I plan on waiting for Jakey before I post. The reason is twofold. One, because he seems like he is probably going to be better with traps. Two, because I am really curious what Jakey's explanation is for a "waterfall trap." :-P

Oh come on, you know you want to see what the trap does :P

Jake will go along with Seymour's plan of NOT triggering the trap on purpose.

Oh, I definitely want to trigger the trap. I want to trigger all the traps. Seymour doesn't want to though. He is too dang logical sometimes.

My take on the waterfall trap would be the angry DM solution:

Water falls, everyone drowns.

Not as popular as rocks, but easier to clean up afterward. :)

Does Seymour notice that a big haunted tree has appeared behind him?

Yes, the red beam of light was quite visible. You also saw from what tree the Pokémon was sent, though the soldier is too well hidden for you to see him.

Did Locke or Malley take any wounds?

And

Fairy: 1 wound
FeeFee: KO
Growler: 2 wound

Look right?

Do any of those pokemon have healing moves/abilities? Since this is a survival challenge, I purposefully chose a team with a lot of healing synergies.

Unfortunately no. I only pokemon I have with healing abilities are self-heals on skipper and verdekeet

Locke took one wound. He also lost his newly acquired grass typing once you switched him out.

Congratulations on the Crystalid, Jakey!

Fairy was just hungry and needed a nice big meal to evolve :)

Frozen veggies seemed to do the trick!

How much daylight do we have remaining?

Probably a good five hours.

I will let Jakey handle the rock in our path, since he is the one who noticed it.

Am I understanding the situation correctly? Is Seymour and all six of his pokemon asleep? If so, that is hilarious!

Yep, these guys really like putting their foes to sleep. So they can use Dream Eater.

Storyteller, Lombre's HP was already at Average. Should I increase it to Above Average? Or do something else?

Oops. Bump it to Above Average.

I decided to choose Finder's Keepers for my ability and increased my IQ to incredible. GM, what is our new badge called?

Agility becomes INCREDIBLE. Also, snagging trap finder so Jake can 'disarm' more traps.

Oops, I posted my reply in the wrong thread. The badge you got is the Trap badge.

I'll be able to post tomorrow; last week was all planning for a mega party, which is done now. About 60 people showed. I am exhausted! But happy!