How to play Pokemon like a bawss

Dear readers, I know you have been catchin’, trainin’, and fightin’ with them Pokémon for years now, but I want to let you in on a little secret.  There’s a better way to play those old Pokémon games you that are collecting dust in your closet, dungeon, or whatever you kids keep your awesome collectables.  It’s called the Nuzlocke Challenge.

Essentially this challenge makes the easy-schmeezy Pokémon games much, much harder.   You play the game exactly the same way as you normally would except with these three rules.

1. Any Pokémon that faints is considered dead, and must be released.  (This means that if a Pokémon gets knocked out in battle, you must go release it the next opportunity you get.  This gives Pokémon that sense of realism when you fight other Pokémon.  Also, it makes you a lot less reckless in battles!)
2.  The player may catch only the first Pokémon encountered in each area, and no other ones. If the first Pokémon encountered faints or flees then tough titties – there are no second chances.  (This is makes the game much more difficult.  You can only catch that first Pokémon in a section of grass, cave, sea, or whatever. It makes it frustrating when you run into those punk-ass Rattatas or those Zubat cave-trolls.) 
3.  You must nickname your Pokémon.  (This might sound dumb, especially to those that do not bother with this function normally.  But it adds a layer of connection to your Pokémon, and it makes the game that much more emotionally painful when a Pokémon dies. I’ve had days ruined because of this – just screaming their name through the night.)

Alright, that sounds like a lot, but it really isn’t!  If you play carefully and spend so many extra hours grinding(training) your Pokémon, you’ll beat the game in a snap – or three years.  Be careful and have fun! *Wink*

A lot of peeps create comics or show some way of showing regards to their fallen Pokémon.  The Petty Nuzlocke Challege is one of my favorites.  Here’s a sample.

Now go do it wussies!  Pick up your fave Pokémon game, and get to it!   I’m currently on a Pokémon Black run, and it’s a bitch.  I lost my Poseidon (Oshawott) before I even reached the first gym. 

Written by: bobwinkle12