[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

Deoxys Round 4 Continued

Heart uses Super Potion.

Wide Guard 2 - Honedge uses the Frozen Roar to ignore pain.
(3)(6)(1)(1)(5)

Cosh doesn't really have any buffs to move around. He casts a spell to reduce both Speed Deoxys' defense, and he's ready to move it to another should one appear.

Sheer Cold 2 from the antenna.
(6)
Speed Deoxys drops to half HP.

Rock Slide 2
(5)(1)(5)(6)(1)(2) (3)(3)
(1)(2)(6)
(4)(2)(6) Another round of flinching for the Speed Deoxys! They flinch 3.

Crunch 2
(4)(2)(4)(5)
(4)(5)(1)(4)(4) I guess they'd shrug off only the first SE damage. That's 5 dmg.

Shiva follows that up by catching a Deoxys arm in a Pokeball. It's one of the ones Feraligatr tore to pieces. Looks like the smaller chunks can be treated as objects. But you heard from Nurse Joy that a big enough piece can still reform into a complete Deoxys clone.

Bite 2
(4)(3)(5)(1)(6)(3) (5)(2)
(1)(3)(3)(5)

Cherrim tries again on a Speed Deoxys. She'd like to use the power of Tall Grass against Deoxys, wresting control of it much as Cosh wrested control of the tower.
Nature Power 2
(1)(5)(4)(6)(2)(2)
(5)(2)(2)(4)(6) That Deoxys takes 3 dmg. So it's 12/45 and 35/45 hp for the speedy boys.
They've already flinched though.

Crunch 2
(3)(1)(3)(3)(4)(5) (3)(5)(5)
(6)(2)(2)(4)(4)(4) 8/45 and 35/45

Loyalty: (5) v (3)(6)

Barrage 2
(3)(3)(6)(4)(5)
(5) 7/45hp

Shadow Punch 2
(1) No damage

Defense Deoxys has to take up the slack since you figured out how to keep the Speed/Attack down.

Rubble Blast 2ABC
(6)(3)(3)(5)(5)(3) (5)(6)(4) Crit
(1)(5)(2)(3)(4)(5) (5)(4)(4) Crit
(6)(6)(4)(5)(1)(4) (6)(2)(1) Crit

Great psychically-enhanced pieces of Elanor form a maelstrom around your party. The Speed Deoxys have just enough mentality to dodge out of the way as shards and rubble rip into your party. Wide Guard helps a lot, but will it be enough?

(6)(5)(1), (2), (4)
(4)(5)(2), (1), (5)
(5)(5)(5), (2), (1)

Terra, Heart, and Spira's Pokemon take 7 dmg. (6 for Arete). Nathan and Shiva's Pokemon take 9 dmg. When coupled with the 2 dmg they took earlier from Attack Deoxys, the damage is devastating.

Genie 3/12hp
Arete 3/11hp
Heart used one Super Potion after that first attack, so Lancelot has 2/9hp. Another Super Potion is half as effective, now 5/9hp.
Exeggutor is just fine. Toya has 5hp.
Cherrim faints.
Grid and Gallade faint.
Kelda and Cosh take the damage too.
Marco's Pokemon are at 6 and 4 hp. He hasn't used Trainer Actions yet, so he heals Feraligatr to full.
Arete gets a Max Potion.

Kelda is back in the game, trying to salvage something after that disaster.
Sheer Cold 3
(4)(2)(2)(5)(3)(2) (5)(3)(3)
Speed Deoxys C is down to 1 HP.
AoE spell 4, looks a bit like an Icy Wind
(4)(1)(5) 6/45, and a faint.

The speed Deoxys are flinched.

Wide Guard 3 Since Doublade can ignore pain, he has enough dice to attempt Swords Dance (your math is a little off there - the difficulty increases every time.) Heart is screaming to Doublade over the noise, trying to direct two swords at once about where they need to cover. And it works! Your warrior ancestors would be proud.
(3)(3) (6*)
Heart's Will point, coupled with the Frozen Roar, pulls it off.

Cosh moves Sword Dance to Feraligatr. It's a sight to see such a large, dangerous-looking Pokemon become even fiercer and pointier. He almost looks like a mega version of himself.

Being out of dice for Sheer Cold, Cosh focuses on bringing down the Speedsters with the Antenna. He orders the Rotom to whir about and brew an Ominous Wind.

Ominous Wind Antenna 3
(4)(3)(3)(5)(4)(4)(6)
(6)(6)(6) Damn, that IS ominous.
One S-Deoxys is down to 4/45 hp, and the other is at 1/45. The three Defense Deoxys are completely untouched.
CD: (1)

"Kelda, what do you think a Sheer Cold will do to a Defense forme? Can you try it please?"
"Cosh. The Helm counters Speed Deoxys by blasting them to their core right away. But the Sword is the counter for Defense forme! We have to either get that sword, or just keep Nathan alive until he has a chance to get out another Pokemon."
"I suppose you're right."

Indeed, Nathan and the other trainers are running for their lives, trying to dodge the huge amounts of rubble, make themselves heard over the noise, and it's hard to find the time to reach your belt. As most of the Pokemon are down, Deoxys might get a chance to attack trainers in the interim.

Rock Slide 3
(5)(3)(3)(4)(5)(1)
(5)(4)(3) 2/45, and another is buried under rubble! Arete is still tired from those Fury Cutters, but she starts burrowing into the rock slide to get at that tasty Deoxys.
CD: (5)(3)(5)

Yena is untouched, thanks to the Shield!
Crunch 3
(3)(5)(2)(6)
(6)(6)(2)(5)(6) The last of the Speed Deoxys faints. Yena accidentally swallows a huge chunk and makes a face. He licks up some Shield Dust to get that disgusting alien taste out of his mouth, then he proudly trots over to Shiva (Ignoring all the rubble and glass that's bouncing off of him) and drops a Deoxys-finger at her feet. Which I guess she zoops up into a Pokeball for reasons I do not know.

"Nathan! It's up to you now!"
"I think I see the pattern, Nathan. Deoxys' true self is split to make these clones - his legendary resistance to mortal damage, his legendary ability to strike without fail, and his legendary power to fell mortal foes in a single blow. Presumably the Normal Forme represent Deoxys' cunning, which I find myself hard pressed to match."
"I believe in you, buddy! Feraligatr will clear a path!"

Pointiest Feraligatr begins clearing a path and moving in front of you to grant cover. Nathan and one other trainer can fit behind Feraligatr's oversized bulk.

He also spits a Water Gun at Defense Deoxys, but it is not Plot Device damage and thus does nothing despite the Swords Dance.

Luxray is ordered to use Magnet Rise, a great opportunity for Cosh to give someone the power of flight later. The gigantic sphinx running through the air over Nathan's head is a grand sight to see. Thunder sparks at every footsteps like the arrival of Thor. He herds the three Defense Deoxys together like a Herdier.

Alolan Exeggutor leans over and forms a living barrier between two Defense Deoxys and a load of rubble they might want to use as an attack mechanism.

Toya's shadow punches have no effect, so he begins shoveling Deoxys chunks into his belly-mouth. Where they go, no one knows, but they sure aren't visible when he opens that mouth.

The Defense Deoxys gather in everything that's been thrown at them - the shards that failed to pierce Yena, the water energy of Feraligatr, the thunder of Luxray, even the residual energies of the sword. Slowly and methodically they have gathered them, along with some wreckage of Elanor and a bulky Healing Machine. All at once they are hurled in all directions.

Mixed Attack 3ABC
(2)(6)(6)(2)(2)(3) (3)(5)
(1)(1)(5)(5)(3)(5) (3)(3)
(2)(1)(1)(5)(4)(2) (2)(6)
Each attack is reduced by Wide Guard.

(1)(6)(1), (1), (6)
(4)(2)(1), (4), (5)
(5)(6)(4), (6), (2)
Genie faints.
Arete takes 4 dmg, 7/11hp
Doublade faints while protecting the others. He gains 1 point of Happiness.
Exeggutor still has a huge pool of HP lmao.
Toya faints.
Kelda is down to 1hp. Cosh has 2hp.
Luxray faints but continues to hover just above the ground.
Feraligatr is melted away while shielding Nathan. takes 5 damage from the attack, and a further 4 from acting as cover for Nathan. Barely up.
Nathan still takes 5 damage, leaving him with just 4 hp.
Heart takes 7 dmg.
Shiva is immune, and granting a bit of cover to Spira and Terra, enough that they don't take damage. With four more Pokemon fainted, the next AoE will hit all trainers and then some.

Bodies of friend and foe are strewn everywhere. Elsewhere in the valley, it's much the same. The Flying members of the League have arrived, and many were wiped out before they made their first attacks. Lati@s are definitely still going. No sign of Mesprit right now, but you still feel a little hope despite the devastation you just experienced.

Kelda already used Action 4, but she does have time to drink a Hyper Potion, drinking it as a toast with Cosh.

"The ends justify the means. Sorry, Shiva." Cosh moves the Shielding from Yena to Nathan. Yena stumbles immediately in broken glass, but doesn't yet know what could happen.

Feraligatr leaps into the air on every fourth step. Every leap is higher. He's doing a Dragon Dance! Marco has little to do but heal him back to full. He's running close beside Nathan now, determined to shield his son with his life if necessary. The two of you are almost in a position where you can send out Pokemon safely next turn.

All other ordered Action 4 attacks are ineffective and most trainers are out of Actions.

The first Defense Deoxys rushes headlong into Nathan. The other two look like they're about to do the same, but Exeggutor is in their way.

Zen Headbutt 4
(5)(3)(3)(4)(3)(3) (4)
Nathan is unharmed, but Shiva feels the incredible power of the bulky blow slam into her shield arm. Nathan goes flying and hits Marco, dealing a little damage to him.
(6)(3)(6)(3) Marco takes 2 dmg.

There's no Wide Guard this time, but the Defense Deoxys are also out of their best ammo, and their Psycho Boost has drained their offense. Obviously not a problem Attack or Legendary Deoxys would have, but offense is not their strong suit.

One attacks the minds of the party directly.

Psychic 4B
(6)(2)(6)(3)(4)(5) (1)
(5)(5)(3)(1)(3) All trainers take 2 dmg, including the Scims but not including Nathan. Nathan has 4hp, Marco's taken 4 dmg, Heart has a grand total of 1hp remaining, I think Terra and Spira are tough enough to ignore that little damage. Oh, but Terra, you do notice that the little hidden part of your mind responds to the attack, and Defense Deoxys' gem is blinking like crazy. Must be communicating something important.

The other shifts into Attack Forme (from now on, will go on the Attack initiative count).

Plot Device Psychic 4C, on Spira.
(5)(3)(6)(6)(2)(1) (1)
Spira drops to 1hp.

Kelda is completely panicking. "I don't know what to do! I don't know what to do!"

She tries a Sheer Cold, and it does harm the Defense Deoxys but not enough that it won't quickly regenerate. Costs him 25% of his HP.


In Attack Forme, Deoxys still bears a grudge against Yena. Spira is also caught in the splash.
Zap Cannon 5
(5)(5)(4)
Yena drops to 1hp instantly.
Spira faints and takes lethal damage.

"Spira! I'll bring you medicine in a second! I'm no good against Defense Deoxys. I'm no good, I'm no good, I'm no good!!!"

Nathan obtains Magnet Rise from Luxray via Cosh. "Calm yourself, Kelda. Remember the Meditations. Find your center."

Knock Off 5
(1)(2)(5)(4)(4)(3)
(3)(5)(6)(4) Yena faints and loses the Expert Belt.

Knock Off 5
(4)(3)(4)(1)(5)(5)
(3)(5)(5) Feraligatr faints and loses his teeth to a direct bulky punch. I think Defense Deoxys is my favorite form.
He had time to get Nathan close. Marco is still here with you, and most of your party. It's time to see what the Sword can do.

1 Attack Forme remains and 2 Defense Forme. The Attack Forme has reduced defense. The Defense Forme have reduced attack, come to think of it. None have taken any damage.

Most of you need to send out new Pokemon. I'll get you initiatives ASAP.