[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

(I already changed it to Heal Block though ^^; Oh, I only now realized that this will prevent Michael from using his Poison Heal Ability for 4 Rounds. Hooray?)

[Lord Windos]

(I already changed it to Heal Block though ^^; Oh, I only now realized that this will prevent Michael from using his Poison Heal Ability for 4 Rounds. Hooray?)

(It also prevents Healing Shenanigans on your side of things too, but then again we can always just....wait it out if we REALLY don't want our Regen Fighters going without one of their niches in hand. That's planning for you!)

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

(Oh.... You're right. o.o No Morning Suns for me for 4 Rounds either! I'm fine with that though and will have to deal with that if it backfires, so a Heal Block stays as preparation from Gothy additionally to Delphox's luckychanting.)

[Iron]

"That's good information, Nathan. Thank you. Yes, I promised I'd be ready! If you need to visit a PC or anything before our battle, feel free! Otherwise, shall I go ahead and change into my battling clothes?"

Nathan's been looking forward to this battle quite a bit!  His next set of comments is said with a sly smile.  "Prepped my team before I got here.  We're ready when you are.  4v4, Single Battle, no items besides held items, battling until fainting, and the usual standard League rules besides those, right?"  (I've updated the character sheet with the team and their held items now as well)

Grid will be Nathan's first pokemon.

"You got that right! Furret, it's up to you!"

She tosses a Pokeball into the playtubes all around the Gym's battle room. You hear the noise of a Pokeball discharging, but there's no visible sign of Furret!

Furret: (6)
Grid: (2)

[Iron]

Shiva sends out Lilith and A-Vulpix. There is a bit of whispering going on, and it starts to Hail on the field as Lilith readies her psychic power!

Manectric: (6) + 7 = 13
Forretress: (4) + 7 = 11
Lilith: (4) + 6 = 10
Vulpix: (3) + 6 = 9

Heal Block and Stun Spore go off just fine.

[Iron]

I'll wait on Heart to replace Iron Defense if he wishes.

[Dragonstrike]

"You got that right! Furret, it's up to you!"

She tosses a Pokeball into the playtubes all around the Gym's battle room. You hear the noise of a Pokeball discharging, but there's no visible sign of Furret!

Furret: (6)
Grid: (2)

Battle VS a Gym Leader!: VS Gym Leader by Emdasche [aka Electric Mudkip] - Pokemon Uranium (think the slightly less serious theme is more fitting here for obvious reasons)

"Alright, Grid, let's get things set up.  Lay down some webbing around those tubes and try to force Furret out of them!"

Sticky Web 1
Accuracy: 5 + 3 + 3 - 4 Actions = 7 D6
Effect: Lays down a Sticky Web Entry Hazard on the opposing side!  -1 Dex for all grounded pokemon that enter the battlefield.

Screech 2
Accuracy: 11 - 5 = 6 D6
Effect: -2 Defense.  Sound Based.  And it's a REALLY LOUD NOISE that oughta echo around those tubes.  Furret might get out of the tubes to escape from that noise! Screeching into an enclosed space will probably be quite effective.

Electroweb 3 and 4!
Accuracy: 11 - 1 Acc + 2 CE - 6/7 = 6/5 D6
Damage: 2 + 4 + STAB = 7 D6
Effect: -1 Dex for all hit! It's also a spread move, so Grid can cover a larger area with it.

There's gonna be a LOT of webbing around these tubes, potentially obscuring and blocking entrances and making it harder to escape into them at the drop of a hat.  With Grid's Compund Eyes, he'll probably also be able to keep an eye on where Furret is more easily than other pokemon would be able to and use that to his advantage.  Like, say, Screeching into the tube closest to where he last saw Furret.

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

Shiva sends out Lilith and A-Vulpix. There is a bit of whispering going on, and it starts to Hail on the field as Lilith readies her psychic power!

Manectric: (6) + 7 = 13
Forretress: (4) + 7 = 11
Lilith: (4) + 6 = 10
Vulpix: (3) + 6 = 9

Heal Block and Stun Spore go off just fine.

Terra couldn't help his eyebrows going up in surprise when suddenly and (to him) inexplicitly the surrounding temperatures dropped, before Hail started to rain from the sky and onto all the Pokémon. His eyes darted around the area to see just what caused this to happen, until they rested on the unknown Ice type, and slowly a look of mild baffled realization came to grace his previously serious expression.

".....Shiva, is that fluffy white fox of yours causing this Hail? No Pokémon I know can create Hail automatically....so how.....?"

The rugged man didn't comment on Lilith, as he got a good idea of what type of Pokémon she was: A strong and/or wily Psychic type. Good thing he lead with his bombshell and living blitzkrieg, and not his blood brother and/or forever healthy (Mikey), or they would be in a world of Pain....

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Well knowing that the weather would change drastically here in the savannah the moment Shiva would summon dear white Vulpix, she could now only chuckle in amusement over the pieces of ice raining down and over Terra's befuddlement as she pulled out an elegant looking black pocket umbrella to protect herself from being hurt.

Before she could really answer though, the fox herself already gave an answer to the wandering monk by taking a mildly offended stance and avoiding the electric wolf's obvious playfulness, all to say 'Of course I am letting it hail, fufufufu!' My creation, look at it!!


This arouse more joy from the fae enthusiast as it was just adorable to see, but maybe she was just trying to hide her being afraid of that big and bulky Foretress on Terra's side. "She does, yes, thanks to a particular rare Ability! I didn't found her here in the region though, she was a trade and actually orignates from islands faaaar far away where Vulpix are Ice instead of a Fire Type." Halting a moment to look at Terra with a serious and almost painfully neutral expression, she continues in a lower voice:" Please do not call her a Delta due to that. I don't like that. .....*cough* Still a cutie! I hope you thought to bring protection against harsh weather, or don't you mind it at all...?" Dumb question, if remembering that he's fine to sleep on bare ground that bit of hail was probably nothing to him. Or is it...?

Lilith herself doesn't seem to mind the weather too much, she mostly stays calm and focused and gives that Manetric an appraising look from above before it wanders to Foretress, then back to Manetric. Weird dog.


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Of course this battle has a theme.
Watch the fairies dance, feel the closure of the grass and admire what psychic power can do: Last of the Wilds - Nightwish (Instrumental Version)

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

Well knowing that the weather would change drastically here in the savannah the moment Shiva would summon dear white Vulpix, she could now only chuckle in amusement over the pieces of ice raining down and over Terra's befuddlement as she pulled out an elegant looking black pocket umbrella to protect herself from being hurt.

Before she could really answer though, the fox herself already gave an answer to the wandering monk by taking a mildly offended stance and avoiding the electric wolf's obvious playfulness, all to say 'Of course I am letting it hail, fufufufu!' My creation, look at it!!


This arouse more joy from the fae enthusiast as it was just adorable to see, but maybe she was just trying to hide her being afraid of that big and bulky Foretress on Terra's side. "She does, yes, thanks to a particular rare Ability! I didn't found her here in the region though, she was a trade and actually orignates from islands faaaar far away where Vulpix are Ice instead of a Fire Type." Halting a moment to look at Terra with a serious and almost painfully neutral expression, she continues in a lower voice:" Please do not call her a Delta due to that. I don't like that. .....*cough* Still a cutie! I hope you thought to bring protection against harsh weather, or don't you mind it at all...?" Dumb question, if remembering that he's fine to sleep on bare ground that bit of hail was probably nothing to him. Or is it...?

Lilith herself doesn't seem to mind the weather too much, she mostly stays calm and focused and gives that Manetric an appraising look from above before it wanders to Foretress, then back to Manetric. Weird dog.


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Of course this battle has a theme.
Watch the fairies dance, feel the closure of the grass and admire what psychic power can do: Last of the Wilds - Nightwish (Instrumental Version)

Melly was hardly deterred by the cold shoulder treatment given by the fluffy white fox, letting out a eager and energetic *Bark!* as they crouched low to the ground, tail wagging furiously as she was raging to play play PLAY with her opponents! She didn't recognize either Pokémon facing off against her, but that wasn't going to stop her from having fun and winning the battle for her master, nope~! Time to shock their world, *Bark!*

Basteele, meanwhile, didn't seem to give a damn about Lilith as they glared balefully at the fortune teller, besides the fact they were her opponent, and that they were going DOWN! However, towards A-Vulpix she had a completely polar opposite reaction towards, twisting/turning towards them to give them a happy eye smile and a couple of *Thuding!* hop in greeting! Oh, that's an Ice type she's facing? Sweet! Its been awhile since she's had the pleasure to meet one, so she's CERTAINLY going to enjoy getting to know them better! 


Unfortunately, this time it involve crushing them flat, but maybe latter a more peaceful meeting can be arranged? She can only hope, but for now its focusing on WINNING FROM HERE ON OUT!!! Sorry foxy whitey, but thems the breaks!

...Well, that's an unusual reaction, but moving on!

Terra appeared equal parts enlightened and further confused, and the sudden frigid tone/message she sent him didn't do any favors making him feel more 'at ease' with how things were developing... 


"Oh. Hmm....that sounds like a.....cool and very useful.....trait for that.....not Delta Vulpix. …But why isn't it a Delta Pokémon? Nathan explained them to me yesterday, and an Ice Vulpix…sounds like it would be one, if the.....spe….spe…..Pokémon's regular type is Fire and has another ability different to this one? Sorry for asking......but I'm confused by this.... (…) ...Ah, and Hail doesn't bother me....unless I'm....directly in it."

The question is asked with a great deal of trepidation/hesitation on the simple monk's part as he , as even a social dunderhead such as he could tell that this topic was a sensitive one for the fair lady. However, he was thrown for a loop by the contradiction Shiva presented enough that he felt it necessary to clarify the matter for himself, no matter how hazardous it could/would be for their fledging friendship. 


…..Please don't let this be another bad, misguided blunder.....