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I failed my HeartGold Nuzlocke.
I beat all 8 Johto gyms, but the journey was a bloodbath. I lost so many Pokemon, and I really didn't want to spend tons of time grinding up my weak boxed mons to make them usable. Especially not in this game, where grinding feels really slow and tedious. I basically gave up on the Nuzlocke right there, because it was no longer fun for me.
But I still wanted to get the last badge, since Clair refused to give it to me after I beat her. So I threw together a weak team led by my only remaining decent mon (my starter, Arcturus the Typhlosion) and went to the Dragon's Den so the elder could give me the badge.
A single Dragonair killed 5 of my Pokemon. Only Arcturus survived. I got the last Johto badge, but at what cost?
After that, Arcturus and I went off on a suicide mission. We limped to Ecruteak and challenged the Kimono Girls, so Arcturus could at least die in an honorable duel. The second Kimono Girl killed him. And in a truly fitting end, he died by a crit (specifically, from Espeon's Psychic). RIP
Now, I've heard that some people use cheats to spawn in Rare Candies and level up their mons in their Nuzlockes, to avoid the tedium of grinding. I'm tempted to do that with my surviving Pokemon so I can continue this run, but I'm not sure I want to cheat. I may just take the L and revert this Nuzlocke into a regular run, and play the rest of HeartGold normally. Either way, this is a sad day.
