Gameplay Journal Raiden's Quest - Nova's Sword Raidlocke

Raidlocke Ruleset

I've already completed the story, so I started a Nuzlocke under a different user! My trainer for this is Raiden, and I'm not allowed to use the Pokémon I catch. Instead, I have to replace them with Pokémon I catch in raids. These are our current Pokémon!

Spoiler: Party

Bugs (Diggersby) [M] Lv 20
Nature: Quirky
Ability: Pickup
Flail
Double Kick
Mud-Slap
Quick Attack
Replaced Pokémon: Drillbur (Galar Mine Encounter)

Echo (Noibat) [F] Lv 25
Nature: Naughty
Ability: Frisk
Gust
Absorb
Wing Attack
Air Slash
Replaced Pokémon: Rookidee (Route 1 Encounter)

Tempo (Tempole) [F] Lv 16
Nature: Naive
Ability: Hydration
Mud Shot
Acid
Echoed Voice
Supersonic
Replaced Pokémon: Eevee (Gift)

Ty (Hitmonlee) [M] Lv 24
Nature: Sassy
Ability: Guts
Blaze Kick
Brick Break
Focus Energy
Helping Hand
Replaced Pokémon: Yamper (Route 2 Encounter)

Shade (Duskull) [M] Lv 25
Nature: Hardy
Ability: Levitate
Shadow Sneak
Payback
Confuse Ray
Disable
Replaced Pokémon: Vanillite (West Lake Axewell Encounter)

Gaia (Trapinch) [M] Lv 26
Nature: Bold
Ability: Arena Trap
Bulldoze
Sand Tomb
Dig
Bite
Replaced Pokémon: Zigzagoon (Route 3 Encounter)

Spoiler: PC

Vayu (Hoothoot) [M] Lv 16
Nature: Calm
Ability: Keen Eye
Peck
Tackle
Echoed Voice
Confusion
Replaced Pokémon: Pidove (West Lake Axewell Encounter)

Leviathan (Magikarp) [M] Lv 15
Nature: Quirky
Ability: Swift Swim
Splash
Tackle
Replaced Pokémon: Drifloon (Route 5 Encounter)

Genbu (Chewtle) [M] Lv 20
Nature: Docile
Ability: Shell Armor
Bite
Water Gun
Tackle
Protect
Replaced Pokémon: Yamper (Route 2 Encounter)

Amelia (Pidove) [F] Lv 15
Nature: Quirky
Ability: Big Pecks
Quick Attack
Gust
Taunt
Leer
Replaced Pokémon: Toxel (Gift)

Serenity (Butterfree) [F] Lv 22
Nature: Gentle
Ability: Compound Eyes
Bug Bite
Gust
String Shot
Whirlwind
Replaced Pokémon: Sobble (gift/starter)

Blossom (Gloom) [F] Lv 27
Nature: Careful
Ability: Chlorophyll
Mega Drain
Acid
Giga Drain
Sleep Powder
Replaced Pokémon: Pikachu (Gift)

John Cena (Machop) [M] Lv 18
Nature: Lax
Ability: Guts
Low Kick
Knock Off
Revenge
Low Sweep
Replaced Pokémon: Machop (Sout Lake MIloch Encounter)

Toadette (Shiinotic) [F] Lv 30
Nature: Quirky
Ability: Effect Spore
Mega Drain
Absorb
Astonish
Strength Sap
Replaced Pokémon: Duskull (Watch Tower Ruins Encounter)

Scorpio (Skorupi) [M] Lv 26
Nature: Naughty
Ability: Battle Armor
Fell Stinger
Bug Bite
Bite
Knock Off
Replaced Pokémon: Bunnelby (North Lake Miloch Encounter)

Spoiler: RIP

Zelda (Ralts) [F] Lv 18
Nature: Quirky
Ability: Trace
Draining Kiss
Confusion
Disarming Voice
Psybeam
Replaced Pokémon: Oddish (Dappled Grove Encounter)

Unfortunately, I lost my Rolling Fields Encounter, Wingull, trying to catch my West Lake Axewell encounter, so I've only got 7 Pokémon thanks to Let's Go Pikachu. I'll update this thread after each session of my Raidlocke.

 

Updated the original post. I boxed Ty, and now I've got Gaia the Trapinch, Bugs Bunnelby, and Genbu the Chewtle. I'm almost to Turfield now, and I think I have a reliable team for the Grass-Type Gym. Gaia being on my team maybe questionable, but I just want him to evolve into Flygon ASAP.

 

So I lost Zelda shortly after my first badge. I was trying to catch my Route 5 encounter, a Drifloon, when it happened. She got one-shot. The real kicker? I looked at the beams for each available raid and went after the only rare raid I saw. It was Magikarp. I decided that I should take that raid only because it was the first one I checked out.

I picked up the gift Toxel afterward, and the raid I ended up with was Pidove. Both raid mons were only Lv15, which is actually lower than Serenity's when I caught her as a Caterpie. I decided that before I ended my session, I should clear all the raids except for one. I figured I could save that one for after my next badge. By then I should be able to get my first encounter at the Watchtower Ruins anyway.

The good news is Ty and Blossom both evolved. I do however miss my Rotom Bike on my other file. So much walking.

 

Got my bike, and my badge for Hulberry Gym. I fished for an encounter in Hulberry as well, and I accidentally killed it. Luckily I had gotten save data for Let's Go Eevee, so I was able to get the Gift Eevee. Had a nail-biting encounter with a Duskull at Watchtower Ruins. I almost lost Gaia.

I found out I could've gotten my South Lake Miloch encounter sooner because it was below the starting Level Cap. I was originally planning on getting encounters for Galar Mine No 2 and Motostoke Outskirts, but that has been left for next time.

 

It's been so long since I've even updated this that I don't even remember what exactly is supposed to be added here! So I actually went ahead and counted both my Motostoke Stadium catches as legal because I simply don't have the raid Pokémon that was caught for Sizzilipede documented yet. I also had a pair of Pokémon that were unaccounted for,

I've also recently discovered that you can't run from a raid, so I'm going to have think of a work around to amend my ruleset. I also now have the Expansion Pass, so I can go to Isle of Armor. I may need some suggestion as how to handle Kubfu in the Expansion Pass, specifically the portion restricting me to using it. Should I just ignore it completely? Maybe not if I want to have Max Honey.

Maybe I should just do it anyway so I can have both Urshifu on my main file after I finish the locke. Fun fact: I chose 0 as Raiden's number. (Raiden being what I named my Trainer for this playthrough.) I found out today that it was also Mustard's. Anyway, I'll try to remember to update the main post tomorrow.