Pokemon Tabletop RPG - It's Aliiiive!

Clifton feels something surging within him. Maybe it's pride in Riff's performance. Maybe it's his outrage at the Turtwigs' ungratefulness, kept under control by a desire to roll with the punches. Maybe it's that, like, chopping Oddishes up is surprisingly hard, man. They're RESILIENT.

Whatever the answer, a new source of power has welled up within him. From now on, his friends will dominate not just the contest field, but the battlefield as well!

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Clifton gains a point of Strength, bringing him up to 13. As a result, he qualifies for Ace Trainer, and is now dual-classed!

e: also he had a level up I forgot about so that happens too

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This time he takes a point of Constitution, which brings him to 16 after modifiers. As a result, he's free to take the feat Constructive Criticism.

He stands up, stretches, and ambles over to Riff to give her another pat on the head. "You guys ready to hit the road again? We can probably be in town before sundown if we book it."

Bastion pulls on Tori and is all "I wanna see whats on the other side of the fence and stuff, also I think we might need more berries for our friend..."

Raph kind of pokes around in the grass Oak popped out from.

So oh yeah there's that oddish what got caught here are its stats give it a name

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Level: 15
Total XP: 540
Species: Oddish
Gender: Female
Type: Grass/Poison
Nature: Sassy (+SDEF/-SPD)
Egg Group - Plant

Stats
HP: 5+2=7
ATK: 5+2=7
DEF: 6+2=8
SATK: 8+2=10
SDEF: 9+4=13
SPD: 1+2=3

Max HP: 36

Evasion Bonuses
ATK: 1
SATK: 2
BOTH: 0

Natural moves
Absorb

Sweet Scent

Acid

Poisonpowder

Stun Spore

Ability: Oblivious - Immune to Infatuation

Capabilities
Overland - 4
Surface - 2
Burrow - 2
Jump - 1
Power - 1
Intelligence - 2
Sprouter

Poking around in the bushes, Agent finds a bottle of Stout City Stout

Raph stares at the Stout City Stout. The bottle is very stout.

For want of anything better to do, Raph searches around for apricorns, still holding the stout.

Tori gets a nasty fucking fright and almost breaks her "no cussing in front of Bastion" rule. Almost. She has to breathe really deep for a bit until she calms down again, at which point she's feeling a bit wiser and worldly and composed about things. Or something. She's certainly gaining respect for her main partner, but with this whole "Actual Pokemon Trainer" mindset she's starting to think about how to press her little warbirds to kill things faster.

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Point to WIS!

Tori learns Press!
Daily – Every 5 levels gained (10, 15, etc), you may perform this Feature another time per day.
Target: Your own Pokemon.
Effect: Deal damage to your Pokemon equal to 1/5th of their total HP with your weapon. Raise any of their stats' Combat Stages 1 level. Using Press more than once per Pokemon, per day may make them dislike you. This Feature replaces Press.

"Hm, yeah. This dude looks like he'd eat a lot. Uh," she glances up/over to make sure it's not, like, offended, or anything. "Solid appetite. I can respect that. Oi Clif! If you're done scrounging for food, can you send your bug to cut that other tree down?"

"Yeah sure." Then he does that thing with the cutting of the tree.

Bastion makes his way FORWARD into the upper area with Hayes and stuff and notices... TURTLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Bastion clenches his fist and CHANNELS HIS SPIRIT, then he gets down, crawls towards the creature, and is all, "Hello little buddy..." with SMILES and GOOGLY EYES.

All right, I don't really want to stay in-character and die fighting a turtle, so I guess I'll try and have Sleipnir move as far as he can towards the Turtwig and use Ember on it? If the attack connects, Sturm will throw a Pokeball, and if it misses or Sleipnir is too paralyzed, Sturm will retreat.

Sturm takes the cowar- I mean the sensible option and orders his horse to attack the Turtwig to back him up!

i know you didn't say to do this but seriously, if you're fighting, turn order applies. You would have a hit you could personally get in before your horse tries for it.
AC4: 1d20=9
Damage: 1d10+15+5-9=14
Sturm deals 14 damage to the Turtwig!

Paralyze check 8: 1d20=14

Sleipnir's still paralyzed, but manages to move!

Sleipnir used Ember!
AC 4: 1d20=3

But it missed!

Sensing that this guy ain't gonna just let it go, the Turtwig goes for another Tackle!
AC 5: 1d20=14
Damage: 2d8+6+10-2=24
Sturm is at 3 HP!

Figuring it's now or never, (because if he tried again, he would be too unconscious to throw another one), Sturm throws a Pokeball at the Turtwig!


Wiggle wiggle


Wiggle wiggle


Capcheck 38: 1d100=5!
Click
Congratualations! Turtwig was caught!

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Level: 16
XP Drop: 6000
Species: Turtwig
Gender: Female
Type: Grass
Nature: Lax (+DEF/-SDEF
Egg Group

Stats
HP: 6+2=8
ATK: 7+2=9
DEF: 8+5=13
SATK: 5+2=7
SDEF: 4+2=6
SPD: 3+2=5

Max HP: 40

Evasion Bonuses
ATK: 2
SATK: 1
BOTH: 1

Natural moves
Tackle
Withdraw
Absorb
Razor Leaf


Ability: Inner Focus - Immune to Flinching

Capabilities
Overland - 4
Surface - 2
Burrow - 4
Jump - 3
Power - 1
Intelligence - 3
Sprouter

Name that before you pass out.



That there other tree gets cut down!
The Turtwig beyond it notices, and shifts her gaze over towards where it once was.

Bastion tries to calmly make his way over to it, trying to appear friendly. His friendly and charismatic demeanor helping, but his fumbly lack of finesse probably not.
1d20-1=4

The Turtwig dives into the pool of water, and hangs out next to the rock.



Raphael searches for apricorns! Using her knowledge of what apricorn trees look like, she checks the one that looks like the most likely candidate.

...

Yes! Raphael has found a White Apricorn!

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For the record, Godbot, you wouldn't have gotten killed. Most that would have happened would you would be fainted, and everybody would have had to literally drag Sturm with them until the clinic. Given the very few Pokemon left here, and the other possibility you were prepared for was just to leave the Turtwig if the attack didn't go well, didn't seem like the stakes were so high you really needed to worry so much.

plus it would have been really funny if you got owned by a turtwig

Tori questioningly raises Natalie's pokeball as she tromps over to the other patch of grass. "Could we let Lorin wreck the next face we run into? You've probably had enough practice for the day."

If Natalie is agreeable, Tori sends Lorin out. Let the little klepto-parakeet stretch his wings.

"...Hang on, Bastion. I got an idea." Clifton heads south and, seeing as Sturm's new Turtwig isn't eating them anymore, plucks a couple of the flowers.

He then heads back up near the pond, stretching out his arm a bit - but not enough so that the Turtwig can just snatch them up. If it approaches, he slowly backs away until it reaches land before giving up the snack.

Bastion waits for Clifton to PLANIFY his PLAN and motions for Hayes to come over and prepare FOR COMBAT.

"Tried a stick, Clifton?" Raph calls over .

She also tries to puzzle out how to get the MAGIC out of an APRICORN.

...Raphael does not know Apricorn Smith yet.

While tinkering with her Poke Ball Tool Kit, however, she manages to turn around 250P of parts into a working Great Ball! (-250P, +1 Great Ball)

Now Sturm and Yggdrasil are best friends! That is how fighting works.

Sturm recalls Sleipnir.

Sleipnir is recalled, Nat is recalled, Lorin is sent out, and stretches his wings a little.

Raph makes a Great Ball, it's p great.


The Turtwig is allured by the delicious flowers, and cautiously makes its way over to Clifton. It then catches sight of Bastion calling over his Gastly. You can see it thinking real hard, and then it puts on a fighting stance. It seems to be ready for the challenge.

We can either do the twig fight by post or on roll20, whatever works for you. So either foightpost here or give your action in there or whatever


And then Sturm stumbles a bit. He's... he's okay. Just a little battered.

Hayes's ability, INTIMIDATE kicks in and then Hayes uses NIGHT SHADE

Hayes throws a bit of Night Shadiness at that there turtle

AC3: 1d20=4
Hayes deals 18 damage to the Turtwig!

The Turtwig retaliates with a Razor Leaf!
AC6: 1d20=8
Damage: (2d10+8+7+3-6)/2=13

Hayes takes 13 damage!

He has been reduced to 19 HP!

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Hayes: 19/37

That turtwig: Injured -1 Attack Stage

Clifton: Full health, just kinda standing next to the turtwig holding a flower

Bastion: Pretty swell

"Okay, guys, like... probably don't hurt it anymore if you can avoid it? We don't want to knock it out by accident." Clifton thinks for a moment, then waves at Riff. "Get over here and Sing that thing to sleep!"

He doesn't think to specify precisely what area Riff should sing in/to.

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Don't forget, Riff has an accuracy bonus from the Luck Incense!

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cyber, did you account for hayes' part poison type?

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Of course I did! What would make you think I didn't?

Bastion tells Hayes to weaky lick weak while he gets a POKEBALL ready for when Riff Sings hopefully good and with a sleepy twig twig.

Alrighty then Riff got to the first close place it could Sing at the Turtwig from!

AC12: 1d20=16!
And, uh



Turtwig, Hayes, Bastion, Clifton, Sleim, Lorin, and Tori all fall asleep!


As Bastion falls to the ground asleep, he drops his Pokeball, and it rolls its way across the ground, miraculously not being too slowed down by the grass, and bumps into the Turtwig.

Capcheck: 40

Wiggle

1d100

Wiggle Wiggle

=

....

12
Click.

Congratulations! Turtwig was caught!

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Level: 17
Total XP: 7000
Species: Turtwig
Gender: Female
Type: Grass
Nature: Timid (+SPD/-ATK)
Egg Group

Stats
HP: 6+3=9
ATK: 5+3=8
DEF: 6+3=9
SATK: 5+2=7
SDEF: 6+3=9
SPD: 5+2=7

Max HP: 44

Evasion Bonuses
ATK: 1
SATK: 1
BOTH: 0

Natural moves
Tackle
Withdraw
Absorb
Razor Leaf


Ability: Overgrow - When at >1/3 HP, deal additional Grass STAB

Capabilities
Overland - 4
Surface - 2
Burrow - 4
Jump - 3
Power - 1
Intelligence - 3
Sprouter

You should name that when, uh, when you wake up.


Riff looks around. It sees Clifton asleep! Whoops. See, this is why the tactics are usually left up to the trainer.
It tries to lift Clifton, but, uh, struggles doing so, and settles for dragging him towards the road instead.

The Tropius just kinda like, rolls its eyes, and somewhat begrudgingly catches Tori before she falls, and does its best to load her onto its back. It has an easier time getting the bird on there. It knows that man, she owes him like, so many berries for this.

Hayes can not attempt to help Bastion around as he is also asleep.


It may be time to try getting people to the next town now.

Riff fiddles (do ho ho) with Calloway's pokeball, attempting to get a little help with moving Clifton. If they work together they can probably hold him up.

Hrothgar just gets out of his pokeball and BENCH PRESSES EVERYONE, LIFTING THEM UP MAJESTICALLY AND JUMPING TO THE NEXT TOWN.

Bastion drools as he flies under the powerful strength of his pokemon while sleeping. What an amazing dream he is having right now.