[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

Flaaffy faints. Nathan is the victor! Doduo gains 8XP total.

For the first couple rounds, we don't have to wait for everyone to catch up, so I'll let you know that your next opponent is Aroma Lady Beatrice.
Nurse Joy can't instantly cure Doduo's HP now, so you'd have to use healing items. She can cure the paralysis for free.

Nice.  I noticed that Tangela was listed as only having -1 Pain, though, despite being in -2 Pain range after Uproar.  If that extra Pain wasn't accounted for, then Ancient Power would have missed, and Doduo would have only been at -2 Pain at the end of the battle.  Would that make a difference?

If Doduo B still needs a little time to be healed, though, we'll just swap Doduo B for Doduo C (keeping the hold item the same) and keep going. If Doduo B can be fully healed before the next battle, though, we'll keep her in there.

And Nathan's first pokemon for the Aroma Lady is going to be...

Spoiler

Delta Parasect!  It's probably going to freak the Aroma Lady out a little, to be honest...particularly if it smells weird...

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Meanwhile, Gallade's watching Nathan's battles with a lot of interest, obviously.  Just like with Shiva, the crowd's enthusiasm is almost infectious for him.  He's still very stoic despite it, though, a stark contrast from whenever he was in excited crowds previously while he was still a Kirlia.  When Nathan sweeps that Ace Trainer with a single Doduo, he simply nods approvingly, as he has total confidence that Nathan will do well here.

That, and he kinda already knew that would happen, too.

Not sure how closely Belle and Tramp are watching Nathan's battles, if anything else might be distracting Gallade, or if Angela has noticed Nathan and/or Gallade and taken an interest in the young trainer yet, but plenty could still happen under those categories since the tournament has only just started!