Cohost ate up my writeup without posting =(
tldr: beat koga and silph co giovanni, 47 caught 9 fainted, realized the skill being tested in nuzlocke is stamina and concentration (and possibly preparation for documented games). Finding the gameplay kinda tedious because of boring story segments, hm bs and gym “puzzles”. Will probably finish it, but looking forward to resuming Emerald Rogue, since it’s everything I like about pokemon without all the parts that bore me.