Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A longer part this time due to a double dose of story progression in both regions! We attend the Kitikami Festival (after Carmine forces us to fight over nothing lol), showcasing how Ogre Oustin' feels on the Switch 2. This is then followed up by tackling the Open Sky Titan to progess Arven's plotline, finding out why he wants these herbs so much.
Rules of the run:
1) Hardcore Nuzlocke rules (permadeath, level cap, Set mode, no Terastalization/Battle Items)
2) Each time a Photo jingle happens (example - A Badge is obtained), 1 Surprise Trade may occur.
3) Surprise Trades continue until a non-hacked Breedable Pokémon is obtained, which becomes the Encounter.
4) Encounters are bred and EV Trained before coming into the game. This is to ensure obedience (EV training would happen by exploring the OW, so time is saved by just allowing it)
5) Any TM I can find in the overworld is fair game, including from DLC regions. (Blueberry can be entered early via losing to Lacey without interfering with the run, as it doesn't produce additional encounters).
A longer part this time due to a double dose of story progression in both regions! We attend the Kitikami Festival (after Carmine forces us to fight over nothing lol), showcasing how Ogre Oustin' feels on the Switch 2. This is then followed up by tackling the Open Sky Titan to progess Arven's plotline, finding out why he wants these herbs so much.
Rules of the run:
1) Hardcore Nuzlocke rules (permadeath, level cap, Set mode, no Terastalization/Battle Items)
2) Each time a Photo jingle happens (example - A Badge is obtained), 1 Surprise Trade may occur.
3) Surprise Trades continue until a non-hacked Breedable Pokémon is obtained, which becomes the Encounter.
4) Encounters are bred and EV Trained before coming into the game. This is to ensure obedience (EV training would happen by exploring the OW, so time is saved by just allowing it)
5) Any TM I can find in the overworld is fair game, including from DLC regions. (Blueberry can be entered early via losing to Lacey without interfering with the run, as it doesn't produce additional encounters).
