The Nuzlocke challenge is a fan-favorite way to play through Pokémon games. The premise is simple: You can only catch the first Pokémon you encounter in each area, and if a Pokémon faints in battle, ...

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Pokémon has long established itself as a family-friendly franchise. With its adorable creatures and its steady formula of turn-based combat, the games have long been accessible to a wide range of ages ...

Once you’ve been through the normal Pokemon formula enough times - you know the one, beating all the gyms and defeating the elite four - you might realise that you’re not exactly getting challenged ...

Spend enough time in the Pokemon community, and you'll eventually come across the legendary 'Nuzlocke Challenge' - a set of rules which can be applied to a Pokemon game to up the challenge and the ...

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GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The Pokemon Company has taken the unusual step of releasing an official statement about Nuzlocke runs, in response to reports that it removed creators ...