[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Cottonee's eyes go wide as saucers! Her fairy nature is very visible when this happens.

You can invent a flower for this to be, if you like! Or should we make it an ancient version of the Devil's Tongue fern?

Awwww. Shiva can't help but to hug and kiss Cottonee through the Pokeball~

Hummmmm, and yes, upon investigating this flower fossil a bit more, Shiva's certain that she has seen a flower in such a shape already. Not for real of course, but she is quick to draw her starry-covered notebook to page a bit through it until she has found a particular piece of her notes: Indeed, the drawing she has once copied from a book assures that this must be a flower of the Amaura Magnolia! It's believed to be one of the first plants to develop blooms and is theorized to have gone extinct around the same time like the Pokemon it is named after, as they both failed to adapt properly to the milder climate.

"No problem. Here the TM." Heart give the TM on her hands while he get the money. "Thank you. I just going to do a few things. I will gonna ask the Tutor thing in the near future my friend!"

Ayyyeee!~ Shiva thankfully accepts and pockets it, she's certain a special blue cat with two tails will enjoy learning a new skill. Being called 'friend' by the PUNisher also flatters her, she smiles a bit at him. "Thanks a lot! I'll put this disk into good use. And yes, you can come to me for tutoring whenever you like, just let me know." ..... "Well then, I gotta go. I've got stuff to do and people to meet with, it was nice talking to you, Heart! Take care and stay safe then, alright?" She (and Primal Glaceon) wave him goodbye then for now.


A time-check lets her know that she's still got a bit before she needs to meet up in Cress City, but she shouldn't waste the time she still has. So she decides to bring Helios into her party in return for Gloom already and go for a casual walk around Elanor with him and Primal Glaceon by her side, simply to enjoy the town and the yellow flowers growing everywhere. Her newly hatched faries of course can join her and catch some fresh air, Shiva's busy showing them around a bit, talking to them, simply appreaciating each other's presence. She hopes that she doesn't get too many curious or weird looks from people due to the super-rare Pokemon with her, eeek.

She wasn't exactly searching for it, but soon she ends up at another Move Tutor offering their services here in town, she quickly comes closer. It's Howl's Apprentice. "Uhm, hi! Someone within the Center has told me about you, that you're able to help out Pokemon learning some special moves! I'm Shiva, a journeying Trainer and Breeder-in-making. Say, you've got a minute? I'd be happy if you could led my Pokemon a helping hand. The full program please! Here's your money." She hands him 3250$ without thinking twice.

"My precious Alakazam could make good use of Foul Play. Ah, come on, Helios, it's a useful move, don't be sceptical just because it's actually Dark Type! It needs a good amount of psychic power to use the foe's strength against themselves."


Next Shiva introduces her currently icy Eeveelution. "This is a very special Glaceon as the Eevee it evolved from is nowhere to find in the wild anymore. Could you possibly teach him how to freeze his shaggy fur into a tough shell to handle even a Fire Type's attack?"



Then, Shiva carefully steps closer to whisper to him. "Finally I've got another special and very rare Pokemon, it was hard to bring her into my care. Ophelia, come on, don't be shy, I'm there with you." All gently Shiva encourages Minicorn to not hide behind her legs and show herself. She's still somewhat timid though. "She's still a foal, so please treat her properly. But I feel she's got potential! Can you teach her how to pay close attention to an opponent in order to impose some of their traits to gain an advantage over them?"



Once that's handled and her Pokemon eagerly try out their newest moves, Shiva's got some more words to share with this guy. "May I, ehm... Ask you something else, also? ...Yes? Thank you!" *cough* "So, ehm, you're an official Move Tutor approved by the League, right? How does one become that, is there a test or such? Because, you see, alongside my journey I started to dabble a bit in the field of Movetutoring myself, I think I'm doing quite well and I enjoy it. Can you possibly give me some advice how to become 'recognized' and accepted as a Move Tutor?"

"Oh, and... Who is Howl? What kind of person are they?" Shiva's a bit puzzled over that, but also curious. If he's their trainee, he should know!~

[Iron]

Posei also searches for King's Rocks with his antenna.

*roll*

He doesn't find any. Seems pretty confident there aren't any here.

[Iron]

"It's true, you do have some amazing Pokemon! This is the most beautiful one ever. Here's my rarest."

He sends out a shiny blue Shuckle.

"Let's play some Shuckleball!"

Shuckle: (1) -1 Dex Surprise

Mizu: (6)

[Iron]

"Oh, becoming a recognized Move Tutor isn't hard at all. You just have to prove you can do it. They'll give you a practical interview where they bring you a Pokemon and you have six hours to teach it the move. This just lets you advertise your services as a Move Tutor. It takes lots and lots of practice to be able to teach Moves as indiscriminately as some Master Tutors can - like that Bel character."

"Howl is a man with a locked heart. He's prepared for anything, and he cares deeply about this town, but truth be told the cheeriness gets him down. He struggles to find happiness within himself. Sometimes something will happen and he'll come alive - he'll become interested in life again, becoming curious and vibrant. Other times he is gray and gloomy. But he never takes it out on other people. He's always perfectly polite."

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

'Master Tutor'! That's certainly a title featuring the special touch, but Shiva's by faaaar not that good. She's wondering whether she'll ever be, maybe if she puts enough effort into it? She's not sure, she shouldn't risk neglecting her fielf of Pokemon Breeding. "Ah, I've visited Bel already, yes! It's amazing how he managed to help my icy fox with spitting out embers. That's good advice, thank you." She'll later make a quick note about that, saying 'Get in contact with the League for the practical test for aspiring Move Tutors after journey'.

Oh... And, eh, it kinda makes Shiva sad to hear that Howl's such a colorless and grey guy, literally speaking, and it shows on the outside. The tone of her voice also changes as it becomes lower and more serious. "I see." That's all already that she says concerning that. "Can you tell me where I can find hs Gym? I won't ask for a battle today, I'd just like to take a look. Is there anything I as a challenger could do to awake his interest possibly? Or anything I definitely should not do or say according to you? .......Could I possibly challenge YOU as training for the Gym Battle? Please! Nonono, not now, some other day." ^^; (I'd say 'tomorrow', but since the permit to enter the ruins is ready tomorrow, that'll have to wait.)

If these Poochyena pups are still there behind the fence of the Gym, Shiva will sit there and watch them for a bit, just because.

[Dragonstrike]

"It's true, you do have some amazing Pokemon! This is the most beautiful one ever. Here's my rarest."

He sends out a shiny blue Shuckle.

"Let's play some Shuckleball!"

Shuckle: (1) -1 Dex Surprise

Mizu: (6)

Ooh, pretty.

"Yes, let's play ball!  I may not be using my Starmie this time, but I still have some Water moves to use!  Aqua Tail, Mizu!  And if they turn out to be extra bulky or are close to being KOed, prepare to bathe them in Dragon Fire!"

Aqua Tail 1-5
Acc: 14 - 1 - 5/6/7/8/9 = 8/7/6/5/4
Dmg: 3 + 5 + SE = 8 D6 base + 1 damage
Eff: Flinch (3)

Conditional Dragon Rage (if Shuckle is only taking an average of 2 or less damage from Aqua Tail or has 2 or less HP remaining)
Acc: Same as Aqua Tail's
Dmg: 2

[Iron]

'Master Tutor'! That's certainly a title featuring the special touch, but Shiva's by faaaar not that good. She's wondering whether she'll ever be, maybe if she puts enough effort into it? She's not sure, she shouldn't risk neglecting her fielf of Pokemon Breeding. "Ah, I've visited Bel already, yes! It's amazing how he managed to help my icy fox with spitting out embers. That's good advice, thank you." She'll later make a quick note about that, saying 'Get in contact with the League for the practical test for aspiring Move Tutors after journey'.

Oh... And, eh, it kinda makes Shiva sad to hear that Howl's such a colorless and grey guy, literally speaking, and it shows on the outside. The tone of her voice also changes as it becomes lower and more serious. "I see." That's all already that she says concerning that. "Can you tell me where I can find hs Gym? I won't ask for a battle today, I'd just like to take a look. Is there anything I as a challenger could do to awake his interest possibly? Or anything I definitely should not do or say according to you? .......Could I possibly challenge YOU as training for the Gym Battle? Please! Nonono, not now, some other day." ^^; (I'd say 'tomorrow', but since the permit to enter the ruins is ready tomorrow, that'll have to wait.)

If these Poochyena pups are still there behind the fence of the Gym, Shiva will sit there and watch them for a bit, just because.

"Howl takes all challengers who seem prepared. He is not picky. Yes, you can challenge me or any of the Kennelmasters at his Gym - he keeps a lot of canine Pokemon."

[Iron]

Flick Round 4

Aqua Tail 1
(3)(2)(2)(6)(3)(3) (3)(5)
(1) Shuckle takes 1 dmg 10/11hp
CD: (1)(2)(4)

Shuckle goes flying and bouncing around the arena, but doesn't hit any interesting targets because the attack barely connected. Flick laughs uproariously though.

Power Trick 1
(6)(6)(3)(3)(2)(4) (3)(4)(1)

Shuckle's shell armor moves to reinforce his limbs and head.

Dragon Rage 2
(5)(3)(3)(5)(6)(6) (1)
Shuckle takes 2 dmg 8/11hp -1 pain

Bug Bite 2
(4)(1)(5)(6)(1)
(4)(3)(2)(5)(3)(2) Mizu takes 2 dmg -1 pain 8/10hp -1 pain

Dragon Rage 3
(6)(3)(2)(2)(1)
Shuckle takes 2 dmg 6/11hp -1 pain

Bug Bite 3
(6)(5)(5)(2)
(6)(2)(2)(5)(2)(4) Mizu takes 3 dmg 6/10hp -1 pain

Dragon Rage 4
(4)(5)(6)(4)
Shuckle takes 2 dmg 4/11hp -2 pain

Dragon Rage 5
(1)(3)(5)
Shuckle takes 2 dmg 2/11hp -2 pain

"You got me again! Shuckle, return." Shuckle's shell retreats to its original formation and he wobbles over to watch the rest of the fight with Flick.

"Alright, last trip to the PC."

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

"Howl takes all challengers who seem prepared. He is not picky. Yes, you can challenge me or any of the Kennelmasters at his Gym - he keeps a lot of canine Pokemon."

Ohhh, he's into canine Pokemon. Hummm.... Shiva's suprised over herself that this doesn't come as much of a suprise to her. 'At least he's gotten good company in his dogs', she calmly thinks to herself, 'That's nice to know.' 

She perks up suddenly just when she realized she was about to drift away with her thoughts. "I'll certainly come back to the offer of the battle sooner or later, thank you! Ah, and thanks for the moves you thaught my Pokemon... We'll see one another again for sure, by for now!~ Come on, Glaceon, Helios, Ophelia, we've got stuff to do." With that she bids goodbye to him for now with a strong feeling that they'll meet again dwelling within her. Dog Pokemon...

Shiva's quick to find the Gym in town, with a toneless chuckle she realizes that this underground bunker of a Gym matches its leader quite well. Despite she can feel the darkness and restrained emotions somewhat surrounding it - or coming from below? - she doesn't seem afraid to actually come closer, maybe maaaybe maaaaaybe it's because she's figuratively throwing around fairy dust by her sole presence like a Sylveon armored with two bags of confetti and one large boquet of dandelions. She... She's also certain that Howl's well prepared for anyone aiming to crash his black walls with fae magic alone, yes.

For a while and only if it doesn't bother anyone, she'll find a place nearby to sit and watch the training place for a bit among her own Pokemon, to observe the puppies enjoying their life and youth, it's a pleasant and fun sight for her. Howl's probably also breeding canine Pokemon, she guesses. 


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Time passes, and all too soon the sun is standing high on the sky, a particular natural fae enthusiast is taking fast steps within Cress City as if in search for someone. She's wearing some of her best/most professional clothes and has a big and gentle Togekiss floating by her side; it is constantly cooing and humming in a pleasant tone.

"Can you see her somewhere, Raphael? Remember, we've been told so look out for a woman with a red hat here... Oh! Look, dear one, there, next to mart!!" Excitedly she point it out towards the archangel, then encourages him to follow. A bit out of breath yet delighted, Shiva approaches this ominous woman and takes stance that obviously tries to appear confident - 'tries'. "H-hello! You must be... Leslie, is that right? I'm Shiva, you can simply call me like that if it's fine for you, here's my Trainer's Lisence." She gently hands it to her like a business card. "Has someone told you I'd come around noon? I phoned concerning that Togepi that formerly was in the hands of Water Scimitar Leader Juni and that's been handled as....'evidence'" , she still spits that one word out like a bitter and rotten berry, "I've been told they're ready to be given into the hands of a more suitable caretaker."


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Mechanics:
That's the next thing on the list. The party of Shiva has been switched to Cottonee, Helios, Raphael and Tropius + Ophelia and Fuchsia, and Raphael stays out the whole time the topic of Togepi is handled. If Helios can't teleport Shiva to Cress City from Elanor, she'll take the rest of the way airbound with Tropius. If he can, Tropius still is in her party. Last post from my side today.

[Iron]

One thing you note while watching the Kennels: Howl sprinkles Sunstone dust and other dusted stones into the food of his Pokemon to toughen them up. You can do this too as a form of Training Session.


Leslie: "Yes. We'll have to have a formal interview. Shall we have a seat on a park bench? What makes you qualified to take care of a baby Pokemon like Togepi?"