[Meta thread] Iron's PokeRole Adventure: The Skull Ruins

[Lord Windos]

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Wonder Room probably isn't the best move to use for anyone in the group except Shiva given she's the only character with higher Insight than Vitality.  Nathan and Spira wouldn't see any benefits or dwonsides since their current Vit scores equal their Ins scores, but Heart and Terra would definitely mind quite a bit (mostly Terra).  


Shiva's bringing along Gothitelle, so Heal Block support is present if needed already, so that isn't a big concern either.

Unfortunately, of the ? moves you listed, the only one actually listed in the book is Confuse Ray.  The other two ? moves are Acid Armor (which would be pretty useful, admittedly) and Night Shade (really only relevant against Dark types since all Solosis know Psywave)

Solosis's current Ability is Overcoat.  Regenerator would probably be a semi-costly exp investment since it's a HA.  Either it or Magic Guard would probably be a lot better in the long run for her than an Overcoat without Powder immunity built into it, though.

I'd probably recommend Nathan having Solosis in his party if she comes along simply because he can get the screens up the most quickly (and IC, Solosis is most comfortable around him).  The earlier in the Round the screens go up, the more effective they are.  That, and Nathan has the most Gym Badges atm, so her Psywaves will do 6 D6 (which is equivalent to using a 5 Strength 5 power STAB move against a 5 Vit enemy, or a 5 Strength 3 Power STAB against a 3 Vit enemy), meaning there'd be very little DPS loss from having her on Nathan's team in particular unless she's facing a Dark type.

On the topic of Solomon real quick, he has enough tools that learning more ASAP isn't entirely necessary, he'd just probably appreciate having some stronger ones to use.  Before Brine gets powered up, his damaging moves are all an effective 3 Power.  His access to Disable might help make up for it, though, and if he hogged a bunch of exp he could get Heal Pulse.  Or he could maybe learn Nasty Plot to shore up his offenses a little instead.  But again, those buffs would be moreso 'nice' rather than 'necessary' (unlike bringing along Princess, who still has to learn several key moves before her true potential is unlocked).
Other Pokemon from that list that Nathan could possibly loan out are Grid (has Thunder now, so high Dex is not required for high Electric damage, unlike with Emolga learning Electro Ball), Snivy, Ray (probably unnecessary on this list if Solosis is being included), Emolga (as stated previously, probably better in Nathan's party in case he learns Electro Ball), Dedenne (maybe?  She's rather hyperactive since she's very young, so maybe not...), Solomon, Porygon-Z, Ditto, and Mizu (though she doesn't particularly like being around Shiva).

Ick. I completely forgot what W.R. actually did and thought its effect was something instead. Yeah, I DEFINITELY would hate if Terra suddenly turned into a wheeny von beany due to getting MAGICKED, so maybe not the best thing to use in group settings....

Those Moves I brought up could always be vetted by Iron first to see if she could learn them anyway, like I did with Poison Fang for Aspis waaaay back, and coming up with the Tutor moves for Grass Dragon Lilith. Never know if you can teach a Pokemon stuff in his campaign unless you ask, as Iron plays both fast and loose with what a Pokemon can actually learn while simultaneously restricting them in that area too (Which baffles me as to how he manages to pull that combo off, but that's beside the point).

Fair enough keeping her with Nathan, though that means if you DO take her along you're going to be restricted in team building managed more so than usual. Offer is still open to replace Edmundi or Anubi with one Pokemon of your choice, as I would like to help you out IC and OOC, and Terra doesn't necessarily need either of those two so long as their are other powerful/useful Pokemon available that can fill in their niches present in the group and on him. Which pretty much include every Pokemon Nathan has, since they're all strong and your character has done a good job raising them to be....well, good. He's accommodating like that!

Oooh, another Heal Pulse user would be nice, or more hydro power if Nasty Plot can be brought online! I also just remembered that his Hidden Power can be used to reveal clues about objects/things (And possibly other stuff), so bringing him along suddenly seems like an excellent idea to me. If he could possibly learn Screen Moves via TM and the group could pool enough Poke for Nathan to purchase them (As I think Stair City sells them, if I remember correctly), they could provide tons of support Move and puzzle solving wise! I'd certainly be willing to chip in with that, in that case! I don't think you could loan Solomon out, though, since he IS Disobedient if I am not mistaken - albeit only slightly - so getting him to cooperate with the others would most likely have to come about from some sort of deal/arrangement between him, Nathan, and his temporary handler.