Drufle (GM)	Well, we're here at session 14!
Horanoven A.	you have two powerhouses, you'll be fine
Drufle (GM)	Everyone go ahead and impersonate your characters. Don't want to make this any harder on the logger.
Nickel	What is hands??? I don't understand
Saul	I look kinda like connie
Moppy	SO MANY MONS
Drufle (GM)	So last time, we began going south to fight more gyms.
Nickel	Mons for daaaays
Drufle (GM)	Mopp: Yeah I know, right? My impersonation list is the worst.
Axel	all of our impersonations, combined
Drufle (GM)	So let me actually switch us over to the desert.
Axel	the ultimate transformer we're already there??? wow that was fast Axel is inspecting Nickel as we go
Drufle (GM)	Well, you were pretty close anyway. Besides, I wanted to do a desert encounter and not more grasslands/icy ones. Axel is writing down notes while Nickel observes his new digits
Drufle (GM)	I think it's fair to say that not much happened along the rest of the taiga-ish routes.
Nickel	Nickel has the most confused look on his face
Drufle (GM)	Or whatever you'd call those frosty tundra places.
Jack	It's really sad having Cici here
Nickel	as confused as one eye can look
Jack	doing nowt
Drufle (GM)	She's very good at that!
Jack	; _;
Drufle (GM)	Anyway, since she isn't here, I'll do the other encounter first.
Jack	ok
Axel	"This is quite something..."
Jack	"You know, I was expecting more sand"
Saul	"This damn heat! It's killing me!" I feel ya, saul. it's terrible in england right now, too.
Jack	"this is pleasant." "apart from the heat yes"
Axel	"Hmm? oh, we're here?"
Drufle (GM)	Well, the actual raw sandy desert is much further south.
Saul	"My hat is stuck to my head, which doesn't help."
Drufle (GM)	In the Pearlescent Wastes.
Axel	"Sorry I was a tad distracted" wut are cacti doin here? this aint the US
Drufle (GM)	This is, I suppose, more of a very dry and hot savannah at the moment.
Axel	will there be lions?
Drufle (GM)	Well, depends. Which two of you want the encounter right now?
Axel	which two of us? is this only a double battle?
Drufle (GM)	I have one Pokemon for each of the four of you, because I was planning on doing two double battles.
Saul	ima wait
Drufle (GM)	I suppose we could do a 3v3 now that Cici isn't here, though.
Saul	i mean i need to buff up to lvl 4 right
Axel	we'll catch a thing for cici
Saul	sin ce i'm behind
Jack	yes let saul fight
Axel	but yeah, Saul needs EXP
Jack	and yes we must catch a mon for CIC
Axel	she needs more pokedexes
Drufle (GM)	Alright, I'll just toss them all out and you guys can fight them sequentially.
Jack	or "have robot double Cici catch something for herself" I'm not saying that in game jsyk Saul nodnods
Saul	oops!
Axel	doublenods
Saul	i guess that's like in character?
Drufle (GM)	VWOOP
Saul	no the 'nodnod' was on purpose
Axel	he is certain that he is certain
Jack	sure "look! out of the heat haze!" Saul squins
Axel	"Huh?"
Jack	"there's a rhyhorn in there! we gotta catch up to 'em!"
Drufle (GM)	A small group of Pokemon are rustling around in the sand ahead of you.
Axel	"J-jack! Wait!"
Drufle (GM)	A Cacnea is riding on top of a Rhyhorn, plodding ahead of a Growlithe and Sandile behind them. Nickel follows
Jack	aww
Sol	do I know that rhyhorns are easily pissed off?
Nickel	a caravan!
Drufle (GM)	It is basically a caravan, yes.
Jack	noboy does and nogirl
Drufle (GM)	Probably not, Saul.
Nickel	what wares do the sell?
Jack	actually Cici would know
Sol	heheh
Drufle (GM)	And reimpersonate!
Saul	BAAAH
Drufle (GM)	You gotta watch out for that when you crash out of roll20.
Saul	there we go (sorry logger!)
Jack	"should I sneak up or confront directly?"
Nickel	"Vvrrrzzt"
Jack	"actually no nobody likes being caught unawares"
Saul	how is cactus poke riding a growlithe i mean seriously ouch
Drufle (GM)	He isn't. He's riding the Rhyhorn.
Jack	he said the ryhorn
Nickel	-Both seem to lead to conflict-
Jack	though you could make the argument that a rhyhorn would be MORE weak to plant thorns :P
Nickel	sneaky
Drufle (GM)	True, but that would be silly.
Nickel	I mean, he's got more def though
Drufle (GM)	And kinda meta.
Jack	gotta love that utter lack of common sense in the pokeworld *logic
Nickel	its only optional
Drufle (GM)	The Growlithe's ears perk up and it turns around.
Nickel	I have hands, all logic is invalid
Jack	okay! whos joining me
Nickel	I am ready to battle Nickel joins up next to Jack
Saul	well I'd be better suited for mashing the cactus..
Nickel	"Zzzzrrrt"
Drufle (GM)	The little pup whips around and starts barking, and the rest of the group turns to face.
Axel	"well, that didn't take long..." yes, join us, Saul firepunch some fools
Saul	aight
Drufle (GM)	The protectors stand in front!
Axel	are we raiding the Caravan?
Jack	yes
Drufle (GM)	Basically.
Axel	did we become bandits?
Saul	banditos so
Axel	damn, I left my bandana at home
Jack	do you see a Salandit here? no? then we aren't
Drufle (GM)	So who's being sent out?
Saul	is this 2v2? 3v3? 2v10? someone explain to me what's happening
Jack	I think its sequential 2v2
Axel	send out the Magnets
Saul	right right
Jack	send out Moraine
Saul	bring in da magnets!
Axel	ryhorn is rock/ground,, right?
Drufle (GM)	Ground/rock, but yes. Moraine cracks her elbows
Jack	"jeez Moraine, that's disgusting" Nickel stretches out his fingers, lightning crackles between them
Drufle (GM)	I have 5 speed for everyone, so we're probably tied for the most part.
Jack	also JUST AS I THOUGHT
Nickel	-I approve of this change-
Jack	the Dinner Bell has been rung let me go last!
Drufle (GM)	Alright then.
Nickel	rolling 2d6( 5 + 3 ) = 8
Drufle (GM)	rolling 2d6( 5 + 3 ) = 8 Wow.
Nickel	very middling oh hmm
Drufle (GM)	Way to get the exact same roll.
Saul	I'll go then right
Nickel	I see the issue here
Drufle (GM)	rolling 2d6( 4 + 5 ) = 9
Nickel	rolling 2d6( 5 + 2 ) = 7
Drufle (GM)	Roll a 2d6 for me, Saul.
Nickel	damn son I lose
Saul	rolling 2d6( 2 + 1 ) = 3 jesus fucking christ
Drufle (GM)	Well, you're definitely last. Bakin or Hatcha?
Saul	Hatcha, pls
Nickel	I thought Jack wanted to be last
Drufle (GM)	Well, Jack will be extra last. Rhyhorn's up!
Nickel	jack rolled a 1 one a 2d6 we are all proud of him Drufle (GM): Rhyhorn used Mud Bomb! Target Hatcha Roll 5 5 5 + 4 AC 14 Damage 3
Nickel	welp
Drufle (GM)	Sploosh.
Nickel	damn son
Saul	whimper
Nickel	you'll live
Saul	"Hang tough, Hatcha! Drufle (GM): Growlithe used Ember! Target Nickel Roll 2 6 4 + 6 AC 14 Damage 4
Saul	We'll get 'em back!"
Drufle (GM)	Fwoosh.
Nickel	ouch Nickel reels from the flames. He's still not used to his greater mass
Nickel	"VVvrrrrcccchh" Drufle (GM): Sandile used Magnitude! Target Moraine Roll 1 5 5 + 6 AC 15 Damage 3 Smash.
Nickel	6 ATK and SPATK
Drufle (GM)	They're glass cannony buggers. Nickel!
Nickel	glass cannons eh? Nickel used Flash Cannon! Target Rhyhorn Roll 3 6 5 + 6 AC 14 Damage 4
Drufle (GM)	They don't get any stat points as wild Pokemon.
Nickel	git rekt son
Drufle (GM)	So I just give them normal stuff. A solid hit! Nickel fires off a beam of light
Drufle (GM)	Saul, you're up!
Jack	OK
Drufle (GM)	Hey Jack, Moraine's out.
Jack	mother was very kind and let me come back
Nickel	Moraine died, we're sorry
Jack	OF COURSE SHE IS
Drufle (GM)	Sandile used Magnitude and took her out in one strike, unfortunately.
Saul	mmm
Jack	I spend one of my many revives! and send out fucking Rodan
Nickel	I'm nearly dead
Drufle (GM)	Ground doesn't resist Fire by the way, Saul.
Saul	what is damage mod for low kick at rhyhorn
Drufle (GM)	1. Saul: Hatcha used Low Kick! Target Rhyhorn Roll 6 1 4 + 6 AC 15 Damage 3
Nickel	yikes
Drufle (GM)	A swing and a smack!
Nickel	buhbye Ryhorn
Drufle (GM)	The little Cacnea hops up to take his place!
Nickel	hello Rodan
Drufle (GM)	Rodan, it's your turn!
Rodan	SKREEEEEEEEONK
Drufle (GM)	Poor Rhyhorn just got launched out of the battle. Hatcha dances like a butterfly...
Jack	fucking move desert here
Drufle (GM)	Cacnea has no fear! Except maybe a little bit.
Jack	"alright Rodan, Ancient Power on the Growlithe!"
Drufle (GM)	Probably a lot actually, he doesn't have the best type advantage here. You can do it Cacnea!
Jack	wait a sec
Saul	I'd have cast sunny day if it weren't for him
Nickel	yeah dont sunny day here
Drufle (GM)	Super speed for the cactus!
Nickel	not that it isn't already going before us :P
Jack	oh its special
Drufle (GM)	I like how both rain and sun do well for Grass types in this game.
Nickel	Rain does more for Grass than for water!
Jack	+1 for SE right
Nickel	yus
Jack	ok Rodan used Ancient Power! Target Growlithe Roll 3 6 6 + 5 AC 13 Damage 12
Saul	holy shitstacks
Drufle (GM)	Um. What?
Jack	hm?
Nickel	12 damage?
Drufle (GM)	I'm going to assume there was a typo somewhere in there.
Jack	shall I try again?
Nickel	I think you put in 10 instead of 1 no n
Drufle (GM)	No I mean, how much damage was there supposed to be?
Nickel	we can figure this out
Drufle (GM)	I'm pretty sure it isn't 12.
Nickel	3 damage is my guess
Jack	now why would I hit a zero
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, in which case out goes the Growlithe.
Jack	it's on the other side of the keyboard
Nickel	I don't know
Drufle (GM)	That's a really good question. Cacnea!
Nickel	something happened right so Switches happen first, right? cause I am not staying in on 1 HP Rodan overkills the dog!
Drufle (GM)	Oh sure, you can switch out.
Rodan	NO MERCYYY
Axel	"Okay Nickel, maybe you should switch out" "Have Wolfram handle this"
Saul	Much ram
Axel	BIRD TIME
Wolfram	"Scraaaaaw!" Saul smiles at Wolfram Wolfram does a backflip out of his ball and flies into the air Drufle (GM): Cacnea used Razor Leaf! Target Rodan Roll 3 4 4 + 6 AC 14 Damage 3 FWOOOOSH
Saul	target rodan?
Wolfram	3 damage? ATK highstat?
Drufle (GM)	SPA focus.
Rodan	maaaaannn
Drufle (GM)	Neutral from types.
Wolfram	Razorleaf is physical isn't it?
Drufle (GM)	No?
Saul	wut
Wolfram	it is in the games that might be confusing me
Jack	is rodan out?
Drufle (GM)	Unless he has 4 hp somehow, yeah.
Jack	maan if I'd mega evolved
Saul	yeesh
Drufle (GM)	The angriest Cacnea. Who's coming out next, Jack?
Saul	that's a nice encounter you made there, mr gm Wolfram perches right behind the Cacnea
Jack	"all right, that tears it!" Wolfram looks down at it
Drufle (GM)	I'm not trying to take everyone out!
Saul	you totaly are :0
Jack	"Go, Amery!"
Drufle (GM)	Well, not deliberately at least.
Wolfram	I've got such a good type advantage here isn't not even funny Jack reaches for his Key Stone
Jack	"let's show 'em..." Wolfram knows that this cactus is very dead
Saul	growlithe can handle you
Drufle (GM)	Growlithe is also unconscious.
Saul	or did he die at some point without me noticing
Wolfram	he dead
Jack	I got him
Saul	oh ok
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, Rodan knocked him out.
Wolfram	very gone
Drufle (GM)	It's just Cacnea and Sandile now.
Saul	cool you guys do the sandile
Jack	do I mega as a free action or
Wolfram	I dare you to try something Sandile
Saul	i'll burn the cactus
Drufle (GM)	You mega at the beginning of your turn, I think.
Jack	damn
Wolfram	Sandile hasn't actually done anything yet
Saul	brb
Drufle (GM)	Oh wow, mega evolution counts as your turn? Weird.
Jack	what bullshit
Wolfram	lets not do that that sounds all kinds of bad
Drufle (GM)	That's obviously not how we've been playing.
Wolfram	not even a little
Jack	also Drufle
Wolfram	we've seen a lot of megas
Jack	actually no nevermind there is no honor in evolving after a knockout Drufle (GM): Sandile used Bite! Target Hatcha Roll 2 5 6 + 6 AC 13 Damage 1
Wolfram	D:
Drufle (GM)	Another hit!
Wolfram	a nibble
Drufle (GM)	He's doing his best.
Wolfram	not ATK focused, eh?
Drufle (GM)	Hatcha! No, I think I gave him def focus. Oh whoops Sol stepped out.
Wolfram	yeah
Saul	dmg mod for fire punch on cac
Drufle (GM)	+1 Saul: Hatcha used Fire Punch! Target Cacnea Roll 3 6 3 + 6 AC 13 Damage 3
Drufle (GM)	And out he goes!
Saul	Burn!
Wolfram	I think that's enough
Saul	brb again
Wolfram	buh bye cactus
Drufle (GM)	Amery, your turn!
Jack	oh man I'd better not fuck this up
Wolfram	when does Gible evolve?
Jack	"Okay Amery, you ready? Mega Evolve!!"
Wolfram	oh snap son
Drufle (GM)	Level 4. Amery GOES SUPER SAIYAN
Drufle (GM)	Well dang. Wolfram watches the burning cactus fly away, somewhat disappointed he didn't get to fight it.
Drufle (GM)	That's terrifyinig.
Wolfram	oooh
Drufle (GM)	What are those, like spikes on its mouth?
Jack	it looks a lot better in full
Wolfram	cloth wraps?
Jack	not that I've drawn it they are more like cloth than anything
Wolfram	they look like cloth to me
Jack	it's wearing a puffy jacket, basically
Wolfram	but I have to lean in to see it
Drufle (GM)	Where's the Rock part come in?
Wolfram	jackets are rock, bro
Drufle (GM)	I guess he is more crystally now.
Jack	let's just say the ice dangles, the gem
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, fair.
Jack	and the extra fur is asbestos or something I don't know fire resistant
Wolfram	next battle remind me to send Phosphera out
Drufle (GM)	It's your turn, Amery!
Wolfram	the little Gib needs to get stronker
Drufle (GM)	Take out the Sandile, if you dare!
Jack	"didn't really need to mega for this but ok!"
Wolfram	that sandile is so dead
Jack	....hang on
Drufle (GM)	Oh, he doesn't have his stats, does he?
Jack	knew it forgot to stat the thing what would a mega glaceon have?
Wolfram	woops
Drufle (GM)	Let me look.
Wolfram	I remember is being defensive
Drufle (GM)	Oh wait, nevermind. He uses Brunt's stats.
Jack	what, all of them?
Wolfram	except HP I think you get +1 hp for mega
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, that's how this game works, remember?
Jack	then what's the point to these bloody things
Drufle (GM)	I gave him the appropriate stats.
Jack	ok
Drufle (GM)	You get new abilities and types!
Wolfram	abilities and whatever hp buff we give them
Jack	but what about the offical mons that don't? that are just "the same but stronger"
Wolfram	same
Drufle (GM)	They have new abilities.
Jack	ok
Wolfram	+1 HP and abilities usuall
Jack	well that's 5 HP she has now
Wolfram	y
Jack	ok attack time
Wolfram	maul the sandile
Drufle (GM)	Mega Glaceon would have 4/5/6/6/5/4, normally.
Wolfram	is she was the starter? if
Drufle (GM)	Yeah.
Wolfram	typos for daaays Jack: Mega Amery used Icicle Spear! Target Sandile Roll 6 2 1 + 6 AC 15 Damage 3
Drufle (GM)	Wow, a miss.
Wolfram	I mean Jack: Mega Amery used Icicle Spear! Target Sandile Roll 4 2 6 + 6 AC 15 Damage 3
Drufle (GM)	That's really awful. Oh right, that thing.
Wolfram	its a multihit move
Drufle (GM)	I forgot about that!
Jack	:)
Drufle (GM)	Whelp, there goes the Sandile.
Wolfram	so much damage
Drufle (GM)	Wait, how is it 3 damage on both hits?
Jack	ah it should be 2 sorry
Wolfram	the first one missed and thus no SPATK highstat? oh dear it lives
Jack	oh wait hang on
Drufle (GM)	I mean, yeah he's right about that.
Jack	what has happened here I added +1 because SE, but forrgot about the -1 from being multihit Wolfram squawks and jumps out of the way of a stray icicle
Wolfram	"SCRAAAAAAWWW!"
Drufle (GM)	The SPA only activates if you actually hit.
Jack	also it's a physical move hora
Drufle (GM)	Oh, ok. So it's still 2 damage. Gotcha.
Wolfram	oh, what a shame
Jack	yah
Drufle (GM)	I think I might just call that a KO anyway, though.
Jack	I don't think about using pspecial ice moves because they're all crap!
Drufle (GM)	On account of that would be really depressing for a mega to not even take out a lowly rando guy.
Wolfram	noo, let the birb murder something
Jack	you're very kind
Wolfram	but yeah, bye sandile
Drufle (GM)	4 strikes, they're out! Wolfram hops up to Amery and starts yelling at her for nearly hitting him
Wolfram	"Scrawraawwwaaar!"
Axel	"Wolfram, please"
Drufle (GM)	Alright, catching time, I presume? Who wants a what.
Axel	I waaaaant uhh/// I'll let the others pick I know I'm not getting a cactus
Saul	don't know if it's worth getting the sandile or not
Drufle (GM)	Rhyhorn is 35, Sandile is 29, Cacnea is 34, Growlithe is 35.
Axel	Sandile is dark type
Saul	do I just get the growlith?
Jack	well you know I want the ryhorn and I'll get the cacnea for cici
Drufle (GM)	Righto.
Axel	I do not feel like filling in a mon while in a car
Drufle (GM)	You don't have to!
Axel	I'll take whos left
Drufle (GM)	Besides, I'm the one that usually does that.
Axel	I mean in my notes
Drufle (GM)	Unless you mean moves, in which case good luck.
Axel	moves and everything
Saul	yeah look at me, i didn't fill out 2 mons from last session lmao
Axel	you can start that now
Drufle (GM)	I intended for the Growlithe to be Saul's since he's the fire guy and all.
Jack	yeah I may as well use 2 ultras here
Saul	i'll get the growlithe
Axel	I usually do that while other things are happening
Drufle (GM)	You could get the Sandile as well, if you want, unless Axel wants it.
Axel	I don't have any dark boons
Saul	he wouldn't be as useful to me in the end as a pure dark though would he?
Axel	at all
Jack	sure he would!
Drufle (GM)	He would not, no, but variety is always handy.
Axel	it might learn some fighting moves
Saul	wwell if nobody wants him i'll get him
Axel	ATK focus is probably an option which gets you stuff
Jack	tbh DEF focus gets you the best fighting moves
Axel	which Sandile also gets
Saul	assume i'm wanting both him and the grolith then brb, again
Axel	start catching your things, Jack
Jack	I did
Axel	oh
Jack	I used 2 ultras
Axel	ultraballz
Jack	no need for calcs
Axel	very well then
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, I'm moving everyone's permissions around.
Jack	now then what do I need to do to have a fight where Moraine (and bluejohn) survive?>
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, I have no idea what to do about that.
Jack	because this is the second time in a row she's been KOd instantly let me fight a bird!!
Drufle (GM)	I should point out that you don't need to survive a fight to evolve them.
Jack	there is NO HONOR in defeat, drufle!
Drufle (GM)	If you weren't already aware of that. Alright, that's fair. Well, I could've spawned some Flying types out here. But nobody can use them!
Jack	don't go out of your way tho
Drufle (GM)	Well, the Flying half at least.
Axel	I have Basic Training
Jack	we're having a gym fight later yes?
Axel	so I technically can and Steel Wing
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, we are.
Axel	I'm waiting on Bluejohn/Moraine to get Gigalith
Drufle (GM)	We'll be heading to Citrina soon.
Jack	I'll sort out a strategy then Axel checks on Nickel after calming Wolfram
Axel	I would've used Charge if I didn't get hit so hard not that it mattered against the 2 ground types
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, there's a lot of ground types in the desert. As well as Fire, Flying, Rock, and uh.
Axel	it would've been 6 damage against that growlith if it works as advertised
Drufle (GM)	Poison, for some reason.
Axel	oh hey flying types there they are
Drufle (GM)	Anyway! Gratz on the new catches!
Axel	Saul didn't catch anything yet he's been away
Drufle (GM)	Oh, he didn't? I just figured he had done so. Well then.
Axel	I saw no rolls
Drufle (GM)	He has plenty of Great Balls. He can auto-catch both of them. Er.
Axel	is that what we're doing? that's your call
Drufle (GM)	Well, he has a very good chance at least. He also has 2 Ultra balls for actual auto-catches but I'm not sure if he wants to use those. Oh, and Jack, give me an attention check. Gotta have some treasure.
Jack	oh yah with my new stronk stats Attention
Check: 17 bitchin
Saul	would using pokeballs work
Drufle (GM)	Oh wow.
Saul	i have high apt
Axel	snag more loot
Drufle (GM)	It wouldn't be an auto-catch, but you could try, yeah.
Axel	My Aptitude is 7
Saul	if i fail can i retry?
Drufle (GM)	Great balls are automatic catches with your aptitude.
Axel	if that 1 point helps
Drufle (GM)	If you fail, the Pokemon runs away.
Saul	oh fuck it then, great balls it is
Drufle (GM)	:P
Saul	do i need to roll?
Drufle (GM)	Nope.
Jack	nop
Axel	you gots a Growlith and Sandile
Drufle (GM)	You have a base 38 before even rolling. No point to rolling. So now Jack needs to make an aptitude check. Jack: Aptitude
Check: 14 middlin
Drufle (GM)	Not bad. Jack, roll 3d6, everyone else roll 1d6.
Axel	now for BIG ROLLS rolling 1d6 ( 3 ) = 3
Drufle (GM)	Super big.
Jack	rolling 3d6( 1 + 5 + 6 ) = 12
Axel	I see a 6 Saul?
Saul	?
Axel	roll 1d6
Saul	roll 1d6 rolling 1d6 ( 6 ) = 6
Drufle (GM)	Oh man, not a 6. Oh man, another!
Axel	yay
Drufle (GM)	Well, Saul can't get the thing.
Axel	D:
Saul	wut!
Drufle (GM)	Who do you have with you, Jack?
Axel	you have no fully evolved mons, Saul
Drufle (GM)	Nobody eligible, I imagine.
Saul	quick give me a fire stone
Jack	Brunt, Amery, Bluejohn, Moraine, Rodan, Hannan
Axel	I don't have any! I have a dawn stone
Saul	make one
Drufle (GM)	So no, you have nobody else eligible.
Axel	for reasons
Saul	you're a damn scientist
Jack	what!
Axel	I'm a roboticist!
Drufle (GM)	All of the fully evolved Pokemon you have already have a mega stone!
Jack	I count AT LEAST two
Saul	i cry, my ooc persona cries
Jack	oh wait yeah
Drufle (GM)	You nugget.
Jack	never mind me! we both cry, Saul
Axel	what happens to the 6 then?
Jack	it fucks off into the wilderness!
Axel	isn't it a coinflip between two things? the other thing is a Sanctuary, isn't it?
Drufle (GM)	8 potions, 9 Pokeballs, 3 revives, 2 ethers, 4 full heals, 2 Great Balls, and 16k pokeyen. Also, Jack, roll 2d6 twice.
Axel	right then, let me write this down
Drufle (GM)	Also no, whether you get a sanctuary or loot depends on your attention check. It has nothing to do with loot rolls.
Axel	oh, okay
Drufle (GM)	rolling 2d6( 4 + 6 ) = 10 rolling 2d6 ( 6 + 1 ) = 7
Axel	how many potions do we have?
Jack	I only went to the loo, heez *j
Drufle (GM)	Oh, apologies.
Jack	s'alright those rolls are good
Drufle (GM)	Well, you have found yourself a Shield Fossil and a Helix Fossil!
Jack	"oh boy!"
Drufle (GM)	Desert is just full of ancient stuff, apparently.
Jack	"I wish Cambria was here to see this!" let's say I was riffling through the pile of dross Rodan summoned
Drufle (GM)	:P That'd be pretty funny, actually. Anyway! That's all the loot, so let's move on, hm?
Jack	yah
Axel	still sorting it out
Jack	but someone needs to split the gains ok good
Saul	i'm raelly sorry but i can't stay for much longer
Jack	oh?
Saul	i need to cook dinner pretty soon
Axel	Saul: 3 Potions, 4 Pokeballs, 1 Revive, 2 Full Heals, 1 Great Ball, 5k Pokeyen
Axel	3 Potions, 1 Pokeballs, 1 Revive, 2 Full Heals, 1 Great Ball, 5k Pokeyen
Jack	2 Potions, 4 Pokeballs, 1 Revive, 2 Ethers, 6k Pokeyen. don't leave without your loots!
Drufle (GM)	Ah, fair enough. Do we want to continue onwards, then?
Axel	are these loots good?
Drufle (GM)	They seem pretty even.
Saul	luts
Axel	alright then
Drufle (GM)	So, should we do the gym battle today?
Jack	do you know if sol wanted in>
Axel	I have 9 normal pokeballs
Jack	?
Saul	i'm in if everyone else is
Axel	I need to get apricorn hunting
Jack	right
Saul	i asked nev, she's alright with it
Axel	EXP?
Jack	let's go gym that too
Saul	and i need the exp yes
Axel	2 EXP for fight?
Saul	ooh, that'd be nice
Jack	times 2 for Saul?
Drufle (GM)	Oh, yes. 2 exp it is.
Saul	just for me? it's a gym, we should all get that i mean the pokes are trained in there
Drufle (GM)	Oh right, we were going to double exp for Saul for a while.
Axel	we haven't fought the gym yet
Drufle (GM)	To catch him up.
Axel	that was for the wilds
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, take 4 exp Saul.
Saul	oh woot i'm happy with that "You know, I suddenly feel much more experience!" experienced*
Drufle (GM)	By the way, we're definitely on the next day now unless you guys decided to fly the rest of the way.
Axel	next day it is
Jack	I'm not making rodan fly after being cut up!
Axel	yeah he's kinda on the ground
Drufle (GM)	Understandable.
Saul	next day is good, do we go via any healin stations or does that just not exist he?
Axel	not flying anywhere
Saul	here*
Jack	"my poor giant baby"
Axel	you'd have to fly on Wolfram Jack pet Rodan
Drufle (GM)	Well, we arrive at Citrina early the next day, then. Saul looks at worlfram. "Nope!"
Axel	we this is...homely
Saul	wow my spelling
Jack	and saul yeah there should be pokecenters in cities
Drufle (GM)	It's in the middle of the desert! They don't get a lot out here.
Jack	...maybe not this one Wolfram senses a grammatical disturbance
Drufle (GM)	Yes, they have a Pokecenter. That's like, a requirement of any settlement.
Saul	It's spelling, not Grammar. B|
Axel	"Well...here we are..." Wolfram is a bird, your argument is invalid
Saul	"Wow, this place looks even more.. er.. challenging, than the brochure suggested!"
Wolfram	"CAW!!" Wolfram checks a nearby well
Wolfram	"CAW SCRAW!"
Drufle (GM)	Citrina Village is rather small, with a bunch of little houses here and there.
Axel	"Wolfram what are you even doing?"
Jack	"must... have... juice..."
Saul	and a wall against pillagers what is this, old england? :)
Axel	that wall can't help much with all the BIRDS
Drufle (GM)	The Pokecenter and Pokemart are off to the left, and in front of you is a large square building with stone siding. Yeah, this is actually a motte and bailey fort. Surprise!
Jack	looks more american than english like wall to keep injuns out
Drufle (GM)	I tried to find a picture of a village in the desert that wasn't just a pile of adobe buildings. Those are really rare, apparently.
Jack	hm
Axel	"Why would they build walls around a city in this era?"
Saul	don't particularly like the use of that word, but that does make more sense
Drufle (GM)	Well, if you guys want to stock up on things, you can.
Jack	I apologize sol, I thought it would be appropriate to the aesthetic of the sentence
Saul	it was
Axel	I have 9 pokeballs
Drufle (GM)	Unfortunately, I don't think this place sells evolution items. I think that's only cities and larger.
Axel	I need balls that are not normal
Saul	i was just about to ask! damn
Axel	to be fair, I need apricorns D:
Jack	"well it's not like there's any other way to keep wild pokemon out, Axel"
Drufle (GM)	We'll have to wait until we're back at a larger settlement to grab that Fire Stone.
Axel	"I suppose..."
Jack	"not that that would stop a rhyhorn" "but it's the thought that counts"
Saul	thats ok he'll evolve after we thrash taht gym
Drufle (GM)	As well as a Protector for Jack.
Jack	mhm
Drufle (GM)	By the way, I don't know if you noticed, but Rhyhorn actually has an ability.
Axel	oooh
Drufle (GM)	He doesn't take penalties if people are riding on top of him.
Axel	is it not Sturdy?
Saul	I don't have the database up
Axel	wait, that's a mechanic?
Saul	that's neat though
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, apparently.
Axel	where is that in the book?? I never saw this
Saul	guess you gotta come up with some uncrossable surface for us to play with
Axel	ANIME!!!
Drufle (GM)	Unless otherwise specified, Pokemon have a disadvantage to physical field moves if someone is on their back.
Axel	I c
Jack	GAMES!!!!
Axel	that is...strange
Drufle (GM)	Only a few Pokemon have this special ability, for some reason.
Jack	when would we ever ride them
Axel	Ryhorn Racing?
Jack	that yes
Axel	I've ridden on top of Wolfram a fews times
Drufle (GM)	In fact, it's literally only 4 Pokemon.
Jack	can you IMAGINE how bow-legged a rhyhorn racer gets
Drufle (GM)	Ponyta, Rapidash, Rhyhorn, and Gogoat.
Jack	they HAVE to sit cross-legged
Axel	It must be terrible
Jack	not even Mamoswine? you actually got to ride one of those
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, apparently not. We can always homerule that ability in if we want to. Anyway!
Jack	tho mamo can get a much more useful power
Drufle (GM)	Let's go punch us a gym.
Axel	gym punching, yay who's punching this gym today?
Jack	can we stop by the center first or just say that happened
Drufle (GM)	By the way, I apologize in advance to Axel.
Saul	agree
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, we can just say that happened.
Jack	because I need to switch my team out
Axel	I expect ground and pain
Drufle (GM)	Nothing usually happens of interest. Oh yes!
Jack	is it ground then
Drufle (GM)	Make sure you get a good team ready.
Axel	Much Ground
Jack	good
Drufle (GM)	It may or may not be full of Ground types. Most of which are really scary.
Axel	All grounds are scary
Jack	Schrodinger's Sandslash
Saul	guess Hatcha won't be evolving very soon then i'm not attacking a ground gym
Drufle (GM)	I'm taking bets for who the mega is starting now.
Jack	Excadrill
Saul	golem
Axel	its worth being there, Saul
Drufle (GM)	Mega Golem is not actually ground type! He's Rock/Dark.
Axel	what if it was Stunfisk?
Saul	rock.... DARK. DARK. You serious? THAT'S AWESOME!
Jack	and I already gots a design in mind for that one
Drufle (GM)	He also has Inertia, also known as the "everyone dies" ability.
Jack	I just GOTTA EVOLVE MORAINE AIIIGH
Saul	duuudue dudud
Drufle (GM)	So, let's move over to the gym.
Axel	Saul now wants a Geodude I am not leading with Nickel, I can tell you that much "H-hello?" I am nearly home
Jack	"cold in here huh"
Axel	I'll probably duck out for a sec
Drufle (GM)	The inside of the gym is small and the ground is covered in dirt. A few piles of earth sit to either side of the entrance, and a man sits at a desk in the back of the room.
Saul	3rd gen music is the best music
Axel	"..." "This is a Ground Gym isn't it?"
Dustin	"Just need to fix this... ah, what wonderful luster! Hm? Hello?" Dustin sits up and looks behind him.
Dustin	"Oh, uh, challengers?"
Jack	"Hello!" Saul tips his hat stylishly at Dustin.
Dustin	"Just a moment! I need to put these samples away..." Dustin quickly shuffles a few slides and containers into drawers of the desk. Nickel pushes Axel back through the entrance
Saul	oh discworld mud. i love you
Nickel	"Zzt"
Axel	"Jack...help?"
Dustin	"Yes, hello! My name is Dustin, I am the local proprietor of this gym."
Axel	he looks like Aiden
Jack	"I'm Jack, this is Axel and Saul. We're... all? here to challenge you, I think?"
Axel	"Err, yes...all of us"
Saul	"Probably."
Dustin	"I-oh, really?" Dustin adjusts his glasses.
Jack	"if it's not too much trouble" "I wouldn't want to catch you at a bad time"
Dustin	"That's quite a lot! I haven't had any challengers in quite a while, and now three!" "Well, how many badges do you each have?"
Jack	"well as they say, you wait all day for a bus.."
Axel	"I have three"
Jack	"I.. don't know. one?" I srsly don't
Axel	you have one I think you helped me in one gym
Jack	one shiny BUDGE
Dustin	"You... don't know? Well, I wasn't expecting that." "Well, let's see..."
Jack	"Saul here doesn't have any to my knowledge"
Axel	he probably has records of all this stuff
Dustin	"Deary me, none, one, and three? Well that is quite a conundrum indeed."
Saul	"I don't. I... couldn't really travel before. so I didn't end up getting any."
Axel	I get the feeling that I'm going to end up whiting out this fight
Saul	"But believe me, I would've had plenty if I could actually travel around!"
Dustin	"I don't believe I have the Pokemon prepared for a triple battle, but perhaps a double?"
Axel	uhhh is one of us sitting out?
Jack	"Oh I didn't think that we'd be fighting all together"
Dustin	"Oh, very well then!"
Jack	"are we?"
Axel	gulp
Jack	"... I think that Axel here might need help in any case. He's a steel-type specialist"
Dustin	"Well, that would be quite a predicament indeed!"
Axel	I have just realized how poorly prepared I am for ground types
Saul	I'll do it if i have to
Axel	"Steel and...electric"
Jack	you don't HAVE to saul
Saul	but fighting fire isn't really better
Dustin	"Perhaps a double battle between the two of you, and then a single battle for the man with the orange cap"
Saul	unless fighting is actually good against ground and i'm being a dderp
Jack	it isn't
Axel	without badges you'll get the easier fight, Saul
Drufle (GM)	It is not.
Jack	just neutral
Axel	anyways, Saul goes first
Drufle (GM)	Jack is the only one with anything good against Ground.
Axel	I am home and need to set up
Saul	I'm game then.
Axel	brb
Drufle (GM)	Well, I only have Pokemon prepared for the higher rank fight, because I didn't think all of you were actually going to do this.
Jack	you forgot the first rule of GM-ing!
Drufle (GM)	This is what I get for preparing ahead of time.
Jack	prepare. for. anything
Drufle (GM)	Anyway, uh...
Saul	uh well
Drufle (GM)	As this is his first badge, Saul would be up against three Pokemon.
Jack	I got time if you need time
Saul	same
Jack	that's a lot
Drufle (GM)	Is it? He has quite a few himself now.
Saul	i could fill otu one of the pokes now with your help
Drufle (GM)	That's how many Marion's gym had.
Saul	and then i'll have three
Jack	oh yeah he has a full team now!
Drufle (GM)	I was planning on 3-3-4-4-5-5-6 for the gyms. You get to use a full team against gyms, Saul. Not the same amount that they do.
Jack	hatcha, bakin, the scraggy and riolu, and that sandile
Drufle (GM)	If that was the case, the dark gym would've ruined these two. They basically won through attrition alone.
Saul	well
Drufle (GM)	But yeah, let me see if I can't get a few more Ground types up.
Saul	the problem is i don't have them ready and i don't want to take too much of everyone's time
Jack	you are not a bother
Drufle (GM)	We have 2.5 more hours left. You have plenty of time to whip up a few more Pokemon.
Jack	once you have high stats, tell me your boons and I'll dredge up movelists
Saul	I don't have 2.5 more hours.. I mean I do but like it's 8:30pm and me and nev need to eat
Jack	the go eat! *then I ate food is far more important than this!
Saul	cooking and eating takes a while! will we break for a while and then come back?
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, that sounds fine to me.
Saul	alright, well, lemme go get that started maybe I can come back adn wok with drufle on them while the food's coookin
Drufle (GM)	Sounds fine by me.
Saul	:D ok, back in a bit.
Jack	I have 17 mons now
Drufle (GM)	Is that including the Shieldon you'll get?
Jack	no are there regional prices? for selling stuff
Drufle (GM)	Uh, no.
Jack	oh good
Drufle (GM)	The prices listed in the book are the same everywhere.
Jack	I'll sell the helix after the fight then
Axel	I am back
Drufle (GM)	And for simplicity's sake, selling and buying are the same.
Jack	what Cambria doesn't know won't hurt her...
Drufle (GM)	Hey Axel.
Axel	hmm?
Drufle (GM)	Saul had to go made dinner.
Axel	I heard
Drufle (GM)	So we're just gonna take a nice break in the meantime.
Axel	sure I really need more apricorns
Jack	why are so many ceratopsian genera dubious and disputed
Axel	I have so many pokeballs
Jack	I just want a valid shieldon name!
Axel	What does a fossil sell for?
Jack	2500 or something
Axel	hmm
Drufle (GM)	1500.
Axel	Name for Shieldon Aegis?
Jack	trying to follow the theme of the other fossils I have y'see
Axel	oh then I don't think I can help much
Jack	problem is, triceratops ALSO lived in the maastrichtian era annd I used that for the cranidos
Axel	what is Triceratop's scientific name?
Jack	triceratops horridus
Axel	oh Cera maybe? that or Rice
Sol	ok so i'm not back for good yet but i'm happy to start working while i wait for a stage of my cooking
Jack	ok
Axel	you can fill in some mons
Drufle (GM)	Righto. They can help you out for now, I'm still making your battle.
Axel	alright wut boon ya gots, Saul?
Sol	Primordial Training, Discipline Training, Ace Trainer Persona, Fire Type Focus, Ultimate Fire
Axel	lets to one at a time Primordial then right so you got 4 new mons, yes?
Sol	yeah one mo
Axel	who do you want to start with?
Sol	getting OO Writer up let's do growlithe
Axel	okay Growlith can be either SPATK or ATK focus neither helps in Primordial Training but for now, make three lists
Sol	he can be spatk
Axel	alright
Sol	so his HP is 4? 3?
Axel	ignore the three lists then HP is 3 he's not your starter
Sol	2 extra for hp focuses, right? that's why tepig was hp 5?
Jack	you get nothing for him in discipline
Axel	yes
Jack	primordial only gives ember/flamethrower fire fang/punch, fire spin, sunny day from fire focus
Sol	he gets control fire?
Jack	yeah those are field moves mind you not battle things
Axel	Ultimate Fire is Overheat
Sol	I put them in teh same list anyway
Axel	he needs to evolve to get the rest of the Ultimate moves
Jack	and flame wheel
Sol	gorwlithe is mono fire yeah?
Axel	oh right, mono fire
Sol	so he can have overheat off the bat
Jack	yes and flame wheel
Axel	you'll get Fire Blast and Blast Burn after Evo the other two you have right now
Sol	lol he can get fire punch and fire spin too
Jack	mhm
Axel	yes, but all fire types get that
Sol	fire punch is funny
Axel	Fire Fang is the alternative if that makes more sense
Sol	I'll call it fang yeah
Jack	they just list that there for functionally identical stuff
Sol	Ember Control Fire Fire Punch Sunny Day Overheat Flame Wheel
Sol	Fire Fang Fire Spin
Jack	sounds like it
Sol	oh and the logger may completely ignore this part where i'm buildign pokes
Axel	looks about right
Sol	i'm pretty sure that's not important
Axel	the site keeps track of everything, I think except whispers
Sol	yeah but streak then goes and makes session logs
Axel	oh right
Sol	i just wanted to clarify that this bit ain't important because i'm not impersonated
Axel	he could if he wanted to
Jack	can I just say that the Blast Burn field move is absolutely brutal
Axel	its pretty destructive
Sol	it is but it's a field move it's only use is solving puzzles
Axel	it can give the Burned Status to living things caught in it
Sol	oh for real? dan damn anyway I got like 5 more monutes before I have to go and do one more thing
Axel	this opens up ultimate cheese
Sol	then i'll have another 15
Axel	lets start the next one
Sol	so did that list for grolithe look good?
Axel	yes
Drufle (GM)	It'd make sense for Growlithe to get nothing but a giant pile of Fire moves. Especially since that's most of your boons right now.
Jack	poor thing
Sol	more cannons
Drufle (GM)	Well, at least Ground doesn't resist Fire.
Sol	for the arsenal
Jack	who is next
Axel	who's next? Maybe Sandile? get some variety
Sol	sure
Axel	and/or something really quick right so, Sandile can have ATK or Speed focus
Sol	hm! he's dark.. probably want spd
Axel	I must point out the Krookodile loses Speed later
Sol	for all those sneaky moves
Axel	for Hitpoints
Sol	oh rip off
Axel	Krook ain't fast
Sol	atk then, i don't like rethinkin' my stuff
Axel	bulky gator
Jack	kk
Axel	right so Pursuit, Bite, Rock Smash from Discipline
Sol	brb
Axel	Pursuit is a Field Move -and- a battle move
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, it's silly.
Jack	oh the entire line is dark
Axel	we'll have a list when you get back
Jack	forgot that
Drufle (GM)	Also, I should point out that you don't have to lose high stats if you don't want to. If you want a Speed Krookodile that's allowed.
Axel	you didn't do that for me I'm pretty sure you made me change off of ATK focused Chrom
Drufle (GM)	I don't remember doing that, but wouldn't a speed Jolteon be better anyway?
Axel	no idea
Drufle (GM)	Besides, that isn't even a home rule, that's an actual game rule.
Jack	pretty sure you did
Axel	that's why I was confused when it happened
Drufle (GM)	Whelp. I'll check that again, to make sure.
Axel	I'll keep that in mind in future Speed Krook doesn't seem to get anything special
Drufle (GM)	Nope, you can keep your high stat if you want to.
Jack	ok so Sandile gets everything in discipline, surprisingly if you go with atk
Axel	ATK Krook would be fine
Drufle (GM)	Book says you "may change your high stat" if you want to. May being the operative word there.
Jack	also atk sandile gets fire punch/fang
Axel	yes that is true Anything with ATK focus gets Fire Punch which is insane
Jack	nothing from ultimate fire, obvsly
Axel	Pursuit, Pursuit (Field), Bite, Rock Smash, Fire Fang is the list so far not too bad, really
Sol	sorry i'm back
Axel	hi sol
Jack	got some coverage there
Axel	ATK Sandile is noice
Jack	and just at the right time too!
Sol	fire punch for all my pokes lol
Axel	its pretty widespread Wolfram knows Thunder Fang
Jack	burning hotblooded souls
Axel	because why not at this point
Jack	ice punch is the only move my machoke knows
Sol	i'm in a bit of a rush since pizza doesn't take long anad I gotta cut salad
Axel	okay fill in Sandile real quick then we made his list
Sol	where is it?
Axel	Pursuit, Pursuit (Field), Bite, Rock Smash, Fire Fang
Sol	ah right done Snaggy?
Jack	ok cn have Attack, Special Defence, Defence weirdly enough
Axel	wait, what?
Jack	don't take special defence in my past experience it gives you _nothing_
Sol	Scraggy more atk for him then
Drufle (GM)	It's actually Shaggy from Scooby Doo.
Jack	jinkies
Axel	right so Special Def gives you stuff in some of the fairy things def not in Discipline
Sol	well he's atk so that doesn't mater
Axel	rigjt he gets everything in dis
Jack	so basically the same as sandile
Sol	I'm focusing on damage with this team
Axel	and Fire Punch
Jack	yah he's functionally the same as sandile until you get some more fightin boons
Axel	yeah, literally identical
Sol	cool cool Riulo!
Axel	Riolu!! :D
Sol	Riale
Axel	ATK or Speed
Sol	guess
Axel	Lucario gets SPATK and ATK
Drufle (GM)	Riela
Jack	Reala ok atk again I guess
Sol	Rhianna atk yes screw speed
Axel	More ATK
Drufle (GM)	It'd be great if all of your Pokemon are just ATK/SPA focus. RAW POWER
Sol	that is the plan druf
Axel	right then
Jack	aight then same again
Axel	doesn't get Steel until he evolves so he's just fighting type HALT
Jack	oh yeah
Axel	he does NOT get Pursuit
Jack	sorry I was thinking about speed focus
Axel	or She
Jack	:P
Axel	we don't know yet
Jack	so yes no teleporting for this fox
Axel	unless speed is choosen Elemental Powers gives Speed Fighters Dragon Dance
Sol	?? elemental powers what
Drufle (GM)	The special moves boon after Primordial.
Jack	its the next step from primordial training
Axel	its the Status Branch of Primordial you don't have it yet
Jack	other than the varoius type focuses
Sol	oh ol ok
Axel	and Mold Breaker for evolved fighters
Sol	can we discuss hypothetics after? sorry
Jack	kk
Sol	want to be ready for when we come back
Axel	have we finished the mons?
Jack	I think we have
Axel	who's left? one more?
Sol	riolu
Axel	we ust did him Same as Sandile, without Pursuit
Sol	oh really?
Axel	yes
Jack	aye
Sol	neat that wraps that up then
Axel	this is very simple for you, since you are not all over the place
Jack	me, though...
Axel	like I am Jack cries at the thought of statting Mesa
Sol	so how much exp do i have now
Axel	itsa wrap
Sol	drufe?
Jack	how many did you have before this sesh I wonder
Sol	3 i think
Drufle (GM)	Dunno, I don't really keep track of these things. You've gotten 4 so far this session.
Jack	I think you got 1 for beating me?
Axel	you have 7 now, then or 8 write down 8 keep track of it
Sol	i am, that's why i said 3 so
Jack	yeah round up until you get on a par with us
Sol	8?
Axel	8 EXP you ding in one fight Sol nods
Sol	righ out i go
Axel	if anyone evolves on your next level, have them out
Sol	thank you so much for hep
Axel	np
Sol	help
Axel	what level are you? 3?
Sol	3
Axel	hmmm Sandile Evolves at 4
Sol	quick does this site have time stamps?
Drufle (GM)	Yes. Right above your name.
Axel	Riolu is whenever you level up while he's in your party literally just whenever
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, it's kinda ridiculous.
Jack	that's amazing
Axel	does not care if its in battle
Drufle (GM)	But that's how the happiness ones work. They needed some way to make it work. So Saul will have both a Krokorok and a Lucario after this fight.
Jack	roll 18-20 on a heart-shaped die
Axel	Scraggy looks like its 5?? I'm not sure
Jack	yeah the box sez " 5"
Axel	The pig is 5
Jack	no "level up at" just 5 laconic entry
Axel	and Combusken is 5 as well
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, some of them are weird. But that's what you get.
Axel	5 is going to be a party for Sol
Drufle (GM)	I told you! Levels 4-6 are like a sudden evolution pile up. This is what they get for evolving Pokemon over 10 levels instead of like 60. You get a whoooooole lot of multiples.
Axel	yeah Gible is 4, Gabite is 6
Drufle (GM)	Aside from some pseudo-legendaries and a bunch of Unova Pokemon, I think everything evolves by 6. A rare few evolve at like 7 and 8. Yeah, I just checked. Any poor sod who wants a Hydreigon has to wait until level 8.
Axel	yeesh
Drufle (GM)	That's literally the only Pokemon that evolves that late.
Axel	D: what about Volcarona?
Drufle (GM)	Level 7.
Axel	7, wow
Jack	yeah larvesta still gets to go at 55
Axel	little larvesta has to wait so long
Drufle (GM)	There's like, 10 Pokemon that evolve at level 7. Most of which are Unovan.
Jack	it is the longest time between levels for any single evo
Drufle (GM)	Everything else is 6 and below.
Jack	zweilous has to get to 64!
Axel	you can find a level 25 Volcarona
Jack	though it is working from 50-something
Drufle (GM)	What an awful mess gen 5 was. I mean, it had a great plot and lots of neat designs but wow that exp change was just the worst.
Axel	they added a lot of new mons the EXP though that was...so slow
Jack	I thought it was ok
Drufle (GM)	It was too grindy for me. Even with all the Audino.
Axel	Audion helped haveing youtube helped ending up 10 levels over what I wanted to be was uh... I zoned out quite a bit
Jack	ORAS is the best for leveling and I will miss it a lot no more secret bases no more QR codes for full teams of Blissey
Axel	don't know what Sun and Moon will do for grinding hopefully not bad
Jack	probably nothing!
Drufle (GM)	Oh man, ORAS did everything so well.
Jack	no battle chateau... just
Drufle (GM)	I think it might be my favorite game set so far. They just took everything good about gen 6 and put it in a more interesting region.
Axel	I did actually find the end part a bit annoying fire types get screwed over so hard
Drufle (GM)	I had Sceptile, so I don't know about that.
Axel	I had a Camerupt on my team
Jack	yeah well you and everyone who picked fire to start is a fool! never go fire
Axel	she got benched for the entire end of the game
Jack	ever in anything
Drufle (GM)	I had a mega camerupt, he was pretty great.
Jack	Mud is love, Kip is life
Axel	the fire types get screwed over not just for being fire types, but also for their secondary types
Drufle (GM)	All 6 of my main team were megas.
Jack	same here
Axel	Fire/Rock and Fire/Ground they are so dead I didn't do all megas all the time I didn't mega evolve until after the last Archie Fight
Jack	Swampert, Gyarados, Gardevoir, Sableye, Aggron and shit i forgot the last one
Axel	I played the game again recently new playthrough Gardevoir, Sceptile, Gyarados, Cammerupt, Hariama, and Crobat Well, Cammerupt for a while then a damn Golduck sat in her place as an HM slave too many damn HMs
Drufle (GM)	Sceptile, Camerupt, Altaria, Metagross, Lopunny, and Masquerain. So not all megas but almost.
Axel	I can remember their names, I think Serenade, Cantaloupe, Phobos, ... , Makit, and Triki I forgot Cammerupts! I am ashamed Vesu, her name was Vesu
Drufle (GM)	Drache, Torch, Fluffy, Metagross, Hoppin, and Boomer. Metagross didn't get a name because he was traded.
Axel	Poor Metagross Man, Makit was traded, he came with a name
Jack	I gotta get the game out now
Axel	I don't remember my previous playthrough just my current one
Jack	ah yes so Armstrong the swampert, Kruger the Aggron, Hyder the sableye, Marie the gardevoir, Tiamat the gyarados, and Sasha the Manectric
Axel	I remember you talking about Armstrong
Jack	and also Latias whenever we needed to Surf
Axel	Golduck is a very good HM slave for water Surf, Waterfall, AND Dive and Rock Smash
Jack	I distributed the water ones tiamat had dive, armstrong had waterfall
Drufle (GM)	I think I just used the classic Wailord HM dude.
Jack	and latias got to fly low
Drufle (GM)	And someone else I forget.
Axel	the problem for me is that the only mons on my team that could learn Surf had no business using it Gyarados? Physical Attack Haryama? Also a Physical Atacker
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, I usually keep HMs off my actual team.
Jack	my hm slave as a tropius
Axel	Waterfall? Only Gyarados could learn it and she already had Aqua Tail which was better
Jack	cut, strength and fly
Axel	Rock Smash? Lol Cut, also lol Dive? I don't like two turn moves Strength I actually gave to someone more HMs than there are moveslots which is eeeevil
Axel	I found a Tailow knowing Boomburst though on the first route before the first badge that was funny
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, my Hydro Pump Surskit saved me in the early game.
Axel	I had a Beautifly early on early bugs tend to be handy but I generally don't keep them
Drufle (GM)	Good ol' Boomer was the best.
Axel	I tried so hard with Tailow just couldn't get anything done
Drufle (GM)	He had like Air Slash and Ice Beam and Hydro Pump and I think a ghost move.
Axel	I was plagued by bad natures
Jack	what even is a masquerain? who cares!!
Axel	I have no idea its not bug/water though, which is sad
Jack	its some kind of weird mishmash of a pond skater, a mayfly and a moth
Axel	it should've kept its bug/water typing
Drufle (GM)	Hey, my Masquerain was a vital part of my team. Intimidate was very useful.
Axel	It is
Jack	I'm not disparagin! I'm just befuddled
Axel	but Gyarados also has it
Jack	ok turns out moving Mesa was much easier that I thought since she's the exact same as Esker *he
Drufle (GM)	Oh, really?
Jack	I couldn't decide on high stat
Axel	well that's good
Jack	but I realised that Moraine and Esker cover both of Mesa's options so I compared
Axel	what'd you figure?
Jack	ah sorry I never said did I defense is better
Axel	okay then
Jack	cuz I get schweet fightin moves later on~
Axel	:D
Drufle (GM)	I like how both you and Cici have just gone the tank route. Although I must admit, it doesn't seem to have gone as well for you.
Axel	I've surprisingly gone atk 3 of my mons are ATK focus
Jack	I get all the cool wrestling moves this way
Axel	WWE champions in training
Jack	and it only doesn't work because your mons either have SE moves, or ATK focus, or both!! also bad luck on rolls how did Moraine die last time anyway I didn't look back up
Axel	mud happened Sandile, I think
Jack	mud!!!
Axel	yes, that's what I said
Drufle (GM)	Was it Sandile? I thought it was Rhyhorn.
Axel	I don't remember
Drufle (GM)	Wait no Rhyhorn went for Nickel. It was Sandile.
Axel	No, Growlith went after me
Drufle (GM)	Oh, maybe it was Rhyhorn then.
Axel	Rhyhorn went after Saul
Drufle (GM)	Ah, ok. This only happened like 3 hours ago how did we immediately forget everything. Speaking of which, we're probably not going to do both gym battles today. We're running low on time as it is.
Axel	true
Jack	"Nickel: jack rolled a 1 one a 2d6 we are all proud of him " lovely
Drufle (GM)	? I mean, that would be impressive to say the least.
Jack	i'm in chatlog
Drufle (GM)	Ah, ok.
Jack	it's what hora said in reference to your comment on how I go "extra last" oh right it was magnitude from sandile
Axel	I was close
Jack	it was rhyhorn who hit hatcha with mud bomb
Drufle (GM)	Right right. I forgot that I used Magnitude.
Jack	drufle it's 10 pm can me and axel just fight now
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, I think we might just go ahead and do that.
Axel	alright
Drufle (GM)	Probably should've done that sooner, honestly.
Axel	maaayb "Well, alright" "Wolfram!"
Sol	boop
Saul	oops
Drufle (GM)	Wow.
Axel	"No wait..."
Drufle (GM)	Some spectacular timing there.
Jack	I knew that would summon you!!
Axel	"Phospera!" Saul you came at the worse time or maybe the best time
Jack	"No Axel!" "let the man fight"
Axel	"Huh...oh...oops"
Drufle (GM)	Saul's battle will most likely be shorter since there's only 3 dudes to beat up.
Saul	you're gonna have to explain lol
Drufle (GM)	C'mon man, you're up!
Axel	Saul go first
Drufle (GM)	Let's have us a fight!
Axel	"Sorry..."
Jack	we were JUST ABOUT to fight him first mate
Nickel	"Bzzzt"
Saul	ok what do uh
Dustin	"Very well! Go, Barboach!"
Saul	Hatcha
Jack	oh my god it's so cute
Nickel	water type right away
Saul	oh wait not hatcha fuck nvm it's done
Dustin	Someone else?
Saul	nah
Dustin	Alright.
Saul	chess style rules touch it, move it
Dustin	I have 6 speed, how about you?
Saul	5 go
Jack	you alright Sol? or is it just tiredness Dustin: Barboach used Magnitude! Target Hatcha Roll 5 6 6 + 5 AC 13 Damage 3
Saul	hm/ uh
Dustin	Oh lord.
Nickel	oh that's painful
Saul	ouch lol no I'm fine
Dustin	Right out the gate!
Jack	ok...
Nickel	right so fire is not a good idea right now
Saul	ho do I sunny day
Drufle (GM)	Well, retaliate Hatcha!
Jack	luckily you can live that
Nickel	Fighting type moves you have so little defense this is going to go so poorly
Drufle (GM)	Sunny day? Is that your choice?
Saul	well lemme think here
Nickel	sunny day won't weaken water
Saul	I can try and count on it not being all water
Drufle (GM)	I'm going to inform you right now that Sunny Day would be a terrible idea unless you have solarbeam somehow.
Saul	and prepare the field with sunny day for the other fire pokes
Jack	"Don't even bother with field moves, you won't have time!" "just kick it!"
Saul	oh ok "Alright, low kick!" 0 mod?
Drufle (GM)	Sunny Day only gives Fire-types advantages, which you have on all your Fire moves anyway. 0 mod yes. Saul: Hatcha used Low Kick! Target Barboach Roll 3 4 2 + 6 AC 14 Damage 2
Jack	that's so bullshit
Saul	fucking ppp rules lol
Drufle (GM)	Nnnnnnot quite.
Saul	oh what
Nickel	Weather kinda sucks, wow
Jack	it's too small to be kicked!
Drufle (GM)	Well, this could be going better.
Saul	slippery bastard
Drufle (GM)	He's all floppy!
Nickel	have YOU ever tried kicking a fish, Jack? Its not easy
Saul	you better be rollin 1s or something, or i will no longer be fine :))) "It's alright, Hatcha. Hang in there, pa!
Jack	it is SO hard, Nickel
Saul	"It's alright, Hatcha. Hang in there, pal!" *
Drufle (GM)	Barboach uses Sandstorm!
Nickel	oh shit
Jack	"maybe I should've had the double battle here"
Drufle (GM)	You're up, Hatcha! Jack sweatdrops
Nickel	oh that is really bad
Saul	just 1 damage and just on hatcha it's fine
Drufle (GM)	The mounds of earth nearby whip up into a vortex surrounding the field!
Saul	calm down :D
Nickel	"Zzzvvvrt"
Jack	"and here's a pile of sand I made earlier" Saul: Hatcha used Low Kick! Target Barboach Roll 5 3 5 + 6 AC 14 Damage 2 "Get him, Hatcha!"
Nickel	bam
Drufle (GM)	THUNK Nickel squints
Saul	Now das what i'm talkin' bout!!! ofc it's just 2 hp
Jack	"stamp it into the floor!"
Drufle (GM)	And yeah, Sandstorm isn't all too bad.
Nickel	-I didn't know you were so violent, Jack-
Drufle (GM)	It deals 1 damage only to the Pokemon that's out when it's used.
Nickel	"Zzzrrrvvvrt"
Jack	I've gained a passion for bashin' nick
Saul	rock/ground advantage is nice though that's like guaranteed hits
Jack	apostrophe variable
Saul	well, near enough Drufle (GM): Barboach used Magnitude! Target Hatcha Roll 5 1 1 + 5 AC 13 Damage 3 Yikes.
Saul	unless THAT happens
Nickel	miss Barboach is Ground type, it already has ADV on ground moves
Jack	strong jumper
Drufle (GM)	Poor little wormy dude is trying!
Nickel	having more doesn't help
Drufle (GM)	Well, he has advantage on all moves now, not just STAB ones. Which will be important later.
Jack	ohhh Nickel sways away from the stray Magnitude
Nickel	"Vveeet!"
Saul	you won't get to use it! :D confidence DETERMINATION.
Drufle (GM)	I never claimed Barboach would be the one to use it!
Jack	ganbatte Sauru-kun
Saul	I meant all of them!
Drufle (GM)	Oh, fair.
Saul	it's 3 v 6
Drufle (GM)	It's your turn, by the way. Saul: Hatcha used Low Kick! Target Barboach Roll 5 6 3 + 6 AC 14 Damage 2
Jack	nice
Drufle (GM)	WHAP
Saul	Boosh!
Nickel	more kicks
Jack	"outta the park!" Dustin adjusts his glasses.
Dustin	"Well, that was quite a hit. Next!"
Saul	Now, you know about that advantage he set himself up? Watch.
Nickel	more kicks than a shoe store
Saul	I hope he misses so I can show you with just hatcha but watch :D
Axel	"Blaaaah, I have sand in my eyes"
Saul	what the hell is that, btw?
Jack	Hippopotas baby hippo natch
Axel	a hippo full o potatoes thus ground type Drufle (GM): Hippopotas used Sand Attack! Target Hatcha Roll 3 6 1 + 5 AC 13 Damage 0
Jack	he means Potash, but w/e
Saul	great
Drufle (GM)	FLOOSH
Saul	just what i needed bah
Axel	welp
Drufle (GM)	You now have -1 to all attacks!
Axel	that was rude
Saul	however! mod to Overheat is -1, yeah?
Drufle (GM)	Uh, I don't think so.
Axel	-1 to-hit Ground does NOT resist fire
Saul	oh right good
Axel	or is it -1 to hit?
Drufle (GM)	You can't put in to-hit mods, unfortunately.
Axel	how does Overheat work? Saul: Hatcha used Overheat! Target Hippopotas Roll 1 2 5 + 7 AC 14 Damage 2 lemme do it and show you. If I can hit, bleh
Drufle (GM)	A hit!
Saul	oh goo good* misread
Axel	yes nice work
Saul	now remember what I said about that advantage? :)
Drufle (GM)	Oh, wait no it doesn't.
Axel	doesn't that do more damage? shit, he noticed
Drufle (GM)	You rolled a 14 but have that -1. So it just barely misses.
Saul	oh ffs alright
Jack	:(
Drufle (GM)	Overheat does +1 damage and gives you a disadvantage on special attacks.
Saul	i'll just do it next time! gives ME a disadvantage?
Jack	don't you get recurrent sandstorm damage
Axel	after you use it Sandstorm only acts once
Saul	just once
Jack	weird...
Saul	and then it acts as an avantage to groun/rock moves
Axel	Poison does recur
Jack	glad I didn't take Desert Training, in the end
Axel	Burns only damage when you attack
Saul	that's actualy fairly useful Drufle (GM): Hippopotas used Mud Bomb! Target Hatcha Roll 6 1 6 + 5 AC 14 Damage 2
Saul	baaah!
Jack	D:
Drufle (GM)	And out he goes!
Axel	what is this nonsense
Jack	it's very natural
Drufle (GM)	Next!
Saul	get me growlithe out pls "Go on, Hotdog!"
Axel	:D
Saul	lemme try this again
Drufle (GM)	Snrk.
Axel	woof Saul: Growlithe used Overheat! Target Hippopotas Roll 4 2 4 + 7 AC 14 Damage 2
Axel	right so, now you can overheat again
Saul	baaaah
Axel	yeah, that's good
Drufle (GM)	A hit!
Saul	all three? ok i'm confused
Drufle (GM)	You got 8+7 is 15. Overheat does +1 damage.
Axel	well now you better not use more special attacks
Saul	all three die?
Jack	no
Axel	you drop that 2
Saul	the two highest?
Jack	advantage is just the highest two yes
Axel	yes
Dustin	"Well, this is unfortunate. Time for the big guns!"
Jack	"that was so cool, Saul!"
Saul	"Bring 'em on!" grins
Axel	Neutral is the first two Disadvanage is the two lowest oh god the DIGS
Jack	oh noo
Axel	"Oh...oh dear" Dustin adjusts his glasses again, and Diggersby begins glowing!
Axel	"My mother hates these things"
Jack	noooooooo
Axel	mega Digs
Jack	I cannot imagine what you have cooked up here Druf
Saul	'What? He's cute." is he normal?
Axel	"Yeah...but they always got into the garden"
Saul	is he ground/normal?
Jack	yes
Saul	MUWAHAHAHAHAHA
Axel	Ground/Normal type hyes problem
Drufle (GM)	A white light envelops the rabbit, and when it fades Mega Diggersby is balancing on it's two massive ears, a thick beard on its face and a wide grin from leg-ear to leg-ear.
Axel	don't know if Mega Digs is
Saul	oh
Jack	oh sweet lord
Axel	no, it still is had HUGE POWER though Drufle (GM): Diggersby used Fissure! Target Growlithe Roll 6 1 1 + 5 AC 13 Damage 2 Aw bugger.
Saul	you just keep doing that and i'll be fine
Axel	aw HELL NAH
Saul	thanks rnjeesus
Jack	gain +1 exp!
Axel	git that shit outta here
Drufle (GM)	:P Oh look, Dustin totally levelled up! Time for more power.
Axel	no
Jack	what have I wrought
Axel	he's on 9 EXP now 9.9
Saul	shit hang on
Axel	he needs more
Saul	uhhh..
Axel	Growlith has a fighting move I would like to point out no Stab on it but it is SE
Jack	does he???
Saul	what fighting move?
Axel	ATK focus, right?
Saul	spatk
Axel	or is this SPATK? oh nvm
Jack	this is spatk
Axel	you screwed
Saul	no such thing sunny day pls how do
Drufle (GM)	You just do it.
Jack	jjust declare it
Drufle (GM)	No roll required for things like that.
Jack	everything else we pretend happens
Axel	declare it, but I don't know how that would help you
Drufle (GM)	It removes the Sandstorm, for one thing.
Saul	^ that right there
Jack	it might help snadile
Axel	oh right
Saul	sunny day pls
Axel	that would be good
Jack	actually everyone
Saul	?
Jack	since they all have fire punch
Saul	yeah but
Jack	and no STAB otherwise
Saul	i can't really use fire it's mainly just to get rid of this pesky sandstorm advantage
Axel	it doens't resist still
Saul	oh right i was SURE it does so sure you had to tell me twice
Jack	you can use physical fire
Axel	but yes, getting rid of Sandstorm is good and countering your Overheat drop is good too Drufle (GM): Diggersby used Swift! Target Growlithe Roll 5 6 3 + 5 AC 14 Damage 3 SHWING
Axel	welp nvm
Jack	decapitated
Saul	that only applies to Hathca doesn't it? the overheat oh it was him who did it nvm aaaanyway bakin pls use that hp focus
Axel	"Hang on...I have goggles on now" "Right...oh dear..." Axel sees the mons knocked out all over the place
Saul	does dragon type moves help me at all here?
Axel	not at all
Drufle (GM)	Not really, no.
Saul	lol
Jack	"you were standing a bit too close, Axel"
Saul	dragon claw ranomly
Axel	Dragon is only supereffective against Dragon
Drufle (GM)	It's your turn, by the way.
Saul	i know
Axel	fighting moves away
Saul	looking u moves
Axel	punch the bunny
Saul	isn't fighting bad against ground
Axel	NO
Jack	no!!
Saul	t's supereffective against rock
Jack	yes
Saul	dunno about ground
Axel	Ground resist Rock immune to electric
Jack	fighting and fire have neutral relationshipts to soil
Drufle (GM)	Ground is not resistant to Fighting, no.
Saul	well in any case I want to take advantage of the intense sunlight and stab
Axel	ummm
Saul	fire punch maybe?
Axel	not its better to go for Fighting moves
Saul	explain to me why tepig is spatk
Jack	I don't think you ever got sunny day out?
Saul	err, hp
Drufle (GM)	No, he did.
Axel	because you already have stab on fire moves naturally
Saul	sunny day is out
Jack	oh ok
Axel	the sun does jack shit for you here
Drufle (GM)	He used his last turn for it.
Axel	like literally, its not doing anything for you use Fighting
Saul	ok well
Jack	yeah what you wannt is damage, and a super-effective hit will give you that
Saul	neither fire nore fighting is less effective right so why fighting rather than fire
Jack	PLUS pignite is fighting so it has advantage on that too
Axel	Because its WEAK TO FIGHTING
Drufle (GM)	Fighting is good against Normal.
Saul	ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Drufle (GM)	Diggersby is Ground/Normal.
Jack	no need to yell Axel
Saul	derp i figured that out earlier and forgot
Axel	its normal's ONLY WEAKNESS
Jack	s'alright!
Axel	asdlkghasdflkgadb right, so now we know
Saul	cut that out i'm new to this
Axel	:P
Saul	and it's ddifferent from the gameboy titles
Axel	nooooo
Saul	+1 mod?
Drufle (GM)	Yep. Saul: Bakin used Low Kick! Target Diggersby Roll 5 4 5 + 6 AC 14 Damage 3
Axel	normal has always been weak to fighting
Drufle (GM)	And a THWAP
Axel	nice hit
Saul	no dude the mechanics are different bah forget it for on thing I don't have the other poke's stats right in front of me
Drufle (GM)	A sweet hit!
Axel	PPP has different mechanics, but the type matchups are the same
Saul	it just doesn;t feel the same, it confuses me sorry
Axel	its okay Drufle (GM): Diggersby used Fissure! Target Bakin Roll 2 1 6 + 5 AC 13 Damage 6
Saul	and i've never been a great pokebattler anyway
Jack	do not apologize for anything Saul
Drufle (GM)	Again with the awful rolls!
Axel	god damn it with that fissure
Jack	Axel is getting unreasonable salty
Axel	why would you do this?
Drufle (GM)	I just want one simple OHKO RNG, why must you do this to me. Saul: Bakin used Low Kick! Target Diggersby Roll 4 1 4 + 6 AC 14 Damage 3
Axel	Axel has said nothing
Drufle (GM)	I can wait him out, I have 6 hp left.
Axel	also he got kicked again
Drufle (GM)	Well, 3 hp. Come on, one more try.
Axel	Only Wolfram can sense our conversations Drufle (GM): Diggersby used Fissure! Target Bakin Roll 1 4 3 + 5 AC 13 Damage 6
Saul	ppffff
Drufle (GM)	Nuts.
Axel	you will never get it
Jack	what do you expect for an OHKO move!!
Axel	and it has -...2 or 3 tohit? Saul: Bakin used Low Kick! Target Diggersby Roll 6 6 5 + 6 AC 14 Damage 3
Axel	lol
Drufle (GM)	OH NO
Saul	ahahahaha
Jack	ahahahaha
Axel	gg you won, Saul
Jack	"that wAS AMAZING"
Drufle (GM)	He has 4 defense, my chances were pretty good.
Saul	"Darn good work, Bakin! It's gettin' hot in here!" Jack whoops and cheers
Saul	phew
Axel	"Well, that went well"
Saul	wow that's enough of that jeez stess
Axel	"That Diggersby was quite frightning though" "That was good, Saul"
Dustin	"Well, that was unfortunate."
Saul	"I was doing things in my pants that I can't articulate in a TVPG environment, that's for sure.
Dustin	"You have the most evasive partners there, my friend."
Saul	And I don't mean fun things' Dustin walks back to the desk and grabs some stuff out of the drawers.
Jack	"you earned that win SO HARD!"
Axel	right, you get loots for this
Dustin	"Here, sir. Your badge and cash reward."
Saul	badgy mcbadgeton?
Axel	"Your Pignite is certainly more agile than he looks"
Saul	"Thank you very much!" grins smugly
Axel	you get muns too lotsa muns Dustin hands Saul a small circular brown badge with a zigzag down the middle and a bag.
Saul	he really was, though, damn
Axel	quake badge? Druf spammed Fissure though RNG hates him for that
Dustin	"That's the Ravine Badge, a measure of your ability to overcome great obstacles."
Axel	you have doomed yourself, Druf
Saul	lol
Axel	Fate does not think kindly of OHKO moves
Dustin	"And the bag has, I believe, 10k pokeyen in it." Saul smiles
Saul	"I think I'm makin' more money here than my folks made in the last six months!" he isn't really, he's just childish
Axel	"W-well...uhh..." what IS the standard wage in pokemon land?
Drufle (GM)	Also, I had about a 15% chance of hitting with Fissure.
Saul	people don't go poor that I know of
Drufle (GM)	Wasn't really too bad.
Axel	how concerned should Axel be for Saul's family?
Drufle (GM)	Actually it'd be higher than that.
Saul	not much at all
Drufle (GM)	But yeah, 10k is a decent amount.
Saul	axel is just being a peacock i mean saul
Jack	I'm not sure if saul-the-character would _let_ people be concerned
Axel	if you had trouble hitting the Pignite with Fissure, you're going to have hell of a time hitting me with it
Jack	even if they were in the red
Drufle (GM)	I mean, remember that you bought half a village with like 25k.
Saul	because that's more than he would ever get through allowance or by fighting people in his home town
Jack	ah
Saul	i'm vague on this because I don't know the details but he was fairly isolated all he had to do was train his two pokes
Drufle (GM)	Anyway, that's all for now, methinks.
Jack	trapped in the boonies with a pig and a chicken
Drufle (GM)	I'm feeling the strain in my spine.
Saul	basically
Axel	ouch
Saul	htanks a lot Drufle!
Axel	that went well I think
Jack	good game
Drufle (GM)	Well, that was the like. F-team or so. Seeing as this was his first gym.
Axel	a bit of a kerfuffle in the middle of it
Saul	shhh no kerfuffle hush
Drufle (GM)	I chose it so it wouldn't be all that hard.
Axel	:P
Saul	XD
Axel	you did throw a Barboach at him
Drufle (GM)	Yeah that was totally my ace in the hole right there. Fun fact, I didn't even have any Water moves.
Saul	so the rest of the gym battle next time?
Axel	I figured after you didn't use any
Drufle (GM)	Yep! That's all for Session 14.
Axel	give him his EXP!
Drufle (GM)	Oh, right.
Axel	Don't forget the EXP
Jack	so what can we expect? Whiscash, Hippowdon, Diggersby and Primal Groudon?
Saul	woot lvl up?
Drufle (GM)	No, your battle is a completely different set of 4 Pokemon.
Jack	cool
Drufle (GM)	Well, usually I give out 3 exp for gym battles.
Axel	I think Saul Dinged
Drufle (GM)	Which I guess would be 6 now, so yes. That is a level regardless.
Axel	its only 10 EXP to ding good stuff
Saul	and i had 8
Axel	yup
Saul	but i'm happy to go over-level with the exp
Drufle (GM)	Now you have 4! And are level 4!
Saul	assuming it DOES go oe-level
Axel	oh NO!!!
Drufle (GM)	Oh wait bugger.
Axel	You didn't send in Sandile!
Drufle (GM)	I have to do evolutions now, don't I?
Axel	did he?
Drufle (GM)	Well for Riolu at least.
Saul	err
Drufle (GM)	Not for Sandile.
Axel	Riolu evolves just because
Saul	do 'em beginning of next sesh?
Jack	never even fought
Drufle (GM)	Nah, it's pretty quick.
Axel	Who did Saul lead with?
Drufle (GM)	One moment.
Axel	it was Hachet, right?
Drufle (GM)	He only used his Fire types.
Saul	combusken
Jack	combusken, then growlithe, then tepig
Saul	6 ^
Axel	welp, Sandile doesn't evolve, sadly
Drufle (GM)	Pignite.
Saul	Him yes. I knew that.
Axel	Pignite, the MVP
Jack	Large Tepig
Saul	Emboar time!
Axel	you only level 4, bro
Saul	Not emboar time!
Axel	its Lucario time
Saul	why were we talking about tepig then
Axel	see the clock?
Saul	stop confusing me :P
Axel	I don't know what Tepig was doing in the conversation he snuck in wasn't invited
Saul	we've alraey established that I cannot maintain my attention right now best not help me lost it lose*
Axel	hey look a Lucario (hey look, a distraction)
Drufle (GM)	He's here!
Saul	"Whoop! Good job, Anubis!" but he wasn't even in the battle.
Axel	Get yer Sandile into battle
Write it down	Send Sandile into Battle
Drufle (GM)	He doesn't have to be, because Reasons.
Axel	Riolu evolves whenever he feels like it
Drufle (GM)	Mostly involving happiness evolutions. Well not whenever, he has to be in your party when you level up. That just happened to be like the second fight you were in ever. So Lucario is pretty neat, he has Inner Focus.
Axel	no flinch
Drufle (GM)	Which is actually way better in this game than normal.
Saul	that an ability?
Axel	oh good yes, its an ability what does it do???
Drufle (GM)	It's not just flinching, it prevents someone from preventing you from acting at all.
Axel	well that's handy
Drufle (GM)	So anything that would stop your turn doesn't happen. Such as sleep, ice, paralysis, confusion, etc.
Axel	which is paralysis and...sleep too? sleep-fighting
Drufle (GM)	It's absolutely absurd and it's great.
Axel	iceblock fighting
Drufle (GM)	Not as good as Mega Lucario's ability, though. Adaptability, that horrifying mess.
Axel	Adaptability is strong
Drufle (GM)	Anyway, that's all for today!
Axel	okay
Drufle (GM)	Everyone out, shoo.