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Rules

Trainer Name: Doakul

Progress: 5 Badges

Team:

The Fallen:

In the Box:

Last time on Nuzlocke brought to you by Kurama:

I’m going to switch things up this episode since the majority of it was just me on a a straight shot path between routes 214, 213, Valor Lake, Pastoria City, and 212. Almost nothing of real note happened anywhere outside the gym and right before it. But, I will break it into categories to make it worth looking upon. I will see how I like this format, but don’t expect to keep it. I like telling the story in order and what happens, but almost nothing happened. Here is the little breakdown.

Tonight a Comedian Died

Yes, you read that right, the infamous comedian Boogabooga passes away. I’ve been planning on making a character personality sheet of all my little critters for your guy’s convenience. In a simple battle towards the start of this part, I was one v one with a Duskull. I got confused and pretty damaged here. I was thinking maybe Boogabooga should switch out. The A.I. knew it was coming and used pursuit. Duskull in a hurry chased BoogaBooga back to his ball and pierced him right through. Boogabooga vaporized into nothing but air, and was gone. He was dead….again? Can ghosts die again? Ahh nevermind, on we proceed!

Filling up the box

With last time’s success and no losses I figured things would stay that way. After Boogabooga died, I put Whooty back in the team and went to fight and catch. First up was a Houndour, who was simple to obtain and I named Shadow. This comes from the dog companion of the GameCube classic(for me it is a classic!) “Dead to Rights”. Shadow is your doggy friend and when you need him, throats shall be ripped into viciously! Next we ran into little Girafarig. And were they a cunt to catch. So annoying, doing lots of damage, and taking tons of balls to secure. I swear it’s always the ones you don’t expect that cause the most aggravation. I finally nabbed him and the name was Littlefoot. After the beloved animated children’s film, “The Land Before Time”. A brontosaurus is basically a giraffe, right?

I then ran into a Buizel and it was mine within seconds. Why can’t they all be so accommodating? I named it the classy Floaty Man. He can float with those arms and will prove his manliness before long! I make it to Pastoria, and no issues outside losing Boogabooga. To the Safari Zone I go. I run into a Tangela. Not my preferred choice, but it will do; my little spaghetti monster. And he ran away. Fucking seriously? Ugh, another reason this run sucks so much sometimes. I decide the Gym may be too much, and continue to build my army and levels. In the bog I catch a Croagunk and with no creativity, decide it will be called Miasma. Poison is the name theme and I’m not pleased with it. Oh well, I don’t like him anyways. Things are going so smoothly and I make it to the Pokémon Garden. Technically an area all its own, so I go there and get a…..Pikachu! It may be a girl, but I name it Ash anyways to be a smart ass, or maybe reference the female seiyuu that plays the famous anime lead. Wow, I have so many spares, this is great!

To the next level

In all my glorious transcending wins over puny trainers, my big two members of the team evolved. Mr. Wiggles is now the mighty forest that shakes the very earth when it moves, and Le Quack is the fiercely elegant beast of the sea, imbued with psychic prodigious powers. They are stronger than ever and I’m feeling good. Those two are beefy, Kurama is building well, Chinglish has been a star lately, Seizures is useless, but maybe one day will make some worth, and Whooty is okay in battle but my flying machine of doom. I really do want to get these damn HMs off those two though. Mr. Wiggles having cut is useless to me, and rock smash could be better replaced on Le Quack. I’m back in Pastoria and everyone is between level 25-33. Not bad, and I think things are looking up. Time to take on Crasher Wake and the Pastoria Gym!

Surprises! And not good ones!

As soon as I try to step through the front doors, Muffin appears. That damn baked bastard always chooses the most inconvenient times. Challenge me before the gym? Why not after or when I got to town? You freaking Muffiny asshole! Not so delicious anymore! His levels are above all of mine just slightly. I manage to beat him with no losses, but this sets a worry in me. If he is a little bit stronger than me, than what the hell is in the gym? Ahhh geez, my confidence is now not so high.

I enter the gym and the first few battles are tough. Then, I run into a trainer with a Gyarados. The damn leviathan of the poké world. I’ve killed a few already with Chinglish, but it has been very tough going. Chinglish gets wounded and can’t defeat it with shockwave, so I switch to Whooty. Whooty takes a chunk of damage but is alright. However, he gets confused and Gyarados on the next move is not a fun turn to remember. Whooty, who I assume is faster, is going to finish the match, but I misread the situation and Gyarados hits him hard. Whooty crumbles to the floor of the gym, lifeless. My flying machine is now just a pile of screws and cogs. I send out Le Quack, finish the fight, and carry Whooty out of the gym. Burying my friend and saying goodbye again. The gym stays hard and I have to leave twice more to heal and prepare for Crasher Wake. Bring it you oversized motherfucker!

Chinglish v. Gyarados to start. Chinglish gets a hit in, but it only takes out about half, and she is severely weakened. The bite she received was a nasty one. I switch to Seizures and he takes massive damage from a waterfall. Now he is weak too. I can’t bring out Kurama and Mr. Wiggles is not in the type advantage here due to the flying type. So, my choice is tough. Le Quack for a duke out or Floaty Man to sacrifice and heal Chinglish. Well, we all have to become men at some point! I heal Chinglish and Floty Man is thrashed so hard he flies into a wall, going limp. I am sorry, but to win the sacrifice needed to be made. I send out Chinglish. I know I will get hit once, but shockwave should kill Gyarados this time. He uses waterfall, and I sigh out of relief that it isn’t bite. However, things aren’t what they seem. It crits Chinglish into the ceiling and she stops moving. My party member since right after gym two is gone……

I send out Le Quack and use every buff I have item wise. This becomes a slugfest between him and Gyarados. I switch between confusion and shadow claw to do damage, trying to see what is better. And Le Quack takes hit after hit. The bite marks are all over his body; and he is bleeding, bruised, and getting weak. After many many turns, Le Quack manages to slay the flying beast and avenge his friend. He always pretended to not care for her, but to him, Chinglish was like a little sister and he loved her dearly. His ace is next and it is Floatzel. Mr. Wiggles has the type in his favor, so I send him out for the big showdown.

A stare down begins between the two powerhouses of each team. I know my type will give me the win here. The only thing that could stop Mr. Wiggles is fire or ice. And this is a water gym. Bring it, we both say with our eyes. The commands are given and a smirk appears on Triple F’s face. His fangs turn to mini-stalagmites of pure ice. He strikes first and buries his fangs into the neck of Mr. Wiggles. A frozen shot of air explodes off of him and freezes the tree on his back. No…this can’t be the……a flurry of leaves suddenly flies through. Triple F falls into small pieces like that stoner in Final Destination 2. Mr. Wiggles shakes off some ice particles and deadlocks his eyes into Wake’s. He then looks at me and nods. I know this means a lot. He did it for Chinglish. He took a four times blast through his body, and managed to summon the strength to survive and kill his opponent. This was his way of showing his respect and admiration for his fallen comrade. He must have grown to care for her, despite how closed his heart has become. Next is Quagsire, but Mr. Wiggles is far too hurt to take that risk. Le Quack is all I have here, so I chose him. Still badly injured, he manages to take more hits and slays the final member of the team in a smaller slugfest, switching between mudbombs and water pulses. Covered in mud, blood, and bruises from head to toe, he turns to me and a thumbs up is given. He is starting to fall and Mr. Wiggles catches him on his back. The win is ours.

We claimed another gym, but an important friend was taken. In memory of Chinglish, we ask you to hug your pokémon, and remember how much they love you. Join us next time as we try to obtain the 6th badge and best some Galactic thugs.