Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Now it's finally time for the wannabe competitive kid in Kirean. Unsurprisingly another fairly difficult fight to work out, especially when the stats etc. that tend to be required for successful challenge runs don't seem to be available? Regardless a sound strategy was cooked up here, so let's see it in action!
Since the battle really didn't take long at all, I decided to proceed into the Aera Zero Underdepths as well, so that I could investigate the Terapagos fight and see how run-ending it actually is. Stay tuned for next time to see the fruits of my labour there!
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 it's finally time for the wannabe competitive kid in Kirean. Unsurprisingly another fairly difficult fight to work out, especially when the stats etc. that tend to be required for successful challenge runs don't seem to be available? Regardless a sound strategy was cooked up here, so let's see it in action!
Since the battle really didn't take long at all, I decided to proceed into the Aera Zero Underdepths as well, so that I could investigate the Terapagos fight and see how run-ending it actually is. Stay tuned for next time to see the fruits of my labour there!
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).
