Cursemons: A set of challenge rules.

[DemICE]

So I don't like the permanent death aspect of the nuzlockes, but i still like a good challenge.  With that in mind, i created a set of rules that would probably provide an spicy experience in case you start finding  even Reborn/Rejuv being too easy.  I will probably try it when v11 comes out.

 

Cursemons
Basic Rules
 

• Can only catch one wild pokemon per area. Every catch rolls a random curse.

• Starter gets no curse, but any offspring produced by a female starter rolls one.

• Event pokemon get 2 curses.

• If a pokemon dies, it gets +1 curse.

• Once you have obtained a species of pokemon, you can keep obtaining as many pokemon from that family as you want (catching/event/breeding), but every new addition gets +1 curse, accumulating without limit.

• Offsprings inherit the mother’s curse (in case of ditto, they always get the other pokemon’s curse).

• Earning a badge allows you to delete a curse from one pokemon.

• Only one death counts per trainer per pokemon. Meaning you can keep losing to the same battle without accumulating curses.

 

List of Curses
 0. No curse

1. Cannot hold an item
2. Cannot learn moves by levelup
3. Cannot learn TMs and tutored moves.
4. Cannot use move relearner
5. Can only use STAB moves. Replaces curse 6.
6. Cannot use STAB moves. Replaces curse 5.
7. Can only use attacking moves, except if it has none.
8. Cannot be in lead position
9. Cannot switch out of battle without the aid of a move that causes forced switching
10. Cannot evolve
11. Cannot evolve to the final stage
12. Cannot use any item from the medicine/berry pockets on it, both in and out of battle (excluding rare candies / vitamins / friendship berries)
13. Transfer a curse from one of your other pokemon with 2+ curses to this one. (if it doesn’t exist, reroll)
14. Must never use the same move twice in a row.  Also cannot use the move deleter.
15. Starts without curse, but gets 2 curses instead of 1 per death.
16. Must always be used together with another pokemon of the same type (primary or secondary) in the team, if one exists.

 

 

Always open to ideas for new curses or rules to make this even spicier.