C: We need better moves!

tippler 2023/06/30(Fri)18:48 No. 1066887 ID: 9ea24b
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>C, learn a good move, dangit!
Your current moveset is in dire need of something new and competitively viable. Since you’re not with Stetson and his other Pokemon, you can focus completely, giving you a guaranteed chance to learn Earthquake.

You travel to Mt. Chimney to channel the raw Ground type power of the great Groudon, who slumbers inside the volcano. The rich soil glitters with small pieces of obsidian, and you concentrate on the feeling of the cool dirt beneath your feet.

You are a strong and mighty Pokemon! If you want the ground to move, you’ll will it to move with your innate superpowers.

The pebbles start jittering and a small crack appears at the spot you’re staring at. You stare harder and the crack widens into a proper crevice. The earth gives a mighty rumble and you beat your wings in triumph at your newfound power.

Which move would you like to replace with Earthquake? You currently know Dig, Fly, Sand Attack, and Dragon Breath. If you forget Dig or Fly you can still dig or fly.

Is there anything you’d like to say to Stetson during the Shoal Cave exploration? Any preference for a Spheal or a Snorunt to join the team?

>Is there anything you’d like to say to Stetson during the Shoal Cave exploration?

Show him your earthquake
"Hey! Check out how hard i can earthquake!" *uses earthquake*

Also, i think we can work on making a shell bell here, we just need to collect some shoal salts, and shoal shells. We can pick some up during our search for an ice pokemon

Well, Dig and Fly are pretty similar, so... Dig!
I'm leaning Snorunt.
Make sure Stetson packs a warm sweater for ice cave diving!

>>1066887
>Earthquake
Replace Dig, no use having two physical ground moves.
>New team member
Spheal. Tell Stetson we have a friend in the cave we can ask if anybody wants to join.

Female snorunt, he already has water, a bulkyish water at that, and he only has two fast pokemon to three chonky lads. Froslass is the way to go

>>1066902
Froslass does not exist in gen 3.

>>1066887
Replace Dig.

>spheal or snorunt?
Well, assuming Stetson is going to grind its level up, they're both viable. Walrein has Ice Ball and Glalie has Ice Beam... Ice Beam will oneshot the Shelgon before it uses rock tomb, but level 50 Glalie has 100 speed which is slower than the other enemies. Level 54 is when Glalie matches Altaria's speed, but I think Stetson won't grind it that high.

Anyway, we can't truly sweep with whichever one we pick. Kingdra doesn't take extra damage from Ice, it is only vulnerable to Dragon. Walrein could use Encore against Kingdra to force it to Dragon Dance a lot?

...oh, I see the actual mistake Stetson made. He swapped out Aggron when he got too many debuffs, but he put in Pelipper and then swapped Aggron back in instantly despite Kingdra having Surf. Should've swapped to Flygon there instead, as Dragon Breath would do 48% damage, resulting in Aggron being able to kill it with a Brick Break. ...well, Kingdra's Surf would three shot Flygon, which means we'd get two Dragon Breath hits, and if there was no paralyze that would bait out a Full Restore in addition to allowing Aggron to finish it off with a Brick Break after the Kingdra takes out Flygon. So yeah, we'd have had a half health Aggron and a dead Flygon but we'd be past Kingdra... Aggron would've been able to go much further.

anyway... I'm gonna go with Snorunt->Glalie. Hail, Protect, Ice Beam, Crunch. Stetson doesn't have any super-effective moves against Psychic types, this covers that.
Walrein is good too though, we'd just have to teach it Ice Beam to replace Aurora Beam. Walrein could get Rest, which works well with a sleep cure berry.

yall are forgetting
*spheal=ball*
go for spheal

tippler 2023/07/01(Sat)19:57 No. 1066945 ID: 9ea24b
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>Replace Dig with Earthquake
Your moveset has been updated.

>Show Stetson your cool new abilities
Stetson is very impressed by your geokinesis, which you demonstrate on your parents’ front lawn, tearing up big chunks of sod.

>Shoal Cave
Stetson puts on a puffy jacket and you tell him about your friend Walrein and how he needs to be on his best behavior while interacting with the wild Pokemon. The ocean grows dark and choppy as you follow Pelipper north, until an icy island becomes visible on the horizon.

>Shell Bell via collecting salt and shells check: Failure
Stetson does a little looting, his favorite activity, but there simply aren’t enough piles of dried salt and discarded Clamperl shells lying around. If he comes back another time he’ll find enough materials to make up the difference, but for now Stetson won’t get a Shell Bell.

You ask the Pokemon who peek out to look at you where Walrein is, and they hurry to fetch your blue friend who comes galumphing into the cavern where Stetson is half-heartedly picking through piles of rocks in search of shells.

You give Walrein all the news about what’s going on with the Friendlies and how you talked to Jirachi and Latios. She tells you about protecting the Spheal and how she’s a pro at beaming boats and teaming up with the cave residents to stomp any Pokemon the poachers try to use.

>Snorunt, since Stetson already has a Water type in Pelipper and Glalie will be decently fast
>Snorunt set gender: Female
After you catch up, you introduce Stetson, premier good boy, to Walrein and ask her if she knows any Snorunt who would be willing to become one of Stetson’s Pokemon. One of the watching Snorunt totters up immediately and volunteers herself, claiming she wants to see the wider world.

>Snorunt Level check (26, 28, or 30): 30
Snorunt’s information has been added to the wiki. Snorunt evolves at Level 42 and learns Ice Beam at Level 34.

What are your recommendations to Stetson on how to train Snorunt this afternoon?

EXP share does wonders.

that, or what he can do is take Snowrunt to an area with very strong pokemon, put snowrunt first in the party, and when the battle starts, send out snowrunt, then switch her out with a stronger pokemon before the wild pokemone, or trainer attacks. She should be able to get exp to level up quicker that way.

In fact, I remember Stetson turned down some fights from trainers. Perhaps he can go back to them and help Snowrunt level up with that tactic against the trainers he'll fight.

>>1066945
>You ask the Pokemon who peek out to look at you where Walrein is
How did they know which Walrein? Is there only one here?

>how to train
Well we could delay evolution by one level to get Blizzard, but it's very inaccurate... I'm going to stick with Ice Beam, Protect, Hail, Crunch. Well, maybe Double Team instead of Protect? Maybe Hail is a waste... oh! Icy Wind is a guaranteed speed debuff. That will be useful against Kingdra; Glalie can eat the smokescreen and retaliate with icy wind, then we send Flygon out for the dragon dance, and Flygon will outspeed Kingdra since dragon dance's speed buff gets cancelled out.
So: Ice Beam, Icy Wind, Crunch, and either Double Team or Protect.

...ah, we could've used Walrein, and had it train to learn Roar, which would eliminate Kingdra as a problem... oh well.

>>1066950
Seconding this moveset.

Introduce ourselves to Snorunt.

Oh hey Icy Wind is useful against anything we can't oneshot with Ice Beam too; it's like a free hit if we outspeed the enemy after the speed debuff. Though, Stetson can't be reasonably expected to know if ice beam will oneshot or not...?

She wants to see the world, so... Go the desert and battle some ground types?

>>1066960
Oh yeah. Let's take her camping at scenic places while we train!

tippler 2023/07/02(Sun)18:39 No. 1066982 ID: 9ea24b
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The fastest way to Level up Snorunt would be to hand her an Exp. Share and go rough up the trainers near Victory Road, but you’d rather she have a more active role in her training. You carry Snorunt, who’s surprisingly heavy, over the sea as you Fly with Pelipper towards the desert right next to Stetson’s secret base. You point out Lilycove and Fortree, the lush forests and sandy beaches. Snorunt is wide-eyed and asks lots of questions.

>Introduce yourself to Snorunt
You also take the time during the flight to talk to Snorunt about your origins as a human, basically bringing her up to speed with the rest of Stetson’s Pokemon.

And that’s why being a Pokemon is great and how I met four Legendary Pokemon and only two wanted me dead.

Wow, that’s even crazier than what I imagined life as a trainer’s Pokemon to be like. I hope there’s still adventures left for me.

The summer’s still young! There’s plenty of time for Stetson to do something incredibly stupid.

You’ve never actually been to the desert, and you watch curiously as Stetson pulls out a pair of goggles to protect his eyes from the whipping sand. The sandstorm doesn’t bother you one bit and you enjoy the feeling of soft dunes under your feet.

Snorunt is much less enthusiastic about the harsh wind and constant chip damage from the weather, but she still follows Stetson’s commands as he challenges various campers, hikers, and paleontologists. You have to stay in your ball, which is sad. You wanted to meet the local Trapinch.

>Training success (Low, Medium, High) x 1.5 since Snorunt is at a lower Level: Low x 1.5
Snorunt gains six Levels and learns Ice Beam to replace Headbutt. She still needs more training, but she’s already friends with you, which is a huge plus.

The crew stays the night in the secret base. Sceptile, Aggron, Torkoal, and Pelipper all take to Snorunt immediately.

What would you like to do tomorrow morning?
A. More basic training
B. Challenge the Elite Four again
C. Other

more training for snorunt

You can come back in your off time to say hello.
C: Return to make matching Shell Bell bracelets.

>>1066982
A. Too early to drag her to the E4 yet.

Flygon only just now realized that his eyes are actually goggles...

tippler 2023/07/04(Tue)13:13 No. 1067089 ID: 9ea24b
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>You have built-in goggles
That’s pretty neat!

>A, keep it simple
For a change of scenery, Stetson takes Snorunt to the dense forests and tall grasses around Fortree, and so she can beat up the Grass and Flying types the trainers there like to use.

>Training success (Low, Medium, High) x 1.5 since Snorunt is at a lower Level: Medium
Snorunt gains nine Levels, which means she evolves into an ominous floating head. You get chilly just standing next to her! Glalie does not learn Blizzard, which is too inaccurate for Stetson’s taste.

At Level 45, Glalie is still a bit underleveled, but Stetson can give her an Exp. Share for the first three Elite Four members to bring her up to Level 55 (his other Pokemon won’t gain any Levels).

What is your recommended strategy against Drake and Wallace? Do you want Stetson to use you in the Elite Four (only relevant for Drake and Wallace)?
A. Yes, if he needs to
B. No

>>1067089
A

>>1067089
A.

Now that you are a mature and confident Flygon, smoothly compliment Glalie on her spherical figure. She is very spooky and cute.

A.

Compliment Glalie, while privately lamenting the strange feeling that she'd be infinitely more competitively viable if she had been born just a generation later.

(Caresses a photo of Snow Cloak Froslass with Hail, Ominous Wind, Ice Beam, and Shadow Ball: "What could have been...")

tippler 2023/07/05(Wed)19:16 No. 1067164 ID: 9ea24b
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>Smoothly compliment Glalie
You praise Glalie’s robust spherical figure and spooky look. She smiles at the glowing words and breathes a mouthful of freezing air on you in thanks. Gah!

>Caress a photo of Froslass
Hey, Glalie gets Moody as a hidden ability, I’ve played enough Pokemon Showdown to know that shit’s broken.

>Elite Four: Start with Drake and lead Flygon
>Drake recognition avoidance check: Failure
You notice Drake seems shaken under his big mustache at the sight of you. Uh oh, your good luck has finally run out. No time to dwell on potential consequences, you have a battle to win!

>Turn 1: Level 58 Flygon (138 speed) vs. Level 52 Shelgon (73 speed)
>Flygon: Dragon Breath (93%, no paralysis)
>Shelgon (7%): Rock Tomb (80% accurate, hit, 6%, Flygon’s speed goes to 92)

>Turn 2:
>Flygon: Dragon Breath KO

You gain two Levels.


>Turn 3: Level 60 Flygon (143 x 2/3 = 95 speed) vs. Level 54 Altaria (108 speed)
>Altaria: Dragon Breath (36%, no paralysis)
>Flygon (64%): Dragon Breath (49%, no paralysis)

This isn’t terrible, you should be able to squeeze out one of Drake’s Full Restores and get a good switch into Glalie.

>Turn 4:
>Altaria (51%): Dragon Breath (36%, Flygon has become Paralyzed!)
>Flygon (28%): No full paralysis, Dragon Breath (49%, Altaria is paralyzed)

>Turn 5:
>Drake uses a Full Restore
>Flygon (28%): No full paralysis, Dragon Breath (49%, no paralysis)

>Turn 6:
>Altaria (51%): Dragon Breath KO

>Turn 7: Level 55 Glalie (110 speed) vs. Level 54 Altaria (108 speed)
>Glalie: Ice Beam KO

Glalie gains two more Levels.

>Turn 8: Level 57 Glalie (113 speed) vs. Level 53 Kingdra (111 speed)
>Glalie: Icy Wind in case a switch is needed after a Smokescreen (Hit, 23% damage, Kingdra is slowed)
Kingdra (77%): Smokescreen

>Turn 9:
>Stetson swaps in Sceptile (170 speed)
>Kingdra (77%): Dragon Dance, Kingdra is back to normal speed

>Turn 10:
>Sceptile: Leaf Blade (41% damage)
>Kingdra (36%): Dragon Dance again

>Turn 11:

>Drake uses his last Full Restore
>Sceptile: Leaf Blade (41% damage)

Drake is going all in on Kingdra, with the hopes that he can Body Slam his way through Sceptile.

>Turn 12:
>Kingdra (59%): Body Slam at x2 attack (50% damage, no paralysis)
>Sceptile (50%): Leaf Blade (41% damage)

>Turn 13:
>Kingdra (18%): Body Slam KO

Stetson sends in Pelipper to finish off Kingdra.

>Turn 15: Level 58 Pelipper (98 speed) vs. Level 53 Kingdra (111 speed x 1.5)
>Kingdra (18%): Body Slam at x2 attack (42% damage, no paralysis
Pelipper (58%): Fly (skipped setup turn, hit, KO)

Pelipper gains two Levels.

>Turn 16: Level 60 Pelipper (101 speed) vs. Level 55 Salamence (132 speed)
>Salamence: Rock Slide (Hit, 50%, flinch)

>Turn 17:
>Salamence: Dragon Claw KO

It’s Glalie’s time to start beaming.

>Turn 18: Level 57 Glalie (113 speed) vs. Level 55 Salamence (132 speed)
>Salamence: Rock Slide (Hit, 59%, no flinch)
>Glalie (41%): Ice Beam KO

Glalie gains two Levels.

>Turn 19: Level 59 Glalie (117 speed) vs. Level 53 Flygon (127 speed)
>Flygon: Flamethrower KO

Surely Aggron can clean this up with his overleveled might.

>Turn 20: Level 84 Aggron (115 speed) vs. Level 53 Flygon (127 speed)
>Flygon: Earthquake (43%)
>Aggron (57%): Iron Tail (miss)

>Turn 21:
>Flygon: Earthquake (43%)
>Aggron (14%): Iron Tail KO

Aggron gains one Level. Phew! Stetson heals up all his Pokemon while Drake ducks out of the room. It’ll be a few minutes before Wallace is ready to receive Stetson.

Any strategy for Wallace? Who should Stetson lead with?

Since drake recognizes us, we should probably not visit team friendlies for awhile until we know for sure he and the elite four wont be nosy and follow us to their location. Would suck if they found houndoom through us, imprisoned or killed him, and make our wish fulfillment for him inpossible

>>1067175
Agreed.

For Wallace, Gyarados could mess up Sceptiletoo early if we lead with him. Open with Pelipper to scout.

>>1067164
>drake "recognizes" Flygon
What was this about, again? And why did he get to try the check again?

>wallace
...since we're fighting Wallace that means we're in Emerald, not R/S. Yikes, he's got FOUR full restores. Better not get in a situation where they matter.

SUCCESSFUL strategy:
Send out Aggron first. Seems like a bad idea, right? Weak to water! Except... Wailord's good water move is based on its hp, and Aggron is faster.
Aggron kills Wailord with around 63% health remaining, and -1 potion.
Tentacruel has hydro pump, so Aggron uses Protect first turn, then Rock Tomb. potion comes out, but Rock Tomb and Iron Tail will both two shot and Aggron is now faster, so Tentacruel is doomed. 2 potions left.
Ludicolo next. Aggron outspeeds Ludicolo, so we can take a Surf to the face and have like 12% hp left then kill Ludicolo and use up another potion to boot. 1 potion left.
Whiscash is next, sadly this is the end for Aggron. We get one hit before Aggron faceplants. Sceptile comes out and murders Whiscash.
Gyarados next. Sceptile can't murder Gyarados so well, and we need to save him for Milotic. So first we swap for Glalie, who will use Icy Wind to nullify the speed boost(because obviously Gyarados is going to use Dragon Dance first turn). Then an Ice Beam and Glalie dies. Next we use Pelipper, and Shock Wave as the enemy uses their last potion. Pelipper is *not* faster than Gyarados, so we have to tank the Hyper Beam to kill it.
Milotic is next and Pelipper blah blah it doesn't matter. Sceptile gets sent out after Pelipper dies, uses Toxic, Detect, Leaf Blade, then if Milotic is somehow still alive we get to send out Torkoal and/or Flygon to claim victory.

I just found out pokemonshowdown's gen 3 damage calculator gives Levitate to Flygon even while selecting (other), which I suppose is because Flygon can only have Levitate. What a pain in the ass! I'd guess it does something similar with any pokemon that has only one ability choice.

FAILED STRATEGY:
Send out Sceptile first, he can kill Wailord while *maybe* taking one hit of Blizzard. Wallace will use a Full Restore but it won't matter.
Tentacruel is next, and Sceptile will die to it but not before getting a hit. Strength is better here, barely, but it doesn't matter. Flygon can come in here, and oneshot it with Earthquake.
Ludicolo is next, Flygon will do well with Fly, baiting out a Full Restore but it won't matter. Flygon will get hit by Giga Drain once for around 22%.
Whiscash next, Flygon will be 62 (I think?) and at that level he can two-shot Whiscash with Earthquake, which again burns a Full Restore. If 61, then... well, it depends on if tippler is rounding up or not, because the average damage of Earthquake is 102.5 and the enemy's hp is 106.

If flygon wins, with around 40% hp left:
Gyarados is next. Gyarados has Hyper Beam, which can kill Flygon. Optimally we'd use Fly to dodge it, but Gyarados has Dragon Dance, which it will probably use on the first turn. It will realize Hyper Beam is a bad choice while Flygon is in the air, and will thus use Dragon Dance again. Flygon then dies to Hyper Beam, despite landing a Fly hit. That's bad! Gyarados is in a position to sweep, because it's faster than our team and has a super strong Hyper Beam. Thankfully we still have Aggron, which is strong vs Normal.
Aggron comes out, eats an Earthquake, but still oneshots the Gyarados with Rock Tomb.
Milotic is next, and is the same speed as level 85 Aggron. Coin toss if we deal damage here, unless killing Gyarados leveled up Aggron.
This doesn't work out well; none of our remaining pokemon have killing power vs Milotic and the trainer has two potions left. Flygon losing earlier doesn't improve matters.

tippler 2023/07/06(Thu)18:11 No. 1067240 ID: 9ea24b
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>Be cautious tomorrow, whether you beat Wallace or not
The humans must know about Team Friendlies already since the group has been operating for some time near populated areas, but haven’t been willing to challenge the concentrated locus of powerful mons yet. You’ll want to be careful when traveling alone.

>Lead Aggron vs. Wallace, who has four Full Restores
From within your ball, you hear Wallace greeting Stetson dramatically.

>Turn 1: Level 85 Aggron (116 speed) vs. Level 57 Wailord (91 speed)
>Aggron: Brick Break (55% damage)
>Wailord (45%): Water Spout (79% x 45% for remaining health = 36% damage)

>Turn 2:
>Aggron (64%): Brick Break KO

Aggron gains one Level.

>Turn 3: Level 86 Aggron (117 speed) vs. Level 55 Tentacruel (132 speed)
>Tentacruel: Hydro Pump (80% accurate, miss)
>Aggron (64%): Rock Tomb (Hit, 70% damage, Tentacruel is slowed)

Wallace indulges in a Full Restore in the hopes that Aggron misses a Rock Tomb.

>Turn 4:
>Wallace heals Tentacruel
>Aggron (64%): Rock Tomb (Hit, 79% damage)

>Turn 5:
>Aggron (64%): Rock Tomb KO

Aggron gains one Level.

>Turn 6: Level 87 Aggron (118 speed) vs. Level 56 Ludicolo (100 speed)
>Aggron (64%): Brick Break (65% damage)
>Ludicolo (35%): Double Team

Rather than go for pure damage, Wallace is taking a gamble on evasion scam.

>Turn 7:
>Wallace heals Ludicolo
>Aggron (64%): Brick Break (2/3 chance to hit, hit, 65% damage)

>Turn 8:
>Aggron (64%): Brick Break (2/3 chance to hit, hit, KO)

Aggron doesn’t gain a Level this time. You cheer from within your ball at his strong showing.

>Turn 9: Level 87 Aggron (118 speed) vs. Level 56 Whiscash (89 speed)
>Aggron (64%): Brick Break (52% damage)
>Whiscash (45%): Surf (42% damage)

>Turn 10:
>Aggron (22%): Brick Break KO

Aggron gains a Level. Wallace only has two Pokemon left!

>Turn 11: Level 88 Aggron (120 speed) vs. Level 56 Gyarados (113 speed)
>Aggron (22%): Rock Tomb (Hit, KO)

Wallace sends out his ace Milotic. He has two Full Restores left, which he’ll use when he can.

>Turn 12: Level 88 Aggron (120 speed) vs. Level 58 Milotic (113 speed)
>Aggron (22%): Brick Break (54% damage)
>Milotic’s Sitrus Berry activates, bringing him up by 15%
>Milotic (61%): Surf KO

Aggron is finally taken down. Sceptile can finish this.

>Turn 13: Level 61 Sceptile (170 speed) vs. Level 58 Milotic (113 speed)
>Sceptile: Leaf Blade (49% damage)
>Milotic (12%): Recover (+50% health)


Stetson realizes the issue and changes tactics.

>Turn 14:
>Sceptile: Toxic miss
>Milotic (62%): Recover (+50% health)


>Turn 15:
>Sceptile: Toxic hit
>Milotic (100%): Ice Beam (56%, no freeze), 6% damage from poison

>Turn 16:
>Sceptile (44%): Detect
>Milotic (94%): 12% damage from poison

>Turn 17:
>Sceptile: Leaf Blade (49% damage)
>Milotic (33%): Ice Beam (56%, KO), 18% damage from toxic

Wallace is going to use a Full Restore next turn. You’re so close, but Stetson is hesitating and you pop out of your ball to give him advice.

What’s the plan to defeat Milotic? You, Torkoal, Glalie, and Pelipper are still at full health.
A. Sand Attack
B. Distract the Milotic by talking to him while battling (suggest what to say)
C. Other

>>1067240
Wallace really needed to be out of potions by the time Sceptile went up against Milotic for my strategy to work. I underestimated just how smart tippler made trainer potion use. He's even using Recover instead of potions. That's a bit unfair tbh. If Stetson would just fucking use RECOVERY ITEMS at least, this would be on even terms! Oh well, only 3 uses of Recover left and one potion.
Also Stetson should not have switched tactics. He has more PP on Leaf Blade than Recover, he could've forced the issue. If moves have infinite PP then Recover will allow Milotic to just use Toxic and Recover to stall kill against almost any opponent! So I sure damn hope that isn't yet another important game mechanic thrown out the window.

Since he's going to use a potion, we can get two Sand Attacks off before Flygon dies. 50% guaranteed accuracy debuff is really good. If Flygon doesn't get hit by the Ice Beam he should start using Earthquake until death. Next should be Glalie, to use Icy Wind three times and if then still alive Crunch. Then Torkoal, to use Sunny Day since she outspeeds Milotic now, and then Body Slam until death (at least twice). Next Pelipper can use Shock Wave at least four times.

>>1067240
It's time for Sand Attack!

>>1067264
>>1067269
i was tired after the update so i didn't explain the full details of each option in the post, my bad. please see the quest discussion for what i am going for here

B: You're lucky to have a move like Recover. Imagine if everyone could just feel better whenever they wanted. That'd be a better world, wouldn't it?
Have you met the legendaries? I bet they show up here a lot with different trainers.

Oh I guess Sunny Day won't last Pelipper's four attacks anyway so we might come up short.

I don't feel like praying to sand attack RNG this time, let's fucking cheat and do B.

>>1067300
Oh right we gotta suggest what to say.
Ask him how much other pokemon mistake him for female. At a particularly critical moment you could flirt aggressively.
You can also ask him how much he likes being Wallace's pokemon. Maybe do that first. If he's not very happy we could convince him to stop fighting back by telling him that we'll send someone to help him escape.

tippler 2023/07/07(Fri)18:14 No. 1067347 ID: 9ea24b
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>B
You consider Sand Attack, but don’t want to bet your chances on pure luck. You tell Stetson that you plan to stall and talk to Milotic in the hopes that the big beautiful fish will be distracted. You don’t add that you’re also hoping you can convince Milotic to throw for content.

>Flygon charisma check (2/3 chance success): Success
You sidle over to where Wallace is spraying Milotic with green magic juice. Wallace looks up when you draw near, but doesn’t comment on your odd behavior.

>Flirt
Hello Milotic, I had to come over here to get a closer look at you, you’re beautiful!

Thank you. It’s very rare that I hear that from other Pokemon, it’s usually humans and Wallace who praise me.

Wallace has been the champion for a long time, have you always been his Milotic? I hope he treats you well for working so hard.

Yes I have, and he’s very caring and attentive.

Oh, that’s good to hear! I’m glad you have such a strong bond with your trainer.

This puts Milotic pretty near the 30 year lifespan of a Pokemon, which means he’s probably seen the whole gamut of Pokemon and Elite Four challenges.

I’m close with my trainer too, this is poor Stetson’s third attempt to beat the Elite Four and he’d really like a win. He’s very honest about using battle items, and it puts him at a big disadvantage.

I understand.

>Legendaries
Milotic would be a good source of information about what Legendaries have been caught and used in the past, but you don’t have time to ask him right now.

The battle resumes and Milotic deliberately misses all of his moves after you use two Sand Attacks, giving both of you plausible deniability. After several turns of this, Wallace concedes the battle and you gain two Levels.

Stetson runs onto the arena to hug you and lets all of his other Pokemon out to celebrate your seemingly serendipitous feat. Wallace congratulates Stetson and leads the crew to the Hall of Fame, where Stetson places everyone’s Pokeballs into a fancy machine.

You’ve fulfilled your side of the deal with Stetson, which means you no longer have to spend time with him. He’ll keep your Pokeball so that no one else can catch you, and you can still visit him anytime.

What do you want to do for your farewell slash celebration party tonight? You have to pay for anything fancy. Also include your parting words to Stetson and his Pokemon. Stetson is planning to invite his dad and Drew.

>>1067347
What a nice old fellow.

>What do you want to do for your farewell slash celebration party tonight?
We could book a hot spring in Lavaridge. We could get some more massage lotion while we're there.
It might be a little warm for Glalie, but she did want to see and experience the world. The night air will be crisp up in the mountains outside the hotspring, so she'll have somewhere comfy to go if the heat is too much.

Tempted to invite Tracey, but that could connect her to us if she isn't already. Our parents might come too since they're like Stetson's honorary godparents now. What do other suggesters think?

>Also include your parting words to Stetson and his Pokemon.
Congratulate Sceptile on seeing his trainer through to the end, and Aggron on his impressive showing in the champion challenge. Maybe Aggron would like to slip away from the party later for some private fun. And maybe a pep talk about Torkoal.

And we've been a bit cold to Pelipper, and she's been on the fringes of the team when we're around because of it. Being a tool isn't totally her fault with the badges in play. Let's not leave things on a sour note, and apologize for giving her the cold shoulder in the past.

>>1067358
Any spring is a hot spring when you've got a Torkoal!

Random thought, but this would be the time for it if you aren't gonna see Stetson again for a while. Why not ask Gengar to meet Stetson and be caught by him? She's still probably still down after the awful reveal about the PC boxes, so something like this could feel like a win for her. A guarantee that she can never be captured and placed into one of those by anyone else. She might not be down, as being caught by someone she doesn't really know is a lot to ask, but it's worth offering.

Oh, maybe invite Smeargle and Espeon to join you. Introduce your den mates (and more importantly the GF) to the group. I'm sure Smeargle at least might appreciate it, as this was something that separated you for a while.

>>1067362
Would that force Stetson to send someone to the PC, or can a trainer have more than six out of it as long as they aren't in an active competitive team?

>>1067347
Nice. Glad that's over, presumably further battles will be shorter and have less... competitive-minded movesets, since we won't be under a trainer anymore. Though I guess it'd be funny to get owned by a pokemon with a particularly gimmicky moveset, so long as it's not important for us to win... I wonder what sorts of movesets there are like that in gen 3? I thought of FEAR Rattata but that's gen 4+.

>how to celebrate?
How's Stetson want to celebrate? Is he gonna have a party with his family? Or just us right now? If it's just us, then... beach party? With barbecue? Flygon's at home in the sand, Pelipper has Surf, Glalie can make ice, Torkoal and Sceptile can enjoy the sun, Aggron can... aw nuts Aggron is super weak to Ground he'll hate the sand, and he wouldn't like water much either.

You know what, let's go to a pokemon-friendly amusment park.

>>1067362
>invite other pokemon
I don't think that's a good idea! So far we're in the realm of plausible deniability when it comes to Gengar, and bringing her or the others to Stetson would seriously endanger that. Flygon just got recognized as the human-like pokemon, and Stetson just did something noteworthy, so there will likely be someone spying on the party.

Enjoy human foods again.
Well gang, I hope you continue to have fun and unconventional adventures with Stetson! All 100% totally legal, ha ha. But really, Stetson's earned your trust like he earned those badges. It was fun digging holes and flying together. It was like a wish come true...

get a sharpie marker and prepare a loving message for Stetson in the form of a t-shirt
that says

DO CRIMES
COMMIT DRUGS

so that he may absorb this timeless wisdom

>>1067347
For one, a team photo to comemorate this moment of victory would be nice. Something to remember things for Stetson and his team. Good memories are always a must when you down and a sad sack.

>>1067393
Ooh, yeah. You should get the Hall of Fame record of you and the rest of Stetson's team printed out to hang on the wall of your parents' spare room.

introduce stetson to ur wife

>>1067347
Everyone celebrate at a hot spring!

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>Hopefully there won’t be any more lengthy stretches of battles
Most fights should be against single opponents from now on.

>Dinner at the Lavaridge hot springs
Human food, drinks, and relaxation sound perfect.

>Invite Smeargle, Linoone, and Espeon
You want Stetson to meet your wife and your friends! You’re sure they’d enjoy the party as well.

>Don’t invite Gengar
Stetson can’t have more than six Pokemon with him at a time, and you’re still technically an active party member, so catching members of the Friendlies won’t work. Also you don’t think they’d want to be caught, even if you explained your rationale.

You assume Drew and Brendan will bring their Pokemon, so the total attendance comes to 12 Pokemon and three humans.

>You pay for:
15 hot spring tickets - 2000 P x 15 = 30,000 P
15 tasty meals - 5000 P x 15 = 75,000 P
15 servings of soda pop - 300 P x 15 = 4500 P

You spend a total of 109,500 P. You have 1,275,600 P remaining.

Drew arrives with his Swellow and Swampert, who greet Stetson’s Pokemon with professional familiarity. Brendan also has a Swampert, who stays by his side.

>Gender check Drew’s Swampert (1/8 chance female): Male
>Gender check Swellow: Male
>Gender check Brendan’s Swampert (1/8 chance female): Male

Drew stays on land with Torkoal and Glalie, but everyone else enjoys the warm, mineral rich water.

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>Introduce Stetson to Smeargle
Once you emerge from the pool for dinner and are able to write messages again, you introduce Stetson to Smeargle, who shakes his hand politely. Espeon and Linoone are more interested in talking to Sceptile and team carry Aggron than meeting some punk kid, though they acknowledge Stetson with a nod.

>Talk to Pelipper
You feel a little bad about how you’ve acted toward Pelipper. Since you joined Stetson you befriended all his Pokemon except Pelipper, leaving the bird to be excluded from sleep cuddle piles and friendship adventures. You want to make amends with Pelipper while you can, so you find her near a quiet spot in the sand.

Pelipper, I feel like I didn’t make a good first impression when we met, and I don’t want us to part on bad terms. I enjoyed all the Flying we did together, is there anything I can do to show I want to be your friend?

You’ve helped me already by telling Stetson to treat us better. You’ve made Stetson really happy. I don’t have to be friends with everyone, but having you on the team has been nice.

It was fun, wasn’t it?

Yes. See you around, Flygon.

>Team photo
After an evening of fun, you have Drew take a photo of the whole team. Stetson already got an official Hall of Fame photograph, but you like this one much better. You use a permanent marker to write “Do crimes, commit drugs” on the edge of the photo, which makes Brendan frown, before Flying off into the night with Smeargle in your arms.

It’s been 57 days since you were transformed into a Trapinch. The final thread of Nostalgia Quest will begin tomorrow.

Pelipper is a true bro ♥