Disclaimer:
I do not own any part of the Pokémon franchise. I do not own Game Freak. I do not own The Pokémon Company. I do not own Nintendo. I do not own any of the names or terms derived from, or relating to the Pokémon games.
"J. Bob" and all Pokémon nicknames are of my own imagining.
Introduction:
This story is a record of an attempted play-through of the videogame "Pokémon Pearl Version", to the rules of the fanmade "Nuzlocke challenge". This challenge adds a number of rules to the way the game is played. Additionally, the Nuzlocke challenge offers a number of optional choices and traditions to offer even more challenge and above all, more fun. An explanation of those rules will be incorporated in the narrative of this story. One of the aforementioned traditions is to record the progress of the adventure in the form of a comic-style cartoon. I don't draw. Instead, I decided to record my progress in the form of this story. It is impossible to predict the outcome of this story, as I have yet to play most of the game.
For those who are familiar with either the game or the Nuzlocke challenge, I will say something about the game itself. If you are unfamiliar with the actual Pokémon games, you might consider skipping this part and continue to the story.
One of the first questions that arose was the matter of which starter Pokémon to take at the start of the game. I decided to let the game decide for me. After starting a new game and entering a trainer name (J. Bob), I received a trainer card with a trainer ID No. I decided to let the final digit of that number determine which of the three starter Pokémon I would take. In case of 1, 2 or 3, I would take the first Pokémon; 4, 5 or 6, the second; 7, 8 or 9, the third; in case of 0, I would roll a six-sided die, divide the outcome by two, round up if necessary to tell me to go with Pokémon number 1, 2 or 3.