[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

Spoiler

"Urgh, this isn't going to go well. Very cool Houndour, though."

Fire Fang 1
(3)(2)(2)(6)(6)(1) (5)(2)
(6)(6)(5)(4) Vanilluxe takes 5 dmg 4/9hp -2 pain
CD: (2)(5), (3)(1)

Astonish 1
(1)(1)(5)(1)(2) Miss. "Urrrrgh, this is over before it could begin..."

Flamethrower 2
(2)(1)(4)(1)(6)(4)
(5)(2)(2)(6)(4) Vanilluxe faints.

Each of Flick's Pokemon was worth 8XP.

"Were you that strong when you sent me my lost PokeBalls? You didn't sound that strong over the phone. I think you've grown a lot, which makes sense if you've been journeying. Honestly? I only journey to catch Pokemon. Then I come right home again!"

Ka-ching!

He'd also be interested in hearing more about Orthros.

(Just realized we forgot about Stealth Rock for Shuckle and Vanilluxe.  Oh well, it didn't matter in this case anyways)

"Orthros is a Delta Houndour!  As you probably guessed from his appearance, he's a Psychic type instead of Dark, so Astonish was definitely a decent move choice.  I've been trying to learn all I can about Orthros's species since meeting him.  Until he evolves, though, I won't really know much about Delta Houndoom.  I do know the Delta variant is quite a bit more ornery than the standard ones, so they're kinda dangerous if not handled carefully.  I wouldn't recommend purposely looking for them.  They're still pack animals, and they can cause a lot of trouble in large numbers.  They can feed off of fear like a Ghost type can, which is part of the reason why Orthros likes making such grand entrances whenever I send him out.  He's tame, though, so he doesn't take it any farther than that.  And he has no problems with eating leftover meats or pokechow, either."

Orthros sits down and scratches his ears, then continues to obediently sit there, panting happily.  Yup, definitely doesn't look like he'd hurt a fly right now.

Nathan and Gallade both chuckle at Flick's surprise concerning how strong a trainer Nathan is.  "It helps that I have a few goals to aim for.  When I called ya initially, I only had 2 Gym Badges.  Now, though, I have 5, and I'm aiming for 6 later today!  I've seen and experienced things you wouldn't believe, too.  Been from one end of the region to the other, its highest highs and lowest lows...and it's still far from over, honestly.  If I'm going to do what my dad didn't quite manage and defeat Hayes, then I'm sure I've still got a ways to go..."

Oh yeah, and for the record, Nathan's Spare Change shirt of the day features Delta Parasect.

"Vanilluxe's other moves are pretty much all Ice, which was clearly not helpful."

"Six gym badges??? No way! That's really fast, Nathan. That would mean you could challenge the Elite Four!!! Although, most people who get six gym badges don't try it yet. It takes a LOT of training to beat the Elite Four, and then you have to face off against the Champion, and he's literally unbeatable for normal trainers. Even the Elite Four wouldn't be able to beat him, all at once. There's something special about our Champ. Don't underestimate him, ESPECIALLY not based on his kindness and care."