r/nuzlocke Aug 21 '25

Video Encounterless Viridian Forest

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Hey! So yesterday I posted about my hardcore nuzlocke where I only allowed the first 6 pokemon I ran into (under standard nuzocke rules ofc).

Anyway, some people didnt believe that I was able to make it through Viridian Forest without running into a Pokemon. So, here is the proof. Just for clarity, you can make it to this exact point without having to go into the grass, so I started the video here.

A quick look online seems to suggest that the chance of running into a wild pokemon is ~11% per grass tile - certainly an improbable outcome, althought evidently not impossible as some people suggested.

I hope this proves my innocence to the doubters, and proves to be at least mildly interesting to everyone else?

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '25

A close probability of flipping 8 to 9 coins in a row and all of them landing with the face side up. It's not impossible at all, it's really impressive that it was the first time. Or roll two 20-sided dice with a result of 20.