The BEST Nuzlocke Encounters From Every Generation

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Relative Utility looked like an interesting metric

The first Nuzlocke I ever actually managed to win was in White version, where I obtained a Drilbur in Wellspring. She killed the 'mon I used to catch her, but she was completely worth it as in the end, only two of my team survived the fight against Ghetsis to get me the win and she was one of them. The other the Scrafty that took down Hydreigon.

I dont disagree, Gyarados is BiS. But it is criminal that Nidoking wasn't in the mentions. There's a reason speedrunners use him.

Oh no, that sponsorship segue actually made me laugh out loud in public

I feel like goodra should take the gen 6 spot, its surprisingly common for psuedo's in gens 6,7, 8 and 9 and is the bulkiest dragon ive every met (hisuian is great is legends too).

I’m surprised Heracross didn’t make the Gen 2 list. Bro is fairly easy to encounter and an absolute menace with Guts. Helps trivialize Whitney, can sweep Jasmine, Pryce, and half of the E4 just on type advantage alone.

Feels a bit weird mentioning gyarados' ability when you're talking about gen 1...there's no such thing :)

Also kadabra and nidoking are a thing :D

farfetch'd is not always bad :( ive watched your normal type playthrough so i know that FOR A FACT
farfetch'd is a perfect little angel with great stats

Always love the chatty style videos, would love to see more like this!

Okay serious question, I’ve always wondered, why burn for guts Pokémon? Doesn’t burn decrease the damage of physical moves in itself?

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no way you didnt pick milotic, feebass is basically given to you for free and evolving it is even easier!

I have a theory (more of a hunch) that Crobat could be used better if people EV'd it to outspeed whatever the fastest mon you'll have to fight and then put the rest of the EVs into bulk. I know ev training is a pain in most games but my point is crobat is usually faster than it needs to be and if you can put that extra speed into its defenses you could get more value out of it.

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Man ok meowscarada is strong but in nuzlocke skelidrege it’s op

Gotta shout out Umbreon for the Johto crown. While nowhere near as good as Blissy, it's still an incredible wall and pivot option to just sponge damage. Likewise, Infernape needs to be in the top five for Sinnoh. It's crazy strong, especially in D/P with the lack of fire types.

something something justice for the frillish line. even in nuzlockes they are perpetually the most ignored and forgotten pokemon line.... outside of gender differences-

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My personal opinion:
1) Gyarados
2) Crobat
3) Swampert
4) Garchomp
5) Excadrill
6) Talonflame/Mega Charizard
7) Primarina
8) Corviknight
9) Bellibolt
Let's see how it matches.

you also forget a moxie gyarados is a monster.

I cannot stress how GOATed Excadrill is in Gen 5 nuzlockes. Easy to encounter as early as Route 4 (and able to be found in most every other cave afterwards) thanks to how Drilbur is encountered and can be searched for safe from Woobats and Roggenrola thanks to repels. Right before the N & Ghetsis fight I taught my Archeops Sandstorm and taught it U-Turn to let Excadrill wreak havoc. Poor Simon fell to Ghetsis' Hydreigon miraculously landing a Focus Blast, after which my Stoutland switched in and avenged my Excadrill with a theatrically appropriate Retaliate.

Why mention tortera its good but its like the single weakest start in gen 4

I swear no one complains about Dragapult evolving late but everyone has an aneurism of Hydreigon doing the same

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Am I crazy for considering Lapras and Krookodile solid nuzlocke encounters?

Like sure, they probably won't beat Excadrill and Gyarados in most situations, but I feel like Lapras is underrated as a bulky mon with STAB Ice moves that you can get fairly early (and doesn't have a Legendary Clause, for runs that use those in Kanto) with solid defensive abilities and a wide coverage movepool in case you're lacking for certain gyms, and Krookodile packs Intimidate or Moxie with a (generally) more useful STAB combination in gen 5, and in Gen 6 it can absolutely steamroll through a large portion of mid-late game fights/areas (Grant is less troublesome, Clemont gets bodied by it it, Valerie's mons are frail enough for EQ to pick em off, Olympia gets bodied by it, most of Team Flare gets bodied by it, Malva gets bodied by it, Wikstrom almost gets bodied by it, Drasna can be handled fairly easily with Outrage coverage, and Diantha gets swept once Hawlucha is out of the way)

For Black and White, it's surprising no mention of Zoroark. A mon who break the AI, sweeping anything with a fighting type in the back and a lead with a psychic move it'll spam, it's incredible. And surprisingly not awfully hard to get, you can for sure get it in BW2 which it utterly destroys the E4 in that game except Marshal and doesn't do bad with the gyms and other fights like Colress, and with Ghetsis's lead. It's late in XY but can be got, you can get very early in USUM, overall just an utterly dominate BW pokemon. Sure Excadrill is more easily gotten and a bit better if you don't abuse illusion, though felt it should've gotten in a mention, great video though!

Long time watcher, first time commenter: the absolute disrespect shown to Mamoswine cannot be borne my good man. I demand satisfaction, fisticuffs at dawn!

I just lost my Gyaradose to a Shadow Tag Plusle with Thunder during rain. I was so devastated

Can not believe you didn't even mention Lilligant for Gen 5. Sure, pure grass is a poor typing? But shes got amazing utility, disgusting setup & access to both Quiver Dance & Petal Dance while also having Own Tempo so she can blast gigantic holes even in things that resist her with literally no downsides. She completely swept the Elite 4 in Gen 5, took out the trash (Ghetsis) & completely swept leon in a Sword playthrough. Yes, including gigantimax Charizard. Lilligant is a monster

Definitely surprised that Cinderace was not on the SWSH list. It's stupidly broken as much as Corviknight in terms of offensive power. Cinderace pretty much kills everything in SWSH with just Pyro Ball (and throws a Charcoal for extra measure). The only thing that gets in its way is just Nessa, probably Gordie, Raihan and that's about it. Even Pokemon who resist Pyro Ball, Cinderace's signature can still feel a nasty hit from it, unless the Pokemon who resist the move by a quarter or are immune to Fire moves (Flash Fire).

I'm also surprised that Drednaw was not an honorable mention either. One amazing ability and one good one, decent bulk, and a great attack with only a mediocre speed stat. You get a couple of chances to get one before you have to deal with Kabu, Razor Shell, and Liquidation for Defense drops, Headbutt flinching strategies, Rock Tombs for speed drops, and a variety of other stupidly good moves on it to make it better or have coverage. Do not sleep on the snapping turtle, it is a damn good Pokemon. And barely anything threatens it except an occasional Electric type or Fighting type Pokemon. You don't deal with Grass types that often once you get past the early game of SWSH, so Electric, Fighting, Ground types, and special attacking moves are the only things you gotta worry about. And Drednaw is more than bulky enough to handle a physical Ground or Fighting-type move for sure and can hit back too.

Great video would’ve loved a third factor though

Watchog is good for Lenora if you took down her herdier with it and have detect to counter the incoming retaliate

i love how you just gender every pokemon as you feel

Great video, couple things

Choice scarf (available directly after the 4th gym in Gen 9) makes skelidirge the best Pokémon bar none.

Also while i do mostly agree with excadrill, I gotta shoutout stoutland who for no reason one shots 80% of the fights in the game with max friendship return, has intimidate, great bulk and surprising speed and coverage. On top of all of that it’s extremely accessible

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Not sure I'd agree that waterfall and damp are both phenomenal abilities. Water absorb is pretty good though.

(Am I the hundredth person to joke about that mistake?)

Gen 1 Nidoking without the useless 20 levels of Magikarp 😅

Voclarona is a beast. It being too late into B&W probably disqualifies it, but as a pre 4th badge guaranteed encounter if you know what you're doing in b2w2, it's a must have.

why is that nidoking named somali