[Meta thread] Iron's PokeRole Adventure: The Skull Ruins

[Iron]

Iron, I got a couple of questions for you:

1. Is it possible for Malphena and Lucifer to buff themselves in advance of facing the Stone Guardians 2.0 ? Its said they are sleeping, so maybe that would be the opening necessary....?
2. If the first proves true, could Raphael come out and bless each of them with After You for the upcoming brawl? They did that once with Michael as he started his first Encounter in the running, but I'm not sure if that applies in this situation/anymore.

Generally, you need to be on the battlefield where you'll be using the buff. So you need to be close, usually close enough that it could potentially wake the Pokemon. If you succeed on an Ambush check (with bonuses if they're asleep), that is the way to use buffs ahead of time. 

If Raphael applies his blessing you'd hit the three Pokemon limit and need an Insight check to keep your orders straight. Could be worth it. However, you'd only be able to get one After You in during the Ambush round.