Rule #1 - Fainting = Death Like any Nuzlocke, if a Pokemon faints it is considered dead and is unable to be used for the remainder of the playthrough. That said, do not release fainted Pokemon because the Warlocke does have an exception when it comes to revivals

Rule #2 - First Encounter = Only Encounter As with other Nuzlockes, players can only catch the first Pokemon that appears on each route. Failure to catch the Pokemon means that the player gets no encounter for the route. If the player has already caught a Pokemon in the same family as the first Pokemon to appear in the route, they can mulligan and re-encounter for that route.

Rule #3 - Name Everything Nickname all your Pokemon. To keep with the theme every nickname has to be vaguely demon inspired. Be metal. Be wicked. Be 2edgy4me. 

Rule #4 - Only Use Special Attacks Your team can only use attacks of the special variety. These are considered spells. 

Exceptions: Fire, Ghost, Dark, or Poison Pokemon can use any physical attack, and any Pokemon can use a physical attack that is Fire, Ghost, Dark, or Poison type. Status and buff/debuff moves also don’t break this clause. All these moves are kosher to the demon community.

Rule #5 - Pokemon Must Carry Orbs All party members must carry a Flame Orb, Toxic Orb, or a Life Orb. These self-draining items link your ‘mons to the Pokemon Anti-Christ, and keeps the Dark Lord strong while you work towards freeing him from his hell-bound shackles. Easy: Start the journey with 6 Toxic and 6 Flame Orbs Moderate: Start the journey with 3 Toxic and 3 Flame Orbs Hard: Start the journey with 6 Toxic and 6 Flame Orbs; Toxic Orbs can’t be given to Poison-types, nor Flame Orbs to Fire-types. Exception: Any declared Emissaries of Darkness are exempt from this rule.

Rule #6 - You Can Sacrifice For Bonuses If you draw up a pentagram and slit an innocent Pokemon’s throat, your demon-god will repay your sacrifice with game changing benefits (releasing Pokemon will get you points that you can trade in for prizes).

Pokemon that have been used in battle or have be received off of the Wondertrade are worth 1 sacrificial point. Pokemon that haven’t been used in battle are considered “virgin pokemon” and are worth 2 sacrificial points. Points: 1 Point ~ 1 Life Orb 2 Points ~ Wondertrade a sacrifice, or trade-over any item of your choosing 3 Points ~ Trade over any egg of your choice (or gen in a lvl 1 non legend) or declare any Pokemon as a Wildcard for an Emissary of Darkness spot 5 Points ~  Revive any fainted Pokemon*  

*Update: Adjusted Revival Costs from 3 Points to 5 Rule #7 - Emissaries of Darkness Emissaries of Darkness are intended to freshen up your playthrough by forcing you to use attacks or Pokemon that you wouldn’t traditionally consider using. The emissaries are each based off of the 7 deadly sins. Players must fill all 7 Emissary of Darkness slots before beating the region champion.

Emissaries can use any move or hold any item (barring that they are not bound to an item) To declare an Emissary, a Pokemon must always have one of the listed requirements for their sin, be it move, ability, species, or held item. (For all you logic turds: you may swap an Orb for the necessary item of sin, when declaring an Emissary.) ~ Sloth ~

Species: Slaking line, Snorlax line, Musharna line, and Regigas Abilities: Truant, Stall, or Oblivious Moves: Rest and Sleep Talk, or Rest and Snore, or any negative priority move Items of Sin: Lagging Tail, Iron Ball

~ Gluttony ~

Species: Swallot line or Snorlax line Abilities: Gluttony, Cheek Pouch, Harvest, or Thick Fat Moves: Bug Bite, Dream Eater, or Swallow Items of Sin: Leftovers or Berries

~ Lust ~

Species: Lopunny line, Gardevoir line (NO Gallade), or Roserade line Abilities: Shadow Tag or Cute Charm Moves: Sweet Kiss, Lovely Kiss, Draining Kiss, Captivate, or Attract Item of Sin: Destiny Knot (Gallade can be used if it holds the destiny knot or knows a “Move of Sin”) 

~ Envy ~

Species: Ditto or Smeargle Abilities: Pick Pocket or Magician Moves: Knock Off, Covet, Thief, Snatch, Copycat, Mirror Move, Switcheroo, Trick, or Psych Up Item of Sin: Magnet or Big Root

~ Greed ~

Species: Meowth line or Sableye Abilities: Pick-Up, Hustle, or Pick Pocket Moves: Payday, Thief Items of Sin: Amulet Coin, Luck Incense

~ Wrath ~

Species: Primape line, Poliwrath line (NO Politoed), or Gyarados Line Abilities: Anger Point, Moxie, Pure Power, Huge Power, Mold Breaker, or Aftermath Moves: Outrage, Thrash, Rage, or Belly Drum Items of Sin: Choice Band, Choice Scarf, Choice Specs, X Attack, or Quick Claw

(Politoed can be used if it holds an “Item of Sin” or knows a “Move of Sin”)

~ Pride ~

Species: Any Shiny, any Legend, any Dragon-type Abilities: Competitive, Defiant, Guts, Contrary, or Rivalry Moves: Explosion, Self-Destruct, Hyper Beam, OHKO moves, Façade, or Return Items of Sin: Any Mega Stone --------------- I hope you enjoy the rules for the Pokemon Warlocke. I’ll be adding an updated version once Pokemon Sun & Moon are released. 

If you want to see this Nuzlocke in action, check out my Warlocke Let’s Play: Pokemon Y Warlocke