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As I'll be away on Thursday morning due to bush regeneration, I've decided to post Chapter 6 tonight. Unfortunately, Imgur continued to make it a problem and a half with the constant failed photo captures, painful lagging and forced refreshing. Of all the things to break me in this Nuzlocke, Imgur is nearly getting close to it.
But a Togetic on her team does make sense; Misty had a good connection with the Togepi for a while in the anime.
After making our way around Cerulean City, we then made our way to Route 5.
Following Pidgeys and Taillows and a Bellsprout, oh my, the last was my new encounter.
Herve was trying his best to weaken Bellsprout before he fell asleep. Didn’t matter, though. She was convinced.
I ended up naming her Margaret, after the actress who played the Wicked Witch of the West, Margaret Hamilton.
Through the entrance to the underground tunnel, a little girl offers a trade with a Snorunt for a Seedot. Tempting as it may be, I already have coverage in that department.
Entering Route 6, and I had an unexpected realisation.
I forgot to wake Herve up! And it was up against a Pineco as well!
Fortunately, I went to the Disposal plan in Mae, which took the Selfdestruct with ease.
Spinarak and Ledyba didn’t even stand a chance.
After rushing back to Cerulean to heal Herve, I rushed back to Route 6. Let that be a lesson to me and you; always heal before you venture to the next town, no matter what Pokemon game you're playing, or any game for that matter.
On the way down to Vermilion City, Herve finally learned an attack move. Better yet, it was Petal Dance.
I was initially worried about facing Elijah. However, that was when he had his Butterfree, which was notorious for relying on status ailment moves.
Nonetheless, I switched out to Wilbur, and he took care of Ledian and Ninjask without any problems to note.
Oscar returned and had no problems against Isabelle’s trio of flying Pokemon.
Camper Jeff and his Raticate was my bigger concern, however, knowing that he had access to Hyper Fang. If he crits using that move, then Oscar could be the next one gone.
Fortunately, the rat’s mind was elsewhere, and Oscar took him down with two Confusions.
Wait. Does that mean you failed your Nuzlocke, Jeff?
And now the encounter. I was thinking of going into the grass patch, hoping for a cat Pokemon, possibly Meowth because of Pay Day, and yet I haven’t used the Old Rod at all and I would’ve felt bad not using it at all even though my encounter probably would’ve been a low-level Magikarp. So I decided to console the spinning wheel; one if by land, two if by sea.
Well, that settles that then.
Alright, a Carvanha. I appreciate the variety you could get out of an Old Rod in Omega.
Because Herve was at an extremely high level, I had to patiently wait before catching Carvanha.
But nonetheless, Estelle, named after Estelle Getty, is currently in waiting as well.
Now at Vermilion City, I went to the Fishing Guru, and ended up getting a Good Rod. Oh, the Pokemon you could potentially get from that…
But first, I needed some Great Balls for something like this.
I hooked a Dratini right on the first try.
Then I managed to weaken it at a reasonable area, being careful not to knock it out.
But then came the hard part; trying to convince her to join the team. I ended up wasting 11 Great Balls on a Dratini with below average health and paralysis at one point. Eleven! What dragged the process along further was her Dragon Rage. I had to heal poor Oscar intermittently while I was trying to get a Dratini.
I hope you’re worth the hassle…
And dipping back into Poltergeist, this time I named her Beatrice, after actress Beatrice Straight. Hope she has better luck than Heather in the Nuzlocke…
Sneaking into Route 11, I came across a Drowzee. Was hoping for a Fire type, but fine.
While Drowzee did manage to stop Oscar from using Confusion, he couldn’t stop the Great Ball.
Named him Sigmund, after Sigmund Freud.
And then came Diglett’s Cave. Considering that Diglett are the main attraction, and Digletts are the main Pokemon you can encounter, along with Digletts normally knowing Arena Trap to stop you from leaving, preventing you from switching out against a Diglett unless you had a Flying type, it would only make sense that my encounter in Diglett’s Cave would be none other than a…
DUNSPARCE?! ARE YOU MUK-ING SERIOUS?!
Even worse, it was a pain to whittle down. It may be a cold day in Lavaridge Town before I consider using him.
And I gave him an appropriate name to match my frustration with the encounter. Milhous. For Dunsparce’s faults, at least he’s not a crook.
Before I entered the S.S. Anne, I quickly fished for a Pokemon.
And Horsea was the result.
Just a quick reminder, of the fifteen balls I’ve bought, thirteen were used up, and eleven were from that one Dratini, no less. Sometimes, luck is just not on your side.
But it didn’t matter, because Horsea joined the team anyway.
He is named Gerard, after French singer Gerard Blanc.
And before we board the boat, here’s a quick recap on what we caught:
Promising, but she won’t be a priority at least until Carrington and/or maybe even Herve fall.
Nice to see a Water type in my haul, but her defense is what worries me. Does have Bite, though.
Yeah, she’s automatically next in line regardless of who falls.
Shares traits of Prince, Miyu and Franklin, but unlikely to be used because of Franklin and Oscar in front.
Who would’ve thought that name Milhous would work on a Dunsparce with a Lonely/Run Away combo? I didn’t even plan that, much like how most of my Pokemon in the first half being female. Anyway, an outside chance if things are looking dire like they did following Brock, but only if they REALLY get dire.
If Gerard can evolve into a Kingdra in this game, he might become a gun of a Pokemon.
Oh, and since I didn’t want Oscar to fall behind, I quickly got him to Level 24, and he knew Magical Leaf.
When you board a cruise ship, how many times have you been challenged to a battle in real life? Never, from my recollection. But that’s thrown overboard in a game like Pokemon.
Carrington and Franklin proved why they are no pushovers against Sailors coming left, right and centre.
Herve, on the other hand, got hit by a Tentacool’s Supersonic, and failed to land Petal Dance a whopping FOUR TIMES. If I didn’t use a healing item then, he would’ve been gone.
Fortunately, he snapped out of it, and knocked Tentacool out with Petal Dance, and doing the same with Wooper.
Knowing that the next batch of trainers are most likely carrying Water Pokemon, I thought it was best to level Mae up with a Rare Candy. And now she has a body attached to her! Also, the party has now at least evolved once, something that would've felt unheard of at the beginning!
Herve’s luck with Petal Dance continued to struggle at the worst time, against a Remoraid. But he managed to pull through confusion and land one more Petal Dance.
With it being Oscar’s turn, he had a go against several trainers. This Machop was the first victim.
There was one instance where I switched out Oscar for Wilbur since I was worried that Growlithe would bite Oscar. Initially it appeared to be a bad move, as Wilbur was wounded and burned… until the Growlithe used ROAR for whatever reason. Have I mentioned how I hated ROAR and Whirlwind?
Oscar returned and finished the job with minimal damage. He got to level 25 after taking care of both Nidorino and Nidorina.
Wilbur also got to Level 25 after taking out a series of Pokemon. I’ll just let you know when he learns an actual good attack move.
As I continued to battle trainers left, right and centre, an old man reminds me that Cut is an indisposable HM technique, so I have to think about who to teach it to.
Franklin suffers a tough battle against a Delcatty, and a Poliwhirl almost took her down.
By the time Ponyta came out to play, I called in Mae to defeat the Ponyta. No issues were had, and I healed up the party before venturing further.
I’m gonna have to make him better somehow, aren’t I… please be wholesome...
And just when it seems that we’ll visit the cut master without anyone in the way…
Somehow, that bit of dialogue reminds me of this:
Well, no, actually. I got a ticket from Bill after I freed him from a Pokemon. It's a long story.
It looks like Kennedy thinks I’m a pushover. Well I’ll show him!
Franklin took down Golbat with her Ice Punch.
Then she took down Haunter with her Confusion.
Next came Granbull, and Franklin got lucky with a crit Confusion.
Then came Magmar, and I actually thought it was still a good idea to ride the wave with Franklin. You have the right to call me crazy.
Despite Magmar being faster and landing Smokescreen, Franklin managed to seduce her rival with a Lovely Kiss, which managed to leave him slightly incapacitated allowing Franklin to strike first. Of course, the Magmar would wake up and fight back with Ember. However, it wasn’t even close to enough, as she did the unthinkable and take down the Magmar on her own.
Franklin has come a long way from being bested as a Smoochum, hasn’t she?
Yeah, well, stop being meta.
I was intending to do that. (Also, Cut is very useful in Pokemon X/Y, for all the wrong reasons…)
Three things certain in life; death, taxes, and Kennedy’s strut.
After making the Captain feel better with a backrub, he ends up giving me the HM Cut. The hard part is going to pick who gets the honour of chopping trees.
I think we all know what to close this chapter out with, here…
Sorry, no My Heart Will Go On. It’s been done by Jake McAulay. Next time, we’ll be tying up some loose ends before finally battling Lt. Surge. Hope my team shows their war face.
Surviving Party Members: Franklin, Wilbur, Mae the Graveler, Carrington, Herve, Oscar
Members in Waiting: Margaret the Bellsprout, Estelle the Carvanha, Beatrice the Dratini, Sigmund the Drowzee, Milhous the Dunsparce, Gerard the Horsea
Death Count: 6 (Miyu, Prince, Amelia, Paula, Heather, Luddy)
Next Chapter, we will be facing Lt. Surge. Things could quite literally get shocking.
Well, I'm glad you liked the Feature Presentation. Who knows, maybe it'll show up again someday.
Maybe dancing with death runs within the team. It explains Herve avoiding death's call a handful of times.
You'd be surprised what sort of chaos happens with the Gym Leaders in Omega. You just never know what lethal Pokemon will stand in the way.
It helps having Types that can damage Water Pokemon. Carrington and Herve have brought me a good deal of hope.
But a Togetic on her team does make sense; Misty had a good connection with the Togepi for a while in the anime.
After making our way around Cerulean City, we then made our way to Route 5.
Following Pidgeys and Taillows and a Bellsprout, oh my, the last was my new encounter.
Herve was trying his best to weaken Bellsprout before he fell asleep. Didn’t matter, though. She was convinced.
I ended up naming her Margaret, after the actress who played the Wicked Witch of the West, Margaret Hamilton.
Through the entrance to the underground tunnel, a little girl offers a trade with a Snorunt for a Seedot. Tempting as it may be, I already have coverage in that department.
Entering Route 6, and I had an unexpected realisation.
I forgot to wake Herve up! And it was up against a Pineco as well!
Fortunately, I went to the Disposal plan in Mae, which took the Selfdestruct with ease.
Spinarak and Ledyba didn’t even stand a chance.
After rushing back to Cerulean to heal Herve, I rushed back to Route 6. Let that be a lesson to me and you; always heal before you venture to the next town, no matter what Pokemon game you're playing, or any game for that matter.
On the way down to Vermilion City, Herve finally learned an attack move. Better yet, it was Petal Dance.
I was initially worried about facing Elijah. However, that was when he had his Butterfree, which was notorious for relying on status ailment moves.
Nonetheless, I switched out to Wilbur, and he took care of Ledian and Ninjask without any problems to note.
Oscar returned and had no problems against Isabelle’s trio of flying Pokemon.
Camper Jeff and his Raticate was my bigger concern, however, knowing that he had access to Hyper Fang. If he crits using that move, then Oscar could be the next one gone.
Fortunately, the rat’s mind was elsewhere, and Oscar took him down with two Confusions.
Wait. Does that mean you failed your Nuzlocke, Jeff?
And now the encounter. I was thinking of going into the grass patch, hoping for a cat Pokemon, possibly Meowth because of Pay Day, and yet I haven’t used the Old Rod at all and I would’ve felt bad not using it at all even though my encounter probably would’ve been a low-level Magikarp. So I decided to console the spinning wheel; one if by land, two if by sea.
Well, that settles that then.
Alright, a Carvanha. I appreciate the variety you could get out of an Old Rod in Omega.
Because Herve was at an extremely high level, I had to patiently wait before catching Carvanha.
But nonetheless, Estelle, named after Estelle Getty, is currently in waiting as well.
Now at Vermilion City, I went to the Fishing Guru, and ended up getting a Good Rod. Oh, the Pokemon you could potentially get from that…
But first, I needed some Great Balls for something like this.
I hooked a Dratini right on the first try.
Then I managed to weaken it at a reasonable area, being careful not to knock it out.
But then came the hard part; trying to convince her to join the team. I ended up wasting 11 Great Balls on a Dratini with below average health and paralysis at one point. Eleven! What dragged the process along further was her Dragon Rage. I had to heal poor Oscar intermittently while I was trying to get a Dratini.
I hope you’re worth the hassle…
And dipping back into Poltergeist, this time I named her Beatrice, after actress Beatrice Straight. Hope she has better luck than Heather in the Nuzlocke…
Sneaking into Route 11, I came across a Drowzee. Was hoping for a Fire type, but fine.
While Drowzee did manage to stop Oscar from using Confusion, he couldn’t stop the Great Ball.
Named him Sigmund, after Sigmund Freud.
And then came Diglett’s Cave. Considering that Diglett are the main attraction, and Digletts are the main Pokemon you can encounter, along with Digletts normally knowing Arena Trap to stop you from leaving, preventing you from switching out against a Diglett unless you had a Flying type, it would only make sense that my encounter in Diglett’s Cave would be none other than a…
DUNSPARCE?! ARE YOU MUK-ING SERIOUS?!
Even worse, it was a pain to whittle down. It may be a cold day in Lavaridge Town before I consider using him.
And I gave him an appropriate name to match my frustration with the encounter. Milhous. For Dunsparce’s faults, at least he’s not a crook.
Before I entered the S.S. Anne, I quickly fished for a Pokemon.
And Horsea was the result.
Just a quick reminder, of the fifteen balls I’ve bought, thirteen were used up, and eleven were from that one Dratini, no less. Sometimes, luck is just not on your side.
But it didn’t matter, because Horsea joined the team anyway.
He is named Gerard, after French singer Gerard Blanc.
And before we board the boat, here’s a quick recap on what we caught:
Promising, but she won’t be a priority at least until Carrington and/or maybe even Herve fall.
Nice to see a Water type in my haul, but her defense is what worries me. Does have Bite, though.
Yeah, she’s automatically next in line regardless of who falls.
Shares traits of Prince, Miyu and Franklin, but unlikely to be used because of Franklin and Oscar in front.
Who would’ve thought that name Milhous would work on a Dunsparce with a Lonely/Run Away combo? I didn’t even plan that, much like how most of my Pokemon in the first half being female. Anyway, an outside chance if things are looking dire like they did following Brock, but only if they REALLY get dire.
If Gerard can evolve into a Kingdra in this game, he might become a gun of a Pokemon.
Oh, and since I didn’t want Oscar to fall behind, I quickly got him to Level 24, and he knew Magical Leaf.
When you board a cruise ship, how many times have you been challenged to a battle in real life? Never, from my recollection. But that’s thrown overboard in a game like Pokemon.
Carrington and Franklin proved why they are no pushovers against Sailors coming left, right and centre.
Herve, on the other hand, got hit by a Tentacool’s Supersonic, and failed to land Petal Dance a whopping FOUR TIMES. If I didn’t use a healing item then, he would’ve been gone.
Fortunately, he snapped out of it, and knocked Tentacool out with Petal Dance, and doing the same with Wooper.
Knowing that the next batch of trainers are most likely carrying Water Pokemon, I thought it was best to level Mae up with a Rare Candy. And now she has a body attached to her! Also, the party has now at least evolved once, something that would've felt unheard of at the beginning!
Herve’s luck with Petal Dance continued to struggle at the worst time, against a Remoraid. But he managed to pull through confusion and land one more Petal Dance.
With it being Oscar’s turn, he had a go against several trainers. This Machop was the first victim.
There was one instance where I switched out Oscar for Wilbur since I was worried that Growlithe would bite Oscar. Initially it appeared to be a bad move, as Wilbur was wounded and burned… until the Growlithe used ROAR for whatever reason. Have I mentioned how I hated ROAR and Whirlwind?
Oscar returned and finished the job with minimal damage. He got to level 25 after taking care of both Nidorino and Nidorina.
Wilbur also got to Level 25 after taking out a series of Pokemon. I’ll just let you know when he learns an actual good attack move.
As I continued to battle trainers left, right and centre, an old man reminds me that Cut is an indisposable HM technique, so I have to think about who to teach it to.
Franklin suffers a tough battle against a Delcatty, and a Poliwhirl almost took her down.
By the time Ponyta came out to play, I called in Mae to defeat the Ponyta. No issues were had, and I healed up the party before venturing further.
I’m gonna have to make him better somehow, aren’t I… please be wholesome...
And just when it seems that we’ll visit the cut master without anyone in the way…
Somehow, that bit of dialogue reminds me of this:
Well, no, actually. I got a ticket from Bill after I freed him from a Pokemon. It's a long story.
It looks like Kennedy thinks I’m a pushover. Well I’ll show him!
Franklin took down Golbat with her Ice Punch.
Then she took down Haunter with her Confusion.
Next came Granbull, and Franklin got lucky with a crit Confusion.
Then came Magmar, and I actually thought it was still a good idea to ride the wave with Franklin. You have the right to call me crazy.
Despite Magmar being faster and landing Smokescreen, Franklin managed to seduce her rival with a Lovely Kiss, which managed to leave him slightly incapacitated allowing Franklin to strike first. Of course, the Magmar would wake up and fight back with Ember. However, it wasn’t even close to enough, as she did the unthinkable and take down the Magmar on her own.
Franklin has come a long way from being bested as a Smoochum, hasn’t she?
Yeah, well, stop being meta.
I was intending to do that. (Also, Cut is very useful in Pokemon X/Y, for all the wrong reasons…)
Three things certain in life; death, taxes, and Kennedy’s strut.
After making the Captain feel better with a backrub, he ends up giving me the HM Cut. The hard part is going to pick who gets the honour of chopping trees.
I think we all know what to close this chapter out with, here…
Surviving Party Members: Franklin, Wilbur, Mae the Graveler, Carrington, Herve, Oscar
Members in Waiting: Margaret the Bellsprout, Estelle the Carvanha, Beatrice the Dratini, Sigmund the Drowzee, Milhous the Dunsparce, Gerard the Horsea
Death Count: 6 (Miyu, Prince, Amelia, Paula, Heather, Luddy)
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