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• I plan to perma-box rather than release (as they can still be useful on another cartridge - namely my second emerald cart)
  
• I can catch the first pokemon on the route that I don't already own or have previously owned and doesn't share an evolutionary line with a pokemon I already own or have previously owned.

• I can catch any shiny pokemon and use them if i am lucky enough to find any regardless of if it's my first one of the area or not, and finding one doesn't class as my first encounter if it is.
  
• Underwater is classed as a different area rather than being classed as part of the route (all 'underwater' areas are one area regardless of the route it's under so only one deep-sea capture)
  
• The challenge doesn't start until i get my first pokeballs, but i'm not allowed to level or train my starter until then either
  
• Gift pokemon, fossils or in-game trades are a bonus, and can be used even if the area has already had it's capture-able encounter and doesn't use it up if i haven't had the encounter
  
• The starter is classed as Littleroot town's pokemon
  
• If I decide to fish in an area, the encounter is classed as being from the area my character is standing in, rather than the one the rod is in
  
• I can evolve pokemon by trade (by trading and trading back) only if I've had them in their current form for 5 levels and as long as any items needed are sourced from the nuzlocke cartridge (e.g. i catch abra at lv 8 it evolves at lv 16, so i can't trade-evolve it until it hits lv 21) - This is the ONLY linking I'm allowed to do with another game.
  
• The safari Zone is 6 separate areas in terms of first encounters. so i can catch a maximum of 6 form the safari zone. This is because of the chance that they run away so my skill won't have had anything to do with losing the chance to get it.
  
• Poison can kill in the field like the generation allows it to. I'm not prating about by artificially applying the gen 4+ poison effects. poison kills in real life, so it does in my nuzlocke
  
• I cannot use day care, at all, ever, for any reason.

• Pokemon that faint inside a battle facility are NOT considered dead, and can be revived by the facility guide and within the battle pyramid with Revives, Max revives, Sacred ash and whathaveyou. Outside a battle facility the normal rules apply.
  
• The battle tents are also considered battle facilities, this is purely so testing can be done for the Battle Palace in terms of moves liked and hated
  
• Trainer Hill is also counted as a battle facility as are any other places were exp is not earned.
  
• I must attempt a facility with the same combination of pokemon until i lose, i cannot change the pokemon i use for it in the middle of a streak
  
• If I fail a challenge with a combination of pokemon, i cannot re-attempt that facility with that same combination of pokemon again (e.g. i fail with pokemon 1, 2, and 3 i need only change one pokemon in that lineup to have it considered a new combination so 1, 3, and 5 is a valid new combo) note that this is per-facility so i can use previously disallowed combos in other facilities.

Force Gaia

Jul 11 2012, 06:11 PM

-If I decide to fish in an area, the encounter is classed as being from the area my character is standing in, rather than the one the rod is in

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If I decide to fish in an area, the encounter is classed as being from the area my character is standing in, rather than the one the rod is in

NotoriousJ

Jul 11 2012, 07:34 PM

Those rules seem pretty fair except for the repel one. You're supposed to be using any first encounter Pokemon. Using a repel to get to a certain area for a special Pokemon just because you like it or it's very powerful is kind of cheap in my opinion. Remember, part of the Nuzlocke Challenge is to bond with Pokemon that you probably never would have before. Besides that, the rule set is pretty similar to how I play. Good luck. :)

DoesntKnowHowToPlay

Jul 11 2012, 06:31 PM

And most people don't do the Frontier anyway as it's miles away from the rest of the game in terms of difficulty...your rules for it seem a *touch* merciful (I would consider all three mons dead if the team loses in the frontier) though.

Axiel

Jul 11 2012, 06:50 PM

Your rules sound perfectly fine; I don't think you will have any issues from the forum users. Some of those rules are common (i.e. dupes and shiny clauses). Good luck, and remember...grind like hell. I'm nuzlocking Emerald myself, and have taken a few losses for being underleveled. Always try matching the gym leader's strongest.

UnderNineThousand

Jul 11 2012, 06:23 PM

As far as the Battle Frontier goes, I wouldn't allow Revives etc. at all, period. It'll be a difficult challenge whether you use them or not so conflicting with the rule against them really makes no difference.
If you're set in using them, though, you could limit yourself to those you find and disallow buying them beforehand.

Arekuzu

Jul 12 2012, 04:59 AM

I actually used a repel in my emerald nuzlocke to get an Aron in granite cave, seems legit in my opinion as i've used the zubat I probably would have gotten instead in every other playthrough of pokemon ever.

Personally I prefer the Spheal from shoal cave anyway.

thewetmop

Jul 12 2012, 08:53 AM

there are things in here I don't do personally (underwater a different area, using repels for better catches, multiple pokes in the safari zone) but I don't think you've made it to easy on yourself. These things are all minor compared to weather or not you use the BS clause (Dont! If you start out making rule exceptions its hard to go back) and how much you level. Considering you can technically grind as much as you want, a lot of the challenge comes from weather you keep your team close to gym levels(I recommend it) or not, not from how many guys you pick up in the safari zone.

Nuclearinsanity

Jul 12 2012, 05:36 PM

Kind of Pussy rules, sorry bro.