[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

Gym Leader Tanuki vs Terra Round 4

Pidgeot fans some flames into existence right under the steely bug. Forretress' eyes start to water.

Heat Wave 1
(3)(6)(2)(5)(3)(3) (6)
(1) Forretress takes 1 dmg 6/10hp
CD: (3)

Bug Bite 1
(1)(6)(5)(1)(5)(4) (1)
(6)(3)(6)(6)(2) Pidgeot takes 2 dmg 6/8hp no pain penalty

Heat Wave 2
(4)(3)(2)(5)(4)(3)
(5) Forretress takes 2 dmg 4/10hp -2 pain
CD: (3)

Bug Bite 2
(1)(2)(4)(6)(5)
(3)(4)(3)(1)(5) Pidgeot takes 1 dmg 5/8hp

Heat Wave 3
(3)(6)(1)(6)(1)
(5) Forretress takes 2 dmg 2/10hp -2 pain
CD: (2)

Explosion 3
(3)(3) (6*) With a careful last minute command from Terra, the Explosion brings Pidgeot from the sky as a sonic boom levels the tube she was roosting in. Let's see if Pidgeot has any chance to recover.
Tanuki would order an Evasion, but there's not enough cover to be a good excuse against this strong of an area attack. Especially for a flying Pokemon. Her playgrounds are designed to crumple and rebuild.
(3)(6)(6)(1)(2)(3) (5)(4)(5)(3)(4)(2) Pidgeot faints. Forretress faints.

"That's one way to do it! Good job, Pidgeot! That was the best you could hope for, and you did perfectly :>

To say that Basteele was infuriated from getting flamed by Pidgeot would be a grave understatement. In an instant, her already belligerent demeanor turn downright apoplectic as she quadruple downed on her efforts to eradicate the bastard bird before her. NO ONE USES FIRE ON HER AND GETS AWAY WITHOUT A SEVERE THROTTLING, CCCRRRRRRRRRRRNNN! 

Unfortunately, all that added aggression did was make her attacks sloppier and less effectual against her newfound nemesis.....right up until she EXPLODED in fury and glee when given the go ahead from her partner. She wasn't conscious long after doing it, but in that brief span of time before then she witness the cataclysmic defeat of her feathered foe and rejoiced, for they truly got what they deserved. No one uses Fire on her, without getting burned themselves.

Meanwhile with Terra, he endured his now spent bombshell's EXPLOSION with calm aplomb, inured to it as he was and also pleased himself with its results. Tanuki's own joyous reaction in the wake managed to elicit some eye blinking and a small frown, though, as such a reaction in many ways was the last thing he expected from someone who's beloved Pokemon got blow to kingdom come. Then again the Gym Leader was hardly a normal sort of girl, ironically enough, and her positivity meant she held no grudge against him for that, so perhaps it was all for the best.

Still, with the battlefield now thoroughly and irreparably altered by the events thus far, the steely brawler couldn't help but do a bit of grandstanding, as he recalled Basteele and fixed The Lady Extraordinare with grave seriousness.

"You are tough woman, Tanuki. Forced my partner to Faint to take out yours, and switch out earlier. Both things Dagny could not do, in my battle against her. *Nods* Well done. But."

*Sweeps arm across the battlefield*

"....But it has afforded you naught. Your arena is ruined. Basteele's Hazards cover all your side, Melly's Electric Field grants me great boons, and your pipes are gone. All your advantages and gimmicks are gone. The battlefield is no longer yours, Tanuki."

*Clenches a Fist at her in front of his chest*

"It is mine."

 He plucks his next Pokeball off his belt, and throws out onto the field, uttering one last bold oneliner as he did so:

"And so is victory."

In a flash, out comes Shiranui.....except not! Its Oinari Tomoe, disguised as the big old sumo wrestler! If Tanuki was going to employ some trickery of her own to try and take him down, its only fair play he does the same! Externally she acts just like them, but internally she was eager to Fight and prove herself to her new leader, in spite of her weakness! She didn't expect her first fight under him (or perhaps first fight at all) to be against such a strong opponent, and so soon at that, but that just goes to show how much faith he had in her! If he's giving her this chance, then she'll not let him down and have a fun messing with her opponents, in that order!

(Ready for Initiatives, Iron!)