Romhack Theorycrafting - Versus Nuzlocke Draft of Pokemon Platinum #29
0This is a three way race to be the first to beat the Elite 4 in a Pokemon Platinum Nuzlocke. The twist is, rather than traditional Nuzlocke encounter rules, we perform a draft to decide which encounters we have exclusive access to.
You can catch our individual streams on Twitch on Tuesdays, 7-11 central, or the combined videos here on my channel from Wednesday to Friday, at 7 central.
Twitch links:
Jesse/Aphanaphis: https://www.twitch.tv/aphanaphis...
Joe: https://www.twitch.tv/bonescarfer...
Garrett: https://www.twitch.tv/silentbam...
Full ruleset:
Faint = Dead.
We can only capture the 1st encounter in the direct evolutionary family for a Mon we've drafted (split lines are drafted separately).
Encounters do not count if they happen before the draft round happens, or if the encounter is in a double battle with an AI partner.
Nicknames.
Level caps for gyms and the Elite 4 (15,23,27,34,39,43,47,53,65).
We can choose to create a checkpoint save after a gym, in case of a wipe, rather than restarting our run.
While two players have a badge that the other does not, that player may speed up their game.
If any player has two badges that the others do not, all other players may speed up their game.
Draft rounds happen after the first player beats the next gym. Gameplay pauses for this. This is a snake draft, after the third player picks a Mon from the pool, the order reverses for the next cycle (3rd pick also gets 4th pick, and 1st pick gets 6th pick). For each pool, we rotate which player picks first.
TM moves and overworld item drops are randomized. Pokemon are not.
Any player that finds a new fossil in a random drop may revive that fossil, gaining exclusive access to that evolutionary line as if it was a draft pick. If the fossil was claimed by another player it does not count.
Trade Evolutions are enabled without trading.
Draft Pools:
Draft Round 1: Chimchar, Piplup, Turtwig.
Draft Round 2: Abra, Bidoof, Geodude, Kricketot, Machop, Magikarp, Onix, Ponyta, Psyduck, Shinx, Starly, Zubat.
Gym 1.
Draft Round 3: Budew, Buizel, Buneary, Cascoon, Chingling, Drifloon, Gastly, Hoothoot, Meditite, Pachirisu, Shellos, Silcoon.
Gym 2.
Draft Round 4: Bronzor, Clefairy, Gallade, Gardevoir, Gible, Togepi.
Draft Round 5: Eeveelutions.
Gym 3.
Draft Round 6: Chansey, Duskull, Goldeen, Lickitung, Marill, Nosepass, Porygon, Scyther, Unown.
Gym 4.
Draft Round 7: Chatot, Girafarig, Hippopotas, Houndour, Rhyhorn, Wingull.
Draft Round 8 (Marsh): Tangela, Tropius, Yanma.
Gym 5.
Draft Round 9: Barboach, Croagunk, Finneon, Magmar, Magnemite, Mr Mime, Pikachu, Remoraid, Sudowoodo, Swablu, Tentacool, Wooper.
Gym 6.
Draft Round 10: Absol, Electabuzz, Feebas, Froslass, Glalie, Mantyke, Riolu, Sneasel, Snover, Swinub.
Gym 7, Gym 8, Elite 4.
Draft Results:
Pick order is Joe, Jesse, Garrett.
Round 1: Joe picks Piplup, Jesse picks Chimchar, Garrett picks Turtwig.
Round 2: Jesse picks Geodude, Garrett picks Shinx, Joe picks Ponyta, Joe picks Zubat, Garrett picks Psyduck, Jesse picks Starly, Jesse picks Magikarp, Garrett picks Machop, Joe picks Kricketot, Joe picks Bidoof, Garrett picks Abra, Jesse picks Onix.
(I botched the pick order in round 3, but nobody cared. Garrett takes my pick placement in round 4 as compensation. Consider it a trade.)
Round 3: Jesse picks Drifloon, Garrett picks Hoothoot, Joe picks Gastly and Shellos, Garrett picks Cascoon, Jesse picks Meditite and Budew, Garrett picks Chingling, Joe picks Pachirisu and Buneary, Garrett picks Buizel, Jesse picks Silcoon.
Round 4: Joe picks Gible, Garrett picks Ralts (Gallade), Jesse picks Togepi and Ralts (Gardevoir), Garrett picks Rotom, Joe picks Bronzor, Garrett receives Clefairy as a bonus pick.
Round 5 (Eevees): Jesse picks Jolteon, Garrett picks Umbreon, Joe picks Leafeon.
Round 6: Garrett picks Scyther, Joe picks Chansey, Jesse picks Duskull and Marill, Joe picks Gligar, Garrett picks Lickitung and Porygon, Joe picks Goldeen, Jesse gets Nosepass, and everyone gets a different Unown.
Round 7: Joe picks Hippopotas, Jesse picks Wingull, Garrett picks Houndour and Rhyhorn, Jesse picks Girafarig, and Joe gets Chatot.
Round 8 (Great Marsh): Jesse picks Tangela, Garrett picks Yanma, and Joe gets Tropius.
Round 9: Garrett picks Croagunk, Joe picks Magmar, Jesse picks Magnemite and Tentacool, Joe picks Mr. Mime, Garrett picks Wooper and Swablu, Joe picks Pikachu, and Jesse picks Remoraid and Barboach, Joe picks Sudowoodo, and Garrett gets Finneon.
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