Flygon for your videos and creating a lovely community

How is nobody talking about the fact that Lysander’s Pyroar flinched Flygon THREE times in a row

48:15 "Pixie uses nuzzle" "Tyrantrum tries to reciprocate" "Tyrantrum squishes Pixie"

You should accidentally not record fights more often I loved the arts and crafts champion fight lmao

This video saved the doom scroll everyone say thank you FlygonHG

"So, Dr. Flygon, PhD, you've finally reached an elite level of academic achievement. What would you like to name your first Pokémon now that you're a doctor?" "C H E S P O O P"

“Men will literally try to create a global extinction event instead of going to therapy” Instant sub

X and Y with mono flying would be great with the added rule of having to do every sky battle. Some of the trainers are pretty strong and it’d make for an interesting challenge. Great vid as always

I still can't get over the fact that dedenne always wins a 1v1 against hydreigon

congrats on your doctorate, Dr flygon!! the amount of effort you put into these videos is beautiful and i love your content, especially that artistic rendition of the final battle.

That champion fight was so well choreographed! Honestly my fave part was the Flamethrower.

These are some of my fave nuzlockes bc if the "safer" play styles. I think id find it frustrating if the runs kept getting ruined bc of random chance lmao. Plus seeing a setup wipe is so satisfying, love me some 1 hit kos

Toxic stall and such strategies are perfectly fine. I rather watch someone play smart then dumb or cheat in certain ways Edit: The champion battle was amazing

As someone who does nuzlockes for fun, it’s infuriating to rely on rng because of its tendency to backfire. Keep being amazing, and toxic stall all you want because I’d totally do the same (if not abuse it more).

Thanks for the comments about toxic/pp stall, etc strategies. As someone who's played competitive singles and doubles, there's nothing wrong with using whatever strategies you have available, even if it means spending 2/3 of the match waiting to press protect just to timer stall and like the video said, these challenge runs are about having fun. I find it more fun to not use setup moves since I find them pretty broken, but I'm not gonna gatekeep someone's run just cuz they swept every trainer with +6 dd if that's how they want to play the game

I legit loved the paper reenactment at the end, love the extra effort considering you probably could have just said what happened and people would likely be satisfied

Literally binged your entire channel over the last week and right when I'm done, I'm blessed with this piece.

OK I figured it out: --Boat: A boat is used as a "ferry" (noun form) --Equally: The word "equal" is used synonymously with things being fair, so "equal"y is "fair"y --Carnivaly: Another term for a carnival is a fair, so "carnival"y is "fair"y --Justy; The words fair and just are used synonymously, so "Just"y is 'fair"y --Cuisiney: Another term for cuisine is fare, so 'Cuisine'y is "fare'y --In playy: In baseball, a fair ball is one that is in play, so 'In Play"y is "Fair"y --Pixie: A pixie is a type of fairy --Tickety...I'm not sure. Maybe because you pay your "fare" to get a ticket? idk --Transport: To ferry someone (verb form) And that's the theme

Aurora Beam has a chance of lowering the target’s Attack Stat by 1 Stage. Grant didn’t have bad AI, he just failed at slowing you down.

Alternative title: Dr. HG makes another Shakespeare rated piece of art

Idk about anyone else, but I’d rather nuzlockers go for the more safe and reasonable play. Even through watching, seeing someone go for a super unnecessarily risky play stresses me out as if I was playing. Strategies like sub, toxic, etc show how limiting one type only runs are and also show the planning the runner went through to preserve the limited mons available. I say leave the high risk plays to smogon and vgc battles where they become necessary to win.

Some viewers forget that you're nuzlocking because it's fun for YOU and not because of them. Keep using whatever strategies you deem most efficient, hater's gonna hate regardless but they're free to skip videos if they don't like players doing hardcore challenges efficiently. Your rendition of the champion battle was actually pretty funny, having an actual substitute plushie lying around too. :D

This is only like the 4th video I've seen of this guy but I love how honest he is, People hating on him having fun is so stupid, he's so right about if you don't like it then don't watch it

It's always cool to see how different RU-vidrs approach these challenges, and always have different means to their ends. I can't wait to see how this run plays out!😁

Hi flygon, I know you probably won’t read this but I just wanted to say that we all support you and love you. I am not a nuzloker myself, but as a fellow content creator and Pokémon player I understand the pressure of wanting to get videos out on time and feeling like your content is not exiting enough. But in my opinion, your content has been what keeps me going. You somehow manage to put a smile on my face through depression and anxiety. Your strategies are genius and your personality is so special. We love you and appreciate you. No catch.

It's nice to hear someone say good things about x and y, I really think that it got a lot more hate than it deserved and compared to newer games you can still see that time and though was put into this game

It is far more interesting to watch someone be outplayed rather than overpowered. Keep up whatever chipping/stalling tactics you want to use HG!

When he started talking about selling points, I immediately thought he was going to say clothing. And I adored the champion fight! More interesting than the true footage ever would have been

The Diantha battle was made so much better by the appearance of Sam Jackson. I was dying of laughter the entire time

I find the substitute/toxic stall/protect plays very interesting because it helps me learn how to play my own nuzlockes better! I'm attempting a hardcore nuzlocke in Sword rn and I have gambled on moves so much that I have a full box of deaths. So learning to be more strategic will be very helpful for me. Keep up the great work!

I was practically cheering when he went on his rant about rng vs toxic stalling/any kind of stalling, fuck those people that expect his reliance on pure rng that can frankly ruin runs for all of us and make his life hell, play how you want to play

Loved the champion fight so much HG. Wish my real 3ds had those graphics.

I rarely comment on videos, and to top it off this video is over a year old, but I need to applaud and compliment how clearly and cleanly you address comments about stall tactics. You remain so respectful about it and perfectly word why you use them and what everyone gains from it in the form of your videos. Again, it’s a late comment from a new viewer, but thank you for your input on that and congrats on the Dr.!

I just wanna say I love when you use strats like Toxic, Calm Mind and so on way more than just overwhelming with pure power or depending on luck every battle! Keep up the amazing work, most of your watchers love your playstyle :D

I lost it at the lighter ahaha this ending fight was done in a very charming way, technical difficulties happens to the best of us and we thank you for the effort you put in to make the final battle as entertaining as possible

The champion’s battle was the most beautiful piece of art I have ever experienced

You having fun while playing is way more enjoyable to watch than you winning without using toxic stall etc.! Keep up the good work and please don't forget that most of us watch you because of you and your commentary and not because of some crazy risky gameplay

36:50 honestly, I love those strategies. It shows how much you’re thinking, and using moves that ngl I wouldn’t normally use in casual playthroughs! I find it interesting, not boring, so you do you! Keep up the amazing work!

The recreation at the end was absolute gold. I love this channel so much

Edit: oh my god boat. Fairy. Ferry. Fuck off LMFAO that’s so good Edit 2: the champion “battle” was actually so fun. Even though it wasn’t real game footage I actually think it was really enjoyable! Nice work. I didn’t purposefully do a hardcore nuzlocke for my fairy-only playthrough of Sword, but I didn’t lose a Pokémon and I only caught the fairy types as I went. No items or anything either. It was a lot of fun! I did get lucky since my first den of the game was a ralts and Gardevoir is my favorite Pokémon.

I dare to say that this champion battle was one of the best that I've had watched! This video was just the push that I needed to start my own Fairy type Nuzlocke challenge, still deciding between Pokemon Shield and Pokemon Y. Absolute love your videos!

Tbh I feel like the biggest difficulty in XY are some of the random trainers, especially in the early game. For whatever reason, the Gym Leaders are a cakewalk (except probably Grant on a first playthrough) and then there’s this random double battle with two headbutting Furfrou’s that can easily wipe you if you’re not prepped for it, especially since you likely don’t have an evolved Pokémon when you encounter them.

8 years after this game's debut, after playing through it and replaying countless times... I am *just now* aware that its name is actually Vivillon, NOT Vivillion

The aesthetic appeal of the low-budget final battle is top quality stuff, the heart you put into your content vastly differentiates you from the everyday content creator.

props for informing viewers about the recording mishap at the beginning of the video itself, and also for learning from that mistake too 👌👌 Edit : bruh prof. "sexy"more joke got me choking on my food 😂 😂 edit : the "scratch on your 3DS", im dying here man!! 😂 😂 also the analogy between opinions and a**holes was just too good, keep making stuff your way man!! 👍👍

I started watching your videos about a few months ago (I think, my memory is horrible) and I thoroughly enjoy your videos. Keep up what you're doing, and play your Nuzlockes however you wish. Each Pokétuber has their own way of playing their Nuzlockes, and I love it. Just ignore the negative comments and keep up the great videos!

I loved that ending, it was really creative, with all the nuzlocke challenge videos lately I can say that thanks to the ending this has left a very good impression, wish you the best

Nice job! Kalos is so overlooked and overhated so it’s really nice to see you playing through the beautiful game with a very interesting typing.

I love this ending. This is such a unique way to make big ending battles even more interesting. Love it.

Love the final battle, very creative! Hope you include em more for major battles in the future 🤣

Congrats on achieving your PH.D! That is a huge accomplishment, you should be really proud. Also, the recreation of the battle was *chefs kiss*

Good on ya for calling out those negative people. You play the game however you want Dr. Flygon. Thank you for taking us with you on your Pokemon journeys.

enjoying the love for gen 6

You put so much thought into the writing/narration for these runs, honestly some of the funniest and most clever nuzlocke/challenge videos I've seen. Keep doing you dude!👏

This video was fantastic, I love that you throw in loads of jokes and stuff. It's as much about your personality as it is the challenge itself. Keep it up!

Idk about other people, but I think there is a difference between 'toxic stall for this battle' and 'can I beat pokemon by toxic in every battle?' I wanna watch something that I can't do/wouldn't think of doing. Like when you took on Platinum E4 with an Infernape and Rapidash, feeding Infernape berries between battles to change his EVs? That was incredible.

I’ve always wanted to see you play post-gen 5 games! Love the content, amazing work!!

Loved the video! I'm definitely glad you took the time for the reenactment. It's upsetting that you are getting negative comments on your strategies; I think it's amazing you do your runs and are committed to completely starting over if you white out. Hopefully, the negative comments die down. I always enjoy watching your stuff!

Hey Flygon! Just wanted to let you know that you inspired me to try out my own hardcore Nuzlocke of Y after watching your videos. I've done switch mode, overleveling item Nuzlockes before but I decided to try and really challenge myself. Ended up with 10 deaths but a deathless E4 and Champion, mainly through the info you shared here about her weak link at Aurorus. I know you probably won't see this but thanks, man. Thanks for giving me the confidence and knowledge to step up my game. Keep up the good work and I appreciate it a ton. Can't wait to see what future videos hold!

That puppeteering champion battle at the end was so great I’m low key holding out hope for a whole vid in that style lol never change HG much love

I’ve been having a really shitty start of term, but when I see your notification I immediately feel a rush of happiness and calm because I know I’ll have a fun distraction even if only for a little while. Thanks Dr FlygonHG!!

Honestly one of the most epic endings un a Nuzlocke video I'VE ever seen, 10/10

I agree with your view on strategies like toxic stalls etc. As a casual player I actually enjoy watching you use those strats because I rarely use them in a casual playthrough. Also that Champion fight was amazing haha 😂

Your videos are the highlight of my week. Thank you for making content 🤧

I don't care what kind of strategies you use brother. You play through insanely hard runs and endure several resets most of the time for us which I honestly like to see, so I say beat them however you can! It's always wildly entertaining to me :)

I found your channel 1 month ago and now its my favorite one. So much efford and love put into the videos. Greetings from Germany

I’m about to replay pokemon x for the first time in many years. My first playthrough ended when I couldn’t defeat the elite four so I’m excited to try it again. This video got me even more pumped up for my playthrough :D

Yes I’m so excited, I love gen 6 and I’m so glad your doing a nuzlocke on it

i personally find it really frustrating to watch challenges fall to risk taking that's easily avoidable, so i appreciate the different strats you implement into yours

I honestly love all the strategies you use, I think it's cool that you're able to come up with these things in order to make sure RNG isn't just going to kill you. Your videos inspired me and are helping me a lot with my first nuzzlock (I'm technically on attempt three but we don't have to talk about that)

Only 15 minutes and this is already one of my favorite videos from you. Glad to see that other people have a “cyllage city gym” story. I always have an unreasonable amount of trouble with those trainers. Edit: also, love the respect for kalos. It’s such an underrated region.

The Diantha battle might be the best thing you've done in this channel so far. Big props

The effort you put into that champion battle recreation was insane. I mean, what other nuzlocker would get Samuel L. Jackson to help them with their video?

I think the most enjoyable and exciting part of these kinds of videos is the planning and preparing around every battle, regardless of the strategy used. It’s super impressive to see someone come up with and execute a nearly foolproof strategy with such limited resources.

Hey man you’re doing great!! Don’t worry about your strats. Please don’t worry about what commentators say - we’re here because we find your challenges super fun like you do. Keep the joy of it all and leave the rest. I for one at very happy you’re making content!!

You've GOT TO MAKE MORE elite four battles with just paper cut pictures of Pokemon you displayed at the very end! THAT is truly art in video games of the next level!

Flagon casually mentioning he received his PhD. Major congrats!

I love literally every vid you've dropped I really dont care what kinda direction you go with youre content I'll be here for it all

Hey Dr. Flygon! Congratulations on your PhD! Thats huge! I just wanted to offer some encouragement to spite the naysayers: You make amazing videos, I really really enjoy them. You, almost exclusively, are the reason I started my first ever nuzlocke, hardcore even because I'm a masochist! I've yet to watch your video on Nuzlocke tips but I feel I've learnt so much just from watching you play. I haven't played Pokémon since Hoenn was released, just being a casual consumer and Pokémon Go player. But you've created such fun videos that I wanted to give it a go,and I would not have got to Leon without having watched your videos. Learning how to pivot, set-up, use items strategically, stall, use status moves, the importance of natures, how to EV train, and more. It really opened my eyes to the fact that this game doesn't just have to be hyper offence and playstyles can be diverse and enjoyable. Regardless of whether ypu use weather teams, stall, balance, hyper-offence, trick room or whatever, someone will always not vibe with the team and claim its a bad playstyle. I'm really sorry that people are coming out in droves to diminish the effort that you put into this videos. I think that sucks a lot. However, I want to be one of the players coming out in droves telling you how much of an inspiration you are, how entertaining, funny, emotional (RIP Paxap), silly, serious, and educational you are. It's really amazing work and you deserve congratulations for it. I wiped on Leon's Intelon on my 5th attempt last week, but you taught me thats okay (plus I haven't played the DLC yet) so I've just carried on. I guess I just want to say thank you, because I never would have had so much fun playing a main series game if I had never found your channel. So thank you, Doctor Flygon. Always, always, always play the way that brings a smile to your face ✨