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Jan: “Show the type chart on the screen right now” Editor: “No, I don’t think I will.”

Bro is a pro reactor at this point, they even adding him to the lore💀

At this point Jan has become the Gordon Ramsay of nuzlockes

Jan getting flushed by being talked down to be emily has me dying

Only Jan would react to a nuzlocke and get flustered by a random woman talking down to him. That's my streamer right there

30:30 Jesus christ, Jan not knowing the Zoomer memes made me feel normal, but mistaking one of the bugs from Starship Troopers for "some anime shit" went right back to making me feel old af.

Yay another animator has fed jan's family

At this point Jan has become the Nuzlocke Dad. He sits here and goes over your mitakes, uses them as teachable moments, and offers praise and support throughout.

31:37 Larvesta has a very small chance of being encountered in a small cave in Lush Jungle that you can only access after getting the Machamp Push ability.

Yet another video in which Jan looks like he's been doing three all-nighters in a row, and has just gotten out of bed from a thirty minute sleep. I love and dig it

Have you seen FlygonHgs recent nuzlocke with absolutely no healing? If not you should totally do so. Some of his strategies are absolutely mindblowing.

The point you make at 25:38 is something I've wanted and always have been jealous of the anime for because Ash ALMOST ALWAYS would just pull out his pokedex and eval it before combat all the time.

Saturday mornings don't get any better than seeing probably the best nuzlocker in the world

The bit about new players not knowing pokemon types is so true... I regularly babysit my neighbour's kid & she got a switch for her birthday, so I lent her my copy of Let's go Eevee. When she got to Brock's gym, she called me in confusion because the gym requires you to have a grass type in your team & she was sure her [bug type] pokemon was a grass type

I think they should let you open the Pokédex during a fight like they do in the show. This would give people the ability to learn the types of new Pokémon during the fight.

Ribombee and Cutiefly learn Quiver Dance in their 49's in Gen 7 btw, so still, a pretty darn good encounter

31:37 There is an area in the Lush Jungle with a big rock that you have to get Machamp to push using the ride pager. I think in the area behind it, you can find a volcarona. Nobody remembers to go back for it though.

Jan's energy throughout this is so amazing

the reference to starship troopers of all things getting called "definitely some anime shit" is really impeccably funny

Yeah he definitely foreshadowed Volcarona when Jan went back cause you can see larvesta’s spikes and then you see Volcarona’s wings at 31:15

I loved the addition of the move effectiveness being shown! I think the reason they don't show Pokémon types with new encounters is they try to make each design with type clarity in mind, and part of the fun is seeing a new Pokémon and figuring out what type(s) it is

Tanjiro vs Incineroar was probably the sickest sequence in the whole run, and with all the sinnoh easter eggs i look forward to the inevitable next run

Ok one minor point, HOW THE HELL DID YOU NOT RECOGNIZE STARSHIP TROOPERS?! its a classic.

Just in case anyone is wondering the bug at 30:26 is from Starship Troopers, a sci-fi book/movie/game series.

That battle animation at the end was fucking incredible, holy shit

Really like your take on the type chart, cause it's absolutely true. My brother first started playing Sun and had a way easier time playing than X (which he played after). While playing X, he'd always come to me, asking me what was super effective. I ended up drawing him a type chart, but that became pretty tedious to use. By playing the newer games, where it tells you whats effective, he now has a better grasp on type match ups in general. People often forget that pokemon keeps getting new players. And that not all players have a good grasp on all the concepts it introduces. Hell, I have been playing for years and still dont have a full grasp on the competitive scene of pokemon. I also just learned 2 mechanics from XY i never knew existed? And also still mix up some stuff with type effectiveness. Pokemon being accessible to new players is a good thing. What we really need is a difficulty setting, so both old and new players (and casual players) can have a fun but challenging experience.

Can't belive Jan finally decided to react to an amateur's nuzlocke, he's never done that before

Making a game more accessible for new players is NOT A BAD THING! We WANT more people playing.

I love how jan basically became the Gordon Ramsey of pokemon nuzlockes in the community.

Holy geez the animation in this is actually insane! Especially the champion fight! 🔥🔥🔥

I still remember my first Ultra Sun playthrough. I didn't think anything of Ultra Necrozma because I lead with a Zoroark and the AI only saw a kill with a Psychic move. Kinda glad I dodged that bullet, lmao

I really enjoy the dynamic you appear to have with the rest of the community. it's just nice to be reminded that it's all in fun and we all enjoy the games in different ways and that doesn't have to be incompatible with everyone else

I remember trying to do an all dark types Nuzlocke on US. It was going fantastic until the totem Kommo-o annihilated my entire team.

I've honestly never nuzlocked Gen 7 BECAUSE of how brutal the Totem Pokemon are. It feels like you'll almost always lose a pokemon fighting them.

I agree with all your points about the accessibility changes they've made I just kinda wish they made them optional. I tend to feel more rewarded when I know the information that gets me through a battle and it's not just right there in front of me. Maybe a difficulty slider or something would be good.

I also think Alpharad has hada good contribution to normalizing people playing nuzlockes with their own rules becauseof how casually he plays them. sometimes he will just be like "Fuck it" and do whatever he feels like for a good narrative, good content, and just all around good fun.

30:27 is actually Starship Troopers! Pretty fun movie

I got a silent ad right after the fake outro and I literally thought (because i was listening and not watching) that it actually was a real end to the video xD

Jan once again forgot about his sponsorship and put out a video on the last day of the month😂

The “anime shit” is from the movie Starship Troopers. I’m wondering if that little “glitch” in the credits was a ref to Jaidens run

Watching Jan and his channel grow over the years has been really fun.

For the volcarona the hint you noticed was the things around it's pre evolution larvesta's head.

Jan is slowly transforming into a Nuzlocker Shaggy Rogers and I’m so here for it

24:46 This was one of the reasons I loved B&W back in the day. I had no idea what anything was and it was really fun trying to figure out what type the different Pokémon were just by experimenting. That's one of the big gripes that I have with the newer games, they just straight up shove in your face which moves are stong against a certain type and it takes all the experimentation out of it.

Regarding showing types to players for pokemon : Cassette beasts has a really great system of showing you in battle XXX type, and a key item in your bag you can look up mid battle. That way you can see whats weak aganist what on top of it all. Just a nice add on so I can look up in advance what I want to switch to.

Jan is always enjoyable to watch We all love ya PC

My friend and I did a soul link on USUM and I encountered a Klefki in the abandoned mart, which I used to 1v1 ultra necrozma. Foul Play, Thunder Wave and Screens with leftovers. Still one of the coolest things I've done in Pokémon. It was funny because he was really struggling with the battle and I just used Klefki to unlock victory

The thing at the end with the insinarour was a reference to the beginning where he lost to the teachers litten

Water bubble is such an insane ability, too

I'm very happy to see that your regular upload schedule from 2 videos per months both in the last three days haven't changed. I love to see you on my timeline

So about 24:30 the thing I love is that the WAY you get the super effective information to pop up IS BY encountering or catching one of them in the first place! So I really love the fact that it's not "the first time you see it, you get all the info" but it's more along the lines of "now that you've studied it, you know how to beat it!"

Wow Jan came back after 4 weeks to upload a reaction video. This is the quality content I sub to!

I’m actively doing an ultra moon nuzlocke and these games are tough man. Love theses games though cause you get so much diversity with the mons and it leads to fun team building stuff.

Man you did AWESOME with this commentary! You've improved a ton and it really shows! Keep up the great work!

I love watching these nuzlocke reactions! I hope they continue :)

Dude, don’t tell me you actually missed Giratina giving him his second chance. The editor just messed up on that part, right?

Jan getting his monthly upload out of the way on day 1

Whooohooo!!! Good nuzlock! I was hoping Jan would react to this one YoungYong definitely should do more of these bugruns

@16:48 I think that's a reference to Badman with "Mr. Fishy no"

Honestly even not nuzlocking the early game can be difficult if you're not properly prepared. Some of those totem battles can honestly just out damage things like potion spam

26:01 im pretty sure you can (in Scarlet and Violet, at least) check that in the same place where you can check the boosts. Sure, its a teensy bit obscure and i agree that it'd be better to have it on the UI, but its still accesible.

Jan u got so much better at the commentary type of content, keep the grind going and much love my dude!!!

Jan you were on one during this reaction, my goodness bro 🤣🤣 great content as always!!

Damn, BARELY making the end of the month sponsor deadline, but we respect the grind

I wonder if the Totem Araquanid he fought was shiny or if he colored that way in the video to differentiate Totem vs Normal...because the Totem art he used in the video was the shiny coloration of it.

Love the choice of waterfall cave from mystery dungeon explorers as background music for during your explanations

Honestly learning the type interactions was one of my favourite parts about pokemon

You brought up a fantastic point with the whole thing about accessibility. That's why I like ROM hacks like Radical Red. It goes out of its way to show you the types of Pokemon. I wish GameFreak would implement that into the games eventually.

If I ever decide to finish my ultra moon nuzlocke I will implement light that burns the sky clause because figuring out a difficult fight is fun but the thing with massive special attack using a very high base power move just means you lose a mon under alot of conditions isn't very fun

12:29 I love the madoka magika reference here.

Never seen a smoother transition to a sponsor

Ahhh yes,my favorite KZfaq Animator,Young Yong Tales.

he really only did 2 vids cuz he needed to fulfill his sponsors lmao kudos to u my guy

24:45 I got you on this. My niece started playing Pokemon at seven with Sw/Sh and she hand drew a type chart with arrows going everywhere she could use as a cheat sheet. Made no sense to me, but she found it useful!

2:26 I actually really like the grass starter simply because the start of the game let's you fight against opponents that have Pokémon that obliterate your starter. If you now take Rowlet, you can use the water Pokémon to go against the fire Pokémon and attacks your opponent has which is actually quite useful

The animation... Chills!

Jan just looks unhinged in this- its pretty great

Missed this kind of vids, helps me alot

i think not always seeing the types also adds some positives, like its something to explore and to get rewarded for it. feels good to master

"Ledyba fucking sucks" -PChal, 2023

(selectively) QuotingJan: I'm gonna go very deep... "... and you're gona like it!" Thats what im here for! amazing video!

For a blind run from a relatively newer player, it’s impressive. When you add the bug type restriction it becomes kinda amazing he only wiped like twice

I actually like what they did in Scarlet and Violet when it comes to encountering pokemon. When it's a pokemon you haven't encountered, it doesn't tell you the type matchups, but after you fight a pokemon, it will reveal on the battle menu the effectiveness of the moves you used on it and when you catch the pokemon, it reveals all the type effectiveness when you battle the pokemon after that.

Larvesta is indeed in the ultra games only, that boulder Young dude mentioned earlier on in the grass trial area he said he'd go back to, when you get the power to move it with Machamp, it accesses a cave where you can find Larvesta, granted it has a 1% encounter rate, but that's how he got it. I'm glad to see what your take is on Ultra Necrozma Jan, I kind have to agree that people should be given a pass on that fight myself especially in mono nuzlockes that aren't dark based, the only person i've seen who said that it should not be allowed is Marriland, and he was rather cold about it.

That sponsor transition is insane

I love how he was explaining in detail about how to beat ultra necrozma and how hard the battle was, when 9 year old me literally just used wiscash and fissure and beat it in like 3 tries

at least the last time I checked, the super effective move indicator only occurs when the opposing pokemon is in the pokedex. typing is meant to be a mystery initially.

Jan Nailed the intro Again!!!

O your gonna love this myself and 12 others are doing a monotype race Locke in X and Y😅 This also being my 1st time doing a "true" nuzlocke kinda of I'm going through using only fighting types 😅

Glad to see a new video man. About damn time 🤙

Can I just say the editor did a great job with this one, perfectly reflected my exact reactions a lot of the time with his little comments in the middle of the video and all in all just a very entertaining style that isn't so heavy on the edits that it takes away from the content of the video, but it adds and emphasises key funny points to keep the video engaging. Really good job whoever did this (because I'd bet all of my working limbs that Jan didn't do it)

this just proves that jan has the sense of humor of a fourteen year old boy and i’m kinda here for it

As Rowlet is one of my favorite Pokémon, I completely agree that it’s not the best for early game Gen 7

The type effectiveness only shows up if you encoutered the Pokemon before, so you still habe to figure out whats effective on the first encounter.

The flashbacks to the different pop culture references were awesome, the one that Pchal didn’t know was the alien from Starship Troopers, which now I think about it shows my age, holy crap

My dyslexia caused me to read this as "Young Thugs first nuzelocke"

Jan hearing a woman in a position of power and instantly getting flustered is hilarious

Enjoyed this. Hope to see more videos like this.