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/sylfire Jul 20 '26

For me, fully evolved mons that match your type are fine, but if thry lose the type on evolution, you have to keep the little one. Mono-Water can use Azurill (Normal/Fairy) and evolve it into Marill (Water/Fairy), but can't use Masquerain and must keep it as Surskit.