Extreme Speed and Last Respects
This alternate form of nuzlocke features two or more players "linking" their encounters together.
Soullocke
This well-known player became the 2016 Pokemon World Champion, and has since been able to be attributed to a new wave of Pokemon enthusiasts both competitively and recreationally.
Wolfe "WolfeyVGC" Glick
The prominence of non-draconic Dragon types has spurred many jokes about the typing of this incredibly popular Pokemon.
Charizard
This Pokemon allowed the player to duplicate items in Pokemon Red and Blue.
Missingno
In a nuzlocke, additional clauses are often utilized to adjust the ruleset in an effort to make it more challenging and/or enjoyable. If you've encountered a Pokemon you've already caught, this common clause allows you to skip and reroll it.
Dupes clause
Smogon's tiering system divides Pokemon into tiers of power by utilizing usage statistics. On occasion, a Pokemon will be banned from a tier, causing it to be unable to be used in it and below-- however, this Pokemon's ban necessitated the creation of an entire new tier.
Mewtwo
This Pokemon, originally caught in 2014, has weaved its way into online gaming culture so deeply that it is referenced in Old School RuneScape.
Lord Helix (Omanyte)
Despite their exotic appearances, these nine Pokemon share many things in common. All but one of these Pokemon share in the fact that base stats are all prime numbers.
Ultra Beasts
Creating one of these, named by the community, is considered one of the greatest challenges in all of Pokemon, and certainly takes the franchise's slogan to the next level: "Gotta catch 'em all!"
Living Dex
Once upon a time, this low-tier Pokemon was accidentally banned from OU due to its only two possible abilities (Sand Veil and Sand Rush) being banned.
Sandslash
In the Prima guide for the first generation of Pokemon games, a tip from this character encourages you to use your Masterball on a Fearow or Tentacruel.
Professor Oak
Originally hidden away behind a low encounter rate in a misguided attempt to reduce its popularity and keep this developer's favorite all to himself, it was eventually beloved nonetheless, and redesigned to become even more marketable.
Pikachu
Hawlucha was well-regarded in the challenge-running community due to its Fighting/Flying typing, speed, and attack. In Scarlet and Violet, however, the community has tossed it aside in favor of this Pokemon.
Flamigo
Despite its low base stat total, this baby Pokemon was once banned from OU, causing it to only be useable in Ubers.
Wynaut
The English dub of Episode 35 of the original Pokemon anime was banned in all countries outside of Asia due to the prevalant usage of this item.
Firearms
Despite the fact that it is never available, there exists a not-fully-evolved Pokemon that sports a base stat total only 1 less than its evolution, and features this signature move.
Light of Ruin
Nick Franco created and began the first ever nuzlocke, documenting it in a 13-page web comic. As he played through it, he decided to play through this Pokemon game.
Pokemon Ruby
Parting Shot
The god of all Pokemon.
Bidoof
Despite its age and infamy, Mew was not legally obtainable prior to March 25th, 2008, in which this game was made available on the Wii Shop Channel.
My Pokemon Ranch