The Nuzlocke Challenge

[Mic_128]

Can't decide if I want to do this on emerald or Leaf Green.

 

[M.K]

IDK I always thought Emerald/Ruby/Sapphire were harder than FireRed/LeafGreen.
The selection in FR/LG on a route to route basis is ...questionable, too.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

I'm debating either FireRed or Emerald. I'm too shaky with Emerald, but as you've mentioned the difficulty factor is more present in Emerald as well.

 

[IceArrow]

Emerald is not diffucult.

My team so far at Lilycove City

Lvl 40 Blaziken
Lvl 39 Swalot
Lvl 37 Shroomish
Zigzagoon Lvl 2 or something

 

[Terywj [태리]]

Emerald is probably more difficult compared to FireRed.

 

[IceArrow]

Well ya but there both extremely easy, the only hard part in my opinion was Brawly because he killed my lotad .

 

[Firus]

I should actually pick up my Nuzlocke run again...I'm terrible about dropping runs halfway through them.

I think the fact that I'm scared to death of losing my Pokémon (and the challenge) isn't helping.

Hm. Looking back at my most recent progress post, I'm further along than I thought.

 

[UltiMario]

Emerald is probably more difficult compared to FireRed.

Pokemon Emerald is the easiest and lowest-leved requiring Pokemon game of all time.

It SHOULD be the easiest to Nuzlocke.

 

[Circa]

Pokemon Emerald is the easiest and lowest-leved requiring Pokemon game of all time.

It SHOULD be the easiest to Nuzlocke.

Whereas I'd assume GSC or HGSS would be the hardest, considering the low amount of grinding you can do and the fact that the games seem to carry some of the hardest gym leaders (Whitney, Olivia, Morty (imo; especially in GSC)).

 

[UltiMario]

Assuming you grind a little before Whitney and Clair, G/S/C SHOULD be fine.

HGSS I'm not sure, even though Whitney has been ramped down, you now have Bugsy and an ever better Clair. Not to mention Lance has three god**** Dragonites.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

Don't forget how each Dragonite has Blizzard / Fire Blast / Thunder with an amazing 99% modified accuracy

 

[Circa]

I've never actually had issues with Clair past the first time I played through the game. And the only reason I even had issues with her then is that I had trained up my Typhlosion and only my Typhlosion.

And wtf did I say Olivia for. I meant Jasmine.

Just started a Yellow run-through about a half an hour ago and I've already clocked two hours (I discovered that hitting the spacebar makes the game's speed literally jump to over 9000%, so I tap it when in battles and in straight passages to speed up the run-through); despite only JUST entering Viridian Forest.

I got lucky on the route where you fight Gary's Pidgey and Eevee and managed to catch a Mankey. Yay. :3 My current team is...

Lvl 7 Pikachu (Moo)
Lvl 8 Mankey (Woof)
Lvl 3 Rattata (Meow)

If I don't epically fail, I'll probably be in Cerulean or something by tonight.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

Good news - I'm going to be recording my Emerald Nuzlocke and uploading to Youtube and all, with narration.

Bad news - Audio is choppy, so if I can figure out how to layer some background music I'll be good.

 

[Cease Tick]

I did a nuzlocke run of Platinum this summer. Here's how it went:
RULES:
1) I can only catch the first pokemon in each area.
1.1) Duplicate? Too bad.
1.2) I kill it? Too bad.
2) If a pokemon faints in battle, it must be placed in the cemetery box asap and never used again.
3) If my entire party faints, then I lose unless I have more Pokemon in my box.
4) I must nickname every pokemon.
5) I must use the "SET" battle setting.
6) Healing items are not allowed.
6.1) X items, ethers/elixers, and vitamins have no restrictions.
6.2) Berries are allowed only if equipped to pokemon and not used directly.
6.3) The ban is lifted between matches against the Elite Four.

OK GO!

I started out with a Turtwig (Bowser) because he's tough and he's good against the gyms. Somehow I didn't find a single wild pokemon on either trip through Route 201, so once I got poke balls I caught a Starly (Lombardi). I caught another Starly (Harvey) at Lake Verity. On Route 203 I caught a Shinx (Meowth). In my second fight against my rival I sacrificed Harvey to get a free switch. Oh well, I didn't need him anyway. By the time I got to Oreburgh I had caught a Zubat (Wayne), a Psyduck (Ernest), and a Geodude (Mr. Dunn (He's a fat teacher at my school)). I caught another Geodude (Brick) in the mine. Roark was super easy; Bowser used Withdraw to boost up to +6, got all his health back with Absorb, and killed Cranidos with Razor Leaf.

In Floaroma I lost Wayne to a Stunky. Darn. I caught a stupid Shinx (Tom) at the Valley Windworks. Mars was tough, I think Mr. Dunn died fighting her, but my memories are vague. By the time I reached Eterna I had added a Budew (Buddy), a Buizel (Miles), and a Cascoon (Navi). Gardenia got crushed by an overleveled Lombardi. I caught another Wurmple (Navi2) somewhere. After I finished cycling path I realized that most of my team was dangerously underleveled. I decided to start grinding. I didn't go very well. Buddy and Navi died, and while I caught another Zubat (God****Bat) and a Meditite (Ninja), they both died too. I was able to grind Miles and Bowser up a few levels. I also hatched the Togepi (Scrambles) and raised it to level 10. Miles evolved by the time I reached Fantina, and swept her easily with Crunch. Before I got to Veilstone I caught a Roselia (Queen), a Gastly (Jasper), and an Unown I (I-senhower). I also put Scrambles in the day care, because I never knew when I might want some kind of backup. I vaguely remember beating Maylene using Lombardi with an X Attack. Before I reached Pastoria I caught another Budew (Bud 2), a Houndour (Arcanine), and a Magikarp (**** ROCKS). I also caught a Tangela (Mojonbo) in the Great Marsh. I beat my rival easily, and even got Bowser to evolve before the fight. Floatzel was going to be annoying, but I had a plan. I was going to start by using Queen to Leech Seed Quagsire, then I would switch to Bowser to curse up to +6. After that Ice Fang would barely be able to make a scratch, and I would be all set. I moved **** ROCKS and Arcanine out of my party because they wouldn't be useful. I fought Wake with Queen, Mojonbo, Bowser, Lombardi, Jasper, and Miles. As the battle started, I immediately noticed I had made a mistake. In Platinum, Wake leads with Gyarados. I switched Queen out of harm's way for Mojonbo. All he was able to do was poison him before he died. I sent out Torterra to finish the job, and he did, but with only about 1/4th of his health. When Floatzel came in, I switched to Queen as a sacrifice so I could send out Lombardi for free. Lombardi tried to kill him but he died. Miles was next. He died too. Jasper hit him with his hardest Shadow Ball, but it wasn't enough and he died. I sent out Bowser, hoping for a miracle. I remembered that Ice Fang had a 5% miss chance. I nervously clicked the Razor Leaf button and waited for the outcome. Would I be struck down by my merciless opponent? Or would I be saved by the hax gods, and live to fight another day?

Part 2 coming soon.

Team so far:

Party:
Bowser, Level 33 Torterra

Box:
Bud 2, Level 18 Budew
Navi2, Level 13 Wurmple
Tom, Level 10 Shinx
I-senhower, Level 20 Unown (I)
Ernest, Level 4 Psyduck
Brick, Level 7 Geodude
**** ROCKS, Level 23 Gyarados
Arcanine, Level 27 Houndoom

Day Care
Scrambles, Level ?? Togepi

Cemetery:
Harvey, Level 2 Starly
Wayne, Level 8 Zubat
Mr. Dunn, Level 15 Geodude
Buddy, Level 17 Budew
Navi, Level 13 Dustox
God****Bat, Level 17 Zubat
Ninja, Level 18 Meditite
Meowth, Level 4 Shinx
Mojonbo, Level 28 Tangela
Queen, Level 21 Roserade
Lombardi, Level 33 Staravia
Miles, Level 32 Floatzel
Jasper, Level 33 Haunter

 

[Mic_128]

Veridian Forrest just killed Matatatta and Hawkeye from bloody poison

 

[Circa]

Veridian Forrest just killed Matatatta and Hawkeye from bloody poison

I actually have a strategy to (mostly) bypass this problem. When you get poisoned and your Pokemon is weak, just lightly tap the button in different directions so your character faces different directions; while not moving. Eventually you'll run into a Pokemon. Either use a healing item or an Antidote when this happens and then Run Away. Then book it to the nearest Pokemon Center, continuing the process on other patches of grass while on the way as needed (unless you used an Antidote, in which case you can continue as you were).

You SHOULD be able to make it to almost any Pokemon Center without losing your Pokemon with this method. Assuming, of course, that you have the healing items needed. Which I always do, because I take the money that I no longer have to use on Pokeballs in the beginning and buy Potions, Antidotes, and Paralyz Heals instead.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35Ac9F1a02M

Episode 1 - Basically an introductory video. Sorry for the low audio levels. =\

 

[Circa]

You better not ****ing kill me.

If you do, I'll hax you so hard you'll ragequit irl.

<3

 

[Terywj [태리]]

You better not ****ing kill me.

If you do, I'll hax you so hard you'll ragequit irl.

<3

I fixed the part about healing.

Anyway. I hope I don't kill you either. ^^

For those of you who haven't watched it, I have a Torchic named Circa. :D

 

[Circa]

I fixed the part about healing.

Anyway. I hope I don't kill you either. ^^

For those of you who haven't watched it, I have a Torchic named Circa. :D

And it's female. It should have been named Leafybug for accuracy's sake.

Granted, with a low number of females (read: none) in the PC, I guess it's pretty inevitable for some of us to be females in-game.

...this makes me want to restart Yellow and record a Nuzlocke of my own.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

And it's female. It should have been named Leafybug for accuracy's sake.

Granted, with a low number of females (read: none) in the PC, I guess it's pretty inevitable for some of us to be females in-game.

...this makes me want to restart Yellow and record a Nuzlocke of my own.

You should! I'd sponsor you through my playthrough! :3

I'll be recording the next episode as soon as I wrap up my homework.

 

[Niiro]

BAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.

Rip Nuzlocke the Seedot. Died during first period.

>spent an hour grinding his *** up to 12
>still no attacking moves besides bide
>go up against that team grunt guy in the forest
>think that Nuzlocke can handle that stupid dog
>use bide
> opponent spams sand attack and bide
>2 critical hits in a row, and bide misses

 

[XACE-K]

I want to start a nuzlocke and I'm wondering which of the will be the easiest to accomplish (or at the very least get past a few gyms):

R/S
FR/LG
D/Pt

Spoiler

I won't be doing both, I just grouped them along with others they're associated with.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

Probably R/S. Short routes to the next area, etc. At least that's what I think, anyway.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZKnUYPXBgI

Next episode away!

 

[Wave⁂]

More spacebar, Tery.

EDIT: Zigzagoons are awesome in Nuzlockes since they like to randomly find Rare Candies. And also the occasional Ultra Ball / Nugget.

EDIT2: lol Seph is Calm

 

[Tacel]

Wow. Nuzlockes look like their fun. I'll have to do one. The faint and release thing reminds me of Fire Emblem.
I don't have a spare game, though. Are emulators recommended for this?

 

[Terywj [태리]]

More spacebar, Tery.

EDIT: Zigzagoons are awesome in Nuzlockes since they like to randomly find Rare Candies. And also the occasional Ultra Ball / Nugget.

EDIT2: lol Seph is Calm

Cool. Wave will now be helpful to the team. :3

Wow. Nuzlockes look like their fun. I'll have to do one. The faint and release thing reminds me of Fire Emblem.
I don't have a spare game, though. Are emulators recommended for this?

I'm running on VisualBoy for my Nuzlocke.

 

[Mic_128]

BAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.

Rip Nuzlocke the Seedot. Died during first period.

Puberty is deadly in pokemon.

Trying to not use items like potions and antidotes, but I'll remember that idea next time I get poisoned.

So far got Queeny the Kakuna at 9 and Shelly the Squirtle at 10. When Queeny evolves into Beedril, gonna kill Brock and then hope I can get a good pokemon in Route 3. (Was rather dissapointed that Route 2 is continued north of Veridian

 

[Terywj [태리]]

I gotta remember to name one of my Pokemon in my run after Mic. I'll nickname the Pokemon I catch on Route 128 (if said Route exists) after Mic. Stay tuned for that one.

 

[Chill]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35Ac9F1a02M

Episode 1 - Basically an introductory video. Sorry for the low audio levels. =\

emulators!? GTFO!!

j/k. Good luck with your Nuzlocke. I'm thinking of doing a Plat run or looking for a copy of FRLG next.

 

[Mic_128]

I gotta remember to name one of my Pokemon in my run after Mic. I'll nickname the Pokemon I catch on Route 128 (if said Route exists) after Mic. Stay tuned for that one.

http://serebii.net/pokearth/hoenn/route128.shtml

If you're going to do that, kick the pun factor up a notch and name it 'AquatMic'

 

[Terywj [태리]]

I'm severely limited in good Pokemon there, unfortunately. I'd have to use a bunch of repels, and then hopefully Dive and get a Chinchou. I could catch a Luvdisc and name it "LoveMic." XD

Edit - Episode 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNy-FcmbL_I
**** Poochyena.

 

[E123-omega]

I beat Ruby's Elite 4 without losing any of my pokemon in there.

I started another run on my Leafgreen and just got the Rainbow badge

 

[Niiro]

Nuzlocking in Ruby is just heartbreaking. SwigSwag just got gayed over by Brawly. Stupid sand-attack. IF ONLY I GRINDED MOAR =(

I might just give up and do this on plat or something =/

 

[Terywj [태리]]

I'm probably going to be grinding in-between every episode just in case, haha.

 

[E123-omega]

Nidoqueens are awesome, they are so useful.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

I swear this Nuzlocke is just taunting the living crap out of me. More grinding ensued, and what do I find? Tailow, Shroomish, Silcoon, even Slakoth. Wow.

 

[Kofu]

I might just give up and do this on plat or something =/

I'd say that would be a bit harder due to the actually decent AI.

I've thus far lost two members of my team: a Primeape and a Dugtrio.

 

[Terywj [태리]]

SHENANIGANS

Episode 4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kMeDXZfxpo