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Hey everyone, I'm going to do a Mono-Water Nuzlocke when E15 releases.
Current starter options from my PoV (point of view): Totodile, Mudkip or Froakie.
Allow me to briefly explain why I'm choosing one of these;
Totodile
Totodile is a versatile and bulky-ish Pokémon when it fully evolves into Feraligatr. It's a singular type, but has the amazing hidden ability Sheer Force, which boosts the power of moves with secondary effects. Feraligatr can learn Crunch and Ice Fang to have these boosted, but here's the problem; Aqua Tail comes at an extremely high level, meaning you will be stuck with Water Gun until you get Surf/Dive, or not evolve Totodile until 43, or Croconaw until 51. On the plus side, the Totodile family evolves fairly early.
Mudkip
Mudkip gets amazing coverage once it fully evolves into Swampert, with moves like Muddy Water and Earthquake to give it 2 STAB moves that could potentially crush entire teams. Not only that, Swampert also has access to Rock Slide and Hammer Arm, giving it a full moveset with very reliable coverage. The only downside is Swampert's speed.
Froakie
Froakie would just be "another" Water-type, if it weren't for its amazing hidden ability; Protean. This turns Froakie and its later evolutions into STAB-abusive monsters. It has very high Speed and Special Attack, but fairly low defenses and HP, leaving it frail and easy to knock out (which is something you don't want in a Nuzlocke, damnit). With Dark Pulse being fixed for E15 for Frogadier/Greninja, it'll have access to that, alongside Extrasensory and Water Pulse (not sure if Scald is there yet), or even Surf.
These are my options for starter Pokémon. However- This will be a Nuzlocke and I'll have to set a few rules to actually attempt to complete this run and considering the difficulty of Reborn, I do believe using a certain amount of (Max) Revives is neccessary. Also, I would like you guys to vote for a gift from the PokéGods cough to provide me with a second Pokémon I'm allowed to pick up at the beginning of the game, being one of these three;
Marill Wooper or Frillish
I'll leave a double-poll up for you guys to help me decide what path I'll be choosing to start with and what "gift" I may receive from the PokéGods.
As for the rules;
- Up to 6 Max Revives ONLY can be used throughout the entirety of the run.
- Mining rocks can be soft-resetted for ONCE only.
- Up to 3 Revives ONLY can be used throughout the entirety of the run.
- All obtained Pokémon must be given nicknames.
- Player may soft-reset for Gym Leader battles.
- Any fainted Pokémon must be deposited into the PC and is presumed "dead" and may not be revived until player finds a Max Revive or normal Revive item.
- Presumed "dead" Pokémon can only be brought back to life ONCE IN THE ENTIRE RUN.