nuzlocke
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A self-imposed challenge where the player can only catch the first wild Pokémon encountered in each area, and any caught Pokémon that faints cannot be used again.
Slang
noun
A similarly challenging playthrough of any game other than Pokémon, especially one involving some kind of self-imposed permadeath mechanic.
Slang
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Nuzlocke.
Example Sentences
- "Here are the rules for a Nuzlocke: • If a Pokemon faints, it’s dead. You need to release it, store it in a box for the rest of the run, or transfer it to another game. You can’t use it until you’ve successfully become the Pokemon League Champion and completed the Nuzlocke. • You can only catch the first Pokemon you encounter in each location. This includes caves, towns, routes, and so on - if the area has an official title, it counts as an independent location where you can capture one single Pokemon, provided it’s the first one you come across. If you make it faint or it flees, you can’t catch a new one - no second chances. This doesn’t apply to static encounters, although using Legendary Pokemon is frowned upon. You can catch Shiny Pokemon regardless of the rules, although the consensus on whether or not they’re allowed to be used is widely disputed."
- "Ok now that Ive done two impromptu nuzlockes of games outside Pokemon (Mario Odyssey and Kirby Super Star). Im starting to think where else I can push it lol Splatoon 2 Nuzlocke? Start from fresh save file and try to make it to X rank. If you lose a match you lose that weapon 🤔"
Etymology
Usage
Inflected Forms
Nuzlockes (plural)
Nuz-Locke (alternative)
nuzlock (alternative)
Nuzlockes (present, singular)
Nuzlocking (participle, present)
Nuzlocked (participle, past)
Nuzlocked (past)
Derived Forms
Nuzlocker