[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

Shiva and Heart take their places on their various battlefields. Each one is on the edge of the plateau, which is divided into quadrants by a wall of bleachers, full of people. You can look through submerged windows to the adjacent battlefields. One edge of each field is just a steep wall, leading down 40 feet to dense bushes.

Two Nurse Joys are stationed on each battlefield, ready for the contestants. Due to the unusual amounts of Baby Pokemon running everywhere, the Nurse Joys keep extra fluffy and calming wards.

In a specially constructed tower rising from the center of the bleachers, there is a cute girl of about 20 years old. She has a Zigzagoon on her shoulder which holds a microphone for her. It punctuates all her statements with a chirrup.

"Hello all, and welcome to the opening rounds of the Little Cup, here in Stair City! I am Tanuki, Gym Leader of Cress City! I'm here to give a glorious welcome to our sister city! WELCOME!"
*answering roar from the crowd*
"Hey! Why don't y'all grab a ribbon or two from the dispensers at the end of each row? We have all colors! Poles are available too! See a cute Zigzagoon you like?" *chirrup* "Tie a brown ribbon and a beige ribbon to your pole, and wave it proudly!"

"Oh...my three maidens and I will be waving ribbons too! Whichever Pokemon we think is the cutest in each match will get the honor of seeing its colors flying high from way up here in the tower! I won't decide until partway through the match, so if you want me to personally cheer for you, you better do your best!"

Remember that the battles of Heart and Shiva are at different time slots, so it's fine to RP even if you're "in" a battle.

"Each battle will be a single match. Each trainer may send in two Pokemon in total! Forfeiting is allowed - after all, you may be in another match tomorrow and want to keep your cute little Pokemon unfainted!"



Shiva sends out Cottonee! (1)
Breeder Wendy sends out Happiny! (4) +3 dex + 3 survival





Cooltrainer Oz sends out Cleffa! (1) + 2 Dex + 0 Survival
Heart sends out Koa! (5)



"First match: Begin!"