Earth Wolf-Howl
Nuzlocker
So I recently got to Viridian City on my FireRed Nuzlocke, and I'm still doing well- I've had no deaths, even if I did retire Lucky the Raticate so as to avoid his death. As a reminder, my rules are:
-If a Pokemon faints, it's dead and must be boxed.
-I can choose to either skip a Pokemon on a route before or sacrifice a team member if I want to avoid any Pokemon such as Spearow. This rule can only be used once per gym badge.
-If I find a Pokemon I already have, I can skip it and look for one I don't have.
-In the rare chance that I find a shiny, I am allowed to capture it and use it on my team. In addition, it will be given an immortal status due to its rarity. In the low chance that I find and catch three shinies in one playthrough, they will only be given two chances.
-I can catch legendaries, but they must be boxed in a special box for legendaries. Catching legendaries is the only point in the game I am permitted to SR in the case of a blackout, due to the low catch rates of legendaries. However, if a Pokémon dies by the end of the battle and I catch the legendary, any casualties must be instantly boxed.
-If I don't want to take a chance at attacking or running when a team member is at low HP, I can catch that Pokémon. However, that Pokémon must be boxed among my lost Pokémon and counted as a casualty.
As it has been a while since I last posted, I will start from an easy point. Just a few days back, I got out of Mt Moon with one casualty from my final rule (a Clefairy that would have destroyed my Ratatta, Lucky), and with a few additions to my team: Magnus the Mankey and Retrospect the Zubat. Although I longed to capture my newest Pokémon instantly, I decided to restrain myself until I got to Cerulean City and heal, due to the low HP all four of my current team members had. Thankfully, I got to Cerulean without any problems, and immediately left to Route 4 to capture a new team member. However, this turned out to be short-lived as I found an Ekans- a Pokémon I wasn't keen on using again. Nonetheless, I nicknamed her Vitti and trained her for a few battles before I gave up with her.
My rival, Kyle, was relatively tough with each Pokémon of my team- Pandora the Wartortle, Pit the Pidgeotto, Lucky the Rattata and Magnus the Mankey- each being at level 18. However, I knew where to strategise- until my rival pulled an unexpected move by switching out and unleashing his Bulbasaur on Pandora. Knowing full well the type matchups involved, I sent out Pit in an attempt to take it out and leave it clear for Pandora to sweep again. Big mistake- the Bulbasaur started to spam Sleep Powder and Leech Seed, barely giving Pit any opportunity to strike. He finally took the Bulbasaur out, near death and leaving me shocked that I had nearly lost him again for the second time in the span of a few hours. Finally, when Kyle sent out his Pidgeotto again, I let Pandora finish it off. The rest of his team was a cakewalk, especially with Lucky's Hyper Fang, but I was still shaking at the near loss of Pit.
Finally, healing my Pokémon (and especially Pit) once more, I advanced up Nugget Bridge, more concerned for the capture of my latest team member than the trainers before me. Also, FYI, Pit was having terrible luck that day- he almost fainted again. Lucky, however, was living up superbly to his name, and sweeping my opponents amazingly. However, it was at this point that I decided to retire him- although Lucky had been a faithful companion up to this point, I knew Raticate was substandard in the later game, and I was starting to grow attached to him. Alongside another member I adore, Magnus, if he fainted, I wasn't sure I could tolerate it. I decided to spare him and box him in my 'Retired' box.
Little did I now, I would soon capture the Pokémon to replace him in terms of affection- my new Oddish, Aphrodite. While training, she endured enemy attacks spectacularly well. Perhaps she may become a team member who will carry on to the Elite Four; I do not know. I personally hope she will.
After I completed the Nugget Bridge stuff and saved Bill, I decided to forego the Cerulean Gym for now and head to Vermillion in order to train Aphrodite sufficiently- to the point that she'd at least stand a chance with Absorb. Urgh... I'm not looking forward to it. My plan is to keep Aphrodite as a Gloom until she learns Moonlight and evolve her into a Vileplume so she can still learn Petal Dance. Nonetheless, I caught three team members near Vermillion: Fireball the Meowth, Enigma the Diglett and Lethe the Drowzee (I got lucky with him). Each of the three are level 18 as of now.
Team so far:
Party:
;008; Pandora- Was there supposed to be a pun here? (Level 20)
;056; Magnus (level 20)
;043; Aphrodite (level 20)
;052; Fireball (level 18)
;050; Enigma- *insert joke about Diglett's feet here* (level 18)
;096; Lethe (level 18)
On Hold
;017; Pit- That unlucky guy that almost always nearly faints. (In box during Fireball's training) (level 20)
;041; Retrospect- Given the fact that Golbat will still try to evolve without the National Dex, this will become very irritating... very fast! (in Daycare) (Level 7...ish)
Retired this update:
;020; Lucky- My mercy got the better of me. (level 5-20)
;023; Vitti- Would die anyway with just Poison Sting and Wrap (level 12-12. So impressive.)
;010; Gaol- Gaol? Who was that again? (level 3-5)
Casualties this update:
;035; Noyla- Caught as a last ditch attempt to save Lucky. As per the rules, I counted her as a casualty.
Total deaths: 1 (Noyla)
-If a Pokemon faints, it's dead and must be boxed.
-I can choose to either skip a Pokemon on a route before or sacrifice a team member if I want to avoid any Pokemon such as Spearow. This rule can only be used once per gym badge.
-If I find a Pokemon I already have, I can skip it and look for one I don't have.
-In the rare chance that I find a shiny, I am allowed to capture it and use it on my team. In addition, it will be given an immortal status due to its rarity. In the low chance that I find and catch three shinies in one playthrough, they will only be given two chances.
-I can catch legendaries, but they must be boxed in a special box for legendaries. Catching legendaries is the only point in the game I am permitted to SR in the case of a blackout, due to the low catch rates of legendaries. However, if a Pokémon dies by the end of the battle and I catch the legendary, any casualties must be instantly boxed.
-If I don't want to take a chance at attacking or running when a team member is at low HP, I can catch that Pokémon. However, that Pokémon must be boxed among my lost Pokémon and counted as a casualty.
As it has been a while since I last posted, I will start from an easy point. Just a few days back, I got out of Mt Moon with one casualty from my final rule (a Clefairy that would have destroyed my Ratatta, Lucky), and with a few additions to my team: Magnus the Mankey and Retrospect the Zubat. Although I longed to capture my newest Pokémon instantly, I decided to restrain myself until I got to Cerulean City and heal, due to the low HP all four of my current team members had. Thankfully, I got to Cerulean without any problems, and immediately left to Route 4 to capture a new team member. However, this turned out to be short-lived as I found an Ekans- a Pokémon I wasn't keen on using again. Nonetheless, I nicknamed her Vitti and trained her for a few battles before I gave up with her.
My rival, Kyle, was relatively tough with each Pokémon of my team- Pandora the Wartortle, Pit the Pidgeotto, Lucky the Rattata and Magnus the Mankey- each being at level 18. However, I knew where to strategise- until my rival pulled an unexpected move by switching out and unleashing his Bulbasaur on Pandora. Knowing full well the type matchups involved, I sent out Pit in an attempt to take it out and leave it clear for Pandora to sweep again. Big mistake- the Bulbasaur started to spam Sleep Powder and Leech Seed, barely giving Pit any opportunity to strike. He finally took the Bulbasaur out, near death and leaving me shocked that I had nearly lost him again for the second time in the span of a few hours. Finally, when Kyle sent out his Pidgeotto again, I let Pandora finish it off. The rest of his team was a cakewalk, especially with Lucky's Hyper Fang, but I was still shaking at the near loss of Pit.
Finally, healing my Pokémon (and especially Pit) once more, I advanced up Nugget Bridge, more concerned for the capture of my latest team member than the trainers before me. Also, FYI, Pit was having terrible luck that day- he almost fainted again. Lucky, however, was living up superbly to his name, and sweeping my opponents amazingly. However, it was at this point that I decided to retire him- although Lucky had been a faithful companion up to this point, I knew Raticate was substandard in the later game, and I was starting to grow attached to him. Alongside another member I adore, Magnus, if he fainted, I wasn't sure I could tolerate it. I decided to spare him and box him in my 'Retired' box.
Little did I now, I would soon capture the Pokémon to replace him in terms of affection- my new Oddish, Aphrodite. While training, she endured enemy attacks spectacularly well. Perhaps she may become a team member who will carry on to the Elite Four; I do not know. I personally hope she will.
After I completed the Nugget Bridge stuff and saved Bill, I decided to forego the Cerulean Gym for now and head to Vermillion in order to train Aphrodite sufficiently- to the point that she'd at least stand a chance with Absorb. Urgh... I'm not looking forward to it. My plan is to keep Aphrodite as a Gloom until she learns Moonlight and evolve her into a Vileplume so she can still learn Petal Dance. Nonetheless, I caught three team members near Vermillion: Fireball the Meowth, Enigma the Diglett and Lethe the Drowzee (I got lucky with him). Each of the three are level 18 as of now.
Team so far:
Party:
;008; Pandora- Was there supposed to be a pun here? (Level 20)
;056; Magnus (level 20)
;043; Aphrodite (level 20)
;052; Fireball (level 18)
;050; Enigma- *insert joke about Diglett's feet here* (level 18)
;096; Lethe (level 18)
On Hold
;017; Pit- That unlucky guy that almost always nearly faints. (In box during Fireball's training) (level 20)
;041; Retrospect- Given the fact that Golbat will still try to evolve without the National Dex, this will become very irritating... very fast! (in Daycare) (Level 7...ish)
Retired this update:
;020; Lucky- My mercy got the better of me. (level 5-20)
;023; Vitti- Would die anyway with just Poison Sting and Wrap (level 12-12. So impressive.)
;010; Gaol- Gaol? Who was that again? (level 3-5)
Casualties this update:
;035; Noyla- Caught as a last ditch attempt to save Lucky. As per the rules, I counted her as a casualty.
Total deaths: 1 (Noyla)