[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

(Well, seeing as Iron didn't have anything to add for Anorith...)

The aquatic bug stares back at Nathan for a good few minutes.  Then he yawns...and goes to sleep on the spot.  He's still fairly tired.

As for how Nathan reacts to everyone else's reactions...

Terra: "Claw Fossils are actually the most common fossil in this region.  The Botanville Shale to the south apparently has a lot of them.  If you found one and were willing to do a task of some kind for Laurelin to cover the rather expensive cost of fossil revivification, you could get one too."

Heart: No major comments here.

Shiva: No verbal comments from Nathan here.  A small part of him is a little saddened that Shiva's not taking any interest in stuff that he happens to enjoy.  Again.  Who cares if it's a fossil pokemon?  Nathan doesn't.  Yeah, that's cool, but it's not the most important thing to him by a long shot...a pokemon is a pokemon, no matter what kind.

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Moving on, though...Nathan eventually recalls Anorith into his pokeball and motions to Gallade to get ready to go.

"Well, need to get going now.  Have a few things I need to do before the day is over.  I'll see you guys later."

Nathan heads over to the PC to rearrange his party a little.  Aside from Gallade, he currently has on hand:
- Ditto
- Rhea
- Carvanha
- Forthright
- Emolga

So, first order of business: taking Carvanha outside and giving her some TLC for the day with Rhea's assistance, as per usual.  Give her a good scrub, give her some treats, let her enjoy the rain...all within the confines of a tiny inflatable pool or a fountain,

Well that just won't do, will it?

When Nathan saw that there were Hidden Power TMs, that got him thinking...maybe Carvanha would get some benefit out of it?  Maybe?  At the very least, it could teach her a ranged attack of some kind...he likes the young little fishy a lot, but even he has to admit that traveling trainers don't raise fish pokemon like Carvanha and Goldeen for a reason.  So if there's even a slim chance that Hidden Power could help him justify keeping Carvanha, well, why wouldn't he give teaching it to her a shot?

So it's not long before Nathan finds himself holding that TM and his pokedex in front of the Rough Skinned fishy with incredibly sharp teeth.  "A little present, just for you, Carvanha.  I hope ya like it."  And moments later, Carvanha learns Hidden Power.

So the only question that remains is: what exactly does it do?  Time for Carvanha to test it out so we can see!