Twelfth Step -> Video (Backdated the 12th because I fail like that)

[falseshore]

[It's mid-morning, and this video is taking place inside a room at an inn in Ecruteak. The video shows the latter, or part of it--a bed with rumpled covers and a wall, at least, before moving to suddenly show a small pile of eggs. A recently-hatched Absol and a slightly older Meowth are nearby, the Meowth occasionally reaching out to paw at the eggs.]

Man, I wish more of these things could talk, and warn me when they're going to get all friendly with each other.

[He's thinking out loud, but doesn't particularly care if anyone hears him. He turned the video on on purpose, after all. The next part is directed at the network.]

If anyone's interested, I've got some eggs for sale. There's some Hoothoot, Ponyta, Houndour, Gastly--still not sure how a ghost can come out of an egg--uh, Frillish, I think...a Gligar, and a couple the Gear thinks are Nidoran eggs. There's a Pidgey egg too, but if you want that one, it's free.

I can talk, what about me?

I meant everyone else.

[Evan shuts the recording off, just as a (disguised) Zoroark attempts to steal the Gear from him.

Attached a minute later is a list, though it's just of the Pokémon and their moves.]

Comments

[video]

[falseshore]

[Yeah, she kinda looks like you, Dist. Also he's rolling his eyes internally at you.]

Yeah, I caught her a few months ago. I didn't intend to breed her, she just...had eggs when I wasn't looking....

Want one?

[Shruuug.]

[video]

[ortion]

[Frillish are fab, so he'd accept that as a compliment.]

Hmmm. [He mulls over the possibility.] While I don't see the need for owning multiple Pokemon of the same species, it seems your eggs have some interesting moves attached. Dream Eater wouldn't be very useful without a sleep-inducing move, however...

[And now he's just nitpicking for fun.]

[video]

[falseshore]

[Excuse you, Dist. He said he didn't plan the Frillish eggs, no nitpicking allowed.]

That's why you have something else put the other Pokémon to sleep, or wait until it puts itself to sleep. I probably wouldn't use one of those Frillish in a one-on-one battle unless I had to.

[video]

[ortion]

[He'll do what he waaants.]

While that is a completely valid strategy, I can't help but think it would be so much easier to have a single Pokemon know both moves. It saves the time of switching between Pokemon to complete the move combination.

Though I have to ask, why would you say that? My Frillish is capable of holding her own in battle. Are you saying yours have something wrong with them?

[video] I'm the worst at tagging lately, I'm so sorry

[falseshore]

What? I never said anything's wrong with them! Don't put words in my mouth. I just said that I wouldn't pick a Frillish for a one-on-one battle.

[A pause, and then:]

...Can Frillish even learn moves that can put others to sleep?

[video] It's okay!

[ortion]

But why is that? You haven't given me an acceptable answer.

[He then stops to consider Frillish's learnset.]

I don't believe so. How counterproductive, wouldn't you say?

[video] This is what happens when another game has a major event

[falseshore]

A bit. Maybe it's the type to wait until whatever it's trying to attack is asleep before doing anything. I dunno.

And I'd pick Frillish next to last for any battle because I prefer Fire and Dark types to Water types. Is that an acceptable answer?

[video] Haha it's all good.

[ortion]

But there is no guarantee that it will fall asleep. The trainer would have to make the mistake of putting it to sleep first. That is the annoyingly uncertain part.

[In response to the second answer, he nods.] Playing favorites with types, I see. Well there's really no point in arguing about that, so yes, it is.