Author's Note: I am starting a new fanfic, I know I know, but I wanted to get this out. I have been doing a Nuzlocke for eight Pokemon games and I wanted to show you my progress. Now a thing that I am putting in, is that Pokemon Yellow, Crystal, Emerald nor Platinum came out. That way Alex doesn't know everything that will happen to him. Also, this is a self-insert so if you don't like that, please don't flame me. Another thing, I got the idea from Torihito, and I am taking a few of his ideas.

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Pokemon nor this idea. The only idea I have is that I will do all the regions, not just one or two. Also, the idea for the sequence for the regions is mine. Everything else, isn't.

Not Just a Game: Pokemon Yellow

By Michael Storm

Prologue

I was sitting in my room, surrounded by the music flowing from Pokemon White. The music was sad and mournful. I knew that meant a sad part was coming on. Bianca was talking to her dad.

"Oh, I love this part, but I wish I had more of a challenge." I said to myself.

I was Alex Wilcox. I was a twenty-three year old man, with blond hair, blue eyes, and an average built body.

I looked at my party as soon as I was done with the scene. Elesa was gone and Bianca just left to find herself. I was alone in Nimbasa City, which meant the sad music stopped. Just then, a white screen showed on my DS.

"So you want a challenge?" a voice said, coming from my DS.

"Great," I mumbled. "Now my DS is talking to me.

"No, I'm not your DS," the voice answered. "I'm just speaking to you from it. Now answer my question. Do you want a challenge?"

"Yes," I replied. "More than anything."

"Good," the voice said. A black portal grew from my DS. I backed away, but it was pulling me in as it grew larger. I held onto my bedpost as a hurricane swept through my room, and then everything went black.

.oOo.

I woke up in a room, surrounded by binary numbers. They were floating down around me, in soft waves. If I wasn't so scared, I would think it was pretty. But the giant light shining down on me, made me shudder.

"Who are you?" I asked, trembling.

"I am Nuzlocke," the voice from before said, coming from the light. It shone brightly, and vanished revealing a man about my age, standing in front of me. He was tall, and well built, with long wavy red hair, green eyes, and an angular face. "Would you like to take my challenge?"

"What does it entail?" I asked.

"Well, there are three main rules," he began. A chalkboard appeared out of nowhere, and he pulled out a piece of chalk from his pocket.

Rule 1: You can only catch the first Pokemon you find in a new area.

1-1: In the event you run into a Pokemon you already have, a mulligan is allowed. If you do this twice, you forfeit your Pokemon for this area.

1-2: The exception to this rule is for shiny Pokemon. The rarity of these are such that you probably won't find one anyway.

Rule 2: You cannot decline any battle that is offered to you. You must fight no matter what condition your team is in and how prepared you are.

Rule 3: THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE! Your Pokemon do NOT faint! If their HP reaches zero, they DIE! That's it, kaput. Seriously, do not forget this.

The first goal of the Nuzlocke Challenge is to collect all 8 badges of the region and challenge the Elite Four. This does NOT mean that you have to defeat the Elite Four and Champion so if you lose there, it counts as a victory.

You will be traveling between regions. You can take a break from traveling, but no more than two years.

"Wait, regions?" I asked.

"Yes," he said. "Read the rest."

The second goal of the Nuzlocke Challenge is to gather nine artifacts and bring them to Mt. Silver in Johto. You will need the Silph Scope from Kanto, the Rainbow Wing from Johto, the Red Orb and Blue Orb from Hoenn, the Griseous Orb from Sinnoh. The Dark Stone and the Light Stone from Unova, the Withered Tree from Kalos, and the Dragonium Z Crystal from Alola. There were drawings of each item, and their names were underneath them.

Once you arrive at the summit of Mt. Silver, use the Silph Scope to find the altar, Place the objects in the correct locations and the portal home will open.

"How will you contact me?" I asked.

"Look at your hand," he told me. I did and saw a symbol that looked like a leaf form on my right hand.

"That is my symbol. It will be on your hand, so hide it, and it will appear on your Pokemon."

"What about the time? Won't my friends miss me?"

"No, time will stand still while you attempt this challenge," Nuzlocke said. "You will return just as you left, but wiser hopefully. Oh and one more thing. It would be best if you didn't tell anyone that you are from a different dimension and that you are doing a the Nuzlocke Challenge. They might not take it very well."

"Here's a bag, and some money, which you can use to your content," he said throwing a bag to me. "Your Nuzlocke starts now!" Just then a bright light appeared and I found myself floating above a small town that looked a lot like Pallet Town.

I floated down, and tumbled onto the well manicured lawn, just as a young boy came out of his house.