{"id":150106,"date":"2022-12-06T21:21:01","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T21:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/how-to-nuzlocke-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet\/"},"modified":"2022-12-06T21:21:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T21:21:01","slug":"how-to-nuzlocke-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/how-to-nuzlocke-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Nuzlocke Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Nuzlocke challenge is a fan-favorite way to play through Pok\u00e9mon games. The premise is simple: You can only catch the first Pok\u00e9mon you encounter in each area, and if a Pok\u00e9mon faints in battle, you can’t use it again for the rest of the run. The Nuzlocke requires a combination of luck and skill \u2014 and it relies very heavily upon random number generation.<\/p>\n
This all works well in Pok\u00e9mon games with linear, disparate routes to journey through, ones with tall grass hiding wild Pok\u00e9mon that are just waiting to jump out and attack you. butt with Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet<\/em> and violet<\/em>, the main series now has an open world with Pok\u00e9mon roaming about freely, and there are no random encounters at all. How do you do a true Nuzlocke in a game where you can scan an area and pick out the Pok\u00e9mon you need, rather than getting stuck with whatever jumped out of the grass?<\/p>\n A traditional Nuzlocke may not be fully possible in scarlet<\/em> and violet<\/em>, but with a little creativity \u2014 and maybe a virtual dice roller \u2014 you can keep the spirit of the challenge intact. Let’s go (ha) step by step through the pillars of the Nuzlocke challenge to see what still works and what needs to be adjusted for the times.<\/p>\n although scarlet<\/em> and violet<\/em>‘s world is large and open, you can still absolutely limit yourself to catching one Pok\u00e9mon per named area in Paldea. The map is divided into north, south, east, and west sections, with each of those further broken up into numbered areas, and the game tells you when you’re leaving one and entering another. (Unlike in the mostly open-world spinoff Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Arceus<\/em>filling out your Pok\u00e9dex isn’t required to progress in scarlet<\/em> and violet<\/em>.)<\/p>\nStep 1: Limiting your Pok\u00e9mon<\/strong><\/h2>\n