====== PTU Feb 2016 Playtest Packet ======

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What Am I Looking At Here?
Tis is a supplementary playtest document for the fanmade Pokémon Tabletop United roleplaying system,
written for use with the 1.05 release version of PTU.
We’ll occasionally release packets like this one to test
experimental content and give us a sandbox to play with
ideas that aren’t quite ready for a full release but which
we want to get feedback and comments on. Everything
you see here is subject to change!
Stumbled on this PDF by chance and have no idea
what we’re talking about? Check the following links
and resources! Tese are also where you can give us
feedback on what you see here and keep up with new
playtest packet releases.
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What’s New In This Packet?
Tere’s two important changes in this packet!
First, on the next page, you will fnd the new effects for various stat conditions. For context, we are mainly trying
to keep every status condition useful, but also want to move away from status conditions that simply lock down
their targets and eat up their turns.
Te second change is much more fun: I’m sure you noticed the shiny new Pokedex PDF File next to this one.
Tat’s because this Playtest Packet has a ton of ability changes! Many Abilities were removed, many were added,
and even more were altered.
But frst let’s take a moment to mourn those no longer with us. RIP
Removed Abilities
- Aqua Boost, Ignition Boost, Tunder Boost, Fairy Aura, Dark Aura ---> (See “Type Aura”)
- Instinct, Daze, Gulp, Photosynthesis, Covert, Wave Rider ---> Bye
- Berry Storage, Delivery Bird, Tingly Tongue, Run Up ---> Remade
- Fashion Designer, Gardener ---> Capabilities now
- Twisted Power ---> Poke Edge
Also, you might be wondering: “Hey! Te [Class] gives that Ability! If it got cut, what does it give now?”
For now, assume they still give the old Ability; so Dark Elementalist still gives Twisted Power, and Rider still gives
Run Up.
Pokémon Tabletop United
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Status Conditions
Paralysis: A paralyzed user’s Initiative is halved. Make a Save Check that succeeds on 11+ at start of the user’s
turn. On a succesful check the user may act normally, but on a failed check the following effects occur:
- Te user can only take a Standard OR Shif Action that round, but not both
- Te user is Vulnerable for 1 full round
- Te user cannot take attacks of opportunity for 1 full round
Flinch: Upon becoming Flinched, the user lowers their Initiative by 5 for the rest of the Scene and is Vulnerable
for 1 full round. Multiple of instances of Flinch may stack; being switched out removes the Initiative-lowering
effect. (Also yes, you can now Flinch people of a higher Initiative than yourself)
Infatuation: Infatuated users take a -5 penalty on all Damage Rolls that do not include their Crush as a target.
For determining Damage Rolls that do include their Crush as a target, the Infatuated target’s Attack and Special
Attack are halved. Te user is cured of Infatuation with a Save Check of 16+ made at end of turn.
Confusion: Confused users cannot take Attacks of Opportunity. If a Confused user makes an Attack (even attacks without rolls), roll 1d2. On 1, afer the attack is resolved, the user loses Hit Points equal to half their Attack
Stat if the Move was Physical, half or their Special Attack Stat if the Move was Special, or two Ticks of Hit Poitns
if the Move was a Status Move. Te user is cured of Confusion with a Save of 16+ made at end of turn.
Suppression: Suppressed users cannot use Moves with any Frequency other than “At-Will”. Suppression always
lasts 1 full round.
Vulnerable: same but NOTE: Blinded, Sleeping, Fainted, Frozen, and Tripped targets are always considered Vulnerable.... so this is more a reminded to add Vulnerable to those conditions.Feb 2016 Playtest
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Altered Abilities
Ability: Abominable
Static
Effect: Te user’s Base HP is increased by +5. Additionally,
the user ignores the Recoil Keyword when attacking.
Ability: Adaptability
Static
Effect: Te user gains a +1d10 Bonus to Damage Rolls with
Moves with which they apply STAB.
Ability: Afermath
Scene – Free Action
Trigger: Te user becomes Fainted
Effect: Te user creates a Burst 1. Everything in the Burst
loses three Ticks of Hit Points.
Ability: Ambush
Scene – Free Action
Effect: Te user may activate this Ability to use a Move
with a Damage Base of 6 (before applying STAB or other
modifers) or lower as if it had the Priority keyword. If it
hits, the target is Flinched and has a -2 penalty to Accuracy
Rolls for 1 full round.
Ability: Arena Trap
Scene – Free Action
Target: Pokémon or Trainers
Effect: Once Arena Trap is activated, all foes within 5
meters of the user are considered Slowed and Trapped.
Tis does not affect targets of the Flying Type, or with a
Levitate, Sky, or Burrow Speed of 4 or higher. Te user
may end the effect as a Free Action, and the effect ends
if the user is Fainted or returned to a Poké Ball.
Ability: Aroma Veil
Static
Effect: Te user and all adjacent Pokémon and Trainers
cannot become Confused, Enraged, or Suppressed.
Defensive.
Ability: Aura Break
Scene - Swif Action
Target: A foe within 6 meters
Effect: Te foe reveals its abilities. Pick one ability; any
Damage Bonuses (either Damage Base increases or Damage
Roll bonuses) granted by the ability instead become
Damage Penalties of the same value.
Ability: Aura Storm
Static
Effect: For each injury the user has, they gain a +3 Bonus to
Damage Rolls.
Ability: Bad Dreams
At-Will - Swif Action
Effect: All Sleeping targets within 5 meters lose a Tick of
Hit Points. If at least one target lost Hit Points this way, the
user gains a tick of Temporary Hit Points.
Ability: Beautiful
Scene – Standard Action
Effect: Te user may activate Beautiful to either gain +2
Beauty Dice in a Contest, or to gain +1 Special Attack
Combat Stage and cure all allies within 5 meters of the
Enraged Condition.
Ability: Blow Away
Static
Effect: Connection - Whirlwind. When the user uses
Whirlwind, all targets hit are pushed an additional 2 meters
and lose a Tick of Hit Points.
Ability: Bodyguard
Scene x2 – Free Action
Trigger: An adjacent Ally is hit by an attack
Effect: Te user and the triggering Ally switch places, and
the user becomes the target of the triggering attack instead,
taking damage from the attack as if resisted one step further.
If switching places would not move the triggering Ally out
of the area-of-effect of a Burst, Blast, Cone, or Line, this
Ability does not prevent the ally from being hit. Defensive.
Ability: Bone Lord
At-Will - Free Action
Trigger: You hit with Bone Club, Bonemerang, or Bone
Rush
Effect: Connection – Bonemerang. Once per Scene per
Move, the following Moves may be used as if they had the
following bonuses:
- Bone Club: Bone Club’s target loses 1 Defense and Special
Attack CS.
- Bonemerang: Has a Range of Line 6 but loses the Double
Strike keyword
- Bone Rush: Bone Rush automatically ‘hits’ four times (as
per the Five Strike keyword).Feb 2016 Playtest
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Ability: Bone Wielder
Static
Effect: Te user’s Bone Club, Bonemerang, and Bone Rush
Moves ignore immunity against Ground-Type Moves.
Ability: Brimstone
Static
Effect: Whenever the user inflicts Burn or Poison with
a damaging Fire-Type or Poison-Type Attack, the target
becomes both Burned and Poisoned.
Ability: Celebrate
At-Will – Swif Action
Trigger: Te user hits a foe with a damaging attack
Effect: Te user may immediately Disengage as a Free
Action.
Bonus: Whenever the user Disengages for any reason, they
may Shif 2 meters instead of 1.
Ability: Chlorophyll
Static
Effect: While in Sunny Weather or under 50% Max Hit
Points, the user’s Initiative is doubled.
Ability: Clay Cannons
At-Will – Swif Action
Effect: Until the end of the round, the user may originate
any Ranged Move they use from any square within 2 meters
of itself.
Ability: Damp
Static
Effect: Whenever anyone within 10 meters would use the
Moves Self-Destruct or Explosion or activate the Afermath
Ability, those effects fail and instead do nothing.
Bonus: Te user gains a +1d10 Bonus to Damage Rolls with
Water-Typed Moves.
Ability: Danger Syrup
Scene – Free Action
Trigger: Te user is hit by an attack
Effect: Connection - Sweet Scent. When this Ability is
activated the user may use Sweet Scent as a Free Action,
ignoring Frequency. Whenever the user hits a foe with
Sweet Scent, that foe is Blinded for 1 full round.
Ability: Defeatist
Static
Effect: Te user gain a +2d6 Bonus to Damage Rolls while
over 50% of its Maximum Hit Points. While at 50% Max Hit
Points or lower, the user gains a -5 penalty to Damage Rolls
and +10 Initiative.
Ability: Defy Death
At-Will – Swif Action
Effect: Te user instantly removes up to three injuries, and
gains a Tick of Hit Points for each injury removed this way.
Defy Death may be used to cure up to three Injuries per
day. Injuries removed this way do not count towards the
total number of injuries that can be healed per day.
Ability: Desert Weather
Static
Effect: Te user is immune to Sandstorm Damage,
resists Fire-Type Moves in Sunny Weather, and gains
a Tick of Temporary Hit Points at the end of each of
its turns while in Rainy Weather.
Ability: Download
Scene – Swif Action
Target: Trainer or Pokémon
Effect: Te target must reveal whether its Defense or Special
Defense Stats are lower. If the Defense Stat is lower, the user
gains a +1 Attack CS. If the Special Defense Stat is lower,
the user instead gains +1 Special Attack CS. If both are tied,
the user gains +1 CS to any Stat of their choice.
Ability: Dreamspinner
Scene x3 – Swif Action
Effect: All Sleeping Foes within 3 meters lose a Tick of Hit
Points, and the user gains a Tick of Temporary Hit Points.
Ability: Drizzle
Scene x3 – Swif Action
Effect: Te Weather changes to be Rainy for 1 full round.
Ability: Drought
Scene x3 – Swif Action
Effect: Te Weather changes to be Sunny for 1 full round.
Ability: Drown Out
Scene x2 – Free Action
Trigger: A foe uses a Move with the Sonic keyword
Effect: Te triggering Move fails and has no effect.
Ability: Dust Cloud
Static
Effect: Connection - Poison Powder. Te user may use
Moves with the Powder Keyword as if they had a Range of
“Burst 1”.
Ability: Early Bird
Static
Effect: Te user gains a bonus to Initiative equal to half its
Speed, and a +3 Bonus on Save Checks against Sleep.Feb 2016 Playtest
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Ability: Electrodash
Scene x2 – Swif Action
Effect: Te user may make a Sprint Action as a Free Action.
Bonus: Te user may free itself from the Stuck condition
as a Shif Action. Te user does not provoke Attacks of
Opportunity when Sprinting.
Ability: Filter
Static
Effect: Te user gains +5 Damage Reduction against SuperEffective damage. Defensive.
Ability: Flash Fire
Static
Effect: Te user is immune to the damage and effects of
Fire-Type attacks. If the user is hit by a Fire-Type attack,
they gain +1 CS in their choice of Attack or Special Attack.
Defensive.
Ability: Flare Boost
Scene - Swif Action
Effect: Te user gains +3Attack and Special Attack Combat
Stages. Flare Boost may only be used while Burned.
Ability: Flower Gif
Scene – Swif Action
Effect: Flower Gif may only be used if the Weather is Sunny
or if the user is under 50% Hit Points. When activated, the
user may pick two Stats, gaining +2 Combat Stages in each
Stat. All targets within 2 meters also gain +1 Combat Stage
in each of the chosen Stats.
Ability: Flower Veil
Static
Effect: Grass-Type Pokemon within 5 meters cannot have
their Combat Stages lowered.
Ability: Fox Fire
Scene – Standard Action
Effect: Connection - Ember. Te user creates 3 Fire Wisps.
Whenever the user is targeted by a foe within 6 meters, they
may spend a Fire Wisp as to use the Move Ember against
that foe as a Free Action afer the triggering Move is
resolved.
Ability: Frisk
At-Will – Swif Action
Target: An Adjacent Pokémon
Effect: Te target reveals their Type, Ability, Nature,
Level, and name of any Held Items they are currently
holding, if any.
Ability: Gale Wings
Scene x2 - Free Action, Priority
Effect: Te user may activate Gale Wings to use a FlyingType Move with Priority. If the Move is a Damaging Move,
the user adds half their Speed Stat to the Damage Roll.
Ability: Gluttony
Static
Effect: Te user may have up to three Food Buffs at once,
use up to three Food Buffs per Scene, and may eat two
refreshments per half hour.
Ability: Gore
Scene x2 - Swif Action
Trigger: Te user uses Horn Attack
Effect: Connection - Horn Attack. Horn Attack gains the
Double Strike keyword, and pushes its target 2 meters.
Ability: Grass Pelt
Scene - Swif Action
Effect: Te user gains two ticks worth of Temporary Hit
Points.
Bonus: When standing on any grassy or leafy terrain that
is either Slow or Rough Terrain, the user gains +5 Damage
Reduction. Defensive.
Ability: Heatproof
Static
Effect: Te user resists Fire Type movesf one step further,
and does not lose Hit Points from the Burn Condition.
Ability: Heavy Metal
Static
Effect: Te user’s Weight Class is increased by +2. Teir
Defense Base Stat is increased by +2, but their Speed Base
Stat is decreased by 2.
Ability: Honey Paws
Static
Effect: Te user may consume Honey to gain a Food
Buff as if they had consumed Lefovers. Tis Food
Buff does not count against their normal limit.
Ability: Huge Power / Pure Power
Static
Effect: Te user’s Base Attack Stat is increased by +5, and
by +1 more for every 10 Levels the user has. Tis Ability
cannot be disabled in any way.
Ability: Hustle
Static
Effect: Te user receives a -2 penalty to all Accuracy
Rolls and gains a +10 Bonus to All Damage Rolls.Feb 2016 Playtest
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Ability: Hydration
Scene - Swif Action
Effect: Te user is cured of one Status Afiction. Hydration’s
Frequency is ignored if used during Rainy Weather.
Ability: Ice Body
Daily x5 - Swif Action
Effect: Te user gains a Tick of Hit Points. Ice Body may
only be used while the user is under 50% Hit Points or in
Hailing Weather.
Bonus: Te user is immune to Hit Point loss from Hail
Ability: Imposter
Static
Effect: If the user is not Transformed, they may use
Transform as a Free-Action Interrupt.
Ability: Inner Focus
Static
Effect: Te user cannot be Flinched, and their Initiative
cannot be unwillingly lowered by any effects.
Ability: Interference
Scene - Swif Action
Effect: Te accuracy of all foes within 3 meters is
reduced by -2 for 1 full round.
Ability: Intimidate
At-Will – Swif Action
Target: Pokémon or Trainer within 5 meters
Effect: Lower the target’s Attack 1 Combat Stage. You may
target a specifc foe only once per Scene with Intimidate.
Ability: Justifed
At-Will - Free Action
Trigger: Te user is hit by a damaging Dark Type Move or
Attack of Opportunity
Effect: Te user may raise its Attack by +1 Combat Stage.
Bonus: Te user always gains a +4 bonus to Skill Checks
made to Intercept.
Ability: Kampfgeist
Scene - Free Action
Trigger: Te user takes Bug, Dark, or Rock-Type Damage
Effect: Te triggering damage is resisted one step further.
Bonus: Te user gains STAB on Fighting-Type Moves.
Ability: Leaf Guard
Scene - Swif Action
Effect: Te user is cured of one Status Afiction. Leaf
Guard’s Frequency is ignored if used during Sunny Weather.
Ability: Life Force
Daily x5 – Swif Action
Effect: Te user gains a Tick of Hit Points.
Ability: Light Metal
Static
Effect: Te user’s Weight Class is decreased by 2. Teir
Speed Base Stat is increased by +2, but their Defense Base
Stat is decreased by 2.
Ability: Lightning Kicks
Scene – Free Action
Effect: Te user may activate this Ability to use any Move
with “Kick” in the name as a Priority Move, and gain a +4
Bonus to the attack’s Accuracy Roll.
Ability: Lightning Rod
Scene – Free Action
Trigger: A ranged Electric Type Move is used within 10
Meters of the user.
Effect: Te Move is turned into a 1-Target Move and
is re-directed at the user without fail, and cannot miss.
Tis negates Lock-On or Mind Reader. Te user’s Special
Attack is then raised by +1 Combat Stage.
Bonus: Te user is immune to the damage and effects of
Electric Type attacks. Defensive.
Ability: Liquid Ooze
Static
Effect: Tis user resists Poison-Type Damage one step
further. Additionally, when this user is damaged by Absorb,
Drain Punch, Giga Drain, Horn Leech, Leech Life, or Mega
Drain, that Move gains Recoil ½ and the Move’s user does
not gain any HP. If the user is hit by Leech Seed, the user
does not lose Hit Points from Leech Seed; instead Leech
Seed’s user loses Hit Points equal to this user’s Tick Value.
Ability: Lunchbox
Scene – Free Action
Trigger: Te user trades in a Food Buff
Effect: Te user gains a Tick of Temporary Hit Points. Tese
Temporary Hit Points stack with any Temporary Hit Points
granted by the triggering Food Buff.
Ability: Magma Armor
Static
Effect: Whenever a foe hits you with a Melee Attack or ends
their turn grappling you, they lose a tick of Hit Points. Foes
immune to Burn do not suffer this effect.
Bonus: Te user cannot be Frozen. Defensive.Feb 2016 Playtest
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Ability: Magnet Pull
Scene x3 – Swif Action
Target: A Steel-Type Pokémon within 6 meters
Effect: Pick Two Effects;
- Te target is pushed or pulled X meters directly away
or towards the user. X is up to 6 meters minus the target’s
Weight Class.
- Until the end of the user’s next turn, the target may not
move more then 6 meters away from the user .
- Until the end of the user’s next turn, the target may not
move closer than 3 meters ot the user.
Ability: Mega Launcher
Static
Effect: Te user increases the Damage Base of Aura Sphere,
Dark Pulse, Dragon Pulse, and Water Pulse by +3.
Ability: Memory Wipe
Scene - Special
Target: A foe within 10 meters
Effect: If used as a Swif Action, the last Move used by the
target becomes Disabled. If used as a Standard Action, the
target is Flinched and Paralyzed. If used as an Extended
Action that takes about 1 minute, it can erase up to 10
minutes that have occurred within the last 30 minutes from
the target’s memory.
Ability: Migraine
Scene x2 - Free Action
Trigger: Te user hits with Confusion while at 50% Hit
Points or less
Effect: Connection - Confusion. Confusion automatically
gives its target the Confusion Afiction and is a Critical Hit.
Ability: Moody
Static
Effect: At the end of the user’s turn, roll 1d6 to determine
a Stat to be raised by +2 Combat Stages, then roll 1d6 to
determine a Stat to be lowered by 1 Combat Stage. 1 is
Attack, 2 is Defense, 3 is Special Attack, 4 is Special Defense,
5 is Speed, and 6 is Accuracy.
Ability: Multiscale
Static
Effect: While at full Hit Points, all damage taken is resisted
one step further. Defensive.
Ability: Mummy
At-Will – Free Action
Trigger: Te user is hit by a Melee Attack
Effect: Disable one of the user’s Abilities for the rest of the
Scene or until they are switched out.
Ability: No Guard
Static
Effect: Te user gains a +3 bonus to all Attack Rolls;
however all foes gain a +3 Bonus on Attack Rolls against the
user.
Ability: Normalize
Static
Effect: Te user’s attacks cannot deal Super-Effective or
Resisted Damage; they instead resolve as if dealing Neutral
Damage. Te user also takes neutral damage from all
attacks to which they are not immune. Tis does not affect
Immunities.
Ability: Odious Spray
Static
Effect: Connection - Poison Gas. Te user may use Poison
Gas as if it had a Range “8, 1 Target”, an AC of 2, and
Flinched its target when it hit.
Ability: Perception
Static
Effect: Te user gains +1 Evasion. Whenever an Ally uses a
damaging area-of-effect attack that would hit you, you may
Disengage as a Free Action before the attack resolves.
Ability: Permafrost
Static
Effect: Te user is immune to damage and Hit Point
loss from Hazards, Weather, Status Afictions, Vortexes,
Recoil, Hay Fever, Iron Barbs, Rough Skin, and Leech Seed.
Defensive.
Ability: Poltergeist
Static
Effect: Rotom gains an Ability depending on
what Form it has taken. If Rotom is level 40 or higher, it also
may use a Move based on its Forme as if it that Move was
on their Move List.
Ability	 	 Move
Standard Rotom: Levitate None
Heat Rotom: Flash Fire Overheat
Wash Rotom: Water Absorb Hydro Pump
Frost Rotom: Winter’s Kiss Blizzard
Fan Rotom: Windveiled Hurricane
Mow Rotom: Sap Sipper Leaf Storm
Ability: Pressure
Scene - Swif Action
Effect: All foes within 3 meters are Suppressed for 1 full
round.Feb 2016 Playtest
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Ability: Prime Fury
Scene – Swif Action
Effect: Te user becomes Enraged, and gains +1 Combat
Stage in each of Attack and Special Attack.
Ability: Pumpkingrab
Scene - Standard Action
Effect: Te user automatically Grapples an adjacent foe and
gains dominance.
Ability: Quick Curl
Scene – Free Action
Effect: Connection - Defense Curl. Te user may activate
this Ability to use Defense Curl as an Standard Action
Interrupt and gain +10 Damage Reduction for 1 full round.
Ability: Quick Feet
Static
Effect: When Poisoned, Burned, Paralyzed, Frozen or put to
Sleep, the user’s Speed is raised 2 Combat Stages. Te user’s
Initiative is not halved by Paralysis. If the user is healed all
Status Conditions, their Speed is lowered appropriately.
Ability: Rain Dish
Daily x5 - Swif Action
Effect: Te user gains a Tick of Hit Points. Rain Dish may
only be used while the user is under 50% Hit Points or in
Rainy Weather.
Ability: Rally
Scene – Swif Action
Effect: Te user and all allies within 10 meters may
immediately Disengage 1 Meter as a free Action. Rally does
not work on sleeping, paralyzed, stuck, fainted, or otherwise
incapacitated allies.
Ability: Rattled
At-Will – Free Action
Trigger: Te user is hit by a Bug, Dark, or Ghost Type Move
Effect: Te user’s Speed is raised by +1 Combat Stage, and
may immediately Disengage as a Free Action.
Ability: Reckless
Static
Effect: Increases the Damage Base of Moves with the
Exhaust, Recoil, or Reckless Keywords by +3.
Reckless Moves: Jump Kick, Hi Jump Kick, Close Combat,
Draco Meteor, Hammer Arm, Leaf Storm, Outrage,
Overheat, Petal Dance, Psycho Boost, Superpower, Trash,
and V-Create.
Ability: Regal Challenge
Scene – Swif Action
Target: Pokémon or Trainer within 5 Meters
Effect: Ask the target if they will show deference or
defance. If they choose Deference, the target loses their
next Shif action and loses 3 CS in the Stat of the user’s
choice. If they choose Defance, the user gains a +10 Bonus
to all Damage Rolls for the rest of the Scene.
Ability: Rock Head
Static
Effect: Te user ignores the Recoil keyword when attacking.
If the user moves at least 4 meters in a straight line towards
a foe before attacking that foe with a physical attack, they
may add a +2d6 Bonus to the Damage Roll against that foe.
Ability: Rocket
Scene – Free Action
Trigger: A Round Begins
Effect: Te user may take their turn at the top of the round.
Priority, Interrupt, or Reaction Moves or Abilities cannot be
declared in response to the user’s turn.
Bonus: Te user’s Sky capability is increased by +2
Ability: Root Down
At-Will – Shif Action
Effect: Connection - Ingrain. While the user has the Ingrain
Coat, they may activate this Ability to gain 5 Damage
Reduction.
Ability: Run Away
Static
Effect: Te user does not provoke Attacks of Opportunity
by Shifing. Te user cannot be Trapped.
Ability: Sap Sipper
Scene
Effect: Te user is immune to the damage and effects of
Grass-Type attacks. If the user is hit by a Grass-Type attack,
they gain +1 CS in their choice of Attack or Special Attack.
Defensive.
Ability: Sand Force
Static
Effect: While on sandy terrain or in Sandstorms, the user’s
Ground, Rock, and Steel-Typed damaging moves deal +5
Damage.
Bonus: Te user is immune to Hit Point loss from
Sandstorms.Feb 2016 Playtest
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Ability: Sand Rush
Static
Effect: While in Sandstorming Weather or under 50% Max
Hit Points, the user’s Initiative is doubled.
Bonus: Te user is immune to Hit Point loss from
Sandstorms.
Ability: Sand Stream
Scene x3 – Swif Action
Effect: Te Weather changes to a Sandstorm for 1 full
round.
Bonus: Te user is immune to Hit Point loss from
Sandstorms.
Ability: Sand Veil
Static
Effect: Te user gains +1 Evasion. Tis is increased to +2
Evasion while in a Sandstorm or sandy terrain. While in
a Sandstorm, the user and adjacent allies do not lose Hit
Points due to the Sandstorm.
Ability: Sequence
At-Will – Free Action
Trigger: Te user uses an Electric Attack
Effect: For every Electric-Type Pokémon adjacent
to the user, the triggering Attack deals an additional +3
Damage.
Ability: Shackle
Scene – Swif Action
Effect: Shackle creates a Burst 3. All foes in the burst
have their movement capabilities halved until the end
of their next turn.
Ability: Sheer Force
Static
Effect: Moves with an Effect Range gain a +10 Bonus to
Damage, but Effect Ranges can never be triggered.
Ability: Serpent’s Mark
Static
Effect: Arbok’s Advanced and High Abilities depend on
the Arbok’s hood pattern. To determine its pattern, roll
1d6 upon evolution or upon generation. If an Arbok is
bred, it will have the same pattern as its parent. If both
parents are Arboks with different patterns, flip a coin to
decide which pattern is inherited.
Pattern Name - Adv Ability / High Ability
1) Attack Pattern - Strong Jaw / Guts
2) Crush Pattern - Crush Trap / Frisk
3) Fear Pattern - Unnerve / Regal Challenge
4) Life Pattern – Regenerator / Defy Death
5) Speed Pattern - Run Away / Speed Boost
6) Stealth Pattern - Infltrator / Ambush
Ability: Shell Shield
Scene – Free Action
Effect: Connection - Withdraw. Te user may activate this
Ability to use Withdraw as an Standard Action Interrupt
and gain +10 Damage Reduction for 1 full round.
Ability: Silk Treads
Static
Effect: Connection - String Shot. Whenever the user uses
String Shot, all targets hit become Slowed and Vulnerable
for 1 full round.
Ability: Sniper
Static
Effect: When the user gets a Critical Hit, the attack deals
+3d10 additional damage.
Ability: Snow Cloak
Static
Effect: Te user gains +1 Evasion. Tis is increased to +2
Evasion while in Hail or snowy terrain. While in Hail, the
user and adjacent allies do not lose Hit Points due to the
Hail.
Ability: Solar Power
Scene x2- Swif Action
Trigger: Te user rolls Damage
Effect: Te user loses a Tick of Hit Points, and gains a bonus
to the triggering damage roll equal to 5 + their Tick Value.
Solar Power may be activated ignoring Frequency while in
Sunny Weather.
Ability: Solid Rock
Static
Effect: Te user gains +5 Damage Reduction against SuperEffective damage. Defensive.
Ability: Sonic Courtship
Scene – Free Action
Trigger: Te user uses Attract
Effect: Connection - Attract. Te user may use Attract as if
it had a range of “Burst 3, Sonic, Friendly”.
Ability: Soothing Tone
Static
Effect: Connection - Heal Bell. Whenever the user uses
a Move that targets allies, those allies gain temporary Hit
Points equal to the user’s Special Attack. Tis may affect a
specifc ally only once per Scene.Feb 2016 Playtest
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Ability: Soulstealer
Scene – Free Action
Trigger: Te user’s attack causes a foe to Faint
Effect: Te user removes one Injury from themselves and
gains Hit Points equal to 25% of their Max Hit Points. If the
triggering attack killed its target, the user instead removes
all Injuries and recovers Hit Points equal to 50% of the
user’s Max Hit Points.
Ability: Sound Lance
Scene x2 - Swif Action
Trigger: Te user uses Supersonic
Effect: Connection – Supersonic. Te target of Supersonic
loses Hit Points equal to the user’s Special Attack. Tis
occurs even if Supersonic misses.
Ability: Spray Down
Scene x2 – Free Action
Trigger: Te user hits an airborne target with a ranged
1-target attack
Effect: Te triggering attack’s target is knocked down to
ground level, and loses all Sky or Levitate Speeds for 3 turns.
During this time, they may be hit by Ground-Type Moves
even if normally immune.
Ability: Sprint
Scene – Swif Action
Trigger: Te user uses the Sprint Action during Combat
Effect: Te user gains +2 Speed Combat Stages.
Bonus: Te user’s Overland Speed is increased by +2.
Ability: Starlight
Daily – Swif Action
Effect: Te user may activate Starlight while exposed to
moonlight or starlight to become Luminous. As a Swif
Action, the user may expend the Luminous condition to
gain +2 Special Defense CS and +2 Evasion for the rest of
the Scene.
Ability: Starswirl
Scene – Swif Action
Effect: Connection – Rapid Spin. Te user may activate this
Ability to user Rapid Spin as a Swif Action.
Ability: Steadfast
At-Will – Free Action
Trigger: Te user would be Flinched
Effect: Te user’s Speed is raised by +1 Combat Stage.
Bonus: Te user’s Initiative is increased by +5.
Ability: Stench
Static
Effect: Te Pokémon’s Moves Flinch Targets on a roll of
18+. If a move already has a chance of Flinching foes, the
Effect Range is increased by +3 instead. Whenever the user
Flinches a foe with an attack, that foe gains a -2 penalty to
Accuracy Rolls for 1 full round.
Ability: Storm Drain
Scene – Free Action
Trigger: A ranged Water Type Move is used within 10
Meters of the user.
Effect: Te Move is turned into a 1-Target Move and
is re-directed at the user without fail, and cannot miss.
Tis negates Lock-On or Mind Reader. the user’s Special
Attack is then raised by +1 Combat Stage.
Bonus: Te user is immune to the damage and effects of
Water Type attacks. Defensive.
Ability: Sturdy
Static
Effect: Te user is immune to Moves with the Execute
Keyword. If a single source of Damage or Hit Point Loss
would cause the user to lose more than X Hit Points, the
damage or Hit Point loss is instead reduced to X. X is equal
to 50% of their Max Hit Points. Defensive.
Ability: Suction Cups
At-Will - Shif Action
Effect: Te user gains +5 Damage Reduction for 1 full
round.
Bonus: Te user is immune to Push effects. Defensive.
Ability: Sumo Stance
At-Will - Shif Action
Trigger: Te user hits a foe with a Melee Attack
Effect: Te triggering foe is Pushed 1 meter away from the
user and the user is immune to Push Effects for 1 full round.
Bonus: Te user’s Weight Class is increased by +1.
Ability: Sunglow
Daily – Swif Action
Effect: Te user may activate Sunglow while exposed to
sunlight to become Radiant. As a Swif Action, the user may
expend the Radiant condition to gain +2 Attack CS and +2
Accuracy for the rest of the Scene.
Ability: Sun Blanket
Daily x5 - Swif Action
Trigger: Te user gains Initiative.
Effect: Te user gains a Tick of Hit Points. Sun Blanket may
only be triggered while the user is under 50% Hit Points or
in Sunny Weather.Feb 2016 Playtest
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Ability: Swif Swim
Static
Effect: While in Rainy Weather or under 50% Max Hit
Points, the user’s Initiative is doubled.
Ability: Symbiosis
Scene - Swif Action
Target: An adjacent ally
Effect: Te user choses a Held Item they are holding. If the
target is willing, they also gain the effects of the chosen
item for the rest of the Scene. Items that are activated at a
frequency may be activated independently by the user and
the the target.
Ability: Tangled Feet
Static
Effect: While Confused or Slowed, the user gains +3
Evasion. Te user is immune to the Vulnerable Condition.
Ability: Telepathy
Static
Effect: Te user gains +1 Evasion. Whenever an Ally uses a
damaging area-of-effect attack that would hit you, you may
Disengage as a Free Action before the attack resolves.
Ability: Teravolt
Static
Effect: Te user’s Electric-Type Attacks ignore the effect of
enemies’ Defensive Abilities, and if they would be resisted
they deal neutral damage instead.
Ability: Toxic Boost
Scene - Swif Action
Effect: Te user gains +3 Attack and Special Attack Combat
Stages. Toxic Boost may only be used while Poisoned or
Badly Poisoned.
Special: If the user has the Immunity Ability, they can still
become Poisoned and Badly Poisoned but do not lose Hit
Points from these conditions.
Ability: Transporter
Daily x3 – Free Action
Trigger: You Teleport
Choose One Effect: Connection – Teleport. You activate
Teleporter as if your Teleporter value were three times
its normal value; or you may take one willing adjacent
Pokémon or Trainer along with you as you teleport so long
as you are touching them when you activate Transporter.
You may expend two uses of Transporter at once to choose
both effects.
Ability: Turboblaze
Static
Effect: Te user’s Fire-Type Attacks ignore the effect of
enemies’ Defensive Abilities, and if they would be resisted
they deal neutral damage instead.
Ability: Unburden
Static
Effect: Te default state of the user’s Speed is +2 Combat
Stages. While holding a Held Item, the user’s Speed is
lowered by 2 Combat Stages.
Ability: Unnerve
At-Will - Swif Action
Target: A foe within 6 meters
Effect: Te target cannot gain positive Combat Stages or
trade in Digestion Buffs for 1 full round.
Ability: Whirlwind Kicks
Static
Effect: Connection – Triple Kick. When the user uses
the Moves “Rapid Spin” or “Triple Kick”, they have a range
of “Burst 1”.
Ability: Windveiled
Static
Effect: Te user is immune to the damage and effects of
Flying-Type attacks. If the user is hit by a Flying-Type
attack, the user gains +1 Speed CS. Defensive.
Ability: Zen Mode
Scene - Swif Action
Effect: Te user changes into Zen Mode forme for the rest
of the Scene, and may use the Moves “Flamethrower” and
“Psychic” as if they were on its Move List.Feb 2016 Playtest
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New Abilities!
Ability: Aqua Bullet
Static
Effect: Connection - Aqua Jet. Te user may use WaterType Moves as a Full Action to gain Sky 10 and shif in a
straight line before attempting to use their Move. When
shifing this way, the user does not provoke attacks of
opportunity.
Ability: Designer
At-Will – Extended Action
Effect: Te user is adept at crafing clothes for itself out of
common leaves. When activating this ability to create a leaf
suit, the user may choose two Types; the user resists the
chosen types one step further while wearing that suit. Te
user may only have one leaf suit at a time, and creating a
new suit destroys the old one.
Ability: Combo Striker
At-Will - Free Action
Trigger: Te user rolls a natural 1, 10, or 11 on an attack roll
with a damaging move
Effect: Afer the triggering attack is resolved, the user may
use a Struggle Attack as a Free Action.
Note: Yes, Struggle Attacks made due to Combo Striker may
trigger Combo Striker.
Ability: Dream Smoke
Scene – Free Action
Trigger: Te user is hit by a Melee Attack
Effect: Te attacking foe falls Asleep.
Ability: Eggscellence
Static
Effect: Connection – Barrage. Te user receives STAB
when using Barrage and Egg Bomb. If Normal Typed, these
Moves deal Damage as if one step more effective on 16+.
Ability: Empower
Scene - Swif Action
Effect: Te user may use a self-targeting Status-Class Move
as a Free Action.
Ability: Flower Power
Static
Effect: Te user may perform damaging Grass Type Moves
as if they were their choice of either Physical or Special.
Ability: Full Guard
Scene - Swif Action
Trigger: You take Damage while having Temporary Hit
Points
Effect: You resist the triggering Damage one step further.
Bonus: Whenever you take Super-Effective Damage and
you have no Temporary Hit Points, you gain a tick of
Temporary Hit Points. Defensive.
Ability: Giver
Scene x2 - Swif Action
Effect: Connection - Present. Afer rolling to determine
Present’s Damage Base, you may choose to ignore the roll
and act as if you had rolled a 1 or a 5.
Bonus: Te user may know any number of TM and Tutor
Moves, instead of a maximum of three.
Ability: Heliovolt
At-Will - Swif Action
Trigger: Te user uses an Electric-Type Move
Effect: For 1 full round, the user gains +1 Evasion and is
considered to be in Sunny Weather.
Ability: Juicy Energy
Daily – Free Action
Trigger: Te user trades in a Berry Juice Food Buff
Effect: Instead of gaining 30 Hit Points, the user gains Hit
Points equal to their Level
Ability: Lancer
Static
Effect: During their turn, if the user Shifs at least 3
meters, they gain a +3 Bonus to Critical Hit Range until
the beginning of their next turn. If they do not Shif or
Disengage at all, they gain +5 Damage Reduction until the
beginning of their next turn.
Ability: Leaf Rush
Scene x2 - Free Action, Priority
Effect: Te user may activate Leaf Rush to use a Grass-Type
Move with Priority. If the Move is a Damaging Move, the
user adds half their Speed Stat to the Damage Roll.
Ability: Leafy Cloak
Static
Effect: Whenever the user activates Designer, theychoose
two of Chlorophyll, Leaf Guard, or Overcoat. Until the user
activates Designer again, they gain the chosen Abilities.
Ability: Line Charge
Static
Effect: Te user can only shif in cardinal directions on the
grid. However, they do not provoke attacks of opportunity
from Shifing.Feb 2016 Playtest
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Ability: Maelstrom Pulse
Scene x2 - Free Action, Priority
Effect: Te user may activate Maelstrom Pulse to use a
Water-Type Move with Priority. If the Move is a Damaging
Move, the user adds half their Speed Stat to the Damage Roll.
Ability: Needles
Static
Effect: Connection – Needle Arm. Whenever the user hits a
target with a Physical Melee attack, that target loses a Tick of
Hit Points.
Ability: Nimble Strikes
Static
Effect: Te user adds half their Speed Stat to the Damage
Rolls of their physical Normal-Type Moves.
Ability: Ragelope
Static
Effect: Te user’s Physical Attacks gain the following Effect
Range: On 18+, the user becomes Enraged and gains +1
Speed CS. If the user is already Enraged, they gain +1 Attack
CS instead.
Ability: Sacred Bell
Static
Effect: Te user resists Dark and Ghost-Type Damage one
step further.
Ability: Seasonal
Static
Effect: Te user gains an Ability based on the season.
- Spring: Run Away - Summer: Grass Pelt
- Autumn: Rivalry - Winter: Tick Fat
Ability: Snuggle
Scene - Standard Action
Target: An adjacent target
Effect: Te user and the target each gain two ticks of
Temporary Hit Points.
Ability: Sol Veil
Static
Effect: Te user gains +1 Evasion. Tis is increased to +2
Evasion while in Sunny Weather or on grassy terrain. While
in Sunny Weather, the user gains +5 Damage Reduction.
Ability: Sorcery
Static
Effect: Te user’s Base Special Attack Stat is increased by +5,
and by +1 more for every 10 Levels the user has. Tis Ability
cannot be disabled in any way.
Ability: Spike Shot
Static
Effect: Te user may use Moves with a Range of “Melee,
1-Target” as if they had a Range of “8, 1-Target” instead.
Ability: Tingle
At-Will - Free Action
Trigger: Te user hits an adjacent target foe with a 1-Target
attack
Effect: Te target loses a Tick of Hit Points and takes a -5
penalty to Damage Rolls for 1 full round.
Ability: Tonguelash
Scene x2 – Free Action
Trigger: Te user hits a target with Lick
Effect: Connection – Lick. Lick automatically Paralyzes and
Flinches its target.
Bonus: Te user may use Lick as if it was Normal-Typed.
Ability: Trinity
Static
Effect: Connection - Tri Attack. You may use Tri Attack as if
it had a range of “Melee, 3 Targets”. Make a different attack
roll for each target. If Tri-Attack’s effect range is activated,
do not roll for the effect; the frst target can only be Frozen,
the second can only be Burned, and the third can only be
Paralyzed. Additionally, you may use Tri-Attack as a Physical
Attack if you wish.
Ability: Type Aura
Static
Effect: Te user and all allies within 3 meters gain a +5
Bonus to Damage Rolls with Moves matching the user’s
Primary Type.
Ability: Weird power
Static
Effect: If the user’s Attack is higher than its Special Attack,
the user may add its Attack Stat to its Special Damage Rolls.
If their Special Attack is higher, they user may add its Special
Attack Stat to its Physical Damage Rolls. Tis does not stack
with Mixed Power.Feb 2016 Playtest
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Capabilities
Forme Change: Te user is capable of changing formes through a Move, Ability, or other effect. Keep a set of
Base Stats for each of the user’s forme. All Formes must have the same total HP Stat value. If anything (such as an
Ability, Nature, Vitamin, etc.) alters the user’s base stats, all forms are affected in the same way.
Leaf Crafer: Te user knows how to make useful accessories from mere common leaves, seeds, and other
mundane plant materials. Once per day as an extended action, the user may craf a Grass or Bug Type Booster or
Brace. Tese Held Items last the rest of the day and then degrade.
Gardener: Up to three times per day as an Extended Action, the user may apply Mulch to a yielding plant.