I really can’t believe how optimized this game has become since Jan beat it last year. I hope it gets optimized even more until platinum kaizo comes out
I’m hyped for this. I was running the game for a couple months back when pc started and recently picked it up again so I’m excited to see what the “meta” has become
I find this video both fascinating and demoralizing at the same time. On the one hand, I really like how the community came together around this one game by creating great resources and analyzing every detail they can find. On the other hand, this doesn't motivate me to ever nuzlocke this game. If it is required to have a cheat-sheet and damage calculator around for every battle, use an external resource to check my pokemons stats, and know how the AI works to be able to reliably beat the game, then it just isn't for me.
I've been following you and Buhrito for a while and it's so sad that we can only see your E4. I know it's impossible for technical reasons to have daily content like PC, that's why I feel this video is a gift. Thank you for your insight and time. EK community is amazing.
Yes, Mudkip is very cute. That's why you should choose it. Y'know, Karen said that it was not about what pokemon is the strongest, but rather your favorite. Mudkip is both the strongest and cutest pokemon out there. Really though, loving how your content has really ramped itself up this past month. Your channel is popping off and that shows it. Lets hope this propels you further in your success, great job mate.
I don't know how to thank you enough, I started EK but kept getting owned by roxanne or brawly and then quit, went to like RR and some other enhancement hacks, but they just weren't as hard. With this I'll finally be able to complete EK
Amazing video bro. After I win vintage white im definitely playing ek and I’m much more confident now knowing there’s a great guide to help me through it 🙏🏼
Thanks for the guide. A huge help to come into the game with so much background. Just finished my first hardcore nuzlocke of the game (on 15, 19 cap cuz i enjoy pain). I’m taking a break before starting my deathless attempts.
Loved this video Drxx, huge fan of your content but this video really pops out compared to other Nuzlocke videos! Would love to see videos like this around other popular rom hacks for example: Blaze Black/Volt White! Keep it up❤️
I just lost my first run after my sunflora swept watson by dodging 10 full paras in a row (no va lanturn either) to a slow trickle of blunders and crits in the grunt gauntlet until finally my best answer to Tabitha's arcanine was dig blaziken. Tabitha swapped to flygon the turn I dug, then quaked. With all of the resources available, it's challenging without being bullshit, mostly because I'm not getting suckered by a wobbuffet or choice band boom, so this is a thank you for making the guide that pushed me to start the game.
Sick video man you do an amazing job of breaking everything down, your UA-cam stuff is turning out amazing! (also appreciate the mention in the description
Nice video! I’m currently playing freely to learn how the AI works and develop my game knowledge. I’ve made it to Maxie when I nuzlocked it but just playing casually is super fun! Makes team comps super fun.
@@Drxxyt I’m adding some punishments to it too: 1 death = run 1 mile. I’m currently at 12 deaths which for my standards is pretty good but I have a feeling that end game is gonna add up the tally!
I’m watching this as I nuzlocke this game. One day I’m gonna finish this video and it’ll never show up in my recommend again. That’ll be a good day. Wish me luck in magma hideout boiz
This was exactly what i was looking for and its very well made and thought out, do you have a video like this for blaze black 2 challenge mode? Im embarrassed to say many times ive had to reset 😅
Great guide man, i personally started running recently and have yet to get past that pussy wattson but im sure with this i can do that and go even further beyond💪💪💪
Clover is probably harder to nuzlocke than this game, especially with the post game where everything scales to your level. The only reason why it's not talked about more is because the heads of the nuzlocke community hate it for reasons unrelated to nuzlocking.
If your Gyarados is solid enough then you can get it at an HP where Flail kills but doesn't bait Shadow Sneak... you still don't do this anyways though because it has Poison Point
Glad to hear it! Starting off with just minor victories and working your way up is great. Do some vanilla games or easier rom hacks like fire red omega or sacred gold and work your way into calcing and planning with documentation
I have never completed a nuzlocke mostly bc i am lazy but there is something abt EK that makes me want to complete it as my first currently on the 3rd attempt
12:00 getting into nuzlocking this but the Grimer here has shadow sneak. Managed to notice that one then lost it to an Elekid 4 trainers later to quick attack lul.
Not sure if it works different for regular trainers as it does for bosses, but I had two random trainers boom their last mons on me. Don’t remember which ones though.
Is it really the hardest? If I remember correctly pchal could only nuzlocke blue kaizo using items, i have no idea if other people actually hard core nuzlocked it but it seems to me that blue kaizo might be harder
maybe someone is crazy enough to attempt it, but it really isn't realistically possible to nuzlocke blue kaizo without items, the ai always knows what you're using and has infinite pps and healing items. There might be a theoretical way to do it, but it wouldn't he realistic
It's more difficult because blue kaizo is just not feasible without healing items for how the game mechanics work, and healing items are so broken that even an almost impossibile challenge like hardcore nuzlocking blue kaizo becomes easier (not easy, just less exctruciatingly difficult), while emerald kaizo is playable, just extremely difficult
Was I supposed to patch over an existing EK ROM (ie an Emerald ROM patched to EK) for that extra patch with the QoL stuff, or patch over a regular Emerald ROM? I did the latter and things don't seem right My Treecko only has Quick Attack, that seems normal, but there's no extra patch of grass in Oldale Town, nor the pond in Littleroot Town
Slowbro has a 50/50 chance of having either Shell Armor or Own Tempo as its ability. So if you try to confuse it and it goes through, then you have a Shell Armor Slowbro which is pretty much mandatory for the E4
Just a curious question Can you steal opponent's items with thief Like stealing scope lense,choice band Can you steal items from optional low level opponents
I know it’s probably not has hard but I’m doing inclement emarald and I’ve lost near Watson or at Watson my last few attempts. A guide of That would be cool.
ive been breeding slowpokes but they only have the abilities that either dont let them get confused or dont get infatuated. How do you get one with shell armor? Does it get it after evolving?
I'm not sure if this was a mistake, if I fucked something up, or if there was an update of some sort, but the part at Slateport where you're fighting the Aqua grunts you say to have a flail Gyara kill Shellder, Staryu, Croconaw, and Grimer, but Grimer has Shadow Sneak and just killed my Gyarados. Thought I'd mention it in case it was a mistake on your part and someone else reads this.
@@Drxxyt It's all good, this is an amazing video, this game seemed unbelievably daunting a couple of months ago but I'm having a blast and I don't think I would be without it.
Am i allowed to use rare candies? Why can I buy them and why are they so cheap? So far I haven't used them cause it feels like cheating but I haven't made it past Red yet so maybe thats why
PERFECT timing since I just started Emerald Kaizo 2 days ago. Drxx saved my marriage and my Nuzlocke. Is there anything he can't do 🐐
super flushed right now cant lie
Based moxi has blessed this video
changing my pronouns to he/they cuz i'll never be him 😩
How did he save your marriage if so this guy is the GOAT
Can you make a guide on how to beat red1 in under 6 hours
I really can’t believe how optimized this game has become since Jan beat it last year. I hope it gets optimized even more until platinum kaizo comes out
I’m hyped for this. I was running the game for a couple months back when pc started and recently picked it up again so I’m excited to see what the “meta” has become
thats awesome! best of luck
I find this video both fascinating and demoralizing at the same time. On the one hand, I really like how the community came together around this one game by creating great resources and analyzing every detail they can find. On the other hand, this doesn't motivate me to ever nuzlocke this game. If it is required to have a cheat-sheet and damage calculator around for every battle, use an external resource to check my pokemons stats, and know how the AI works to be able to reliably beat the game, then it just isn't for me.
That’s understandable. It’s a game for a specific audience that’s okay with those things
I've been following you and Buhrito for a while and it's so sad that we can only see your E4. I know it's impossible for technical reasons to have daily content like PC, that's why I feel this video is a gift. Thank you for your insight and time. EK community is amazing.
Anytime!!! Yea the community is fantastic
Why do some trainers such as Watson have and adamant nature on their special attackers such as jolteon?
@@dominicpricco6463 SHF didnt know how to edit natures
The amount of amazing resources this game got and keeps getting is incredible
Yes, Mudkip is very cute. That's why you should choose it. Y'know, Karen said that it was not about what pokemon is the strongest, but rather your favorite. Mudkip is both the strongest and cutest pokemon out there.
Really though, loving how your content has really ramped itself up this past month. Your channel is popping off and that shows it. Lets hope this propels you further in your success, great job mate.
I really appreciate that man!
Dude i just searched for a full EKguide a few hours ago but couldnt rly find one .. what an amazing timing bro thank u
Haha that’s ironic. Anytime
This video will serve as a resource for generations of future nuzlockers, job well done.
Even tho I will never nuzlocke EK im still here paying attention and taking notes more than ive done for any class in uni lol love the content Drxx
Thanks so much it means a lot!
I don't know how to thank you enough, I started EK but kept getting owned by roxanne or brawly and then quit, went to like RR and some other enhancement hacks, but they just weren't as hard. With this I'll finally be able to complete EK
Keep us updated 😉
Best of luck! Roxanne and brawly can be a pain
Amazing video bro. After I win vintage white im definitely playing ek and I’m much more confident now knowing there’s a great guide to help me through it 🙏🏼
That’s awesome!!! Best of luck
Thanks for the guide. A huge help to come into the game with so much background. Just finished my first hardcore nuzlocke of the game (on 15, 19 cap cuz i enjoy pain). I’m taking a break before starting my deathless attempts.
putting Jan in the thumbnail for the views.
i respect the sigma grindset my guy
No idea why I'm only getting recommended this now, but this is a pretty cool video so thanks for that my man
Hey dude thank you for making this video I started Ek a month ago and because of your video I was able to get past winnona ❤️
That’s huge progress! Keep it up
Loved this video Drxx, huge fan of your content but this video really pops out compared to other Nuzlocke videos! Would love to see videos like this around other popular rom hacks for example: Blaze Black/Volt White! Keep it up❤️
That means a lot Fabio. It’s people like you who encourage me to do these
0:15 oh my gosh they gave feraligatr some MONSTER glutes, dang
oh yeah the guide is awesome as well
Thanks! 😳
Yeah that's why feraligatr is good in this game, it has the power of *THICC*
just started a HC nuzlocke of EK a week ago, this is gonna help a ton! Thanks Drxx :)
Best of luck!
So hyped to start this. I've watched content creators play this game to death.
To check, who was the one that died?
I just lost my first run after my sunflora swept watson by dodging 10 full paras in a row (no va lanturn either) to a slow trickle of blunders and crits in the grunt gauntlet until finally my best answer to Tabitha's arcanine was dig blaziken. Tabitha swapped to flygon the turn I dug, then quaked. With all of the resources available, it's challenging without being bullshit, mostly because I'm not getting suckered by a wobbuffet or choice band boom, so this is a thank you for making the guide that pushed me to start the game.
Hey thanks for sharing! I know how hard it is personally for new players . You got this
YOOOOO I'm gonna need this! I'm HC Nuzlocking EK myself and I think this is hella useful :D
That’s awesome!
Banger video bro your knowledge is crazy didn’t realize how much really went into it good stuff man keep it up
I appreciate it Logan!
you are absolutely popping off right now lets fucking go
Sick video man you do an amazing job of breaking everything down, your UA-cam stuff is turning out amazing! (also appreciate the mention in the description
Thanks Fall’in I appreciate it man!!!
My first try blind bested Roxanne, but I was in shambles after that, definitly liking and saving this to challenge it again later !
Drxx strikes again!! Awesome vid man🥳
thanks homie!
Nice video! I’m currently playing freely to learn how the AI works and develop my game knowledge. I’ve made it to Maxie when I nuzlocked it but just playing casually is super fun! Makes team comps super fun.
I also implemented some nuzlocke rules like level caps, set mode, have to catch the first encounter of that species (no rerolls), etc
That’s sick!
@@Drxxyt I’m adding some punishments to it too: 1 death = run 1 mile. I’m currently at 12 deaths which for my standards is pretty good but I have a feeling that end game is gonna add up the tally!
Thanks for letting me borrow your lambo Drxx - really impressed my date as I took her through the intricacies of Emerald Kaizo. You're a legend
I’m watching this as I nuzlocke this game. One day I’m gonna finish this video and it’ll never show up in my recommend again. That’ll be a good day. Wish me luck in magma hideout boiz
So happy this was on the feed :D
If Jan just had watched this video it wouldn't have taken him so long 😒
great video, dude :)
Thanks! Tbh this video wouldn’t even exist without Jan though
Great content, very informative and well-structured keep up the good work!!!
Great video! I definitely am game to try my hand at Emerald Kaizo soon down the line...but man its gonna take me a crap ton of attempts....
It’s a grind for sure
Idk if its just me, but I think your audio is insanely low in this recording. Love this kinda content, great vid, just a lil quiet
Yea definitely saw that after uploading. Oops
Wow this amount of resources is crazy. I'm going to teach my baby brother how to nuzlocke emerald kaizo.
Good luck!
I’m new here and I love it already
This videos popping off
Great video Andrew, cannot wait to see what the future holds for this aspiring Nuzlocker
So hyped! Can't wait to watch!
Ah yes, Flanney, the third hardest trainer in Emerald Kaizo
EKHeX Incident
drxx realy knows his shit bc dunsparce does 20 damage
always gotta include the dunsparce cameo
This was exactly what i was looking for and its very well made and thought out, do you have a video like this for blaze black 2 challenge mode? Im embarrassed to say many times ive had to reset 😅
Great guide man, i personally started running recently and have yet to get past that pussy wattson but im sure with this i can do that and go even further beyond💪💪💪
Keep us updated 😉
I picked it as my first hardcore nuzlocke
great video!
Any case you do simithing similar for renegade platinum?
Yea I love doing reactions
Clover is probably harder to nuzlocke than this game, especially with the post game where everything scales to your level.
The only reason why it's not talked about more is because the heads of the nuzlocke community hate it for reasons unrelated to nuzlocking.
what do you mean charmeleon doesnt give EVs? in this game no pokemon gives you EVs right?
There was a glitch in the original patch that the charmander line gave special attack evs
@@Drxxyt Couldn´t you just ev train in Oldale to get 252 special attack ivs?
at 12 minutes in the gyarados doesnt kill grimer, it has shadow sneak.
If your Gyarados is solid enough then you can get it at an HP where Flail kills but doesn't bait Shadow Sneak... you still don't do this anyways though because it has Poison Point
Great vid! Do u have some tips for someone getting in to hardcore nuzlocking? Wanna work my way up to EK.
Glad to hear it! Starting off with just minor victories and working your way up is great. Do some vanilla games or easier rom hacks like fire red omega or sacred gold and work your way into calcing and planning with documentation
Combusken=Grovyle
Grovyle=Combusken
Noted.
Emerlad AI behaviour :3
I have never completed a nuzlocke mostly bc i am lazy but there is something abt EK that makes me want to complete it as my first currently on the 3rd attempt
Last December I tried EK but wiped to Steven‘s Starmie。Since then I never open that rom any more，but EK is quite a motherfxxxing excellent rom hack。
It is!
thanks drew
12:00 getting into nuzlocking this but the Grimer here has shadow sneak. Managed to notice that one then lost it to an Elekid 4 trainers later to quick attack lul.
Is the AI behavior the same for vanilla Emerald?
I believe so
great vid man :D
THANKS!
legend
Not sure if it works different for regular trainers as it does for bosses, but I had two random trainers boom their last mons on me. Don’t remember which ones though.
Does anyone know what the needed ivs are for a swellow to sweep flannery? i looked it up but i cant find it anywhere.
I dont remember off the top of my head but a simple calc could figure it out
@@Drxxyt ok thank you!
drxx the GOAT🐐🐐
Just started my playthrough of this
Comment for the algorithm.
Good guide, not enough Mario though
Yea my bad
Challenge. Beat pokemon emerald kaizo nuzlocke with no "cheat sheets or type/move checks"
POGGERS
"Emerlad AI Behavior" :p typo at 2:52
Where do I find the bike ,running shoes,and super rod
what's the reasoning behind charmeleon not giving EVs in the QOL patch?
There was a bug in the original game where charmander line gave spa evs so it was patched out
why no encounter for route 101? i'm assuming because of gift clause but you don't actually receive your starter till you return to littleroot
The pokemon summary says route 101
Does anyone have a damage calculator, the one in the description doesnt work anymore
The Damage Calc doesnt work anymore... any support w that?
How do we apply the patch for the 255 berries?
are there EV's in EK?
Hey I feel like I’m missing something from the guide. Where can you find the old rod? Struggling getting through Roxanne
Is it really the hardest? If I remember correctly pchal could only nuzlocke blue kaizo using items, i have no idea if other people actually hard core nuzlocked it but it seems to me that blue kaizo might be harder
maybe someone is crazy enough to attempt it, but it really isn't realistically possible to nuzlocke blue kaizo without items, the ai always knows what you're using and has infinite pps and healing items. There might be a theoretical way to do it, but it wouldn't he realistic
It's more difficult because blue kaizo is just not feasible without healing items for how the game mechanics work, and healing items are so broken that even an almost impossibile challenge like hardcore nuzlocking blue kaizo becomes easier (not easy, just less exctruciatingly difficult), while emerald kaizo is playable, just extremely difficult
Commenting for algorithm
Was I supposed to patch over an existing EK ROM (ie an Emerald ROM patched to EK) for that extra patch with the QoL stuff, or patch over a regular Emerald ROM?
I did the latter and things don't seem right
My Treecko only has Quick Attack, that seems normal, but there's no extra patch of grass in Oldale Town, nor the pond in Littleroot Town
Hey, what does it mean to test for Battle Armor on Slowbro with confusion?
Slowbro has a 50/50 chance of having either Shell Armor or Own Tempo as its ability. So if you try to confuse it and it goes through, then you have a Shell Armor Slowbro which is pretty much mandatory for the E4
Ahh yes flanney split
how i can get heart scale , i cauth 3 luvdisk and eny one have the heart scale????
luvdisc doesnt have heart scales, you can only get 20 thoughout the game, all of them as floor items
Just a curious question
Can you steal opponent's items with thief
Like stealing scope lense,choice band
Can you steal items from optional low level opponents
no, because that would give the player access to items like leftovers or choice items, which they normally can´t access.
how did you get gyarados to 1 hp?
We jus not gon talk abt shiny mudkip?
I know it’s probably not has hard but I’m doing inclement emarald and I’ve lost near Watson or at Watson my last few attempts. A guide of That would be cool.
Not sure if this helps, but I used a liligant with sleep powder and quiver dance to sweep Watson
Use any fire or flying type that can withstand leafstorm from mr mow and pick mudkip, you are pretty fine.
"Emerlad AI Behavior"
nothing is linked in the description...
Even playing just for fun is hard
Yea it’s a crazy game
I just fish up a remeraid and just sweep
ive been breeding slowpokes but they only have the abilities that either dont let them get confused or dont get infatuated. How do you get one with shell armor? Does it get it after evolving?
As long as it’s not own tempo it turns into SA
@@Drxxyt thanks
9:01 dunsparce, is actually a really good counter to lunatone
02:05 click here to start the video
I'm not sure if this was a mistake, if I fucked something up, or if there was an update of some sort, but the part at Slateport where you're fighting the Aqua grunts you say to have a flail Gyara kill Shellder, Staryu, Croconaw, and Grimer, but Grimer has Shadow Sneak and just killed my Gyarados.
Thought I'd mention it in case it was a mistake on your part and someone else reads this.
Yea yea that was a mistake on my end
@@Drxxyt It's all good, this is an amazing video, this game seemed unbelievably daunting a couple of months ago but I'm having a blast and I don't think I would be without it.
I downloaded ekhex and it just opened regular pkhex
MARIO FIRST
What is set mode
Can’t switch Pokémon when the next one is coming in
Am i allowed to use rare candies? Why can I buy them and why are they so cheap?
So far I haven't used them cause it feels like cheating but I haven't made it past Red yet so maybe thats why
How come my berries wont activat during battle
That’s really odd. Never heard of this
@@Drxxyt yes I’m currently playing emerald kaizo RN and for some reason my leppa berries aren’t activating when I’m below 50 HP
@@mrprom2500 Leppa berries restore PP...
@@Thund3rDrag0n12 yea I’m an idiot just realized that lmao!