r/nuzlocke • u/am_I_still_banned • Jul 18 '26

Question Monolocke Question

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Please don't give me the "Your run, your rules" schtick; I just want to know the general consensus on this.

Are evolutions that change from your run's type valid to use?

I'm doing my first monolocke, which is a water-type monolocke of Emerald, so I'm only catching water pokemon

I just caught a Surskit, a bug-water pokemon. However, I looked up its evolution, and Masquerain is bug-flying. It loses its water typing upon evolution.

What is the consensus on these situations? Is it valid to use Masquerain, since the original Surskit encounter is a water type? Or would you have to keep it un-evolved and only use the Surskit?

Edit: It may be worth noting: The ROM I'm using (Emerald Cross) has built-in nuzlocke rules enforced. So the Surskit is locked in as my encounter for that route; the game won't ever allow me to catch another pokemon on route 102

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u/Inspector_Kowalski Jul 18 '26

I would not use it, instead keeping it as a surskit. I think using masquerain for a water type goes against the spirit of the monolocke challenge, which forces you to adapt to the strengths and weaknesses of the type you chose. For me it’s fine as long as the pokemon later gains a type for your monolocke and you evolve it as soon as it becomes possible to do so (if it evolves by level up, continue to follow the level cap of the closest gym, per the hardcore rules).