Nuzlocke Challenge

Nuzlocke Start

• The challenge commences once you receive a set of Pokéballs during the game's introduction sequences.
• Anything that happens prior to this does not affect the Nuzlocke challenge in any way, shape or form.

Faint Clause

• Once a Pokémon faints it is deemed dead and can no longer be used throughout the playthrough.
• You have to remove it from your team and either place it in a death box or release it. Decide at your own discretion.

Battle Style Clause

• At the beginning of the game you need to change the battle style from switch to set in the game settings.

Encounter Clause

• You are only allowed to catch the first encounter per labeled area on the game's map.

Static Encounters

• Static encounters can be caught and used throughout the playthrough.

Mystery Gift Events

• Given the case of a running Mystery Gift event, the received Pokémon count as static encounters and can be used throughout the playthrough.

Dupes Clause

• If your encounter is a Pokémon that you have caught before, you may skip it and re-encounter a different one.
• You may also catch it and move on, decide at your own discretion.

Shiny Clause

• Shiny Pokémon may be caught at any time despite the Encounter Clause and be used throughout the playthrough.
• If your first encounter in a labled area is shiny, this does not excempt the Encounter Clause.

Heal Clause

• You may only use one healing or battle item per initiated battle.
• This number increases +1 for every heal or battle item used by your opponent.
• Held items that heal or boost stats are not affected by the Heal Clause.
• You may heal at any time when not engaged in a battle.

Nickname Clause

• Every caught Pokémon must be given a nickname.

Nuzlocke End

• You loose the challenge if your entire team faints during a battle and you receive the blackout screen.
• In case of a loss, the challenge ends and the rules no longer apply to the playthrough.
• You may delete the save file and restart the challenge or continue the playthrough on regular terms, decide at your own discretion.
• You win the challenge once you enter the Hall of Fame and register your team.
• Congratulations.