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− | '''''Pokémon Rivals''''' is a [[Franchise Play]] covering the games of the ''Pokémon'' franchise. It debuted on April 16, 2012, making it one of the oldest continuing projects on the channel. Unlike later Franchise Plays, ''Pokémon Rivals'' is not a thorough exploration of every game in a series. Instead, it takes the form of a series of competitive Nuzlockes fought between [[Rick Desilets|Rick]] and [[John Selig|John]] using a modified ruleset known as a Padlocke. Nuzlockes for every pair of main series games are either completed or planned, with the exception of the original versions of games for which remakes exist. Not counted as part of the project is a solo Nuzlocke of the 3DS re-release of ''[[Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition]]'', played by Rick and not featuring any of the Padlocke rules, as well as several unrelated playthroughs of ''Pokémon'' games that have also appeared on the channel. As of November | + | '''''Pokémon Rivals''''' is a [[Franchise Play]] covering the games of the ''Pokémon'' franchise. It debuted on April 16, 2012, making it one of the oldest continuing projects on the channel. Unlike later Franchise Plays, ''Pokémon Rivals'' is not a thorough exploration of every game in a series. Instead, it takes the form of a series of competitive Nuzlockes fought between [[Rick Desilets|Rick]] and [[John Selig|John]] using a modified ruleset known as a Padlocke. Nuzlockes for every pair of main series games are either completed or planned, with the exception of the original versions of games for which remakes exist. Not counted as part of the project is a solo Nuzlocke of the 3DS re-release of ''[[Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition]]'', played by Rick and not featuring any of the Padlocke rules, as well as several unrelated playthroughs of ''Pokémon'' games that have also appeared on the channel. As of November 16, 2017, 941 episodes of ''Pokémon Rivals'' have been released. |
Being role-playing games, entries in the ''Pokémon Rivals'' series tend to be among the longest on the D-Pad YouTube channel, with most individual games consisting of at least 90 videos, if not considerably more. Incidentally, the shortest Padlocke as of 2017 also contains the longest individual Let's Play on the channel: ''[[Pokémon Insurgence]]'', with 152 and 138 videos respectively. | Being role-playing games, entries in the ''Pokémon Rivals'' series tend to be among the longest on the D-Pad YouTube channel, with most individual games consisting of at least 90 videos, if not considerably more. Incidentally, the shortest Padlocke as of 2017 also contains the longest individual Let's Play on the channel: ''[[Pokémon Insurgence]]'', with 152 and 138 videos respectively. | ||
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| '''Rick''' || data-sort-value=0.1 | '''0''' || July 14, 2015 || on hiatus || 138 || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i8NWiYbTcLCIQE3R58sRP6v playlist] | | '''Rick''' || data-sort-value=0.1 | '''0''' || July 14, 2015 || on hiatus || 138 || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i8NWiYbTcLCIQE3R58sRP6v playlist] | ||
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− | | rowspan=2 | 5 || '''''[[Pokémon Sun]]''''' || rowspan=2 data-sort-value=7 | VII || rowspan=2 | 3DS || rowspan=2 | [[2016]] || '''John''' || '''7''' || November 21, 2016 || ongoing || | + | | rowspan=2 | 5 || '''''[[Pokémon Sun]]''''' || rowspan=2 data-sort-value=7 | VII || rowspan=2 | 3DS || rowspan=2 | [[2016]] || '''John''' || '''7''' || November 21, 2016 || ongoing || 133 || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i_E23akbAnIAM8Hs7LKOdds playlist] |
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| '''''[[Pokémon Moon]]''''' || Rick || 4 || December 19, 2016 || ongoing || 137 || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i-eKZrmiHW9Lsk0r4Jz4oqn playlist] | | '''''[[Pokémon Moon]]''''' || Rick || 4 || December 19, 2016 || ongoing || 137 || [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfujXvl455i-eKZrmiHW9Lsk0r4Jz4oqn playlist] |
Revision as of 07:27, 22 November 2017
Pokémon Rivals is a Franchise Play covering the games of the Pokémon franchise. It debuted on April 16, 2012, making it one of the oldest continuing projects on the channel. Unlike later Franchise Plays, Pokémon Rivals is not a thorough exploration of every game in a series. Instead, it takes the form of a series of competitive Nuzlockes fought between Rick and John using a modified ruleset known as a Padlocke. Nuzlockes for every pair of main series games are either completed or planned, with the exception of the original versions of games for which remakes exist. Not counted as part of the project is a solo Nuzlocke of the 3DS re-release of Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition, played by Rick and not featuring any of the Padlocke rules, as well as several unrelated playthroughs of Pokémon games that have also appeared on the channel. As of November 16, 2017, 941 episodes of Pokémon Rivals have been released.
Being role-playing games, entries in the Pokémon Rivals series tend to be among the longest on the D-Pad YouTube channel, with most individual games consisting of at least 90 videos, if not considerably more. Incidentally, the shortest Padlocke as of 2017 also contains the longest individual Let's Play on the channel: Pokémon Insurgence, with 152 and 138 videos respectively.
Rules
Pokémon Rivals makes use of the Padlocke ruleset:
- The first player will begin by playing up to the first major battle of their chosen game (usually the first Gym Leader, but the first trial in Sun & Moon)
- After completing the battle, they will immediately stop and let the other player reach the same point in their game.
- Immediately following this, the two players will have an exhibition match, using the exact team they had upon beating the Gym/trial - they are not allowed to alter their teams in any way.
- The winner of this battle will be the first to play the next segment of the game, until the next major battle.
- The loser of the battle will play after this, allowing them to strategize for the next face-off.
- This process continues until the game is complete. The player who wins the most face-offs is considered to have won the Padlocke overall.
Outside of the Padlocke, Pokémon Rivals also uses a slightly modified version of the basic Nuzlocke rules.
- A player may only catch the first Pokémon they encounter in each area.
- If a Pokémon faints, it is considered dead and must be boxed permanently.
- Every Pokémon obtained must be nicknamed at the earliest possible opportunity.
- No duplicates are allowed - if a player encounters a Pokémon in the same evolutionary line as one they already own, it is not considered an eligible catch and they are allowed to catch the next Pokémon they encounter in the area.
- Event Pokémon, or unique Pokémon that are "on the map" are allowed to be caught and used in addition to the eligible catch for that area.
- Breeding is not allowed under any circumstances.
- Trading is not allowed under any circumstances, with the exception of when it is necessary to evolve a Pokémon. In-game trades are also not allowed.
- Mystery Gifts are not allowed; neither are in-game features such as Pokémon-Amie and Pokémon Refresh.
- Any shinies can be caught, but must be boxed permanently if they are not an eligible catch.
Not all of these rules existed initially; some of them have been added over time. They are current as of Sun vs. Moon.
Games played
# | Name | Gen | Platform | Year | Player | Score | Start date | End date | Eps | Links |
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1 | Pokémon FireRed Version | III | GBA | 2004 | Rick | N/A | April 16, 2012 | March 18, 2015 | 105 | playlist |
Pokémon LeafGreen Version | John | N/A | December 2, 2014 | May 22, 2015 | 95 | playlist | ||||
2 | Pokémon X | VI | 3DS | 2013 | Rick | 3 | May 12, 2014 | November 26, 2015 | 79 | playlist |
Pokémon Y | John | 6 | May 19, 2014 | November 26, 2015 | 95 | playlist | ||||
3 | Pokémon Omega Ruby | VI | 3DS | 2014 | John | 5 | November 24, 2014 | August 15, 2015 | 97 | playlist |
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire | Rick | 4 | December 2, 2014 | June 19, 2015 | 76 | playlist | ||||
4 | Pokémon Insurgence | VI | PC | 2017 | John | 0 | June 22, 2015 | July 9, 2015 | 14 | playlist |
Rick | 0 | July 14, 2015 | on hiatus | 138 | playlist | |||||
5 | Pokémon Sun | VII | 3DS | 2016 | John | 7 | November 21, 2016 | ongoing | 133 | playlist |
Pokémon Moon | Rick | 4 | December 19, 2016 | ongoing | 137 | playlist |
Episodes
For a list of all episodes uploaded as part of Pokémon Rivals or other Nuzlockes, see the following pages: