You might be surprised how far you can go with what looks like a terrible starter You may not reset before the first battle if you don't like the starter Pokémon. You may not increase the shiny pokemon rate using the randomizer If you encounter a shiny, you are allowed to kill it for EXP as a bonus kill in addition to your allotted 1 catch/kill for that route. You may not abuse respawning items by picking them up more than once You may not re-fight trainers at any point using the VS Seeker or other means. You may throw pokéballs at a pokemon for reasons like being unable to run or if you are trying to scout its moves without risking killing it. And then continue as if it never happened. If you catch a pokemon (accidental or otherwise) that you don't mean to add to your team you can immediately deposit it in the PC without viewing any information about its stats or moves.If you accidentally kill a Pokémon while trying to catch it, you will no longer be able to capture or kill a Pokémon from that Route.If you steal from a wild pokemon that you do not end up catching in that battle, throw the item away. Stealing them from a trainer battle is fine. You may not intentionally steal items from wild pokemon with moves like Thief, Covet, etc. You may include up to 1 legendary pokemon in your favorites list.
For games after Generation 3, you may add 1 additional favorite per gen. You can skip choosing the starter pick at Random ONLY if you find one of your 3 favorite Pokémon are an option. If your pokemon evolves into a legendary it is fine to continue using. If your randomly selected starter is a banned pokemon, you must instead select another starter. Pseudo-legendaries like Salamence are allowed. See the full list of legendary pokemon here.
You cannot use any legendary (which includes sub-legendary and mythical) Pokémon with the exception that you may select up to one legendary pokemon for the favorites clause. You must choose the starter at random before looking at the options. Mom), nor can you buy items to trade them for other items (e.g. You cannot ask an NPC to buy items for you (e.g. You can only use items that you pick up or are given by an NPC, no use of stores except for any type of Pokeball or Repel. Once all party Pokémon have fainted, the run is over, and you must restart with a newly randomized game. If a Pokémon dies with an item attached to it, the item cannot be salvaged. Once a Pokémon faints, you must release/store it. It does not have to be the first one seen. You can only catch OR kill one Pokémon per Route. Visit the Ironmon Discord for a list of Setting Strings to apply all required Randomizer settings. All Pokémon, movesets, and items are randomized, with Trainer Pokémon & Wild Pokémon levels increased by 50%.