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X & Y Nuzlocke Possibilities or Impracticalities?
I was having a conversation with a friend recently concerning Nuzlocke Challenges and we got onto the conversation of doing a Nuzlocke with X & Y after completing it. However, we were talking about Sky Battles. As we know, Sky Battles are limited to certain Pokémon (Flying-types and those with the Levitate ability). Whilst Sky Battling still has a lot of questions surrounding it currently, the question came up as to whether or not there will be a Gym in the Kalos region that focusses on this new feature of gameplay. If so, this could potentially ruin the Nuzlockers of the future. If you don't catch a Flying-type before you get there, you aren't able to continue, not to mention, even if you do, you'll only be able to use that one (perhaps two) Pokémon against the entire Gym. I realise Pokémon games are certainly not built around Nuzlocke's, but this could potentially cause a big problem to those (like myself) that enjoy replaying through the game with that added self-imposed challenge. What do you think? |
I don't think they'll have a gym using sky battles. For now it just seems like an optional kind of battle as the opponents in the trailer who do challenge us ask before we battle.
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I don't think that there will be a gym leader who strictly does Sky Battles. If this were to be true, you would be forced to catch a flying/levitating Pokemon(perhaps multiple, and train them up, too!) in order to progress through the game which can be a turnoff for some players. I do believe that Sky Battling will have an optional mini-boss somewhere who is a master at it.
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I don't think I remember any in-storyline battles that restrict what kind of Pokemon you can use in the past, much less as required battles.
I figure it will be like triple and rotation battles, more of a low-key on the side thing that's mainly optional and just there to make some battles more interesting with friends. |
My hunch... If there's a gym revolving around Sky Battles, I think they'll give you the option of battling on land if you don't have an eligible Pokémon.
BTW, while Nuzlocking itself won't die with 6th gen, the best part about them, the recorded runs, is gonna die off a bit, because of the lack of a 3DS emulator as well as people not wanting to mess up their own save files, and finally the fact a 3DS video capture card is obscenely expensive. |
It would be nice to have an unofficial gym which concentrate on sky battles, just like how we got an unofficial gym which concentrate on fighting type pokemons in saffron
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Actually thus far all battles have been plain singles except for Lisa and Tate at least in story as the rest of the Hoenn gym leaders join in the doubles for rematchs. Also sky battles don't seem as big as Triples which didn't play a role at all in Gen V's gym matches.
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Probably some trainers in the Flying Gym Leaders Gym will tell you to Sky Battle them optionally.
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But yeah, interesting thoughts on how Sky Battles may affect Nuzlocke players. |
If they were to have a sky battling gym leader, which I doubt, it'll turn that match into a virtual one Pokémon challenge as some types have only one Pokémon of the type with levitate...and if one is lucky they'll find a flying Pokémon.
A fighting nuzlocke would be impossible in such a case as irc there's none that knows levitate (that we know of) or is part flying... |
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gyms should have traditional format
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From what I remember seeing about Sky Battles, they are completely optional. So that means that there is very little chance that a Gym battle will revolve around one since Gym Battles are mandatory in the game.
When you challenge a Sky Battle Trainer, yes "You" challenge them, you have the option of selecting whether or not you'd like to battle them. From what I've seen, this option always appears so I don't think a Gym will be Sky Battle format. |
You guys aren't going to start your nuzlockes until after you guys complete story mode, so thankfully you'll have time to see how the rest of the Nuzlocke community deals with such possibilities.
In Black/White, triple and rotation battles were not mandatory. Given that sky battles are even more gimmicky, I doubt this. Am I the only one who was surprised that the first gym wasn't a triple battle? Or that even in BW2, post story mode, they challenge you to a double battle instead? Blahhh |
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I doubt they'll have Sky battles for a gym leader...seems far too gimmicky, more so than rotational. |
All I can say is, it will be very stupid (with Pokémon Bank, etc.) to do a blind Nuzlocke on the day it comes out. Because with all the event Pokémon and everything else, you'll want to catch and breed everything so you have stuff to trade to catch all 800+.
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The new cats run! If I will have another copy(exept for Y) I for sure gonna try once beating the game with only male and female cats!
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I don't see why the wouldn't utilise a gym battle with only sky battles, GameFreak likes to show-off their new systems via gyms, etc.
In terms of Nuzlocke runs, it certainly does make it harder for players to compete Nuzlocke challenges. |
how has there not been a problem in the past about hm moves. aw man I didn't catch a pokemon capable of (insert needed hm) mainly surf, waterfall/dive
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They also have only ever changed the Gym battle format once in Generation 3. Gen 5 did not have any Rotation or Triple Battle Gyms despite both being the new focus battle style. So they haven't shown off any new systems via gyms since Gen 3 which was the only generation to do such a thing. |
I don't think they would implement a feature so strong right off the bat like that. They didn't with Hoenn and Dive. The only thing I could think of, would be an unofficial gym. Where maybe you can win a Pokemon. Like the fighting dojo in FireRed.
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i got an idea for a nuzlock
fire red challenge: only use fire starters (for battles not to get to places this goes for both other challenges) leaf green challenge: same as first but for grass starters water blue?: same as first but for water starters its fitting since there are now 6 reagons of starters. |
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