[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

Spoiler

Transition: On the Battlefield

Terra doesn't find it odd at all that Gallade is right beside them, as he both instinctually understand they are THAT close together, and that the boy + the knight seem eager to have a fight, especially the later. However, he DOES find it unfair that he has this advantage, as he considers himself a good and honorable fighter (when he can afford to be, that is), and so after mulling things over (*Commence Beard Stroaking*), he nods to himself and then solemnly declares to Nathan this:

"Since you have revealed your most trusted Pokémon to me before the battle, it is only fair that I do the same. Bear witness to my first Pokémon and brother in spirit, Nathan and Gallade."

Saying this, he deftly pluck one regular yet positively old looking Pokeball hanging off his belt, tossed it up and down a couple times in the air, before calmly catching it and smoothly depressing the button in one go.

A burst of light was spat out by the capture device right beside him, which rapidly grew to a large and rotund size, until the form fully coelested into none other than a Hariyama!

"Shiranui, this is Nathan, our current opponent and new companion. Show them and their Gallade what the fruits of over a decade of training looks like," Terra said as he looked at them with simple pride and a smile, before thudding them on the back and motioning for them to take their place forward.

Immediately they SMASHED their great big fist together and let out an uproarish and booming laugh that echoed throughout the battlefield at their brother in spirit's declaration, looking both quite jovial AND excited at having at the opportunity to battle as they stepped forward. One that, judging by the power he felt off the boy and his strange Pokémon, he didn't have to hold back much at all! 

Oh, and is that a Psychic type he's using against him? Even better, for he LOVES a good challenge, and nothing says it like fighting at a disadvantage!!!

"Send out your first Pokémon, and then we can begin."

There they stood, Terra standing tall and with his arms crossed, and Shiranui unabashedly grinning at the competition.

Something tell Nathan they were in for a real treat.

Music: Trail of Terra: The Wandering Monk of Hoen.

I picked out some music too!  (I find it ironic that it has lots of trumpets in it It totally wasn't intentional, I picked this out before Terra confirmed he was from Hoenn, honest!) 
An Introduction by Combat: VS Ronald Remix by BlueJackG - Pokemon TCG

Gallade eyes that worn down pokeball that Terra's handling.  Nods knowingly at the trainer and his pokemon.  Nothing like having a trusted companion for years to come.

Nathan's smiling in eager anticipation, ready to toss out his first pokemon.  He has a good feeling that this is gonna be a fun battle.  "Alright, let's see what you can do, big guy."

(Alright, decided on my lineup of 6 pokemon and edited the Quickpage accordingly! Let's see how this goes.)