So it begins.
Ah, the suffering, Dray's favorite sauce. I can already smell it.
Either way, the good thing about this hack is that trash catches like Bidoof or Wurmple get to shine a liiiiittle bit. I say a little because more good and popular mons are made available early on, like Bagon, and their high-level evolutions aren't that much of a problem, since everything is boosted.
IT WILL BE AN ENTERTAININGLY DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE I DARESAY!!!
And the hardest decision of the game looms above us.
NATE OR ROSA WAAAAAHGG WHAT DO I DO I'M UNLABELLED?!?!?!?! I LIKE THEM BOTH?!?#!£?*
UH UH
In the end I chose Rosa because she's cute!!! I like her overworld sprite. Very cool indeed.
Naming her Shishi; that's my name, after all!
And for our beloved rival I'm sticking to the basics. Yeah I'm not creative when it comes to this 😔.
God I can't wait to suffer! Yay!!
(Also I forgot to take a screenshot but the season is summer :) )
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It's a beautiful day outside!
Birds are singing…
Flowers are blooming…
On days like these, kids like you…
SHOULD BE GOING ON YOUR POKEMON JOURNEYS!
Geez mom, can you respect my opinions for once? Literally the last game was about different views of the world, and now you don't let me have my own ideals?! Sheesh.
It seems like there's no way out of this one…
Yayyy.
I'M FREE!!!
QUICK GOTTA GET OUTTA ASPERTIA-
HUUUUGH NOOOOO
🥺🥺🥺
Anyway I'll try… but I doubt that's going to happen… *whistles*
God Hugh is such a sweetheart. I cannot believe how he is seen as a jerkass rival??? And Cheren is literally much more sassier towards the MC and Bianca and nobody points it out??? Character development, I guess.
Hey key dude.
In my opinion this is peak pokemon graphics, it's so pretty and nostalgic that I'm sobbing 😭🤲-
OH HI BIANCA MY BELOVED
Well, of course I know her. She's me.
That's me! Don't wear my name out! (thinks it's starting to wear out).
I don't have a choice, so, yes. Besides, I'll get a cool animal that will help me get legally important metal squares!
LET ME SEE THE BABIES!!!
LET ME IIIIIIINNNNNNNNNN
Okay, since this is a Uniquelocke, I have to think about this thoroughly. And if it wasn't enough, this is my favorite gen of starters ;-;
Well, Snivy really falls behind in the beginning, since their grass typing doesn't help with Roxie and Burgh, but this is Volt White 2, and you know what that means? Having a powerful, resistent dragon by your side! Besides, if I happen to get the insanely broken Contrary, the mid to end game will be a "breeze" (trust me, it won't, but leaf storm contrary shenanigans are funny so)
On the other side, Oshawott gains the fighting type, which can also be found on Floccesy Ranch in the forms of Tyrogue and Riolu. This isn't bad, and will definitely help for bosses like Cheren (if I overlevel), Clay, Colress and Grimsley (proven that I get there), plus, the line has excellent coverage, so it would seem like the optimal choice, right? Thing is, I've used the oshawott line recently. In addition to that, the idea of a dragon is too tempting; I can practically find water and fighting types in almost every city!
And Tepig, you may ask? It's definitely useful, but it has less coverage options, not so good stats, on top of things, in my last white Nuzlocke I used one.
So it's you and me, buddy, against the world!
If it wasn't predictable enough, yes, Snivy is my favorite out of the trio.
Thank you, even our names start with the same letter!
Even though I wanted to nickname him Sylvester at first, I settled on Romero, because I already have a Serperior named Sylvester on my (guess it) White 2 run. In addition, it's rosemary in Spanish and it's actually a name.
Thanks again Bianca, you really know I'm a pro at nicknaming.
She then hands me the pokedex, and now it's the time everyone's been waiting for: THE NATURE REVEAL!!!
As I hold my breath tight, I press x, then click on Romero's profile…
MODEST?!?!
AS IN -ATK +SP. ATK MODEST?!?!?!
ON A SNIVY?!?!?
OH MY GOOOODDDD I-
Well, okay, relax Shishi, relax.
Thing is, this will be extremely helpful, proving we get Contrary as our ability; however, if we get Overgrow, it will be more of a hinder, since Romero won't take advantage of his good physical moveset and coil.
So, Contrary, please please appear in the ability section. Please pop out. (since this is a Nuzlocke there's actually a 99% chance it will be Overgrow, we all know the drill)
**pfffffftt** WE ACTUALLY GOT CONTRARY!£??£!£
OH DEAR ARCEUS YOU REALLY ARE OUR HOPE IN THIS RUN (unless crits happen or unlucky encounters) I LOVE YOU RO. NEVER CHANGE.
Sheesh Hugh chill.
Indeed it is. It's the coolest Snivy ever, and he's going to kick your Tepig's ass soon!
The 🥺🥺🥺 moment. But, as cute as it is, I can smell the childhood trauma from here, bestie.
After that, Hugh manages to finally notice Bianca (she’s been there the whole time dude) and asks her for a pokedex of his own, which she happily gives out.
Ah, the mandatory tackle/scratch battle.
I headcanon Hugh’s parents as pokemon breeders, because, if Tepig is extremely rare in the wild and he didn’t meet Juniper, then where the fuck did he take that egg? Maybe his parents rescued it or they had an Emboar themselves. Anyway, I’m rambling, y’all want to see the action, so!
BOSS: VS RIVAL HUGH
The music is such a bop~ 🎶
I faithfully send my newly acquired snake out to beat up a teenager’s pig.
We outspeed and use leer, since Ro’s attack is pitiful and I want a decent damage output, although we’re open to Tepig’s attacks.
And guess what happens?
Yaay, everyone loves critical hits! A great start for the run.
Tepig proceeds to use tail whip, which… ups our defense, as we go into the offensive and retaliate with a fair-damaging Tackle.
God, it feels amazing having contrary in-game. Hugh, thank you.
After 3 more tackles, the score’s settled: we won our very first battle! I also confirmed a little theory of mine, which is that Hugh won’t attack you anymore if your health drops to half or below. That’s really cute, it’s a symbol of his and the player’s friendship 🥺😭
Sweet!
Chill, it just was our first battle! Perhaps your team will best one of my friends in battle… I hope that doesn’t happen…
kjasghjgbavfh I love Hugh so much;;;;
:) <3
OH HELL NO NO MORE TUTORIALS
Oh, but I forgot one thing: I have my nifty author powers here, so I can juuuust…
SUPER FAST ACTION SKIP ACTIVATEEEEEE!!!
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Whew! That was fast. Besides all the plot shit you already know, I also got a shiny new bike!
Now, here’s the deal. On this route, I can either find a regional bird/rodent/bug or purrloin. But what’s the most convenient option? Truth to be told, I believe Purrloin is if we don’t want to stack up types, since the second earliest dark type is Poochyena or Houndour, if you somehow manage to get them at Floccessy…? Anyway, Purrloin isn’t much of an issue, since they’ve a revamped moveset… A regional bird would be nice, too, but it overlaps with Azurill and Lillipup, which are REALLY good encounters.
So… I just hope it isn’t a Wurmple, because at least any regional rodent learns good moves and Weedle/Caterpie have their usage (coughs in sleep setter butterfree)
I go into the grass and…
Why did I analyze the encounter table if I knew this was inevitable?
Sigh, I just hope it evolves into Dustox, because 1- it’s cooler and 2- poison powder go brrrr
I just think the name fits him. I was about to name him Dusty, but what if the cursed child comes?
Like Ro’s modest, gentle nature is beneficial whether our friend here evolves into Dustox or Beautifly. If the former happens, then our already good sp. defense will become even better, otherwise, he will be like wet, crumpled toilet paper.
And run away is pretty much the same situation.
So, using my writer’s powers again, we’ll skip to the good part.
Breathe in, breathe out. Come on Dustox. Come on my sweet buggo!
When Wurmples turn 7 and choose one of two moths to base their entire personality around
AH AH AH AHHHHH DUSTOX PLEASE. PSPSPSPSPS DUSTOX
And he who must not be named came.
Goddammit, I was really hoping for a Dustox back there, and we got… x4 rock weakness. Hooray. At least, Beautifly has better attacking stats and learns moves like hurricane and bug buzz, so, if he lives enough, we’re prepared for Burgh.
Skipping more grinding, this is the team before entering Floccessy town. Jaime is such a pain in the ass that we have to move on in order to properly train him.
In addition, I realised that we're toast against Hugh's team; our only hope rests on the future encounters we may get… pls no Sewaddle-
But as we move towards the end of the route, we happen to find someone…
If it isn’t Alder, the best pokemon Champion! I mean, he’s not my favorite, but I think he’s the one who does the best job at being the champ, since he actually spreads the love for pokemon and how to battle with them around the region. Not only that, he also helps people, like Cheren and the Mc, with important decisions in their lives! This dude is the real god of the Pokemon world, Arceus who?
Another reason why Alder is best champion is that he's the only one who can jump from a cliff and be perfectly fine
Yes, goddamit, everyone knows me! I'm the one and only Shishi from Aspertia City!!!
He's a fine fellow, but he'd be finer if he was a Cascoon.
irl, I've already played the vanilla version thrice, but here, I got my snake and bug half an hour ago, so, yes.
Ayeee tutoring from Jesus!
And so we hit Floccessy! I quickly stop by the Pokecenter to heal my mons and buy some potions, before exploring the city and catching up with Alder.
No, I'm not. /j
gal chill I said /j.
I just noticed that there are blooming flowers depending on the season, these details are so lovely.
I was going there anyway, in addition to the fetch quest, I can get my two last encounters before the gym!
Dear little lovely route 20; I wish it was autumn so I could see that aesthetically pleasing red leaf road… but I ain't complaining about the beauty of summer, either.
Beat some kids up for their lunch money with my cocoon.
Well, owing to the fact that our season is summer, most of the encounters here are grass types. Which is terrible. The goal here is not overlapping types, but our only hope are the 04%-02% encounters, most namely Mankey and Meowth. I don't know what to wish for, really, I just hope it isn't a Sewaddle.
It had to be a Sewaddle.
I named her Porrim since my last Leavanny was named Kanaya. (If you don't get the names don't worry, it's best if you don't trust me)
Obviously I won't use her right now, but should the day come, I… have a pretty terrible Sewaddle. Sorry bestie but literally the line doesn't get any important special moves.
On top of things, I already have a bug and grass type, so to the box you go! (sorry I love Leavanny but it's the rules)
Okay, this is my last chance for a good shot against Hugh. If we get a Riolu or Tyrogue, we're Hugh's Taillow's breakfast- wait nonono I shouldn't dwell on that, because I think that's giving us bad luck :/
Without further delay…
YES!!! LILLIPUP!!! I literally missed the beginning of the encounter because I jumped out of joy.
I swiftly catch him and name him Amos, since it strikes me as a very Lillipup-ish name.
This is the second quiet in a row, huh? I'm not as bothered by it as I was with Porrim, as long as our attack isn't lowered, it's alright.
Pickup, huh? I was aiming for Vital Spirit in order to get Intimidate, but I guess that's okay, too. At least I'm happy that I got Amos here, I hope he grows into a strong Stoutland! (Emphasis on "I hope")
Well, I think that's enough to call it a day. Now I'll grind, and next time, we'll get into the Floccesy Ranch shenanigans and perhaps we'll battle Cheren! See you next time, folks, I hope you've enjoyed this very first chapter!
