Re: Pokémon Registration Office
I feel christmassy, so let it snow, let it snow, let it Snover~
(With a new signature move)
Odobenus (Male)
Ability: Thick Fat
Approval
Signature move: Snowstorm
Odobenus has always loved the snow. He longs for it to snow all year round, and always despaired that he couldn't just point to the heavens and call forth a snowstorm. Sure, he could Blizzard, but that's not the same, you can't roll around in it afterwards or make snowmen. So naturally, when he learned of the move 'Hail', he was delighted: here at last was the way! But he tried it, and he was disappointed by the results: no snow, just heavy hurty hailstones.
Later, on a boring day, he was experimenting with his moves, varying the amount of energy he put into them, and he tried it with Hail: putting in considerably less Ice-typed energy ensured that the water didn't freeze as hard as a rock, and he had made snow.
Naturally, he was delighted.
Odobenus' snowstorm begins with him focusing his energy, similar to Hail, and becoming enshrouded in a blue aura. The aura then becomes a beam that shoots into the sky, where thick, dark clouds gather, and the ambient temperature falls noticably. Snow begins falling, stinging the faces of those non-ice-types but hey what can you do it's
snow, and then slowly building up into a nice thick snowy wonderland, albeit one that eventually melts.
The falling snow damages non-ice-types, albeit slightly less than a full-blown Hailstorm, every turn, and has the same effects as Hail on Solarbeam, Moonlight, Morning Sun, and so on. Castform also changes to its snowcloud form, and Weather Ball becomes ice-type. Its duration is extended by the Ice Rock just as Hail's would have been.
The snow builds up, about half a centimetre per action, until it's a snowy wonderland. Once the snow is about one-and-a-half centimetres deep, it can be used to make snowballs, which can be thrown at a Pokémon for light damage. It can also be used to build snowmen, but that's beside the point. The snow will melt slowly once the clouds roll away, taking about three rounds to fade completely under normal conditions, one round under Sunny Day, and melting instantly if struck by a fire-type move. An extraordianarily hot arena can also make it melt faster, the exact rates up to the ref.
If the snow gets deep enough, it could well slow down non-ice-type Pokémon trying to move through it, the exact rates up to the ref. Fire-types, naturally, are exempt from this effect due to the heat they generate.
Type: Bug /
Stat: Other /
Base Damage (%): N/A /
Accuracy: N/A /
Target: Field /
Energy: 5% /
Duration: Weather Effect
Effects
Odobenus focuses his energy, becoming enshrouded in a chilly blue aura. After a few moments, the aura forms a beam that shoots up into the sky, conjuring up thick, dark clouds even as the temperature of the field drops perceptibly. Snow shortly begin to pour down. Under these conditions, Solarbeam's power is reduced and it takes more energy to charge, Blizzard's accuracy is raised to 100%, and Moonlight and Morning Sun have their max recovery potential lowered to 33%. All non-ice-type Pokémon also take a very small amount of damage per action if they are exposed to the hailstones. After a few actions, the snow will be deep enough for any Pokémon to take an action to throw snowballs at the opponent, which hit for ~2-3% ice-type damage. Castform changes to its snowcloud form and Weather Ball becomes ice-type while this move is in effect. Should Odobenus be holding the Ice Rock, it extends this move's duration accordingly.
Usage gap: two rounds after the snow stops falling.
