Could May have become the Hoenn Champion? Pokémon Ruby Hardcore Nuzlocke!

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2 ай бұрын

Could May have become the Hoenn Champion? Pokémon Ruby Hardcore Nuzlocke!
May Normandaughter is one of Ashes traveling companions during his Hoenn journey. Though she focuses on contests, I wanted to see if her Pokémon were good enough to beat Pokémon Ruby as a hardcore nuzlocke.
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Hardcore Nuzlocke Rules:
1) Only Use the Pokemon May did
2) If A Pokémon Faints, I Cant Use Them
3) No Items In Battle
4) Set Mode
5) No Over Leveling
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@korepandora 2 ай бұрын

I used a skitty during my whole playthrough on alpha sapphire bc i couldn't find the moon stone as a kid, im excited to see it in action here

@NuzlockeJoe 2 ай бұрын

Yeah on first play throughs those unusual evolutions can be tough

@mateoa7675 2 ай бұрын

Your comment makes me feel old

@hiyashichuka2726 2 ай бұрын

I used a level 86 Skitty in Alpha Sapphire because I had used it to get experience using Disarming Voice while hoard hunting for a full shiny team. Delcatty loses a lot of Skitty's charm when it evolves so I didn't want to evolve it.

@WarVeteran213 Ай бұрын

You would make Skittykat proud lol

@fandomonium3789 2 ай бұрын

I've often considered doing a May playthrough. But because her actual Hoenn Pokemon are so sparse, and I can't cheat Pokemon in, so I usually sub in a Marill, Roselia, Swablu to give her a full team that matches her aesthetic.

@NuzlockeJoe 2 ай бұрын

Yeah thats true, I just kinda did what I wanted tbh. But those pokemon certainty do match her

@ohhellwhereami2574 2 ай бұрын

She should have had swablu

@hyhyd6135 2 ай бұрын

This is the most "May" run I could ever imagine

@NuzlockeJoe 2 ай бұрын

That was the plan!

@nathanm1748 2 ай бұрын

Drew was such a good rival

@Pattycraigerson27 2 ай бұрын

I like this idea of can this character beat this game! You should try doing this with some lesser known characters from the anime. I think that would be pretty entertaining! Keep up the good work!

@NuzlockeJoe 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! The next Gary video is in the works, then I probably need to do Ash in unova. But after that I’ll look for more anime themed characters

@Sybry605 12 күн бұрын

@@NuzlockeJoetry Ritchie(the ash clone from the indigo league if you didn't know)

@davidecasadei4208 2 ай бұрын

I just need that "DID YOU WIN? ALMOST" meme format, please.

@antonaghful 2 ай бұрын

My favourite nuzlock KZfaqr that put alot of time and efford into it. Can't wait until you can start doing this full-time so we can get more

@NuzlockeJoe 2 ай бұрын

Appreciate that! As awesome as full time would be, I don’t really see it happening anytime in the near future. Things would have to pick up quite a bit for that.

@genwunnerash 2 ай бұрын

i freaking love this series dude!! I love watching your videos then trying it myself and thank you for the sprite patches cause that's my favorite thing

@NuzlockeJoe 2 ай бұрын

I figured since my ash and Gary videos did so well, I might as well lean into anime characters a bit. Glad you like it!

@zedkon3302 2 ай бұрын

@@NuzlockeJoewill you continue this series with other characters too?

@NuzlockeJoe 2 ай бұрын

@@zedkon3302 That's the plan, though they are a larger time investment than just normal runs so it can take longer.

@rb4734 2 ай бұрын

Yeah he is back! Go Joe, love this series

@Gameboy_Graci 2 ай бұрын

“Scotty doesn’t know that” Munchlax and it belong in a different area 😅 Great vid man!!!

@graciegonzales2077 2 ай бұрын

I remember doing a playthrough of Omega Ruby in my videos and couldn't find half of May's team. So, I added Altaria (1. because of the trailer for the games and 2. May did befriend a swablu but never caught it), Dustox (it was a failed Beautifly and I had to catch a silcoon after failing the evolution), and that cosplay Pikachu that's mainly a freebie. I even did my own version of the Grand Festival in that game.

@asherdevin 26 күн бұрын

22:10 Wow, I uh... never looked at Sharpedo that way before. I know it's an unfortunate coincidence, but still. Did no localizer think that was odd for this children's game?

@Pop5chan 2 ай бұрын

I loved this video it like actually matched the story not just doing the whole Pokémon they chose. Loved this I hope you do Dawn or maybe you have I’ll check after this. Omg and Norman

@NuzlockeJoe 2 ай бұрын

I’ll certainly do Dawn at some point. Maybe some gym leaders too

@dutchguy977 11 күн бұрын

9:14 Same reason as to why the first gym in the series was the last one to be fought in gen 1

@Ruesen 2 ай бұрын

25:19 love the Pitch Meeting reference haha

@NuzlockeJoe 2 ай бұрын

No idea what you’re talking about!

@CreepyJournals 2 ай бұрын

Another banger of a video! Keep them coming!

@NuzlockeJoe 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Hopefully I have more time over summer to work on more videos

@zsxavi 2 ай бұрын

This was great I never finished that season so it was good to see it here

@autetal3629 2 ай бұрын

Really Love your video

@Clone_Riggy. 2 ай бұрын

If you ever run out of people from the anime to copy the teams of you should try the pokedex holders from the manga

@BaconBits1235 2 ай бұрын

dude I love your content it is so Kool 😎👍

@SonicMeters 2 ай бұрын

May is one of my favorite characters in the anime

@soulghost4348 9 күн бұрын

Fun fact: Joy and rocky are all clones. Thats why Mewtwo hostage one of the joyes because its a clone like him

@RichieRodriguez-sk5dg 2 ай бұрын

Your my favorite youtuber and I subscribed to you

@NuzlockeJoe 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Appreciate that man

@mazharsiddiqi7288 2 ай бұрын

Fun video Hope to see more Pokegirl ones if perform well Maybe do Misty in Gen 2 Also Team Rocket Trio as well

@NuzlockeJoe 2 ай бұрын

I actually had a rocket trio nuzlocke idea sometime ago, but I doubted it was actually possible. Not sure how I’d get past Brock for example

@TrevW92 2 ай бұрын

25:21 I understood that reference 😂

@SableyeBoi 2 ай бұрын

Steven really needs to go to Kantos Mall man

@NuzlockeJoe 2 ай бұрын

Or celadon even

@nicksorenson940 2 ай бұрын

Not gonna lie but I still think the contest-centric episodes may have been the first real instance of when the anime stopped being able to sustain my continued interest back in the day, having already been a major fan from watching so much of the Original Series and movies beforehand. I owned and played the original Ruby on the GBA myself and could never really get fully into that new feature of Pokémon Contests compared to the traditional battling even for just an optional side-quest, so I guess when the anime started devoting a lot more episodes to May and eventually Dawn participating in contests it didn't make it as easy for me to stay invested in the current series as a whole or be able to relate as much to the goals given to them by the writers. No offense to May or Dawn as characters as I'm sure they were wanting to give them something to do than just being new tag-alongs for Ash while also showcasing one of the newest features from the games, but it just wasn't my thing like it was for them, and it definitely wasn't the thing that got me into the Pokémon anime and games to begin with. Though if I thought I was losing interest in the anime then it's still nothing compared to the changes that were to follow that contributed even more to my lost interest in the anime over the years, namely the replacement of the English voice cast and eventually that extremely polarizing art style shift that started with the Sun & Moon series.

@hra_Najimi99 2 ай бұрын

I just started my playthrough of Alpha Sapphire with water types and named my character Lana from Sun and Moon. :>

@sotrue4436 2 ай бұрын

22:09 that sharpedo's name??!?

@andersonantunesdeleu8591 2 ай бұрын

That was very good Joe! But I do think that it would be more challenging if you had played only with May's Hoen Pokemon. Skitty, beautifly, conbusken, and for more coverage, allow Squirtle too. I don't know if it would be possible this way but the idea was just that, seeing if it was possible. Even so I must say, this way probably it wouldn't be possible, but your idea showing now and then the anime is gorgeous, I really like it! The way you did May's team is really balanced you know, and sure it would be worth a try. Congratulations, Joe! As always I 'm cheering for your success! You deserve it! I don't know if you already did it, but I'd like to see if a hardcore as a team magma or Acqua grunt would be possible. Maybe you could try it. Thank you for the video, very fun!

@NuzlockeJoe 2 ай бұрын

It certainly would have been more difficult with only her real Hoenn pokemon, but I’m not sure if I could do it.

@andersonantunesdeleu8591 2 ай бұрын

@@NuzlockeJoe oh, yeah I understand why!

@cozykomala 2 ай бұрын

Who greenlit that Sharpedo's nickname???

@Niall_Sene 2 ай бұрын

Imo May's Skitty should've come back for a contest and evolved during the Battle Frontier season.

@NuzlockeJoe 2 ай бұрын

That would have been good

@GothicRoseRH 21 күн бұрын

22:16 Are we just gonna ignore theres a Sharpedo... named Pedos?..

@NuzlockeJoe 20 күн бұрын

Yeah that wasn't the best choice. That's a bit awkward to say the least

@rhokubeeax429 2 ай бұрын

Anyone else saw Taytay the Taillow and immediately went to Bad Blood when David Cook lost? No just me?

@EmperorOfHoenn 2 ай бұрын

Doesn't focus punch miss if you hit them?

@NuzlockeJoe 2 ай бұрын

It does, but if flaking had used facade instead, munchlax would have died. And I would rather risk beatufly instead

@tessaweekamp6145 2 ай бұрын

Still seems wierd, a Munchlax in the Hoenn anime, while it was introduced in gen 4 (Sinnoh)

@NuzlockeJoe 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, but they did that for a number of Pokémon as a bit of a teaser. Like Togepi in the original series, and that guy in the Johto championship who had a blaziken

@tessaweekamp6145 2 ай бұрын

@@NuzlockeJoe yeah alright, fair enough

@farisfetic1176 2 ай бұрын

Only issue I had is when you said no one likes Brock hahahaha, Brock is MY MANS (I know it was a joke

@NuzlockeJoe 2 ай бұрын

I’ll be honest, I get tired of the falls in love with every girl anime troupe pretty quickly

@farisfetic1176 2 ай бұрын

@@NuzlockeJoe oh absolutely, but from a friend standpoint he’s the best friend you could ask for, he cooks for you, he cares about your pets and he travels with you for years

@BaconBits1235 2 ай бұрын

u should be tobias next It should be easy

@NuzlockeJoe 2 ай бұрын

Maybe, but with only two pokemon if anything goes wrong, your are kinda of screwed.

@Arcangel-qh8jt 2 ай бұрын

Why didn't you put Drew in the rival fights and Harley in the last one against Wally?

@NuzlockeJoe 2 ай бұрын

Couple of reasons: I wanted to try and keep the contests separate from the Nuzlocke itself. I did go through as May, but still wanted to kind of complete pokemon Ruby. The real reason though is I'm lazy. I used Ash as my rival because I had already used a Hoenn Ash sprite before, so it was really easy to import into this game. But for Drew and Harley, I would need to get/create new sprites which is always the most difficult part for me tbh.

@katherinerichardson2273 2 ай бұрын

the hoenn region is still my favorite generation in all 9

@NuzlockeJoe 2 ай бұрын

Gen 3 overall has a special place in my heart for sure

@feliciavale4279 2 ай бұрын

May is only ten?!

@NuzlockeJoe 2 ай бұрын

Yeah she is! All these kids are way to young to be wandering around unsupervised

@feliciavale4279 2 ай бұрын

@@NuzlockeJoeYeah you're right. What are their parents thinking

@diodio1205 Ай бұрын

what's the name of this tool? 3:40

@NuzlockeJoe Ай бұрын

That would be PkHex

@disturbedrebirth 20 күн бұрын

I see you also watch pitch meetings.

@NuzlockeJoe 19 күн бұрын

Yeah I binged a ton of those during that run, so it felt appropriate

@GLB223 2 ай бұрын

8:00

@HarshitTripathi-yb6ud 2 ай бұрын

Are we going to ignore the fact he is using glaceon in Pokemon ruby

@flareblitz198 Ай бұрын

Basically just play Ruby as the female character

@eyemaknut 2 ай бұрын

First comment(of this particular and oddly specific text)!!!

@MarkofWisdom 2 ай бұрын

you're playing as may if she wasn't a moron by not allowing her pokemon to evolve. And hmm, now that you mention ash stole may's victory from a final contest thing, I don't feel so bad for him about the tobias BS in sinnoh

@NuzlockeJoe 2 ай бұрын

I mean, in the show evolving pokemon isn't as straightforward as in the games. SO in her defense, its not always up to here. But yeah, that contest tie would really have ticked me off if I were May.

@MarkofWisdom 2 ай бұрын

@@NuzlockeJoe true, she isn't like ash who intentionally often intentionally prevents his pokemon from evolving for...reasons. Would have been funny if may showed up after the contest thing and went 'Hey ash, since you decided to steal my win from me, can you also do something about that bike you ruined ages ago and never paid me back for?'

@nathanm1748 2 ай бұрын

idk if it was an intentional choice by you but May never evolved her Skitty or Wartortle

@NuzlockeJoe 2 ай бұрын

It was a specific decision. I didn't want to be stuck with crappy pokemon like skitty and munchlax, so I decided to let them evolve.

@StylesNation717 2 ай бұрын

4th

@wizzaarav5771 2 ай бұрын

First ,i am your biggest fan please pin😅

@wolfybox233 2 ай бұрын

3rd

@nonplayercharacter12333 2 ай бұрын

In the anime, Norman cheats on his wife. 💀

@NuzlockeJoe 2 ай бұрын

They’re actually planning a surprise for his wife, but it sure looks suspicious

@kvj1989 7 күн бұрын

You pretty much cheated.

@TheSkinnyZ 2 ай бұрын

Why 👏🏼 do 👏🏼 Pokétubers 👏🏼 always 👏🏼 do 👏🏼 nicknames?!

@aceabe5491 2 ай бұрын

It's part of nuzlocke rules

@lozm4835 2 ай бұрын

To add to the previous comment, it's specifically to make it hurt more when a pokemon dies.

@LuckyIStar 2 ай бұрын

What's wrong with nicknames? I always nickname my team.

@potatoman2580 2 ай бұрын

why do people think its normal to use the 👏 emoji between every word genuine mental illness

@FrZnPredator 2 ай бұрын

Clapping between words makes you sound stupid I hope you don't talk like that

@user-ln3ib9jy7j Ай бұрын

Dude... you make up the shittiest Pokémon names 😂 but otherwise keep up the vidz

@NuzlockeJoe Ай бұрын

How rude!

@KINGD353 2 ай бұрын

I know no one cares but I'm dissapointed in you for cheating with that delcatty evolution. And the other ones you'll probably do later. Goes against the point of a theme run.