[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

"Sure. Call me when you've upgraded Vulpix into a Ninetales, perhaps." Shiva registered Patch's number!



The Champion Battle is streaming in every TV and it's advertised all over the web. (anyone who wants can tune in).

However, at this level of battling, you see a lot of dust, a ton of energy flying in all directions, and not a whole lot of actual Pokemon.

Jo has a brief interview before the battle starts. She seems like a very down-to-earth girl, about 25 years old, with mousy brown hair and plain features. There's nothing in her appearance to suggest she's strong enough to challenge the Elite Four and the Champion, Bo - except a blazing fire in her eyes even when she's calm.

Her Furfrou stands proudly at her side, hair closely cropped into a military Manectric kind of appearance. Very practical with just a bit of flair suggesting lightning or flames.

Champion Bo is not even seen in a close up. Instead the camera pans around the steel & concrete arena, with its trademark Pokeball shape. Tall Grass has been allowed to grow up between cracks in the arena, providing a little cover and emphasizing the League's logo.

When the starting gun goes off, both trainers toss Pokeballs and begin shouting commands at once. Attacks emanate from their Pokemon, drowning out the pickup microphones and swathing the battlefield in smoke. You can hear barking, and see electricity crackling through the dust. You hear Jo's high voice and Bo's calm, soothing voice, but it's hard to hear what exactly they are commanding. There are a lot more conditions and last minute changes at this highest level.

Furfrou goes down, and before the smoke can clear Jo sends out a Salamence. But it, too, fails to damage Bo's first Pokemon. A Raichu, a Blaziken, an Amoonguss, and finally an Excadrill go down without seeming to tire the Champion. You catch glimpses of lots of moves available only through breeding.

As Jo is performing the formal surrender, the microphone catches a faint bleating noise, as of a herd Pokemon, and the camera zooms in on the loser. The announcer is praising Bo's modesty and Jo's good graces, until it cuts to commercial.

The stream returns with Jo's registration in the Hall of Fame. Each of her Pokemon is placed in the blocky machine, healed instantly, and recorded for all time as a challenger against the strongest trainer in Creshire. She selects special honors for her Furfrou, the Pokemon who bravely faced the unknown before she knew what Pokemon Bo would send out. You can tell she's a little sad she never laid a scratch on Bo's Pokemon, though.

"And that's it for tonight's match! We have another challenger scheduled in two weeks - will he defeat the Elite Four and get a chance of his own to face Champion Bo? Tune in to find out!"