PKMN Crystal Nuzlocke ch. 3

[lyssabn]

Previous entries

• Pokémon Yellow Version Nuzlocke
• Crystal Version ch. 1: thru Falkner
• Crystal Version ch. 2: thru Bugsy and Silver

rules for my Genlocke, Crystal 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. 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.

Well, it's time to head toward Goldenrod. First, Ilex Forest, and HM01 Cut! I caught a Kakuna that I named Bee. I got a Farfetched to return to the Charcoal-maker and his apprentice, so they gave me the HM, which I taught to Alligator. I shuffled my party around, dropping Glutton II and Butterfly for now to have Shrew II for Dig and Carp II to begin training them up for Gyarados.

I make it through the forest and cross Route 34 without entering the wild grass; I'll come back for that later. I heal up in Goldenrod and swap out my team a bit to have Butterfly and an open spot to receive an egg from the Day-Care Man. It hatches into a copper Elekid and I don't even have to soft reset once (to get a copper one)! I name her Oni. This is pretty exciting, I think I might use her in my team! She seems neat. And I caught a Ditto that I named Blob on Route 34.

Goldenrod City's pretty cool. An Underground tunnel that trainers hang out in, a huge department store, a game corner, a radio tower. Lot of stuff going on. While there I think I figured out the team I'll be going with going forward: Alligator, Carp II, Dinosaur II, Glutton II, Magician II, and Oni. Dragon II just wouldn't get a chance to shine as Dragonite until after the Johto League's done, and Shrew II just isn't as essential without Blue's Jolteon to worry about. Carp II and Alligator each evolve while I'm training up for the gym.

After getting everybody to level 20, I face Whitney. I lead with Oni, who takes out Clefairy, but with enough damage that I feel I should switch to Glutton II for Miltank. Rollout is pretty dangerous so I even have to switch to Alligator to finish her off. Whitney starts crying after I defeat her :( but eventually she calms down and gives me the Plain Badge and the Attract TM.

Summary

New Pokémon: Bee (Kakuna), Oni (Elekid), Blob (Ditto).

Evolutions: Alligator (Croconaw), Carp II (Gyarados).

Important items: HM01 Cut, Headbutt TM, Attract TM.

Important battles: Defeated Whitney, obtained Plain Badge.

Current Team: Alligator (Croconaw), Carp II (Gyarados), Dinosaur II (Charmeleon), Glutton II (Snorlax), MagicianII (Kadabra), Oni (Elekid).