TSR 2012 Nuzlocke All-Stars!

[Vic]

1. You can only capture the first Pokemon encountered in each new area. If you fail to catch it, too bad.

Does this count from the very beginning, or the moment you get access to Pokeballs?

Because on my way to Mr. Pokemon I already encountered stuff on Route 29/30, and I'm not entirely sure if I'm allowed to catch stuff there after Lyra shows you how to do that.

Just wanna make sure I'm not already breaking rules 20 minutes into the challenge :l