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[Heron TSG]

Yeah, I thought it was awesome that I got a Ralts before Wally did. I also got an Abra on my first try in Granite Cave.

What do you mean by that last part? If it means what I think it means, yes, I can switch Pokemon. This isn't to make it easier so much as it is a way to spread out the fighting and keep the party evenly leveled. Also, it allows strategy to still be used, keeping the game interesting. When you're fighting the Psychic Gym with a fighting type, things get pretty stupid pretty fast. The goal is not to guarantee death, the goal is to make death hard to avoid.

[Toady Two]

Well I remember(at least from Red/Blue/Yellow) there being an option for either set or switching battles. With switching battles every time you KO an opponent you know what the enemy is going to send at you and you get a chance switch appropriately. With set mode when you KO you immediately fight the next pokemon and if you need to switch you have to lose a turn.

[Heron TSG]

Oh, that option. Yeah, I use the set battle option all the time anyway, but I'll add it to the rules.

[Heron TSG]

Spoiler: Mind Over Matter (click to show/hide)

Conan rose from the bed where he had lain in wait. The sun had not set. This was a strange land indeed. He strode down the steps, eager to begin his newest journey. Before entering the great outdoors, his mother stopped him.

Mom: CONAN! Good luck on thy journey! Take these running shoes, you may need them!

CONAN: I do not run.

Mom: Use them for charging or something then. It's rude to wear them indoors though, so remember that.

CONAN: Whatever. I am off to greatness!

CONAN sets forth on his journey, first heading to the Oldale Market, where he buys a couple antidotes, paralyze heals, and some potions.

Clerk: You know there's a Pokemon Center right next door, right? Less than a minute away from here? You could fix up your Pokemon for free there.

CONAN: How dare you insult me, vile scum of the Earth? I do not accept handouts. Where I come from, a man earns his place.

Clerk: Well, it's your choice I guess. It's free for everyone, though.

CONAN: What manner of trickery is this? Someday, when all your civilization and science are likewise swept away, your kind will pray for a man with a sword. A man should not rely on gadgets and handouts to survive: he should be able to stand alone against the tides of darkness with naught but his and his companions' strength.

Clerk: Just pay up and get out.

CONAN absconds from the Market before heading West into an untamed wilderness.

Route 102

CONAN rushes into the easternmost cluster of bushes, only to find that his redheaded prey is defenseless, and there would be no honor in slaying the pathetic creature. However, he is ambushed by a Ralts who was apparently using the human as bait.

The long-haired freak looks like it will run at any moment, so CONAN immediately throws the Ultra Ball that Meroveg recently found, luckily catching it on the first try. Seeing that it is feminine in dress yet has great potential, having challenged the greatest warrior in the land, CONAN names this creature Boudica after a warrior of similar qualities.

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CONAN decides to test Boudica's might against the youngling guarding the path to the south.

Youngster Calvin: I guard this path, knave! None may cross without facing me in pitched combat! Have at you!

CONAN: Go forth, Boudica, and slay this pox-ridden whelp!

vs.

Boudica immediately faces off against a Zigzagoon far more powerful than any CONAN has encountered in the wild. The Zigzagoon circles Boudica, growling.

CONAN: Boudica! Tackle that mangy dog!

Unbeknownst to CONAN, Boudica does not know how to tackle. Boudica instead teleports wildly around the battlefield, confusing the Zigzagoon while avoiding its attacks.

CONAN: Ugh, come back then. You have much to learn. Go, Wulfgar! Show the new recruit how it's done!

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As Wulfgar enters the battlefield, the opposing Zigzagoon cowers, seeing a foe that far overmatches it. It overcomes its fear and leaps into battle, though it knows its doom is nigh. Wulfgar leaps upon it and tears its throat out almost immediately, sending Youngster Calvin running. Wulfgar jumps onto Calvin's back and pins him down.

CONAN: Good work, Wulfgar! You, youngling! Money or life? You had best prepare to give one up!

Calvin hands CONAN a wad of cash before sprinting back to Oldale.

Bug Catcher Rick battles in the same fashion, though he has two Wurmples. They fall easily before the might of Wulfgar, though Boudica refuses to actually attack, favoring a strategy of endless teleportation. Wulfgar is only slightly injured by the Wurmple, but he attains level 7. CONAN heals him with a potion, and all is well.

Ahead, however, Youngster Allen stands vigil upon a high bluff, waiting for a foe to challenge him.

CONAN: Puny child, out of my way! I aim for Petalburg, and you will not stand in my way!

Allen: My Poochyena and Taillow have never been defeated! You won't change that!

CONAN: Bring it, shorty!

CONAN throws out Wulfgar while Allen deploys his Taillow

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The Taillow pecks at Wulfgar from above, but Wulfgar's strong jaws break the gutless beast's neck almost immediately afterward. Shocked, Allen sends out his own Poochyena to try to beat the relentless Wulfgar.

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CONAN: Good job, Wulfgar! Now just crush this nuisance so we can get out of here!

Wulfgar and the Poochyena charge each other, and crimson blood sprays across the turf. Both look about half dead, but Wulfgar has the upper hand.

Allen: Poochyena! Go for the throat and don't let go!

When the two next collide, Wulfgar is caught by the throat, and he feels his lifeblood seeping out at an alarming rate. Regardless of how much he thrashes, his foe does not let up. Before the two had been dealing nigh-equal damage to one another, but this had changed things. Suddenly Wulfgar was losing badly, and there was naught CONAN could do.

CONAN: Hang on, Wulfgar! You can make it!

Exhausted and ragged, Wulfgar collapses beneath the other Poochyena. CONAN looks on in horror, and something within him snaps. A look of sheer rage crosses his face as he pulls out a second Pokeball.

CONAN: Go, Hrothgar! Slay this blackguard and his mutt.

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Hrothgar emerges from his Pokeball and claws viciously at the Poochyena, slaying it almost instantly.

CONAN: There is no choice for you. I shall have both your money and your life.

vs.

Hrothgar easily catches the fleeing trainer and dispatches him quickly in a frenzy of scratches and pecks.

CONAN, though saddened by the loss of Wulfgar, continues on to Petalburg, the land of his father. During this journey, Boudica and Torchic team up to confuse and slay enemies at an alarming rate. Eventually, Boudica masters the art of deception so well that it manifests as a psychic attack. With his three remaining Pokemon, CONAN challenges the final trainer of the route, Lass Tiana.

CONAN: Flee for your life! You cannot stop me from reaching Petalburg, she-devil!

Lass Tiana: Who are you? I'm just looking for Pokemon, I'm not stopping you.

CONAN: How dare you try to convince me to retreat! The law of the land says that two trainers who meet upon a battle-plain must fight to the death, and I shall uphold the ancient tradition! Steel thyself, witch!

Boudica, armed with the power of Confusion, easily slays both of Tiana's Zigzagoons. Their growls had no effect on the special attacks that Boudica used. They were weak-willed dogs, easily crushed by Boudica's blasts of mental energy. Tiana surrendered nearly instantly, giving CONAN half of her savings. Having taken his profit from the battle, CONAN strode into Petalburg, ready to meet his long-lost father. First though, he went to the nearby medical center to prepare Wulfgar's body for burial. Though Wulfgar's death was only the first of many, CONAN was always saddened most by the loss of his first true warrior.

Goddamn I hate critical hits.

Did I mention that you can't run from a fight, no matter how difficult or easy it may be? I'll update the first post. Also, while fighting in Gyms you may only use as many Pokemon as the leader has. Rivals and Elite Four are fair game, though, since there are 26 Elite Four Pokemon and your Rival always has stupidly high level Pokemon anyway.

[PenguinOverlord]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

 Optional rules

Though the above rules tend to stay consistent with all challengers, many optional variations and amendments to the rules also exist to further adjust difficulty. These include, but are not limited to:

    * Adjusting the first encounter rule to ban duplicate captures.
    * Considering a black out/white out to be "game over," even if there are Pokémon left in the PC.
    * Banning the use of potions and healing items, relying only on Pokémon Centers for healing.
    * Banning the use of Pokémon Centers, relying only on potions and healing items for healing.
    * Limiting Pokémon Center visits to a certain number per town.
    * Banning the use of held items.
    * Limiting the number of Poké Balls to purchase per Poké Mart.
    * Banning the use of Master Balls.
    * Rather than releasing the Pokémon, it can be migrated or permanently boxed should it happen to faint.

Many other rules exist; challengers adjust their personal rules according to their own preferences. In order to be considered a true Nuzlocke Challenge, however, the two core rules must be in place.

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Yeah. I've done a Nuzlocke challenge before, but this seems slightly different. One that I think isn't on that list is killing all the legendaries.

[Heron TSG]

Yeah, that ruleset is for weaklings.

PS: Spoiler that, that's a huge image.

[PenguinOverlord]

It's fun though, man.

[Heron TSG]

I actually started this game using those rules, and it was way too easy. I like a challenge, so I started adding more and more rules until MANGRIT. Having battles be tense and dangerous is fun.

[PenguinOverlord]

what do you mean nuzlocke is too easy
Seriously, my starter has been critted too many times to count.

[Heron TSG]

Well, being able to just run to a Pokemon Center after each battle was both annoying and undermined the whole challenge. The rules about banning either items or Pokemon Centers were both easy to undermine; get a lot of money via Pickup if Pokemon Centers are banned, and repeatedly run to a Pokemon Center if items are banned.

As far as a white-out equaling a Game Over, that is actually more beneficial than just releasing all the Pokemon that used to be in the party. If you think about it, restarting lets you get Pokemon from each route again, as well as retraining your team to overcome the challenge that stopped you. The way I do things, losing your whole party means that you have to get another from your box. If you don't have any more, game over. If you do (sort of unlikely, and you definitely won't have many), then you have to retrain it anyway and then find a way to get more Pokemon without being able to pass the challenge that stopped you. (Unless you level that one Pokemon up high enough to win on it's own, but damn.)

[IronyOwl]

This is more hilarious than I expected. Well done.

[KaguroDraven]

I just have one question. You say legendaries can be caught but not used right? But what if your Legendary is the last pokemon you have period? Are you allowed to use it then as the 'Ultra secret weapon'?

[Heron TSG]

Nope, you lose. I want to catch the legendaries for usage on some of my other Pokemon games (I'm using an actual cartridge), but I don't want to make the game any easier. Thus they go into stasis instead of just being murdered.

EDIT: Working on Episode 04. This one's going to cover everything up to Rustboro. Then the next one will include everything up to Dewford. The next one will cover Dewford, and then the next will cover Slateport. Afterwards, I can start playing again, and suggestions for names can be taken along with other suggestions.

[Cthulhu]

So what about the first two routes before you get a pokeball?  Does the Only Catch Your First Encounter rule count before it's possible to catch one?  I managed to find stuff on both of my first two routes before I had a pokeball.

[Heron TSG]

Err... I guess so. I didn't have that problem; I took all the shortest paths so as to avoid fighting any until I had some.