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[Stars]

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Clearly I need to hurry up and play Gen V.

If you get it soon, I just started...we could be rivals! =D

I considered saying, "Perhaps after I finish these two ponies," but by then you will have had a significant head start on me. xp
(I've resolved not to play any games aside from silly phone games until the ponies are finished.)

[BottomGuy]

I'd offer, but every time I've offered it has gone horrible wrong. Usually the other person plays for an hour or two a week, while I'm playing an hour or two a day. Or they don't or can't battle which is makes us being rivals boooooring.

[Kamau]

Well, I can't say what I will or won't commit to. But I'm up to the second gym! =D

[lazlo falconi]

That's about where I stopped, haha.

[kspr]

just wait til you hit the third gym, it's the ant's ankles. the leader thinks he's dr who and his amazing technocolor dreamscarf.

also the fifth gymleader is JR from Dallas.

[BottomGuy]

Would you be up for battling me every few Gyms or so? Like every two Gyms? Having someone to play the game along with I still feel makes it 10x more fun. That and I like playing games with other people. I'm actually thinking it would be fun to play White as a Nuzlocke, with our battles being an exception. Would you be able to battle on WiFi?

[Kamau]

I'd totally be up for that! I just finished the second gym, so I'd be willing to go at it for a first-run any point I'm able to access the wifi (providing I remember how it works. I don't think I've accessed wifi on this DS before).

I definitely agree that it's way more fun when you have someone pacing you. How about we both fight using the teams we challenge the gym with?

I won't be playing as a Nuzlocke, however. The only "rule" I've set for myself this game is a naming scheme. The last time I attempted a Nuzlocke, I stopped playing the first time a Pokemon died... it was upsetting. I'd rather just have fun and not have to panic about my Pokemon dying.

[Xteven Xavier]

What is Nuzlocke?

[Kamau]

A "Nuzlocke Challenge" is where you play through a Pokemon game with a specific set of rules. While some of the rules vary between Nuzlockes, the usual ones include
- When a Pokemon faints, you cannot revive it. The Pokemon has died and must be deposited into the storage box or released.
- You can only catch the first Pokemon you come across in each area. (Exceptions are varied rules, like no duplicates.)
- Some Nuzlockes also use the rule "No Healing Items"

You can look up the whole list of possible rules if you're interested, but those are the main ones. It's meant to forge a deeper bond between you and your Pokemon, since if they faint they "die" for good. (And it works. Oh, how it works...)

There are a lot of cool Nuzlocke comics on DeviantArt. =) I enjoy reading them.

[Stars]

/>It's meant to forge a deeper bond between you and your Pokemon, since if they faint they "die" for good. (And it works. Oh, how it works...)

...Yes. =(

I've actually considered penning a comic based on my Nuzlocke, but it would take me forever with how not fast I draw.

[Xteven Xavier]

well, I can only imagine, that would take forever though, I don't know if i'm man enough for that sort of thing.

[Stars]

It actually took me a LOT less time to finish than it normally would since you're not allowed to go looking for lots of pokemon. And you tend to stick with the same team for long periods of time, so their levels stay pretty high.

[BottomGuy]

And it can get really hard. It is supposed to be a self-imposed Hard Mode for the game after all. I actually failed my Nuzlocke for Emerald because my entire team fainted in a rival battle. Every Pokemon I had was weak to Fire and Fighting, and she had Combuskin. Oh god that was painful...

I have restarted my game and should probably be caught up with you by tomorrow night or Monday. Maybe we can battle right after we both beat the 3rd Gym.

[Kamau]

Okay! Let me know when you beat the second gym...It's entirely possible I won't get to the third gym by then. =p

[lazlo falconi]

Dude, the original Nuzlock comic was hilarious, and his follow up in Kanto was even more incredible.

[Kamau]

Even with the poorly drawn stick figures...it's still sad ;-; And hilarious at times.

[Stars]

His Electrode was the best.

I should do another Nuzlocke sometime. It was fun, despite the grief and sorrow (especially when my starter was the first to die...).

[Kamau]

Nuzlocke White starts with a suicide?!?!

I can't handle this. >.>

And yet...I can't stop reading. <.<

Edit: Ahaha! He's doing the same thing I did when I caught the cat!

[BottomGuy]

I just beat the 2nd Gym and arrived in Castelia City. I have done nothing since arriving though. Already lost two Pokemon. One was to a Critical Hit at full health which was ffffffffff-

You wanna battle tomorrow?

[Kamau]

Perfect timing! I just beat the 3rd gym less than an hour ago! AND I don't have work tomorrow! =D

Set the time, rival. I'll do my best to be on. (Though again, you might have to help me with the wifi thing. =p )