So I decided to go along with the Nuzlocke challenge, picking um Emerald for it. I was originally going to do Fire Red, but I'd rather wait a bit longer before replaying that. Diamond and Pearl are still too fresh in my head, so that left me with Emerald version.
![[Image: partyatstart.png]](http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/8615/partyatstart.png)
Oh boy, this is the party I managed to get. 2nd Poochie isn't used because I didn't even want it, but it just had to show up in a spot where it's not even that common. Shortly after I got it, it's only natural that I bump into 3 Shroomish in a row, right?
So anyway, I got my first badge and decided I'd grind my Pokemon a little. I was so happy that I got an Adamant Whismur. All of my other Pokemon have pretty contradicting natures, so it was a relief that my luck wasn't too bad.
![[Image: auau.png]](http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/5853/auau.png)
Auau~
I have to say, at first I was a little annoyed finding Whismur OUTSIDE of the cave that's CRAWLING with Whismur. But I really grew to like her, and she was hitting everything pretty hard. I accepted that meeting that Whismur outside of the cave was more lucky than I thought. Me and Auau- would be getting along better than I thought.
....Until I met... Skitty
I accidentally used Uproar from being impatient and tapping A like crazy. Skitty got hit pretty bad, but hung on with red health. I didn't think I had anything to worry about, since I still had a sizable amount of HP left. CRITICAL HIT.
![[Image: ripauau.png]](http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/6416/ripauau.png)
RIP, Auau-
For anyone who wants to take the challenge but don't know the rules.
The original rules are:
1. Catch the first Pokemon you encounter in each route/cave/whatever and nothing else. If you fail to catch it, too bad, continue onwards.
2. If you Pokemon faints, consider it dead and release it.
There have been additional rules added here and there around sites to keep it more challenging. You can easily google up and find people posting slightly different sets of rules, but the first 2 rules are always included in them somehow. I'm playing with the additional rule of only using potions inside battles, because I feel that makes it too easy. I may or may not keep up with this rule, because while potions do make things a bit easy, sometimes you're really boned without them. I'll see how I go through.
I'm also playing with SET battlestyle. This means that I don't get told "xxx is sending out yyy, would you like to switch?"
So if I want to switch Pokemon, I have to use a turn to switch, and risk taking a hit.
Oh boy, this is the party I managed to get. 2nd Poochie isn't used because I didn't even want it, but it just had to show up in a spot where it's not even that common. Shortly after I got it, it's only natural that I bump into 3 Shroomish in a row, right?
So anyway, I got my first badge and decided I'd grind my Pokemon a little. I was so happy that I got an Adamant Whismur. All of my other Pokemon have pretty contradicting natures, so it was a relief that my luck wasn't too bad.
Auau~
I have to say, at first I was a little annoyed finding Whismur OUTSIDE of the cave that's CRAWLING with Whismur. But I really grew to like her, and she was hitting everything pretty hard. I accepted that meeting that Whismur outside of the cave was more lucky than I thought. Me and Auau- would be getting along better than I thought.
....Until I met... Skitty
I accidentally used Uproar from being impatient and tapping A like crazy. Skitty got hit pretty bad, but hung on with red health. I didn't think I had anything to worry about, since I still had a sizable amount of HP left. CRITICAL HIT.
RIP, Auau-
For anyone who wants to take the challenge but don't know the rules.
The original rules are:
1. Catch the first Pokemon you encounter in each route/cave/whatever and nothing else. If you fail to catch it, too bad, continue onwards.
2. If you Pokemon faints, consider it dead and release it.
There have been additional rules added here and there around sites to keep it more challenging. You can easily google up and find people posting slightly different sets of rules, but the first 2 rules are always included in them somehow. I'm playing with the additional rule of only using potions inside battles, because I feel that makes it too easy. I may or may not keep up with this rule, because while potions do make things a bit easy, sometimes you're really boned without them. I'll see how I go through.
I'm also playing with SET battlestyle. This means that I don't get told "xxx is sending out yyy, would you like to switch?"
So if I want to switch Pokemon, I have to use a turn to switch, and risk taking a hit.