[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

"Alright, cuz. Here's what you need to know for the Running. You get to have two Pokemon out. You need to train hard with them, because they've probably never been under this kind of stress before. I'm talking trust falls, agility drills, playing loud noises..." He gestures to some pots and pans.

"It's best to have a decision in mind - which Pokemon will you run from, and which will you fight? You need to make that decision before you get into a situation."

"We're going to do twenty laps around the track, then mix it up with a few of the aforementioned drills, then an endurance drill where we see how long you and your Pokemon can handle some awkward positions - planks for the humanshaped ones, standing on two feet for quadrupeds, or bow squats for Pokemon who can't get up on two feet. See how long they can hold it. Oh, but first we warm up!"

He starts doing basic calisthenics to warm up, drinking from a big mug of water.

"Later we'll practice exactly how to corral a target Pokemon for battle/catching."

Nathan's been under a lot of stress already this morning, but he knows exactly which two pokemon he's going to have out for this: Kirlia and Swiftfire.  The two he's closest to, one being a species commonly seen running in large groups, and the other his best friend and pretty much mandatory due to their vague history with this Absol.  They could set up a few buffs before starting the run hopefully.  Including Braixen's Lucky Chant, hopefully.

Pokemon he would focus on getting to and avoiding...well, Absol was the main focus, obviously.  He was going to avoid everything else as best as he could until he'd dealt with Absol.

He's determined to not let his emotions get to him during this training, focus entirely on the task ahead.  He would be ready.  For anything.  He wasn't going to let anything stop him.  And so, he ends up following Kory, Lopunny, and Skiddos' lead pretty readily.