BDSP Soul Link Nuzlocke Part 1: Growing Pains

Hello! First time doing a Nuzlocke, and a Soul Link no less! These are the rules my buddy Red and I will be following throughout our run. Be sure to check out his channel as well! Link to ‪@RedOne-Lives‬ channel:    / @redone-lives   Encounters for players on each route are linked. If one player fails to catch their encounter for a route, the other player must box or release their encounter for that route as well. If both players successfully catch their first encounter for the route, those two Pokémon are “linked” as partners. When one player’s Pokémon faints, its partner on the other player’s team must be boxed or released as well. If a Pokémon is placed in the PC, its partner on the other player’s team must be placed in the PC as well. Grand Underground Pokémon: one encounter per biome/badge Use “Set” battle mode. Alternatively, allow the use of healing items but ONLY the ones you pick up off the ground – no purchasing them Allow yourself to revive a fainted Pokémon by sacrificing a certain number of your other Pokémon. Treat Gift Pokémon as “free” encounters (they don’t count as the encounter for that area). Commonly known as the “Gift Clause”. Pick one Pokémon at the start of the run to “lock in”, you may catch this Pokémon outside of normal encounter rules. Teach your Pokémon egg moves, or other moves that are in their movepool but not normally accessible. If using Level Caps, set your cap a certain number of levels higher than the next Gym Leader. (1 to 3 levels) Rather than counting a whiteout as a loss, you may continue with a new team of Pokémon from your box. Duplicates Clause (no duplicate encounters, reroll if you encounter a Pokémon you already have – click here for more details). Shiny Clause (allow yourself to catch and use any Shiny Pokémon you encounter, even if it would otherwise be against the rules).