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Emerald Nuzlocke.

28 boss fights · 64 routes with encounters

A Nuzlocke in Pokemon Emerald is 28 capped fights and 64 first encounters. The caps below are the highest level in each boss's party, the encounter odds are the game's slot tables, and the tracker enforces one catch per route with the dupes clause if you want it.

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Opens the tracker on Emerald: routes in order, the pool of what can show up on each, and the level cap for the next boss.

The rules

standard, and what hardcore adds

Standard

A Pokemon that faints is dead: release it or box it forever. Only the first wild Pokemon met in each area may be caught; fail the catch and the area is done. Nickname everything. The dupes clause, which most runs add, lets you skip a first encounter you already own (or whose family you own) and take the next new species instead.

Hardcore

Standard, plus: no Pokemon may be trained above the next boss's highest level (the caps below), no healing items in battle, and battles on Set rather than Shift so a KO does not hand you a free switch. Gifts, statics and trades count as the area's encounter if they come first.

Level caps

highest level in each boss party
FightWhereCap
Rival Route 1035
Gym Leader RoxanneStone BadgeRustboro City15
Gym Leader BrawlyKnuckle BadgeDewford Town19
Rival Route 11020
Rival WallyMauville City16
Gym Leader WattsonDynamo BadgeMauville City24
Magma Admin TabithaMt. Chimney22
Magma Leader MaxieMt. Chimney25
Gym Leader FlanneryHeat BadgeLavaridge Town29
Gym Leader NormanBalance BadgePetalburg City31
Rival Route 11931
Gym Leader WinonaFeather BadgeFortree City33
Rival Lilycove City34
Magma Admin TabithaMagma Hideout33
Magma Leader MaxieMagma Hideout39
Aqua Admin MattAqua Hideout34
Gym Leader TateandLizaMind BadgeMossdeep City42
Magma Leader MaxieMossdeep City44
Aqua Admin ShellySeafloor Cavern37
Aqua Leader ArchieSeafloor Cavern43
Gym Leader JuanRain BadgeSootopolis City46
Rival WallyVictory Road45
Elite Four SidneyEver Grande City49
Elite Four PhoebeEver Grande City51
Elite Four GlaciaEver Grande City53
Elite Four DrakeEver Grande City55
Champion WallaceEver Grande City58
Rival StevenMeteor Falls78

First encounters by route

walking tables; surf and rod tables are on each route page
Route 101WalkingWurmple 45%, Poochyena 45%, Zigzagoon 10%
Route 103WalkingPoochyena 60%, Wingull 20%, Zigzagoon 20%
Route 102WalkingPoochyena 30%, Wurmple 30%, Lotad 20%, Zigzagoon 15%, Ralts 4%, Seedot 1%
Petalburg CitySurfingMarill 100%
Route 104WalkingPoochyena 40%, Wurmple 20%, Marill 20%, Taillow 10%, Wingull 10%
Petalburg WoodsWalkingPoochyena 30%, Wurmple 25%, Shroomish 15%, Silcoon 10%, Cascoon 10%, Taillow 5%, Slakoth 5%
Route 116WalkingPoochyena 28%, Whismur 20%, Nincada 20%, Taillow 20%, Abra 10%, Skitty 2%
Rusturf TunnelWalkingWhismur 100%
Route 105SurfingTentacool 60%, Wingull 35%, Pelipper 5%
Route 106SurfingTentacool 60%, Wingull 35%, Pelipper 5%
Dewford TownSurfingTentacool 60%, Wingull 35%, Pelipper 5%
Granite CaveWalkingZubat 120%, Makuhita 110%, Aron 90%, Abra 40%, Sableye 30%, Geodude 10%
Route 107SurfingTentacool 60%, Wingull 35%, Pelipper 5%
Route 108SurfingTentacool 60%, Wingull 35%, Pelipper 5%
Abandoned ShipSurfingTentacool 198%, Tentacruel 2%
Route 109SurfingTentacool 60%, Wingull 35%, Pelipper 5%
Slateport CitySurfingTentacool 60%, Wingull 35%, Pelipper 5%
Route 110WalkingElectrike 30%, Poochyena 20%, Gulpin 15%, Minun 15%, Oddish 10%, Wingull 8%, Plusle 2%
Route 117WalkingOddish 40%, Poochyena 30%, Illumise 18%, Marill 10%, Volbeat 1%, Seedot 1%
Route 111WalkingSandshrew 35%, Trapinch 35%, Baltoy 24%, Cacnea 6%
Route 112WalkingNumel 75%, Marill 25%
Fiery PathWalkingNumel 30%, Koffing 25%, Torkoal 18%, Machop 15%, Slugma 10%, Grimer 2%
Route 113WalkingSpinda 70%, Slugma 25%, Skarmory 5%
Route 114WalkingSwablu 40%, Lotad 30%, Lombre 20%, Seviper 9%, Nuzleaf 1%
Meteor FallsWalkingGolbat 245%, Solrock 150%, Zubat 80%, Bagon 25%
Route 115WalkingTaillow 40%, Swablu 30%, Swellow 10%, Jigglypuff 10%, Wingull 10%
Jagged PassWalkingNumel 55%, Machop 25%, Spoink 20%
Mirage TowerWalkingSandshrew 200%, Trapinch 200%
New MauvilleWalkingVoltorb 99%, Magnemite 99%, Electrode 1%, Magneton 1%
Route 118WalkingZigzagoon 30%, Electrike 30%, Wingull 19%, Linoone 10%, Manectric 10%, Kecleon 1%
Route 119WalkingZigzagoon 30%, Linoone 30%, Oddish 30%, Tropius 9%, Kecleon 1%
Route 120WalkingMightyena 30%, Oddish 25%, Poochyena 20%, Marill 15%, Absol 8%, Kecleon 1%, Seedot 1%
Route 121WalkingShuppet 30%, Poochyena 20%, Mightyena 20%, Oddish 15%, Wingull 9%, Gloom 5%, Kecleon 1%
Safari ZoneWalkingOddish 140%, Gloom 40%, Aipom 40%, Sunkern 40%, Girafarig 40%, Natu 35%, Doduo 35%, Phanpy 30% and 18 more
Route 122SurfingTentacool 60%, Wingull 35%, Pelipper 5%
Mt. PyreWalkingShuppet 715%, Duskull 43%, Vulpix 30%, Wingull 10%, Chimecho 2%
Route 123WalkingShuppet 30%, Poochyena 20%, Mightyena 20%, Oddish 15%, Wingull 9%, Gloom 5%, Kecleon 1%
Lilycove CitySurfingTentacool 60%, Wingull 35%, Pelipper 5%
Magma HideoutWalkingGeodude 440%, Torkoal 240%, Graveler 120%
Route 124SurfingTentacool 60%, Wingull 35%, Pelipper 5%
UnderwaterSurfingClamperl 65%, Chinchou 30%, Relicanth 5%
Mossdeep CitySurfingTentacool 60%, Wingull 35%, Pelipper 5%
Route 125SurfingTentacool 60%, Wingull 35%, Pelipper 5%
Shoal CaveWalkingSpheal 245%, Zubat 220%, Golbat 25%, Snorunt 10%
Route 127SurfingTentacool 60%, Wingull 35%, Pelipper 5%
Route 128SurfingTentacool 60%, Wingull 35%, Pelipper 5%
Seafloor CavernWalkingZubat 720%, Golbat 80%
Route 126SurfingTentacool 60%, Wingull 35%, Pelipper 5%
UnderwaterSurfingClamperl 65%, Chinchou 30%, Relicanth 5%
Sootopolis CitySurfingMagikarp 100%
Cave of OriginWalkingZubat 330%, Sableye 120%, Golbat 50%
Route 129SurfingTentacool 60%, Wingull 35%, Pelipper 4%, Wailord 1%
Route 130WalkingWynaut 100%
Route 131SurfingTentacool 60%, Wingull 35%, Pelipper 5%
Pacifidlog TownSurfingTentacool 60%, Wingull 35%, Pelipper 5%
Sky PillarWalkingSableye 90%, Golbat 90%, Claydol 69%, Banette 45%, Altaria 6%
Route 132SurfingTentacool 60%, Wingull 35%, Pelipper 5%
Route 133SurfingTentacool 60%, Wingull 35%, Pelipper 5%
Route 134SurfingTentacool 60%, Wingull 35%, Pelipper 5%
Ever Grande CitySurfingTentacool 60%, Wingull 35%, Pelipper 5%
Victory RoadWalkingGolbat 95%, Hariyama 60%, Lairon 60%, Sableye 35%, Loudred 10%, Zubat 10%, Makuhita 10%, Mawile 10% and 2 more
Desert UnderpassWalkingDitto 50%, Whismur 34%, Loudred 16%
Artisan CaveWalkingSmeargle 200%
Altering CaveWalkingSmeargle 100%

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