Nuzlocke Part 1: It Begins

A beautiful box sits on top of my desk. My friends Cheren and Bianca are eagerly waiting for me to open it and make my selection. Today is the day we get out first Pokemon.

I carefully consider my options, but am overwhelmed by the infectious smile of Tepig.

"I'm going to call you GigglePig." I pick him up and quickly step back to allow my friends to make their decision.

Bianca barges ahead and aggressively embraces Snivy, cramming as much love as she possibly can into his fragile little body.

"You can have that one Cheren." Bianca says, pointing at Oshawott.
"I wanted that one anyway." Replies Cheren. I don't buy it, but Oshawott is convinced.

I start to make my way for the stairs to go thank Professor Juniper for the gift, but Bianca has other plans.

Snivy and GigglePig slam into each other over and over again until Snivy falls into a crumpled heap.

"Good job, GigglePig!" I run up to give him a big hug, but am interrupted by Cheren.
"It's my turn to fight and prove I'm the strongest!" Cheren shouts confidently.
Before I could even check if GigglePig was okay, he tackled Oshawott, and the battle ended in a flash.

"We should probably go thank the Professor now," I suggest. Happily, we walk to the lab, with our beaten and bruised new pets in tow.