[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Spiritmon]

Spoiler

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!"

Whoahw, that announcer seemed to be around her age, and she even was a Gym Leader? ....Awesome. Shiva felt like what she had in grace, Tanuki had in cuteness, and immediately she was fascinated by that. True, it was a right decision to join in Little Cup although at first it seemed like she was the only one of the group - here she had the chance to not only show what she has learned since departing from Professor Mallorn's lab, earn money and praise by doing well in battle, but also to amaze the crowd, hopefully catching them like on that battle under the glowing sun on the cruise in Corsage Port!~ How delightful it was to know that this event was not just 'win the battle', but also 'win the battle with STYLE'! Shiva felt lucky that she intentionally for Little Cup changing her outfit didn't turn out horribly out of place.

New goal: Not only win Little Cup, but also charm the audience! We'll start by sending out Cottonee like in this gif. --> http://shrani.si/files/hikari32rths.gif
I also found this pic --> https://pm1.narvii.com/5833/24933f4256b7...758_hq.jpg, this comes Shiva's new attire that I had in mind/sketched rather close.

Huh, a Happiny as her first first foe remindes her on the student of Telperion Uni Extension she once met, friendly-battled and changed cell numbers before the group departed to solve the crisis of the Vines, when she was pondering whether she should attemp to sneak into a class as a guest auditor or not. Shiva couldn't help but to carefully and internally smile at the memory of Darius... Hopefully he's doing well, and of course she'll make sure to call/contact him before he'll graduate next year in May!

"Alright, Cottonee... Show us how good you are at sapping energy from your opponents."

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Orders for this round: Two Giga Drains. Due to the held Spindle Weed Incense, the first sucessful confusion inflicted by Sweet Kiss will be rerolled, this expends the Incense.

Accuracy Roll Giga Drain 1: 3 Dext + 2 Fight + 3 Channel - 2 Actions = 6 d6
Accuracy Roll Giga Drain 2: 3 Dext + 2 Fight + 3 Channel - 3 Actions = 5 d6
Damage Roll: 3 Strength + 3 power of the move + 1 STAB = 7 d6
Additional notes: Restores half the damage dealt, minumum 1 hp. Before it comes up, nope, we are not holding back during whole Little Cup unless I explicitely state so.
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Since rp'ing while being in-battle is legal...

Sometime after the opponents, matchups and times you are asked to attent your battle are known, Shiva searches and eventually finds Heart somewhere among all the participants. She makes sure to catch up on him, holding the low edge of her dress while she runs. "Heart! My, I got that...*huff*...note from you this morning from Nurse Joy...What *huff* made your change your mind and register for Little Cup after you told yesterday that you feel limited by the rules?"

Valid question.

Wow. Tanuki the Gym leader is the announcer? Heart was quite surprise. Change his mind to participate in this Cup was the best idea he ever had. That could be a awesome experience to him and his pokemons and challenge his friend Shiva in the finals. But he need win this opponent to get that Chance. 

New goal too: Show his skills and show his strengh as PUNisher! 

"Koa! The show is yours buddy!" He thown in the midair to up and when Koa is release he show his Clawns and cut around him, showing despite be little, that dragon have a sheer will and pride almost to a Garchomp! 

Also here the outfit Heart is wearing: https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1I9T4MVXXX...40x640.jpg

"Anyway Koa, lets begin with a increase of power! First use Dragon Drance! Then, if Cleffa use Encore, dodge! Then use Slash two times! But avoid Lethal Damage! If she not use Encore go ahead with full force but hold Lethal Damage!"

Dragon Dance Acuracy: Dex (3) + Fight (3) + Perform (0) - Actions (3) = 3d6
Notes: Dragon Increase Dex and STR of the user.

Slash Acuracy 1: Dex (3) + Fight (3) + Brawl (3) - Actions (4) = 5d6
Slash Acuracy 2: Dex (3) + Fight (3) + Brawl (3) - Actions (5) = 4d6
Damage: Power (3) + STR (3) +/- Rivalry (1) = 8d6/7d6
Notes: Hight Critical Chance. Lethal (Hold).


Heart answear to Shiva when she talk to him...

Heart stops for a second and greet Shiva. "Shiva, heya." Then Heart hear about the note he left with Nurse Joy and Shiva have read. Heart hear too Shiva asking about what make him change his mind. He stops for a second then answear. "Well to be honest it was because of four reasons: 

1 - Since I have many pokemons with first Pokemon, the only two who cant compet would be Rose and Caesar since they second form, but the others can so I will bring them to battle.

2 - The chance to meet many types of people with different pokemons to know. 

3 - The chance to fight you in battle and fight a strong person and trainer (yeah I consider you a strong trainer). Since I fight Nathan and loose I feel I need to become stronger and stronger, and to fight you will be a great growth for both of us. Not mattering if I win or loose.

"The four reason, well, thats a secret. If you beat me I tell ya. Consider that a reward for beat me, hehehe. A PUNisher deserve have his mysteries dont you think?"