[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Mikaruge108]

@Mika
Heart was happy with this battle. He approach Spira and offer his hand for a handshake. "Great battle Spira. You are really strong. When Atlas evolve, expect us to have rematch alright?"

Spira firmly shakes the Collector's hand and says "I'll look forward to it."

[Mikaruge108]

This battle was worth 20XP for both participants. It was really kind of a tie since Spira got to use that Potion.

That means...!
Toya's exp is now at 75, as mentioned here that will be used to learn the Ghost World traveling! I'll leave how it actually gets learned to you.
(following exp costs have already been subtracted)
-30 of Noire's (now) 37 exp will be used to have her learn Shadow Ball.
-13 of Luna's (now) 20 exp will be used to have her learn Focus Energy.
-Let's have Yanma learn Foresight (0xp) from its experience fighting Ghost-types.
and a question, if I was to have Luna fill up with any lost spirits (to have her evolve to Drifblim) at Skull Ruins, would that have any possible repercussions?

[Iron]

Tanuki sends in Pidgeot to avoid the Spikes, but the magnificent bird still comes rising out of the tube and right into a hidden stone.

Pidgeot's initiative: (3) + 10 = 13
Basteele was (6) + 7 = 13

[Iron]

Great Ball: (3)(4)(4)(1)
Will: 12 -6 = (5)(1)(1)(2)(2)(2)

Gotcha! Tubareel was caught!
0/0/5
20 base HP. +1 Str Surprise.
Strong Jaw
Water Gun, Ice Fang, Swagger, Aqua Tail, Crunch, Thrash, Skull Bash

[Iron]

Princess doesn't care what you call her, but if you wanted to change her name, now would be a good time to do it.

Zippy's care and patience has been rewarded, as Vespiquen happily takes him under her hive and spends a lot of time with him despite her new hangers-on. You think he will probably get the chance to breed with Vespiquen.

From the way she is leading these newcomer Combee, she obviously won't be a soft ruler. But she does seem more caring than usual - checking individual male Combee for wounds, and even just the way she led them in the fight, makes her seem like she's learned a lot from Nathan. She'll have more cunning and more tenderness than a wild Vespiquen ruler.

[Iron]

Azurill notices the hail stop as Ninetales is switched out, but she collects a little of it in one paw in case she can use it for a trick later.

In her place comes a Florges. The flower is pink and extra fluffy, like a carnation. She gazes at Azurill with a lazy, regal gaze.

Azumarill: (6) + 7 = 13
Florges: (3) + 4* Dex + 5 Survival = 12

[Iron]

This battle was worth 20XP for both participants. It was really kind of a tie since Spira got to use that Potion.

That means...!
Toya's exp is now at 75, as mentioned here that will be used to learn the Ghost World traveling! I'll leave how it actually gets learned to you.



and a question, if I was to have Luna fill up with any lost spirits (to have her evolve to Drifblim) at Skull Ruins, would that have any possible repercussions?

It might make a slight difference in personality depending on whether Luna filled up on heroic soldier spirits or bedraggled defenders or what. However, filling up with lost spirits is a natural part of a Drifloon's life cycle and it doesn't have to have negative consequences.

[Dragonstrike]

Great Ball: (3)(4)(4)(1)
Will: 12 -6 = (5)(1)(1)(2)(2)(2)

Gotcha! Tubareel was caught!
0/0/5
20 base HP. +1 Str Surprise.
Strong Jaw
Water Gun, Ice Fang, Swagger, Aqua Tail, Crunch, Thrash, Skull Bash

Ooh boy, that thing's a beast.  Taming it is probably going to be difficult, even more so than with Onix...

Two questions:
 - is Tubareel capable of fighting on land without any major penalties to Brawl based moves?
 - out of curiosity, how much would it sell for in the event I decided to not keep it?

Princess doesn't care what you call her, but if you wanted to change her name, now would be a good time to do it.

Zippy's care and patience has been rewarded, as Vespiquen happily takes him under her hive and spends a lot of time with him despite her new hangers-on. You think he will probably get the chance to breed with Vespiquen.

From the way she is leading these newcomer Combee, she obviously won't be a soft ruler. But she does seem more caring than usual - checking individual male Combee for wounds, and even just the way she led them in the fight, makes her seem like she's learned a lot from Nathan. She'll have more cunning and more tenderness than a wild Vespiquen ruler.

Let's stick with Princess for sentimental reasons, then.  She may only be a princess in name alone now, but she's still the same pokemon she was before. And ideally, that should mean that she'll be able to become a leader that her subjects will want to follow willingly:  A strong, confident leader who can get things done, but a caring one as well.

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And now it's time to finally get to teaching FLASH to Nathan's pokemon.  Here's the list of all the ones I'm teaching the move right away, plus a few basic reactions for most of them:

Spoiler

- Princess: the first of Nathan's pokemon to receive the honor of learning this move.  Having a larger movepool is probably a relief for her after spending so much time as a Combee with only three moves.
- Gallade: still has reservations about the machine, but still excited to learn the move
- Solomon: Just excited to learn the move!
- Starmie: Also excited to learn the move.  Combined with Illuminate, it's probably as bright as a blazing star in the sky!
- Porygon-Z
- Chinchou: Similar case to Starmie, though they're probably a bit nervous around Nathan at first
- Forthright: Child like joy!  (Also, I had no idea that Castform could learn Flash until I looked it up...)
- Sentry: She goes wide eyed once this move is brought out for her to learn.  Ooh, another one?  Yay!  But when does she get to use it?
- Calam: Very calm and stoic about the whole thing.
- Metang (also teach it ROCK SMASH at this time)
- Shinx: Probably excited, I guess?  Nathan hopes his trust isn't misplaced.  He thinks Shinx can probably handle it responsibly, though.
- Snivy: Also very calm about the whole thing.
- Solosis: Probably more excited about it when Nathan says it can help her defend herself if she feels like she's in danger.
- Emolga
- Grid
- Dedenne
- Jungore: After a bit of polishing, that gold shines very brightly now!  Jungore is in awe.  He hadn't imagined that his arms could look so shiny...oof, no, looking directly at it was a bad idea!  Nope, not doing that again! (Nathan also takes this time to teach Jungore ROCK SMASH)
- Juliet: immediately starts brainstorming how she might be able to use it in future performances, obviously.

Nathan has a few other pokemon that could learn FLASH, but he either doesn't trust them fully yet (D-Parasect, Pulse) or doesn't want to offend them by teaching them a move they're not allowed to use unless he says so (Sceptile), so they'll have to wait on learning any HMs for now.

Reminder for @Spiritmon and @Mikaruge108: if you want to teach FLASH to your pokemon now instead of waiting for Day 78, the option is available.  Heart and Spira just need to meet Nathan at the Pokemon Center.  Roleplaying it is optional.  In addition, Mika, Nathan will have something else for Spira specifically (meant to be a semi-surprise IC).

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Ohhhh!~♡ Seeing that Florges, Shiva begins to wonder whether all of Angela's Pokemon are so beautiful - 'Like she herself...', she all timidly adds in her mind.

She also noticed that her blue fae rabbit has displayed a tiny and involuntary movement as this regal flower appeared, she has almost missed it. Instantly Shiva strengthens her stable posture and raises her voice: "Azu, listen! There is no need to fear your current foe, that flowers isn't what she appears to be, you'll notice as she'll target you. Either way, please take care!! Regardless of the odds, we WILL NOT SURRENDER!!!"

She's also eying that extra-fluffy flower of Florges with interest - and with wariness, as she wonders whether its fluffyness grants her extra-protection. It is widely known among lovers of Fairy Type that the kind of flower a Flabebe makes her home in influences them as they evolve further, in a good and a not-so-good way. Well, she'll see. "Alright then, Azu... The hail has stopped, so please set up YOUR weather now! Wait for Florges to make a move towards you, and then...!" Shiva motions a widespread gesture with an arm, Azu understands and nods as she's all up for some playful mischief. "Good, hehe. Hold onto your special snack and water flower properly until either of you is down!"


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Azu starts the Round with a beautiful and mystic dance.

Accuracy Roll Rain Dance 1: 4 Dext + 3 Fight + 3 Perform - 5 Actions = 5d6
Effect: Summons rainy weather for 4 Rounds.
Secondary Effect: Shiva draws a pitchblack pocket umbrella feat. a gothic touch.


Then the bubbles came in mercilessly! (∩` ﾛ ´)⊃━ooOOOoO

Accuracy Roll Bubble Beam 2: 4 Dext + 3 Fight + 6 Channel - 6 Actions = 7d6
Accuracy Roll Bubble Beam 3: 4 Dext + 3 Fight + 6 Channel - 7 Actions = 6d6
Accuracy Roll Bubble Beam 4: 4 Dext + 3 Fight + 6 Channel - 8 Actions = 5d6
Accuracy Roll Bubble Beam 5: 4 Dext + 3 Fight + 6 Channel - 9 Actions = 4d6
Damage Roll: 4 Strength + 3 power of the move + STAB + Rain = 9d6, normal damage
Additional notes: Has 1 CD to lower Florges' Dext by 1, depending on her Ability that may render pointless though.


Conditional:

- Order stay the same even if Florges has extra Vitality.
- The moment Florges starts an attack, Azu will throw these few collected hailstones at her - it's not meant as a Fight Action of hers but more as a trick/roleplayed action, as I fear the effect will be too small to make it worthy. The goal is to disrupt Florges' concentration.
- No Potion usage this Round, I'm saving it.
- But, Azu is holding a bag of yummy Leftovers.
- Last post before I got to pepare for the departure tomorrow, no hurry rolling this out.

[Lord Windos]

Tanuki sends in Pidgeot to avoid the Spikes, but the magnificent bird still comes rising out of the tube and right into a hidden stone.

Pidgeot's initiative: (3) + 10 = 13
Basteele was (6) + 7 = 13

Terra frowns a bit when Tanuki ended up sending a big bird at him and Basteele (To whom the later eyed with unfettered contempt), but that is erased when they ended getting a Rock lodged where it hurt the most, nodding with a degree of satisfaction. It appears all those hazards his bold bombshell laid were working as intended, so that should make things easier for her!

"Basteele, start Bug Biting big bird. Don't use other Moves, unless things go bad. Endure, anddefeat them."

Orders: Have Basteele Bug Bite 4 times this Round! If Sturdy triggers and she still has an Action left after Pidgeot does their's, she'll use a Will Point Boosted Explosion instead of a Bug Bite, targeting the feathered fowl and the pipes Non-Lethally. If she is at or has less than 1/2 HP by her 3rd or 4th Action, though, have her use a Will Point Boosted Explosion pre-emptively instead of the next Bug Bite, to prevent Pidgeot from triggering Sturdy 'too early' and her being cleaned up instead. The payload is primed and ready, so all that is left to do is set it off. Ka-BOOOM!

Moves:

Actions: Bug Bite X4 => 5D6 - 1 Damage (If she has 3 VIT), Eats any Berry or Consumable Item on Target
Conditional Action: EXPLOSION (Will Boosted) => 12D6 Damage, Faints users and Inflicts Mass Devestation on area
Dice Pools: 12D6 (Brawl), 10D6 (Channel)
Note: Electric Field is still up, so no Sleep!