If the party is full, no additional Pokemon can be caught until a space is opened by a death. In other words, damage-dealing moves that have the same type as one of the types of the Pokemon using the move are not permitted. STAB (same-type attack bonus) moves may never be used by the player's Pokemon. Super effective moves may never be used by the player's Pokemon. This level is often based on either the highest-leveled or lowest-leveled Pokemon of the Gym Leader, with further adjustments being up to the player. Wedlockes can be notoriously difficult as the player will always essentially be fighting with a team of two Pokemon.Ī maximum level allowed for the player's Pokemon when entering a Gym battle. These rules may be altered to allow or require same-sex partnerships. If a party Pokemon does not have a partner, the encounter rules are modified so that a Pokemon of the opposite gender must be caught next.
Pokemon that are partnered must fight together in 'double' battles and may not switch out in battle except with their partner. The use of held items is generally permitted, however.Ī variant on the Nuzlocke challenge based on the idea that Pokemon in the team form romantic partnerships based on the order in which they are caught. The player is not allowed to use any items during battle including healing items, X-items, etc. The first encounter rule is often modified so as to allow the first Pokemon of the chosen type in each area to be caught. You can toggle between Shift and Set in the in-game Options menu.Ī variant on the Nuzlocke challenge in which all the Pokemon used must be of the same type.
This makes the game more difficult as it removes the player's ability to perform perfectly safe switches. Many variants on this rule exist: the rule may be extended to include any Pokemon belonging to the same evolutionary family as a previously caught Pokemon for a harsher variant, if the first encounter in an area is a dupe, no Pokemon may be captured in the area the player may get a limited number of tries to find a non-dupe.Įvery Pokemon game has two possible ways to play: Switch Mode, which allows you to switch Pokemon after knocking out an opponent, and Set Mode, which doesn't give you this option. The Dupes Clause is considered acceptable in a Nuzlocke challenge. The motivation for this rule is to increase the variety of Pokemon on a player's team. The Dupes Clause means that if the first Pokemon encountered in an area is a dupe, the player may ignore it and catch the first non-dupe encounter instead. A 'dupe' (short for duplicate) is a Pokemon which appears as a first encounter but belongs to the same species as a Pokemon that has already been caught.
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