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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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
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
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?
I don't even need to check the timestamp, because noticed it too. I'm assuming it's done by algorithm, and no one bothered to check to make sure nothing got problematic nicknames.
My takeaway from all this is that the anime despised May! Holy smokes, no one gave her a break. Battling was a disaster and even her attempts with contests had mixed results. A tie with Ash and a loss to Dawn...wow, really giving her nothing to hang her hat on I see. Thank goodness for this! Giving May the glory the anime sure as heck never would!
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.
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!
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
@@NuzlockeJoe Another one a lot of people miss is the Elekid in the Orange Islands. You only see Tracey's sketch of some random pokemon he saw, and it's only the prongs of the plug.
@@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
Oh, I'm sorry I could have sworn it was a water stone. I looked, and I made it based on just level. At level 6 it evolves to glaceon. Sorry about that.
Sharks actually do have rough sink. It’s not even skin it’s more like tiny teeth. I just found your channel and I’ve been really enjoying your anime themed playthroughs. But I just wanted an excuse to comment😅 So there’s your shark fact for the day🦈
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.
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
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.
@@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?'
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.
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
Yeah on first play throughs those unusual evolutions can be tough
Your comment makes me feel old
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.
You would make Skittykat proud lol
reading this made me age a decade😭
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.
Yeah thats true, I just kinda did what I wanted tbh. But those pokemon certainty do match her
She should have had swablu
This is the most "May" run I could ever imagine
That was the plan!
My favourite nuzlock RUclipsr 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
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.
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!
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
@@NuzlockeJoetry Ritchie(the ash clone from the indigo league if you didn't know)
Drew was such a good rival
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.
I just need that "DID YOU WIN? ALMOST" meme format, please.
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
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!
@@NuzlockeJoewill you continue this series with other characters too?
@@zedkon3302 That's the plan, though they are a larger time investment than just normal runs so it can take longer.
1:01 apparently, Yami Yugi became a Pokemon professor
25:19 love the Pitch Meeting reference haha
No idea what you’re talking about!
Man Pitch Meeting references are TIGHT!
This is the first video I’ve seen by you but this is really cool. I definitely am subscribing ❤
Welcome! If you liked this one, you should check out my anime themed playlist. They’re pretty great!
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
I’ll certainly do Dawn at some point. Maybe some gym leaders too
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?
I don't even need to check the timestamp, because noticed it too.
I'm assuming it's done by algorithm, and no one bothered to check to make sure nothing got problematic nicknames.
Localizers in the modern age think it's a good thing. Probably just were going off a play on Sharpedo though.
Love the contest winners naming theme as well as this series as a whole!
Thanks!
Yeah he is back! Go Joe, love this series
May is one of my favorite characters in the anime
Another banger of a video! Keep them coming!
Thanks! Hopefully I have more time over summer to work on more videos
Even tho we dont see it in the anime... id like to see May's contests in Johoto and Sinnoh 😅
My takeaway from all this is that the anime despised May! Holy smokes, no one gave her a break. Battling was a disaster and even her attempts with contests had mixed results. A tie with Ash and a loss to Dawn...wow, really giving her nothing to hang her hat on I see.
Thank goodness for this! Giving May the glory the anime sure as heck never would!
Lol just noticed the profesor having the voice of Yugi (Atem) :D
If you ever run out of people from the anime to copy the teams of you should try the pokedex holders from the manga
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.
Steven really needs to go to Kantos Mall man
Or celadon even
Imo May's Skitty should've come back for a contest and evolved during the Battle Frontier season.
That would have been good
22:09 that sharpedo's name??!?
Are we going to ignore the fact he is using glaceon in Pokemon ruby
No
Fun video
Hope to see more Pokegirl ones if perform well
Maybe do Misty in Gen 2
Also Team Rocket Trio as well
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
Your my favorite youtuber and I subscribed to you
Thanks! Appreciate that man
13:51. NOW I'VE SEEN SOME WEIRD STUFF IN THE PAST, BUT WTAF?
Fun fact: Joy and rocky are all clones. Thats why Mewtwo hostage one of the joyes because its a clone like him
25:21 I understood that reference 😂
May and Dawn were the best Waifus growing up ❤
the hoenn region is still my favorite generation in all 9
Gen 3 overall has a special place in my heart for sure
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!
It certainly would have been more difficult with only her real Hoenn pokemon, but I’m not sure if I could do it.
@@NuzlockeJoe oh, yeah I understand why!
Anyone else saw Taytay the Taillow and immediately went to Bad Blood when David Cook lost? No just me?
This was great I never finished that season so it was good to see it here
I just started my playthrough of Alpha Sapphire with water types and named my character Lana from Sun and Moon. :>
Still seems wierd, a Munchlax in the Hoenn anime, while it was introduced in gen 4 (Sinnoh)
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
@@NuzlockeJoe yeah alright, fair enough
@@NuzlockeJoe
Another one a lot of people miss is the Elekid in the Orange Islands. You only see Tracey's sketch of some random pokemon he saw, and it's only the prongs of the plug.
Ive never seen so many turns wasted by swapping instead of attacking 🤯
Only issue I had is when you said no one likes Brock hahahaha, Brock is MY MANS (I know it was a joke
I’ll be honest, I get tired of the falls in love with every girl anime troupe pretty quickly
@@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
what's the name of this tool? 3:40
That would be PkHex
“Scotty doesn’t know that” Munchlax and it belong in a different area 😅
Great vid man!!!
Who greenlit that Sharpedo's nickname???
22:16
Are we just gonna ignore theres a Sharpedo... named Pedos?..
Yeah that wasn't the best choice. That's a bit awkward to say the least
Doesn't focus punch miss if you hit them?
It does, but if flaking had used facade instead, munchlax would have died. And I would rather risk beatufly instead
Really Love your video
What stone eevee evolution glaceon in game?
The water stone I believe.
@@NuzlockeJoe water evolution vaporeon
Oh, I'm sorry I could have sworn it was a water stone.
I looked, and I made it based on just level. At level 6 it evolves to glaceon. Sorry about that.
Sharks actually do have rough sink. It’s not even skin it’s more like tiny teeth. I just found your channel and I’ve been really enjoying your anime themed playthroughs. But I just wanted an excuse to comment😅 So there’s your shark fact for the day🦈
Well thanks for the clarification! I guess I need to pay better attention to shark week
Nice cheatlock you really earned it
dude I love your content it is so Kool 😎👍
u should be tobias next It should be easy
Maybe, but with only two pokemon if anything goes wrong, your are kinda of screwed.
Why didn't you put Drew in the rival fights and Harley in the last one against Wally?
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.
9:14 Same reason as to why the first gym in the series was the last one to be fought in gen 1
Basically just play Ruby as the female character
May is only ten?!
Yeah she is! All these kids are way to young to be wandering around unsupervised
@@NuzlockeJoeYeah you're right. What are their parents thinking
Rusty: I'm ten years old! I'm an adult, Dad!
Dad: Legally, that's true, but as long as you're living under my roof, you're going to work in the deli.
8:00
Don’t think it’s a hardcore nuzlocke if you use pokehex, right?
I think it still counts, since I only used it to speed up the process of ev training by against ralts, but to each their own
You could give them their evolved states without evolving them
Hey, that would have been a good idea.
@@NuzlockeJoe the voice actors for misty and jessi passed away, I think it would be awesome if you made a video for them in there honor
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
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.
@@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?'
I see you also watch pitch meetings.
Yeah I binged a ton of those during that run, so it felt appropriate
Your voise sounds cauotic but perfect
In the anime, Norman cheats on his wife. 💀
They’re actually planning a surprise for his wife, but it sure looks suspicious
Norman man you have a wife
First comment(of this particular and oddly specific text)!!!
idk if it was an intentional choice by you but May never evolved her Skitty or Wartortle
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.
you cheated.
You pretty much cheated.
He uses rare candies in his other runs aswell
First ,i am your biggest fan please pin😅
Why 👏🏼 do 👏🏼 Pokétubers 👏🏼 always 👏🏼 do 👏🏼 nicknames?!
It's part of nuzlocke rules
To add to the previous comment, it's specifically to make it hurt more when a pokemon dies.
What's wrong with nicknames? I always nickname my team.
why do people think its normal to use the 👏 emoji between every word
genuine mental illness
Clapping between words makes you sound stupid I hope you don't talk like that
12:42 Cussing is poor language skill. 12:44 Also you accidently said torkoal is a he, instead of she.
3rd
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.
Like who is ash and Pikachu ? I don't remember them who are they ?
Nobody important I think
4th