black nuzlocke
started 11/13/22
gen 5 is my least favorite generation by far. i don't care for most of the pokémon, or the region, really, as i recall. but i do love n. and i'm hoping nuzlocking it will make me fall in love with my stupid dog.
in an unfortunate interesting turn of events, i have all four gen 5 games. i've picked black because zekrom seems more suited to n.
current
36 35 35 35 32
baji the tepig
lvl5 f hasty
nuvema town
snivy is my fav gen 5 starter, so we're goin' tepig!
timon the patrat
lvl3 m quiet
route 1
missed opportunity for pumbaa the emboar but i'm gonna box the rat asap anyway
poppy the lillipup
lvl7 m brave
route 2
high hopes for the pupper
leader cress
2vs2 lvlcap14
11 14 vs 12 14actually wiped me out the first time. restarted and leveled better and he still brought them both to critical. i didn't take the monkey on account of i really don't like em.
matches the purrloin
lvl8 f modest
dreamyard
i don't hate the cat, but she's already been boxed for being useless
marmu the pidove
lvl9 f lax
route 3
love rl pigeons, i think i can find it in my heart to love this ugly little guy too
goro the roggenrola
lvl10 m mild
wellspring cave
hhhhhh i almost repelled to find drilbur but i took a chance on woobat. and so, stuck with the rock
did you know the yellow bit is an ear?
poppy evolved!
not nearly as cute anymore but this boy is carrying the team
"for ages, they have helped trainers raise pokémon" oh T_T
baji evolved!
hopefully this will help with the constant almost dying
spoiler alert: it didn't
leader lenora
2vs2 lvlcap20
18 17 vs 18 20poppy did alright but retaliate really fucked baji up, even without the double bp
rip baji
lvl 5-17
murdered by lenora's watchog
a shame to lose my starter so early, but she was having a real hard time taking hits
seth the sewaddle
lvl15 f hasty
pinwheel forest
this is my baby and i love her
man i talk a lot of shit about gen 5's shitty dex but sewaddle is perfect actually (and surprisingly strong. i'd assumed they were caterpie equivalent)
seth evolved!
i love my blanket child so much. grumpy teen is one of my favorite genres of pokemon
i lowkey kin swadloon
leader burgh
3vs3 lvlcap23
22 23 22 vs 21 21 23a scary crit took poppy to 1 hp but other than that, no problem
with the bianca fight in the route 4 gatehouse, that makes three mentions already of the dangers of battling indoors. i can't think of this ever being mentioned in another gen. why is this a running theme?
lyle the sandile
lvl15 m modest
route 4
no strong feelings on the man, but i appreciate his type coverage
i switched seth (w/ eviolite) into a blitzle, only to be hit by a surprise flame charge. very scary, but she took so little damage despite the 4x weakness. what a beast.
rip lyle
lvl 15-18
murdered by a rando's timburr
"hmm he's at 50%, should i switch him out? nah, ground's not weak to fighting."
i forgot about dark ;_;
whoops. gave poppy dig to compensate
laputa the sigilyph
lvl20 m quiet
desert resort
what an ugly guy. almost died to sandstorm cause he didn't want to stay in the ball
i don't want for psychic coverage, and his movepool isn't doing anything cool, unfortunately. boxed
goro evolved!
still ugly but he's definately pulling his weight. and he's about to destroy elesa
spears the yamask
lvl20 f rash
relic castle
a neat little guy, nice to have a ghost. but i think i'm guaranteed a litwick encounter later and i know which one i'd prefer
yamask is cute and sad but cofagrigus doesn't do much for me (plus i don't need anymore physical tanks)
cassim the tirtouga
lvl25 m hardy
nacrene city
i do like the turtle. and it's nice to have a water attack
like i said, physical tanks all the way down.
rip spears
lvl 20-20
murdered by n's scraggy
had to switch marmu out (because i forgot roost takes away flying ._.) wasn't expecting feint attack. ohkoed her.
leader elesa
3vs3 lvlcap27
27 27 26 vs 25 25 27holy shit volt switch. if i was the sort to restrict healing in nuzlockes this would've ended me.
wish lyle was here
seth evolved!
i prefer swadloon but who am i to hinder her emotional growth (she comes out her shell when she evolves by friendship?? T_T)
missed minccino
route 16
marmu critted them. i dunno why i didn't switch out my super luck scope lens bird for this but here we are. i'm not too upset, honestly
lede the cottonee
lvl20 m quiet
lostlorn forest
i do like whimsicott (particularly post-fairy, i'm heavily biased), but boxed for now
cali the trubbish
lvl19 f quiet
route 5
cute, but she'll probably be switched out soon for stat reasons
lily the ducklett
lvl24 f hasty
driftveil drawbridge
not much to say about the duck. we won't see her again unless something terrible happens
froyo the vanillite
lvl24 m quiet
cold storage
i don't particularly like vanillite & co., but i'm glad i didn't miss what i assume is the only real chance for ice to timburr
emil the foongus
lvl23 m docile
route 6
pokéball mimicry in pokémon confuses me, evolutionarily speaking
rip marmu
lvl 9-29
murdered by a gym bro's drilbur
my baby
leader clay
3vs3 lvlcap31
31 31 31 vs 29 29 31we were killin it til froyo got outsped and one shot. i, uh, forgot ice is weak to rock
rip froyo
lvl 24-31
murdered by clay's excadrill
all those levels for naught
poppy evolved!
still a beast, now with extra mustache
jo(lene) the joltik
lvl25 f naughty
chargestone cave
too small, too cute, not klink. what more could i ask for?
i know its probably the same as always (which is to say, too high) but holy fuck the spawn rate in caves fucking sucks. this is absolutely miserable. i would kill for a cleanse tag
missed deerling
route 7
sad. i'd've had a hard time fitting them on my team but i love deerling
thomas the litwick
lvl28 m quirky
celestial tower
there he is. i worry about him. a lot of the team's kinda glassy
rip seth
lvl 15-34
murdered by a rando's sigilyph
not my girl D: this is what i get for watching tv while nuzlocking
well, there's room for that deerling now
leader skyla
3vs3 lvlcap35
35 35 35 vs 33 33 35was worried jo was gonna go the way of froyo, but poppy was already overleveled to put in. she pulled through tho
leader brycen
3vs3 lvlcap39
1 1 1
vs 37 37 39...