Screenshot Johto Teen A Hardcore Nuzlocke of Pokemon Crystal

[Jackdaw991]

CHAMPIONEE! CHAMPIONEE! OLE OLE OLE! Congrats on the first part of completion! NEXT STOP KANTTTTTTTTTTO!

 

[theoblivinator]

CHAMPIONEE! CHAMPIONEE! OLE OLE OLE! Congrats on the first part of completion! NEXT STOP KANTTTTTTTTTTO!

Thanks brother. Lets rock and roll through Kanto next.

Spoiler: Chatper 28

Good thing I'm right in front of your lab buddy.

Sick. Thanks bub, Elm have given us quite a few gifts like our starter, the Everstone, Master Ball, and now this.

I didn't even have to go through security. VIP status achieved.

Well let's help you find her shall we? By battling all the trainers on board!

I missed one screenshot. It's been awhile, give me a break.

I'm already looking for a granddaughter. I don't need to look for a crew member as well. Shaking my smh.

The classic trope of solving problems with battles continues even on a cruise ship.

If you have time to take a nap, say like an hour or so, that means tthis ship goes very slow towards Kanto. Otherwise the time spent traveling just doesn't make sense.

This guy is a liar. He isn't seasick.

That is the last of the trainer battles.

Sure Gina. Let's turn this ship around just for a rematch. Speaking of rematches, we haven't battle Joey in a hot minute.

Make up your mind. Who do you want to play with you?

FINE. Don't play with either of us then...

She literally just ran away buddy.

I doubt this will be used at all during the run.

Dank.

Listening to this furry ramble on about his Rapidash nets me a Rare Candy so that I can start saving them up again.

Who knew about this hidden item? (Don't worry, I will be showcasing the hidden items in Kanto as well!)

Time for a Kanto gym.

I did a very poor job at nabbing the screenshots I usually show for battles. Like this is the worst I've done yet.

I could be wrong. But I don't remember any other gym leader (or NPC) for that matter having their name in a dialogue box preceding what they would say. Maybe I'm being paranoid right now? I mean, Morty was never like "Morty: Let's go explore Burned Tower." or whatever.

*Insert imagination screenshot of Wilma utterly destroying his Magneton*

This went by very smoothly. No need for some in-depth battle commentary.

One down, seven more to go... Again...

And we finish this chapter with more dialogue boxes explaining that it is indeed Surge talking to us.

Thanks for reading all! I hope you don't get attacked by a dog today!

 

[theoblivinator]

Spoiler: Chapter 29

New route, new catch, new items?

Only two trainers. Easy.

This makes sense. You can't have pedestrians walking around in an underground tunnel without any power.

And another Rattata to spend the rest of his life in the box with the other Rattatas.

Woo hoo, new city!

I love this guy and the TM. Too bad I don't really have any team members that can utilize it.

Truth be told, this could be useful. We could use our Celadon City catch to get a Porygon from the Game Corner and evolve it with this.

We defeated the Master who like all martial artists in this game, he just wanted to poop all over the place.

We'll just nab this instead.

Well since we are here, lets knock this out.

That wraps up the trainers.

So Sabrina talks like Lt. Surge was. Perhaps I was just paranoid and didn't remember who the dialogue was structured in this game.

I'm only worried about her Alakazam.

Nothing to see here except for Z-One boding her first two Pokemon.

Alakazam got a critical hit Psychic on Z-One, who took it like a champ. He fired back with a Thunder Wave that I didn't screenshot. Then I switched to Kappa.

One Earthquake almost KO's it. We got lucky with the paralysis.

GG EZ.

Two down, six more to go.

Moving on to a new route with new trainers, new items, and a new catch.

That wraps up all the trainers.

What will we find here?

Just another Jigglypuff unfortunately.

HEY PRZCUREBERRY! GLAD TO SEE YOU MADE IT TO KANTO AS WELL!

And we passed through the spooky town and promptly left to the north.

Trainers defeated. Cosmo kinda got bodied by Jim's Machamp though.

And it is so dark in here.

That is must better. Time to gather some items while we pass through here.

I had to catch him in a Fast Ball LOL! I'm actually out of Pokeballs except for one more Fast Ball, a Net Ball, and the Master Ball. I need to stock up on some.

The two X-Items and the Max Potion were hidden. Did you know about them (I bet you didn't, don't kid yourself).

Annnnd we made it.

This was my Route 10 encounter, since getting to the Power Plant means you have to surf from Route 9 to Route 10. I already have a Seaking in the box, so we slew it.

Well considering the lax security measures in here, it isn't surprising you'd experience some vandalism. I was able to just walk right up in here next to this heavy machinery.

As a child playing this game. I had no idea what this guy meant by having my cooperation. They should have been a little more clear that he wants you to play detective for him. Anyways lets get through the Route 9 trainers now and get to Cerulean City.

I believe there is a hidden item on Route 9, but I couldn't find it. Maybe my memory is failing me. I'll have to look it up in a guide and see.

And we made it. That seems like a good place to end this chapter. Next time we should be able to fix the Power Plant, or at least get really close to it. Thanks for reading and I hope you don't lose power to your house today!

 

[Jackdaw991]

Wow, already crushing some Kanto gym leaders I see? That's some Kan-do attitude!

I highly doubt you'll find any good replacements for a solid core but who knows what we will see in Kanto

 

[theoblivinator]

Wow, already crushing some Kanto gym leaders I see? That's some Kan-do attitude!

I highly doubt you'll find any good replacements for a solid core but who knows what we will see in Kanto

The best Pokemon I can catch is Snorlax, since it is already at such a high level along with just being an amazing Pokemon in general. I hope I don't have to add any new team members but it is a nuzlocke and you never really know.

Spoiler: Chapter 30

Well now that we are here, maybe we should stop at the gym?

Instead we run into this bumbling Yoda-speaking wanna-be.

It was confirmed in the later generations that he is from Unova. I still laugh at his dialogue and just had to share it.

Power Plant security, this is JHawk. We are in pursuit of suspicious shady character. Do you read me? Over.

Time to solve problems like we always do. By having a Pokemon battle.

He doesn't put up a fight at all.

Thanks bub. Take care now.

Did you know about the hidden item here? Of course you did.

Kanto power plant issue solved! And we got Zap Cannon out of it too.

Now we can knock out a few sides things with the power restored.

And now we have a completed PokeGear to rock for the rest of the run.

Next up is this house in Saffron.

And now we have an extensional crisis about who is the one actually talking here.

I'll go get your bloody Poke Doll, don't worry.

The furries in Vermilion have it.

Unfortunately, that wraps up the most signification plot point in Kanto. The only other two plot points involve getting Misty and Blue to return to their gyms.

But now it is time to finish up Route 25 stuff.

That wraps up all the trainers.

Correction: now all the trainers are battled and defeated.

This went to Kappa.

I love Misty's dialogue here too. We are a freaking PEST!

Also did you know about the hidden potion in this bush? Or how about the hidden Berserk Gene here. OH! And by the way....

My man Joey called finally and we were able to catch up and get challenged by him again. Well, let's head over there now!

The magnet train sequence is great. I love it!

He finally leveled up some more!

WHOA THERE NOW JOEY! BRINGING OUT THE BIG GUNS NOW ARE WE?!

But still no match for us. Also incoming wholesome dialogue from our best friend Joey.

I'm not crying. I'm not crying. I said I'm not crying. What a heart-felt touching moment from someone who most people think is super annoying. Anyways that wraps up this chapter. I know it was mostly just showcasing what the characters said, but their text is what brings so much soul to this game. Thanks for reading and I'll see you in the next update. I hope you don't explode into a bunch of pieces randomly today!

 

[theoblivinator]

Spoiler: Chapter 31

Since we are in Johto and it was Saturday at the time of playing, I think it is a good idea to make a pit stop in Goldenrod before we take the train back to Kanto. I spent about half of my money on 4k coins.

Z-One needs an upgrade for the last portion of the game.

There we go. Now we don't need to worry about Thunder missing in a crucial moment. Also I love how this dude laughs.

Yes sir, I am.

And a quick Fly brings us back to Cerulean Gym to finish off Misty.

The trainers went down easily as expected.

Bring it on woman!

The first screenshot of this battle is missing. Z-One OHKO'd her Golduck with Thunderbolt. Sadly I forgot to take the screenshot. But moving on, Z-One can't fight Quagsire.

But Cosmo can.

Petal Dance almost KO's Lapras. It used this turn to set up Rain Dance.

And there she falls. Now Cosmo is confused and I don't want that the hinder our fight against her big bad Starmie.

So we switch in Z-One who takes minimal damage on the switch in.

BUT HOLY CRAP. Z-ONE DID NOT TAKE THAT SURF VERY WELL. I NEARLY HAD A HEART ATTACK. Thankfully he OHKO's Starmie with a Thunderbolt. That was close.

Glad to see she isn't calling me a pest anymore. Anyways, time to move on from this city and continue our quest of defeating the Kanto gym leaders.

I'm not going to catch anything here.

But I will stop at this house for an item.

Thanks grandma. I feel better already.

We reach Saffron and promptly head out west. I will be skipping my catch in Route 7 and wait until night time were I might get something a little more useful. That is if I remember to come back here at some point.

But we made it to Celadon. There isn't much to do here that I want to do. I could go shopping in the Dept. Store, or gamble at the casino. But I don't really need to do any of that right now.

I will stop at the restaurant and grab the hidden Leftovers though. You did know about this right?

So the only thing left to do is challenge the gym.

And that wraps up all the trainers in here.

Place your bets on how this fight will end up. GO!

That's right. Javelintwo getting four OHKOs against her team.

And that wraps up the fourth Kanto gym leader. Giga Drain is a very nice TM, I'll hold onto it for and maybe someone will get it. That's all for this update folks. Thanks for reading and I hope you don't fall into a pit and get trapped today!

 

[bhelryss]

oo neat! i am glad i got here before the grand finale against red! your team is really solid, and im proud of javelintwo for the great rout of erika's gym!

 

[theoblivinator]

oo neat! i am glad i got here before the grand finale against red! your team is really solid, and im proud of javelintwo for the great rout of erika's gym!

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. Red still scares me, but I think I have a good chance if I train my team up to around his levels

ALSO, this chapter is short because the chapter afterwards will mostly be boring battles. I have to fight through Routes 12-15 and nothing really interesting takes place there, so I decided to split it up into two different chapters.

Spoiler: Chapter 32

It is night time now. I can do the few things I skipped earlier. The first is entering the apartment building through the back entrance and going all the way to the top level.

This fella tells us a spooky story and then gifts up the Curse TM. Awesome!

Back to Route 7 to see if I can catch one of the new Dark type Pokemon that show up here.

This is a neat catch instead. Too bad it is way late in the game, I'd consider swapping Z-One or Poppy out for him if it was earlier.

Here we are at cycling road now.

The nickname I gave it reflects my feelings on it joining our team.

I did beat this trainer, but I forgot to screenshot it. Classic me huh?

Well that is it for the trainers on this route. We also nabbed the hidden Max Elixer in the fence. You did know about it right?

Another very short route.

Two trainers taken out easy peasy.

And we have a nice conversation with Joey before moving on.

There are only two things to do in this city.

HELLO MR. SUNBURNT BERRY! ARE YOU ENJOYING YOUR TRIP IN KANTO?

The second is this gym.

The four imposters are vented out of the gym.

It's showtime now.

So I must apologize. I did a very bad job of the screenshots for this battle. I missed beating her Ariados. I missed with Rock Throw and he landed a Giga Drain which barely did anything. I managed to OHKO it with Rock Throw the next turn. I ALSO missed screenshoting me OHKO'ing her 2nd Weezing with Earthquake, but it looked exactly like the first.

Janine is pretty weak, I don't think there was anyway for me to lose this battle with her.

Finally the Toxic TM! This will go on Cosmo replacing Cut, once we are all finished cutting down little bushes around Kanto. And that wraps up this chapter, like I said earlier, very short. Stay tuned for more updates and thanks for reading. I hope you don't get mauled by a tiger today!

 

[bhelryss]

toxic!!! nice

janine's gym is really fun even if it's simple and at this point in the game a bit easy to crunch if you have a counter for poison types

the body doubles are clever, i think

 

[theoblivinator]

toxic!!! nice

janine's gym is really fun even if it's simple and at this point in the game a bit easy to crunch if you have a counter for poison types

the body doubles are clever, i think

I agree, it is a fun gym! There is even a body double in the Pokecenter next door too!

Spoiler: Chapter 33

Time for the trainer gauntlet. Let's do this!

Pause.

The teacher sprite in this game is hot, just saying.

What can we catch here?

I mis-clicked and accidentally killed it. Whoops LOL!

Moving on.

Can I get the 1% Chansey encounter?

The answer is no. I did not get the 1% roll.

Trainer gauntlet continues!

Another pause.

Give me a second Alan, then we will fight.

This guy shares the same name as me. There's always a little game to see if any in-game trainers share the same name as you and what their team is and how it would compare to you. I know for certain I wouldn't use a full team of six Pikachus. Shaking my smh.

And you all knew about this hidden Calcium right?

How about another chance at that 1% Chansey amiright?

This time we were successful. Again it's too bad that I got a few nice catches in Kanto. Nidoking is easily S tier in GSC nuzlockes and I would like to add him to the team if it didn't mean like five hours of grinding (maybe even more).

Let's end this on a strong note shall we?

This nugget is kinda hidden off screen unless you surf in the water.

My fallen brethren.

This guy is a better mind reader than the psychics in this game.

I wonder how much this is worth? My favorite fishing pole was $150 dollars and the reel was another $125ish.

One final hidden item that I hope you all knew about after finishing the trainer gauntlet.

We made it! But one final thing to do this chapter.

Well let's see then Alan.

Oh dear Alan.....

I'd say so. Better luck next time.

That wraps up this update. Thanks all for reading and stay tuned for the next one. I hope you don't get sucked into the vacuum of space today!

 

[theoblivinator]

Spoiler: Chapter 34

Alright, one more route we can clear out before moving on to other parts of Kanto.

The trainers didn't pose too much of a problem.

There is also a hidden Revive here. Oh, and HELLO BERRY! HOW'RE YOU TODAY?!

Now it is time to encounter the biggest Chunga of them all.

Show time!

Wilma was able to tank any attack Snorlax threw at her. It took some time but we were able to capture him. Snorlax has the highest chance of joining the team for the Red fight, since it already comes leveled close to what the team is, plus Snorlax is a fantastic Pokemon in it's own right.

At the very least we will take the Leftovers for someone else.

Time to move on!

Obligatory catch.

And obligatory hidden item to sell for cash.

Plenty of items on this route.

Thanks bub!

Look at all those hidden items. ALL THE HIDDEN ITEMS!

NICE TO SEE YOU OUT HERE AS WELL PSNCUREBERRY!

And three more trainers have been dispatched.

Hey, we made it!

ALL THE BERRYS ARE ON VACATION HERE. BOTH OF YOU ARE LOOKING RATHER COOL TODAY!

I always thought it was a little odd to get this legendary item that reveals one of the legendary mascot birds depending on which game you are playing. I suspect this might have been because of the time constraints Gamefreak was on while developing GSC.

But with all that out of the way, there is only one more thing to do here.

This will be Cosmo's time to shine.

Alright Cosmo, do your thing. Show this fool how you dance.

That is how the Cosmo dance. Five OHKO's. Not a single scratch on him. Clean sweep.

And that wraps up this update. Nothing really too exciting to share, and we are wrapping up the game soon. Stay tuned for more updates and thank you for reading! I hope you don't step in poison ivy today!

 

[bhelryss]

ohhhhh nice!! i was not aware of just how many hidden items there were in that route, skjf

nice sweep on brock!! cosmo really out here bein an mvp

 

[theoblivinator]

ohhhhh nice!! i was not aware of just how many hidden items there were in that route, skjf

nice sweep on brock!! cosmo really out here bein an mvp

Part of the purpose of this nuzlocke was also to show off the majority of the hidden items in this game, that way if anyone goes back to Crystal they'll have some extra helpful knowledge if I did a good job. The Cosmo sweep was great, probably one of Como's best times to shine. Not sure how much more useful he'll be in the upcoming fights.

ALSO, I apologize for such a long gap between updates. Work was hectic last week and I didn't get a chance to play until this last weekend, and even then I was rather busy.

Spoiler: Chapter 35

Time to move forward. There aren't many routes left to conquer.

That wraps up the trainers. There aren't any items on this route unfortunately.

Let's get through Mt. Moon. It isn't near as troublesome as it was in RBY or their remakes.

Instead we get ambushed by our rivals riveting dialogue, then the final story battle with him!

OHKO!

I had to switch Wilma in for his Magneton and got another OHKO!

Cosmo was switched in to OHKO his Meganium!

Wilma should be able to handle the rest of his team. It took a little time to actually land a hit thanks to Confuse Ray, but Wilma did land the OHKO!

Alakazam landed a Psychic which did quite a bit of damage that I wasn't really expecting. But once again there was another OHKO!

Gengar did a little bit of damage with Shadow Ball before it too was OHKO'd!

And that wraps that up nicely.

I should have showcased this a earlier, but there are lots of signs and dialogue from NPCs telling you not to litter. Kanto must have a littering problem.

ALSO, it wasn't Monday night when I made it here so I didn't get the free Moonstone from the Clefairy's.

But we made it out of the cavern and time to finish off this route.

Easy trainers.

The Ultra Ball was hidden. A nice addition.

Nice of you to check in on us Dana.

We made it! Now time to fly back to Pewter City and head south.

There isn't too much to do here for now.

There is the TM for Dream Eater from this fella. We could battle Cal in the trainer house as well. That's about it for now.

Instead we will head down here.

HELLO BITTER BERRY! I GUESS YOU AREN'T ENJOYING YOUR TIME IN KANTO? IS IT BECAUSE OF ALL THE LITTER?

More easy trainers.

And let the nostalgia commence.

:D

We only have two more Kanto badges left. It shouldn't take too long Oak.

Well, let's continue south even more shall we?

No items on this route. Just trainers.

I kinda like the fact that the devs made Cinnabar Island suffer a natural disaster. Islands in the ocean are made from underground/underwater volcanoes, so it makes sense that Cinnabar's could still be active just like the real world.

It do be like that sometimes Blue.

Alright, smell ya later Blue.

There is a hidden Rare Candy on the island though.

That is it for this update. I suspect the next one will have the remaining two gym battles in it. It might take some time because I will need to grind for the battle with Blue. Hopefully not too long though, we'll see. Thank you all for watching and I hope the next time you go boating you don't fall off and drown!

 

[bhelryss]

ayy no worries at all. this run is fun and i see no need for any apologies. hopefully it was a good busy

it do be like that sometimes.....

good luck on the grind for blue!!

 

[RubyClaw]

The greatest challenge is getting closer and closer, good luck!

 

[theoblivinator]

ayy no worries at all. this run is fun and i see no need for any apologies. hopefully it was a good busy

it do be like that sometimes.....

good luck on the grind for blue!!

The greatest challenge is getting closer and closer, good luck!

Thank you for the good luck and well wishes you two, it means a lot.

I don't have a proper update today, I just wanted to check in and say I'm getting close to finishing the grind for the battle with Blue. It has taken longer than normal because I had to travel out of town for a vacation to visit my GF's side of the family and that put me away from the house for six days.

We all know that grinding in GSC is pretty terrible. My strategy has been to grind on Route 14 and hope to encounter Chanseys, which give about 1k experience when defeated. Not only that put I taught JavelinTwo Thief, so when I do encounter Chansey, I can use Thief to try and steal a Lucky Egg to speed up the grinding process (not only for the battle with Blue, but for the massive grind that will take place before the battle with Red).

Unfortunately, Chansey only appears 1% of the time. Then UNFORTUNATELY on top of that, Chansey only has a 2% chance to hold a Lucky Egg. So I'm really trying to roll the odds here. I've encountered about a dozen Chanseys, but no Lucky Egg yet. Oh well, the grind will continue!

Stay tuned, hopefully I can have a proper update shortly! I hope you don't get sucked up by a tornado today!

 

[theoblivinator]

Update sometime this week. Thanks for the patience everyone. The grind is almost over! :D

 

[theoblivinator]

Finally! It is here!

Spoiler: Chapter 36

This is a big screenshot because I forgot to resize this one and I cant be bothered to re-do it. We left off on Cinnabar Island. Time to finish up battling trainers next to Blaine's cave.

That is the first route finished. Moving on!

And that is a wrap! Time for Blaine!

Neato cheeto.

He starts off crying like Whitney, but at least he has his sense of humor about needing Burn Heals.

Sorry Blaine. You're the punching bag here.

Well that is seven of the eight Kanto badges. Or fifteen of the sixteen badges overall.

YO!

Anyways time to grind. This took way longer than it should of. Some of it was my fault, some wasn't. I had a vacation in the middle of it all that took six days away from me. Work has been extremely busy and I often was tired afterwards and didn't feel like grinding. That led to a general lack of motivation to grind. Now some isn't my fault. Grinding at this point in the game sucks. I mentioned my strategy was to grind on Route 14 during the night. Most Pokemon give around 600ish exp when you defeat them and you have a 1% chance to encounter a Chansey. Chansey's give about 1k exp when defeated, but if you use Thief on them, there is a 2% chance you'll nab a Lucky Egg from them. The odds are not in your favor and spoiler alert, I never got the Lucky Egg. I only encountered probably eight Chansey's during the grind.

And the first one, I didn't even have Thief taught to my Fearow. Whoops.

Like I said, it was unsuccessful.

Other than that, I did grind on the Fast Ship Aqua. If you didn't know, when you ride the ship between Kanto and Johto, you can fight trainers on the ride, just like when you first take it to Vermilion. You get nice cash and EXP from the battles, it really adds up over the days.

I only nabbed screenshots of one trip. ANYWAYS.... That is how it went for awhile. I could have grinded against the E4, but I didn't want to risk a random death to a critical hit or something. I will consider that for the grind for Red once I get some more levels under my belt.

I also forgot to screenshot the team once I was done grinding. But everyone made it to level 58. Lets move on FINALLY!

I didn't wait this long to give up now.

Let's lead with Wilma against the Pidgeot (RIP AEROSMACK).

Rock Throw almost KOs. Then Cosmo gets pulled out with Whirlwind oddly.

Cosmo tanked a Wing Attack and finished off the Pidgeot with a Sludge Bomb.

I am always scared of Alakazams. Let's hope JavelinTwo can handle it.

Javelin tanks the Psychic and nabs an OHKO with Drill Peck. Looking good so far.

This one should be easy for Kappa.

Rhydon threw a Rock Slide at us then we OHKO'd with Surf.

So knowing the AI, it is going to use a Grass type move to attack Kappa. Exeggutor only knows Solar Beam and that is a two turn move. Basically I can switch in JavelineTwo for free here and get the KO with Drill Peck.

Except..... Drill Peck didn't KO. Solar Beams off of Exeggutor are going to hurt......


















.......

















I'm scared.......

OMG!

I can't believe JavelinTwo survived that to be honest...

Blue went through all of his Full Restores against Fearow's Drill Pecks. I guess I shouldn't complain. In the end we managed to knock it out.

Gyarados misses the Hydro Pump, which is actually really nice!

That was easy.

That could be problematic. Wilma got burned off of the Flamethrower.

Earthquake did quite a bit less than expected with that burn holding us back. Then on top of it Cosmo once again gets pulled out thanks to Roar.

But Kappa finishes off the battle with a Surf. We did it bois!

And that is all the badges done and knocked out. No more to go!

That is swell. Finally a new decent grinding spot is opened up for us before Red.

I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride it where I like

And that is where we are going to call it for now. Next up another grind before we fight Red. Stay tuned and I hope you die of heat exhaustion tonight!

 

[bhelryss]

NICELY DONE!!!!!

congrats on the blue win, i was so worried for javelintwo but damn, pulled through just fine!!

good luck on the grind! im really excited to see how the team fares against the top trainer in all of tojoh

 

[theoblivinator]

Great news everyone! The final battle with Red will happen sometime this week. I am on vacation this week so I will be able to finish grinding. I'm about halfway done as of now and I got really motivated this weekend and I suspect that motivation will continue into the next coming days!

I'm ready to finish this!