[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

Lurantis lets you go first (and lets you swap the Lucky Egg for Protectorizer, which is a Black Belt + evolution item)

These battles will go pretty quick when you aren't meeting the requirements.

Fake Out 1 - does no damage to Lurantis, though a critical will make her flinch if she doesn't evade.
(4)(6)(5)(1)(6)(4) (5)(6)
Totem Lurantis flinches!

Nasty Plot 1
+2 Str for Anubi

Rock Smash 2
It does nothing - the powerful secret move makes the earth grumble around Lurantis, but the Totem Pokemon is entirely unscathed.

Blaze Kick 2
(5)(3)(5)(4)(3)(3)
Blaze Kick is a super effective attack, so it makes Lurantis instinctively rear back and take 1 dmg.

Lurantis looks at Terra pityingly and raises her arms and wings to summon a barrage of pink leaves.

Plot Device Razor Leaf 2
Shiranui and Anubi take 1 plot device damage, reducing them to 1hp. They'll take 1 point of Lethal Damage after 1 hour if not treated.

Now, there's the question of where Terra is standing. By rights he should take this AoE damage too. If Lurantis gets the idea that Terra considers this a Pokemon-only battle, Lurantis will aim away from him.

Blaze Kick 3
(4)(6) Lurantis takes 1 dmg. If it comes to a roll, Lurantis will have -1 pain.
The Protectorizer doesn't make a difference, but items can be a Plot Device criterion.

Plot Device Razor Leaf 3
Shiranui and Anubi take another point of Plot Device Damage. They faint and take 1 point of lethal damage. Terra senses that Lurantis has to draw from stored power in the Grove to achieve this legendary level of strength, though she's pretty close without it. She's not in the same league as Deoxys, whom you saw earlier.

"Mortals who are outclassed by a powerful Pokemon need to know some of the Pokemon's secrets to stand a chance against them. Numbers can help, too. The Four Treasures are an example of such a secret. You can imagine you will have to use the Treasures in some way if you want to have a hope of hurting or delaying the Invader. It's possible to dodge an immortal's attacks, but it's far harder than normal." (You need a critical Evasion).

"Continue if you dare!"

Oh, and expend (at least) one Super Potion and I'll tell you how that interacts with Plot Device Damage. It heals their HP, but it doesn't heal the PDD, so they still faint on the second instance of incurring PDD. A Max Potion can heal one point of PDD.

To the vibrant insect's pitying gaze, Terra returns it with his own filled with simple, calm, and unwavering determination. Impossible and futile as it may seem, he and his partners would not give up nor let his opponent cow and condescend him. He was proving something with this fight, and his Will would remain unshaken.

He does give her a small nod of thanks as she aim away her impossibly sharp Razor Leaves from him, though. He wouldn't have terribly minded if she included him in her targets (as he did request her to be unfettered), but he couldn't really command his partners in battle if his consciousness was cut short, so it was for the best. For now, it will be a battle solely between Pokemon.

Additionally, he was taking mental notes about how the fight was going so far. It seemed they could be Flinched if the blow hit the right spot, and even the legendary HM Moves were ineffective against it. Super Effective attacks worked just fine, though, or at least Fire. His Super Potion (Yes, he did use it, on Anubi) didn't seem entirely potent, as his partners still got taken down in short order. Perhaps the Damage she deals is more potent, somehow? Is from the energy coming from the grove? Hmm....in that case....

When Terra's partners fall, he just returns them quietly, and give a polite nod as the Pink 'n Powerful Plant lectures him, taking in their advice without any offense on his part.

"Okay. *Beat* What's you're Secret? To your power?"

Hey, why not ask? If he gets an answer, great, and if not, then he's no worse off than before. Nothing to lose, and everything to gain, eh?

In response to their challenge, he pulls off two more Pokeballs from his belt and tosses them out, summoning Tommy the Meowth and Angie the Duneseraph, and boldly recrosses his arms, and gravely deadpans thus: "I do."

He then wastes no time giving out commands!

"Tommy, hit Lurantis fast, and try to cut into its feet. Angie, speed up if you can, and make the Sky Fall on her."

Orders: Pretty simple here: Tommy will use Fake Out, then attempt to do some Damage/effect by using Slash on Lurantis' feet twice, in the hopes of disrupting her connection to the grove in some capacity. Angie will use Agility if Tommy succeeds in Flinching Lurantis OR if they Dodge it (To avoid being Flinched), and then she'll use Sky Fall on them 3 Times; otherwise, just use four Sky Falls. Due to the nature of the Move, I want to know if it can also be used to lift up Lurantis up off the ground or push them away from the grove (their source of power), or at least disrupt it. Also, due to Angie being a Dragon/Flying type that is both immensely bulky and sorta legendary in her own right, would that insult her from their Grass type Plot Deviced Damage? Finally, a Max Potion will be used on Angie if she's brought to 1/2 HP or 1 HP , as I want to see how that would interact with both PD Damage + Damage.

Moves:

Tommy: 3 Actions - Fake Out and Slash X2 
Angie: 4 Actions - Agility, Sky Fall X3 OR Sky Fall X4 (At least 1 Damage if it Hits, if SE Damage for Flying Moves still work, and *5D6 Chance to Paralyze [if she can be]; Angie's also holding a Sharp Beak, if that matters)
Dice Pools: Athletics (Agility, 8D6 [Raising Athletics by 1 for 6 XP!]), Brawl, Channel (If it applies to Sky Fall; 10D6)