[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

Angela laughs and uses the Potion. "You're the one who set the rules, now you can live by them!"

Ninetales is at 6/8hp -1 pain.

Flash 1
(2)(5)(6)(3)(1)(3) (6)(4)
-3 acc for Ninetales! Her coat glitters beautifully, though.

Ninetales takes an action to clear blindness. 1

Ice Beam 2
(1)(4)(2)(6)(2)
3 Str + 3 power + 1 stab +1 Expert Belt -7 vit = 1d6 despite all that.
(6) WhimsiCott takes 2 dmg -1 pain
CD: (2)

Giga Drain 2
(6)(6)(1)(5)(6)
(3)(6)(4) Ninetales takes 2 dmg 4/8hp -2 pain
Whimsicott heals 1 hp now just 1hp down.

Ice Beam 3
(1)(4)(3)
(4) Whimsicott takes 2 dmg 3 hp down, -1 pain.
CD: (5)

Giga Drain 3
(2)(5)(3)(4)(5)
(3)(4)(6) Ninetales takes 2 dmg 2/8hp -2 pain
Whimiscott heals 1 hp, 2hp missing.

Ice Beam 4
(1)(4)
(4) Whimsicott takes 2 dmg 4/8hp -2 pain
CD: (6) Whimsicott was frozen solid!!

Ice Beam 5
(1) Miss.

"This is really anyone's fight! We'll see what you have up your sleeve."

EDIT: I suppose Whimsicott can eat her berry and reach 7/8hp.

[Iron]

Zigzagoon finds this a fair trade. Leftovers are basically garbage, after all.

"I've heard rumors that two other Pokemon similar to my own have been spotted in Creshire of late ; ) Her name is DUNSERAPH. Like Milotic, her size gives her a definite edge in battle."

"The only Pokemon I'm currently breeding are Zigzagoon. I normally don't sell them, and people normally wouldn't buy them anyway. Don't worry about the mess, it's designed to come back together easily. Zigzagoon will help. Bye now!"

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Ninetales at 2/8hp and 6*Vitality, going first.
Whimsi at 6/8hp after hail damage, frozen, 7*Vitality.
Lucky Chant is active on both sides.
It's still hailing.


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....Oh. Well, that's actually very true and fair enough, and it causes Shiva to scratch the back of her head in timid embarassment. Still, she at least voiced her thoughts, so she guesses she can be proud of herself, at least a bit. "You're right on that Angela...", *sly grin*, "...But that also means I can still heal Whimsi up when needed!~" The grin the fluffball sports at these words is twice as shining as Shiva's.

Mentally she curses at the sight of Whimsi stop moving and glimmering beautifully ('Not as beautifully as Ninetales when the bright flash of spotlight it her though...') as a layer of ice lays over her fluff. She can almost hear her calling for her Master's help, she can feel that her dearest companion haaates this, she so desperately wants to battle on and show that white fox who's the stronger one!! It fuels Shiva's own spirits to completely go all or nothing now, she blatantly refuses to give up. 

In this situation however Shiva struggles a bit to find one of the infamous aces in her sleeve. That makes the finding only sweeter though! "Whimsi, you hear me through that ice? Concentrate on my voice, I understand how annoying this is for you, but it's NOT over yet! Listen, you know that feeling when your cotton increases in size and how every fibre of it is filled with Earthpower after a Growth or Cotton Guard move very well, please take everything you've got to floof up EVEN MORE! Become the softest and fluffiest of all Cottonee and Whimsicott that won't be impaired by some ice even, and then: Pay this freeze back by draining the last energy outta your foe!! I've got your back, we can do this is we only believe in it!"


Whimsi's Cotton Guard Strength Roll to break the Ice: 5d6 + (6*), only 1 success needs to be rolled now to break free. -1 Will Point for Shiva, she'll need the rest later on.


Then, no mercy is shown, you're getting that trick back, white fox! (I didn count in Pain yet because I can't safely know the amount.)

Accuracy Roll Giga Drain 1: 4 Dext + 3 Fight + 6 Channel - 4 Actions = 9d6
Accuracy Roll Giga Drain 2: 4 Dext + 3 Fight + 6 Channel - 5 Actions = 8d6
Accuracy Roll Giga Drain 3: 4 Dext + 3 Fight + 6 Channel - 6 Actions = 7d6
Accuracy Roll Giga Drain 4: 4 Dext + 3 Fight + 6 Channel - 7 Actions = 6d6
Damage Roll: 5*Strength + 3 power of the move + STAB = 9d6, leaves 3d6 after substracting Vitality
Additional notes: Half the damage dealt is restored, min. 1hp.


Conditional: 

- Shall Whimsi fall to 4hp, a seed of Sceptile is tossed towards her to catch, it'll bring her back to full HP.
- She only needs to inflict 2 points of damage to win this, come on, so close.

[Iron]

Strength: (2)(5)(6)(3) (6*) CRACK! *tinkle tinkle tinkle*

Gym Leader Angela vs Shiva Round 7

Ice Beam 1
(3)(3)(3)(4)(6)
(2) Whimsi takes 1 dmg 5/8hp

Giga Drain 1
(6)(3)(2)(2)(2)(4) (6)(3)
(6)(4)(5) Ninetales faints!

"The day belongs to you, Shiva! Or the night, that is. Using Flash in the darkness...us poor Gym Leaders are the only ones who have to put up with those HM moves. But using Lucky Chant vs Lucky Chant, that made the battle fun! And both our Pokemon were as tough as they can get. So let's see! Here's the Staurolite Badge, still glittering in the aftermath of that Flash. Here's a ring with my logo on it - a pink gem - which you can keep or sell, up to you. (worth 2k). And here's a Toxic TM! Maybe Gloom would like to learn it? Or whoever, really, any Pokemon can learn it. Night night, sleep tight, don't let the fairies kidnap you and haul you off to Fairyland only to return a hundred years later but only a few months have passed for you and everyone you loved is dead!"

She starts to go. "Oh, wait, was there something you were going to show me?"

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[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

YESSSS!! It's so, SO relieving to see Whimsicott successfully becoming a massive amount of cotton, but the REAL joy came in as her fluffball paid the suffering back twice as hard and defeating the beautiful white fox in the process even. Shiva couldn't resist to drop everything and leap over to Whimsicott to envelop her into a full-body-embrace, that's not as easy as normally though due to all that fluff. The chill she's getting 'cause said fluff is still cold she happily ignores however!~ "You see, I told you we can make it if we only believe in it - and in ourselves -, my lovely one! (๑˃ᴗ˂)ﻭ Hehehehe, I didn't even need to use a Potion on you." 

Shiva places Whimsi on top of her head to allow her to take a breather as she is handed a batch of rewards  for her victory from Angela with the usual coyness, but this time a good amount of pride shines in between the lines. She'll never get tired over this wonderful feeling when having achieved victory against a Gym Leader. Being known as Fairy Crystal and having an interest in natural magic, Shiva probably knows of the hidden power of staurolite already, but having one herself beats it all; she holds it up to see how beautiful it glitters in the moonlight. That neat ring she immediately attaches to the necklace she wears beneath her shirt, that's its fourth charm. 

She's eager to shake Angela's hand also. "Yes, that battle was suprisingly fun for me, aww!~☆ I... I was worried when you defeated my Delphox so fast, but I'm so happy to having made it despite that! Hehe... You fought well, your Pokemon are so cool... I'd be soo up for an unofficial rematch just for fun, THEN I can show you what tricks Gloom has lear-' Shiva can fell the Ball he's registered to wiggle with excitement, for a moment it was as if he wanted to summon himself. "*cough* I so hope we'll meet again at some point! Yes, have a good night then as we- OH! Yesyesyes, I almost forgot, please dontchu leave yet, eeeekk!"

Rather hastily Shiva starts to rummage in her bagpack. "Where did I put it... Oh yes, here it is! As promised!~" She'll draw that crafting made from a piece of Spring Sawsbuck antlers she has kept for the fellow fae enthusiast. (description here)  "Up to you how much you additional cash you want to give me for that, but since I've got to save a Potion, you can actually have it for free if you like! >v< I've got that beautiful feather from your Dunseraph after all..." Gloom in his Ball wiggles again.

"There... There's one more thing, take a look at it please!" Rummaging in her pocket this time, Shiva displays a blinking(!) Pokeball in her cupped hands, from it a pink Pachirisu manifests in a shower of glittering scales. "I met this cute fella on the way to this beautiful town, near a power station! I, eh, remember that you're having a soft spot for pink Pokemon, so maybe....maybe you'd like to trade for him? Preferably for some Items or shards, or a mix of both!~"



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Mechanics:
The joy over having made it is just as real outta-chara! \(^o^)/ I'm tempted to have Gloom summon himself to wave Angela goodbye with his beloved angelic feather. If she waves back, is that enough 'meeting' her for him to learn Moonlight and Charm for free as said when I got him?

[Iron]

Gloom just needs to be out of his ball to learn those : ) He has mixed feelings about Angela but overall has enjoyed their constant sparring, so he will wave goodbye with that feather and learn some Angela-ic moves.

"This Stantler horn carving is great, Shiva. I know just what outfit to go with it. And what els- PINK PACHIRISU???? IT'S SO CUTE! Ahhhh what can I trade for it. I'll factor in this gift, I must. Hmmm..."

"I have a Pretty Ribbon, two Fairy Gems, three Roseli Berries, a Dazzling Gleam TM, one of each Glass Shard, and two extra Moonglass and Shimmerglass. Ugggh, that's not enough. I'll give you a Whipped Dream, my collection of Spritzee scents, an Odd Incense, a Cherubi, a Hoppip, and a Skitty. That should be enough, right?"

[Iron]

When Shiva gets back to the party, probably the next morning, Gallade is PUMPED to see Whimsicott! He gestures at a Sunstone, at Whimsicott, at Elanor, at the comet in the sky! He gestures at Nathan, at Shiva, at the distant Ruins. At himself. Everyone is right where they're supposed to be!

[Spiritmon]

@Iron

When Heart get enough time, he takes a moment to have a chat with one of his Pokemon. His companion D-ONIX. They watch the sky, with the big meteor coming right away to Earth. "Things will get nasty my friend. More than ever, we will have to save this region again. Probably the world. Never I could imagine how my life could turns out in this region."

Heart than look to his friend. "I never got you a name right? It's been a while since we are together, so I think you deserve a name. How you think about Quetzel? A flying serpent who was respect as a god? I think it's a fitting name."

"I might need your help tomorrow. We gonna go inside the skull Ruins, so your Dig skills might help. But I might need you too to evolve, and become stronger. But I not force to evolve if you don't want. But I need you to listen to my orders without question because if you not in a critical moment...we all gonna die. I lost my own family once. I will not loose another one. Be my friends or Pokemon."

Action: Moment of bond with D-ONIX. I want to raise my conecconne with D-ONIX to raise his Loyalty at least to another point, so I can counter his disobedience if he become a Steelix. It can be my Third and last Encounter.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Gloom just needs to be out of his ball to learn those : ) He has mixed feelings about Angela but overall has enjoyed their constant sparring, so he will wave goodbye with that feather and learn some Angela-ic moves.

Yay!~ Shiva's not suprised as he summons himself at last and is quick to take back the Item she gave him if he took part in this battle and hand him that lovely angelic feather again. She is suprised and enraptured though as he suddenly dances around super-cutely while glowing in a healthy pinkish-pale light, and knees down to affectionately stroke his cheek. It looks like she has lost most of her hesitations towards his partial Poison Type. "One day, one day you will face her again, dear one - you're stronger already, I'll help you growing even MORE so she better beware of you!~

"This Stantler horn carving is great, Shiva. I know just what outfit to go with it. And what els- PINK PACHIRISU???? IT'S SO CUTE! Ahhhh what can I trade for it. I'll factor in this gift, I must. Hmmm..."

"I have a Pretty Ribbon, two Fairy Gems, three Roseli Berries, a Dazzling Gleam TM, one of each Glass Shard, and two extra Moonglass and Shimmerglass. Ugggh, that's not enough. I'll give you a Whipped Dream, my collection of Spritzee scents, an Odd Incense, a Cherubi, a Hoppip, and a Skitty. That should be enough, right?"

Aww, any honest praise is going down Shiva's throat like oil.

She also can't help but to laugh joyfully upon seeing Angela so eager to get this adorable pink Pachirisu into her Poison-Type-slaughtering-hands, this reminds her a lot on herself if something has caught her interest enough. Shiva's quick to take her by the hands to make her calm down a bit. "Angela, Angela, that's not just enough, that's actually WAY TOO MUCH for this cute pink fella!! Σ(°▽°|||) I'm not greedy, and by no means I can accept that much from you... I-I'm fine with the Fairy Gems, two of your three Roseli Berries, the TM, one of each shard, that Incense and your Hoppip, okay? Please keep the rest, I've got some Spritzee Scents myself, I don't even have a Swirlix to begin with also!"


Mechanics:
That sounds much more fair, lolz. I wish to teach Dazzling Gleam to my Spritzee with that TM... Yesyes, it's not on the ?-moves list, but it's been said formerly that every Fairy Type can learn it when we found a disc coding this move in Ancestor's Cave. It's on Miasmedic's list of learnable TM moves, so I'd be fine to agree that Spritzee can't learn it until having evolved.
*crosses her fingers that this Hoppip maybemaybemaybe knows Memento*

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

When Shiva gets back to the party, probably the next morning, Gallade is PUMPED to see Whimsicott! He gestures at a Sunstone, at Whimsicott, at Elanor, at the comet in the sky! He gestures at Nathan, at Shiva, at the distant Ruins. At himself. Everyone is right where they're supposed to be!

(I'm fine with the new Day dawning then once everything with Angela is handled out, yes.)


Shiva has asked the current Nurse Joy in duty yesterday night to please heal up Delphox and Azu until the next morning, she's very worried about that. "Please, is that okay and possible? It's, you see, very important to me, I need especially Azumarill tomorrow... I'm sorry, maybe I shouldn't have brought her into a Gym Battle...?

By the time Shiva meets up with the others the next morning, she has already brought Ophelia and Fuchsia into Noble Primal Lurantis' grove. She slept suprisingly well despite knowing that with every minute the trip down the ruins came closer, that Gym Battle has powered her out nicely and a Whimsicott feels just great to cuddle with.

Huh, and she's partly suprised and partly not suprised to see Gallade so pumped and pointing to various meaningful things, she can't help but to chuckle. Whimsicott's on top of her head, it's still the fluffball's fave resting place, an artwork depicting that I don't have access to at the moment. "Hehehe, yes, it's nice to see you too, Gallade!~ I'm here..."
'...if me and Whimsi are crucial pieces of the puzzle according to you', she adds in her mind.

The first thing she does is to kindly request the HM Flash back from Nathan if he doesn't offer it himself before she asks. "Good morning, you!~ You're okay, slept well? Can I, eh, maybe... have the precious  machine back then, as agreed? I wanted to have some more of my dear Pokemon learn it please..."

These are

Plusle & Minun: They never battle without one another, so they'll rub their cheeks together until a bright light is created!
Nightshade: Gathering all her power together, she'll open up herself for a second to let loose that flashing light, then closes her petals again.
Raphael: He knows very well how to use Morning Sun, this legendary move uses very smiliar movements. He'll just glow MUUUCH stronger.
Kyuu: He'll concentrate his mighty psychic powers, then bristles his tails and opens up his ears in a sudden gesture before any foe can do a thing!

The party she has planned to bring into the ominous Skull Ruins is the following, gathered from memory because I missed to bring that note with me, ugh.

Spoiler

- Whimsicott (In-chara mandatory, Prankster-Tailwind, can heal herself, Night Daze)
- Lilith (Plot-related and in-chara mandatory, Telekinesis, Feint Attack)
- Yena (self-explanatory)
- Raphael (+1 Fight, very versatile, can heal himself, After You, I wish to bond more with him)
- Azu (Very versatile, Huge Power, Helping Hand, can heal herself)
- Vaporeon (Helping Hand, Haze, bulky, I wish to bond more with her/train her more)

+ Micro Finneon and Cherubi Egg which don't count against her party

This way Shiva will have three Pokemon able to smash rocks and two able to light things up with her. Thoughts and friendly suggestions for edits are welcome, I'll think about them but no guarantee that I'll follow them.