Besides Pokémon GO, there are several other versions and variants that take you into the world of Pokémon. A very special challenge has been completed by a YouTuber.
Over time, Pokémon trainers have come up with increasingly new and difficult challenges to play through the Pokémon series games. Among these is the so-called Nuzlocke Challenge
, in which, for example, reviving defeated Pokémon is prohibited and the ability to catch Pokémon is heavily limited.
Instead of proving himself in a Nuzlocke Challenge with an overpowered starter, the YouTuber Rylockes has taken on a completely different challenge. He set himself the goal of completing Pokémon Sapphire 100 times – simultaneously and under difficult conditions.
Game saves that rotate every few minutes
What kind of challenge is this? The YouTuber has set himself the goal of defeating the Pokémon League in Pokémon Sapphire 100 times. He has done this under the following conditions:
- 2 games run in parallel and respond to the actions of a single controller
- Behind each game, there are 50 game saves each
- Every 3 minutes, the games are shuffled, and one of the other 50 game saves is activated
- Another game save runs completely in the background, is never shown, and also responds to the actions of the controller
- The games run at 4 times the speed
What difficulties were there with the challenge? At the beginning of the challenge, progress was still relatively unproblematic. Because fresh game saves appeared whenever the game saves were switched, he was able to play the first steps in the respective game saves quite well with one controller simultaneously.
However, when game saves were activated in which he had already made progress, it became more complicated. After all, the necessary steps and button presses can differ greatly from this point on. Moreover, he had to repeatedly find out where the changed game save was, without losing time before the game save was exchanged again after 3 minutes.
Additionally, he had to be careful not to make irrevocable mistakes, such as choosing the wrong starter Pokémon. It was also important that he did not interrupt actions like the evolution of a Pokémon when switching game saves to further complicate the gameplay.
Here we embed the YouTuber’s video for you:
Did he succeed in the challenge? Ultimately, the YouTuber was able to successfully complete the challenge. After a total of 107 hours, he was able to defeat the Top 4 in the final game saves and become the Pokémon Champion. By the way, he chose Mudkip as his starter.
The game save that was running in the background the entire time and responding to every button press also achieved something impressive. Without his active intervention or even viewing the game save, he not only earned a Gym Badge here but also managed to evolve his starter Pokémon Treecko into Sceptile.
What do you think of this special challenge? Have you played any similar challenges in Pokémon? Feel free to share your opinions and experiences in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers there. If you’re more into Pokémon GO, you might be interested in the events in March 2024 in Pokémon GO.
