[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

Gym Leader Tanuki vs Shiva Round 2


Raphael, having taken a direct leap into the air in direction opponent's bird Pokemon, eases his focus for a small moment to grant Tanuki a thankful and joyful chirp alongside a ^o^ -face to tanuki. Such a nice woman new Master has chosen as a foe, he generously blesses her by letting a sensible wave of joy rain on her as he flew over her head.

Shiva herself couldn't help but to smile in thanks, slightly only though as she chooses to remain concentrated on the two flying Pokemon. Despite Raphael's eager Pidgeot is a tad bit more used to race across the open sky, giving her a feeling that if she want to even the match again she has to take out Pidgeot FAST and PRECISELY. The determination from the Togekiss was very real and tangible for her though, it seemed to her that after having succeeded in the Gym Battle yesterday Raphael has either accepted her as a (temporar) Master and gotten over his father leaving him with her or he's directly responding to the silent encouragement Shiva has given him while still within his Ball... That Expert Belt full of experience and strength he wears as a headband may play a role as well.

There was only one way to find out, so she called out to the archangel with a firm voice. "Raphael? Yes, I know. I can feel your confidence. Ven has trained you well, are you feeling a little underpowered under my care? Whatever it is... You're having FULL permission to channel all you that you've got. Concentrate your energy and spirit, see your foe going down before your very eye before you STRIKE." (35xp are spent on Raphael, he got just enough from participating against Chuckles)

"Oh, and, eh.... Thanks for that compliment, Tanuki! He obviously wasn't allowed in Little Cup though." :C

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Accuracy Roll Nasty Plot 1: 3 Dext + 3 Survival + 0 Alert because Shiva's always a bit spaced out - 4 Actions = 2d6, but with a spent Will Point this move will not fail.
Effect: Grants Raphael +2 Strength.
Secondary Effect: His feather coat floffs up a little. We're taking Tanuki's words of 'pushing one's Pokemon' right into action!

Accuracy Roll Air Slash 2: 3 Dext + 3*Fight (Suprise, suprise) + 4 Channel - 5 Actions = 5d6
Accuracy Roll Air Slash 3: 3 Dext + 3*Fight  + 4 Channel - 6 Actions = 4d6
Accuracy Roll Air Slash 4: 3 Dext + 3*Fight  + 4 Channel - 7 Actions = 3d6
Damage Roll: 5*Strength + 3 power of the move + 1 STAB = 9d6! Neutral damage.
Additional notes: Has 5*CD to flinch Pidgeot due to Serene Grace.

Gym Leader Tanuki vs Shiva Round 3

"This is a very worthy opponent, Pidgeot! Truly, give it your all!"

Pidgeot preens in the air and fluffs herself up as large as possible, competing with Raphael!

Brave Bird 1
(6)(5)(4)(6)(2)(3)(6) Critical hit!
3 Str +STAB + 5 power +2 crit + 1 Sharp Beak -4 vit = 8d6
(4)(6)(4)(6)(1)(1) (5)(3) Raphael takes 4 dmg 5/9hp -1 pain
(6)(5)(3)(5) Pidgeot takes 3 dmg
 5/8hp -1 pain?

Nasty Plot 1
(5) (6*)
+2 Str for Raphael

Brave Bird 2
(2)(6)(3)(4)(2)(5)
(3)(2)(4)(1)(2)(4) Raphael takes 2 dmg 3/9hp -2 pain
(5)(6) Pidgeot takes 2 dmg 3/8hp -2 pain??

Raphael makes Pidgeot really pay for such a bold attack. He rolls with her and slams her into walls or tubes, made a little meaner due to Nasty Plot and Shiva's will to win. Then he flows into an Air Slash, bringing Pidgeot within an inch of fainting and pinning her against a crevice so she can't attack.

Air Slash 2
(3)(1)(6)
(2)(2)(4)(2)(2)(5) Pidgeot takes 2 dmg 1/8hp
Flinch: (6)(1)(3)(1)(3) 

Pidgeot flinches 3!

Air Slash 3
(6)(2)
(2)(5)(5)(3)(3)(1) Pidgeot faints.

"Ohhh, so beautifully triumphant!" Tanuki deploys a Flash Ball against the ground, capturing a 3D monument of the scene: Pidgeot spiraling to the ground and a shining Raphael sending blasts of air after her. The playplace in the background is a little incongruous, but Raphael's light makes it seem enigmatic instead of silly.

"I could tell right away your Togekiss has Serene Grace, and I really wanted Pidgeot to get in some work while she still could! Nasty Plot, though, really punished me so quickly for my aggressiveness! Well, we each have two and a half Pokemon left!"