[Game Thread] Pokerole: Mount Coronet Mystery

[Dragonstrike]

Can I trade Snover for a female Ralts, Sneasel for Cleffa and A-GEODUDE for Heracross? I curious in see what kind of surprises I get.

Sure thing!  Let's rooooooollllll some dice!  As these are all pokemon that Professor Rowan has been raising, at the very minimum, they'll have at least one ? move as well, regardless of whether they have any other surprises.

- I'll make it 50-50 on whether Ralts will get a Surprise since Snover is an Uncommon pokemon
- Sneasel is an Uncommon pokemon with a Surprise (making him rare), so it'll be 50-50 on whether Cleffa gets a Surprise as well
- A-Geodude has two surprises (Shiny and Hidden Ability) and is an international pokemon (making him extra rare), so Heracross will get 1 Surprise guaranteed and have a 50-50 chance of having a second surprise

Ralts: (1) No surprise

"This Ralts is a pokemon I had bred to study why Gardevoir often pass down Misty Terrain to their offspring.  The ability for Ralts to protect itself from harmful status ailments is apparently quite valuable when it has to face enemy Poison types, which is why the species developed that particular trait.  Ralts tend to evolve quickly after powerful, very happy moments with their trainers, but simply raising them as normal may also trigger the desired effect, though it tends to take a lot longer to do so.  This one might be close to evolving, though it can be hard to tell sometimes where Ralts are concerned."

Bye bye, Snover!  Take good care of Ralts!

Ralts stats

Attributes: 3 Health, 1 Strength, 3 Special, 2 Dex, 2 Defense, 2 Insight
Boosted Social Attribute: Beauty
Skills: 2 Fight, 2 Survival, 2 Contest
Specialties: 2 Channel, 2 Perform, 2 Alert
Level: 31
Moves: Growl, Confusion, Double Team, Teleport, Disarming Voice, Lucky Chant, Magical Leaf, Heal Pulse, Misty Terrain
Gender: Female
Happiness: 2
Loyalty: 2
Disobedience: 2 
Current Ability: Synchronize
Other Abilities: Trace
HP: 6/6
Will: 5

Cleffa: (6) Surprise!
*rolls* Attribute/Skill bonus!

"Cleffa here happens to be the offspring of Dawn's Clefable, and she gave the egg to me because I wanted to study the evolution line more closely outside of its natural habitat.  Unfortunately, I haven't had the time to get around to evolving them, but I'm sure they'll find a good home with you.  They certainly have the makings of a good cleric and support pokemon, given their lineage.  And they might also have a lot of potential in Contests as well.  It's amazing what the bonds between Trainers and Pokemon can create sometimes."

Bye bye, Sneasel!  Take good care of Cleffa!

Cleffa stats

Attributes: 3 Health, 2 Strength, 2 Special, 2 Dex, 3 Defense, 3 Insight
Boosted Social Attribute: Cute
Skills: 2 Fight, 2 Survival, 2 Contest
Specialties: 2 Channel, 2 Perform, 2 Allure, 2 Etiquette
Level: 32
Moves: Pound, Charm, Wish, Heal Pulse, Stored Power, Encore, Sing, Sweet Kiss, Copycat, Magical Leaf
Gender: Your pick
Happiness: 2
Loyalty: 2
Disobedience: 0
Current Ability: Cute Charm
Other Abilities: Magic Guard
HP: 6/6
Will: 5
Surprise!: +1 Contest (this Surprise also increases the cap on the Skill's corresponding Specialties by 1, but does not affect Cleffa's Level)

Heracross: (6) Surprise!
*rolls* Shiny!
*rolls* Attribute/Skill bonus!

"This particular Heracross has been undergoing rigorous Strength training.  I've been studying the effects it might have on a pokemon's ability to defend itself, and comparing it to how pokemon that don't have raw Strength choose to survive.  Interestingly, this Heracross has a tendency to avoid fights by simply scaring off its opposition, as few pokemon want to attempt to fight such a Tough looking opponent."

Bye bye, Alolan Geodude!  Take good care of Heracross!

Heracross stats

Attributes: 3 Health, 3 Strength, 1 Special, 3 Dex, 3 Defense, 3 Insight
Boosted Social Attribute: Tough and Tough* (This Heracross is extra Strong and Tough, so it gets a total +2 bonus to its Tough SA, giving them a curent Tough score of 5*)
Skills: 4 Fight, 3 Survival, 3 Contest
Specialties: 3 Brawl, 3 Channel, 3 Alert, 3 Intimidate
Level: 39
Moves: Arm Thrust, Bullet Seed, Night Slash, Tackle, Leer, Horn Attack, Endure, Brick Break, Aerial Ace, Chip Away, Fury Attack, Pin Missle, Counter, Feint, Flail
Gender: Your pick
Happiness: 2
Loyalty: 2
Disobedience: 2
Current Ability: Guts
Other Abilities: Swarm
HP: 8/8
Will: 7
Surprises: Shiny (they're dark purple!) and +1 Strength! (Same deal as with Sneasel's Surprise)