[Meta thread] Iron's PokeRole Adventure: The Skull Ruins

[Lord Windos]

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Except Iron's already ruled that Pressure has no effect on capturing pokemon (which kinda makes some sense I guess since the interior of a pokeball is probably safe from Pressure's sphere of influence).

Honestly, Burn and Poison are always risky when it comes to capturing pokemon, so you have to really be okay with potentially seeming like a jerk to your target by inflicting them with a status that'll definitely kill them eventually if it goes untreated.  Confusion at least isn't a big risk after the target has been KOed or immobilized in some other fashion.

Some alternative status inflicters I have happen to be:
- Shinx: Swagger, chance of paralysis
- Pulse: Confusion, Paralysis, chance of Freeze (however, he's Disobedient atm)
- Swiftfire: Burn
- Starmie: Confusion, can also tutor T-Wave
- Gallade: Sleep, chance of Confusion
- Kumo: Sleep (once she learns Sing)
- Solomon: Sleep, Disable (when he learns it)
- Ditto: Transform shenanigans (which Juliet should also be able to do later)
- Delta Forretress: Paralysis (via Zap Cannon!), Poison (Toxic Spikes).  Disobedient, however.
- Floatzel: chance of Freeze (Ice Fang)
- Porygon-Z: Tri Attack (need I say more?)
- Dratini (when it hatches): Paralysis
- Masq: he can Mimic any of the above as needed
- Ray: FLASH (it's not a status, but -3 Accuracy means fewer chances for the opponent to attack and/or hit themselves).  Confusion.  Also gets Reflect and Light Screen through level, and can also learn Grassy Terrain for ?.

I've got lots of options.  Juliet just happens to be the most condensed/reliable.  And the only Attract user atm.  There's also the various Flinch abusers, but that is a rather unreliable status (moreso than Freeze, even), so it's difficult to actually count it.



I'm down with starting that if you are.  Just start it off with Terra knocking on the door to Nathan's room, I guess.

Huh....must of got it mixed up with Curse then. Honestly, I would have preferred if Pressure actually had the effect to halve or at least apply some penalty to Capture Rolls, as otherwise its pretty much an entirely useless Ability in most situations unless Iron's willing to give it more benefits/out of battle applications. Given that my Duskull will loose its useful Levitate for Pressure upon Evolving.....well, I'd like to have at least something making the change more palatable. Not likely to happen, but I can still hope, no matter how futile it is.

I make it a general rule to not use Toxic and Wil-lo-wisp on anything I want to add to my team line up at some point, and use Confusion carefully. If I'm going to sell that Pokemon I capture, then I have no qualms lighting a target aflame, putrifying their blood, and muddying their minds if it means they get into the Pokeball. The 'mon's opinion of you don't matter if they are never going to be with you for long, eh?

*Whistles* You really are taking to heart the motto 'Got to catch'em all!' with Nathan.  Meanwhile, Terra has a small but powerful force, lacking variety and making it up in pure quality. Hopefully, anyway.

Totally am, mate! Post coming soon, mate!