Ashfall

by TheCriticalHit

Cursed by Yveltal, Ash Ketchum one day finds himself in a new and dark world where not only Pokemon die in battle, but where it is encouraged. With a Fennekin by his side, Ash is forced to take on this corrupted league in order to free himself from Death's talons. But with threats looming around every corner of this new adventure, there may be no one he can truly trust. [Nuzlocke.]

1. Ashfall Rules

If you're just here for the story, and don't care about the Nuzlocke rules, then feel free to skip ahead to chapter one. :)

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Anyways, the basics of this story is based off of a Y Nuzlocke run. If you don't know what a Nuzlocke is, it's basically a series of self-imposed rules to make a Pokemon game a bit more challenging. The Nuzlocke run I did will determine Ash's team in this story, who dies, etc. While I will be following the basic story of the game, this fanfic will feature a lot of my own original plot as well.

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Ashfall's 13 Nuzlocke Rules:

1. Only catch the first Pokemon you encounter in each route or area.
-Shiny and Duplicate Clause are in effect.
-"Forced" encounters do not count as the first encounter (such as the Snorlax on Route 7.)
-Gift Pokemon may be used.
-Gift Pokemon do not count as the encounter for that area (such as Lapras given on Route 12.)
-If the first encounter is knocked out you may search the grass for the same Pokemon for one more chance to catch it.
-Any Pikachu that is encountered does not count as the first encounter for story purposes.

2. Nickname all Pokemon.
-This element does not need to always be applied in-story.

3. If a Pokemon faints then it is considered dead and must be placed in the PC and not used again.

4. One blackout is allowed, and the last Pokemon that fainted in that blackout may be counted as alive and used.
-If a blackout occurs a second time or during the Elite Four then the game is over.

5. EXP Share must be off at all times.
-Lucky Egg is allowed.

6. Set Battle style must be selected at all times.

7. No HP healing or status healing items may be bought.
-Pokeballs, TMs, Repels, Escape Rope, etc may be bought.
-Items found, given, or collected via Pickup ability may be used.

8. In-game trades, trading to evolve, and trading over mega stones is allowed.

9. Only one Pokemon on the team can hold a mega stone at any given time.

10. No Pokemon can be a higher level than the next gym leader's highest leveled Pokemon.
-In the case that they are they cannot participate in a battle until gym is defeated.

11. Healing items can only be used during battle, but not outside it.
-Pokemon Centers and NPCs that heal are okay.

12. Legendaries may be caught, but not used.

13. Must start with a female Fennekin named Kindle.
-Kindle may be maxed out with hearts in Pokemon-Amie.
-No other Pokemon can have any hearts. (Only exception would be evolving an Eevee into Sylveon.)
-As long as Kindle is alive she must be on the team at all times.

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Anyways, these are the rules I played by, and will determine the course of this story. :) I hope you all enjoy Ashfall!