Got bored with my Black Nuzlocke (I'd recently played Black in Japanese like 4 times back to back), so I paused right before the 4th gym.
Then, since I have FireRed on my phone, I decided to Nuzlocke that. I just finished Victory Road, so now it's time for a final grind before the E4 and Rival ><
The Team:
The Starter: RAFAEL the Blastoise
Lvl 50 @ Lefties
Surf, Bite, Mega Kick, Protect
Gonna teach him Ice Beam right before the E4, since Bite isn't really useful anymore.
KINGPIN the Snorlax
Lvl 48 @ Quick Claw (Thick Fat)
Body Slam, Brick Break, Yawn, Rest
One of my favorite Pokemon ever, and Rest/Pokeflute is good times. Thick Fat + Brick Break will wreck Lorelei.
YONDAIME the Jolteon
Lvl 49 @ Blackglasses
Shock Wave, Bite, Double Kick, Quick Attack
Blackglasses for lack of better items, and Shock Wave since I don't have quite enough money to buy Thunderbolt... He's not expected to make much of a showing in he E4 outside the two Gyarados, tho.
SR-71 the Pidgeot
Lvl 47 @ Cleanse Tag
Wing Attack, Fly, Featherdance, Quick Attack
Good in a pinch, and he'll be making short work of Bruno's fighters. Considering Steel Wing, but I feel like it's not worth it.
AVENGER the Nidoking
Lvl 44 @ Lefties
Megahorn, Brick Break, Strength, Earthquake
The final member of my team, atm. He's filling the void left behind by pretty much all of my fallen teammates. Now that I can ditch Strength, I'm considering Fire Blast.
(I also keep an HM slave Oddish (Nymph) in my party for Flash/Cut)
THE FALLEN:
HARRISON the Pidgey
Caught: Lvl 4
Died: Lvl 4
Grinding accident with a crit. The role of flier was filled by Helen.
HELEN the Zubat
Caught: Lvl 8
Died: Lvl 14
Died before she could learn any good moves when a random Squirtle critted with Water Gun. After that, I caught SR-71 (now my Pidgeot) and B-52 (another Zubat).
TIFA the Primeape
Caught: Lvl 2
Died: Lvl 30
This loss might've hurt most of all, since Tifa was with me since the beginning. But west of Lavender town, she got into a fight with a Grimer. A critical hit Sludge brought her down to 7 HP and poisoned her, so I had to watch, helpless, as she fell in front of me.
DOTS the Dugtrio
Caught: Lvl 16
Died: Lvl 31
On Cycling Road, I went up against a Machop/choke (I forget). Magnitude 4 rolled and failed to OHKO. The boosted Revenge that hit, however, demolished Dots. I'm forever thankful to her for owning Surge's gym so easily for me.
XAN the Growlithe
Caught: Lvl 30
Died: Lvl 37
After agonizing for the whole game about not having a fire type, Xan was awesome. I forget exactly what killed him, but it was something like a Weezing in Pokemon Mansion. Xan was originally caught there, so I felt it was pretty poetic that, when he finally returned to find the key to the gym, he was beaten. I never evolved him since I was hoping to grind up a bit more. Sad times.
NOBLESTEED the Ponyta
Caught: Lvl 34
Died: Lvl 35
Nabbed this girl during the sidequest at Ember Road. I forget what killed her, but I blame myself, since I was still so distraught over losing Xan that I failed to properly care for my new fire type.
And so, looking at the deceased, you can see how Avenger is doing what his name suggests: avenging their deaths. When he gets Fire Blast, his moveset will cover Fire/Fight/Ground, the types lost (excluding Flying, since SR-71 obviously has that covered).
Those are all of the really important guys. A few other Pokemon worth mentioning:
TYSON the Hitmonchan - Boxed when I remembered elemental punches are shit on him.
CHARON the Lapras - Boxed unless Rafael dies.
PENDULUM the Hypno - Too lazy to raise him, but he'd be solid.
BUSTERS the Gastly - Would have used him if I could trade, but I can't because it's my phone. Same reason I didn't use a Machop.
Now, it's grinding time. The goal is to get everybody up to their mid 50s, with Rafael maybe slightly higher, since he has to pretty much solo Lance's stuff.
Then, since I have FireRed on my phone, I decided to Nuzlocke that. I just finished Victory Road, so now it's time for a final grind before the E4 and Rival ><
The Team:
The Starter: RAFAEL the Blastoise
Lvl 50 @ Lefties
Surf, Bite, Mega Kick, Protect
Gonna teach him Ice Beam right before the E4, since Bite isn't really useful anymore.
KINGPIN the Snorlax
Lvl 48 @ Quick Claw (Thick Fat)
Body Slam, Brick Break, Yawn, Rest
One of my favorite Pokemon ever, and Rest/Pokeflute is good times. Thick Fat + Brick Break will wreck Lorelei.
YONDAIME the Jolteon
Lvl 49 @ Blackglasses
Shock Wave, Bite, Double Kick, Quick Attack
Blackglasses for lack of better items, and Shock Wave since I don't have quite enough money to buy Thunderbolt... He's not expected to make much of a showing in he E4 outside the two Gyarados, tho.
SR-71 the Pidgeot
Lvl 47 @ Cleanse Tag
Wing Attack, Fly, Featherdance, Quick Attack
Good in a pinch, and he'll be making short work of Bruno's fighters. Considering Steel Wing, but I feel like it's not worth it.
AVENGER the Nidoking
Lvl 44 @ Lefties
Megahorn, Brick Break, Strength, Earthquake
The final member of my team, atm. He's filling the void left behind by pretty much all of my fallen teammates. Now that I can ditch Strength, I'm considering Fire Blast.
(I also keep an HM slave Oddish (Nymph) in my party for Flash/Cut)
THE FALLEN:
HARRISON the Pidgey
Caught: Lvl 4
Died: Lvl 4
Grinding accident with a crit. The role of flier was filled by Helen.
HELEN the Zubat
Caught: Lvl 8
Died: Lvl 14
Died before she could learn any good moves when a random Squirtle critted with Water Gun. After that, I caught SR-71 (now my Pidgeot) and B-52 (another Zubat).
TIFA the Primeape
Caught: Lvl 2
Died: Lvl 30
This loss might've hurt most of all, since Tifa was with me since the beginning. But west of Lavender town, she got into a fight with a Grimer. A critical hit Sludge brought her down to 7 HP and poisoned her, so I had to watch, helpless, as she fell in front of me.
DOTS the Dugtrio
Caught: Lvl 16
Died: Lvl 31
On Cycling Road, I went up against a Machop/choke (I forget). Magnitude 4 rolled and failed to OHKO. The boosted Revenge that hit, however, demolished Dots. I'm forever thankful to her for owning Surge's gym so easily for me.
XAN the Growlithe
Caught: Lvl 30
Died: Lvl 37
After agonizing for the whole game about not having a fire type, Xan was awesome. I forget exactly what killed him, but it was something like a Weezing in Pokemon Mansion. Xan was originally caught there, so I felt it was pretty poetic that, when he finally returned to find the key to the gym, he was beaten. I never evolved him since I was hoping to grind up a bit more. Sad times.
NOBLESTEED the Ponyta
Caught: Lvl 34
Died: Lvl 35
Nabbed this girl during the sidequest at Ember Road. I forget what killed her, but I blame myself, since I was still so distraught over losing Xan that I failed to properly care for my new fire type.
And so, looking at the deceased, you can see how Avenger is doing what his name suggests: avenging their deaths. When he gets Fire Blast, his moveset will cover Fire/Fight/Ground, the types lost (excluding Flying, since SR-71 obviously has that covered).
Those are all of the really important guys. A few other Pokemon worth mentioning:
TYSON the Hitmonchan - Boxed when I remembered elemental punches are shit on him.
CHARON the Lapras - Boxed unless Rafael dies.
PENDULUM the Hypno - Too lazy to raise him, but he'd be solid.
BUSTERS the Gastly - Would have used him if I could trade, but I can't because it's my phone. Same reason I didn't use a Machop.
Now, it's grinding time. The goal is to get everybody up to their mid 50s, with Rafael maybe slightly higher, since he has to pretty much solo Lance's stuff.