[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

You get the impression that Lilith is very slightly flattered by the attention/admiration Ventus gives her.

A grassy hummock parts and out pops a Breloom! It's definitely smaller than Michael.

Breloom: (6) + 5 = 11
Breloom: (3) + 3 dex + 4 survival = 10

The researcher wasn't too surprised to see a Breloom out in this mugged swamp, since such a place the perfect environment for a mushroom Pokémon like itself to thrive in, but he definatley didn't expect to see one so small. 'Did this individual evolve early enough that it didn't have the chance to grow to its full height, or is it possibly a runt like Nathan's Combee? Hmm....let's see how they will react to my brother Michael, a larger, human owned member of its own species,' Ventus thought to himself, before he flicked his wrist to palm his Pokeball and summoned his mushroom of champeons with a flick of the button! Quickly taking a few steps back away from the immediate scene/potential battle area, the empath decided  to let Michael and the other Breloom interact with one another without his interference, as this was a prime opportunity to collect more data on his brother's interspecies behavior! Of course, should something go terribly wrong in this exchange, Raphael was ready to swoop from hiiiiigh (Out of sight) in the sky with a Air Slash aimed straight for it!

Order: I'll let Michael and the other Breloom get to know one another/fight each other without his input for the time being. If Michael gets brutalized by his kin and/or Poisoned by it, however, Raphael's coming down on high to Ambush the bad shroom with a well placed Air Slash! Let the natural observation begin!

The mushrooms circle each other, creating a tiny fairy ring of spores. It looks like if either crosses this line, they'll be effected with some kind of spore. They size each other up. They start jumping, seeing who can jump higher. Then they move on to combat! They're both using Mach Punch on each other. Michael is the stronger and far tougher, but the wild Breloom is faster. 

Michael
8 dice -3 actions
(6)(3)(5)(1)(3)
3 Str +2 power +1 stab -3 vit =3d6
(3)(2)(1) Michael leads off with an unlucky punch, and the wild one tries to take advantage.
Effect Spore: (4)(3)(2)

Wild
4 Dex + 3 Fight + 3 Brawl -4 actions
(6)(2)(4)(3)(5)(3)
2 Str +3 -5 vit =1d6
(1) It has no better luck.

Michael
(6)(4)(4)(3)
(4)(3)(3) Wild Breloom takes 1 dmg 6/7hp
Effect: (4)(2)(6)
Which effect: (5) Sleep. Michael is immune.

Knockdown
(5)(2)(3)(3)(2)
Michael gives up -1 accuracy to avoid leaving the circle!
(3)

Michael
(5)(3)
(4)(6)(4) Wild Breloom takes 3 dmg 3/7hp -2 pain.
Effect: (6)(4)(1)
Which effect: (2) Michael would be poisoned by the opponent, but he already has the toxic orb so I'm not sure about your command.

If Raphael intervenes, we can assume the opponent goes down in one hit.
If not, Michael gets up on his next turn, then gets back into it. Michael's early lead guarantees he wins the fight!
He stops, leaving his opponent with 1hp, and tries to drag him across the Effect Spore ring.

Grapple
8 dice, -2 actions
(6)(3)(2)(5)(5)(5)
The foe is dragged across the line, then breaks free because it has more Dexterity.
Effect Spore: (2)(2)(6)
Which Effect: (3) The opponent is paralyzed!

Victory belongs to Michael!
He gains 3XP and Ventus gains 2Xp, which includes a sociology xp.
Ventus notes that it must take two fungal Pokemon to create this arena effect of Effect Spore, 'cause he's definitely never seen it before!