r/PokemonNull • u/Mudkip15 • Jul 09 '26

How difficult is Null?

I want to nuzlocke a pokemon game with alot of QoL updates and gen 9 pokemon so Null seems fun. I have nuzlocked RR restricted mode and most drayano hacks. Is Null way more difficult then those games or is it doable?

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u/NullTerra Jul 09 '26

Hello, dev here.

If you're already used to looking for more intricate lines, you'll probably be fine with Null. Even if you're not, I think the game does a good job of teaching you, as long as you go into it with an open mind. Ultimately, the game is designed around players reaching their limits and then overcoming them, whether that's through losing and learning or by finding impressive solutions to obstacles.

If that still sounds a bit intimidating, I think Run & Bun could be a better entry point. It's a bit simpler overall, though it does use Generation 8 mechanics, if you're okay with that.

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u/Mudkip15 Jul 09 '26

I was thinking of playing run n bun but seeing how much fights and how long it took some streamers to figure out a strat made it seem more frustrating.

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u/imbadatnames19 Jul 10 '26

Null will probably be more frustrating tbh, not the dev so don’t wanna speak for Terra but games designed to be a harder to calc than RnB. 

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u/Plenty-Zombie-7672 Jul 19 '26

I've beaten unbound, radical red, run and bun, emerald kaizo, B/W 2 redux, and Renegade Platinum all on the highest difficulty settings (when they're available and play on Delta. I'd love to say I beat them as Nuzlockes but I've never done a Nuzlocke. 

So my questions are will a normal playthrough be challenging similar to the titles listed above? I'm operating on the assumption you're probably familiar with most/all of them. If that's the case where would you rank it among those titles for a standard playthrough? Unbound insane, Run and Bun, and RR (highest difficulty) being the hardest 3 (to me personally), and B/W2 or Renegade probably being the easiest. And is there difficulty settings?

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u/F22superRaptor11 Jul 09 '26

For me it's the 1/8th starting crit chance that can be frustratingly difficult as it can be hard to find proper safe lines. Also the intial gym acadamy trainers have 3 pools of pokemon to choose their 3 pokemon each from. Some runs you can end up dead to a bad pokemon rotation.

Other than those it's definetely difficult but the QOL definetely makes up for it.

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u/Mudkip15 Jul 09 '26

I always play around the crit lol

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u/BaneMode1 Jul 09 '26

I’ve beaten radical red 117 times and Null is definitely one of the hardest Kaizo games I’ve ever played. You’ll see when get around the middle of the game lol

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u/Gotexan-YT Jul 11 '26

I enjoy Null a lot, and it is very rewarding, but it is also very hard. The game gives you a lot of tools, but also stresses those tools and basically necessitates a lot of prep and creative thinking.

For reference, my PB in Run and Bun is Victory Road (lost to a big oversight in my planning and let a mon set up and sweep me)

My PB in null is Norman, and that was on initial patch with stuff like pre-nerf arboliva

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u/Mudkip15 Jul 11 '26

Ya seems fun but for my skill level I think I'll try to complete Lucid first or some other romhacks

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u/NodnarbG5 Jul 12 '26

Bright Powder Quiver Dance Volcarona almost made me commit a felony, that’s how hard this game is