[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

"I wouldn't know about any of that history stuff. Interesting about the Claydol. Is this public knowledge? Is it common for a Pokemon to wear a crown around here? I like the way you think, in terms of capturing the leader. But what I'm most impressed with is not Pokemon commanding Pokemon in imitation of a trainer - that's been known to happen, even in Tandor. But four at once? Impossible, you'd think, for such a mediocre Psychic type."

"History is kinda my thing, if you hadn't figured that out already.  As far as I'm aware, my group was the first to encounter anything commanding those Tangrowth shepherding the vines.  And when the enemy has far too many foot soldiers to fight them reasonably, what choice do you have but to capture the leaders if you hope to stand a chance in the long term?  Particularly when they seem to be incredibly influential leaders.  That Claydol knew what it was doing.  It stayed away from the battle and attacked from afar, fled when we turned our attention to it, organized the ambush in the first place...it only supports my theory that there's something else at work here.  No Claydol in living memory has ever displayed such capabilities before to my knowledge.  Oh, and no, the crown isn't a common thing around here unless the pokemon is known to typically wear something like one, like a Slowking.  A Claydol wearing one is something new."

"Ok. Do all you Creshire natives agree?" *Much nodding of heads.*
"I hope you shared this with Dagny. People, we don't want to start a panic, so use caution when sharing the information you've just learned. You're all skilled trainers, and since most of you are Steel trainers you are the cream of the crop, as we say in Vinoville. $1000 Pokedollars to whoever can bring me a Skull Ruins Claydol or its crown."