Climb to the Shrine, Right What Is Wrong

Yulong: He journeyed for Syaoran for a time, but when the time came for them to part ways, he ascended into the heavens. Sometimes, Syaoran fancies that he can still see his old friend winding his way through the clouds.

Monarch: The ruler of the Caterpie People returned to his old forest and won them victory against the Weedle People in short order. At present, the two peoples have agreed to peace, and are making plans to prosper together. The monarch tells them that he will be able to obtain a better reputation amongst all Trainers very soon - after all, he is a Hall of Famer.

Wormtail: His home a distant memory, he chose to continue adventuring with Syaoran. He is taking advantage of his travels to spread the Directive for Education of Rat Pokemon Students - D.E.R.P.S., for short.

Ambassador: The ambassador traveled home, though it has been known to pop up and greet Syaoran from time to time. At present, it is resolving conflicts caused by the collaboration of certain colonies with Giovanni and other ruthless human criminals.

LEERSPEAR: He returned to the Mountain Tribe and is encouraging them to greatness. Negotiations with the Jigglypuffs regarding the spread of their territory and acceptable levels of power to display to young human travelers are underway.

Reservoir: Faithful through the end, he is always at Syaoran's side.
( And the others! )

( The final showdown. Are you ready? )

( Elite Four Battles: Begin! )

Elite Four grinding - begin!

(Also, I'm of two minds about this grinding. One is that it was unnecessary - you'll see. The other is that it was absolutely necessary for one specific Pokemon - you'll see.

There's something wonky about the game balance when you only really have to fear one Pokemon on a team - and that Pokemon had the full potential to sweep. To my mind, this is because that Pokemon was one of the few with a moveset that both packed high-power moves and didn't confuse the A.I. By picking Squirtle, I may actually have gotten the easiest Rival starter-Pokemon - Mega Drain has low power, but Venusaur is equally helpless if it wastes time on a Solar Beam against a Pokemon that outsped it. Rival!Blastoise at least has Hydro Pump and Blizzard (though it could easily waste time on Withdraw, and Bite is subpar as an endgame move - equivalent to STAB Mega Drain, but inferior to, say, Strength or Body Slam), and Rival!Charizard has both Fire Blast and Slash. Fire Spin can also be bad in Gen 1 due to wonky Wrap mechanics, though Rage... -_- Uh, never mind.

Blizzard and Fire Blast display that RB!Gary isn't above using TMs. However, he doesn't seem to have put much time into setting up good movesets. Ember on Arcanine? Really, Gary?)
( No Elite Four in this part, alas - just the grinding beforehand. Next two posts will contain the true end of the run! )

( VICTORY ROAD! (And a little bit of grinding... not as much as I need for the League, alas. Off to grind some more when I have the time...) )

( Giovanni and Rival - and next time, Victory Road! And Moltres! (Not this update, sadly... I do need to sleep sometime, you know. :);; ) )

( Cinnabar Island and Blaine! )

( Safari Zone! (short update) )

( [[insert fancy narration here, I have a headache. Koga and Cycling Road covered within.]] )

( Six inches away from death - and fallin' fast... )

( Saffron is liberated! (But Fighting-types are still underpowered in this Gen. 8P;; ) )

Parts 7, 10, 11, and 11.5 of the Pokemon Blue Nuzlocke did not properly crosspost to LJ, likely due to size constraints..

For LJ f-list members, here are the links:
Part 7 (S.S. Anne & Lt. Surge)
Part 10 (Erika)
Part 11 (Pokemon Tower)
Part 11.5 (Silph Co.)

Have fun!

( Read more... )

( Lavender Town, a.k.a. ''Syaoran talks a LOT, and Butterfree can mow through ghosts like nobody's business.'' )

( In this update: LEERSPEAR versus the entirety of Celadon Gym, and Our Hero against the entire Rocket Game Corner! (Spoiler: these matchups are grossly unfair. To their enemies.) )

( In which we enter the Game Corner! (And Syaoran notes the corruption of the city.) )

( Rock Tunnel! Go go go! (As a bonus: without using Flash! :D) )

( All of Vermilion City, including S.S. Anne, Lt. Surge, and both routes leading out of the city, is beneath the cut! )

( Quick update with the Gym Leader battle! The next update will cover some Vermilion City adventures. )

( Evolutions, awaaaaaaaaay! :D :D :D )

Here we are, now in Cerulean City! :D
( In this update: Rival Battle, Bridge, Bill, and T-T-TRAINING MONTAGE! )

( We train ourselves up, and then master Mt. Moon! :D )

Let's walk to Mt. Moon! (Yes, I'm a coward. I upped the size of my Pokedex by 50% in one session, cut me

( We're off to the mountain! (Whether we'll get there yet is another story.)) )

((All right. I'm stopping here, and we'll resume with the promised L16 training-montage next time. See you then!))

((I should note: I was actually at an airport/on a plane for most of these pictures. If I forgot a screencap, it was because the guy in front of me was reclining all the way back, my computer screen was at a 45 degree angle to the keyboard, and I was more concerned with shifting around to relieve an ominous muscle cramp in my hip lest it turn into a clot. On the bright side, it was STILL a fun session with the ROM!))

( In this part: A Rival Battle! An evolution! And our first Gym Leader! )
((And there we run out of screenshots - now, to go 'gather more', and proceed to Mt. Moon! :D))

If anyone has overleveling cap suggestions, please tell me. I've seen +5 levels as a good number - for a first-time Nuzlocker, is this a good number, or should I go lower? I just don't want to trivialize the run by making it Grinding: The Game.
( Still trying to capture as many new Party members as possible, alas. Actual FIGHTING will likely take place in the next part. )

This is my first time on an emulator. Don't mind my nostalgia.

(IMAGES NOW REPAIRED!)
( A world of dreams and adventures with POKeMON awaits! )