nuzlocke
nuzlocke is the alternative letter-case form of Nuzlocke.
Noun capitalized: Nuzlocke
Nuzlocke (plural Nuzlockes)
- A self-imposed challenge where the player can only catch the first wild Pokémon encountered in each area, and any caught Pokémon that faints cannot be used again.
- Here are the rules for a Nuzlocke:
• If a Pokemon faints, it’s dead. You need to release it, store it in a box for the rest of the run, or transfer it to another game. You can’t use it until you’ve successfully become the Pokemon League Champion and completed the Nuzlocke.
• You can only catch the...2021 January 8, Cian Maher, “The Nuzlocke Challenge Is The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Classic Pokemon”, in The Gamer, archived from the original on 19 Sep 2022
- Here are the rules for a Nuzlocke:
- A similarly challenging playthrough of any game other than Pokémon, especially one involving some kind of self-imposed permadeath mechanic.
- Ok now that Ive done two impromptu nuzlockes of games outside Pokemon (Mario Odyssey and Kirby Super Star). Im starting to think where else I can push it lol
Splatoon 2 Nuzlocke? Start from fresh save file and try to make it to X rank. If you lose a match you lose that weapon 🤔2020 January 26, Failboat103, Twitter, archived from the original on 27 Jan 2020
- Ok now that Ive done two impromptu nuzlockes of games outside Pokemon (Mario Odyssey and Kirby Super Star). Im starting to think where else I can push it lol
Verb capitalized: Nuzlocke
Nuzlocke (third-person singular simple present Nuzlockes, present participle Nuzlocking, simple past and past participle Nuzlocked)
- To play a Nuzlocke.
Forms of nuzlocke
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | nuzlockes |
| plural | Nuzlockes |
| alternative form | Nuz-Locke |
| alternative form | nuzlocke |
| alternative form | nuzlock |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | Nuzlockes |
| present participle | Nuzlocking |
| past participle | Nuzlocked |
| past | Nuzlocked |
Origin of nuzlocke
Blend of Nuzleaf + Locke. From the title of Nuzlocke Comics, which features a Pokémon, Nuzleaf, drawn to resemble John Locke from Lost as a recurring character.
Words formed from nuzlocke
- Nuzlocker
Questions about nuzlocke
- What does nuzlocke mean?
- Nuzlocke means a self-imposed challenge where the player can only catch the first wild Pokémon encountered in each area, and any caught Pokémon that faints cannot be used again.
- What is nuzlocke the alternative letter-case form of?
- Nuzlocke is the alternative letter-case form of Nuzlocke.
- What part of speech is nuzlocke?
- Nuzlocke can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of nuzlocke?
- The plural of nuzlocke is nuzlockes.
Words near nuzlocke in the dictionary
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