The Nuzlog (Yellow) - Day 53

     I am replaying the Pokémon games from Gen I to Gen VI, in order. I have at least one game for each generation and will be playing what I have available to me. The one unique thing about this play through, for me, is going with a Nuzlocke challenge. Before I start with the log here are the rules I will be enforcing.

1) If a Pokémon faints, it dies and must be released.

2) I can only catch the first Pokémon in each area to use for my team. I can catch more (to meet Pokédex requirements), but they can't be used on the team.

3) I will be creating a story, certain situations will inspire new rules or restrictions later. This will be explained as the story itself progresses.

4) I lose if my entire team faints, and I am unable to collect a new team. EX: I faint in a cave. Before I release my Pokémon. I will go to where I fainted, and use any and all remaining Poké Balls (without battling) to see if I can catch a new Pokémon. If I can't, then my quest is officially over.


With those rules setting me up for failure. Here goes the beginning of my quest. Also, I'm using the logic of every 10 minutes (that I play the game) is 1 day (game time) for the story aspect of this journal.

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The Nuzlog (Yellow) - Day 53

   It took me a few days to entirely cope with my loss of Hope. I meandered down to Saffron City, but I was stopped by a thirsty guard. Instead, I went underground to Vermillion.

   Once at Vermillion, I found that I would need to face the gym leader, Lt. Surge. My mind fluttered off to my Lt. Pikams and I became depressed for a few more days. During this time I explored the various houses and caught a Magikarp by the sea; I named it Poseidon, for it would become the god of the sea.

   Poseidon didn't like that I named my Magikarp after him apparently. My first battle against a Weedle did me in. A poisonous stinger flew directly into his eye, and his immune system ceased to work before I could cure it. Are these Pokémon completely helpless? As I see them as an epitome of me, am I completely helpless?

   I was fishing along Route 6 in hopes of finding some cool water Pokémon, but instead was attacked by a Magikarp. To this, I figured a Pokémon was better than no Pokémon, so I added her to my team. I named her Tsunami; I didn't want to invoke the rage of the gods once again.

   It has been DAYS since anything exciting happened. Magikarp is still a Magikarp, and my herculean fear of bushes prevents me from combating the gym leader. Some old guy gave me a bike voucher though, and I heard that the S.S. Anne is having a going away party sometime soon, and Bill did give me a ticket; it'd be a shame not to go.

   Wait a minute, I have a Bike Voucher!



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The Pokémon Team:

03.14.14 - Captain, a level 23 Pidgey. Caught at Route 1.

03.16.14 - Rhina, a level 25 Nidoqueen. Caught at Route 22.

03.18.14 - Blue, a level 16 Oddish. Caught at Route 4.

03.18.14 - Spyro, a level 16 Charmander. Adopted at Route 4.

03.22.14 - Tsunami, a level 14 Magikarp. Caught on Route 6.

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The Fallen Pokémon:

03.14.14 - LT. Pikams a level 5 Pikachu. Rival's Eevee used tackle. I forgot to use my potion.

03.15.14 - - - - a level 6 Mankey. Wild Pidgey used Gust. I forgot to switch it out.

03.16.14 - - - - a level 4 Rattata. Bug Catcher's Metapod used tackle. Do I really need to explain this one?

03.20.14 - Hope a level 18 Magikarp. Misty's Starmie used tackle. Critical hit.

03.21.14 - Poseidon a level 7 Magikarp. Critical hit and poison damage. I didn't make it to the Pokémon Center in time.

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The Nuzlog (Yellow) - Day 38

   I am replaying the Pokémon games from Gen I to Gen VI, in order. I have at least one game for each generation and will be playing what I have available to me. The one unique thing about this play through, for me, is going with a Nuzlocke challenge. Before I start with the log here are the rules I will be enforcing.

1) If a Pokémon faints, it dies and must be released.

2) I can only catch the first Pokémon in each area to use for my team. I can catch more (to meet Pokédex requirements), but they can't be used on the team.

3) I will be creating a story, certain situations will inspire new rules or restrictions later. This will be explained as the story itself progresses.

4) I lose if my entire team faints, and I am unable to collect a new team. EX: I faint in a cave. Before I release my Pokémon. I will go to where I fainted, and use any and all remaining Poké Balls (without battling) to see if I can catch a new Pokémon. If I can't, then my quest is officially over.

OPTIONAL) I can't use Pokémon Centers. I can only rely on my own money, or my mother (or other healing people). For now, it's optional. If I feel that I am able to pull this off, I certainly will (I know I can in later generations, but 1 and 2 will be very difficult).
(Going through my first Nuzlocke WITHOUT going to Pokémon Centers is insane. Sorry, but this rule is getting dropped.)

With those rules setting me up for failure. Here goes the beginning of my quest. Also, I'm using the logic of every 10 minutes (that I play the game) is 1 day (game time) for the story aspect of this journal.

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The Nuzlog (Yellow) - Day 38

   Mt. Moon was easy. I got through it in roughly three days time. I killed a few Zubat, but they seemed to be in controlled quantities.

   I stumbled across some fossils, and was about to take them, but a maniac claimed that he found them first. I offered to split them 50/50, but he decided that we should battle for control of them instead (I told him that I wanted the fossil dedicated to Lord Helix himself, and he didn't like that). I won. I gave him a fossil anyways (the dome fossil). I was now walking with the power of the deity from old, Lord Helix; I was unstoppable.

   As I was leaving two goons from Team Rocket battled me. I didn't quite catch all of their nonsense, but I kicked their butts and told them to go home. Now, there was nothing stopping me from reaching Cerulean.

   I decided to train a bit before properly entering Cerulean, and I met Lucas on Route 4. I completely demolished him, and proceeded to beat a "challenge" on the bridge. I felt confident with my abilities (I caught an Oddish), so I turned back and finally entered Cerulean.

   The first day in Cerulean, I had a strange dream. I was walking through the grass when a trainer asked me to battle. Instead, a lazy fox teleported me to the Pokémon Center and I decided to battle Misty. I was stopped by Michael Phelps and we battled. After the battle, I decided to meet up with the original trainer and give him the loss I owed him. A strange Pokémon, Mew, blocked my way. I caught it, and my dream ended. Now, this is the weird part, when I discovered the Pokémon Daycare about a week later, the Old Man running it told me that I had already left a Pokémon there. When I asked him which one, he pointed out the window to the floating pink phenomenon called Mew. Weird right? I named her Phenomena, and left her with the daycare; it was time for me to beat Misty.

   As I battled Misty, I knew something was wrong. She claims to use an all out offensive strategy, but the only thing her Pokémon did was harden. When her Starmie was a stiff as steel, she began flying at Captain (my Pidgeotto) with such ferocity that I had to switch him out. I poisoned it with Blue, and swapped in Hope. Hope could tank any of the water attacks that all my other Pokémon were susceptible to.

   I was wrong.

   Starmie, in a good old fashion Metapod way, completely flattened Hope under its steely form. My hope had both literally and figuratively been crushed. Upon killing hope, and unable to switch in Spyro, I brought out Rhina (my Nidoqueen) to take the last hit. Starmie blasted it with water before keeling over from its infection, and I was horrified by what I saw.

   Rhina was laying on the ground struggling to breathe. I rushed over, and she wrapped her arm around me. She was struggling, but she would make it.

   Misty tried talking to me, but I pushed her into the water and ran as fast as I could to the Pokémon Center. I had defeated my second gym, but I had lost Hope, again, both literally and figuratively. I needed to find more.

   Hope, you will not be forgotten.



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The Pokémon Team:

03.14.14 - Captain, a level 23 Pidgey. Caught at Route 1.

03.16.14 - Rhina, a level 22 Nidoqueen. Caught at Route 22.

03.18.14 - Blue, a level 16 Oddish. Caught at Route 4.

03.08.14 - Spyro, a level 11 Charmander. Adopted at Route 4.

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The Fallen Pokémon:

03.14.14 - LT. Pikams a level 5 Pikachu. Rival's Eevee used tackle. I forgot to use my potion.

03.15.14 - - - - a level 6 Mankey. Wild Pidgey used Gust. I forgot to switch it out.

03.16.14 - - - - a level 4 Rattata. Bug Catcher's Metapod used tackle. Do I really need to explain this one?

03.20.14 - Hope a level 18 Magikarp. Misty's Starmie used tackle. Critical hit.

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The Nuzlog (Yellow) - Day 20

   I am replaying the Pokémon games from Gen I to Gen VI, in order. I have at least one game for each generation and will be playing what I have available to me. The one unique thing about this play through, for me, is going with a Nuzlocke challenge. Before I start with the log here are the rules I will be enforcing.

1) If a Pokémon faints, it dies and must be released.

2) I can only catch the first Pokémon in each area to use for my team. I can catch more (to meet Pokédex requirements), but they can't be used on the team.

3) I will be creating a story, certain situations will inspire new rules or restrictions later. This will be explained as the story itself progresses.

4) I lose if my entire team faints, and I am unable to collect a new team. EX: I faint in a cave. Before I release my Pokémon. I will go to where I fainted, and use any and all remaining Poké Balls (without battling) to see if I can catch a new Pokémon. If I can't, then my quest is officially over.

OPTIONAL) I can't use Pokémon Centers. I can only rely on my own money, or my mother (or other healing people). For now, it's optional. If I feel that I am able to pull this off, I certainly will (I know I can in later generations, but 1 and 2 will be very difficult).

With those rules setting me up for failure. Here goes the beginning of my quest. Also, I'm using the logic of every 10 minutes (that I play the game) is 1 day (game time) for the story aspect of this journal.

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The Nuzlog (Yellow) - Day 20

   I had a difficult time coping with LT. Pikams death. I mourned at home for days. Pidgey and Mankey did their best to keep me entertained, but it didn't work.

   After two weeks, I braved the road again. Very quickly Mankey wandered off. I heard it cry out, but before I could get to it, it was too late. The Pidgey had blown it away with a powerful gust, I was unable to catch it on its way by my head. I never saw Mankey again.

   Disheartened again, but determined to avenge his death, I quickly shifted to the side of Viridian to catch a new teammate. I wanted a Nidoran and was graced by its appearance. Without much thought, I threw a Poké Ball and caught it. It was a female rather than a male, but I was more excited to have the tiny rhino to play with.

   I showed my mother, and she was happy that I was slowly able to put my dead Pikachu behind me.

   I ran through Viridian Forest and found a Rattata. Ecstatic, I brought it back in Viridian Forest to battle the immobile Pokémon Metapod. Unfortunately, I was duped. After the Metapod hardened its sinewy shell, it toppled over atop my Rattata. It was completely flattened.

   I went home to tell my mother, but on my way back I discovered my rival, Lucas, was hovering around Route 22. I battled him and defeated him this time. It's time I started avenging LT. Pikams' death.

   Frightened about this gym Leader, Brock, now that my Rattata was dead, I trained my team to the extreme. When they were well enough, I brought them into the gym. I pulverized Brock and his trainers to get the Boulder badge.

   I have traveled long across Route 3, and have come across a small Pokémon Center. Within, I purchased a Magikarp. I was very excited by this purchase, but she just flaps in my hands during battle. With each battle, I slowly discover that she is sadly weak. I named her Hope, because I was weak once, and I am making myself strong. I will not give up on this Magikarp, I will train her and make her stronger.

   I have a long road ahead of me before I reach Cerulean. I am frightened by Mt. Moon, but the journey seems straightforward enough.

   I hope I don't run into any Zubat.

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The Team:

3.14.14 - - - - a level 18 Pidgey. Caught at Route 1.

3.16.14 - - - - a level 18 Nidorina. Caught at Route 22.

3.17.14 - Hope a level 5 Magikarp. Bought at Route 3.

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The Fallen:

03.14.14 - LT. Pikams a level 5 Pikachu. Rival's Eevee used tackle. I forgot to use my potion.

03.15.14 - - - - a level 6 Mankey. Wild Pidgey used Gust. I forgot to switch it out.

03.16.14 - - - - a level 4 Rattata. Bug Catcher's Metapod used tackle. Do I really need to explain this one?

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The Nuzlog (Yellow) - Day One

   I am replaying the Pokémon games from Gen I to Gen VI, in order. I have at least one game for each generation and will be playing what I have available to me. The one unique thing about this play through, for me, is going with a Nuzlocke challenge. Before I start with the log here are the rules I will be enforcing.

1) If a Pokémon faints, it dies and must be released.

2) I can only catch the first Pokémon in each area to use for my team. I can catch more (to meet Pokédex requirements and HM's), but they can't be used on the team.

3) I will be creating a story, certain situations will inspire new rules or restrictions later. This will be explained as the story itself progresses.

4) I lose if my entire team faints, and I am unable to collect a new team. EX: I faint in a cave. Before I release my Pokémon. I will go to where I fainted, and use any and all remaining Poké Balls (without battling) to see if I can catch a new Pokémon. If I can't, then my quest is officially over.

OPTIONAL) I can't use Pokémon Centers. I can only rely on my own money, or my mother (or other healing people). For now, it's optional. If I feel that I am able to pull this off, I certainly will (I know I can in later generations, but 1 and 2 will be very difficult).

With those rules setting me up for failure. Here goes the beginning of my quest.

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The Nuzlog (Yellow) - Day 1

   I awoke today excited for the start of my Pokémon journey. I knew exactly what Pokémon I was going to choose: Eevee. I wanted an Eevee.

   The professor wasn't at his lab, so I decided to go looking for him. I walked into the tall grass (I forgot that my mother wasn't with me) and Professor Oak shouted from afar. Before he could catch up to me, a wild Pikachu appeared. It's strange that a Pikachu would stray so far from the Viridian Forest.

   The professor caught it with no difficulty and brought me to the lab; Lucas was already waiting. He actually had already befriended the Eevee I wanted. I got the wild Pikachu instead. I didn't care, I finally had a Pokémon.

   I had my own Pokémon. I could battle with it, I could dance with it, I could even make parfaits with it. It was mine, and it was glorious.

   I named it LT. Pikams. He would be my friend forever. Eager to battle, my rival and I battled right there in the lab. That's when it happened.

   His Eevee just wailed on LT. Pikams... hard. In two hits LT. Pikams was pleading for his life, but his weak an tattered form was unable to utter those pleas. I had a potion, but I was too shocked at this carnage to use it. With one more blow, Lucas' Eevee crushed the skull of LT. Pikams to a pulp.

   He died.

   There. Right there on the ground.

   Everyone in the lab turned away, Professor Oak even received a perfectly-timed e-mail. I couldn't take it.

   The blood. The life of my newest friend, gone.

   Nobody stopped me as I walked into the grass alone, and it was a miracle that no Pokémon attacked me on my wake to the next town. I delivered a Pokédex to the professor for the store (he slid a Pokédex in my direction in return for the favor).

   I trudged back to Viridian and the Pokémon gave me a wide radius. My pain was tangible, I could feel the agony of my fallen friend trailing behind me; he must have been spooking the other Pokémon.

   Finally, one brave Pokémon was left in my path. I pathetically threw a Poké Ball at it and knocked it unconscious. The next one I threw captured the fiend. It was Pidgey. I refused to give it a name, I refused to get so attached like I did with LT. Pikams.

   Just outside of Viridian I caught a Mankey. He, too, was looking to try and console me, to no avail. I brought them both back home in Pallet. My mother will console me. Maybe, later I can brave another battle with my new friends.

   He will always be remembered, I just can't let him go.

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The Team:

--- a lvl 4 Pidgey

--- a lvl 3 Mankey

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The Fallen:

LT. Pikams a lvl 5 Pikachu - Oak's Lab 15.3.2014