[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

He'll also say to Shiva along the way something along the lines "Shiva, remember when you helped tutor my sweet child Raphael Nasty Plot? Well, I've grown more and more interested in acquiring the ability to Tutor my own Pokemon, as I wish to expand what they are capable and increase my own Knowledge base with such a useful utility. That, and I don't wish to unnecessarily consume your own time teaching my family member moves, when I am perfectly able and willing to do such a task myself. So if it wouldn't trouble you, could you give me some general background and some pointers on Move Tutoring, my love?"

(To you, the same personal rule is set like for Nathan: Not more than 2 points in Move Tutoring Speciallity unless you can give me a good reason. I don't know your plans, but I want 5 points in it for Shiva 'cuz she's serious about a side-career and I simply like describing how Shiva handles her Pokemon when it comes to learning a new move.)


Hmm...? Shiva perked up at some point along the way back to the Eastern Pokemon Center as Ven gave the impression of wanting to ask her something, giving him a subtle glance from the side to express that she'll listen.

She still blushed a bit upon being called 'his love' and it still gave her an increasement of warm feelings that felt rather pleasant here in the darkness and chilly air of the night, especially when the near only light they had was the bluish one coming from not-warm flame from the Litwick now resting and looking content on the back of her hand. The request for some advice on Move came as a mild suprise for her and she blinked in wondering at Ven once he finished while her mind progressed things and she pondered what to reply.

Eventually, after a minute or two of silence, she coughed. "Sure I remember how I helped dear Raphael to learn vicious Nasty Plot. How's he doing, fine? Can he handle that dark move? ....Oh, he...hasn't even used it so far......" *slight sadness over this opening* "Well, ehm, I hope that he hasn't forgotten what I taught him back then. It feels to me that once the Pokemon has successfully learned the move and uses it for the first time during the tutoring, the work's not done yet - to fully master the move, the Pokemon has to use it a few times practically. For example, I got the feeling when I taught my Kadabra Toxic or Azu Ice Beam, they needed one or two turns of using the move until I got the feeling that they got it. These two were moves taught by a TM, but I think it's, well, similar to tutoring via a Tutor."

She paused a little until she continued. "Hmm... I feel like tutoring a move to a Pokemon is something like an advanced training. It's rather different from training a Pokemon to fight, where it's practicing skills or moves it already knows and sometimes acquires a new skill or learns to channel its energies differently. In tutoring, the owner or the Tutor is directly involved and acts as a guide. ....I experienced that a close bond to the particular Pokemon helps quite much, as it likes and trusts you, knowledge about the mechanics of the move you'd like to teach is important as well as you'll have to explain to the Pokemon in question what you'd like it to do, actually. A Pokemon partner that already knows the particular move turned out quite helpful!~ The experienced Move Tutor specialized in Steel Type moves on Route 4 also gave me the advice that if I'd like to move on to the tutoring of Pokemon that I'm not familiar with - like, a customer comes by and will pay for having this or that move tutored on their Pokemon -, a general good and respectful manner like a doctor's bedside manner is the key. Like, my Fairy Types were wary of him and would have problems learning under his guide, it's important to notice such things and not pressure it."

"That's......actually all I can tell you about Tutoring, Ven.... I hope it'll help you." She turns silent then, 'recovering' from the many words she spoke and the matter of speaking about her experiences and thoughts. It's obvious that she'll try to answer questions when they come up or try to help when needed during an actual Tutoring as far as it's possible for Shiva, she seems delighted and even a tad bit proud that Ventus asked.