Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This one took some investigating, but it's finally time to take on Terapagos! This little cutie has two phases, and you don't get a heal in between them. Rude! It's also quite the doozy of a fight, where you are constantly bombarded by a 120 BP STAB that kills you the moment you engage in the forced Terastalization mechanic or coverage that can flinch or confuse you. AND it changes type between phases to offset its weakness. AND it resets the playing field each phase too, so unlike Ogerpon you cannot buff past it to win. Very few Pokémon are capable of handling Ground/Water/Psychic moves whilst also having the SpD to stomach Tera Starstorm... and be able to defeat each phase as they happen. Did I manage to find any that can? Let's find out!
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).
This one took some investigating, but it's finally time to take on Terapagos! This little cutie has two phases, and you don't get a heal in between them. Rude! It's also quite the doozy of a fight, where you are constantly bombarded by a 120 BP STAB that kills you the moment you engage in the forced Terastalization mechanic or coverage that can flinch or confuse you. AND it changes type between phases to offset its weakness. AND it resets the playing field each phase too, so unlike Ogerpon you cannot buff past it to win. Very few Pokémon are capable of handling Ground/Water/Psychic moves whilst also having the SpD to stomach Tera Starstorm... and be able to defeat each phase as they happen. Did I manage to find any that can? Let's find out!
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).
