Team Galactic edition>What are you running?>How are you running it?>How's your run going?>Are you doing a weird ruleset? And if so, what is it?>/nuz/ resourcesMostly outdated, but if I add something new it will have (Updated) somewhere in it. Let me know if there's something that needs updated if you have something to replace it with.>Nuzlocke infohttps://pastebin.com/8b3rHGuX>Nuzlocke generatorhttps://nuzlocke-generator.herokuapp.com/http://nuzlocke-generator.com/>Guide to running the generator locallyhttps://pastebin.com/etNFB00r>Links to official games (thru Sw/Sh) (outdated)https://pastebin.com/hsJ0TaJ7>Romhack links (outdated)https://pastebin.com/GzWfs9Bzhttps://pastebin.com/GfJ9zhqx>Definitive emulator info (note that OpenEmu is the best option for Macfags period as RBY through B2W2 may all be played on it and all run smoothly)https://pastebin.com/HmVC99sZ>Difficulty listhttps://pastebin.com/vvwTEgwJ>Pokémon Nuzlocke imageshttp://www.mediafire.com/file/sxu318m9an5ulbm/>Pokémon Bank spriteshttp://www.mediafire.com/file/ueadxvt1f52m0md/>Pokémon Home Spriteshttps://projectpokemon.org/docs/spriteindex_148/home-sprites-gen-1-r128/>Additional templateshttp://www.mediafire.com/file/vmfck3jdowgn472>(UPDATED)Anon's Level Caps Dochttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZOwQ2MnzKF-fJuSGEkTUIenGbPoZymS6jYrY6zIbzkk/edit#gid=1752410600>Level caps/general Nuzlocke infohttps://nuzlockeuniversity.ca/2022/01/18/hardcore-nuzlocke-level-caps-by-generation/Previous Thread: >>56764823
>>56884823At least now you know who the trouble trainers are this time, should be easier to dral with them.
>>56885190sex with mars
Currently doing a Radical Red Nuzlocke. Just got to Cerulean. Only lost a Wiglett so far.
>>56885439>At least now you know who the trouble trainers are this timeOnly one i remember is the Furfrou double battle. The trainers kinda blur all together for me during a long marathonlocke
Acrobatics takes another friend with a crit. I just wanted to catch this Golbat. Chipper was holding an item btw so it shouldn't have done double damage.
>>56883249>Next major battle is the post-game rematch with Bianca>TimegatedI might change the day setting on my 3DS to make it accessible earlier if I'm properly leveled for it.
>>56885940The murderer is now part of the team. I'm going to grind his friendship up.
>Hardcore Shield, blind edition>Route 4>wild Elektrike behind a tree>got pretty banged up due to level diff (trynna level weaker mons)>didn't heal post-battle; ran to the other direction>Poke-kid off-screen fight>had to sac two other friends and barely got out aliveRIP: Zerpus the Zigzagoon and Bridges the ChewtleHad four more consecutive wild chases after the Poke-kid, but this time I spammed X and was able to heal. Lesson learned: don't get swamped in tight spaces. Got the Pin Missile TM, though.>earlier close callKitefish the Magikarp Lv16, 1hp vs Bede's Gothita's Psybeam>status5 deaths, 9 mons, 3 encounters left before first gymIt's been pretty tense so far. How'd you manage your runs on SwSh? I feel like I'll overlevel if I fought every trainer. Do gyms only have the leader as sole battle?>>56884966>picreltop: Healer NPC at the beginning of Wild Areabottom: Breeder (Sleeper Build)I can confirm that route trainers still proc the tunnel vision and still hold a pokeball.
>>56885940Acrobatics deals double damage if the USER isn't holding an item.
Grinding wings for those sweet EVs and friendship >>56886048That ... explains a lot.
Day 10.I continue with my nuzlocke. Today Echo evolved into a Crobat and I caught two new pokemon, a Seviper I named Venomix and a Muk I named Sludgeira though they all ended up in the reserves. I did try to catch a Combee and a Gligar but I failed. Overall I didn't lose any pokemon today and now I'm in Opelucid City.Any advice for the battle with Drayden?
>>56886017First gym wasn't even a battle. Just ran through both mons with this tanky firetruck.I'll see you next episode!
Team is unbalanced—too many deaths. I think I can get a water pokemon soon. Maybe that will help.
>>56886577I'll also train up Klink. I could have prevented many death by birds if I had something to counter flying types.
>"Here's your Kalos team, bro."Probably just going to camp at Camphrier town, farm berries and actually EV train my mons so that they hopefully have a better chance of surviving the journey
Whew, just finished the best part of Hoenn. Did cheese Norman with Protect, but if a Neutral 70bp physical move does nearly 50% to a fucking Torkoal, then I feel no shame at all. Thinking about cheesing the Elite 4 if Hawlucha (Swellow) makes it that far by triggering effect spore on a wild Shroomish to pre-poison and Guts Facade all over them. Aside from gen 2, this seems like the least OP Gyarados is, so I think it's more fun to get it to the champ this round.
AlphaSapphire littlemon team #7 to beat E4+Champ>deathless from Sidney until champions>level caps, no potions, usual restrictionsSecond team to dick around with Baton Pass strats. It works very well. Finally got the Starter to the HOF. >Skitty Charms and Captivates the lead>bug and medi setup and Baton Pass>Staryu / Magnet / Torchic sweepsEasiest team to win the championship so far. I'm not going to do Baton Pass strats with the next team. (I don't know what to do with the next team, but still)
>>56887066holy shit. I got pokerus. Wasn't planning on ev training, but also got a pretty good wingull and voltorb, so they might need it.
I got fucked pretty hard. So I don't get burnt out I'm going to try omega ruby a few times next. I've never tried that game.
>>56888292Oh wait these games are remakes. I like the updated graphics but i guess I'll pass. i had an ultra sun nuzlocke I tried a while ago and failed. Maybe I'll grab ultra sun or moon and try that instead.
>>56886481Blind Hardcore Shield update--just entered Route 5. Here's what I think of the mechanics so far:>Dynamax RaidTried once at the beginning area. Didn't want to catch it since you can easily guess the silhouetted mon. The rewards seem a bit OP considering we already get tons of money. Might reconsider for getting watts/TMs in the future.>CampingTried twice. The extra exp doesn't help for the overleveling threat and whatever stat advantage it gives seem unnatural for a nuzlocke. Perhaps in long dungeons, if this game even has it.>PokejobsTried once. Detrimental for nuzlockes since the mons are locked for hours and there wasn't even a notice for held items being inaccessible. Won't try again.Loving the camerawork and overall vibe of the wild area.
I had a bit of difficulty today with my Inclement Emerald NuzlockeThe emulator I was using crashed when I woke up and tried using it, and the long and short of it is that the save was corrupted was basically deletedHowever... I had the foresight to think of making one backup saveBefore the save crashed, I had just gotten past Aqua Hideout, made it to Mossdeep City, got the rest of my encounters (pic being such)My backup save was right when Maxie's fight started, so I decided to retrace all my stepsThe same strategies and fights in Aqua Hideout, the same encounters (which were assured anyway by way of removing dupes from encounter tables)Out of fairness, since I got Emolga killed last time due to carelessness, I had to let it die again when I got to Matt's fight All this simply to get back to where I wasAfter some training, I'll have to prepare for Mossdeep GymHas anyone ever had this happen, and what did you do? I'd just like to get an idea, though I'll be sure to make more backup save files from now on
Question to people who use Champion clauseDo you champion every mon that you take to the league challenge or only the ones that survive the whole thing alive?
Getting ready to challenge Acerola in Ultra Moon.The team is coming together nicely. I encountered a fucking Beldum at Mount Hokulani and foolishly let it kill itself. I can also see why Mudsdale is so popular, this thing is a tank. Completely walled the Sophocles trial.
>>56889152Whole thing. If they didn't beat the champion, then why would they be included. Just don't try and scum the system by purposefully letting things die so that you can use them again. Purposefully letting things live so that they don't screw up your encounters in later runs is fine though.
>>56889152All of them.Regardless of what happens, they went in to the final gauntlet, and contributed to it.
>>56889152If they're in the Hall of Fame, they are ineligible.
>>56890659This is a good rule to go by unless the final battle is not actually at the league, like Red, AI Sada/Turo or the like.
>>56888917Post-Kabu status>Box: 9>Stuck at Pokejob: Creampie, Lord Ofarts, Badtz-Maru, Bucker>Deaths: 7Mr. Squid the Barbicle vs wild Stunfisk's Revenge (Man, I just wanted to get that pokeball after fighting Bede, my bad)Tardino the Slowpoke vs Kabu's Ninetales' Fire SpinWe're back to Wild Area for our last encounter at Giant's Seat before going to Hammerlocke.
>>56889152I only count the survivors of the final battle(s). You do you, but for me (I usually take some time to enjoy the post-game free of the threat of death) it has felt weird keeping around a pokemon that has died, even if it's just final battle.
>>56889152Usually only the ones that survive but i might make an exception if it's like a mon that has been with me from the very first routes or a mon that hard carried the team that i don't want to use again
In Ultra Moon playthrough. It is really easy compared to black 2 (at the start). Trackers usually split route 1 into 3 parts and I'm following that. This game is paced differently than older titles than older titles, it has an easy start. In black 2 you can only have 4 pokemon before the first gym. In this game you can easily build a whole team with some change before you fight the big kahuna. But I remember some crazy fights that have killed my runs before so I'll keep an eye out.
>>56892499Wild Murkrow crits using pursuit when I tried changing out my pokemon.RIP Monty Python, you were useful for two wild encounters.
He is a little bitch to catch. I used like 8 poke balls and 2 nest balls and 5 great balls. I am out of balls.It has red health and I put it to sleep. What in the actually fuck. Damn this encounter really hurt, I missed out on a good mon and lost another.
>>56892689I forgot to mention 2 heal balls. So with close to 20 attempts in total, this guy was too hard to catch.
Damn, a Murkrow would have been cool. I'll admit I'm a little salty. Gonna buy a fuckton of pokeballs.Here is the updated team. The last team image >>56892499 had some mistakes at the time of posting. This one should be accurate.
Considering dropping my run. Currently playing Wilting Y and thought it'd be fun to do a dog and dog-adjacent pokemon run. I didn't realize how few dogs/foxes/wolves there were in the series in the first 6 gens. I JUST got my 6th pokemon and half of them are pure dark type and one is almost completely useless (Poochyena).
Just beat the first totem. Fru Fru is such a beast.
Current team
Day 11.I continue with my nuzlocke. Today I gained no new pokemon or lost any pokemon but I did beat the seventh gym leader Drayden. He was tough and I had to strategise but i was surprisingly able to beat him without losing a single pokemon. I feel as though the game is gonna get harder from here.Any advice for the last gym leader Marlon?
>>56888383>Oh wait these games are remakesThey are certainly easier than the originals but the music and atmosphere in them is soooo good. I just wish the volume in my 3ds could go higherhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V0kzLYkYTMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA3mccI1DjY
>>56893245I wish the E4 theme was as intense as the original honestly.
>makes crabrawler look like a little bitchNothing personal Old man. That's one island down!
>>56886895>Encountered a Smeargle on route 6 that struggled itself to death before i could catch it because apparently sketch only has 1 pp
Other than that fuck up with Murkrow, this has been a solid run. I've haven't even grinded much but mostly everyone is overleveled. I guess it is because I raised their affection so they get bonus experience.
>>56894165Meant route 7>Sneak past most trainers to get more encounters>sp.att heavy Inkay from route 8 with no Contrary>Sigilyph on route 10 that just whirlwinds me away turn 1At least the Tyrunt has strong IVs all around and i guess i can use the Inkay as a scuffed special attacker if i need one. Next i need to wait until morning for Budew to evolve so i can take a shot at the second gym.
Still smooth sailing. I'm not fighting a bunch of wild pokemon, just trainers. But I'm still overleveled kek.
>>56894911That's an issue with the newer games, butnit's not nearly as bad here as it is in SWSH onward.
Bump.
>>56893090What was your strategy to beat the first totem?I've wiped on it before.
>>56897459You need someone with high defense able to debuff him, specifically his attack. I also killed all the minions as fast as possible. If you can get lucky enough in your run for Furfrou, then that pokemon works great. I spammed Furfrou's Baby-Doll Eyes to lower its attack and did a few sand attacks to lower its accuracy. Fru Fru (my Furfrou) also had a silk scarf on at the time. She could one-hit the minions summoned with a Headbutt. Her fur coat ability also halves physical damage.Another tip is to raise your pokemon's affection early on. The mini game is kind of annoying, but if you spam it and give your Pokemon a bunch of affection hearts they will have many advantages. I was able to level my Pokemon really fast that way with the exp bonus. I do some wild encounter grinding but not nearly as much as my runs in the DS and Gameboy titles, and you can overlevel your pokemon easily on trainer battles.Furfrou is only a 25% chance to grab in the city though (odds can be better if you have a no dupes clause and grab a Grimer or Magnetite before at the Trainer School) and a 10% chance on Route 2. So maybe it would be a good idea to discuss other strategies. I'll try and remember what I did in past attempts where I didn't have Furfrou.I think anything with Baby-Doll Eyes and high enough defense should be used to debuff the totem. Try to debuff the totem's phys attack like crazy. I know Ekans can be caught from ambush on Route 2. I don't know if the first ambush is guaranteed to be Ekans as I know some first encounters in this game are scripted (like the first wild Pokemon you can catch on Route 1), but the general percentage for Ekans is very high either way. Ekans has the intimidate ability, so he will reduce the attack for free at the start of battle. Then you could switch out (I don't know how well Ekans can tank the totem.) If it can tank a hit maybe you can get lucky and poison it.Make sure you have two tanks so you can switch and undo debuffs.
>>56897591>Cheat with affectionEh, pass.
>>56897591>>56898188Yeah, affection is too cheesy for nuzlockes when you get to 4+ hearts. If used sparingly, it doesn't really get in the way. In my Moon and Ultra Sun runs, I only used Pokemon Refresh to clean up/cure a status ailment after fights and then a head pat and plain bean as a reward for beating a totem/kahuna. My starter was only able to get to 3 hearts of affection by the time I got to the league.Also, the photo club raises your pokemon's affection a little bit; about the same amount as petting/plain beans would.
>>56897591I just EV trained a Magnemite and got a lucky crit off turn 1.
>>56898188>>56898274Ehh I don't think its too bad. But I'm not an experienced nuzlocke player. I remember hearing that US/UM are the hardest unmodded games to nuzlocke though and I wonder if that's true. Black 2 felt way more dangerous, and it takes much longer to grind. I did try to nuzlocke ultra sun around a year ago and necrozma messed me up bad. I don't think it caused me to wipe but the effects were so bad I wiped soon after.I haven't tried doing any serious SOS chaining. Once I get a ton of ethers I'll give it a shot. I have to wonder how busted a perfect IV Pokemon is. Then couple that with affection.>>56898594kek
>>56898600I wasn't an experienced nuzlocker either, and I started off with all the usual """hardcore""" rules.Gen 7 is decently hard, but Necrozma is a huge outlier in the entire series. There's a bunch of cheese you can do (And might have to even if you want safety) like using a Focus Sash to get a safe Toxic in before stalling through any means necessary.
Day 12.I continue with my nuzlocke. My team hasn't changed one bit, I did try to catch a Mantyke and Solorock earlier but bot failed so it doesn't matter. I finally beat the eighth and final gym leader Marlon and it was an incredibly tough and long battle because while I was gonna win anyway, I was desperate not to lose a single pokemon and I didn't. Now it's time for the rest of the game.Any advice for dealing with Team Plasma since that's what's gonna happen now?
>>56887066Just beat Wallace (though nearly lost Arctozolt to Ice Beam). Kinda feeling like I should replace one of my team members with a low level linoone, just so I never have to encounter one again. Gliscor (Hariyama) takes care of Syndey, will be handy against Glacia, as well as a good amount of Steven's team. Arctozolt (Shiftry) likely sweeps Phoebe. If I can get a pre burn (grinding against Slugmas) Hawlucha (Swellow) can probably do a decent amount to Drake, though probably also dies to him. Pecharunt (Pelipper) likely can't take Drake on its own due to low speed, but can handle Steven. Archaludon (Torkoal) maybe muscles through Steven? Not sure about that. Regieleki (Electrode) might help a bit against Glacia and Drake. Maybe does a little bit against Steven. Also wondering if 50 is an appropriate level to grind to.
>>56899803>zigzagoon and numel ignore naming conventionsovlless
>>56898600>I remember hearing that US/UM are the hardest unmodded games to nuzlocke though and I wonder if that's true. Black 2 felt way more dangerous,As someone who has run Ultra Moon, Ultra Sun, Black 2 and White 2 more than once...Even regular Sun and Moon are significantly scarier than BW2, and the Ultra games are easily the toughest.Though that does assume level caps and no affection mechanics.
>>56899446You're gonna have to fight the cover legendary and then Ghetsis right after, that's what you'll need to prepare for.
>>56899803Level 50 is very below Steven's team, i'm not sure how well you would fare.
>>56899446Your team should be strong against Colress but don't let your guard down too much. Sturdy + explode Magnezone will still fuck you up.Kyurem -> Ghetsis is probably the hardest fight in the game, but you have plenty of time to prepare.
>>56894911Boxed Fru Fru and Rata for Marrep and the eevee egg, then took on the water totem. It wasn't too bad but I used Mr. Ow and he did almost die (red health). Used a special defense boost and I was able to squeeze a win.Fire totem is next so I'm going to train up a different team composition. Fang and Mr. Ow will be boxed since they are no good with fire and I don't want to lose them. If I can I'll replace Finny with a Gyarados. I have this eevee egg. I'll make sure to hatch it in Paniola town (in exchange I won't be able to fish there). I always follow hatch location with eggs when it comes to nuzlocke rules since that's what appears on the pokemon description.
>>56903369I just Hatched an Eevee, but I just realized I could have used the berry fields for that purpose and still may have gotten a Magikarp. I guess I have a place for backup eggs.Also he is involving shortly after. what the fuck? And its Sylveon! Fuck me I wanted Umbreon.>look up sylveon's evolutionDamn it, it's because I taught it baby doll eyes.
>>56903995I guess he's a femboy now after evolution forced gay conversion on him. I'll still accept him after coming out of the closet, but this takes some of the balance out of my team. Damn.I am in that one tournament town. Still over levelled. The game is slowly closing the gap I guess.I wonder if US/UM would be well-suited to a Shinylocke if one has the patience. It would balance the over-powered nature of Z moves and affection somewhat. For me the main appeal of these challenge runs is that it makes you more attached to your team. One way to force this would be to shrink the team size. Maybe a custom mod can be made so that your starter is always shiny and you are given some adrenaline orbs and ethers early on.
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>>56904060I just debuffed a bunch and he managed to barely survive until two Pokemon were left and the match ended
>>56904060That's about how i felt when i first Nuzlocked B2 and got to the PWT.
>>56885190Day 13.I continued with my nuzlocke. Today I beat Team Plasma along with Colress and Ghetsis, they where both tough long fights but I won without losing a single pokemon.Amy advice for victory road which is the last place to go to? Also what do you think of my team?
>>56905425>Amy advice for victory road which is the last place to go to? Hugh will jump you at the very end, so be ready for that. As far as encounters go, Druddigon is a good last minute teammate to help with the battle against Iris.>Also what do you think of my team?A scrappy team of underdogs, save for Sandslash and Crobat. Your fights with the E4 will probably be difficult. I do like seeing Dewgong on your team, though.
What game should I nuzlocke?Needs to be DS era or before because my laptop can't handle newer games
>>56906222fire red is pretty good for inexperienced players
>>56906222Fire Red if you're starting out, Platinum if you want a challenge.
>>56885979Turns out Bianca's rematch is locked to only be played after Alder. So I guess not.
>>56906222How about Pokemon Emerald? Fire Red is also a good starting point as the other anons have said, but surely Emerald is good too
>>56907911Fire Red is better to start as it gives you reasonably good encounters at every part of the game. Emerald, like all the other Hoenn games, has pretty much pure shit encounters once you go east of Route 118. Maybe you get a ghost or a Spheal, but that's really it unless you haven't picked up your mandatory Pelipper and Tentacruel (which are admittedly good).
>>56906222Just do Gen 1 for the easiest run if you're worried.
>>56908094Emerald also has some of the tougher gym battles in Wattson and Tate/Liza. I don't know if Fire Red has anything on that level.
Fire trial is next. I have my complaints on US/UM (treating me like even more of an idiot than older titles) but some of these tracks are pretty goodhttps://youtu.be/4AGN7RzFPrE?si=z-f6KvKynXd5aijl>>56905425> they where both tough long fights but I won without losing a single pokemon.Congrats!>Also what do you think of my team?Your team has good coverage. Since Camerupt gives you good ground coverage, maybe you could swap sandslash for something else. >>56906222If you choose a Hoenn game, note that whether you pick Mudkip or not has an overall effect on the difficulty. Mudkip and its evolutions give you many great matchups against the gyms. >>56907911>>56908094The Hoenn games give me water fatigue. There are so many water Pokemon.
