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Nuzlocke can be tough but is a lot of fun

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Welcome to the first episode of me playing Pokemon Emerald, modified with a randomiser to change up the starter Pokemon you choose from, what appears in the wild and trainer Pokemon plus some other tweaks.

The Nuzlocke challenge has 2 rules you MUST use.. You may only catch the first Pokemon in each area which if it is a double battle, you can choose which of the two you catch but if it faints or runs away then bad luck. Other rule is if a Pokemon in your party faints, it must be released and cannot be used (but like others you can replace it with the optional rule, or storing it in the box for good which I do).

I start off explaining a bit about the challenge, how I started again because the Pokemon were too strong so I needed similar strength with 2 evolution Pokemon as the starter choices and my choice... Squirtle! Which I end up calling Waterfall.

When I finish talking to Professor Birch and get out into the field, I come across an Igglybuff which is bloody annoying to face with it's immobilising Waterfall with love and this fight goes wayyyy longer than this, at least double the length!
Metapod helps to get to level 6 which gets me ready for facing May and getting that extra, valuable experience to hit level 7 hooray!

Once back in Oldale town and talking to the Professor and May again, I get my Pokedex but also the 5 Pokeballs so then I can catch my first Pokemon which is a Whismur and oh did bubble get so close to one shotting it!
Keep Quiet is the name I give my Whismur do to its uproar move and being a loud Pokemon.
Whismur almost faints so quickly but I manage to get lucky and also get back to the Pokemon Centre to heal up.

This is just the start and I need to ensure I don't lose any Pokemon until I got some spare, so I can better progress through and beat gyms. So keep tuned to see how I go with this Nuzlocke challenge.

Streamlabs OBS used for recording and setting the scene with the Pokemon font, my avatar and the game picture for what I am playing.

Emulator used: RetroArch
ROMS: They are the games
Saving: (Only for crashes and not to load since it is a Nuzlocke challenge) Using emulator saving between levels or occasionally in tough parts so I don't always die and repeat so then the game can get completed.

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