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The Great Rare Candy Debate continues to be a mainstay in the Pokémon Nuzlocke community - but why, and why can't we stop arguing about it? This video covers how Nuzlocking reached this point, the pros and cons of the Rare Candy clause, and what the debate says about the Nuzlocke community - and gaming communities more generally.
0:00 Intro & Disclaimers
2:35 What is a Nuzlocke?
3:18 Nuzlocke History & Grinding - How We Got Here
5:15 The Overlevelling Problem & Level Caps
8:12 The Rare Candy Clause
9:13 Two Games Called "Nuzlocke"
11:24 PRO Rare Candy Arguments
13:32 The "Cheating Question" and "Legitimacy"
15:40 ANTI Rare Candy Arguments
16:28 Interlude - Grinding as a form of Difficulty
17:47 ANTI Rare Candy Arguments cont.
19:59 Conclusion - Why The Debate Continues and What We Can Learn
Read the text version of this video at https://nuzlockeuniversity.ca/2025/03/30/the-rare-candy-debate-why-nuzlockers-use-infinite-rare-candies-and-why-we-cant-stop-fighting-about-it/.