[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Mikaruge108]

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As Hida slowly burns his way forward through a tangled forest of strong, sticky webbing, he is flung to the bottom of the initiative order and his dex reduced by 2.

The Burmy hangs in a thick cocoon, probably close to evolution. Its appearance is not quite like the Sandy Cloak, but similar. Little nuggets of gold and dried clay stick to the webbing to provide him with excellent armor, a very royal coat.

Giant Burmy Round 1

Burmy spits golden light at Hida. It sticks to the slug, solidifying into metal and slowing him still more. Luckily, his tremendous heat melts the metal again.
Hidden Power 1
(5)(4)(5)(4)(5)(2) (3)(2)
(1)(2)(5)(2) Hida takes 1 dmg 8/10hp -1 pain
CD: (2)(6)(4)
-1 Defense for Hida

Flamethrower 1
(3)(2)(1)(1)(6)(6) (5)
(4)(4)(5) 10/14hp -1 pain
CD: (3)

Bug Bite 2
(2)(2)(5)(1)(6)(5)
(1)(1)(5)(3)
CD: (1)(6)(6) Burmy was burmed

Flamethrower 2
(5)(4)(4)(6)(6) Crit.
(4)(5)(3)(5)(5) 5/14hp -2 pain

Psychic 3
(6)(3)(4)(4)
(1)(3)(6) Magcargo takes 1 dmg 7/10hp
CD: (4)

Flamethrower 3
(5)(1)(1)(6)
(4)(4)(5) Burmy takes 4 dmg 1/14hp

Burmy retreats into his cobwebs, but suddenly drops from the ceiling in a smoking heap as the Burn catches up with him.

That's 10XP to Hida!

Hida learns Shell Smash for 38 exp (leaving him w/ 9 exp)!
"That Hidden Power might come in handy later..." Spira uses as many of his Pokeballs as it'd take to capture it, only way he'd give up is if he runs out (5 normal Pokeballs, 3 1925 Pokeballs). Burmy will be sent to his PC, if Spira is able to catch it.

Do you heal the burn? Leaving it burned will decrease its Will, but you can only throw two Pokeballs before it has a chance to take burn damage.

If the first two Pokeballs don't catch it with the burn, then yes, Spira will smother the burn.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Espeon's hairs are all standing on end. He doesn't sense any living things, but there's a lot of energy in the air near the crate, and a quick Future Sight makes him feel nervous.

That doesn't give you any indication as to how to disable the trap or disaster that awaits you if you mess with the crate.

Oh, so there IS a trap, those Scavengers know their business rather well. Alright - that 'lot of energy' Primal Espeon feels, can Shiva herself feel it as well, can she indicate where exactly it is coming from? Most importantly, does she THINK that this is energy the Shield would protect her from?

[Lord Windos]

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Giant Castform Round 2

Spore 1
(4)(2)(5)(3)(3)(2) (6)(3)
Back to sleep for the storm!

(5) v (1)(4)(2) Sari smartens up a bit and begins launching Confusions at Castform the way they're meant to be used. If she sees another opportunity for fun, she's still going to take it.
Confusion 1
(6)(5)(1)(1)(2)(6) (2)(3)(3)(4)
(4) Castform takes 1 dmg  11/20hp

Insight: (4)(3)(6)(5)(4) = 4. Castform snorts in its sleep.

Facade 2
(5)(2)(2)(5)(1)(2) (2)
(2)(6)(4)(5) Castform takes 3 dmg 8/20hp

Confusion 2
(2)(6)(4)(3)(4)(6) (4)(5)(1) Crit
(4)(6)(4) Castform takes 3 dmg 5/20hp

Insight: (1)(1)(5)(3)(2) = 4 still, lol. Makes you almost feel bad for him.

Facade 3
(1)(2)(3)(5)(5)(1)
(3)(3)(5)(5) Castform takes 2 dmg 3/20hp

Without orders, Sari will usually use just 1 or 2 actions.

Insight: (4)(2)(6)(1)(1) Good morning, sunshine! Castform is radiant and beaming... then he notices how bruised his body is.

Before he reacts, Mikey swings up into him!

Facade 4
(1)(2)(5)(4)(2)
(3)(5)(4)(5) Castform faints! His cloudstuff settles around the base of the minaret like so much fine mist.

That was worth 20XP.

As the Giant Castform Forecast changes to Faint, the most excellent shroombro uses the momentum of his last Facade to send himself cartwheeling in the air, before they plummet towards the earth and strikes it with FULL FIGHTING FORCE! , causing a wide array of tall, craggy spires of rock to erupt from the ground in front of him! Michael's Stone Edge becomes Spread and gains + 1 Accuracy for 25 and 7 XP, as discussed earlier in the Meta Thread! He then pivots towards his partner and Sari, and flexes his muscles most heroically and with utmost swagger (No, not Swagger!) at them! Yet another titan has fallen thanks to him, and now his might has grown to the point he could COMMAND THE VERY ROCK BENEATH HIM WITH EASE! Soon, if not now, he will become A GRAND CHAMPION FIGHTER THAT WILL NEVER FAIL!!! ORAH ORAH ORAAAAH!

The resplendent ruler, meanwhile, was probably look down haughtly and carrying an attitude of utmost superiority at the now deflated cumulo humongous, but I also think she may be disappointed about it too. After all, with their lights out, she can't have fun flying around in them any more. Oh well, they'll be other peons she could dominate later for funsies or not, and she gotten a sufficient amount of enjoyment out of this latest fight.

Finally, concerning the Giant Castform, let's try two Great Balls on it first too see if that'll Catch them, before moving onto a Ultra Ball if both those Break. They were Confused and Paralyzed at the time of Fainting, so they're suffering from a - 7 Will Score at the moment of Capture(s) . If all Balls fail, then he'll see if Arete would want to consume the behemoth cloud - waste not, want not, after all....

[Iron]

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As Hida slowly burns his way forward through a tangled forest of strong, sticky webbing, he is flung to the bottom of the initiative order and his dex reduced by 2.

The Burmy hangs in a thick cocoon, probably close to evolution. Its appearance is not quite like the Sandy Cloak, but similar. Little nuggets of gold and dried clay stick to the webbing to provide him with excellent armor, a very royal coat.

Giant Burmy Round 1

Burmy spits golden light at Hida. It sticks to the slug, solidifying into metal and slowing him still more. Luckily, his tremendous heat melts the metal again.
Hidden Power 1
(5)(4)(5)(4)(5)(2) (3)(2)
(1)(2)(5)(2) Hida takes 1 dmg 8/10hp -1 pain
CD: (2)(6)(4)
-1 Defense for Hida

Flamethrower 1
(3)(2)(1)(1)(6)(6) (5)
(4)(4)(5) 10/14hp -1 pain
CD: (3)

Bug Bite 2
(2)(2)(5)(1)(6)(5)
(1)(1)(5)(3)
CD: (1)(6)(6) Burmy was burmed

Flamethrower 2
(5)(4)(4)(6)(6) Crit.
(4)(5)(3)(5)(5) 5/14hp -2 pain

Psychic 3
(6)(3)(4)(4)
(1)(3)(6) Magcargo takes 1 dmg 7/10hp
CD: (4)

Flamethrower 3
(5)(1)(1)(6)
(4)(4)(5) Burmy takes 4 dmg 1/14hp

Burmy retreats into his cobwebs, but suddenly drops from the ceiling in a smoking heap as the Burn catches up with him.

That's 10XP to Hida!

Hida learns Shell Smash for 38 exp (leaving him w/ 9 exp)!
"That Hidden Power might come in handy later..." Spira uses as many of his Pokeballs as it'd take to capture it, only way he'd give up is if he runs out (5 normal Pokeballs, 3 1925 Pokeballs). Burmy will be sent to his PC, if Spira is able to catch it.

Do you heal the burn? Leaving it burned will decrease its Will, but you can only throw two Pokeballs before it has a chance to take burn damage.

If the first two Pokeballs don't catch it with the burn, then yes, Spira will smother the burn.

Pokeball: (4)(2) v 11-5 = 6-1 burn (4)(3)(4)(5)(5) Broken.
(6)(5) v (1)(4)(1)(5)(4) Broken

No longer burned

(2)(6) v (6)(5)(5)(3)(3)(5) Broken
(3)(2) v (2)(3)(6)(4)(4)(5) Broken
(4)(5) v (6)(1)(6)(3)(1)(3) There's a catch at last!

Gotcha! Giant Burmy was caught!
0/0/4
Base HP 9
Hidden Power: Steel type, 3 CD to reduce defense by 1, creates small amounts of iron which can get into the body of a foe and crack them apart.
Burmy loves gold and will collect it whenever possible.
Spider Web, Hidden Power, Psychic, Bug Bite, Protect, Quiver Dance, Razor Leaf

[Iron]

Espeon's hairs are all standing on end. He doesn't sense any living things, but there's a lot of energy in the air near the crate, and a quick Future Sight makes him feel nervous.

That doesn't give you any indication as to how to disable the trap or disaster that awaits you if you mess with the crate.

Oh, so there IS a trap, those Scavengers know their business rather well. Alright - that 'lot of energy' Primal Espeon feels, can Shiva herself feel it as well, can she indicate where exactly it is coming from? Most importantly, does she THINK that this is energy the Shield would protect her from?

You can feel it a little bit, though not as well as Espeon. The Shield can indeed protect you from damaging energy if you predict the source.

[Dragonstrike]

He sniffs. Lunapup points directly downward with his nose, indicating that the gem ultimately came up from within the Palace.

"...the Old Palace...wonder where he got it from, then...in any case, it'll save me a trip to a possibly unpleasant place in the future..."

Nathan has one more question for Lunapup for now.

"...you seem like someone who's good at protecting things.  So, could I ask if you could help me with protecting something?  Well, someone, rather.  Someone very precious to me, someone who deeply values pokemon...I know it's a lot to ask, but...well, we recently lost a dear friend...I don't want to lose anyone else..."

[Iron]

Castform has a lot of Will, but there's a chance!

Great Ball: (1)(2)(5)(4) v (2)(4)(1)(3)(4)(6)(3) Broken
(5)(1)(1)(4) v (2)(1)(2)(1)(3)(2)(5) That's terrible luck for both of you, but by gosh you've come out ahead!

Gotcha! Giant Castform was caught!
Ability: Weatherstorm. Castform can create as many weather conditions at once as it wants to, and gain the benefits and drawbacks of all of them. They last 3x as long as normal (but still go away when he faints). His type is Normal if more than one weather condition is active, but if another source other than himself causes weather, he'll become that type.

0/0/5, of course.

Base HP is 15.

Rain Dance, Hail, Sunny Day, Sandstorm, Weather Ball, Thunderbolt, Hydro Pump, Substitute.
Thunder is a ? move for him, as is Flamethrower, Energy Ball, and Ice Beam.

Castform chooses what type Weather Ball is from among his available weathers.

Value on the market with all that disobedience: 25k.

[Iron]

He sniffs. Lunapup points directly downward with his nose, indicating that the gem ultimately came up from within the Palace.

"...the Old Palace...wonder where he got it from, then...in any case, it'll save me a trip to a possibly unpleasant place in the future..."

Nathan has one more question for Lunapup for now.

"...you seem like someone who's good at protecting things.  So, could I ask if you could help me with protecting something?  Well, someone, rather.  Someone very precious to me, someone who deeply values pokemon...I know it's a lot to ask, but...well, we recently lost a dear friend...I don't want to lose anyone else..."

Lunapup is cautiously willing to listen to the idea. But it will depend on who, and on what Lunapup gets out of this.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Original Post

Espeon's hairs are all standing on end. He doesn't sense any living things, but there's a lot of energy in the air near the crate, and a quick Future Sight makes him feel nervous.

That doesn't give you any indication as to how to disable the trap or disaster that awaits you if you mess with the crate.

Oh, so there IS a trap, those Scavengers know their business rather well. Alright - that 'lot of energy' Primal Espeon feels, can Shiva herself feel it as well, can she indicate where exactly it is coming from? Most importantly, does she THINK that this is energy the Shield would protect her from?

You can feel it a little bit, though not as well as Espeon. The Shield can indeed protect you from damaging energy if you predict the source.

That's good to know, and once more Shiva's feeling very glad that she's been so bold to become the wielder of this Artifact in particular: It seems to suit her so well, and it encourages her to step a little more out of her comfort zone under safe conditions. How fortunate, awwww!~ Once again she wonder what will happen with this Artifact once Deoxy is (hopefully and at best) defeated and dealt with, she realizes that she'd enjoy to keep it. It boned with her quite much already, didn't it? Humm. Well, she'll wait and see, there's no real point to worry about that now.

Especially since there are other things to focus on! Like finding the source of this malicious energy. "How about it, dear one", she adresses Primal Espeon, "Can you roughly point it out to me? Azu, aid him in that task if you may (cue Helping Hand). It feels blurry to me, like something...does not want me to know of it beforehand."

Assuming the psychic Eeveelution can do that, Shiva sees if there is a way to 'dismantle the source' or prevent it from triggering, so to say. If there isn't or she can't do so, she opts to point the Shield into the direction of the believed source, motions to Primal Espeon to get behind her, and let Lilith cast a Telekinesis on the crate up there just to see what happens.

[Dragonstrike]

Lunapup is cautiously willing to listen to the idea. But it will depend on who, and on what Lunapup gets out of this.

"Thanks for hearing me out."

Nathan pulls out the picture of his family and Forthright when she was still a little Ponyta.  He points to his dad.

"...he's the one I'm primarily concerned about.  My dad.  He disappeared three years ago, and I only found out what happened to him a few days ago.  He...ran afoul of some of the nastier powers in the upper layers.  We rescued him, and his condition is improving, but...well, he still isn't quite himself, and...not all of the pokemon that were with him made it out okay.  The Machamp that was with him...they didn't...you know..."

Nathan can't quite finish the sentence.  He coughs and moves on.

"...*ahem*...anyways, that means he's only got 5 of his pokemon friends protecting him right now.  I'd feel a little bit better if he had a full team of 6 to help out, to be honest...as for what's in it for you...well, for starters, it'd be a lot easier to protect your valuables if you weren't doing it alone, right?  We could definitely bring your treasure horde along, no problem!  Giant and/or aggressive pokemon won't be a problem at all thanks to teamwork!  Plus, you might get to guard new treasures along the way as well!  Like..."

Nathan pulls the Adamant Sphere out of his bag to show it to Lunapup.

"...maybe this?  I could definitely use some help with guarding this precious treasure, too, and I've even found a lot more besides that.  And I've got plenty of smaller friends of my own who might like to meet you as well.  That red and purple and black stone you've got?  I have a small dog pokemon friend who would very much love to see that, and he also loves making new friends...mostly because he has so few in the first place, but..."

Nathan stops there and sighs, then apologizes to Lunapup.

"...sorry.  I'm rambling.  I've got a lot to think about, a lot of burdens to shoulder...I honestly need all the help I can get..."