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>Start my first Nuzlocke in years on Sapphire
>First fight with rival crits and kills my starter
I'm not bothering resetting the run this early so I'm just gonna take the money hit and headcanon that the rival's not enough of a dick to kill my starter after I just saved his dad. Still, I've never lost to the first rival battle so I fear this is an omen for what's to come.