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Wonderlocke

noun

A variation of a Nuzlocke in which the player trades each newly caught Pokémon through Wonder Trade or Surprise Trade, online features that exchange Pokémon with random players, and then uses the newly received Pokémon instead.

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nounWonderlocke (plural Wonderlockes)

plural Wonderlockes · alternative wonderlocke

A variation of a Nuzlocke in which the player trades each newly caught Pokémon through Wonder Trade or Surprise Trade, online features that exchange Pokémon with random players, and then uses the newly received Pokémon instead.
Going live with some pokemon sword Wonderlocke challenge!! Let's do this!
2021 May 18, @HaruTX, Twitter (post), archived from the original on 10 May 2026
2 more examples
Cheese??? is the last Pokémon that I'm Wonder Trading in my XY Wonderlocke... we're about to enter the Elite 4! 👀
2024 April 6, @The_BryanD, X (post), archived from the original on 10 May 2026
Really excited to see more of Drawn To Life and TMS as well! Pokemon Wonderlocke time let's goooo I'm so hyped to see you do it on stream!
2026 March 29, @CB_Reaper, X (post), archived from the original on 10 May 2026

Origin

Blend of wonder + Nuzlocke.

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APA

Wonderlocke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wonderlocke

MLA

“Wonderlocke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wonderlocke. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wonderlocke,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wonderlocke.

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