[Game Thread] Pokerole: Mount Coronet Mystery

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Diamond Steelix Round 1

Steelix bellows, and Randolph gets a glimpse of the true reason the pokemon holds such violent intent.

A black aura flare to life around the giant, crystal snake, and the sparkle of its hide dims.  All that remains of that light is a dull glimmer amid the shadows that now surround the Steelix.

The two Coal Onix both roar in response to Steelix's cry.  They seem to be following orders, or are being manipulated by the Steelix if the power of that gaze was any indication.

Randolph doesn't have long to consider what that might mean though, as the Diamond Steelix quickly burrows into the ceiling of the room, leaving a trail of dull diamond dust in its wake...

...only to immediately come crashing down on Byron's Bronzong from above in one of the most brutal, reckless attacks that the trainers present have ever seen.  Steelix rams the bell pokemon with its entire shadow covered body weight, an attack that would almost surely harm the attacker just as much as the target, but the Steelix comes out of it completely unscathed.

Bronzong, not so much.

Shadow End 1
12 - 4 - 2 = 6
(5)(6)(4)(3)(5)(1)
4 + 5 - 5 + SE = 4 + 1
(4)(4)(1)(4) Bronzong takes 4 damage! 5/9 HP -1 Pain

Nami quickly attempts to run some damage control.  If that Steelix is that strong, who knows if they'll be able to handle fighting 3 opponents at once!

Hypnosis 1
(5)(6)(2)(6*) Spend that Will Point!
Onix B falls asleep!

The large serpent takes up much of the floor space as it snoozes, so combatants have to go over or around it if they want to try aiming at other targets.

Wake Up B 1
(6)(4)(5)(2) 3/5 successes

"Watch and see, Randolph!  Melissa isn't just a support pokemon!  A little support is what I think we need right now, though!  You know what to do, girl!"

Melissa opens her mouth wide as she yawns, then begins purring without a care in the world, ready to take a nap on the spot.  The sight is quite adorable.

And effective at lowering an opponent's guard.

Growl 1
5 + 3 + 2 - 2 = 8
(5)(1)(1)(4)(6)(4)(5)(1)
-1 Strength for all the rock snakes!

The Onix that isn't napping slams the ground with its tail, and the cavern begins to shake.  Chunks of rock and coal start to fall from the ceiling, narrowly missing the trainers, and hitting their pokemon with the full force of a landslide.  The cave is clearly unstable thanks to all the tunneling these wild pokemon did, and they know it.

Rock Slide A 1
9 - 1 - 2 = 6
(5)(3)(2)(5)(4)(3)
2* + 3 + STAB - 3/5 = 3/1 D6
(3), (2)(6)
(4)(3)(1)
(5)(5)(1)
(6)(4)(5)
Melissa takes no damage.
Paula takes 1 damage. 5/6 HP
Nami takes 1 damage and Flinches 2! 7/8 HP

Paula sings a soothing song, hoping to calm the raging beast.  She may have only just met Randolph, but after seeing how he leaped to defend what sounds like a close friend of his, she's confident she's in safe hands, the Soothe Bell she's holding ringing softly as she thinks about everything that's happened and what it means.  She gains +1 Happiness and Loyalty and begins to glow as she sings.  The light grows brighter and brighter, bigger and bigger as she sings a song to banish the darkness from these pokemon's hearts.  It sounds oddly familiar to Randolph...

Sing 1
(5)(3)(1)
Onix A falls asleep!

By the time Paula has finished singing her song, she's no longer a small Selkid.  She's grown several feet taller in an instant, and what appears to be trident shaped jewelry adorns her head and tail, a gold collar adorning her neck.  Her hairstyle has become even more wave-like (and the red bow is still affixed in it), and the colors of the ocean now decorate her entire body.

Congratulations!  Paula has evolved into Syrentide!  Her Base HP is now 6, and her current HP is 8/9.

Byron continues the battle as if nothing has happened, focusing on the task at hand.  "Alright, here we go!  Make the most of this opportunity while you can!"

Trick Room 1
2 + 4 + 4 + 1 Wide Lens - 2 - 1 Pain = 8
(5)(4)(6)(5)(3)(3)(6)(6)
The room's dimensions become twisted!  The Initiative Order is reversed, and Trainer actions now occur before Pokemon actions!

Reversed Initiative Order
Bronzong: (2) + 6 = 8
Paula: (4) + 9 = 13
Coal Onix A: (4) + 9 = 13 (this is the one with the chipped horn)
Melissa: (6) + 8 = 14
Coal Onix B: (6) + 9 = 15
Nami: (6) + 9 + 2 = 17
D-Steelix: (5) + 14 = 19

Byron wastes no time with his next order.  "Alright, you heard the crazy kid, Bronzong!  Rain Dance!  Don't expect it to work since we're indoors, but I guess we're doing it anyways!"

Bronzong rings its bell, and its eyes begin to glow as it calls upon its dimension shifting powers to change the weather.  Nothing happens for a moment...

Rain Dance 2
2 + 5 + 3 + 1 - 1 - 4 = 6
(6)(5)(5)(1)(2)(6)
It began to Rain!

Byron can't believe it!  He wasn't expecting this to work at all, and the only reason he tried it is because Randolph's reaction implied that it might!  "Wh-what the...?  What the hell is going on here?  First that aura, and now this?!  And here I thought this was going to be a simple job..."

Paula sings her siren's song again, this time channeling her newly strengthened power over the oceans and water to gather the rainfall into a vast wave that comes crashing down on everything around her.  Randolph feels his bag start to heat up, and pillars of flame erupt around the trainers, protecting them from the wave of water before evaporating into steam!

The pokemon on the battlefield aren't so lucky, obviously.

Surf 2
(4)(2)(3)(4)(2)
7 + 1 Rain - 3/4/6 (+ QE) = 5/4/2 (+ 2)
(5)(2), (4)(3), (1)
Bronzong takes 1 damage.  4/9 HP -2 Pain
Both Onix take 4 damage! 30/34 HP -1 Pain
Nami takes 2 damage! 5/8 HP -1 Pain
It doesn't affect Melissa due to Water Absorb...
The water hits the Diamond Steelix, but it washes right over its slick, crystalline skin, dealing no damage at all!

That dreadful Onix that ruined Randolph's life all those years ago is sleeping through it all, though.  It almost looks...peaceful.

Wake Up A 2
(6)(3)(3)(2) 1/5 successes accumulated

Lucas blinks when he sees the Steelix is completely unaffected by Water type moves.  "What the heck...?  Ah, no matter.  Take care of those Onix first, Melissa!"

Melissa lazily yawns again, and without moving from the spot where she's lounging, manages to somehow summon another wave of water, though this one is more controlled and gathers up a lot more dirt and rocks than Paula's attack did.

Muddy Water 2
13 - 2 - 4 = 7
(6)(5)(3)(3)(2)(5)(5)
5 + 3 + STAB + 1 Rain - 4 + QE = 6 + 2
(5)(4)(1)(3)(2)(3)
Both Onix take 4 damage! 26/34 HP -1 Pain
(4)(3)(5)

The second Onix is still snoozing away, but not for long...

Wake Up B 2
(6)(4)(3)(6) 6/5
Onix B wakes up!

Nami Flinches 2

The Diamond Steelix roars again, but the shadows instead take spiked shapes that jut out from the ground instead of surrounding it.  The spikes prick and skewer all who oppose this near Legendary Shadow Pokemon's might!

Shadow Rave 2
13 - 4 = 9
(6)(4)(1)(5)(6)(6)(3)(1)(3)
5 + 2 - 3/6 + SE = 4/1 + 1
(3), (2)(1)(4)
Bronzong takes 1 damage 3/9 HP -2 Pain
Melissa takes 1 damage 7/8 HP
Paula takes 2 damage 6/9 HP -2 Pain
Nami takes 2 damage 3/8 HP -2 Pain

Randolph uses a Potion on Paula! 9/9 HP
Kogeki uses a Super Potion on Nami! 8/8 HP

"Bronzong, we need to limit that thing's actions as much as possible!  Daze it, or we're gonna be as flat as steel plating!"

Bronzong's eyes glow once more as its bell once again rings, this time much more loudly.  Steelix cringes as the loud noise threatens to damage its hearing and disorient it slightly.  Its malicious gaze is still fixed squarely on Randolph and Byron, however.

Confuse Ray 3
10 + 1 WL - 6 - 2 = 3
(6)(4)(2)
Diamond Steelix became Confused!

Paula begins singing a quieter tune, not quite a lullaby, but soothing enough to calm the trainers who hear it.  She casually blows bubbles in the direction of her opponents as she sings.

Bubble 3
(5)(1)(3)
(5)(1)
Both Onix take 3 damage!  23/34 HP -1 Pain
(1)

Looks like the Coal Onix that started all of this isn't going to wake up any time soon...

Wake Up A 3
(4)(3)(1)(1) 2/5 Successes
Zzzzzzzz....

Lucas decides to take a calculated risk.  "Slow them down, Melissa!  The fewer actions they get, the better off we'll be, regardless of the Trick Room!"

Melissa lazily flicks her tail, and the small gust it creates turns into a frigid wind of surprising strength.  It's the first damaging move that's been used that actually has a chance to affect the Diamond Steelix.

Icy Wind 3
4 + 5 + 3 - 1 - 6 = 5
(4)(3)(2)(6)(1)
2 + 5 - 4/6 = 3/1 (+1 on Onix, -1 on Steelix)
(6)(3)(4)
Both Onix take 3 damage! 20/34 HP -1 Pain
Steelix takes 0 damage.
-1 Dexterity for all three.  Onix B now moves before Melissa, and Onix A moves before Paula.
Melissa recovers 1 HP as her Shell Bell rings! 8/8

Onix B burrows underground!  Where it's going to pop out, only Arceus knows!

Charging Dig B 3

Nami finally recovers from her Flinch.  She continues following Kogeki's orders to the letter, likely a welcome change for the ninja.

Light Screen 3
(4)(1)(1) Derp.  That's a failed Light Screen, however.  *shrug*

The Diamond Steelix closes its eyes and begins to focus.  Its crystal skin begins to glow with a bright light as it concentrates, and all the little flecks of diamond dust begin to do the same.  Nobody present recognizes what this move is, as they have never seen a pokemon do anything like this ever before.

And then all the little flecks of diamond dust begin to spin around the room like a vicious Sandstorm as Steelix roars again, mixing with larger shards of valuable diamond that chip off of Steelix's body.  The little shards cause innumerable small cuts to the trainers' pokemon, and the ones that hit the user itself only seem to harden its already tough looking skin further.  The trainers themselves have to get down on the ground, lest the attack damage them too.  In Randolph's specific case, Paula stands in front of her trainer and shields him using her new height and bulk, taking the brunt of the damage meant for him head on.

??? 3
13 - 6 Act - 2 Confused = 5
(6)(5)(1)(4)(5)
4* Str + 4 Pow + STAB - 3/4/5 (- NVE) = 6/5/4 (-1)
(6)(4)(4)(3), (4), (4)
Bronzong takes 2 damage 1/9 HP -3 Pain
Paula takes 5 damage! 4/9 HP -2 Pain
Nami takes 5 damage! 3/8 HP -2 Pain
Melissa takes 4 damage! 4/8 HP -2 Pain
(5)(1)(6)(2)(1)
D-Steelix's Defense increases by 2!

The diamond dust and Steelix's skin stop glowing once the attack finishes, but the snake's dim sparkles are now also coated in an almost metallic sheen.  Breaking its Defense looks like it's going to be almost impossible.

"Ack!  What the heck kind of move was that?!  We need to finish these Onix off quickly so that Steelix doesn't have time to squish us!  Melissa, blast them!"

Melissa's suddenly wide awake, no longer yawning like she almost always seems to be.  For once, she seems to be taking this situation seriously, something that she didn't even do when she and Lucas were facing Cynthia in the video records that Randolph watched.  She takes a deep breath, and a massive quantity of water is fired at one of the Onix soon afterwards, her Shell Bell ringing like crazy when the attack connects!!!

Hydro Pump 4
13 - 2 - 8 - 2 = 1
(6)
5 + 5 + STAB + 1 Rain - 4 + QE = 8 + 2
(5)(3)(5)(2)(1)(4)(2)(5) Onix A takes 6 damage! 14/34 HP -2 Pain
Melissa recovers 2 HP! 6/8 -1 Pain

Steelix slams one of the walls with its tail, and another small cave in happens!!!

Rock Slide 4
12 - 8 - 2 - 1 = 1
(6)
4* + 3 + STAB - 3/4/5 = 5/4/3
(3)(4)(6), (4), (3)
Bronzong takes 1 damage and faints!
Melissa takes 3 damage! 2/8 HP -2 Pain
Paula takes 3 damage! 1/9 HP -3 Pain
Nami takes 3 damage and faints!

Melissa's starting to get exhausted, and not in a sleepy way.  She hasn't been in a battle this difficult in a long, long, long time...

Water Gun 5
13 - 10 - 2 = 1
(1)  ...and it shows, as she completely misses this last ditch effort to get in just a little more damage.

Steelix closes its eyes and focuses again, but this time, only a few larger chunks of diamond leftover from its earlier attack begin to glow.  And they continue to glow even after Steelix opens its eyes again and affixes its gaze on its primary targets once more.

Stealth Rock 5
5 + 5 + 5 - 10 - 2 = 3
(5)(2)(3)
Pointed diamonds float around the battlefield!  All pokemon take 1 damage upon switching in, and 1 additional point of damage for every Type they have weak to Rock!

Byron recalls his Bronzong, and Lucas recalls Melissa.  Both of them ready another pokeball each.

"Not bad, kid.  Guess the rain was a decent call after all."

"And it's dampened the coal, too.  It should be safe to use Fire moves as long as it's raining."

"How the heck did you know that was going to work at all, though?"

"Long story.  I'll tell you after the battle.  This isn't anywhere near over yet!"

Paula's exhausted, barely standing only because she evolved at the very last minute.  She's got a smile on her face regardless, though.

Diamond Steelix Round 2 Initaitives