Nuzlocke Emerald Random

10th October, 2012
by Taylantz

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Pokémon Emerald: Randomized Glitchless Nuzlocke Race Rules =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
These Rules are written with the intent of being used for competitive races (specifically on http://speedrunslive.com). The typical race is "3 Badges Race" and each entrant has a DIFFERENT
randomized ROM; however the rules should be valid for any goal and a standardized ROM.

1) Only the first Pokémon in each area is catchable (only applicable after receiving Pokéballs)
   1a) If you already have that Pokémon, you may catch a different one instead
   1b) For caves: floors with a unique set of Pokémon are considered to be unique areas
2) A fainted Pokémon is considered "dead", you cannot use it again for any reason
3) PokéCenters act as Save Points; you may not save anywhere else
4) In the event of a blackout: hard reset, load last save, and "kill" one of your party Pokémon
   4a) If you only have 1 Pokémon in your party, you don't need to "kill" anything
   4b) If you lose to Liza & Tate (7th Gym Leaders), raise the minimum to 2 for 4a
5) All entrants have to use the same setup (Emulator, Base ROM) to minize differences in speed
6) Exploiting, Cheating, Bug-Using or whatever you call it:
   6a) It is forbidden to use any kind of cheat or glitch (exploiting game machinics) during the game
   6b) It is also forbidden to use the Speed-Key (Turbo) of your Emulator to accellerate your ROM

*Optional*
All Pokémon must be nicknamed

Feel free to customize the rules, you can find more here:
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Nuzlocke_Challenge

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Setup =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
This is hopefully noob-proof. This is for Windows, it should be VERY similar for Mac.

Things you'll need prior to installation:
- Java (http://java.com/en/download/installed.jsp?detect=jre&try=1)
- an unarchiver (http://www.win-rar.com/download.html?&L=0)
- VBA Link 1.8 (http://www.vbalink.info/download-gba-emulator.htm)
- Pokémon Emerald Version ROM (unsupplied)

1) Download the Pokémon Emerald Randomizer, found here: http://artemis251.fobby.net/downloads/emerald/
2) Open the downloaded .7zip file with WinRAR and drag the contained .jar file to your Desktop
3) Open the Randomizer.jar file with Java(TM) Platform SE Binary. This should launch the program.
4) Click on File -> Open and select your Pokémon Emerald Version ROM
5) Change all 3 Starter Slots to "Random" (at the top), leave "Hold Item" blank,
and set "Wild Pokemon" to "Completely Random"
6) Click on File -> Save As and save the file (Preferably "Ranlocke" on the Desktop)
7) Open VBA and click on Options -> Emulator -> Save Type, select 128 Flash
8) Click on File -> Open and select your file created in Step 6

*Optional but Recommended*
At the main menu of the game, select Options and change Text Speed to Fast, Battle Scene to Off

TROUBLESHOOTING:
- The most common error takes place in step 7. Not setting the Save Type can result in a black screen.
- If Step 7 is correct and you still receive a black screen, it may be your ROM. Try the un-randomized ROM if you have it, if that works then re-randomize your ROM and make sure it has the .gba extension. If it still doesn't work, find a different ROM.
- Issues with the Randomizer.jar are usually caused by Java, you may want to reinstall Java and restart your computer.
- Other issues: Honestly, I can't recommend help beyond "Reinstall and Retry". I'm sorry T_T