In a standard Nuzlocke, you can grind until your Pokémon are gods. A level cap forbids you from exceeding the belonging to the next Gym Leader (or the Champion).
This is the most brutal one-two punch in any Pokémon game. You beat Maylene (Fighting gym) and then immediately have to walk into Crasher Wake (Water gym) with almost no wild grinding in between. pokemon platinum nuzlocke level cap
Is it just me or is platinum the hardest one to nuzlocke with level clause on? In a standard Nuzlocke, you can grind until
Lucas’s last card: his Garchomp, full health, vs. Cynthia’s Garchomp, low. Speed tie. He clicks Dragon Claw. Cynthia’s Garchomp moves first—Earthquake—his Garchomp lives at 12 HP. His Dragon Claw ends it. In a standard Nuzlocke