Pokemon LeafGreen Nuzlocke

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***Pokemon Nuzlocke*** was a stream series by MonkeyNess from July to October 2023. The series features Monkey playing Pokemon LeafGreen Version with the Nuzlocke challenge. The challenge features permadeath and the only allowed "catches" being the first Pokemon seen on a route, and in special cases Shinies. The series is the first Pokemon series Monkey has done. In the series, Monkey lets the chat nickname most of his Pokemon.

##### Rules of the Challenge

1. If a Pokemon faints it is considered dead, and is placed in a "Graveyard" PC box.
2. Only the first Pokemon seen on a new route/area can be obtained. If the Pokemon runs, faints, etc., no Pokemon can be caught there.
3. Trade evolutions are not allowed unless the Pokemon is at least level 36. (As of episode 3)
4. **Duplicates Clause:** If said Pokemon already owned or previously caught, the next *new* Pokemon seen is allowed to be caught instead.
5. **Shinies Clause:** If Monkey encounters a Shiny Pokemon at any point, he is allowed to catch it.

##### Current Team

###### On Hand

* Gorbida (Alakazam)
* Door (Pidgeot)
* Prower (Ninetales)
* Gatorade (Lapras)

###### In PC Box

* Taco Bell (Bellsprout)
* BLT (Sandshrew)
* Manny (Drowzee)
* Ms. Batty (Zubat)
* 3 (Dugtrio)
* Oak Jr. (Eevee)
* Four Eyes (Doduo)
* Chazz (Raticate)
* Critcorn (Venonat)
* Jumbo (Slowpoke)
* Legday (Tentacool)
* Waldo (Seel)
* Backwash (Grimer)
* Club (Sandslash)
* Diamond (Onix)
* Hoagie (Sandslash)

##### Chat Members Who've Nicknamed Pokemon

* Post Elvis
* Wide Clide
* Tavg
* Efren AGuayo
* Duckular
* Professor Oak
* Sagern

##### On Other Channels

The stream has spawned "death recap" videos on ApeLucas, stream edits on PrimateNinten, as well as a supercut of the game's main story playthrough. The series is notable for reviving the PrimateNinten channel as a host for stream highlight videos.

##### Streams

1. Pokemon Nuzlocke Stream :)
2. More Pokemon Nuzlocke (w/ Alph and Monkey)
3. More Pokemon Nuzlocke! (Part 3)
4. Pokemon Tower and More Badges in Pokemon Nuzlocke!
5. More Badges in Pokemon LeafGreen Nuzlocke!
6. FINALE - Pokemon Nuzlocke!
7. Exploring the Sevii Islands! (Nuzlocke!)
8. More of the Post-Game! (Nuzlocke)
9. NUZLOCKE: GRAND FINALE

##### Notable Members of Chat

* Post Elvis
* RK-d
* MapleMoriko

##### Stream Edits

* Crime and Punishment - Pokemon Nuzlocke #1
* Canon Event - Pokemon Nuzlocke #2
* All My Homies Hate Bellsprout - Nuzlocke #3
* Awakening the Beasts - Nuzlocke #4
* WHOPPENHEIMER - Nuzlocke #5
* OUR DESTINY - Nuzlocke #6
* Pokemon LeafGreen Nuzlocke (Supercut)
* It's ArticunOVER - Nuzlocke #7
* MEWTWO - Nuzlocke #8
* NUZLOCKE ENDS
* Nuzlocke Legendary Journeys (Supercut)

##### Future

Monkey has shown interest in doing more Nuzlockes in the future, such as Emerald and possibly Crystal, though he's shown disinterest in a "Mother Nuzlocke" in a livestream format.

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##### Lore

###### Part 1

Monkey is from Palett Town in Kanto, as well as his rival Ape. The two both receive Pokemon from Professor Oak, Monkey a Squirtle (named "Borb"), and Ape a Bulbasaur. Monkey goes on to catch a Pidgey named Door and a Spearow named SPEAROW. He also catches Stacy the Ratata and Criminal the Caterpie, both who sadly die at low levels, Criminal in Viridian Forest and Stacy on Route 3. Monkey catches Momkey on Route 3, a female Nidoran. In Mount Moon, Monkey catches Brother the Geodude. who cleans out Ape's team on Route 22, but sadly dies later in Mount Moon to a super effective move from an Oddish. Out of the cave, "BLT" joins the party, a Sandshrew. Borb becomes a Wartortle.

###### Part 2

Door becomes a Pidgeotto, and Momkey a Nidorina. On Route 4, an Abra is encountered by flees before Monkey can catch it. On Route 5 however, Monkey finds and catches another Abra, naming her Gorbida, who later becomes a Kadabra. Monkey also catches a Meowth named Keys on Route 6. Keys and Door develop a sibling like relationship. Taco Bell the Bellsprout also joins, who puts a curse on the team, and Monkey despises, only using him as an HM slave. Manny the Drowzee and 3 the Dugtrio also join, the latter nearly killing several team members. On the S.S. Anne, Monkey again encounters Ape, whose Kadabra claims the life of Borb, after accidentally killing himself via confusion. On Route 8, Monkey catches a Voltorb named Chokaball.

###### Part 3

Spearow becomes a Fearow, and Momkey a Nidoqueen. Monkey, with three badges, heads through Rock Tunnel, catching a Zubat (Ms. Batty) and later a Vulpix on Route 9, named "Prower." In Lavendar Town, Monkey officially names Fearow "SPEAROW." Prower quickly becomes a major player in the team, eventually learning Flamethrower and evolves into Ninetails. In Celadon City, Monkey finds an Eevee named Oak Jr.

###### Part 4

Door accidentally kills a Gastly in Pokemon Tower, rendering no Pokemon catchable there. Monkey then heads towards Fuchsia City, encountering a Snorlax named Whopper. In a sleep-deprived rage, Whopper murders Momkey with a critical hit. Monkey captures Whopper, using him for his raw power, though the two have a very strained relationship. Door and SPEAROW kill two Venonats on the way, but Monkey eventually captures the third, "Critcorn." He also catches Four Eyes the Doduo nearby Fuchsia, and Chazz the Raticate near Celadon.

###### Part 5

Invading the Silph Co., Monkey again defeats Ape and Giovanni, receiving Gatorade the Lapras along the way. After defeating Koga and Sabrina, Monkey heads towards Cinnabar Island. On the ay, he catches Jumbo the Slowpoke, Legday the Tentacool, and Waldo the Seel. On Cinnabar, Monkey catches Backwash the Grimer in Pokemon Mansion, deciding to forego his fossil Pokemon, considering the two locations to be the same. Monkey defeats Blaine, then Giovanni in Viridian City. Monkey battles Ape on Route 22 once again, then heads through Victory Road to the Pokemon League. On the way to Victory Road, Monkey catches a Sandslash he names "Club," to continue the motif of sandwich names with the Sandshrew family. Monkey the trains for the Elite Four.

###### Part 6

While training, Monkey encounters and catches two Shiny Pokemon, a Sandslash he names "Hoagie" (breaking duplicates clause,) and an Onix named Diamond on Victory Road. Monkey then challenges the Elite Four, with Lance nearly claiming the life of Keys with Hyper Beam. Monkey then takes on the Champion, Ape. During the battle, Ape claims the lives of Keys, who despite surviving Gyrados's Hydro Pump, dies to Thrash, and SPEAROW, who falls to Arcanine's Flamethrower and splash burn damage in a sacrifice play to heal Whopper. Monkey ultimately wins, and is registered into the Hall of Fame. Whopper's sins are forgiven in jubilee, and Door stands as the only party Pokemon (excluding the boxed BLT) to remain from the beginning of the adventure. Monkey returns to Palett Town, then sets out for the Sevii Islands in search for Legendary Pokemon.