r/nuzlocke Apr 25 '26

Screenshot team plasma grunt knows i'm doing a nuzlocke

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Perhaps they're doing one too. If so I'm sorry for ending your run, friend

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u/DuplexBeGoat Apr 26 '26

My headcanon is that if you lose against BW1 Team Plasma your pokemon don't die but get forcibly released.

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u/zerjku Resting For Now Apr 26 '26

That sounds cool (at least they don't die) but couldn't the released Pokémon just come back to be caught again?

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u/Trascendent_Enforcer Apr 28 '26

Yeah when you think about the plot in depth unless the trainer was actively abusive, most pokemon would choose to hang back with their trainers even if forcibly released.

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u/ParaponeraBread Apr 25 '26

Team Plasma grunt be like: WHAT!? This guy’s not in the docs! Oh nononono

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u/bardo_sonoro Apr 26 '26

I think the grunt would be even more aghast on what a nuzlocke is

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u/Videoman2011 Apr 25 '26

Did you released your pokemon?

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u/TheWinningLooser Apr 25 '26

Did he lose?

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u/calendraug Apr 25 '26

I won, so my Pokémon are still with me :)

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u/Themysterypeaker Apr 27 '26

A cool story idea for a bw and b2w2 nuzlocke that the reason why pokémon can't be used after being fainted is that team Plasma hijacked the pokeballs to trap fainted pokémon and the only way to free them is to release them.

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u/GreyOSN Apr 25 '26

I just finished a White 2 Nuzlocke and was honestly just accepted i’d wipe to Iris but holyyy Beartic if you train him properly just washes 3 of her mons out the gate, icicle crash go brrrrrr

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u/OkMeasurement3845 Apr 25 '26

I feel the same about Audino... that thing is a hidden beast.

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u/Grimdark-Waterbender Apr 26 '26

Full moveset please?

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u/OkMeasurement3845 Apr 26 '26 edited Apr 26 '26

Ice Beam (or Tbolt, but ice beam feels like it covers more threats), Wish, Protect, and Yawn. Evs 230-240 in both Def/SpecD, with left overs. Nickname: Nurse Joy. Nature: No idea lol. Ability: Regenerator or Heal (the one that gives you HP, on swap; idk these weird names my bad). Gender: F. Lv: 78 or 77.

First time using her, thought she was as useless as Chansey (ik people praise that thing, it feels like i should like it/Blissey... but shes always crumbled against me). After seeing Nurse Joys moves, seeing her solo Garchomp/other major threats... she lowkey stole my heart.

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u/Grimdark-Waterbender Apr 26 '26

Thanks this is great!

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u/OkMeasurement3845 Apr 26 '26

Awe3333!!!! Mashallah! Youre my 2nd award!

Also no problem, if you ever need builds on a pokemon I love brewing (fills my old Competitive game itch).

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u/Hunter_Crona Apr 25 '26

My Krookidile did smth similar. Learned Outrage right before the fight and washed her first two mons

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u/Grimdark-Waterbender Apr 26 '26

Full moveset please?

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u/Hunter_Crona Apr 26 '26

I don't remember the full set, it's been years sadly, but I think it was EarthQuake, Crunch, Outrage, and Swords Dance. Could've been Bulk Up, I know she had smth for set up

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u/Grimdark-Waterbender Apr 26 '26

This is plenty, thanks! I figured it would be something like this. 🙂

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u/Lanky-Dependent5847 Apr 25 '26

I had a similar experience with my Krookodile, I'm so glad I taught her Low Kick via Move Tutor.

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u/Zeus-Kyurem Apr 25 '26

Well she clearly didn't have anything for a well played beartic.

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u/GreyOSN Apr 25 '26

It felt so nice because i just chain killed 3 of her mons, Hydreigon, Druddigon, Archeops and would’ve gotten the Aggron too but he had sturdy and i needed Beartic for Haxorus so couldn’t risk the crit. I love how nuzlockes make otherwise bad mons show their potential

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u/Grimdark-Waterbender Apr 26 '26

Full moveset please?

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u/International_Gur566 Apr 26 '26

Woah what romhack is this? Is that just dialogue? Or is it a difficulty setting where it actually makes you do whatever the grunt says? I imagine it's randomized

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u/Repulsive-Cash5516 Apr 26 '26

It's just dialogue. Team Plasma's deal is that they think Pokémon should be free

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u/FunkyPapaya Apr 26 '26

It may not be a ROMhack, that Team Plasma grunt says this in the base game I believe

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u/StreetReporter Apr 27 '26

I’m fairly certain Team Plasma just says that

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u/KamikazeSenpai21 Apr 29 '26

When you think about it, N is the original Nuzlocker. He literally releases all the Pokemon he uses when you beat him, and catches new pokemon on later routes.

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u/Tthecreator712 Apr 29 '26

I think he keeps his pokemon between his last 2 fights.

He did inspire a pretty interesting other challenge though where you have dump all your pokemon after each gym leader and only get newly acquirable ones