[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

Flick shows up! He's wearing a bomber jacket and a bucket hat. He's about Nathan's age, as you might expect, and he's got a gigantic backpack stuffed with trainer supplies.

"Nice to meet you at last, Nathan! Thanks for helping me out way back when. As I think I mighta mentioned, I've been catching up a storm. Hope you haven't surpassed me. Here's one I caught and managed to evolve!"

He sends out a Marshtomp.

Sentry: (5)
Marshtomp: (5) + 3 Dex + 5 Survival

(Oh yeah, before I forget, Sentry is holding the Leftovers)

"Nice to finally meet you too, Flick!  Well, we'll see about that!  My first pokemon is an old, old species!  I'm probably the only trainer that currently has one!  Sentry, it's finally time for your battle debut!  Hope you're bringing your best to this battle, Flick!  I don't usually go easy on my opponents!"

The large Primal Tropius towers over the tiny swamp pokemon (Marshtomp are only 2' tall, and Sentry is at least 7'!), and is probably making Marshstomp a little nervous because of the combination of both that and the fact that it's facing what's obviously a Grass type.  (Though they'll see soon enough that Sentry doesn't have any Grass moves to exploit that advantage).  Sentry takes one look at her opponent, looks back at Nathan (who nods to give her the go ahead), and then with a surprisingly quick swipe of her long tail across the ground, instantly summons a Sandstorm with her Ability, increasing her Defense by 2 (total of 6)!  Her defenses shall not be penetrated easily!  She will stand tall over this foe!

No Holds Barred!: Exploration - Xenoblade Chronicles 2

"Let's start setting ourselves up for success in the long run, Sentry!  Let's add some pressure to their side of the battlefield, then press the attack!"

Sentry scatters sharp rocks all over the opposing side of the battlefield! They're dormant for now, but whenever the opponent switches...

Stealth Rock 1
Acc: 6* + 5 Survival + 2 Stealth - 5 Act = 8 D6
Eff: Sets up Stealth Rock on the opposing side of the field, causing 1 damage to all opponents every time they switch in!
Note: Damage is typeless in the book, apparently

...and she follows up with quick slashes from her tail that are strong enough to break bark and fell trees, even though the attack itself isn't the strongest among pokemon moves!

Cut 2-5
Acc: 6* + 4 + 4 - 6/7/8/9 = 8/7/6/5 D6
Dmg: 2 Pow + 5 Str = 7 D6 base
Note: Rare move, even though it isn't the full powered HM!

Let's see if Marshstomp can overpower Sentry's defenses, or if she can defeat Marshstomp with little else but chip damage backed by raw Strength and Speed!

Conditional Order: If Marshstomp starts charging Bide, use Leer to punish that action by lowering Marshstomp's Defense without increasing Bide's potential damage output! Her glare shall assert her dominance! She is not a mere defenseless herbivore!
Conditional Order 2: If Stealth Rock 1 fails for some reason, continue using it until it's set up as long as that's possible.
Conditional Order 3: If Marshstomp uses Dynamic Punch, attempt to Evade it!