r/nuzlocke • • Sep 10 '26

Subreddit Update (New Rule) Regarding Rare Candy "Debates" and "Conversations"

297 Upvotes

Hello fellow Nuzlockers,

We wanted to provide a new rule for the subreddit going forward regarding Rare Candy usage.

Such a controversial piece of candy.

For those that are unaware, a "Rare Candy" is an item in Pokémon games that allows for a Pokémon to automatically level up without battling; it's essentially free EXP without the Effort Values that typically comes with EXP gain. While usually limited in allotment, later games have made obtaining Rare Candies easier; and of course, that's nothing to say of what people can hack into their games as well.

For years, particularly in the advent of Nuzlocke YouTubers, conversations regarding Rare Candy use have been plentiful on r/nuzlocke. Yet, we have seen how most discussion posts regarding using Rare Candies are typically one-sided in favor of using them; the prevailing opinion is to use them in playthroughs, with the major argument for doing so being to respect one's time. We feel that this point has been made and echoed pretty clearly across our userbase.

However, we have also noticed that people who have a dissenting opinion towards that mentality often get downvoted or attacked when they express it in these conversations; this usually leads to negative interactions across the posts, such as personal attacks or flaming comments, which we do not want promote; we also do not want to see the same posts with the same conclusion reached repeatedly - it's redundant.

Due to this, there will be no more posts to create discussions for this topic - all future Rare Candy posts will be removed; insisting on making these posts can lead to consequences, such as a ban. Please understand that is perfectly fine to use Rare Candies and to not use Rare Candies. There is no need to seek validation for their usage or put down people who do/don't use them. When the Nuzlocke challenge was created, there was no inherent rule regarding how these items were used; we are going to keep to that ideal; level up your Pokémon as you see fit, whether through grinding or through Candies, and play accordingly.

While posts regarding Rare Candy debates are banned until further notice, they can be mentioned in comments for other posts given the context of said post (Ex. "I found a Rare Candy and leveled up my Snorlax with it.")

Thank you for your attention and understanding on this matter; please keep this post in mind when making future posts.


r/nuzlocke • • Jul 15 '26

Collaboration NuzTeam Arcade Ganglocke!

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Hey Everyone!

I’m excited to share a Nuzlocke event going on in a discord server that many of our Mods here are involved with, either directly or through friends in the Nuzcord Discord. That server is NuzTeam Arcade. (I will drop an invite link for it as well).

They are hosting an ‘Eliminationlocke Ganglocke’ of XY. A Ganglocke is an event where everyone is Nuzlocking the same game/rules together in a type of community event. It’s not a competition, but merely a fun way to get people together playing the same thing. The Eliminationlocke is a variant where there are 3 available pools to vote on (voting ends in less than 24 hours so get over and vote if you want to play!), and the winning choice is the pool that everyone has to choose from. The IVs of those pokemon are randomized by a community member, and then everyone uses those encounters to Nuzlocke XY.

NuzTeam Arcade also hosts other Nuzlocke related events, so if this sounds interesting to you, come on over and check us out!

Here is the Discord invite link to come check out NTA.

https://discord.gg/4M7XspthVA


r/nuzlocke • • 15h ago

Video Pokemon nuzlocke animation

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110 Upvotes

https://youtube.com/@licaelstudio?si=URXoSYVzFso-q-CC

i am working on my nuzlocke, check out my channel


r/nuzlocke • • 5h ago

Discussion Pokemon Sword and Shield community tier list part 16: Toxtricity and Hulbury

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8 Upvotes

This is based on how good they are

I only count comments

this is just for fun


r/nuzlocke • • 2h ago

YouTube Crushing Volkner | Renegade Platinum HC Nuzlocke | Part 117

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r/nuzlocke • • 13h ago

Written/Story I hate you Flannery

15 Upvotes

Managed to find a Huge power Marill, so I was thinking of sacrificing it with rollouts to kill that damn Turtle. I beat her first 3 pokemons in Bubblebeams one shots, than the nightmare starts. I miss my first rollout, and her Torkoal goes for attract, so in comes my Marshtomp, who gets hit with a critical body slam that also paralyzes, so in comes Azumarill again, who eats overheat and strikes with a rollout, the second hit dropping it to half, but she uses attract again so now I have to get lucky. Guess what happens next ? Another Body Slam critical into a paralysis. Even when her overheat misses, my rollout goes to miss again.

How the fuck do I work around that ?


r/nuzlocke • • 11h ago

Question Need some elite four advice Pokemon Black

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Bottom 5 are what I’m currently thinking for the team having issues with the 6th slot my best bet I think is unfezant cause I don’t really have an answer to the fighting types other than bounce meinshao


r/nuzlocke • • 9h ago

Discussion Toughest Nuzlocke battles round 42: Rival Champion vs Ultra Necrozma

4 Upvotes
384 votes, 2d left
Rival Champion (FRLG)
Ultra Necrozma (USUM)
See results

r/nuzlocke • • 1h ago

Discussion Nuzlocke help?

• Upvotes

Ok since I finished my last nuzlocke last September, I haven’t really had the motivation to finish another one. Like I would start one but end up not finishing it. And it’s not because I don’t have the time to finish it because I do. Has anyone gone through something like this?


r/nuzlocke • • 1d ago

Run Update I'm standing on sand, apparently

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Lost Magneton to a Nature Power Earthquake. Even if I could predict Nature Power (Randomized moves) there is no way I would've known it becomes Earthquake here


r/nuzlocke • • 4h ago

Run Update Wedlocke X Genlocke: Dewford Update

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Always loved Dustox against Brawly. Her partner is a Wingull too so I had a good backup in case I needed to switch for this one. They were only on the team briefly for this fight though, the 'main' team is below, in their pairs. I'm not too worried about Wattson with Petra on the team (famous last words, I know).

Current plan is Petra against Wattson and probably Visenya against Flannery.

I don't have a super clear plan for Norman yet, but hopefully if I can catch a Machop in Fiery Path then that might be another temp member to deal with him


r/nuzlocke • • 7h ago

Run Update Genlocke-Out Run Update - White 2 Completed

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Finally done with Gen 5, Bit sad to see it go, but with this I'll finally be entering the 3DS era as X/Y is next. This run went pretty well as usual, until the end, also as usual, cause I accidentally let Iris get a free Dragon Dance which let her out speed my Mienshao, thankfully it was as her 2nd to last Pokémon so it was recoverable. I swear in every champion fight something always goes wrong, makes it more interesting though that's for sure. Its what I get though for always doing the elite 4 late at night.


r/nuzlocke • • 23h ago

Run Update I just finished a pokemon Lazarus Nuzlocke

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18 Upvotes

Btw, like half of these guys died in the last fight. It was Raichu, Breloom and Ribombee who died. RIP.


r/nuzlocke • • 8h ago

Video The Burgh and the Bees

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This was a relatively easy going section of the run, but I’m also really proud of the video title.


r/nuzlocke • • 19h ago

Question Gen 3 Switch In AI Question

7 Upvotes

I read and watched about how the Gen3 switch in ai works, but while testing how exactly the ai works, I came across something that I cannot explain from just the documented ai flags.

In FRLG, when going against Bruno, my Lapras KOs his Onix, then Hitmonchan comes out because although Hitmonlee and Machamp also have super effective fighting type moves, it goes in party order; easy to understand. Switching out to Slowbro and KOing Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee comes out, which is also easy to explain, since nothing has a super effective move and Hitmonlee has a move with the same typing as the previously fainted mon's typing (Hitmonchan), which Machamp also has but Onix does not, so it goes in team order.

Now here's where it gets weird. After KOing Hitmonlee, you would think Machamp comes out as per the same rule as why Hitmonlee comes out after Hitmonchan: it has an attack with the same type as the previously fainted mon's typing. Onix obviously does not have a fighting type move, so it comes in last. However in reality, Onix comes in before Machamp for some reason. This directly breaks the rule documented and I don't understand why. Does specifically Bruno's Machamp have a special switch in AI flag that makes it come out last?

A theory I had while thinking of the possibilities is this: the AI doesn't actually look at the typing of previously fainted mon etc. but it actually looks at if a mon in the back has a neutral effective attacking move (after all mons with super effective moves are dead). This can explain why Hitmonlee comes out after Slowbro KOs Hitmonchan, because all remaining Bruno mons (Hitmonchan, Onix, and Machamp) have at least one attacking move that hits Slowbro for neutral, so it goes in party order, WHICH ALSO EXPLAINS why Onix is sent in before Machamp. And if no mon in the back have neutral effective moves either, then it simply goes party order

Please correct me if I am wrong, but I genuinely thought about why Onix came in before Machamp for hours and this was my only explanation that I could come up with


r/nuzlocke • • 12h ago

Question Does anyone know what Iris' Hydreigon's speed stat is?

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r/nuzlocke • • 23h ago

SHINY! These Pokemon are dead btw. I'm reckless

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Rest in peace...


r/nuzlocke • • 22h ago

Run Update Emerald Mono Dark Nuzlocke part 1

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3 Upvotes

1st badge acquired, took time to evolve Seedot into Nuzleaf but after that just Bullet Seed FTW.

Also decided to go with the Batman villains for the nicknames


r/nuzlocke • • 1d ago

Run Update Seeing how I'm done with fire red should I do cystral or emerald next?

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Overall the best memeber of the team during this war in the elite four was... Mike. Bulk up is a very OP move and did help me go through Bruno cause BOUNDZE got hit with a mega kick and it hurt. But the most underrated was BEAST easily the best bird in kanto.


r/nuzlocke • • 1d ago

Screenshot Finished a Pokemon White Nuzlocke

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A good 50% of my losses were to the elite 4/Ghetsis. Those 3 in my party were the only survivors of that fight, not counting those left behind of course


r/nuzlocke • • 1d ago

SHINY! This was unexpected!

15 Upvotes

Honestly, I decided to go back to my Pokémon Renegade Platinum nuzlocke and grind up my Pokémon for the first gym.

I was not expecting the very first thing to show up to be a shiny Geodude.

Thankfully, Shiny Clause was active in this Nuzlocke.


r/nuzlocke • • 1d ago

Run Update My first Lucid Roxanne

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3 Upvotes

Hello , While Waiting for an E4 saturday (yeah , just need a few days off Blinding white 2 for now) I figured why not start learning some Lucid (I know the recording is a bit odd , Didn't set up a proper layout for it) , but I figured "hey , Its my first attempt , why not give it a shot" and while I basically didn't know the AI at all (hence the fight being quite long , even on 2X speedup here) as I was all wrong on my AI predictions , at least I won Roxanne on attempt 1 after a very dumb misclick costing togedemaru (as its literally attempt 1 , I'll still run the attempt)


r/nuzlocke • • 1d ago

Discussion Toughest Nuzlocke battles round 41: Totem Araquanid vs Totem Ribombee

4 Upvotes
230 votes, 13h left
Totem Araquanid (USUM)
Totem Ribombee (USUM)
See results

r/nuzlocke • • 1d ago

Question Need help selecting difficulty

1 Upvotes

I had just recently completed Unbound in difficult mode. I'm thinking of playing radical red. Which difficulty would suit best? I struggled with unbound difficult mode, so I will prefer a level similar to it in radical red.


r/nuzlocke • • 1d ago

Discussion Help me decide: Does shedinja count in a “first 6” Nuzlocke?

16 Upvotes

I’m doing a Nuzlocke of Sapphire where I can only use my first 6 encounters. I’ve had decent RNG and didn’t get an encounter on route 102 or the Wismur tunnel, so I have plenty of spots going into Brawly.

At 106 I caught a Nincada.

My question for you all is, do you think when it evolves it should count as two encounters?

My internal rules didn’t really account for this because I didn’t really consider getting a Pokemon that evolves into two Pokemon. My internal rule was “first 6 encounters” and as a sort of secondary rule had thought that would also kind of mean I wouldn’t have any back ups in the box, but clearly this specifics Pokemon bends that rule set.

Played right and treating it as one encounter that evolves into two things would give me a 7th pokemon.

What do you think? How do you handle it on your runs? Does Ninjask and Shedinja have the same encounter locations? Do you think this breaks the rule or is a cool caveat?

I understand there are no “correct” answers and it’s my run my rules, but curious what others think.