[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

Slash 4
(6)(5)(4)(5) Clutch critical!
(4)(3)(1)(5)(4) Azumarill takes 3 dmg 2/9hp -2 pain

Aqua Jet 5
(3)(1)(1) Clutch evade!

"Uh oh..."

Slash 5
(5)(6)(2)
(4)(5)(3) Azumarill faints. Charmeleon gains 1 Loyalty.

Charmeleon blazes up, righteously high on adrenaline! He starts glowing red! Red wings start stretching out from his back, and he grows in size and fierceness! He's streamlined now. The OG dragon!

(press B to cancel, of course. But know that will make Charmeleon sad.)

Pledge: still going. Angela seems very interested in that move, and does nothing to disguise it. It isn't common in Creshire.

Nah, not gonna cancel it.  Nathan literally jumps for joy in the excitement, punching the air ala Mario as the evolution completes and the now fully evolved Char launches a celebratory (Blaze boosted and probably rather impressive looking) Flamethrower into the air as well!  Raaaawwwrrr!!!

Kinda like this

Or like this

But the flame would probably be bigger in this case.

"That's what I'm talkin' 'bout, Charizard!  Amazing job!  All that training's finally paid off, and we're one step closer to achieving your full powers!  Two, even!  I can feel our bond strengthening!  Now we need to work on getting you another opportunity to learn Blast Burn!"  Charizard now has 3/9 HP due to evolving, but his Defense drops back to 4 due to the Eviolite no longer affecting him.  His Disobedience also increases to 3, but he has 4 Loyalty, so it wouldn't be an issue even if he was as Disobedient as a usual Charizard!

Now that the tables have been turned, Nathan's got a confident smile on his face now as he turns to face Angela again from across the Sea of Fire.  "Two down, one to go.  So, who's coming out onto the battlefield next, Angela?  I know what I'm doing!"

Nathan is NOT switching.  He and Charizard are in a good position as the Sea of Fire rages across the battlefield.