
Trading and retrading the same Pokémon (for the purpose of evolving a Graveler, for example) is something of a gray area, and may fall under optional rules.


The player may only catch the first Pokémon encountered in each area, and none else.Any Pokémon that faints is considered dead, and must be released.

The most basic Nuzlocke rules are as follows and most of them apply to the other optional run types with key differences that will be noted. So for those of you picking up Pokémon next week and feel like it’s becoming a bit stale or easy, try some of these challenging optional rule sets to ramp up the difficulty and possibly get you out of your Pokémon comfort zone (which now reading sounds like an amazing place to visit. There will be a few extra bells and whistles like the improved graphics and the other new features that debuted in Pokémon X and Y. We are just under a week away from the releases of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. While this may be the first time younger audience will get to experience the third generation of Pokémon, for some of us this will be a repeat playthrough of this generation.
