Sacred Gold (and Storm Silver) by Drayano is a massive difficulty spike compared to vanilla Johto games
Avoid these common traps:
Most runs die here. Falkner and Bugsy are notorious run-killers. sacred gold nuzlocke tips high quality
Your first major roadblock is the rival just north of Cherrygrove (before Mr. Pokemon’s house). His Cyndaquil knows Ember at level 5. It will oneshot your Grass/Bug types. Sacred Gold (and Storm Silver) by Drayano is
before entering the Ruins of Alph. This allows you to use the Old Rod in the ruins to guarantee a via species clause manipulation. 2. Advanced Strategy & Mechanics Encounter Manipulation: Use Physical sweeper (high Attack / STAB): e
at level 13 (do not miss this level!), allowing it to solo Falkner and deal massive damage to Bugsy’s Scyther.