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Gonna do a Swordlocke. I actually like these games and find them comfy, but the exp share makes the game difficulty absolutely fucking trivial. The fact we can’t even turn the exp share off when Isle is expected to be done in main story is dumb and the fact it’s 2020 and still have no challenge mode is dumb.
Anyway, rules are
Standard
1) Nickname
2) First ‘mon of every route
3) Permadeath
Unique
4) No TRs, purely working with a Pokémon’s base moves and this Gen’s TMs that are deliberately shit or utility focused.
5) No starter. If this was any other Gen besides maybe 6 I’d let myself grab another Route 1 mon, but I feel any challenge is needed.
6) I can go to Armour, but cannot get the EXP Charm. Basically besides the first Klara fight I can’t do anything and can only use it to catch ‘Mons.
7) Equal match rules: for important story trainers such as rivals and GLs, I have to match (or be under) their number of Pokémon.
8) Random Encounter Pokémon only. If an area has Overworld only, its just the closest spawned.
I think this’ll be relatively easy, Wild Area and Isle are just fodder giveaways.
