Game:

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon (2017)

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Hey all! As a Pokéfan who has only ever played Gens 1-5 and ignored the games afterwards (mainly because they didn't seem too appealing), I decided to give Alola a shot this time.
I had started a Gen 6 run before (X), but honestly, it felt pretty underwhelming.
I've heard US/UM are much harder and more interesting than S/M, so US is what I'm going with.
I'm going in mostly blind and I'm banning Z moves.

As always, I'm going with standard hardcore nuzlocke rules:
1. Once a Pokémon faints it is considered dead and cannot be used anymore.
2. You can only catch your first encounter in every area.
(Encounters only start once you receive the first pokeballs)
3. You must nickname every Pokémon.
4. Once you white out the run is over.
5. You cannot use items in battle. Held items are allowed.
6. You have to change the Battle-Style to "Set".
7. No legendaries/equivalents.
8. You cannot level past the next Gym Leaders strongest Pokémon.

Additional clauses:
9. Pinwheel Clause: multiple zones in Route 1 count as separate. These are Route 1, outskirts, school.
10. Pidgey Clause: the first scripted Pidgey (in this case, Grubbin) does not count as an encount
11. Abra Clause: if your encounter is Abra, you get one shot at catching it. If unsuccessful, you get a reroll.
12. Elite 4 Clause: for longer challenges (trials, Elite 4), rule 8 applies to the moment the challenge is entered. No edging allowed.

Level caps:

Trial 1: 12
Grand Trial 1: 16
Trial 2: 20
Trial 3: 22
Trial 4: 24
Grand Trial 2: 28
Trial 5: 33
Trial 6: 35
Grand Trial 3: 44
Trial 7: 49
Trial 8: 55
Grand Trial 4: 54

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