Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Now that the opening Kitikami adventure has been survived, it's time to take the second trip into the Blueberry Academy! Whilst losing to Lacey to get in might feel bad, there is no progression to be made here so it's not much of a rule cheat to me. It's all for the items, of which we can now grab many!
(And uhh, perhaps something else too if you stick around to watch...)
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).
Now that the opening Kitikami adventure has been survived, it's time to take the second trip into the Blueberry Academy! Whilst losing to Lacey to get in might feel bad, there is no progression to be made here so it's not much of a rule cheat to me. It's all for the items, of which we can now grab many!
(And uhh, perhaps something else too if you stick around to watch...)
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).
