Dark Fox does Nuzlocke! - The Crystal Saga: Episode 1 (is anything happening?)

TIME TO NOT BE CASUAL SCUM.

I'm gonna do a Nuzlocke on my iPhone now. Probably not because Darkie did one & now I want to, but probably because it's interesting content to keep us busy. The first Nuzlocke is gonna be of Pokemon Crystal. So, I should probably go over some rules.

1: If a Pokemon in my party faints, it dies. I gotta put it in the dead box on the PC.

2: I can only catch the first mon I see on each route. What counts is

• Each individual numbered route.
• Sprout Tower.
• Ilex Forest.
• National Park (bug catching contest).
• Burned Tower.
• Mt. Mortar.
• Lake of Rage (shiny Gyrados forbidden).
• Ice Path.
• Dragon's Den.
• Victory Road.
• All other Kanto routes will be discussed later.

2a: Second-gen clause: The rule starts after I actually get Pokeballs, since I can only obtain them after I go two routes & back.
2b: Dual-Species clause: If the first mon in a route is in the same evo-line as a Pokemon I've caught before, I may disregard that mon & consider whichever unique species that comes up next as the first mon I may catch.
2c: Self-destruct clause: If the first mon in a route blows itself up, that doesn't count because fuck those guys.
2d: HM clause: If, for some reason, I have no mon that can perform a necessary HM move to progress, I can catch one, do whatever HMing that needs to be done, then toss it away.
2e: Shiny clause: If I see a shiny, I catch a shiny. If it's not the first of a route, the shiny may replace any mon in my box, which will then go into the dead box, or the shiny will go into the dead box itself.
2f: Suicune clause: If I see one of the Legendary dogs as the first of a route, I can ignore it.

3: Pokemon must be given a nickname for emotional bond purposes.

4: If I blackout, I lose forever.

5: I may farm exp in tall grass... without overdoing it.

6: Trades are not allowed. Gifted Pokemon are.

7: I may only use each PokeCenter/party healer ONCE IN THE ENTIRE RUN. It was originally going to be no use at all, but I figured that if I was going to Kanto, that may get a bit too difficult.
7a: I can't avoid automatic healers. So... no choice there.

8: Legendaries must die or be skipped.


Here we go.




You know who I am.




NO.




Guess who my starter is?

Growing up with the actual games, I always either had Totodile or Chikorita. Now I'm actually gonna pick the fire type everyone likes too much.




Adventure Time reference get!

Alright, time to go on a journey without Pokeballs. All Pokemon between now and the time I get some Pokeballs will be fought & beaten, not shown in pictures.




The first time around this Pokemon center, I'm not going to use it, because I can only do so once this run...

but I did go to the mart and get four extra potions for survival purposes. I did pick up a bunch of berries, too.




Thx.




Time to reset the days without a disaster counter to zero.

At this point, I started training FP a bit & used a potion & a few berries. I hit level 9 before I headed towards rival battle #1.




Douche.




#rekt

But no, his little alligator did a good number on me by managing to hit me with a leer and three tackles, even after I smokescreened him. The game gave me a free heal after the battle, but I went ahead and ran back to the crime scene.




Cheap bastard.


IKR?

Time to name that ??? guy. But how?




This will probably end up not being funny.




Meh. I hope it gets better later.




We'll stop here for today. I promise it will get better when I actually throw my balls at the mons. I just wanted to throw myself into the good part before entry #2. Each entry from here on out will cover a chunk of the game, usually the spread from one gym to another or less. Statuses will be posted at the end of each entry as well.


BADGES: 0
DEATHS: 0
CAUGHT POKEMON: 1

Current Party:
F Princess the lvl 10 Cyndaquil.

PKMN Centers nearby:
New Bark: Unused.
Cherrygrove: Unused.