Comic Galar Mature Mon Dear Sergio - A Pokemon Shield Nuzlocke

[feraligatr]

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Run, run, run, all you do is run, but you'll never run away from yourself​

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Sergio is a young boy who really has no interest in pokemon battles. However, when he learns that joining the gym challenge would allow him the chance to escape his home life, he embarks on a journey to become the new champion of Galar. Though the road there proves to be much harder than he initially thought.​ Start date: 6/13/20 Latest update: 8/17/22 Update schedule: On hiatus til 2023​ ⚠️Mature content warning⚠️ Graphic depictions of blood and violence, death, occasional adult language, themes of abuse and unhealthy family relationships, unhealthy coping mechanisms, overall dark and depressing tones (seriously, this is not a happy comic at all!)​

RULES:​ • If a pokemon faints, it dies • Only the first encounter can be caught per area -Dupes clause is in effect -Shiny clause is in effect -Gift pokemon are allowed • No items in battle -Held items allowed, including held healing items (berries, leftovers etc) -Items allowed at any time outside of battles​ •No pokecamp -Pokecamp allowed exclusively for friendship evolutions, and can't be used again after evolution • Nickname all pokemon -Nickname theme: Streetlight Manifesto (Band)​

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Table of Contents
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Spoiler: Extra Comics/Art

EXTRA COMICS:
April Fool's Day 2021
April Fool's Day 2022

EXTRA ART:
Sergio Reference
Hop Reference
Toh Kay Reference
Spooked Boys (Halloween Collab 2020)
Tarot Card - The Hermit
Pride 2021
Trick-Or-Treat (Halloween Collab 2021)
Christmas 2021
Toh Kay Gijinka
Marigold Gijinka
2 Year Anniversary

Spoiler: Fanart/Cameos

FANART????
Grumpy Sergio by Riboo
Sergio by miles
Pet the Sergio by miles
Haha funny joke by KaptainKatz
Sad boy by KaptainKatz
Raised by Wolves by KaptainKatz
Sergio and Leon by gecko-nuzlockes
Sergio and Toh Kay by sobble
Sergio and Toh Kay again by sobble
Toh Kay by SnakeEyesDraws
Sergio and Toh Kay by SnakeEyesDraws
Mischievous Toh Kay by TheLastUnicornInOz
Sleepy boys by crashcrashcrash
Sergio and Toh Kay by MsCatalystic
Sergio, Hop, and teams by Alora
Sergio, Hop and team by Khorale
The boys by Pcaara
Aces of Anxiety by Pcaara
Save him by Yume
Best Main Characters by Yume
Sergio by ima
Marigold by kit-the-feef
Marigold by XSnowshadowX
Sergio and Toh Kay by Pettyartist

CAMEOS!!
Atychiphobia by sarbear
By the Sword by SnakeEyesDraws
The Long Way by Alex_Nidas
Pokemon Royal by TheLastUnicornInOz
Hidden Swords by TheGalacticDragon
First Summer by krisantyne
PMD: Rangers of Sky by Sol and Grey (Marigold cameo)
The Fire Within byXSnowshadowX
What the Water Gave me by Effsnares
Broken Sword by Dirtwig-Draws
Bloom by zombie-zcorge

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AWARDS!?? 🏅Best New Comic 2020🏅 | 🥉Best Main Character 2021🥉 | 🥈Best Supporting Character 2021 (Hop)🥈 | 🏅Best Main Character 2022🏅​

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Dear Sergio Playlist

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[Velink]

Oh a Galar Nuzlocke!
What is your policy on randomizing encounter?
do you just approach the first symbol encounter(overworld) that appear nearest to you in the grass? try to get the first non symbol encounter? or just close your eyes and wander around till encounter?
and may I know your policy in dividing the wild area?

anyway! best of luck on the run and god speed on the comic!

 

[SnakeEyesDraws]

Love Hop's cheeky approach to waking his neighbour up. I love the style of this comic, very cute and the backgrounds look great, and I'm always excited to see more Galar nuzlockes!! Can't wait to see what shenanigans these kids get up to!

 

[Riboo]

Pff, I can relate already, anyone that wakes me up before I'm ready? Gets the angry shuffling zombie version of me until there's some caffeine involved and a good hand full of wake up time.

Good to see you made your way from DA to the forums ^ ^

 

[Bowser's Family Vacation]

I must out myself as being Hau in this situation. Hopefully he, like me, crashes when the sun goes down, so Sergio can get back at him. :P

 

[Tookie]

oh man if that ain't a monumental mood

lets hope hop survives the next hour with his smile and optimism intact!

 

[Empty Sun]

man i guess once pokemon hit 100 years old they dont age huh

 

[Bug]

I can’t imagine a quiet character isn’t chafed by Hop’s exuberance every once in awhile, hahaha. But it’s that kind of opposites-attract dynamic thats so fun to read. I’m happy you’ve started you comic, and shared it with us. Good luck, and happy Nuzlocking!

 

[feraligatr]

Hey yall! First of all I just wanted to say thank you for all the positive responses to this already!

Spoiler: Replies

Oh a Galar Nuzlocke!
What is your policy on randomizing encounter?
do you just approach the first symbol encounter(overworld) that appear nearest to you in the grass? try to get the first non symbol encounter? or just close your eyes and wander around till encounter?
and may I know your policy in dividing the wild area?

anyway! best of luck on the run and god speed on the comic!

Ah shoot, I tried to be as thorough as possible when explaining my rules, but it seems I forgot about those! Encounters are chosen by the overworld encounter that spawns closest to me! Wild areas are divided by name. So each differently named area is a new catch area if that makes sense!
Thank you!

Love Hop's cheeky approach to waking his neighbour up. I love the style of this comic, very cute and the backgrounds look great, and I'm always excited to see more Galar nuzlockes!! Can't wait to see what shenanigans these kids get up to!

Thank you so much! I tried to play off Hop's very forward and excitable character and I hope it works out in the long run haha. He's a lot of fun imo

Pff, I can relate already, anyone that wakes me up before I'm ready? Gets the angry shuffling zombie version of me until there's some caffeine involved and a good hand full of wake up time.

Good to see you made your way from DA to the forums ^ ^

I agree with you there lol. I can never help but put just a little bit of myself into my protagonists. Thanks!

I must out myself as being Hau in this situation. Hopefully he, like me, crashes when the sun goes down, so Sergio can get back at him. :P

I'm definitely Sergio here. Any time before 10 AM is too dang early to be awake!

oh man if that ain't a monumental mood

lets hope hop survives the next hour with his smile and optimism intact!

Nothing can dampen Hop's mood! At least not until Bede comes around...

man i guess once pokemon hit 100 years old they dont age huh

Okay I don't wanna come off as rude but I literally have no idea what this comment means haha

I can’t imagine a quiet character isn’t chafed by Hop’s exuberance every once in awhile, hahaha. But it’s that kind of opposites-attract dynamic thats so fun to read. I’m happy you’ve started you comic, and shared it with us. Good luck, and happy Nuzlocking!

Ah, thank you so much!! Sergio isn't always enthralled by Hop's overenthusiasm, but he can never seem to stay mad at him for too long!

And now for the update!

Spoiler: About this update + additional comments/news

Okay I'll be the first to point out that this page is super rushed and lazy (honestly the only thing I really like about this page is how cute wooloo turned out), but I just wanted to get it done asap because I unfortunately have to pause working on this for a bit. Due to some personal matters, I have to move out by the 30th of this month and will need to spend all my free time doing that. If I ever have the time I might work on rough drafts for future pages just so I don't fall super behind, but I don't expect there to be another update till maybe around the second week of July-ish. After that I plan to update every Friday or Saturday, but I can't make any promises lol

 

[SnakeEyesDraws]

Nobody can resist presents, not even an introverted protagonist! Already we're getting a good feel of our main characters' relationship and its really cute. I'm especially a big fan of the little Wooloo with big ears design, just adorable!

 

[Riboo]

Pf, at least let a friend sleep in a bit Hop XD

Good luck on your move, hope everything goes smoothly!

 

[Bug]

Oh NOOOOOOO that Wooloo is SO cute.

And good luck with your move! Don’t feel too rushed about updates, you’ve got plenty of comic to get a rhythm with. And hey, if you ever need a work-pact buddy or someone to look over your stuff, hit me up! handshake meme but you, all of us, working on our comics.

 

[Tookie]

okay but the wooloo is absolutely adorable and i would die for them, so i'd call that a net win ♡

 

[Bowser's Family Vacation]

Tiny big-earred Wooloo is best Wooloo! :3

Your move comes first! Don't worry about "letting your audience down." Your audience loves and appreciates when you take care of yourself. Self-care shines through! :D

 

[Empty Sun]

if age=level, then we only get better with age!
*cries in senility*

 

[feraligatr]

I'd normally save replies for posting a new comic page, but I'm gonna give em rn because I have a mini announcement for anyone who might be interested!

I have started reuploading an old side nuzlocke of mine. The comic has actually been on hiatus for a long time now but starting on this one gave me the inspiration to pick it back up. There won't be any new updates until I get my life sorted out, but I have enough pages out to post weekly for over a month lol. Anyway if yall wanna check it out its just a dumb sloppily drawn comic thats not meant to be taken seriously. Read it here

Spoiler: now for replies!

Nobody can resist presents, not even an introverted protagonist! Already we're getting a good feel of our main characters' relationship and its really cute. I'm especially a big fan of the little Wooloo with big ears design, just adorable!

Thank you! I'm really excited to get more into Hop's and Sergio's relationship!

Pf, at least let a friend sleep in a bit Hop XD

Good luck on your move, hope everything goes smoothly!

Thank you friend! I hope so too!

Oh NOOOOOOO that Wooloo is SO cute.

And good luck with your move! Don’t feel too rushed about updates, you’ve got plenty of comic to get a rhythm with. And hey, if you ever need a work-pact buddy or someone to look over your stuff, hit me up! handshake meme but you, all of us, working on our comics.

Ahh thank you so much, that really means a lot!

okay but the wooloo is absolutely adorable and i would die for them, so i'd call that a net win ♡

Thank you qwq

Tiny big-earred Wooloo is best Wooloo! :3

Your move comes first! Don't worry about "letting your audience down." Your audience loves and appreciates when you take care of yourself. Self-care shines through! :D

Oversized floppy ears are my weakness <3

if age=level, then we only get better with age!
*cries in senility*

Wish that were the case lmao *cries in adult*

 

[Tailsimp]

Okay so I am CONVINCED that Hop picked up that wooloo while trying to get Sergio to come along because he knew it would be 10x harder to say no to that cute little face. That's my bet and I'm sticking to it.

 

[Zero]

I like Hop, but 7 am is too early to be alive. Sergio's face is the exact mood.

 

[Numbuh296]

Ooh, I can't wait to see when Sergio and Sobble meet.

 

[feraligatr]

HEYOO FINALLY BACK WITH AN UPDATE! Wanted it done by Saturday buuuut I procrastinated lmao

Spoiler: about this page

The layout of this page looked a lot better in my head. Layout/composition really isn't my strong point and I'm hoping to improve on it. BUT I decided to switch to text for dialogue rather than writing everything out because 1. its faster and 2. figured it might be easier to read. Let me know what you think!
Anyway I'm hoping to be able to go back to a weekly schedule now but my mental state has honestly become a little eh recently so who knows

Spoiler: Replies

Okay so I am CONVINCED that Hop picked up that wooloo while trying to get Sergio to come along because he knew it would be 10x harder to say no to that cute little face. That's my bet and I'm sticking to it.

I like Hop, but 7 am is too early to be alive. Sergio's face is the exact mood.

yep. any person who can willingly wake up before 10 am can't be trusted imo

Ooh, I can't wait to see when Sergio and Sobble meet.

It might be a while before that happens, but their reunion is going to be interesting to say the least :3