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Capture Limits: You may catch only one Pokémon per route. If you fail to capture it by either running away or defeating it, you forfeit the chance to catch a Pokémon on that route.
Permanent Loss: If a Pokémon faints, it is considered dead and will be automatically deleted, permanently. No revival methods are allowed.
Team Wipe Consequences: Losing your entire team, resulting in a "blackout" or "whiteout," leads to an automatic game over. Your save data will be erased immediately. (Note: The save data erased is only the Nuzlocke mode, none of your other modes will be wiped.)
Game Objective: The primary goal is to defeat the Champion of the Elite Four. Once achieved, you have completed the game mode. However, you may continue playing to further challenge your skills such as battling the 9th, 10th, or 11th gym, possibly even the Legend Four.
Tips & Tricks
Capture Limits: Trainers are permitted a total of 37 encounters before facing the Champion. These encounters are restricted to 37 distinct routes, with a limit of one Pokémon capture per route. It is essential to plan your captures strategically to build a balanced and versatile team.
Important Considerations:
Accessing the Mausoleum of Origins can be challenging due to the presence of a trainer with level 100, potentially EV-trained Pokémon. Choosing to avoid this trainer and take a safer route will reduce the total available encounters 2 resulting to only 35 encounters.
Don't forget about the fishing mechanic as this counts as a single route within itself. To fish, head over to Vermillion City and get the fishing rod.
NPC Interactions: NPCs are a valuable source of assistance. Enter buildings and speak with NPCs, as they often provide useful tips or items, including an Eevee, a Magikarp, Leftovers, and a Lucky Egg.
Static Encounters: Ensure you take advantage of the three static encounters available—Regirock, Spiritomb and Celebi. These encounters can significantly bolster (strengthen) your team.
Team Management: Maintain a full team at all times, even if some members are underleveled. This approach ensures you have backup options and can use less critical Pokémon for safe switching during battles.
Casino Tickets: In Saffron City, you receive 10 casino tickets. These tickets can be crucial, offering rewards such as Battle Points (BP) and Master Balls, which are essential for your progress.
Elite Four Preparation: The Elite Four's Pokémon are EV-trained. Enter these battles only when you are confident in your team’s level and training. Proper preparation is key to avoid defeat. View here to learn how to EV/IV train Pokémon.
Gamepass Restrictions: Advantage gamepasses are disabled in Nuzlocke and Randomizer-Nuzlocke modes. This includes the x2 money gamepass, x4 legendary boost gamepass, and various MVP/VIP commands.
Orange HardFight: If you're really struggling for money and your Pokémon are well trained, you can head over to the Orange Entity located in Mt. Moon. This HardFight can be difficult if you don't use the proper tactics. This battle can give you a whopping 450,000 Pokédollars.
Effective Strategy for Completing the HardFight Battle
To efficiently complete the HardFight battle, consider employing the following tactics with a Spiritomb:
PP Stalling: Deplete the opponent's Power Points (PP) to limit their move usage, ultimately making them use struggle which depletes a massive amount of their HP while doing little damage to you.
Toxic Stalling: Inflict the opponent with Toxic to steadily decrease their HP.
Will-O-Wisp Stalling: Use Will-O-Wisp to burn the opponent, reducing their attack power and causing residual damage.
Using a Spiritomb with the Pressure ability can enhance these stalling strategies by further exhausting the opponent's PP by 2 per use of Dev-Zeraora's moves instead of just 1.
Post Completion
Upon successfully beating the Elite Four in Nuzlocke mode, you will be rewarded with a special prize. This reward can be claimed in normal mode in only one of your three save files.
How to Claim Your Reward
Select a Save Slot: Choose any one of your three normal mode save slots to claim the reward. Ensure that this save file has beaten Gym 8 or higher.
Head to Victory Road: Enter Victory Road in the chosen save slot.
Locate the Reward Rocks: At the end of Victory Road, just to the right of the exit, you will find rocks with colored details. The rocks are color-coded as follows:
Green: Nuzlocke
Red: Randomizer
Yellow: Randomizer-Nuzlocke
Interact with the Green Rock: Click on the symbol on the green detailed rock to receive your reward.
Reward Details
Arceus-Event: For your valiant efforts in the Nuzlocke game mode, you will receive an Arceus-Event. This special reward acknowledges your accomplishment and can be used in your normal mode save file.
Note: Arceus-Event cannot be traded as the Pokémon is trade-locked. It can only be obtained by completing this game mode or through Pokémon Roulette. This is not the Dev-Arceus.
Reins of Unity: In addition, you will receive the item called Reins of Unity. Although this item currently has no functional use, it is still obtainable. Originally, the Reins of Unity were intended to fuse Calyrex with either Spectrier or Glastrier to create Calyrex-Shadow-Rider or Calyrex-Ice-Rider, respectively. At present, these two forms of Calyrex are Purchases Exclusive Pokémon.
