Dark Fox does Nuzlocke! - The Crystal Saga: Episode 3 (who goes first?)

Rules pertaining to this run may be found in Episode 1. Also, I apologize, but the pictures in this entry have not been framed/resized because I'm doing this entry at work, and may do future entries at work as well. Most of them, however, will be done on a computer I can crop pics using puush.

LAST TIME ON THE CRYSTAL SAGA! I just beat Falkner the bird-fucker, and headed back a route to train my team up a level.




NotJayLeno almost couldn't handle the heat. But my entire team rose a level, and I pressed south towards Union Cave.

Route 32, time for another catch.




No, I already have one of you.




You'll do just fine.




Yey.




Huehue.




I was training on trainers, and, welp, tackle ran out of PP. That's what sucks about restricting Pokemon centers; you can't buy ethers in stores so easily.




Kinda totally worth it though.




Oh no he is ghost.




That's kinda sad when you have to learn the worst move in the game...




When I got done training, I took to the PKMN center on Route 32, because I wasn't gonna come back. I took this opportunity to swap the Togepi egg with PartyMon, because I really needed a water type.




PartyMon managed to take out two Geodudes higher leveled than him with water gun. But overall, this cave was a pain in the ass. I was low on potions to use, and no other mon in my party could avoid hitting not very effective on Geodude and Onyx.

No, seriously, that cave was bullshit. I had close calls with some of my team, but I managed to make it out with no casualties, barely.

On the route outside the cave, I was free to find a new Pokemon. I ran into a Ratatta first, then I accidentally ran into the trainer next to the grass. He had more rock types. But fuck him, I pulled out F Princess, she took some hits, and all was well. I went back into the grass at night.




It you.




Upsides: Resistant to poison and other bugs. Has an HP-stealing move and a confusion-causing move. Fast.

Downsides: Low PP on only attacking move, which is weak to begin with. Weak to other moves. Defensive pussy.




Alucard is cool. So I put Furretta in the box and started training him.




Alucard is love. Alucard is leech life. But mostly supersonic.

This was in Slowpoke cave, because that's the next thing I had to do. The Pokemon center had not been used yet. After I kicked Rocket's ass out, I went to the Mart, filled up on potions, and healed my team up. PP was missing, but I would pull out fine.







Let the supersonics and potions flow through you.




You look terrible in pixel form. I mean, you always look terrible, but especially now.




Shit's about to get real.




It took a few embers, but the job got done.




I KNOW.




Maybe not.

I truthfully stepped into this battle with poor planning. This turned painful really fast.




HA.

But seriously, the battle went like this; NotJayLeno, Raditz, and Soldier had their turns with his other mons, but when it came to Croconaw, I knew I was in too deep. F Princess was still injured, and no other mon had the level to combat it. So... I needed a sacrifice.




PartyMon was the weakest on my team. I used him to help F Princess up with two potions, then...




He dead.




Your harsh words against PartyMon will not be forgiven.




I put PartyMon in the dead box, pulled out Furretta, and walked into Ilex Forest. Oddish was the first unique Pokemon I met.




I know Hoppip is an Oddish clone, but I'm keeping Raditz.




I ran out of ideas.

After I rushed in and captured the escapee Farfetch'd, I then started to train whatever healthy members I had left in the forest. I had pictures for Soldier learning poisonpowder, then stun spore, then sleep powder, but that would've taken up unecessary space.



Here's the princess, after almost being trained to death.

I then took this opportunity to rush to the previous PKMN center and heal up, as I was headed to Goldenrod city.




I know not what lies ahead for my team, but with PartyMon's passing, I can tell you it won't be easy. Stay tuned.

In Memorium

PartyMon

Route 32 - Azalea Town

"He partied too fucking hard."

BADGES: 2
DEATHS: 1
SURVIVORS: 6 + Egg

Current Party:
F Princess the lvl 21 Quilava.
Soldier the lvl 15 Butterfree.
NotJayLeno the lvl 15 Rattata.
Raditz the lvl 13 Hoppip.
Furretta the lvl 10 Sentret.
Alucard the lvl 9 Zubat.

PKMN Centers nearby:
Route 32: USED.
Azalea Town: USED.
Goldenrod City: Unused.