[Meta thread] Iron's PokeRole Adventure: The Skull Ruins

[Iron]

You'll have to discuss that with Ventus.

[Dragonstrike]

You'll have to discuss that with Ventus.

That's why I'm asking.

[Lord Windos]

Sure, go for it! In that case, I want to use that bottle of honey I have to go attract Pokémon on that tree, and test out Wobbuffet's prowess against a Bug type or something! Might as well stress test how good it will be!

[Lord Windos]

Since I want Phantom to initiate her training session with me first, rather than have Ventus prompt it himself, I'll simply refrain posting until they start that double encounter chain for the both of us. It will be more time efficient for all of us, anyway, and you can get some shut eye, @Iron! You staying up later and later, and I'm worried if you are having sleeping problem like I do...

[Lord Windos]

@Dragonstrike: Umm...can't you host another training session with your other three Pokémon to fill in that 2nd Encounter Slot, instead of wasting it like that? Or at least have a group bonding time to help cheer him up? I don't like the thought of wasted time, you know, and I don't want it to happen with you!

[Dragonstrike]

@Dragonstrike: Umm...can't you host another training session with your other three Pokémon to fill in that 2nd Encounter Slot, instead of wasting it like that? Or at least have a group bonding time to help cheer him up? I don't like the thought of wasted time, you know, and I don't want it to happen with you!

I could, but Nathan is REALLY not up for doing much of anything right now.  It's not the first time I've had him do a whole lot of nothin' either.  Even natural battlers need breaks sometimes!

Besides, the time spent thinking (and Kirlia doing many, many things to help him cheer up) has helped improve his mood ever so slightly again, so it's not a total waste, and is why I did things this way in the first place. I don't like wasting time too much either So yeah, don't worry about it too much. There was a purpose to it all, even as hard as it might be to notice at a quick glance.

[Lord Windos]

Alright, I have a few questions concerning Destiny Bond and Mirror Coat/Counter, and I want to clarify some details about them so that their usage is unambiguous in the future.

1. Does Mirror Coat get a STAB bonus, since its a Psychic type attack move? The description say to roll opponent's damage + 2 more damage dice, but it never excluded the possibility of this being added.

2. Can Mirror Coat (And by extension, Counter) gain Critical hits, or gain bonuses from stat boosting items like Life Orb , Choice Band/Spec , Expert Belt, or other power boosting item? This is important, since all of this can amplify the damage of its movepool, which is a great thing indeed!

3. Can Destiny Bond be triggered using Struggle or Confusion based damage? The move says that it has to be Combat damage, not Poison or Burn, but does Recoil and hitting yourself with your own move and knocking yourself out actually count as C.D. ?

That is all the questions I have now about Wobbuffet's move set, but further discussion could raise more issues that need to be addressed.

[Iron]

These are tough ones.

1. I'd say yes? It has an accuracy roll, and in the games it can't hit dark types. In Pokerole it will follow all the typing rules.
2. I'd say yes, because it has an accuracy roll.
3. I'd say no - that'd be like destinying yourself. Otherwise, who would the target be? It has to be someone who applied direct damage to you.

[Dragonstrike]

These are tough ones.

1. I'd say yes? It has an accuracy roll, and in the games it can't hit dark types. In Pokerole it will follow all the typing rules.
2. I'd say yes, because it has an accuracy roll.

Hmmmm....that would contradict some of my earlier assumptions about how Psywave, Seismic Toss, etc work as welll...hmmmm....

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

K... Seeing that me and Ven now soft-lag behind wto Encounters, I think I'll forfeit conversation about the raising of Psychic Types + how Sans handled his Abra and jump to Training-Tutoring Sessions right away. HOWEVER, I am not giving up on it, since it's rather important in-character, since Shiva collected quite a few Psychic Types and wishes to offer them the best care that she can bring up. Ven already lectured about Fairy Type, so why not ask about Psychic...? (Besides, Azurill will be very interested to hear what he has to tell about Water Type, I feel~) I might - will likely -initiate it when Nathan is busy with Absol-related things or similar since this is his very own thing, while that Psychic-thing is a thing solely between Ven and her. This way, everyone can deal his own thing (Nylon's somewhat independent from the group, but he can surely land always hang around if he wants!) = none will be blocked out of the Game. There, everyone's (hopefully) happy. Sounds alright to you as well, @Lord Windos?

As for Shiva approaching Nathan by the help of dear Kirlia, @Dragonstrike, I doubt this will happen... She'll likely understand what is going on if Kirlia nudges her in this direction, but she'll still be relucant to approach him on her own. For the reasons I gave earlier, which were 1. her naturally respectful atttude, she knowd talking about the issue will make Nathan feel uncomfortable and 2. she ist simply busy with her own issues and things. I'm sorry, but it looks like this time Nathan has to work out things on his own.

And... Oh my, @Iron, thank you lots for such a early Cherubi-Encounter! Really didn't expect it to come THAT quick after asking for it. I'll go for it right after Training-Tutoring. However, lil' one has to wait to be a Team Member until Shiva officially owns a Lisence to breed Pokemon.