chaobell | WHIRLGARBL

As promised: here is the first of a series of Pokemon Crystal Nuzlocke run reports. They will keep coming until I beat the Elite Four, until I give up, or until I get bored.

The rules, as a reminder (and should you wish to try this yourself). I’m not using any of the optional rules (except 3), fuck that.

With that in mind…

And we’re off!

First, of course, I had to go pick up my starter…

Well, Cyndaquil was good to me in HeartGold and I’m fond of Fire-types in general, so why the hell not.

And he’s named and ready to go.

So I went to see Mr. Pokemon and get an egg and a Pokedex and all that shit, awesome, great, etc. etc.

And then, of course, I got the OMG COME QUICK THIS IS TERRIBLE call from Prof. Elm and on the way back to his lab I ran into…

And as you know, he waited until I got a Pokemon and then stole the one that beats it. But that’s okay. Because while I was still sans access to Pokeballs and thus (by my interpretation) exempt from the “only catch the first Pokemon you see in an area” rule until I could get them, I had been leveling like a motherfucker.

And back at Prof. Elm’s place, there was a cop asking about this asshole. Did I know his name, the cop wanted to know?

Oh yes. Oh yes, I did.

So then I got Pokeballs, and got shown how to catch Pokemon. Woo!

Okay, I thought as I headed in the general direction of Violet City and my first Gym, sweet, I haven’t seen a single fucking Rattata this whole time, I’ma catch me a Hoothoot, yay!

And then I was set upon by a wild Pokemon! Oh boy! I prepared to catch Hawt Sauce’s first companion…