Welcome to my next Nuzlocke! I’m really busy and not planning on doing another run until Sword and Shield, so I figured Colosseum would be a pretty easy game to Nuzlocke… right?

Pokemon Colosseum was actually the first video game I ever played! It’s been many years since I’ve played it, so I’m excited to Nuzlocke a game that means so much to me. Of course, different rules will have to apply to a Nuzlocke in this game.

Typical Nuzlocke rules (If a Pokemon faints it is dead)

All Pokemon can be caught (Due to the low amounts of possible Pokemon, as there are no wild battles)

Only ONE item can be used per turn in battle: Since all battles are double battles, I can only heal one Pokemon per turn if wanted.

I also have a bunch of other surprises planned, but I’ll get into those later. Anyways, it’s time to start this adventure!

**Keep in mind, this is the first blog so there will be lots of explanatory stuff and it’ll be a bit wordy! Thanks for reading though!**

Everything started off with a bang- literally! I started off by blowing up the Snagem Hideout in Eclo Canyon. In case you’ve never played this game, Team Snagem is one of the two major villainous teams in the Orre Region that specializes in (you guessed it) snagging Pokemon.

I immediately fled to the Outskirt Stand, where I met Willie. Willie is a pretty iconic character even though he plays a small role in this game. Don’t get used to names like Willie though, that’s about the last normal name you’ll see in this game. Willie challenged me immediately to a battle!

Of course, there’s no starters to pick in this game. I started off with my duo of Espeon and Umbreon. Espeon’s usually the one who takes over offensively, while Umbreon… usually ends up getting boxed, at least when I use him. Still, both of them pulled off an amazing first battle! Espeon one-shot one of Willie’s Zigzagoon with Confusion, while Umbreon one-shot one of Willie’s Zigzagoon with a critical-hit Secret Power!

After the battle, Willie recommended that I head to Phenac City. Upon entering the city, I was greeted by two thugs: Trudly and Folly. Folly immediately challenged me to a battle, but his Pokemon went down with little effort. The thugs ran off, leaving behind a girl that the duo kidnapped. I quickly freed the girl, who I decided to name Rui (yes, you get to name your partner in this game).

By the way, I’m playing as Seth (one of the pre-set options). As a kid, that was the name I decided to choose because it sounded cool, so it’s nice to honor the first player I played as.

After the battle, Rui and I traveled around town a bit. We eventually stopped by the mayor’s house. There, we were greeted by Trudly and Folly, as well as Miror B.! Miror B. is without a doubt the most iconic character from this game, and for obvious reason.

Miror B. quickly left, so I was left to battle Folly. This time, Folly used a Makuhita. Rui quickly detected that Makuhita was a Shadow Pokemon, meaning it was a Pokemon I’m able to snag, or capture for myself. I threw a Premier Ball and added Makuhita to my team.

Next, I headed outside. There were three trainers scattered around the town: Verde, Rosso, and Bluno. This is like the starter situation in other games, where you’re allowed to pick one trainer who uses a Johto starter. I decided to choose Rosso, who uses a snaggable Quilava, in order to avenge Sequoia, my Typhlosion I used in my Heart Gold run.

The battle got down to the wire, as Quilava refused to be caught and Espeon was nearly killed. Thankfully, I eventually caught Quilava by tossing a Great Ball.

I decided to wrap up my first night in Orre. Tune in next time to see my visit to Pyrite Town. Thank you for reading! Feel free to leave a comment below!