Pokémon: How To Play A Nuzlocke Run (Custom Challenge)

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There are Pokémon fans who have played through their favorite entries multiple times, and there is a way to make these runs more challenging and exciting than before. This can be accomplished with a Pokémon Nuzlocke run, which is a type of self-imposed challenge that turns Pokémon battles into a life or death situation.

A common complaint about the Pokémon series is that the games are far too easy. There is practically no challenge in the single-player mode, as the player will gain enough levels by fighting the mandatory trainers on routes, that they can steamroll everything in the game. Even the Elite Four and Champion can be undone by a barrage of Full Restores and Max Revives. The fans have been begging for a Hard Mode in the Pokémon games for years, but Game Freak seems determined to keep making things easier. The only true competition to be had is found in the online PvP battles.

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There is a fan-made challenge for the Pokémon series that has become popular with streamers, as it forces players out of their comfort zone and drastically increases the amount of tension in each fight. These are called Pokémon Nuzlocke runs, and they were created by Nick Franco as a way of making the game more interesting. Franco codified the rules for Nuzlocke runs on the Nuzlocke Comics website, but they have evolved over time. Here's how to play a Pokémon Nuzlocke run.

There are two PokémonNuzlocke rules that almost everyone follows. The first Pokémon Nuzlocke rule turns every KO into a death. If a Pokémon faints during a battle, then it's considered dead, and the player must release it or permanently put it in the Box. The second Pokémon Nuzlocke