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[Galick]

Let's get started then.

Welcome to me Let's Playing Pokemon Emerald!  I'll be doing a Nuzlocke run, and I'll include the rules at the bottom of this post for those of you unfamiliar with this.

Before we get started properly, however, I need some input from you guys.


Are we a boy?


A girl?


Our name?


And what starter would you guys like to see?  And we need a name for the little guy/girl too.

What is a Nuzlocke?
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Nuzlocke_Challenge

Read that for your challenge needs.  Just know that I am a BIT more lax in this than most for fun purposes.  Mainly, I won't restrict myself to items only healing or only pokemon center healing.  I will NOT overlevel to any extent unless you call getting a new teamate up to the group par over-levelling, and I fully intend on following the rules regarding catching.  However, I will include one thing for myself:  I count in-water and on-land routes as two different things.  That means I have up to two pokemon I can catch per route but no more.  That rule mainly exists because I have a few water pokemon I enjoy using.

Da Rules
1.  I shall catch no more than two pokemon per route - one from the land, one from water.  If either shall faint or flee, then I shall move on with no new pokemon.
2.  Death shall be permanent.  It doesn't matter if it's a shiny or my starter, I shall not revive them.  It shall go into the Box labelled "Graveyard".
3.  The first pokemon I see is the first I shall obtain.  However, I shall not double-stack pokemon.  Meaning, if I find a zigzagoon in the first route and a zigzagoon in the second, I am not obligated to catch that as my first pokemon.  I want this to be interesting and a team full of every-day mons would be boring for all.
4.  I shall not take use of an HM bitch.  I shall spread the HMs around my active party and use them as needed.  If I reach a point where I need to use an HM that none of my pokemon - including those in the legitimate box can take, I lose.
5.  No splerging rare candies or in-battle stat up items.  I am free to use the stat boosters if I FIND them.  No purchasing those is allowed.
6.  No breeding.
7.  If I obtain an egg and it hatches, I am to count the pokemon I get from said egg as the pokemon for that route.
8.  Battle Style = Set.

Suggest any rules you guys want, vote on stuff, and I'll work it in.

Votes
Treeko - 2
Torchic - 3  Chosen
Mudkip - 1

(counting Thexor's vote as for Treeko as I flipped a coin.  Let me know if you wanna change it - though, Torchic is kinda overdone.  Remember, don't vote for convenience vote for what you wanna see.)

Gender
Female - 2 Alison? Chosen
Male - 0

Possible Rules
No Pokemon Centers - Only items.  Possible, but not likely to happen for my first Nuzlocke run.  If enough people show support for it, I suppose it'll happen though.


Table of Contents
Part 1.  Beginning
Part 2.  First Battle
Part 3.  Zigzagoon Caught!
Part 4.  I AM A LUCKY AND INCREDIBLY HAPPY BASTARD.
Part 5.  Confusion Get!
Part 6.  Let's meet with Dad!
Part 7.  Camping Fun!
Part 8.  Aqua?  School!?  Whishmur?!!
Part 9.  Training for the Future.
Part 10.  Training and Victory.
Part 11.  Evolution.
Part 12.  A meeting at Devon
Part 13.  I'm on a Boat

Possible Names
Poochyena:  Rover or Maggie.

[Thexor]

I'm always interested in a good Nuzlocke run. (Assuming it doesn't die from lack of attention!)

If we're going to be capturing lots of water-types anyways (thanks to the water-route rule), then we might as well get the Grass or Fire starter. No point over-specializing, right? 

[RoryTehNoob]

I'll throw in my vote for Torchic. Fire/Fighting makes it good overall, but a lot of grinding is required for the first gym.

-Edit: Vote for girl. And as for items only, you will run out of PP really quick, and you can't get PP restore items in stores (I don't think) so that might pose a problem.

[Burnt Pies]

Female, named Alison.

And I vote Torchic, too.

[Heron TSG]

Mudkip!

Though I highly recommend an items-only run. You can use potions, but Pokemon Centers are forbidden. It's a great way to make you conserve money whenever you can.

[Bluerobin]

Hmm I'm voting female (Alison sounds good) and Torchic too, mostly because I've never played as a girl OR used Torchic.

[Galick]

It has been decided!  We are female, named Alison, and our starter shall be Torchic.  If no one has any ideas of names for it, I'll name it.  Feel free to start voting on stuff I'll see/possibly catch in the first few routes and if you guess correctly, I'll use whatever name you pick.  Expect the first update soon!

EDIT!

Would you guys prefer a more 'meta' commentary (IE: Me just commenting about the game, pointing things out, etc.) or a more roleplay intensive one?

It would effect the length of time it takes for updates to come out, but I'm fine either way.  Choose!

Double Edit:  The Torchic is male.  Gimme a name!

[Bluerobin]

Haha I really want to suggest JetEngineLi as some horrible punny reference, but something like Howard or Zippo (still a punny reference, but less horrible) would probably be better.

Alternatively, Jeff.

[Akigagak]

Angry Dave.

[Galick]

Spoiler: Part 1 (click to show/hide)

Bumps in the road threw me awake - I was aware of the truck sliding to a controlled stop.  Guess I was here...to my new 'home'.  Dad wanted us here...so my mom, desperate for a chance to get reacquainted, roosted us up from our life in Saffron and sent us here to Lilyroot.

She arrived ahead of me, of course.  Taking a plane ahead instead of the truck would do that...I climbed out and stretched my arms and legs, gazing at the small town - way too small for my tastes.  There were a few small houses, including our own, and the pokemon lab at the edge of town.  No sights, no sounds, nothing...it was boring, in a word.  Mom told me that the Vigoroths that the moving company lent out to us had finished moving us in.  I went in just as the small but powerful pokemon left.  Their power was...amazing.  Those creatures were the one thing that Dad and I were alike in.  We both loved pokemon with all our hearts.  It was part of why Mom had hope I would reconcile with him, I guess.

She asked me to set the clock he left me as a welcoming present - just like him.  Boring, practical, but overall bland.  I set the clock and she called me back downstairs - but not before I grabbed a potion from my desk drawer that I've held onto since the day I decided to become a trainer.  Apparently, I had just missed an interview with him on tv...too bad.  He was a gym leader.  He's probably on tv all the time.  She asked me to meet the neighbors and Professor Birch in particular.  He was our next door neighbor apparently.  I slipped out the door and went next door silently, wondering what he'd be like.  Powerful?  Scary?  I suddenly had the image in my head of a masked man with a cape, scouring the world for powerful pokemon and finding everything out about them with a glance.

I knocked on the door in front of me and was called in by a female voice.  I walked in skittishly and the woman gave me a warm smile.

"You must be our new neighbor.  I'm the wife of Professor Birch.  My name is Anna.  What's your name?

I looked down and mumbled, "I'm Alison...excuse me, but where is Professor Birch?  I've wanted to meet him for a long time."  She smiled at me and said, "If he's not in his lab, he's in the fields north of town doing field research.  Why don't you go see?"

I thanked her and slowly went out the door just as she started yelling something upstairs to someone - I heard a name, Brendan.  I went to the fields north of the town, the only real exit that didn't go into thick woods and glanced around for my caped crusader...what I saw was less than...inspiring.  A man with a beard, lab coat, and shorts was being chased around by a small dog...a Poochyena.  He called for me to help him and said there were pokeballs in his bag...pokeballs in his bag?!  Was I going to finally capture a pokemon and start a journey?!  I rushed to the bag he mentioned and ripped it open, letting three pokeballs spill out of it.  I grabbed the middle one without hesitation and I felt a weight shift around inside it.  This one...has something in it...  I threw it at the ground at his direction and a red light exploded out then slowly took the form of a small bird with feathers the color of fire...he yelled out it's name just as the Poochyena got a sharp bite on his leg and knocked him down, then leaped upwards towards his throat.  He grabbed it and yelled at me to help him and I screamed at the bird to do something, ANYTHING.  It did.  It leaped at the Poochyena and knocked it off him with a sharp scratch from it's talons, sending blood oozing from it's wounds.

The Poochyena growled at the new threat low in the back of it's throat and without missing a beat, the bird scratched it yet again and this time it was fatal.  A thick gouge ran up the Poochyena's chest and blood spilled out from the wound, soaking the ground.  The pokemon - no, MY pokemon turned around and ran for me and I was afraid...but it jumped up and landed on my chest, knocking me to the ground while letting out a series of happy yells.  Torchic...my first pokemon.

So...what do you guys think?  Emulator ate the first update's screenshots for some reason, so I just typed it all out as a story.

Don't expect this often unless you guys like it, by the way.  I have a LOT of screenshots for later.  But, it all depends on what you want.  Gameplay wise, I just got the pokeballs and the pokedex.  No sighted pokemon except for the trainer battles.

Edit:  How far and few inbetween would you guys like this kinda update?  I kinda liked writing it, but if it's too fanficy for all of you I get it.  I know this is basically a glorified fanfic without screenshots

[Bluerobin]

I like a good story, but pictures make it for me. Even just setting the scene type things help to break up the wall o text. Looking good though!

[Galick]

Spoiler: Part 2:  First Battle (click to show/hide)

: an extremely good trainer.  My kid Brendan, is also studying Pokemon while helping me out.  Don't you think it might be a good idea to go meet him?  He could show you the ropes and help you get acquainted with your new Torchic!  Oh yes, you should give your Torchic a name.  It's a tradition!

I looked down at the little bird standing at my side and it looked back up at me...I could see small wisps of flame in it's beak.

: I...Zippo.  I'll name him Zippo.

He beamed at me and ushered me out of the lab, telling me his son was north of the next town, just a few miles away.  He said that I'd be back in time for dinner...I didn't really wanna come back.  I wanted to go to Petalburg...not like I'd tell them.  I told my mom where I was going and she nodded, barely paying attention.  Her eyes were glued on the television, hoping for a glimpse of dad.

I walked out of the town with Zippo at my side and it wasn't long before a Poochyena leaped out at us with it's teeth bared...it didn't last much longer than the other one did either.  Zippo didn't even get scratched.  The next town was within easy walking distance and it was almost as disappointingly small as Littleroot...



A man saw me come into town and almost literally dragged me to the pokemart while I was struggling and screaming all the while - the town was small though...and I made a big scene.  He explained what he was doing in a soft and gentle voice while Zippo looked up at him with hate in his little eyes, daring him to touch me again.  He walked into the store and I saw him talking with the clerk who gave him a potion...which he payed for out of his own pocket.  He handed it to me and told me it was on the house as a promotional giveaway.  I walked into the store, intent on buying SOMETHING to make up for my little scene...and...



:Just my luck...

I tried leaving the town via the western path and a man stopped me.  He had found footprints of some rare pokemon...I couldn't get past him.  I sighed and just went north to route 103 where Professor Birch said Brendan would be.



It was a small route.  Really more of a picnic spot so it didn't take long to find him...I didn't even see any pokemon.
He looked up from what he was doing - apparently talking to the Mudkip at his side and grinned at me.

: Hey, you must be Alison!  Professor Birch called ahead and said he sent you here with Torchic!  Or should I say Zippo?  Nice to meet you!

He was certainly...friendly enough.  His enthusiasm was enough to make me grin too.

: Hey, nice to meet you too.  What's your Mudkip's name?

He told me it was 'Swampy' and grinned.  We spoke for a little while about unimportant things then as he looked up at the sky, he noticed the time.

: Hey, since it's about time for us to head back do you wanna have a quick battle?  Nothing too serious though, just a little fun one between a rookie and a veteran!

I didn't want to...but I agreed.


Yeah...this could've gone better.

Zippo and Swampy both stepped forward and took battle stances, the Mudkip leaning down on all fours while Zippo flared his little wings and stood on his toes.  The first shots were devastating to both of them.  Swampy charged forward and nailed Zippo right in the chest with a tackling attack and knocked him a clear eight feet away...but not before Zippo could rake his talons down the little Mudkip's face, leaving a line of deep gouges that were seeping blood.


We BOTH started with critical hits that knocked the other down to yellow health.  I was honestly worried here.  I hadn't trained up my starter as I normally do cause I was hoping for a challenge, plus, I wanted to be able to catch a pokemon here later.



I immediately yanked out the potion the man gave me once I saw that Zippo was having trouble getting up and sprayed it over the little guy's chest - I could see bones shifting beneath the pokemon's skin as it's ribs re-aligned themselves to the right spots and he got up, good as new...just as Swampy tried to tackle him again.  Zippo just stepped aside and raked his talons down the Mudkip's side as it passed, making the little thing pass out on the ground.  Brendan called the match there and rushed over, treating his pokemon with a skill that was shocking...I guess having a professor as a dad helps out in that regard.




Nice.  Two levels from one fight.  Though, if I plan on keeping my lower levels, I'm gonna need to stock up on items quite a bit more than I thought I would, I believe.

Brendan withdrew the Mudkip as soon as he was done treating it with a smile on his face.  He turned to me and said with a knowing grin,







I didn't know what to say to that...so we just walked back to town in silence.  We didn't see another pokemon all the way back and when we got to town he told me he was gonna head for the lab and that I should come along too.

Woo!  First real update done!

Here are Zippo's stats and things if anyone's curious.  Let me know what you guys thought!



Next time:  I haven't played that far yet!  But, I should have a few new buddies with me.  Hopefully a Wingull.

Oh yeah, if anyone could find images of May, Brendan, and the various important NPCs as I come to them, that'd be amazing.  I really don't wanna find and crop a ton of images so they're roughly the same size.

[Bluerobin]

Awesome! The serious tone is pretty different from the other Pokemon LPs I've seen, even other Nuzlocke runs. Although, to be honest, I haven't really looked outside B12 for many pokemon LPs. Still, nice!

[Galick]

Awesome! The serious tone is pretty different from the other Pokemon LPs I've seen, even other Nuzlocke runs. Although, to be honest, I haven't really looked outside B12 for many pokemon LPs. Still, nice!

The serious tone is because IMO when you actually look past the cutesy kids stuff, pokemon games are incredibly violent
Seriously, think about the attacks, the shit you go through, etc..._{plus, I suck at writing anything but grimdark bullshit x_x}

[Urist Imiknorris]

If you get a poochyena I demand you name it either Rover or Maggie.