Do you know Sinnoh like the back of your hand? Then replay it with rules that change everything. The most famous of these challenges, the Nuzlocke, turns every battle into a matter of life and death for your Pokémon. Platinum, with its higher difficulty, is often cited among the best games to try it on.
This guide presents the Nuzlocke rules, the battles where runs most often end in Sinnoh and how to prepare for them, then other challenges to mix things up.
The game imposes no rules: it is up to you to set them, and to stick to them. There are many variants; here are the most common.


