Any tips for a first attempt at a nuzlocke?

I’ve been thinking of attempting my first nuzlocke (either on alpha Sapphire or white idk yet) and I was wondering if there are some tips that I need to know to be successful in completing it?

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Choose a starter who is good defensively and handles many of the gyms well. you’ll kick yourself if you lose a starter because it’s weak to an early gym-leader.

Use a nuzlocke tracker such asTHISone to keep track of your Pokemon

Only apply the rules of the nuzlocke after receiving pokeballs

Apply the dupes clause and family clause, which mean that if you find a Pokemon that you already have, or one that’s from a family you already have, it doesn’t count as the first of the route

PUT THE TEXT SPEED ON FAST

If you want it to be brutal, put your battle style to set and never use items in battle. if you don’t want it to be too hard, then just don’t.

Have a plan for every gym, and underestimate no one.

Don’t take unnecessary risks

If you catch a Pokemon that you’ll never use, keep it as a sacrificial pawn for when you need a free switch-in in a tricky battle

Instead of releasing Pokemon when they die, have a graveyard box in your PC

Sell any revives you find

Look up where and when you’ll be attacked by rivals in advance

Heal at every opportunity

Don’t be afraid to grind

Don’t use legendaries

Don’t count gifts as your encounter for the route, but refuse them if they’re too broken (Like Latios and Mega lucario)

when replacing a team member, consider type diversity

if you play a game with single-use TMs, consider how likely a Pokemon is to die if you use a TM on it