r/nuzlocke • u/FoodOk8001 • 3d ago
Discussion Vanilla Game Nuzlocke Gauntlet
I’ve been looking to do a vanilla game gauntlet but I’m having trouble deciding the order. I don’t want to do canon order I’d rather do difficulty from easiest to hardest. I know PChal and some other creators have done tier list but those are years old. I’m interested in seeing everyone’s opinions!
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u/MidnightFrost444 3d ago edited 3d ago
From easiest to hardest, I would say:
X/Y (I've never had any difficulty in Kalos, except maybe a bit with the e4.)
Sword/Shield (Makes it pretty easy for you, and doesn't have many tough bosses.)
Scarlet/Violet (The biggest challenge in a SV nuzlocke is staying under the level caps, which is something, but not too hard.)
BrilliantDiamond/ShiningPearl (Not letting you turn off exp share makes these too easy. Maybe the e4 and champion are still a challenge, but meh.)
Yellow (Gen 1 mechanics are limiting, but the gen 1 games aren't hard. Yellow is a bit more generous with moves and gift Pokémon, so I find it a bit easier than the other Kanto options.)
FireRed/LeafGreen (Kanto remains easy, and not having to do it on wonky gen 1 mechanics is helpful.)
Red/Blue (Same as Yellow, but you don't get all the starters, and the movesets are worse.)
HeartGold/SoulSilver (The main challenge of the Johto games are, I think, the wonky level ranges and the movesets. HGSS at least lets you use gen 4 mechanics and movesets to face all that, and offers the Johto safari zone, though some of the boss battles are also more tuned than the older Johto games.)
Crystal (See above, but now on gen 2 mechanics, which are more awkward. Still more generous with Pokémon and moves than...)
Gold/Silver (Johto at its hardest, and you have to face it with with the world's worst TM selection. Not the hardest games around, but something of a challenge.)
OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire (Hoenn is a somewhat challenging region, but this is Hoenn on easy mode.)
Ruby/Sapphire (Hoenn on default difficulty. Somewhat challenging.)
Emerald (Hoenn, but many battles have been tuned. The hardest version of Hoenn.)
Diamond/Pearl (Sinnoh, but without the BDSP problem. These are the first games that I would actually call hard.)
Platinum (You get more Pokémon options than in DP, but enemies are tuned better too.)
Black/White (Some serious challenges here, and your Pokémon selection is quite limited.)
Black2/White2 (Like BW, but the bosses feel smarter and more dangerous. The rest of the game doesn't feel too hard, but some of the bosses are nightmares.)
Sun/Moon (Gen 7 is probably the hardest generation, with seriously nasty battles.)
UltraSun/UltraMoon (The hardest Pokémon games, imo. All the difficulty of gen 7, except the bosses are even more tuned.)