Nuzlocke Tracker

Pokémon Y Nuzlocke Guide

This guide contains useful information for a Y Nuzlocke. Lists of all of the available Pokémon, the number of encounters, and detailed overviews of all Boss battles.

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Y Encounters

A fun aspect of Nuzlocke runs is the variety of encounters forcing you to try out new Pokémon you've never used before. That is why it's important to know which Pokémon will be available during a run. We've compiled a list of every encounter for Pokémon Y so you can quickly see who you might want on your team!

Pokémon Y has 42 different encounter locations with 263 different Pokémon available as wild encounters. Hover over a Pokémon to see where to encounter it!

9 Fire Pokémon encounters

11 Steel Pokémon encounters

11 Ghost Pokémon encounters

14 Fairy Pokémon encounters

14 Fighting Pokémon encounters

15 Dragon Pokémon encounters

16 Electric Pokémon encounters

16 Ice Pokémon encounters

18 Dark Pokémon encounters

20 Psychic Pokémon encounters

22 Grass Pokémon encounters

24 Bug Pokémon encounters

24 Ground Pokémon encounters

28 Rock Pokémon encounters

31 Poison Pokémon encounters

39 Normal Pokémon encounters

39 Flying Pokémon encounters

52 Water Pokémon encounters

9Fire Pokémon
FIRE

11Steel Pokémon
STEEL

11Ghost Pokémon
GHOST

14Fairy Pokémon
FAIRY

14Fighting Pokémon
FIGHTING

15Dragon Pokémon
DRAGON

16Electric Pokémon
ELECTRIC

16Ice Pokémon
ICE

18Dark Pokémon
DARK

20Psychic Pokémon
PSYCHIC

22Grass Pokémon
GRASS

24Bug Pokémon
BUG

24Ground Pokémon
GROUND

28Rock Pokémon
ROCK

31Poison Pokémon
POISON

39Normal Pokémon
NORMAL

39Flying Pokémon
FLYING

52Water Pokémon
WATER

Y Boss Battles

In order to complete a Y Nuzlocke and become the Champion, you will need to win 39 Boss battles throughout the Kalos region - ranging from bickering Rival & Evil team fights, to Gym Leaders & ultimately the Elite Four.

These can be a challenge, especially when your dear nicknamed nuzlocke mons are at risk. So below we've listed detailed overviews of all these fights! Giving you all the information you'll need to face everything from Shauna's Chespin to Drasna's Noivern.

8 Gym Leader fights

5 Elite Four fights

15 Rival fights

11 Evil Team fights

Select your starter type

Like all Pokémon games, you will have to select a starter. The type will update some of the boss teams to match. For example, if your starter was a grass type Shauna might have a fire type to take advantage!

Gym Leader fights

Elite Four fights

Rival fights

Evil Team fights

Now that you're ready to take on the Pokémon Y Nuzlocke Challenge, why not keep track of all your encounters with the Nuzlocke Tracker?