PKMN Sapphire ch. 1

Now I begin the third generation of my Generationlocke, with Pokémon Sapphire Version. To recap, this is a Nuzlocke of one game from each generation where I carry over the baby children of each game's surviving Hall of Fame team to the next game. I've done Yellow and Crystal so far, and three of my Yellow champions have grandchildren carrying over to this game (Shrew II and Dragon II weren't very useful in Johto, and Dinosaur II was tragically lost to the unavoidable Electrodes in the Team Rocket Hideout due to my hubris), joined by the children of three new team members from Crystal.

Previous entries

• Part I: Pokémon Yellow Version Nuzlocke
• Part II: Pokémon Crystal Version Nuzlocke

rules for my Genlocke, Sapphire section

1. All Pokémon must be nicknamed.
2. If a Pokémon is defeated in battle it may not be used for the rest of the game.
   1. Losing a battle is game over.
3. Only the first wild Pokémon encountered in an area may be captured and used.
   1. Gift clause: Gift Pokémon do not count as an encounter.
   2. Dupes clause: If an encounter is a Pokémon of a species that was already captured, it does not count.
   3. Intentionally abusing 3.2 to control what mons you get is cheesy and therefore impermissible as a vegan.
   4. Girl’s Club: ♂️ Pokémon don’t count either. (It is permissible to soft reset for a ♀️ gift/static Pokémon.)
   5. Shinies can always be caught and used.
   6. Wild Pokémon encountered before it is possible to catch any Pokémon do not count as your first encounter in an area.
4. The Starter Pokémon must be chosen randomly based on the last digit of the Trainer ID: 1-3 = leftmost, 4-6 = center, 7-9 = rightmost, 0 = free choice.
5. (Generationlocke:) The surviving members of each Hall of Fame team are bred to create eggs. These eggs are transferred to the next game and hatched in that game.
   1. The champion Pokémon may optionally have moves deleted first (to avoid silliness like starting the game with Surf), but may not be taught new moves that will be passed down to the baby Pokémon.
   2. When applicable, Incense may be used or not used at the player's preference.
   3. The legacy Pokémon do not have to be used, but can be.
   4. Legacy Pokémon with multiple generations of Hall of Fame ancestors are granted additional bonuses as explained at the end of the Crystal segment.
6. Level caps:
   1. Pokémon that exceed the level of the next Gym Leader's ace Pokémon as of the start of the battle cannot be used in trainer battles.
   2. The Elite Four may not be entered with Pokémon whose level exceeds that of the final Elite Four member's ace.
   3. It is permissible to use Rare Candies before battling the Champion as long as no Pokémon exceed the level of the Champion's ace.
7. Set Mode must be used.

I move into my new home. My dad is the Petalburg Gym Leader now. But me and mom live in Littleroot Town. I visit Professor Birch's house and meet his son, Brendan. I run out to Route 101, where Professor Birch needs help with a wild Pokémon. There are three Poké Balls in a bag. My Trainer ID is 47738, so I have to pick the rightmost one, which contains Mudkip, and I rescue him from the Poochyena. We go back to his lab and I name my Mudkip Mudfish (I would have named her Mudskipper but then I won't have room for a numeral for her descendants). Then he suggests I go see his son on Route 103.

I take Route 101 to get to Olddale Town, where a Poké Mart worker gives me a free Potion. Mudfish reaches level 6 on the way. Then I go on Route 103 to find Brendan, and defeat him, which brings Mudfish to level 7. Back at the lab, Professor Birch gives me the Pokédex, and Brendan gives me some Poké Balls. My mom gives me Running Shoes.

Back in Olddale I can access the PC to receive my legacy eggs. I'll name them with Arabic numerals since there's not space for "MagicianIII". For my three Pokémon with two generations of Hall of Fame ancestors, I choose Carp 3's nature to be Adamant, Glutton 3's Ability to be Thick Fat, and Magician3's Nature to be Modest. I hatch them all, and leave Carp 3 in the PC for now.

On Route 101, I catch a Poochyena and name her Hyena. I return to Route 103 and catch Raccoon the Zigzagoon. I swap Raccoon in in place of Bat 2 for now, just for Pickup. On Route 102, I caught a Lotad that I named Lily Pad. In Petalburg City I saw my dad Norman and helped a kid named Wally catch a Ralts. Dad suggested I go to Rustboro and challenge the gym leader Roxanne. On Route 104, I caught a Wurmple that I named Worm. And then a Shroomish in Petalburg Woods! In Rustboro City, a man gives me HM01 Cut.

Roxanne isn't much of a challenge, although her Nosepass does bring Mudfish down to 7 HP with a critical. Afterwards, Mudfish evolves to Marshtomp and I see somebody from Devon Corp chasing a Team Aqua Grunt who stole some Goods.

Summary

Legacy Pokémon: Alligator 2 (Totodile), Bat 2 (Zubat), Carp 3 (Magikarp), Glutton 3 (Snorlax), Judoka 2 (Machop), Magician 3 (Abra).

New Pokémon: Mudfish (Mudkip), Hyena (Mudkip), Raccoon (Zigzagoon), Lily Pad (Lotad), Worm (Wurmple), Mushroom (Shroomish).

Evolutions: Mudfish (Marshtomp).

Important items: Pokédex, HM01 Cut.

Important battles: Defeated Brendan on Route 103. Defeated Roxanne, obtained Stone Badge.

Current Team: Alligator 2 (Totodile), Glutton 3 (Snorlax), Judoka 2 (Machop), Magician 3 (Abra), Mudfish (Mudkip), Raccoon (Zigzagoon).