[Exploration] One Step at a Time (Pip) [Complete]

[Andraia]

This thread used for Amateur rank for Shelby Sirènes.

Exploration Area: Area 01: Newbreeze Grasslands
Trainer: Pip Sirenes
Pokémon: ??? the N. Totodile

Using Gear:
5x Research Balls (CS: 5)

Starting Energy: 9

Pip's Sheet

Spoiler

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HP 8	Confidence 6

Strength ⬤⬤⭘⭘⭘

Dexterity ⬤⬤⬤⭘⭘

Vitality ⬤⬤⬤⬤⭘

Insight ⬤⭘⭘⭘⭘

Tough ⬤⭘⭘⭘⭘

Cool ⬤⬤⭘⭘⭘

Beauty ⬤⬤⭘⭘⭘

Clever ⬤⬤⬤⬤⭘

Cute ⬤⬤⭘⭘⭘

Brawl ⭘⭘⭘⭘⭘	Throw ⭘⭘⭘⭘⭘	Evasion ⬤⭘⭘⭘⭘	Weapons ⭘⭘⭘⭘⭘
Alert ⬤⬤⭘⭘⭘	Athletic ⬤⬤⭘⭘⭘	Nature ⬤⭘⭘⭘⭘	Stealth ⭘⭘⭘⭘⭘
Allure ⭘⭘⭘⭘⭘	Etiquette ⭘⭘⭘⭘⭘	Intimidate ⭘⭘⭘⭘⭘	Perform ⭘⭘⭘⭘⭘
Crafts ⭘⭘⭘⭘⭘	Lore ⭘⭘⭘⭘⭘	Medicine ⬤⭘⭘⭘⭘	Marine Biology ⬤⬤⭘⭘⭘
??? ⭘⭘⭘⭘⭘	??? ⭘⭘⭘⭘⭘	??? ⭘⭘⭘⭘⭘	??? ⭘⭘⭘⭘⭘
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Totodile's Sheet

Spoiler

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N. Totodile the N. Totodile​

Primary Type Water​	Secondary Type ---​
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HP 6​	Will 5​	Confidence 10​
Happiness ⬤⭘⭘⭘⭘​	Loyalty ⬤⭘⭘⭘⭘​	Nature Gentle​
DEF 3​	SDEF 3​	Current Rank Beginner​
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Strength ⬤⬤⭘⭘⮿ ⮿⮿⮿⮿⮿​

Dexterity ⬤⭘⭘⮿⮿ ⮿⮿⮿⮿⮿​

Vitality ⬤⬤⬤⭘⮿ ⮿⮿⮿⮿⮿​

Special ⬤⭘⭘⮿⮿ ⮿⮿⮿⮿⮿​

Insight ⬤⬤⬤⭘⮿ ⮿⮿⮿⮿⮿​

Tough ⬤⬤⭘⭘⭘​

Cool ⬤⬤⬤⭘⭘​

Beauty ⬤⬤⭘⭘⭘​

Clever ⬤⭘⭘⭘⭘​

Cute ⬤⭘⭘⭘⭘​

Brawl ⬤⬤⭘⭘⭘​	Channel ⬤⬤⭘⭘⭘​	Clash ⭘⭘⭘⭘⭘​	Evasion ⬤⭘⭘⭘⭘​
Alert ⬤⬤⭘⭘⭘​	Athletic ⬤⬤⭘⭘⭘​	Nature ⭘⭘⭘⭘⭘​	Stealth ⭘⭘⭘⭘⭘​
Allure ⭘⭘⭘⭘⭘​	Etiquette ⭘⭘⭘⭘⭘​	Intimidate ⭘⭘⭘⭘⭘​	Perform ⭘⭘⭘⭘⭘​
??? ⭘⭘⭘⭘⭘​	??? ⭘⭘⭘⭘⭘​	??? ⭘⭘⭘⭘⭘​	??? ⭘⭘⭘⭘⭘​
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Move Leer​	Type Normal​

Sort SUPPORT​	To-Hit TOUGH+INTIMIDATE​	Damage 0​
Accuracy 0​	Priority 0​	Target All Foes​

Special Effects Lowers the target's Def by 1.​

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Move Mud Slap​	Type Ground​

Sort SPECIAL​	To-Hit DEX+CHANNEL​	Damage SPEC+1​
Accuracy 0​	Priority 0​	Target Foe​

Special Effects Lowers the target's Acc by 1.​

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Move Scratch​	Type Normal​

Sort PHYSICAL​	To-Hit DEX+BRAWL​	Damage STR+2​
Accuracy 0​	Priority 0​	Target Foe​

Special Effects Nothing​

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Move Water Gun​	Type Water​

Sort SPECIAL​	To-Hit DEX+CHANNEL​	Damage SPEC+2​
Accuracy 0​	Priority 0​	Target Foe​

Special Effects Nothing​

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[Andraia]

Rolling for Start of Exploration...
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You don't see what causes it, but regardless of where it came from, you know darn well that the rock that just whacked you out of nowhere hurt. Regardless of whether it was some other adventurer being, well, a bit of an ass, or a pokémon trying to drive you away from its nest, you're definitely going to have a bruise tomorrow. -1 HP for you. ​

PIP SIRENES | Energy: 9 -> 8 (9) | HP: 8 -> 7 (8) | Confidence: 6 (6)
TOTODILE | HP: 6 (6) | Will: 5 (5) | Confidence: 10 (10)​

 

[Andraia]

Rolling for Start of Exploration...
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Far from the perfectly mowed lawns you might be used to in civilization, the grasslands with all their ... grassy tendencies in fact leave you quite disoriented. Before long you're pretty sure you're completely lost, unable to ascertain the right way back home. Send one of your pokémon to try and scout the way back. On failure, -2 energy from getting lost! One Pokemon: INS + Alert vs DC1​

PIP SIRENES | Energy: 8 > 7 (9) | HP: 7 (8) | Confidence: 6 (6)
TOTODILE | HP: 6 (6) | Will: 5 (5) | Confidence: 10 (10)​

 

[Andraia]

Rolling for Skill Challenge...
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Totodile 3 INS + 2 Alert DC 1 Success!​

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As Pip had been travelling around the grasslands outside the city, they had been less focused on their progress, and more focused on the little Totodile trotting along at their side. They let the little guy wander off to explore a bit, but made sure to reward him every time he returned to their side or made eye contact. It was important to build that strong relationship, so that they had a strong foundation to build skills on. Pip certainly didn't want to find themselves--...

Lost. They were lost. They looked around, trying to see if anything looked familiar. Maybe they should have been paying more attention... Pip looked down at the totodile, who was sitting at attention at their side, looking up at them with big pink eyes.

"I don't suppose you have any idea where to go from here?" They asked, not expected a response. Except, it seemed that the little guy did have an idea. At the very least they started off in a direction, and it was just as good a choice as any Pip would have chosen themselves.

PIP SIRENES | Energy: 7 (9) | HP: 7 (8) | Confidence: 6 (6)
TOTODILE | HP: 6 (6) | Will: 5 (5) | Confidence: 10 (10)​

 

[Andraia]

Rolling for Start of Exploration...
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A flock of some unknown pokémon flies far overhead, their voices drifting faintly down to you on the ground below. Their silhouettes slowly fade out of sight, their destination some place far away.​

PIP SIRENES | Energy: 7 > 6 (9) | HP: 7 (8) | Confidence: 6 (6)
TOTODILE | HP: 6 (6) | Will: 5 (5) | Confidence: 10 (10)​

 

[Andraia]

Rolling for Start of Exploration...
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Far from the perfectly mowed lawns you might be used to in civilization, the grasslands with all their ... grassy tendencies in fact leave you quite disoriented. Before long you're pretty sure you're completely lost, unable to ascertain the right way back home. Send one of your pokémon to try and scout the way back. On failure, -2 energy from getting lost! One Pokemon: INS + Alert vs DC1 ​

PIP SIRENES | Energy: 6 > 5 (9) | HP: 7 (8) | Confidence: 6 (6)
TOTODILE | HP: 6 (6) | Will: 5 (5) | Confidence: 10 (10)​

 

[Andraia]

Rolling for Skill Challenge...
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Totodile 3 INS + 2 Alert DC 1 Success!​

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The pair wandered on for a bit longer before Pip started to get worried again. Following the totodile had worked out for them last time -- not long after he had taken off, they had spotted a familiar looking tree -- but now they were back to having completely turned themselves around. Maybe they should invest in a map? Well, trusting Little Guy had worked out last time... probably okay to trust their sense of direction again.

PIP SIRENES | Energy: 5 (9) | HP: 7 (8) | Confidence: 6 (6)
TOTODILE | HP: 6 (6) | Will: 5 (5) | Confidence: 10 (10)​

 

[Andraia]

Rolling for Start of Exploration...
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The breeze blowing up from the ocean is pleasant, and the warm sun could almost make you forget that you're exploring a totally wild region. Heal 1HP for all damaged pokémon and yourself.​

PIP SIRENES | Energy: 5 > 4 (9) | HP: 7 > 8 (8) | Confidence: 6 (6)
TOTODILE | HP: 6 (6) | Will: 5 (5) | Confidence: 10 (10)​

 

[Andraia]

Rolling for Start of Exploration...
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Your Fairlight-issued tracking device beeps at you, warning you that you're getting near the end of your authorized exploration region. You turn back - if not for worry of your safety, then most certainly for worry of the fines and potential expulsion associated with a breach of exploration agreement!​

PIP SIRENES | Energy: 4 > 3 (9) | HP: 8 (8) | Confidence: 6 (6)
TOTODILE | HP: 6 (6) | Will: 5 (5) | Confidence: 10 (10)​

 

[Andraia]

Rolling for Start of Exploration...
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A sour scent leads you to a foul discovery: the remains of some long-dead pokémon, mostly devoured by whatever scavengers have come across it. While its life is long over, the rotting carcass seems to be fostering some other new life, as the nearby area is adorned with fruiting mushrooms. You can take some if you can tolerate the smell. On success, gain +1 Weird Mushroom? Trainer: VIT + Nature OR VIT + Perform vs DC3​

PIP SIRENES | Energy: 3 > 2 (9) | HP: 8 (8) | Confidence: 6 (6)
TOTODILE | HP: 6 (6) | Will: 5 (5) | Confidence: 10 (10)​

 

[Andraia]

Rolling for Skill Challenge...
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Pip 4 VIT + 1Nature DC3 Failure!​

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Little Guy stopped, leaning back onto his haunches to stick his nose in the air and sniff. It took Pip a moment to register the strange smell, and in that moment Little Guy took off into a more densely wooded area. Pip was after them immediately, and managed to catch up to him just in time to see him sniffing around the mostly-rotten body of a dead... something. It was too far gone to tell. Pip saw Little Guy stretch forward, about to take a curious bite, and they gave a sharp whistle!

The noise got Little Guy's attention, and Pip gave the command for Return. The baby totodile bounced back over to them, sitting at their feet and looking up at them eagerly, expecting a treat. "Good boy." Pip says, pleasantly surprised that he was so easy to call back from a New and Interesting thing. They took a hunk of meat from the treat bag at their hip and tossed it to the little creature, who munched on it happily.

Pip cast a brief glance at the mushrooms as they led their partner away. They knew that the company was looking for samples of local fungi, and they certainly looked interesting, but the smell was exceedingly unpleasant and they didn't want to risk Little Guy trying to take another bite.

PIP SIRENES | Energy: 2 (9) | HP: 8 (8) | Confidence: 6 (6)
TOTODILE | HP: 6 (6) | Will: 5 (5) | Confidence: 10 (10)​

 

[Andraia]

Rolling for Start of Exploration...
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A sour scent leads you to a foul discovery: the remains of some long-dead pokémon, mostly devoured by whatever scavengers have come across it. While its life is long over, the rotting carcass seems to be fostering some other new life, as the nearby area is adorned with fruiting mushrooms. You can take some if you can tolerate the smell. On success, gain +1 Weird Mushroom? Trainer: VIT + Nature OR VIT + Perform vs DC3 ​

PIP SIRENES | Energy: 2 > 1 (9) | HP: 8 (8) | Confidence: 6 (6)
TOTODILE | HP: 6 (6) | Will: 5 (5) | Confidence: 10 (10)​

 

[Andraia]

Rolling for Skill Challenge...
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Pip 4 VIT + 1Nature DC3 Success!​

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On second thought... Pip told Little Guy to stay, and dashed the few feet back towards the area with the rotting carcass. They took a sample bag and a pair of tongs from their bag, carefully collecting a few of the mushrooms. Fungi had a lot of potentially beneficial uses, but it was probably not to touch it until they had an idea what it might be capable of.

PIP SIRENES | Energy: 1 (9) | HP: 8 (8) | Confidence: 6 (6)
TOTODILE | HP: 6 (6) | Will: 5 (5) | Confidence: 10 (10)

Inventory
Research Ball (5)
Weird Mushroom (0 > 1)​

 

[Andraia]

Rolling for Start of Exploration...
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A set of tracks you've found in some soft soil quickly turns into a living discovery - you find a pokémon napping in the shade of a gnarled bough of one of the few, sea-breeze-twisted trees on the grasslands. Its sleep isn't too deep though, as your approach causes it to twitch. On success, battle becomes optional. If you choose to engage, roll a Wild Battle and the opponent begins the battle with Sleep. On failure, roll a Wild Battle. Trainer: DEX + Stealth vs DC3​

PIP SIRENES | Energy: 1 > 0 (9) | HP: 8 (8) | Confidence: 6 (6)
TOTODILE | HP: 6 (6) | Will: 5 (5) | Confidence: 10 (10)​

 

[Andraia]

Rolling for Skill Challenge...
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Pip 3 DEX + 0 Stealth DC3 Success!​

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As the pair continue their way through the grasslands, Pip notices something in the branches of one of the scattered trees. A sleeping Pidove! Pip's personal experience in one-on-one battles was a bit... limited. They had only, historically, battled in the training center, and with pokemon that belonged to the family. They were always in controlled environments and more about the exercise than the actual battle. It was probably a bit early to try and battle with Little Guy (he didn't even have a name yet) but... this was probably about the safest opportunity they were going to have to tip their toes in the metaphoric water...

PIP SIRENES | Energy: 0 (9) | HP: 8 (8) | Confidence: 6 (6)
TOTODILE | HP: 6 (6) | Will: 5 (5) | Confidence: 10 (10)​

 

[Andraia]

Rolling for Wild Battle...
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Wild Pidove (Starter) :: Normal/Flying || 5/5 HP || 3/3 Will 2 Initiative || 2 DEF || 1 SDEF Growl :: Normal :: SUPPORT || All Foes || Priority 0 2 To-Hit || ??? Damage Pool || 0 Accuracy Effects: Lowers the target's Str by 1. Note: This move’s To-Hit is the user’s Perform + Tough or Cute, whichever is higher. Gust :: Flying :: SPECIAL || Foe || Priority 0 1 To-Hit || 3 Damage Pool || 0 Accuracy​

PIP SIRENES | Energy: 0 (9) | HP: 8 (8) | Confidence: 6 (6)
TOTODILE | HP: 6 (6) | Will: 5 (5) | Confidence: 10 (10)​

 

[Andraia]

Rolling Wild Pidove's Initiative...
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Wild Pidove (Starter) Normal / Flying HP: 3 (3) | Will: 3(3) | DEF: 2 | SDEF: 1​ GROWL (Normal | Support | All Foes | Priority 0) To-Hit: 2 To-Hit | Effect: Lower's Target's STR by 1 GUST (Flying | Special| Foe | Priority 0) To Hit: 1 | Effect: 3 Damage Pool Wild Pidove (Starter) is under the effect of Sleep​ Battle Effect: The pokémon can't take any action until it wakes up. Removal: Roll Ins at the beginning of each round. Removed after a total of 5 successes across all rolls. Automatically removed at the end of battle. (TEMP: For now, roll 2 for Starter AI and 3 for Beginner AI.)

 

[Andraia]

Rolling N. Totodile's Initiative...

1 DEX + 2 Alert​

"Little Guy" (N. Totodile) Water HP: 6 (6) | Will: 5 (5) | DEF: 3 | SDEF: 3​ LEER​ (Normal | Support | All Foes | Priority 0) To-Hit: 2 (2 Tough + 0 Intimidate) | Effect: Lower's Target's Def by 1​ ​ MUD SLAP​ (Ground | Special | Foe | Priority 0)​ To-Hit: 2 (2 Tough + 0 Intimidate) | Effect: 2 Damage Pool (1 SPEC + 1) & Lower's Target's Acc by 1​ ​ SCRATCH​ (Normal | Physical | Foe | Priority 0)​ To-Hit: 3 (1 DEX + 2 Brawl) | Effect: 4 Damage Pool (2 STR + 2)​ ​ WATER GUN​ (Water | Special | Foe | Priority)​ To-Hit: 3 (1 DEX + 2 Channel) | Effect: 3 Damage Pool (1 SPEC + 2)​

Initiative Order
<Sleep Check>
N. Totodile
Wild Pidove
Trainer​

 

[Andraia]

Rolling Wild Pidove's Sleep Save...
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Wild Pidove (Starter) Normal / Flying HP: 3 (3) | Will: 3(3) | DEF: 2 | SDEF: 1​ GROWL (Normal | Support | All Foes | Priority 0) To-Hit: 2 To-Hit | Effect: Lower's Target's STR by 1 GUST (Flying | Special| Foe | Priority 0) To Hit: 1 | Effect: 3 Damage Pool Wild Pidove (Starter) is under the effect of Sleep​ Battle Effect: The pokémon can't take any action until it wakes up. Removal: Roll Ins at the beginning of each round. Removed after a total of 5 successes across all rolls. Automatically removed at the end of battle. (TEMP: For now, roll 2 for Starter AI and 3 for Beginner AI.) 1 of 5 Successes​

 

[Andraia]

Rolling N. Totodile's Attack...​

"Little Guy" (N. Totodile) Water HP: 6 (6) | Will: 5 (5) | DEF: 3 | SDEF: 3​ LEER​ (Normal | Support | All Foes | Priority 0) To-Hit: 2 (2 Tough + 0 Intimidate) | Effect: Lower's Target's Def by 1​ ​ MUD SLAP​ (Ground | Special | Foe | Priority 0)​ To-Hit: 2 (2 Tough + 0 Intimidate) | Effect: 2 Damage Pool (1 SPEC + 1) & Lower's Target's Acc by 1​ ​ SCRATCH​ (Normal | Physical | Foe | Priority 0)​ To-Hit: 3 (1 DEX + 2 Brawl) | Effect: 4 Damage Pool (2 STR + 2)​ ​ WATER GUN​ (Water | Special | Foe | Priority)​ To-Hit: 3 (1 DEX + 2 Channel) | Effect: 3 Damage Pool (1 SPEC + 2)​

N. Totodile uses Water Gun!
... it's a Success!​