[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Spiritmon]

Flashback on:

"As I mentioned before Nathan, I going to visit Dagny and Tanuki to restore those LadaKad humanity. And reach the forest destroyed by Deoxys. So I probably not going today."

Flashnack off.

*Flashback*

Nathan quietly nods in response.  "Fair.  Can you let me know how restoring the Kadabra to their human forms went later?  Oh, and if any of them seem to have trouble with their memory or emotions...well, I can probably ask Mesprit for some help with that if so."

*Flashback*

"No problemo mate. I answer you when everything is finished."

[Dragonstrike]

Off to Tumbleweed Town Nathan, Shiva, and Terra go then!  If Terra insists on sharing a ride on Angie with Nathan, he won't decline.

Even if we're not looking, a more detailed description of the town would definitely help set the scene!  The town is where the League stations and trains much of its ground troops, and Bromeliad Bay is a good spot for Diving due to how deep it is.  Beyond that, the name makes it sound like a stereotypical western town, so...cue the music!

Tumbleweed Town: Paniola Town (Day) - Pokemon Sun and Moon

[Dragonstrike]

Oh, and while I'm thinking about it, if anyone wants to use Nathan's Secret Power TM to teach their pokemon the move, feel free to do so.  The move can be learned by any pokemon able to learn TMs, so go wild if you wish!

I'll address moves that Nathan's pokemon are learning a little later. I've gotta get a list together so I can keep things organized.

[Spiritmon]

Oh, and while I'm thinking about it, if anyone wants to use Nathan's Secret Power TM to teach their pokemon the move, feel free to do so.  The move can be learned by any pokemon able to learn TMs, so go wild if you wish!

I'll address moves that Nathan's pokemon are learning a little later.  I've gotta get a list together so I can keep things organized.

I would like to teach Rose, Lancelot, Nidorino, Fraxure, Lairon and Swampert. If possible Iron.

[Dragonstrike]

I would like to teach Rose, Lancelot, Nidorino, Fraxure, Lairon and Swampert. If possible Iron.

No need for Iron's approval for teaching Secret Power, so long as the pokemon is able to learn most TMs in the games due to Secret Power being a universal TM.  All of those pokemon are definitely compatible!

[Iron]

Action: Test Earthpower of break curse on this Kadabra! If work, do the same with the others!

You corral one Kadabra separately from the others. The rest of the weakened Kadabra shrink back from your powerful Pokemon. With a careful ritual drawing on the fire of Moltres to sketch out the sigils of Earthpower, you manage to break the curse much faster than on your first attempt. The Kadabra's features fade, revealing an old woman with surprisingly sinewy arms, garbed for exploration. She immediately passes out. You notice as she slumps in your arms, that her hair has become a bold red color.

The rest of the Kadabra step forward angrily as you break the curse, but Dagny KO's the frontmost one and the rest step back.

Heart, you feel you could heal these Kadabra faster and faster if you keep at it, but it is very time consuming. It would help to have more sources of power or, even better, more cursebreakers.

[Iron]

Tumbleweed Town is surrounded by the Camas Desert. It's much harsher here than in Charring Cross. There's hardly a drop of moisture in the air or in the ground. Huge pipes run from Bromeliad Bay into town, passing through filtration systems to make the seawater drinkable. The small town is built on a grid system to take full advantage of the pipes.

The most common Pokemon inside the town itself is Doduo - there are some wandering freely, and some in pens. You also have to be careful where you step to avoid Skorupi and Trapinch - much of the town has been paved with smooth, broad stones to avoid these pitfalls. The sand is bright white and tends to blind those who stare at it for too long. Seems like the residents have given up on keeping the ever-present sand out of their homes; you can see it on window sills and on doormats.

Every house is sturdily built and carefully engineered to be easily air-conditioned. They're also fitted with solar panels. It's almost a Space Age aesthetic, with small, modular, efficient houses.
The barracks looks like a huge space station, with an enormous fenced off area of desert. Troops are patrolling the perimeter at a jog, followed by their various bipedal Pokemon. The building is hi tech, but the troops are out there experiencing primitive conditions to make themselves tougher.

The Gym is a low wigwam covering an entrance to a cool underground environment. The wigwam is made of overlapping red, gold, and silver discs, like armor. As befits Achilles, the Fighting-Type gym leader and noted combat veteran.

[Iron]

Oh, and while I'm thinking about it, if anyone wants to use Nathan's Secret Power TM to teach their pokemon the move, feel free to do so.  The move can be learned by any pokemon able to learn TMs, so go wild if you wish!

I'll address moves that Nathan's pokemon are learning a little later.  I've gotta get a list together so I can keep things organized.

I would like to teach Rose, Lancelot, Nidorino, Fraxure, Lairon and Swampert. If possible Iron.

Yep. And when used outside of battle, it creates a temporary shelter unique to that Pokemon. Rose might create a small pagoda decked with candles, Lancelot makes a hall lined with trophies, Lairon probably creates caves, Nidorino might make a rabbit warren, etc. Multiple Pokemon can combine their Secret Power to make even better shelters.

[Spiritmon]

Spoiler

You corral one Kadabra separately from the others. The rest of the weakened Kadabra shrink back from your powerful Pokemon. With a careful ritual drawing on the fire of Moltres to sketch out the sigils of Earthpower, you manage to break the curse much faster than on your first attempt. The Kadabra's features fade, revealing an old woman with surprisingly sinewy arms, garbed for exploration. She immediately passes out. You notice as she slumps in your arms, that her hair has become a bold red color.

The rest of the Kadabra step forward angrily as you break the curse, but Dagny KO's the frontmost one and the rest step back.

Heart, you feel you could heal these Kadabra faster and faster if you keep at it, but it is very time consuming. It would help to have more sources of power or, even better, more cursebreakers.

[Spiritmon]

Oh, and while I'm thinking about it, if anyone wants to use Nathan's Secret Power TM to teach their pokemon the move, feel free to do so.  The move can be learned by any pokemon able to learn TMs, so go wild if you wish!

I'll address moves that Nathan's pokemon are learning a little later.  I've gotta get a list together so I can keep things organized.

I would like to teach Rose, Lancelot, Nidorino, Fraxure, Lairon and Swampert. If possible Iron.

Yep. And when used outside of battle, it creates a temporary shelter unique to that Pokemon. Rose might create a small pagoda decked with candles, Lancelot makes a hall lined with trophies, Lairon probably creates caves, Nidorino might make a rabbit warren, etc. Multiple Pokemon can combine their Secret Power to make even better shelters.

Just a little question Iron: Is any pokemon capable of learn Secret Power, or only the ones who can learn in the games?