[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

The klaxon sounds for the Safari Cup! Spectators are allowed to stand around in the area that's been blockaded off for the tournament, or they can watch from upstairs in the Gatehouse.

If you participated in any Safari Shenanigans, you get 2 trainer XP per encounter, so 10XP! Terra, remind me about this at the end of your outfitter's excursion.

http://pokemonuranium.co/forum/showthrea...6#pid58156 - Brush up on the rules as helpfully summarized by Dragonstrike!

Sound off when you've arranged your party the way you want it! Freshly caught Safari Zone mons only! Each ball is scanned by the proctors before you enter. Your Pokedex can also read the specifics of the capture from the Safari Ball's data.

Let the tournament begin!: Grassland Groove (Section 1) - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (figured I'd try something a little different with some DKC music this time.  Got a few more from the same game that I might use, too.  They're all from a world with savannah based levels!  Some are more tense than others, though.  DKC: TF doesn't pull any punches with the levels nor the soundtrack)

Well, to keep things short, since it was mentioned in the Meta Thread, presuming the traveling duo is okay with it, Gallade's Dull Premier Ball is temporarily handed to Belle and Tramp at some point during the preparation time so that Gallade can watch the tournament without indirectly interfering with Nathan's performance.  They did say they were sticking around until after this tournament, Gallade and Nathan definitely trust Belle and Tramp enough to do this, and Gallade would most certainly rather watch the tournament than be stuck in the PC, so that makes sense to me.  Plus, if something happens, he'll still be there to keep an eye on things and/or assist Nathan and everyone else.

So, Nathan's team for Round 1 of the tournament!  Out of the 11 pokemon Nathan's caught, the 6 he's going to start with will be...

Spoiler

• Mizu the Dratini* (Lucky Egg)  [Dragon Fang doesn't do her much good atm]
  
• Delta Parasect (Leftovers)
  
• Krabby (Eviolite)
  
• Phanpy (Hard Stone)
  
• Doduo B (Fang of Houndoom's Rage)
  
• Marill (Mystic Water)
  

Starting simple, not taking too many risks, but not going to neglect to bring at least a few strong pokemon and pokemon that benefit a ton from certain held items along.

Nathan's team for Round 1 ready, so let's get crackin'!