lyssabn | PKMN Crystal Nuzlocke ch. 2

rules for my Genlocke, Crystal section

All Pokémon must be nicknamed.
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.
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.
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.
(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. 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.
5. Set Mode must be used.

I hit a Bellsprout a little too hard on Route 36, and KO it, so no new Pokémon there for me, alas. I run around a bit and a Togepi hatches from the Egg. I name it Baby. I call the Professor and he wants me to bring it back to show it to him, so I do that and he gives me an Everstone. On my way back to Violet City, Butterfly evolves to Metapod.

That night I caught a Zubat and named her Bat, and swap her in for Glutton II for a bit. I reached Union Cave and caught a Wooper that I named Salamander. On the other end, I break up some Team Rocket grunts in the Slowpoke Well, and catch a Slowpoke of my own that I name Hermit.

At some point Butterfly evolved to Butterfree. While I trained before facing Bugsy in the Azalea Gym, DinosaurII evolved to Charmeleon, and MagicianII evolved into Kadabra. In the morning I catch a Spearow on Route 33 that I named Sparrow. I did swap Glutton II back into my team beforehand in place of Shrew II since Shrew will have a hard time at this gym and I don't need Dig right now.

I try leading with Butterfly for the battle against Bugsy, but unfortunately she can't really make a dent in Scyther, so I put it to sleep and bring in Dinosaur II, who handily dispatches it with a Flamethrower.

Afterwards, on my way out of town into the Ilex Forest, Silver shows up and demands I battle him. Butterfly takes care of his Gastly and Zubat, while I bring out my own Bat to deal with his Bayleaf. He sure calls me weak a lot for losing against me every time we meet.

Summary

New Pokémon: Baby (Togepi), Bat (Zubat), Salamander (Wooper), Hermit (Slowpoke), Sparrow (Spearow).

Evolutions: Butterfly (Metapod → Butterfree), DinosaurII (Charmeleon), MagicianII (Kadabra).

Important items: Swift and Fury Cutter TMs.

Important battles: Defeated Bugsy, obtained the Hive Badge. Defeated Silver in Azalea Town.

Current Team: Alligator (Totodile), Bat (Zubat), Butterfly (Butterfree), Dinosaur II (Charmeleon), Glutton II (Snorlax), MagicianII (Kadabra).