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- Jarrod
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- Jarrod
Hello guys! I'm Jarrod, and since I'm already partaking in the Pokemon Platinum Hunger Games Randomizer Nuzlocke, I figured that now would be a good time to do my own nuzlocke, but with the 5th Generation instead. There's an added bonus of having Spring Break next week as well, so I can focus more on it than I would had I started this earlier.
- Why Generation 5/Why not Black 2 or White 2?
Well, I think Gen 5 gets a lot of bad rep for no reason (that you can't also apply to other generations, like bad designs or too many legendaries). The plot is excellent, and a lot of the Pokemon are good objectively and cool in my own personal opinion. As for choosing this instead of B2W2, I wanted to strictly limit myself to Gen 5 Pokemon only, so I didn't want to run around and see Mareep or Riolu in the wild. Defeats the purpose in my view. It also can allow theoretically for the Weather Trio as early as Level 10 and that wouldn't really be fair.
- What rules will you be implementing for this Nuzlocke? There are so many optional ones!
1. The player may only catch the first Pokemon they find on any given route, and may not go back to catch another one. The only exception is Species Clause. Species Clause in a Nuzlocke means if you've obtained a Patrat (for example) on Route 1, and your first encounter on Route 2 is also a Patrat, then you are allowed to find the next Pokemon as your encounter instead of having duplicate Pokemon, because that just isn't fun.
2. Nicknames. This might not be the most necessary rule for a Nuzlocke, as that's not the main focus of the challenge, but I will implement it anyway. Nicknames can be used to give a more personal attachment to your Pokemon. Nothing more, nothing less.
3. Any Pokemon that faints is considered dead, and no longer usable. Part of the enticement about Nuzlockes is the focus on keeping your teammates alive. Because if you die in real life you typically don't get a second shot, right? So that is the logic we follow here. And they must be put in the PC box never to be seen again or released. The only time I think I will allow a resurrection of sorts is if I encounter a Shiny and catch it. It will ignore the first encounter of a route as well. I don't personally expect to need to implement this because of the low chance to encounter a Shiny, but still.
4. Limit on the number of items I can buy at a Pokemart. This one is another optional rule in a Nuzlocke, but to make it even more of a challenge, I won't just be able to buy a bunch of Potions, Full Restores, repels, etc. Only TEN items per city. Because why not?
5. No trading for other Pokemon. You may only use the Pokemon you physically obtained yourself. The only exception is if I were to catch a Pokemon that evolves by trading only, in which case I'd be getting it back instantly anyway.
6. If I faint and white out/black out, that is GAME OVER. No matter how many Pokemon I have left in my box ready to use. Losing my current party loses me the game.
7. Game over/encounter rules will only apply when I obtain Pokeballs and can catch my own Pokemon. Thankfully, in Black and White, you get Pokeballs before that part can even be an issue, but there will be mercy at the very beginning in case I lose to Cheren or Bianca.
8. Will ban the use of Legendary Pokemon such as Cobalion, Thundurus, and whatnot. The only Legendary I can actually capture and use is the cover legendary Zekrom, because the game kinda forces you to.
9. The max level I can go will be determined by the level of the next Gym Leader's strongest Pokemon. This will act as a checkpoint and level cap of sorts so I don't get too strong.
10. Gift Pokemon such as the Elemental Monkeys/Fossil Pokemon will not count for that route's first encounter, since they were gifts and not captures.
And there you have it! As soon as I start the actual challenge itself I will post updates after each gym has been beaten, or maybe after each major rival/N/Team Plasma battle has been done. Not every single one of those battles will be update worthy, so I will update at my discretion.
Wish me luck!
- Why Generation 5/Why not Black 2 or White 2?
Well, I think Gen 5 gets a lot of bad rep for no reason (that you can't also apply to other generations, like bad designs or too many legendaries). The plot is excellent, and a lot of the Pokemon are good objectively and cool in my own personal opinion. As for choosing this instead of B2W2, I wanted to strictly limit myself to Gen 5 Pokemon only, so I didn't want to run around and see Mareep or Riolu in the wild. Defeats the purpose in my view. It also can allow theoretically for the Weather Trio as early as Level 10 and that wouldn't really be fair.
- What rules will you be implementing for this Nuzlocke? There are so many optional ones!
1. The player may only catch the first Pokemon they find on any given route, and may not go back to catch another one. The only exception is Species Clause. Species Clause in a Nuzlocke means if you've obtained a Patrat (for example) on Route 1, and your first encounter on Route 2 is also a Patrat, then you are allowed to find the next Pokemon as your encounter instead of having duplicate Pokemon, because that just isn't fun.
2. Nicknames. This might not be the most necessary rule for a Nuzlocke, as that's not the main focus of the challenge, but I will implement it anyway. Nicknames can be used to give a more personal attachment to your Pokemon. Nothing more, nothing less.
3. Any Pokemon that faints is considered dead, and no longer usable. Part of the enticement about Nuzlockes is the focus on keeping your teammates alive. Because if you die in real life you typically don't get a second shot, right? So that is the logic we follow here. And they must be put in the PC box never to be seen again or released. The only time I think I will allow a resurrection of sorts is if I encounter a Shiny and catch it. It will ignore the first encounter of a route as well. I don't personally expect to need to implement this because of the low chance to encounter a Shiny, but still.
4. Limit on the number of items I can buy at a Pokemart. This one is another optional rule in a Nuzlocke, but to make it even more of a challenge, I won't just be able to buy a bunch of Potions, Full Restores, repels, etc. Only TEN items per city. Because why not?
5. No trading for other Pokemon. You may only use the Pokemon you physically obtained yourself. The only exception is if I were to catch a Pokemon that evolves by trading only, in which case I'd be getting it back instantly anyway.
6. If I faint and white out/black out, that is GAME OVER. No matter how many Pokemon I have left in my box ready to use. Losing my current party loses me the game.
7. Game over/encounter rules will only apply when I obtain Pokeballs and can catch my own Pokemon. Thankfully, in Black and White, you get Pokeballs before that part can even be an issue, but there will be mercy at the very beginning in case I lose to Cheren or Bianca.
8. Will ban the use of Legendary Pokemon such as Cobalion, Thundurus, and whatnot. The only Legendary I can actually capture and use is the cover legendary Zekrom, because the game kinda forces you to.
9. The max level I can go will be determined by the level of the next Gym Leader's strongest Pokemon. This will act as a checkpoint and level cap of sorts so I don't get too strong.
10. Gift Pokemon such as the Elemental Monkeys/Fossil Pokemon will not count for that route's first encounter, since they were gifts and not captures.
And there you have it! As soon as I start the actual challenge itself I will post updates after each gym has been beaten, or maybe after each major rival/N/Team Plasma battle has been done. Not every single one of those battles will be update worthy, so I will update at my discretion.
Wish me luck!
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I've messed up a few names before but that came out funny. Oh, well 
