Tori's sTori Nuzlocke part 1

/startofficialhunt aQrator | Hello everyone and welcome to Tori's Nuzlocke sTori! In this odyssey, I'll be playing through Pokémon White 2 as Tori, asking questions along the way. I'll also be playing with Hardcore Nuzlocke rules! I can only catch 1 Pokémon per location, whenever a Pokémon faints, it cannot be used ever again, and every Pokémon must be nicknamed. The nuzlocke is won when the champion is defeated. **In chronological order, this is the first location where Tori cannot get an encounter during this Nuzlocke.** | Floccesy Town | This isn't all though, there are a few more rules that makes this nuzlocke "hardcore". Notably, no items may be used __during__ battle (except poke balls), set mode is used, and Pokémon may not level past the highest leveled Pokémon of the next gym leader or Champion. If they do, they cannot be used from the moment the battle ends until the level cap increases (with the exception of the Elite Four). Whenever I come across a Pokémon in the same evolutionary line as a Pokémon I have already obtained, I can reroll the encounter in that location. I also won't use legendaries, and losing my entire team means I lost the run. **As a result of all these rules, this non-legendary Pokémon cannot be used during this Nuzlocke, regardless of encounters**. | Hydreigon | With the rules out of the way, let's begin our journey in Aspertia city, just a few days after the previous loss. Petals flow through the wind and descend upon a house, where **a character with this former profession lives with her daughter.** | Receptionist; Pokémon center receptionist; Pokemon center receptionist | "Oh, hi Audrey! It's been far too long! What can I do for you?" Tori's mother had gotten a call, inviting Tori on a journey. Her starter would be waiting for her by a girl with a big, green hat. Upon hearing the news, Tori excitedly heads out. Outside, she meets her friend Scavs and his little sister. Scavs joins Tori to find the green hatted girl. Before she leaves, her mother reminds her she can customize her trainer card. Tori inspects it. 25488, time 00:00, nature.. hardy? Well that’s not right. **She knows she had a different nature before. What was it?** | Sassy | Tori meets Bianca and receives her starter: an Oshawott that she names Offler. She and Scavs also receive a pokedex, before battling each other. Scavs sends out his Snivy. Despite the level disadvantage, Tori manages to defeat Scavs and start her journey, catching a Level 4 Purrloin named RossW on route 19, and a Level 3 Patrat named LMB on route 20, training them all up to outlevel Scavs’ Snivy as found on Floccesy farm by 1. **Alphabetically list the moves the three Pokémon learned due to their training.** |  Assist, Bide, Bite, Sand Attack, Water Gun  | On Floccesy Ranch, a very important catch was waiting for Tori, as it would make a massive difference between an easy and a difficult fight against Cheren and, to a lesser extent, Roxie: Riolu. Tori could even double her chances of getting a Riolu. Unfortunately, a Lillipup was caught instead, which was named Soft Flex. **What item did Tori need in order to improve these odds? List all three options alphabetically.** |  Max Repel, Repel, Super Repel  | Tori’s fight with Scavs went off without a hitch, she saved the Herdier from Team Plasma, trained Alder’s proteges, and got a medal box from some stranger. Once inside the Pokémon Center, he hands out five different medals: Light Walker, Battle Learner, Dowsing Beginner, Smart Shopper and Pokémon Center Fan. **Which items can you guarantee have been in Tori’s Bag at some point in order to obtain these medals? List alphabetically.** |  Poke ball, Premier Ball  | It is time to battle the first Gym Leader: Cheren. Using the Oran Berries she got from Alder and training her pokemon on the gym trainers to match Cheren’s strongest Pokémon and just barely stay at that level, she starts the fight. After defeating the Patrat, Tori’s lead Pokémon levels up and learns a new move, switching it out for Tackle. **In order, list the Pokémon and the move. Use a Pokémon’s nickname for any of Tori’s Pokémon from this point forward.** | Soft Flex, Take Down | After a Lillipup battle won by Soft Flex and Offler taking down a Pidove, Tori walks out with her first badge in hand. She gets her third TM from Bianca after walking outside, she runs to Virbank City, not stopping until she gets there. **Before doing so, however, she has to at least battle these species of Pokémon. List alphabetically.** | Lillipup, Riolu, Sunkern | Virbank Complex, just south of the city, is home to many new and some changing faces, including a one-eyed newcomer called TheAura. **An item found in the complex also allows for a theoretically infinite amount of a few items thanks to these wild Pokémon in that location. List alphabetically.** |  Audino, Growlithe, Koffing, Magnemite | TheAura made short work of Roxie, alongside newly evolved teammates Offler and Soft Flex, netting Tori the Toxic badge, increasing the level cap. After another scuffle with Team Plasma, it is time to head to the mainland. Upon arrival, Tori receives a bicycle from a Harlequin. She hops on and cycles around a bit, talking to various cityfolk, such as a salesman, a dancer and an artist. On top of that, the music changes, as it would almost everywhere else. However, When Tori visits a certain location with battleable trainers, this does not happen. **What location is this?** |  Village Bridge  | Tori walks past the gym while inspecting the various, only to find the gym guide posted outside, because Burgh is wandering somewhere else. After a brief interaction with Iris, Tori goes to the sewers to find Scavs and to catch a Rattata called PartMan. As everyone else was at max level for the Roxie fight and has since leveled up, this allows using Repel tricks once again. **Specifically, using it can guarantee obtaining this Pokémon before the next gym, without encountering a second Pokémon alongside it.** | Eevee |  Tori then joins up with Scavs to roam the sewers, and enters another wild battle with PartMan in the front. Paralyzed and down 20 health, Tori makes sure to switch it out immediately.. only for the wild Rattata to Pursuit it, killing PartMan. Offler makes quick work of the Rattata, but the damage is done. Tori walks back to the Pokémon center, lays PartMan to rest, walks back home and takes a long break from battling. When she returns and heads back straight to Castelia, she hears some violins along the way, soothing her mind and readying her for battle. Back in the sewers, **she quickly disposes of these two Pokémon before she can head into the Relic Passage.** List alphabetically. | Sandile Scraggy | After a brief interaction with a scientist named Colress, Tori starts preparing for her match with Burgh and catches three new Pokémon: ILRB the Drilbur, Clouds the Eevee and pants the Sandile. She also made a trip to all past locations, picking up leftover items. **Tori can grab these items now that she couldn’t before her break. List alphabetically.** |  Poke ball, Potion | Soft Flex’s Intimidate showed massive utility in this fight, neutralizing most threats on Burgh’s team. Combined with TheAura’s resistances and one other Pokémon, the fight is quick to end and Tori earns her third badge. Said Pokémon of Tori managed to heal after dealing damage, while not being hit super effectively in return. **In order, list the Pokémon and the move that caused this.** |  Clouds, Covet  | At the southern end of route 4, Colress is waiting for Tori. He shows her a machine to move the Pokémon blocking the road and then asks her to battle him. ILRB makes quick work of his Pokémon thanks to Dig. Upon defeat, Colress questions what the best way is to bring out the power of Pokémon, thanks Tori for her time, and walks north. Time for some more encounters! With all the newly accessible locations, five new encounters can be found. **Alphabetically list the Pokémon that can be a guaranteed encounter with clever usage of the Nuzlocke’s rules and tools. Exclude Hidden Grottos and phenomenons.** | Dwebble, Solosis, Trubbish, Yamask | Tori captures Macrarazy the Dwebble and a Yamask that she nicknames Illusio. She makes sure to once again pick up all the items, including all hidden ones at the locations where she has caught Pokémon, as well as talk to all NPCs. Then, before entering Nimbasa, Tori crosses Join Avenue. The current owner is heading out and is no longer interested in developing the mall. Thus, he leaves the place to her. The first NPC to enter the strip is excited to set up his own shop. Tori frees a location for him, and thus, Join Avenue is no longer barren. **In order, list the name of the shop built and the catchphrase its owner will use once it increases in rank.** | Barber Janus, Pit Pat | 18. Inside Nimbasa, Tori finds many different events to partake in. She takes a week to see the sights of the city. On the first day, she battles the subway bosses with another trainer, explores the surrounding areas and collects all the items. The second day, she rides the roller coaster, finds an old Xtransceiver, and catches a Solosis on route 16 named dot Comfey. On the third day she buys the TMs in the shop and rides the Ferris Wheel with another person. She does this again the fifth day, but with a different person. On the sixth day, Tori goes to watch a basketball match. Finally, on the last day she takes a trip to Anville Town. There, she gets a PP up from a trainer and a revive from another, listens to the lullaby for the trains, and takes a look at the train engine on the platform. **Now, which day did Tori visit Anville Town and what train engine can be seen on the platform? List in that order, use the format dd/mm.** | 03/04, Multi Train | Tori goes to try and catch a Trubbish on route 5, but in the process accidentally enters some rustling grass. Thus, WanDAvatar the Emolga was caught. **Knowing all Pokémon currently in Tori’s roster, alphabetically list those that can evolve to a new evolutionary stage prior to battling Elesa, but could not do so before battling Burgh.** | dot Comfey, ILRB, Pants, Soft Flex, TheAura | The newly evolved ILRB showed its incredible power and highly advantageous typing, sweeping Elesa entirely on its own, giving Tori her fourth badge and the TM for Volt Switch, which was then added to TheAura’s moveset. Outside, in front of the Big Stadium, Scavs could be seen trying to fight four Team Plasma members. Tori quickly stepped in and took out half of them. After a heart to heart, **Tori heads to the nearby bridge, where she battles and defeats someone with this self-proclaimed title in a triple battle.** | Heartbreaker | In her enthusiasm, Tori forgot about Lostlorn Forest until now. She makes a detour and finds Spy the Roselia, as well as another Pokémon who gives her a TM. **Tori can guarantee she owns that Pokémon as well, because of an encounter in this location.** | Driftveil; Driftveil City | Driftveil Drawbridge has another guaranteed encounter in Ducklett. TheAura’s Sonicboom and Thunder Wave combination make this an easy catch, and Tori names her new companion GSpear. Ignoring the nearby NPCs, Tori heads into Driftveil, where she also receives the aforementioned Zorua. As a result of all the activities Tori has done, she has obtained quite a few new medals. **Based purely on the text found in these questions, which medals can you guarantee Tori has earned since the last time she obtained medals? (Ignore battle related medals for this question) List alphabetically.** | Dowsing specialist, Naming champ, Pure Youth, Starter Cycling, Superb Locator | Spy and Offler swept through the gym trainers, the latter evolving in the process. Clay itself was a slightly different story. Not only was he hard to find, but his strategy was tough. Krokorok and Spy started this fight. Krokorok set up Sandstorm for its team to use before going down to a giga drain. Onix was next, but a combination of Leech Seed and Giga Drain made quick work of it too. Sandslash used its first turn to Hone Claws, but Spy outsped and used Giga Drain again.. which missed. No matter, as Spy tried again.. but this time it lost the speed tie and was killed by a critical hit Bulldoze. With Sandslash all set up, Tori is in trouble and wants to burn it before it can deal further harm. **To do so, Tori is best to send out this Pokémon, who can inflict said status effect on it every time it hits, using its available level-up moves.** | Illusio | The now evolved Illusio used Will-o-Wisp while Sandslash set up more Hone Claws. With its massive defense and a boosted Hex, Sandslash went down while Illusio's health remained high. Though the Excadrill still posed a risk, Having ample opportunity to burn it simplified matters a lot and allowed Offler to come in safely and finish it off with a Razor Shell. Tori has earned her fifth badge. **In doing so, she now gains access to this BP rewarding location.** | PWT; Pokemon World Tournament | After laying Spy to rest, Tori heads south with Clay, who excitedly tells her and Scavs about his massive project. He’s invited Cheren, and Colress rounds out the gauntlet for Tori to face. Tori sweeps them with ease due to the level difference, but noticed Cheren had little trouble with their first opponent, a male Pokémon Breeder. Similarly, Colress easily beat the Socialite that was his opponent in the semifinals. **Alphabetically list the names of the trainers they may have fought.** | Euro, Tristan, Wanda, Yosef | After another run-in with Team Plasma at the docks south of the PWT, Tori explores the north side of the Relic Passage. After finding everything and talking to some worker there about the shards you can find in the Dust Clouds, Tori heads to Route 6 for her next capture: Adiass the Foongus, one of the fake Poké Balls on the route. Tori also obtains the HM for Surf, allowing her to further traverse various locations. This was accompanied by some offputting information: **In Lacunosa town, there was a short moment of extremely cold temperatures, going as low as this amount in degrees Celsius.** Round up to 1 decimal. | -50.0C; -50.0 | Tori takes her time to do some further exploration near route 6, catching an Aron named SparkyChld, before heading into Chargestone Cave. In order to maximize her odds of capturing one of two Pokémon, she uses Repels to descend all the way to the bottom floor. There, she finds a Ferroseed that she names kevinrocks. **Even before entering Mistralton City, Tori can catch another Pokémon. She can even guarantee it’s this species of Pokémon.** | Frillish | After naming the Frillish Ruby, Tori starts exploring Chargestone cave in an effort to strengthen her team. Especially TheAura, who could evolve into its final stage, was taken into battle quite a few times. On the way to Mistralton, after passing the Nugget brothers, TheAura fought a Pokémon using Mirror Shot and Gyro Ball, followed by a Pokémon using Thunder Wave and Rock Blast. Then, a certain character mentioned the pretty gems found in the cave and how she would love to have them to decorate her room. This conversation unlocked a Funfest mission. **5 other funfest missions have been unlocked by interacting with something or someone over the course of this hunt. List those five alphabetically.**| Exhilarating trading!, Find Treasures!, Mushroom Hide-and-Seek!, Train with Martial Artists!, Treasure Hunting! | Tori picked up another hidden item on the same floor, being stopped by a trainer whose Pokémon used Thunder Punch on TheAura twice, who used Volt Switch so IRLB could finish it off quickly. After descending once, another Pokémon was seen using Rock Slide on TheAura. Then, in another trainer battle, Tori ordered TheAura to use Volt Switch... before it was killed by a Wake-up Slap. This one hurt, and Tori quickly continued her trek through the cave to lay the soul to rest. **Alphabetically list the Pokémon that TheAura has fought in Chargestone Cave prior to its demise. Assume levelup movesets for the trainers, ignore dust clouds for the sake of this question.** | Ampharos, Ferroseed, Minccino, Nosepass | After battling through the rest of Chargestone Cave, Tori reaches Mistralton, where she encounters Professor Juniper, who gives her a Master Ball. Tori accepted but honestly didn't know what to say because of the built up sadness. She needs to properly give her pokemon a rest. To do that, she wants to go to Celestial Tower. **What Pokémon is she guaranteed to get there?** | Litwick | After a balancing act across route 7, skipping the encounter and a ringing Xtransceiver, Tori enters Celestial Tower. She captures a Litwick there that she names Psywaves. As she ascends the spiraling stairs, past all the trainers, she manages to get to the top of the tower. The air is stirring from the strong winds. Tori runs up to the bell, and rings it. As it moves with the wind, the bells sound hollow, giving a feeling of restlessness. This journey is not over. __Thank you all for joining me on part 1 of the Tori's sTori Nuzlocke. Be sure to come back Friday for part 2 of this journey!__ For now, I just have one more question: **Including events found only in the postgame, these locations that could have been explored so far cannot provide a (temporary) Pokémon during this Nuzlocke. List alphabetically.** | Anville Town, Join Avenue, Liberty Garden, Mistralton City, Pledge Grove; Anville, Join Avenue, Liberty Garden, Mistralton, Pledge Grove