Prologue

Hello! Welcome to the wonderful world of Pokémon! I'm Professor Pun, though some people just call me a Pokémon Trainer! Today, with the release of the brand-new Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl games, the Sinnoh remakes we have been begging Nintendo for years, I thought it would be a lovely idea to try and attempt the most famous challenge anyone in these games can undergo; the Trial of the Nuzlocke.

Now, as a certified Pokémon Trainer from Real School University, I know a thing or two about the Nuzklocke Trial. But, for those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, the Nuzlocke Trial is a challenge developed by a psychopath who decided he wasn't experiencing enough pain in his game made for kids. This trial grew popular with other psychopaths, and eventually, enough of us were masochistic enough to decide to make it a popular trial to undergo. At this point, it's almost a rite of passage into the hardcore Pokémon world. The rules are simple:

Any Pokémon that faints is considered dead, and must be released or put in the Pokémon Storage System permanently. If I run out of Pokémon in my party, it's Game Over.

I can only catch the first wild Pokémon encountered in each area, and none else. If the first wild Pokémon encountered faints or flees, there are no second chances. If the first encounter in the area is a double battle, I'm free to choose which of the two wild Pokémon I want, but can only catch one of them. This restriction does not apply to Pokémon able to be captured during static encounters.

I must nickname all of their Pokémon, for the sake of forming stronger emotional bonds. As if I wouldn't anyway, we care about our 'Mons here!

The player may only use Pokémon they have captured themselves, meaning Pokémon acquired through trading, Mystery Gifts, etc., are prohibited. We solo mode, baby!

I can't voluntarily reset and reload the game whenever things go wrong. Obviously.

So, with those rules out of the way, it's time to begin our adventure. Strap yourselves in, for we are bound now to a tale of time and space, love and loss, and grinding. So. Much. Grinding. But without any further ado…let us begin. This is, the Brilliant Diamond Nuzlocke, with your host, Professor Pun.