[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

Spoiler

(3)(6)(1)(5)(2)(4) (6)(4)(6)(4)(5)(4) (2) = 9
(6)(3)(5)(4)(6)(1) (6)(2)(5)(1)(2)(3) (4)(6)(4) = 8
vs
(5)(6)(5)(4)(6)(1) (2)(5)(6)(1)(1)(4) (1)(3) = 6

Taunt
(2)(3)(5)(1)(2)(1) (5)(6)(1)(3)(4)(1) (1)(6)
Calam appears out of nowhere and wiggles tauntingly at Foongus. Then he's off again.

Future Sight
(3)(4)(6)(2)(5)(5) (1)(1)(6)(6)(3)(5) (2)(6) Critical hit

Calam: (4) + 13 = 17
Solosis: (4) + 11 = 15
Foongus: (6) + 3 Dex + 5 Survival = 14

Bahahaha!  Being able to sneak up on an enemy while being in plain sight is awesome.  Stealth is what both Solosis and Calam were originally trained to do, after all, so Nathan's training methods only amplify their skills further!

Now then, time to really get this started!  With Taunt preventing Ammongus from utilizing further shenanigans and a Future Sight imminent, setting up a few more (de)buffs before going on the offensive should be safe to do!

Calam:

Calam takes advantage of holding Foongus's attention by shining brilliantly while the mushroom is looking right at him!  Then he follows up with a new trick: slashing at Foongus with Psychic energy instead of physical blows, his horn shining all the brighter because of it, his moonlight wings a brilliant light that reflects off of the silver in the walls thanks to FLASH!

FLASH 1
Acc: 7* + 5 + 3 - 5 = 10 D6
Eff: -3 Acc, blindness

Psycho Cut 2-5 (Calam learns it for 47 exp!)
Acc: 7* + 5 + 4 - 6/7/8/9 = 10/9/8/7 D6
Dmg: 5 + 3 + SE = 8 D6 base + 1
Eff: High crit.  3 successes needed.
Note: This move does not make contact, so it won't trigger Effect Spore.  Like this:

Absol used Psycho Cut!

Solosis:

Solosis, meanwhile, sets up further defenses before attacking with her own Psychic power!  She's not as much of a fighter as Nathan's other pokemon, but that's just fine!   Having a support pokemon is very useful as well!  Besides, that Future Sight is probably going to HURT when it hits Foongus in the next 6 seconds! She'll just be over here, acting as cutesy and non-threatening as possible for the time being so that she can do her job (and hopefully not get obliterated by a massive pokemon that's probably 10 times her current size! Eep! Were it not for seeing everyone take down that Genesect earlier, Solosis might not have been confident that they could handle such a large opponent...)

Charm 1 (Solosis learns it for 19 exp!)
Acc: 6 + 5 + 3 - 5 = 9 D6
Eff: -2 Strength

Light Screen 2
Acc: 6 + 5 + 3 - 6 = 8
Eff: -1 Damage from ranged moves for 4 Rounds for Nathan's whole party

Reflect 3
Acc: 14 - 7 = 7
Eff: same as LS, but for non-ranged moves

Psywave 4 and 5
Acc: 14 - 8/9 = 6/5
Dmg: 6 D6 (no SE damage for Fixed Damage moves)

Future Sight Damage (at the end of the Round)
Dmg: 5 + 5 + STAB + 2 Crit + SE = 13 D6 base + 1 damage

Conditional order: If Foongus uses Bide, while the move is charging, use non-attacking moves instead if applicable.  For Calam, that means using Leer and Swords Dance (in that order) (and for both him and Solosis, possibly also using FLASH again to reblind Foongus if applicable).  If no (de)buffs need to be applied and Bide is active, simply stop attacking and be ready to Evade instead.  Once Bide is no longer charging, continue attacking as normal.

Conditional Order 2: If LS or Reflect is not successfully used for some reason, replace the next action with those.  We're gonna keep using them until they successfully get put up, gosh darn it!

Conditional Order 3: If Foongus ends up being able to use Spore regardless of the Taunt, attempt to Evade it.

If Calam or Solosis lose at least 4 HP, Nathan has a Potion Orchid ready for both of them (one for each).

Reminder: Solosis is holding an Eviolite, so she currently has 5* Defense.

Let's see if we can make this encounter a little easier.  Fongus can't use non-damaging attacks thanks to Taunt, and ideally, Foongus should be struggling to use the damaging ones to any kind of great effect by the end of the Round.