[Meta thread] Iron's PokeRole Adventure: The Skull Ruins

[Iron]

Just to behold a legendary is an honor!

Pseudo-legendaries (Dragonite, Axew, possibly Metagross) are definitely an option, because they are not Plot Devices and can be caught with normal means. It's a challenge, of course, 'cause they'll have epic Will scores and high attributes and possibly some followers - but at least they have attributes, unlike the legendaries (and mythics).

[Iron]

Ash Ketchum exists, but we didn't use him when we derived the timeline.

Legendary and mythic are fan-terms anyway, but they have next to no mechanical meaning in Creshire.

What's so mythical about a Pokemon you can easily find just by using Strength on a truck?

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

You clearly said that Elanor is associated with Shaymin, but I honestly won't be dissapointed if Shiva would not get to see one. Cottonee's evolution and watching the sun go down with nothing impairing the view are enjoyable enough. <3

The truck was a lie! Bet we all nevertheless tried it out.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

What a wonderful interaction with young Wobbuffet, Windos. Shiva is close, so she heard every word...

[Dragonstrike]

Legendary and mythic are fan-terms anyway, but they have next to no mechanical meaning in Creshire.

They started as fan terms, but they were adopted as official ones sometime during gen 5 or 6 iirc (official events started labeling Mew and co. as Mythicals).  Same with Shiny pokemon in gen 5 (an NPC in BW's Nimbasa City used the term)

[Dragonstrike]

You know, I feel Shiva might be able to deduce what's going on with Nathan, or at least make a really good guess, since he did tell her about Ralts being his first and practically only friend. Though that is up to Phantom to decide on in the end...

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

I think she might if she spends a little time with him, but I doubt she'd adress it towards Nathan. While she can easily guess that Nathan might be somewhat hurt because of the happenings before Gym Battle, she doesn't want to make him feel uncomfortable by bringing the issue up. That's just...not what she would do, given her coy and respectful attitude.

However, if he would approach her on his own at some point after me and Ventus reunite with Nathan (which won't happen that soon), she'd be willing to listen and comfort him the best way possible with her current mind recovering from depressesive episode. ^^ How can she be fully there for others if she'd dealing with the own aftermaths of constant issues and feelings of being overshadowed...

[Dragonstrike]

Nathan will probably be a little reluctant to approach her since she joined in on laughing at him. Kirlia, however, knows he would be willing to talk to her if she approached him, so there is a chance Shiva might be nudged in that direction by the dancer.

[Dragonstrike]

I come bearing a gift from the forums!  A list of the moves missing from the level up movepools listed in version 1.2 of the core book: (all moves the pokemon only learn in ORAS and/or SM.)

Spoiler

– Air Slash on Butterfree
– Venoshock on Beedrill
– Focus Energy on Spearrow/Fearrow
– Spark and Wild Charge on Pikachu (from ORAS)
– Stockpile, Swallow and Spit Up on Jigglypuff
– Venoshock and Quick Guard on Zubat/Golbat/Crobat (from ORAS) and Absorb
– Moonblast on Oddish and Toxic on Oddish/Gloom/Vileplume (both from ORAS) Growth on Oddish/Gloom
– Absorb on Paras/Parasect
– Me First on Golduck
– Outrage on Mankey and Pursuit on Mankey/Primeape
– Bulk Up, Knock Off and Dual Chop on Machop/Machoke/Machamp (from ORAS) and Strenght on Machamp
– Poison Jab con Bellsprout/Weepinbell
– Brine on Tentacool/Tentacruel
– Light Screen on Magnemite/Magneton/Magnezone
– Pluck on Doduo (from ORAS) and Jump Kick and Sword Dance on Doduo/Dodrio
– Venom Drench on Muk (from ORAS)
– Water Gun on Shellder
– Discharge on Voltor/Electrode (from ORAS)
– Smack Down on Rhyhorn/Rhydon/Rhyperior (from ORAS)
– Double Hit on Pinsir (from ORAS)
– Crunch (from ORAS) and Scary Face and Hurricane on Gyarados
– Agility and Coil on Furret
– Moonblast on Hoothoot/Noctowl
– Air Slash on Ledyba/Ledian
– Absorb and Infestation on Spinarak/Ariados and Sword Dance on Ariados
– Air Slash on Xatu (from ORAS)
– Quiver Dance on Bellossom
– Head Smash on Sudowoodo
– Nasty Plot on Girafarig (from ORAS)
– Air Slash Body Slam and Dragon Rush on Dunsparce
– Incinerate and Clear Smog on Slugma/Magcargo (from ORAS)
– Brine on Corsola (from ORAS)
– Drill Peck on Delibird
– Roost on Mantine
– Metal Claw on Skarmory (from ORAS)
– Endeavor on Treecko, X-Scissor on Grovyle and Dual Chop on Sceptile. Mega Drain on Grovyle/Sceptile and Quick Guard on Treecko/Grovyle/Sceptile (from ORAS)
– Flame Burst on Torchic and Flame Charge on Combusken/Blaziken (from ORAS)
– Rock Throw on Mudkip and Rock Slide on Marshtomp/Swampert (from ORAS)
– Snarl (from ORAS) and Yawn on Mightyena
– Take Down on Zigzagoon and Double-Edge con Linoone (from ORAS)
– Air Cutter and Rage on Beautifly (from ORAS)
– Venoshock and Protect on Dustox (from ORAS)
– Giga Drain on Lotad and Knock Off on Lombre and Bubble on Lotad/Lombre (from ORAS)
– Leaf Blade on Nuzleaf and Hurricane on Shiftry (from ORAS)
– Brave Bird, Quick Guard (from ORAS) and Reversal on Taillow/Swellow
– Disarming Voice on Ralts/Kirlia/Gardevoir (from ORAS)
– Aqua Jet on Surskit and Air Cutter on Masquerain (from ORAS)
– Toxic on Shroomish and Feint on Breloom (from ORAS)
– Bide on Nincada (from ORAS) and Absorb on Nincada/Ninjask/Shedinja
– Echoed Voice on Whismur/Loudred/Exloud (from ORAS)
– Disarming Voice on Skitty (from ORAS)
– Rock Tomb and Rock Slide on Aron/Lairon/Aggron (from ORAS)
– Endure on Meditite/Medicham (from ORAS)
– Struggle Bug and Play Rough on Volbeat/Illumise (from ORAS) and Infestation
– Poison Fang on Carvanha/Sharpedo (from ORAS)
– Noble Roar on Wailord
– Belch on Grumpig
– Bug Buzz on Vibrava (from ORAS) and Dragon Dance on Flygon
– Energy Ball on Cacnea/Cacturne and Spiky Shield on Cacturne (from ORAS)
– Hone Claws on Zangoose (from ORAS)
– Feint and Sword Dance on Seviper
– Power Gem and Psychock on Lunatone
– Flare Blitz on Solrock
– Belch and Thrash on Whiscash
– Heal Block on Baltoy/Claydol (from ORAS)
– Brine and Giga Drain on Lileep/Cradily (from ORAS)
– Smack Down on Anorith (from ORAS)
– Shadow Ball on Duskull/Dusclops/Dusknoir (from ORAS)
– Ice Shard on Glalie (from ORAS)
– Feint Attack on Huntail (from ORAS)
– Water Sport on Gorebyss (from ORAS)
– Flail on Relicanth
– Heart Stamp on Luvdisc
– Crunch and Sword Dance on Bidoof/Bibarel and Aqua Jet on Bibarel
– Absorb on Kricketune
– Bug Buzz, Quiver Dance and Sucker Punch on Wormadam
– Dual Chop on Ambipom
– High Jump Kick on Lopunny (from ORAS)
– Mytical Fire on Mismagius (from ORAS)
– Yawn on Chingling (from ORAS)
– Bite and Venom Drench on Stunky/Skuntank
– Laser Focus and Work Up on Lucario
– Quick Guard and Wide Guard on Gallade (from ORAS) and Aerial Ace
– Wide Guard on Probopass (from ORAS) and Magnetic Flux and Tri Attack
– Ice Shard and Draining Kiss on Frosslas (from ORAS) and Will-o-Wisp
– Focus Energy and Nasty Plot on Patrat/Watchog
– Misty Terrain, Baby-Doll Eyes and Disarming Voice on Audino (from ORAS) and Hyper Voice
– Mat Block on Throh
– Head Smash on Basculin
– Spiky Shield on Maractus (from ORAS)
– Play Nice on Alomomola
– Absorb on Joltik/Galvantula
– Water Shuriken on Accelgor (from ORAS) and Absorb
– Fire Lash and Flare Blitz on Heatmor
– Absorb on Larvesta/Volcarona
– Bullet Punch on Pangoro
– Body Slam on Avalugg
– Absorb on Noibat/Noivern

NOTE: Whenever Absorb is mentioned, it's because the move replaced Leech Life entirely in the pokemon's level up moves since Leech Life got that pretty ridiculous buff in SM thanks to its new TM status.

Credit to Takahjkl on the Pokerole muut forums for putting together the list.
Source: https://muut.com/pokerole#!/general:book-errata

Not sure if it's a good decision by the writers to leave all the pre-ORAS movesets unaltered in their book just because it would take a lot of work to redo them or add new information to every entry.  There's some weird quirks in version 1.2 as a result, such as Heatmor not having Fire Lash in its movelist despite its gen 7 introduced signature move being listed in the book's move info pages... :/

[Iron]

I don't plan to mess with those. I think there's plenty of variety in the Pokemon as it is.