[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Nylon]

Valder's heart made a tiny jump when the man suddenly moved. 'And... what is soda' Valder began speculating. Valder moved towards the man but stopped halfway and went back to lean on a comfortable tree he had found.

  Theo didn't seem surpridsed, but Valder didn't know for sure.

[Dragonstrike]

Well...that training didn't go exactly as planned...Staryu and Porygon picked up their new moves just fine, but...Porygon didn't seem to...use Conversion correctly? What the move should have done was changed Porygon to Psychic type, to match the only other type in its movepool besides normal. What happened was:

Porygon became a Dark type. The exact opposite. Instead of changing color to more of a purple, it changed to pitch blacks and grays. "Uh, Porygon...try that again, please..." Bug type this time. "Again?" Ice. "Porygon, what move data are you..." Nathan doesn't have time to finish voicing the question, though. Zippy returned!

And he looked frantic with worry!

Whoa! What's Wrong? https://www.youtube.co/watch?v=prhSt-5Tz_g

Around and around and around Zippy went, trying to get Nathan's attention!

Well, he had it...particularly when he almost ran face first into Nathan again...

"Whoa! Hey, calm down there, Zippy...what's going on? What's wrong?" Then Nathan notices there's no honey.

And no Princess.

"Uh oh...don't tell me...you guys didn't run into trouble, did you?" Zippy quickly bobs up and down in the air in response (not really able to nod due to his anatomy, you see).

"Shoot. Well, guess we better bail Princess out, then...show me the way." Nathan recalls Porygon and Staryu, and he and Kirlia follow Zippy into the forest!

[Iron]

Zippy leads you south into the Fireweed. There, you find the Princess, trying to dive on some honey or pollen. But she's being menaced by a strong-looking Pinsir! It leaps with powerful legs in front of the Combee whenever she turns to go, not being as maneuverable as her consort. Pinsir already has most of the honey dripping from his maw.

If Pinsir gets her in his horns, it's all over for the little Combee!

There isn't much room to maneuver, either - you're in a woods thick with crawling vines between close-set sourwood saplings (renowned for the delicious honey of their flowers). Only the narrow path is clear.

[Iron]

Shiva sneaks up on the Poliwhirl.

Poliwhirl: (6)(5)(2), -2 success for being deeply asleep
Shiva: (5)(1)(2)

It doesn't look like Poliwhirl is KO'd or sick. Just sleeping! Maybe its massive body demands more energy.

Shiva also notices the new fellow stir and speak, but Sage may still not see Shiva, because he's groggy and she's stealthy.

Ventus, however, is probably very concerned about the mention of a drug. Valium's not a painkiller, so he may not be as disturbed as if it was some other drug, but as a sociologist Ventus knows the consequences of overdose and dependence. So he draws Sage a drink of water and feeds it to him.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

It doesn't look like Poliwhirl is KO'd or sick. Just sleeping! Maybe its massive body demands more energy.

Oh. That guy who was laying beside the massive Poliwhirl awoke... From what she could tell, he seemed alright - at least not injured. Just... he mentioned Valium... Oh my. That does mean NOTHING good. How did he get his hands on Valium pills? She thought they're medication for emergencies...

Well, let's take care of that Poliwhirl while Ventus took care of that guy they found and Valder took care of the Shelment to be escorted. Better not stall the job unnecessarily.

"Hmm... Just sleeping... Eh, Minun?" She looked down to the Electric rodent who carefully followed her Master around.  "Can you use Thunder Wave on that Poliwhirl? Try to bring up enough electricity to wake this thing up, but too little to cripple and paralyze it, please."

[Iron]

Minun shocks Poliwhirl gently until it wakes up. It blinks blearily and sits up, then gets to its feet. But instead of moving out of the path, it attacks!



Initiatives:
Minun: (3) + 2 Dex + 1 Survival = 6
Sage: (2) + 2 Dex + 3 Survival = 7
Ventus: (4) + 2 Dex + 3 Survival = 9
Poliwhirl goes last.

Giant Poliwhirl Round 01

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Giant Poliwhirl Round 01
How about a theme?


OH HELL! This is not what she wanted... Before the giant Poliwhirl could attack, Shiva backed off just out of the frog's range in a sudden strike of fright.

But... Ventus took care of that guy they found...He himself was not capable of fighting in his state, plus they didn't know whether he had any Pokemon at all... Valder made sure the Shelmet was alright... Shiva had Electric and Grass STABs on-hand and was the closest to Poliwhirl... Arceus, damnit. Guess she will have to take care of this now. Be brave, dear one... Just this time... They rely on you now.

Minun was already out of her ball. This was a wild battle against a Pokemon, not a Trainer. So... Maybe the Poliwhirl would not object if we fight 2-vs-1? Given his enormous size hopefully not... So she called out Plusle onto the battlefield as well. Before the rodent realized what has happened, he already found himself taken by the hand by Minun. Like if saying 'We'll electrify that frog now!'

"Alright... eh... Listen! There's no need to be afraid of your opponent! You're with one another, I'm right here with you, and we have electricity on hand! Now, Double-Nuzzle, please!" While Shiva was quite afraid of the situation internally, she tried to act and sound confident to her Pokemon. If she showed weakness, her Pokemon will notice this!


Orders for this round: As said, Nuzzle from both Plusle and Minun.
Effect: Maximal electric therapy!
Secondary Effect: Maybe Sage will notice me now due to all the sparks flying around.
Pain Penalization: 0 so far.
Accuracy Roll: 2 Dexterity + 1 Fight + 0 Allure = 3 D6dice
Damage Roll: 3 Strenght (1 on default, +2 due to Plus/Minus-ability triggered) + 1 Power of move + 1 STAB = 5 D6dice
Additional notes: It's a wild Pokemon, so I guess it's allowed to have both rodents battle the Poliwhirl. Plus/Minus-ability is triggered. 1 Autodamage due to super-effective. Also Autoparalysis if the attack hits.

[Dragonstrike]

A dangerous battle!: Boss Battle! - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darness/Sky (same track as before under the same name, so it's not going to be linked again in the UOST this time)

Nathan's eyes go wide when he sees the Pinsir.  They're almost as dangerous as Scyther and Heracross!  "Princess! Dont focus on the honey, focus on the Pinsir!  Use Gust as many times as you can manage!  Zippy!  Get over there do the same!  I know it's scary, but I'm certain you two can take it down!"

Order: Gust spam!  One pinsir shouldn't be too difficult, right?  

Pause if either bee reaches -2 or -3 pain, pinsir flees, or a new challenger approaches!

[Iron]

Pinsir Round 1

Zippy: (3) + 4 = 7
Princess: (2) + 4 = 6
Pinsir: (2) + 2 Dex + 1 Survival = 5

Gust
3 Dex + 2 Fight +1 Canalize -2 actions = 4 dice
(4)(2)(4)(1)
2 Str + 2 power +1 stab -3 vitality = 2 dice +1 SE
(1)(3) Pinsir takes 1 damage. 7/8hp.

Gust
(2)(5)(1)(5)
(1)(6) Pinsir takes 2 damage. 5/8hp -1 pain.

You hear a voice from deep in the saplings. "Pinsir, we need that honey to catch some Pokemon with the right moves! REMEMBER CRESS CITY!"

A whirling, helical light, in all colors of the rainbow, surrounds Pinsir. But Pinsir cannot evolve, what is this?

Orange wings spread out from Pinsir's back. Spikes grow on the antlers. Pinsir's eyes light up as it takes to the air.

"Pinsir, Bind!"

Bind
2 Dexterity + 2 Fight + 1 Brawl +1 Mega evolution -2 accuracy = 4 dice
(6)(5)(6)(3) hit
2 Str + 1 power +1 mega +1 aerilate +1 STAB -3 vitality = 3 dice +1 super effective
(6)(3)(3) Princess takes 2 damage.


Gust 2 - Zippy
(3)(4)(5)
5 dice, -3 vitality, -1 mega evolution = 1 dice +1
(1) Pinsir takes 1 damage. 4/8 -2pain

Gust 2 - Princess
Accuracy: 3 dice, -1 pain = 2 dice
(1)(4)
(3) Pinsir takes 1 damage. 3/8 -2 pain.

Binding
(6)(3) Princess takes 1 damage. Now at -2 pain.

Pinsir Round 2

[Dragonstrike]

Nathan's eyes go even wider when Pinsir mega evolves, and he realizes what's going on! "Wait a moment! Stop stop stop stop stop! STOP! Zippy, Princess, stop attacking! Trainer, call off your Pinsir, please! Let's work out this misunderstanding!"

Orders: Stop this battle! If pinsir keeps attacking, the combee will try and evade for one round. Nathan will recall Princess if she takes any more damage, as well.