up to date [Wed 21st Sep, 2022 10:26 BST]: In a statement mimicking its response to Joe Merrick, The Pokemon Company doubled down on its stance on Nuzlocke Run, saying Eurogamer that “Pokémon Company International has no problem with fans or creators playing video games with Nuzlocke’s rules”.
It also suggests that perhaps the story told from Kit and Christa – while probably true to a certain degree – was probably not the whole picture. As mentioned in the original article, the Pokémon Company had more trouble promoting the Nuzlock Challenge in an official capacity, rather than accepting it as an idea.
So if you’re looking to stream a Nucklocke run in the future, don’t worry; Pokemon Ninja will come to your house soon!
Main article [Mon 19th Sep, 2022 10:30 BST]:
So, here’s your ‘Weird News Story™ of the Week’. In a clip posted on Twitter from the latest episode Kit and Krista PodcastFormer Nintendo employees received a question from one of their Patreon supporters asking if they had ever played Pokemon’s ‘Nuzlock Run’.
This prompted the couple to tell a story in which they pitched an idea to the Pokemon Company to run a Nuzlock in an episode of ‘Nintendo Minute’. Apparently, their suggestion was not only immediately shut down, but they allegedly came close to being fired, with The Pokemon Company stating that the Nuzlocke challenge is “on the same level as hacks or ROMs”.
Naturally, this bombshell may come as a bit of a shock to those familiar with Nuzlocke challenges. For the uninitiated, this is a self-imposed set of community rules that must be followed when playing Pokemon. The two basic rules include releasing any Pokemon that faints during battle, as it must be considered “dead”, and the player must only They catch the first Pokemon in each area. There are a plethora of additional rules that most players also adhere to and you can read about them Nuzlocke Challenge Bulbapedia page.
Regardless of your familiarity with Nuzlocke Challenge, our brief overview will make it clear that it is no On the same level as hacking or ROM; It is simply a set of self-imposed restrictions that operate within the original parameters of the game. In fact, Kit and Krista were clearly shocked by the Pokemon Company’s response and pointed out its unpredictability to community suggestions.
Since the release of the clip, serebii Webmaster Joe Merrick said he contacted the Pokemon Company about the claim, who confirmed that players can play Pokemon games however they see fit, as long as it stays within the game’s boundaries, saying “We don’t. Nuzlocke of fans/creators There is no problem with playing the game by the rules”.
While there is no doubt that Kit and Christa’s story is true, we suspect that there may have been some miscommunication regarding the definition of hacks and ROMs and their relationship (or lack thereof) to the Nuzlock challenge. It’s possible that the Pokemon Company itself has no problem with the Nuzlocke challenge, but it probably wasn’t interested in showing the challenge through an official channel like Nintendo Minutes. Regardless, Kit and Krista seem to have taken the debate in their stride by posting a funny tweet yesterday evening:
What do you do with Kit and Krista’s claims? Are you a fan of Nuzlocke Challenge? Let us know in the comments below.
