[Gen 4] Janp's Genlocke Adventures - Johto

[Janp]

The Genlocke Challenge - Johto

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Why am I so bad as posting? This run is a long overdue to be posted here. The continuation of my year long (or is it already two years) Genlocke is here! Sinnoh part was fun until it wasn't. That Lucian's battle left me scarred for life. But at least I have a room for new Pokémon. RIP Maui 2.

But first, what is a Genlocke about? It's regular Nuzlocke. Well, Hardcore Nuzlocke in my case. But after finishing one region, I'll breed my HoF team and send their offsprings to the next region. This also means that if I wipe somewhere, I have to start from Kanto again.

I'll do regions in following order:
Kanto - Sinnoh - Johto - Unova - Kalos - Hoenn - Alola

Rules

1. Any Pokémon that faints is considered dead and must be released (or permanently put in PC).
2. I can only catch the first wild Pokémon encountered in each area, and none else. If the first wild Pokémon encountered faints or flees, there are no second chances.
3. All Pokémon must be nicknamed.
4. The region is completed, when I first see credits roll.
5. Starter Pokémon must be randomly chosen. If the last digit of the player's Trainer ID number is 1-3, I must choose the Grass-type starter; if it is 4-6, the Fire-type starter; if it is 7-9, the Water-type starter; if it is 0, it's re-roll.
6. A black out is considered as game over.
7. I have to play with SET battle style.
8. Each Gym battle has a level cap - the level of the last Pokémon of each Gym Leader. For E4 and Champion, I'll go with the last Pokémon of the Champion, but I'll put a softlock on how much I'll grind each Pokémon for the Elite Four.
9. I can't use healing items in battle.

With that, let's continue on with this crazy adventure!

 

[Janp]

Note: This update was over a year and a half in making. I wanted to post it earlier, but then it fizzled out... So let's get this run done! Better late than never.

The Genlocke Challenge in Pokémon Heart Gold

UPDATE 1

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I bred my 4 Pokémon - Blastoise and Alakazam, whose heritage goes all the way to Kanto and Torterra and Weavile, who joined my team in Sinnoh. Sadly, my Pidgeot (Mau 2) and Luxray (Bokrug) didn't make it past Lucian.

It's time to move on. It's time to move on to Johto! As always, I rolled my starter and got Cyndaquil. That means I now have Grass, Water and Fire-type starter Pokémon on my team. Nice coincidence. For the nicknaming theme, I picked a music instruments. So, welcome Piano, the Cyndaquil on the team.

The start of the game was easy. My Squirtle (Oahu 3) inherited Ice Beam and Waterfall, which meant nothing at this point of the game could really touch me. I quickly got past the tutorial and encountered a Pidgey on one of the Routes. I was thinking about banning it, since on Pidgey died in my Genlocke, but caught it in the end. It will carry Maui's mission from now on. I then caught more Pokémon, but nothing to make me switch up my team.

The battle with Falkner was easy because of Oahu 3. I just one-shotted his whole team. I moved on, beat Team Rocket in Slowpoke Well, while trying to use Oahu 3 as little as possible to give them a chance, and finally got to Bugsy. Piano and Oahu 3 already evolved, so even Bugsy had no chance. I actually managed to take a screenshot after the battle this time:

After the battle, I beat my rival and got to Ilex Forest, where I picked up Headbutt and backtracked a little bit to get some tree encounters. I must be really lucky, because I encountered and caught Heracross in Azaela Town. I think I'll train it and replace my new Pidgey with him.

Team

Piano, Naive Male Quilava
lvl 17, Blaze
- Ember
- Quick Attack
- SmokeScreen
- Leer

Oahu 3, Lax Male Wartortle
lvl 18, Torrent
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Bite
- Waterfall

Hydra 2, Naive Male Turtwig
lvl 17, Overgrow @Miracle Seed
- Razor Leaf
- Withdraw
- Curse
- Headbutt

Luzon 3, Careful Male Kadabra
lvl 17, Inner Focus
- Teleport
- Confusion

Uvhash 2, Lax Male Sneasel
lvl 17, Inner Focus
- Faint Attack
- Cut
- Taunt
- Quick Attack

Harp, Sassy Female Pidgey
lvl 17, Tangled Feet
- Gust
- Sand-Attack
- Whirlwind
- Quick Attack​

 

[Janp]

The Genlocke Challenge in Pokémon Heart Gold

UPDATE 2

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It's so weird writing this update after almost 2 years.

Getting to Goldenrod City was a breeze. I caught a Drowzee right before entering Goldenrod. It will be a nice replacement for Luzon 3, if he dies. Which I hope won't happen.

Oahu 3 hit the level cap while clearing out the Gym. Luckily, I had Clarinet, my loyal Heracross, who learnt Brick Break just right before Whitney's cap. Yet, Whitney's Miltank tanked one hit and landed Attract on Clarinet. I barely managed to beat her with no loses after that. But I did and Clarinet left the battle with only 11 HP left.

I quickly moved to Ecruteak City, catching Pokémon I don't think I'll ever use in this run on my way there. This is honestly one aspect about Genlocke I don't like that much. I already have my team and there is little to no reason to change it, aside from losing Pokémon.

The battle with Morty was easy this time. I had Uvhash 2, who outsped all Morty's Pokémon and hit just hard enough to beat them all in one hit.

Team

Piano, Naive Male Quilava
lvl 19, Blaze
- Ember
- Quick Attack
- SmokeScreen
- Leer

Oahu 3, Lax Male Wartortle
lvl 23, Torrent
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Bite
- Waterfall

Hydra 2, Naive Male Grotle
lvl 19, Overgrow, Miracle Seed
- Razor Leaf
- Withdraw
- Curse
- Headbutt

Luzon 3, Careful Male Kadabra
lvl 19, Inner Focus
- Teleport
- Confusion
- Disable

Uvhash 2, Lax Male Sneasel
lvl 25, Inner Focus
- Faint Attack
- Cut
- Agility
- Quick Attack

Clarinet, Sassy Male Heracross
lvl 23, Swarm
- Aerial Ace
- Leer
- Brick Break
- Endure​

 

[Janp]

The Genlocke Challenge in Pokémon Heart Gold

UPDATE 3

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I quickly got past the Routes connecting Ecruteak City and Olivine City. I caught Magnemite on Route 38, which might come handy. And now that I think about it, I skipped Route 39 encounter altogether. Not that I would go in the grass there anyway. As I said last time, my team is fine right now, I have a handful of useful Pokémon in Box and can always return here. I continued on and caught Krabby on Route 40 and accidentally knocked out Tentacool on Route 41. That one would also be (tenta)cool to have.

I finally evolved Luzon 3 into Alakazam. Just in time for the next Gym. I was a little bit worried about getting overleveled a little bit down the road, since the level curve in this game is weird, so I expected this battle to be harsh. But, just like his ancestors, Luzon 3 was an unstoppable force. He easily took down both Chuck's Pokémon.

And since there is almost no content in between Chuck's and Jasmine's Gym, I went straight to fight her. I started with Piano and took down her first Magnemite, but had to switch to Oahu 3, because Jasmine brought out her big boy Steelix. Luckily, Oahu 3 could take a hit or two and beat Steelix using Surf. I switched to Clarinet on Jasmine's last Magnemite and took it down using Brick Break.

Team

Piano, Naive Male Quilava
lvl 28, Blaze
- Flame Wheel
- Quick Attack
- SmokeScreen
- Leer

Oahu 3, Lax Male Wartortle
lvl 28, Torrent
- Surf
- Ice Beam
- Bite
- Waterfall

Hydra 2, Naive Male Grotle
lvl 28, Overgrow, Miracle Seed
- Razor Leaf
- Withdraw
- Curse
- Headbutt

Luzon 3, Careful Male Alakazam
lvl 30, Inner Focus
- Psybeam
- Reflect
- Disable
- Miracle Eye

Uvhash 2, Lax Male Sneasel
lvl 28, Inner Focus
- Faint Attack
- Cut
- Agility
- Icy Wind

Clarinet, Sassy Male Heracross
lvl 28, Swarm
- Aerial Ace
- Leer
- Brick Break
- Counter​