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

[Lord Windos]

Yeah, having a 3-5 power normal move is really dang good for anything that can learn it, since it's equal in power to a STAB move of 2-4 power.  And that $1000 is surprisingly affordable for such a strong move, too.

Poor Zippy can't learn it without GM discretion, though, since Combee can't learn TMs normally. :/

Kirlia could use it, but he's got better moves to use later, like Close Combat.  And Dream Eater if he lands a Hypnosis.

I can personally attest to that, since Michael has the all powerful Façade in his backpocket, ready to beat down just about anything once it procs Spore (and optionally Stun Spore and Leech Seed) ! Return wouldn't be that useful to Ven because of this, but if he got Return it would most likely go to Apsis due to her not having ANY moves with a BP higher than 2. Versitility and having all the status/debuffs under the sun is what she had, not pure firepower!

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Just for curiosity, how it more or less your stats people?

Ehm, no thank you, I prefer not to share my Stats that obviously.

[Dragonstrike]

Theoretically, since all its takes to make a Shadow Pokémon is to ambiguously 'close its heart' , carefully, systematically , methodically, and precisely abusing a Pokémon could also make one. That way is most likely going to either kill the creature, though, or create disasterous results unlike the more technological methods.

Yeap, Ven's would be DEEPLY unsettled and angry that somebody bringing back those tragic creatures, and would probably dedicate himself to hunting them down and putting a stop to them/murdalating them with extreme predujice. Even Team Plasma Ventus would have balked at the idea of using Shadow Pokémon for ANYTHING other than rehabilitation....

Well, the games never specify how it's done.  But it's REALLY scary when you close their heart tight enough to change the pokemon's appearance and prevent it from opening again without an EXTREME amount of care...

But yeah, doing so through abuse would probably be...risky.  And not feasible at all for the Legendary Beasts, Legendary Birds, and Lugia...

Good thing both Evice and Greevil are behind bars, and Eldes has no intention of continuing the destruction his father started.  Ardos, however, fully states that he intends to revive Cipher in XD's postgame...and declares Michael to be Cipher's biggest enemy. This is all said in the Orre Colosseum, though, so it's rather hush hush.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Maybe I should eventually get Dolphin Emulator and roms of Colloseum and XD - when I'm not to occupied with playing other things, that is.

@Iron, as I'll head to bed then, I'll let you know what Shiva does with her new Upgrade of Almanac'Dex':
First of, rejoice over it. Then check the Entries of the Tandormon that she already heard of and come to her mind at first, as she doesn't want to stare at the page if her journal in all public: It'll be Baashaun, Cometeor and...yes, Nucleon. She's pretty curious about seeing this new Eeveelution, might likely trigger her wondering about these Nuclear Pokemon depending on the Entry. Then, she actually wanted to see if and what Fairy Types Tandor holds - but she stops at Birdie, somewhat finding this bird amusing and its Final Form rather beautiful, wondering whether these (Birdies) have been sighted in Chreshire.

She'll also buy a Frisbee for 0$ in the darkest colour available to have Yena, Braixen and if she wants too Vaporeon play with their Master on the way to the Shelter as some sort of bonding experience. And a batch of watermelon for 0$ to have Nightshade munch on it, as it's a snack full of water and she needs all the energy she can get - yes, Shiva has noticed how her cherrylike Pokemon got more plump by now, much to her joy, but only when they bloom they are close to evolving.

[Dragonstrike]

Maybe I should eventually get Dolphin Emulator and roms of Colloseum and XD - when I'm not to occupied with playing other things, that is.

I'd highly recommend it.  They're definitely an experience and a half!  I actually have a physical copy of Colosseum within easy reach and played a physical copy of XD on loan from a friend.  Don't have a Gamecube, but a Wii and a Gamecube controller is good enough!

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Maybe I should eventually get Dolphin Emulator and roms of Colloseum and XD - when I'm not to occupied with playing other things, that is.

I'd highly recommend it.  They're definitely an experience and a half!

There's Espeon and Umbreon as Starter Pokemon not to choose but BOTH, that's already almost reason enough for me. C:

[Dragonstrike]

Maybe I should eventually get Dolphin Emulator and roms of Colloseum and XD - when I'm not to occupied with playing other things, that is.

I'd highly recommend it.  They're definitely an experience and a half!

There's Espeon and Umbreon as Starter Pokemon not to choose but BOTH, that's already almost reason enough for me. C:

Yup, gotta love Colosseum for that.  Then they give you a choice of Johto starter soon afterwards, too.

Meanwhile, XD gives ya an Eevee and says 'go wild!', then gives ya one item to evolve it into a gen 1 or 2 eeveelution of your choice during the course of the game's introductory stuff.

Stories are pretty decent too, considering they're spin-off pokemon games.

But yeah, they get REALLY hard towards the end.  Either because enemeis start using REALLY good doubles strategies or their Shadow Pokemon are absolute powerhouses. Or both. Blegh.

[Lord Windos]

Maybe I should eventually get Dolphin Emulator and roms of Colloseum and XD - when I'm not to occupied with playing other things, that is.

I'd highly recommend it.  They're definitely an experience and a half!

There's Espeon and Umbreon as Starter Pokemon not to choose but BOTH, that's already almost reason enough for me. C:

Yup, gotta love Colosseum for that.  Then they give you a choice of Johto starter soon afterwards, too.

Meanwhile, XD gives ya an Eevee and says 'go wild!', then gives ya one item to evolve it into a gen 1 or 2 eeveelution of your choice during the course of the game's introductory stuff.

Stories are pretty decent too, considering they're spin-off pokemon games.

But yeah, they get REALLY hard towards the end.  Either because enemeis start using REALLY good doubles strategies or their Shadow Pokemon are absolute powerhouses.  Or both.  Blegh.

I've actually played and owned Pokémon XD before, but never finished it due to my life getting particularly busy/ other interests popping up. Still, it was a thoroughly fun experience for me, even if it was a bit on the harder side at times. Of course, since I know much more about Gen 3 Mechanics and have access to walkthroughs of all sorts, powering through the game after I find my blasted gamecube and games from wherever my grandmother stored them would be easily feasible!

Also, sorry about me not posting so much. Internet has refused to cooperate with me for QUITE awhile......

[Lord Windos]

Just for curiosity, how it more or less your stats people? Mine is:

Strengh, Dexterity, Vitality and Insight: All 3
Fight, Survival and Knowledge: All 3
Brawl and Canalize: All three
Alert: 2
Stealth: 2
Evasion: 2
Medicine: 1 (Dont remember putting points in that one)
The rest: 0

I don't have a problem showing my Stats, since most are/were mentioned explicitly in some form or another in the Game Thread at one point, and so anyone can comb through it to find out my exact build if they really want to. Prime example are the Dice Rolls for Attacks and Checks, honestly.

Ven's Stats:

Attributes: 3 STR and DEX, 5 VIT, 4 INS
Skills: 3 Fight and Survival, 2 Knowledge
Specialties: 3 Brawl and Channel, 2 Medicine and Allure, and 1 Intimidate/Preform/Empathy

Plans: Raise Insight to 5 and Knowledge to 3, add 1 Point in both Alert and Evasion, and eventually get 5 Points in Medicine, Brawl, and Channel.

[Dragonstrike]

As far as Nathan goes, here's his stats.

Attributes: 3 Strength, Vitality, and Insight, 4 Dex
Skills: 3 Fight, Survival, and Knowledge
Specialties: 1 Crafts, 1 Empathy, 3 Lore, 2 Brawl, 3 Canalize, 2 Allure, 2 Perform, 2 Evasion

Potential Plans: 5 Dex, 4+ Knowledge, 4+ Strength, 4+ Fight, 2+ Move Tutoring (so Nathan won't have to bother everyone else all the time), 2+ Crafts (mostly for stuff that involves fire) MAYBE 5+ Earthpower so he can remove curses (all those spoopy ghosts later on, ya know?), 3+ Brawl, maybe some more canalize/perform, maybe 1-2 in Stealth/Intimidate/Nature depending on dice pools needed, maybe 4 Vitality if Nathan needs to be slightly less squishy.

Big exp sinks right there, but I certainly won't run out of things to spend exp on any time soon, that's for sure.  Main focus right now is to try and get Nathan's Dex to 5, ideally.