[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

Mom hugs Nathan. "Your dad and I had a talk last night. He's convinced me to let you go, and he'll be there as well. But if you two don't come back...I'll kill you both, understand?"

Mesprit is actually in the Swamp, floating right in front of the portal to Elanor.

The FLY HM is a 5-power charge move. You can charge for two actions instead of just one, if you wish to delay longer. Another Pokemon with FLY or another powerful method of getting in range can still hit you during the charge phase, as can Hurricane and Thunder. However, a regular old Pigeot without the FLY HM still can't get within range as fast as you can keep FLYing away.

Nathan can't help but laugh at the absurdity of that statement.  "Yes ma'am."

Perfect.  That's a great way to get to the area without anyone noticing Mesprit before they're actually there.

Twister, Whirlwind, Sky Uppercut, and Gust can also still hit airborne targets.  (Gust and Twister also double in power in the games when that happens.  But only those two moves specifically)

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Alright, time to get going.  One moment, Nathan and his dad are in Trillium...

...and the next, they've arrived in front of the Pokemon Center in Cress City atop their winged mounts.

Ready to Save the Day: Crono's Theme - Chrono Trigger DS

Nathan strides into the Lobby alongside Gallade, looking confident and prepared, the Sword hanging by his side. And then the next moment, he's found the rest of the group and started chatting with them.  "My dad fetched the item, as requested.  We'll take a moment to teach it to our pokemon...and then we'll be off to our battle with Deoxys.  Everyone's prepared, right?  Deoxys will have cloned itself another 2 or 3 times overnight, so we should expect to be facing greater numbers."

Nathan's Team:
- Gallade (Silver Powder)
- Calam (Black Glasses)
- Charizard (Leftovers)
- Princess (Itching Powder)
- Zippy (Choice Scarf)
- Grid (ElectrIzer)

(Added Note: I'd actually like Jerry to teach ONE more move: Leech Life to Gallade.  Nathan can sell the Silver Jewelry he got from Nidoqueen to get enough funds for it, so it'll leave him with $303)