Nuzlocke Ruleset

1. Any Pokemon that Faints for any reason must be sent into the designated Graveyard Box, and can not be removed from that box.
2. All other rules begin to take effect starting when I obtain my first Pokeball.
3. Upon entering a new area, my only chance to catch a Pokemon in that area is the first catchable Pokemon I encounter. "Area" is defined by the line on the status screen saying where the Pokemon was caught.
4. If my first encounter in an area is the same species as a living Pokemon that I already own, I can choose to skip it and use the next encounter instead. This does not take evolution into consideration, with each stage being considered a different species.
5. If I have no Pokemon that can use an HM required to progress, I can either catch a new Pokemon capable of using it or revive a Pokemon from the Graveyard for the purposes of using HMs. This Pokemon cannot participate in battle - if it is ever deployed in battle, I am considered to have lost that battle and must send all other Pokemon on that team to the Graveyard.
6. Any Pokemon that reaches a level above the level of the next Gym Leader's strongest Pokemon must be sent to the Graveyard. After the last gym, the level of the Champion's strongest Pokemon is used instead.
7. I cannot use items during battle.
8. If my starter Pokemon dies, the Nuzlocke ends in failure.