[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

"Latias is often known as the Pokemon of Mists, hence Hayes's title.  She's Hayes's signature pokemon, and the only publicly known (OOC: special emphasis on this phrase) Legendary among the Elite 4 and Champions' ranks.  The day Hayes befriended her was momentous and Legendary...the Eon Duo are notoriously difficult to locate no matter the region they appear in, let alone befriend.  A whole bunch of people from my dad's generation, including my dad, wanted to be just like Hayes and befriend a Legend.  Needless to say, nobody really accomplished that.  Though Hayes and Latias have also been searching for Latios, the Pokemon of Luster, for awhile as well.  Latios has eluded them for a long time, though...for all we know, he could be hiding in plain sight in civilization.  The Eon Duo have the ability to both disguise themselves as humans and turn invisible, after all.  Latias has been known to do one of the two to avoid drawing attention to herself whenever Hayes has to appear in public."


He smiles a little at the thought of the stories his father once told him...then it's gone and he shakes his head.

"No, he never told me what battling Hayes was like.  Aside from how Latias completely obliterated Luxray.  Challengers aren't allowed to talk about what their Elite 4 challenges were like, and are even sworn to secrecy."

...and then he turns to Shiva and Heart and shrugs apologetically.

"...which means aside from what I told you guys already, I don't really know much of anything about the Elite 4 as far as their battle strategies and conditions go.  I don't even know if Merle uses actual Dragon types, or just draconic like pokemon, or both.  If you want to figure that out, you'll have to talk to them directly, even if it means collecting 6 or more Gym badges and attempting the Elite 4 Challenge."

Nathan looks a little embarassed and rubs the back of his head.

"...of course, Bo's team is technically public knowledge since his battles are all televized...but there's so much dust and flying energy beams in those highest level battles that nobody really knows what most of his pokemon are exactly...I do know for sure what one of the pokemon he sometimes uses is, though..."

"Ah....didn't know that. Heard about Latias and Latios from stories back home.....but not much. *Looks reminiscent* Tried to find them once a long time ago. Not to catch, or make them my friend. Just....meet them. See how special they are, and take pictures for Mama and Papa. *Shakes his head, and tilts his head down* Never did. Gave up after awhile....couldn't hunt them forever. Thought I never see them, ever....."

He looked upwards at this point, a hopeful, almost whimsical smile gracing him.

".....But now I have a chance. To see Latias, if I get to fight Hayes."

Terra is caught up in his daydreams for a few seconds, before he suddenly nods to himself, his expression stoic once more, but that fire remained in his eyes.

"Hm....need to train harder now. For a chance to fight him, and beating the other Elites, and their Pokémon. *Looks thoughtful* They might have Legendaries too....will have to prepare for that too. *Beat, then shrugs* Best I can. Legendaries are tough Pokémon , so won't be easy fighting them."

Now isn't THAT the understatement of the century!

Perhaps characteristically for him, the blackout on any and most insider Knowledge of the Elite 4 (besides what's publicly known) didn't bother nor the wandering martial artist in the slightest, with him shrugging as his only response. Knowing anything more detailed about the premier fighters of Cheshire would give him unfair advantage (which he doesn want) against them [i]and [/i]spoil the surprise of fighting them, so in a way he was glad not to hear more about them! Besides, as stated earlier, what he's learned from Nathan was MORE than enough for him!

However, when the boy brought up the fact they actually knew for certain one of Bo's Pokémon, it caused him to pause for thought.....before he slowly shook his, frowning ever so slightly to himself.

"No. Don't want to know. Want it kept a surprise. *Nods* More fair and exciting that way. Sorry.....but that is what I think."

If the rest of the group wants to know, however, Terra will politely excuse himself, and either wait outside for that part of the meeting to end, or head off to pick berries with his Pokémon. He's legit about his 'no spoilers' policy, so thems the breaks!