[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

Nathan can't help but smirk as Marco's Meowstic traps Deoxys with Mean Look (a move that female Meowstic can't normally learn, by the way.  The book neglects to give female Meowstic its differing level up moves).  This will end here and now.  And afterwards...well, we'll get to that soon enough.

Losing the Shield is unfortunate, but they can look for it later. They're too close to finishing this to be distracted now. It's either them or Deoxys.

And as long as Nathan has the Sword, he's going to make damn sure it isn't them who lose this battle.

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Time seems to slow as Deoxys lunges at Nathan.  No matter what they try, only the Helm can totally outspeed this menace.  Despite that, though, Nathan's still confident he can one up Deoxys's desperate strike, no hesitation in his voice as he taunts the alien invader, goading them on.

"Too slow, Deoxys.  You'll have to catch me first.  I dare you to try."

With Luna receiving orders to use FLY and hang there, this is the perfect opportunity for Nathan to hitch a ride, narrowly avoiding Deoxys as it lunges at him!  (Athletics, huh?  Well, 6* Dex + 5 Survival + 2 Athletics is 13 D6 base if it's Nathan who's rolling it)

Nathan has his own Charizard to rely on if things go awry with the plan.  His ever reliable dragon won't let him fall, right?  Catch Nathan with his own FLY, evade attacks if necessary.  If he gets a chance to, he could also use a Scary Face and/or Smokescreen on Cosh to transfer them to Deoxys since the Sword isn't being used to power Charizard's attacks right now.  Charizard's orders right now are to run supportand keep Nathan safe.

And with Deoxys distracted and making mistakes in its blind rush to ensure its victory, that should give Princess and the swarm the time they need to end this once and for all.

A few hits from a PD Fury Cutter should be enough to finish off Deoxys at this point if my guess is correct.  Princess has some leeway to evade if necessary since her getting obliterated is obviously not on the royal agenda.  If Deoxys is still standing after Fury Cutter, though, Nathan's ready to recall Princess immediately to protect her from being harmed for the remainder of the Round.  He can't do the same with the swarm, unfortunately, but they'll likely scatter if that happens, hopefully minimizing any casualties.

Nathan, of course, is also ready to Evade attacks if he's targeted, and also use Max Potions if Princess, himself, Charizard, etc. get dropped to 1 HP by PDD.

Deoxys's desperation will be its downfall.  It's time to finish this.

(Keeping things a little general at the moment since I'm at work. Sorry bout that.)

Edit: I suppose I should also mention that if Princess doesn't use up all the Sword strikes for some reason, if Cosh transfers the effects to Charizard, then the dragon can attack with Air Slash to deal (now SE) PD damage to Deoxys after he finishes using FLY.