[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

"Oh, Hidden Power you say? Hmm...from what my contemporaries in Pokémon Genetics and Scientific Breeding had to say on the matter, the type of Hidden Power, as well as its overall effectiveness for and against Pokémon, it is based on the intrinsic value they are born with. As you know, each Pokémon is unique, across and within an individual species, and such differences manifest themselves as size, body shape, off color variant like Shiny Pokémon in rare instances, and excelling in certain Attributul areas. Intrinsic values, or IVs , are theorized to play a strong role in determining a Pokémon's individual strengths, and their is one for each Stat of a Pokémon. The Stat's specific IVs are assigned a value by the means of a number gradient, with how strong/effective the IV is going up in positive correlation of increasing number value, and vice versa. Essentially, the higher individual IV for a Stat that a Pokémon has, the stronger they are in that aspect, and the overall higher total IVs a Pokémon contains in their genetic makeup, the 'better' it is compare to others of its species."

"What's strange , though, is that IV value don't seem to follow a pattern of inherentance or predisposition towards a certain total within species/families. Baffling to my friends, and more so to myself, they seemed to be randomly created for a Pokémon at conception, and they still haven't had a foggiest clue as to why this is. Some have theorized this Random IV mechanism is in place to ensure that weak Pokemon could eventually sire stronger children in the wild, and that strong IV specimens don't outcompete, out-reproduce, and lead to the decline of other species of Pokémon in their habitat, but what is truly the answer to this is unknown. The scientific and top tier breeders of the region of the world, though, HAVE found a way to establish some form of inherentance of IVs between parents and their offsprings, but the mechanic and in detailed knowledge is completely lost on me as to HOW they do it. I specialized in Sociology and Pokémon Behavioral Research in the University, so forgive me for being unaware of the details. I only know as much as I do because I worked alongside other researchers/scientific breeder in the research studies and field work I was a part of and conducted, and found myself curious enough to ask some question on the topic."

"As for how all of this relates to determining Hidden Power's type, its rather simple yet convulted, strangely. A Pokémon's IVs themselves determine its type, that much I am sure, but the process by which they do so...well, I learned the equation sometime ago, but I seemed to lost track of it. To be brief, the individual value of the...well, IVs and the summation determines the type of the move, while Power usually is static amoung species unless their have some Special quality to them that is hard to quantify. Breeders have been know to accidently and purposely breed species of Pokémon with a specific type of HP based on carefully arranged series of chain breeding to get the appropriate Summation IV for that type, but again how they do that is completely beyond me. Given the convulted nature of IVs breeding and HP Breeding is, its no wonder your father refrained from discussing it to you; its hard enough to learn all the specific of professional breeding, but dumping a load of genetic information like that would have been....unfair towards you. Hopefully I've found a way to condense and clarify the knowledge so as it doesn't confuse you, but I have been know to be incomprehensible from time to time, so feel free to address any questions you have on the subject," Ventus calmly and happily explains, taking several moments in between long winded paragraphs to catch his breath and think of the next point he wanted to bring across. Now that she knew the general of HP Breeding (and IV breeding, by connection), she was now much more prepare to became a first class breeder than ever before!...if he didn't completely lose her, that is.

The researcher couldn't help the sigh of relief at his dear friends response back on her father, as he was NOT ready to deal with that particular thorny issue presently. He remembered all the times he invariably pissed of one parent or both of a girlfriend/boyfriend he had, and it was never a experience he wished to live, pray to Reshirim! When Shiva asked for permission to speak with Nathan first and explained her reasons why, he immediately nodded his head and said: "Of course. If I talked to him first, I'm liable to cause him to hole up in his room and ignore everyone else until further notice. I have something I wish to discuss with him in private as well, namely my...apology to him, so you speaking with him first and leaving for the Pokémon Center would be sizable boon to me. ...Lets pray he'll give me enough time for that, though."

Shiva's declining of his Pokémon swap and lend offer didn't bother him in the slightest, as he understood exactly where she was coming from in regards to their sentiments on the matter, and so only gave a firm nod of his head. He then waited for Shiva to question him about particular topics, continue their conversation, or for Nathan to arrive; he really didn't have anything more to say at the moment that wouldn't potentially land him in Scalding water with her, so silence was suitable for the empath for the time being.

Order: Ventus is finished up with his end of the conversation, so all's that left is Shiva's responses and Nathan arriving at the Pokémon Center with/without Heart, and waiting on Valder perhaps. Let's end this day, and start the healing process for everyone effected by Ventus' mother henning...