Carefully grinding levels and catching Pokemon

Welcome to the second episode of me playing Pokemon Emerald, modified with a randomiser to change up the starter Pokemon you choose from, what appears in the wild and trainer Pokemon plus some other tweaks.

I want to catch extra Pokemon in the new areas but I first get greeted by a Wooper... gosh no I do not want the thing in my party.
This leads me to speed into the next area with my running shoes, finding and catching a Spinarak which will have to do for now.

I defeat a Poocheyna then do some grinding off the recording for a few levels before coming back to face the first trainer with Whismur, getting almost 2 whole levels!
Wow that is a nice experience boost.

Second trainer only has Silcoon, so that is an easy level 7 for Whismur which I was happy about, then there is a Sunkern to face, easy to defeat and hit level 8 and getting my Whismur much stronger for future fights!

I continue facing more trainers as the leveling will be quicker, then some wild battles as I really need some levels and more Pokemon badly if I want to beat the first gym, with minimal loss to my party.
Edging so much closer to reaching the first gym, getting scared that my Pokemon won't be strong enough to defeat whatever random Pokemon they have but if I end up getting defeated..

Well that's my first Nuzlocke attempt failed and I try harder next time!

This is just the start and I need to ensure I don't lose any Pokemon until I got some spare, so I can better progress through and beat gyms. So keep tuned to see how I go with this Nuzlocke challenge.

The Nuzlocke challenge has 2 rules you MUST use.. You may only catch the first Pokemon in each area which if it is a double battle, you can choose which of the two you catch but if it faints or runs away then bad luck. Other rule is if a Pokemon in your party faints, it must be released and cannot be used (but like others you can replace it with the optional rule, or storing it in the box for good which I do).

Streamlabs OBS used for recording and setting the scene with the Pokemon font, my avatar and the game picture for what I am playing.

Emulator used: RetroArch
ROMS: They are the games
Saving: (Only for crashes and not to load since it is a Nuzlocke challenge) Using emulator saving between levels or occasionally in tough parts so I don't always die and repeat so then the game can get completed.

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