TSR 2012 Nuzlocke All-Stars!

[water dog]

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

I don't know what others have been doing, but I consider the rules to be in effect after the beginning part of the game (i.e. after delivering Oak's parcel, after giving the egg to Elm, etc etc).

Also, for the sake of not having anyone eliminated before the actual tournament, I will say that running out of a supply of Pokemon is a game over. That means you can store spares in your box to use if any of your Pokemon faint.

EDIT: Would any object to me adding the no duplicates rule? For example if you catch a Geodude in one cave and then the first Pokemon you encounter in the next cave is a Geodude, it counts as your first encounter but you can't catch it because you already have a Geodude. I'm just trying to find a way to balance out the Pokemon spread here, so far I haven't run into a single hitch in my journey (though I've only beat the first gym) and I fear there won't even be a challenge soon enough if I get too many Pokemon.