Survivor: Sky Pillar - {SOLE SURVIVOR}

[Mewtwo]

{

animorpherv1, kloud1516 & kdowns present

}

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Greetings, Pokèmon. I bear a message to all seeking adventure and glory. You may now apply to join a select group of twenty-one competitors for a Survivor game of fantastic design. This opportunity follows the dazzling victory of Chansey on Seafoam Islands, and will take place at the legendary Sky Pillar! If you wish to participate, you must apply for a coveted Ozone Ticket immediately. To do so, provide me the following information via private message:

Application

{01}

Username:

{02}

If selected, what strategy would you utilize to survive?

{03}

Survivor: Sky Pillar

requires participants to remain active. Will you uphold this requirement?

{04}

Have you competed in large, reality show games (Survivor, Big Brother, The Mole, Endurance, The List, Unanimous, etc.) before? If so, which ones?

{05}

Please list five Pokémon evolution chains that you would like to represent for the duration of this competition. You may only choose Pokèmon from the Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, and Unova regions. You may neither choose the Eevee chain nor legendary Pokémon. Selections will be made on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Chain 1:
Chain 2:
Chain 3:
Chain 4:
Chain 5:

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{GENERAL RULES}

{01}

This is a game. The main objective is to have fun; so no excessive flaming, spamming, or submission of anything else prohibited within the MS forums.

{02}

This is a game. The secondary objective is to dominate.

{03}

We are not infallible, so if any of us make a mistake, please point it out to us privately so that we may make corrections as necessary.

{04}

We have worked extensively to produce a game that is enjoyed by all involved. As such, we promise to offer each player respect but expect to be shown the same in return.

{05}

Do not modify avatars. The moderating team has spent a great deal of time creating these images and would much rather concentrate on maintaining a smooth game as opposed to making unnecessary revisions.

{06}

Exercise common sense. If you are unsure as to whether an action conflicts with the rules, ask. Yes, this is a competition, but do not attempt to undermine challenges or game mechanics for your own gain. This violates both the spirit of the game and common respect mentioned above.

{07}

Private communication with players outside of your tribe is strictly prohibited. Any player found in violation of this rule will be penalized.

{08}

The moderating team asks that players refrain from logging in anonymously. This is to help emulate the Survivor experience.

{09}

Any and all posting about this game outside the provided forums is illegal unless SPECIFICALLY STATED. Violators will be penalized, as it is threatens the integrity of an anonymous game.

{10}

We reserve all rights to implement new rules if needed.

{GAME MECHANICS}

{01}

Survivor: Sky Pillar

is

ANONYMOUS

. All participants are strictly prohibited from so much as hinting to their own identities or implying another player's mafiascum identity. Communication outside the private message system is also forbidden until otherwise stated. Failure to follow this rule can result in a variety of consequences ranging from a terse warning to one's elimination from the game. The moderating team reserves the right to determine the severity of possible infractions.

Reward Challenges:

{02}

Sky Pillar home to a myriad of hidden treasures and rewards, all of which the mods have graciously collected. Throughout the game, Reward Challenges have been designed so that players can reap the benefits of victory, gaining powers and items to prolong their stay in the game.

{03}

Each reward challenge will have an established time frame that ranges between twenty-four and forty-eight hours. Failure to submit in the specified time will result in a player's or tribe's elimination from the challenge.

{04}

The outcomes of all Reward Challenges are final. That said, be sure to keep Rule 03 of General Rules in mind.

Immunity Challenges:

{05}

A Survivor game is nothing without its standard immunity challenges. While there are a limited number of Reward Challenges throughout the game, each round will possess an Immunity Challenge.

{06}

Winners of Immunity Challenges will be safe from elimination that round and cannot be voted out in Tribal Councils.

{07}

We appreciate the fact that prospective contestants will enter this game with a range of skills. With this in mind, understand that we as mods cannot cater to all players' needs and time constraints in challenges.

{08}

The outcomes of all Immunity Challenges are final. That said, be sure to keep Rule 03 of General Rules in mind.

Tribal Council:

{09}

Tribal Councils will last twenty-four hours from the moment we notify relevant parties. If a player fails to submit a vote within the given time frame, he or she will incur a self-vote penalty. In the event that a player knows he or she will be unable to vote by deadline, that player may notify the moderators and cast a conditional vote to avoid penalization.

{10}

The results of Tribal Councils may be posted before deadline if and only if all persons involved have submitted a vote.

{11}

The modification of votes after they have been submitted is prohibited. Failure to adhere to this rule will result in a self-vote or nullification of one's vote. Repeated offenses will be dealt with as deemed appropriate. The only exception to this rule are conditional votes mentioned above.

{12}

The outcomes of Tribal Councils are final.

{13}

Questions concerning ties in Tribal Council may be found below:

Spoiler: Breaking Ties

{I}

In the event of an initial tie, a revote shall take place. Contestants may only vote for one of the tied players, and all tied individuals may not vote.

{II}

If a majority is not met in the revote, the following methods (in the given order) will be implemented to determine which player is eliminated:
01. Any tied player who failed to submit a vote during the Tribal Council in question will be eliminated.
02. If the above does not apply, or if more than one tied player failed to vote, the tied player with the highest number of past self votes will be eliminated.
03. If the above does not apply, the tied player that has received the most votes in the past will be eliminated.
4a. If the above does not apply and if the game has not yet reached the Final 6, all players not locked in the tie or immune will draw rocks. The player who receives a black rock will be eliminated.
4b. If the above does not apply and if the game has reached the Final 6, a tie-breaker challenge will take place between tied parties. This will be explained in greater detail should a tie occur at this stage in the game.

Twists:

{14}

Twists will be implemented without warning or provocation throughout the game. The time and setting of each twist has already been determined, so as to neither give an unfair advantage or disadvantage to a player or group of players.

[Mewtwo]

{TRIBE BANNERS}

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{ELIMINATION HISTORY}

Spoiler: Contestant Placings

Toxicroak - Sole Survivor

{Forina}

|

{Izabe}

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{Shipwrecked}

|

{Margarita}

|

{Platinum Tribe}

Stoutland - Runner Up

{Forina}

|

{Izabe}

|

{Shipwrecked}

|

{Margarita}

|

{Platinum Tribe}

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Forretress - 3rd Place

{Forina}

|

{Izabe}

|

{Shipwrecked}

|

{Riyado}

|

{Platinum Tribe}

Lucario - 4th Place

{Vassals}

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{Vassals of the Elite}

|

{Shipwrecked}

|

{Riyado}

|

{Platinum Tribe}

Starmie - 5th Place

{Vassals}

|

{Vassals of the Elite}

|

{Shipwrecked}

|

{Margarita}

|

{Platinum Tribe}

Gyarados - 6th Place

{Vassals}

|

{Vassals of the Elite}

|

{Shipwrecked}

|

{Riyado}

|

{Platinum Tribe}

Ampharos - 7th Place

{Elite Seven}

|

{Vassals of the Elite}

|

{Shipwrecked}

|

{Riyado}

|

{Platinum Tribe}

Empoleon - 8th Place

{Forina}

|

{Izabe}

|

{Shipwrecked}

|

{Margarita}

|

{Platinum Tribe}

Cherrim - 9th Place

{Elite Seven}

|

{Vassals of the Elite}

|

{Shipwrecked}

|

{Margarita}

|

{Platinum Tribe}

Blastoise - 10th Place

{Vassals}

|

{Vassals of the Elite}

|

{Shipwrecked}

|

{Riyado}

|

{Platinum Tribe}

Ekans - 11th Place

{Elite Seven}

|

{Vassals of the Elite}

|

{Shipwrecked}

|

{Riyado}

|

{Platinum Tribe}

Shinx - 12th Place

{Vassals}

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{Izabe}

|

{Shipwrecked}

|

{Margarita}

Metang - 13th Place

{Forina}

|

{Izabe}

|

{Shipwrecked}

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{Riyado}

Togepi - 14th Place

{Elite Seven}

|

{Izabe}

|

{Shipwrecked}

|

{Margarita}

Spiritomb - 15th Place

{Forina}

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{Izabe}

|

{Shipwrecked}

Roselia - 16th Place

{Vassals}

|

{Vassals of the Elite}

|

{Shipwrecked}

Graveler - 17th Place

{Elite Seven}

|

{Izabe}

Munchlax - 18th Place

{Elite Seven}

Chimchar - 19th Place

{Vassals}

Treecko - 20th Place

{Forina}

Ralts - 21st Place

{Elite Seven}

[Mewtwo]

{TRIBE HISTORY}

Spoiler: Original Tribes

The

{Elite Seven}

Cherubi, Ekans, Geodude, Mareep, Munchlax, Ralts, and Togepi.




The

{Forina}

Beldum, Croagunk, Lillipup, Pineco, Piplup, Spiritomb, and Treecko.




The

{Vaporeon's Valiant Vassals}

Budew, Chimchar, Magikarp, Riolu, Shinx, Squirtle, and Staryu.

Spoiler: Shuffled Tribes

The

{Vassals of the Elite}

Cherubi, Ekans, Flaaffy, Magikarp, Riolu, Roselia, Staryu and Wartortle.

{Izabe}

Croagunk, Graveler, Metang, Pineco, Prinplup, Shinx, Spiritomb and Togepi.

Spoiler: Shipwrecked Tribe

Spoiler: Reshuffled Tribes

{Riyado}

Ekans, Flaaffy, Magikarp, Metang, Pineco, Prinplup and Wartortle.

{Margarita}

Cherubi, Croagunk, Herdier, Riolu, Shinx, Staryu and Togepi.

Spoiler: Merged Tribe

The

{Platinum Tribe}

Spoiler: Jury

[Mewtwo]

{SPECTATORS}

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Please give a warm welcome to our current

{Spectators}

Blaine, Bugsy, Byron, Elesa, Gary, Giovanni, Grimsley, Misty, Pryce, Wallace and Winona!

[Mewtwo]

{NOTICE}

Survivor: Sky Pillar

has officially started. If you missed the application process and would still like to participate in the game, feel free to contact the moderating team {animorpherv1, kloud1516 or kdowns} to receive a Spectator account.

[Mewtwo]

{THE GAME BEGINS}

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Today, the recipients of the Eevee Three's Ozone Tickets cast off from the Hoenn mainland. Their destination? Sky Pillar, an island fashioned in abandoned catacombs and weathered paths, both littered with gems of power and elusive Pokémon. Among the ruins stands Sky Pillar itself, the rumored sanctum of Rayquaza. It is in the shadow of this ancient tower that twenty-one Pokémon first embarked upon a journey of great peril, risking it all for the ultimate prize: victory. As Vaporeon, Espeon and Umbreon greeted their guests, the contestants took their first steps toward the title of Sole Survivor.

The

{Emerald Tribe}

consisted of Cherubi, Ekans, Geodude, Mareep, Munchlax, Ralts, and Togepi.



Next came the

{Ruby Tribe}

, composed of Beldum, Croagunk, Lillipup, Pineco, Piplup, Spiritomb, and Treecko.



The

{Sapphire Tribe}

welcomed Budew, Chimchar, Magikarp, Riolu, Shinx, Squirtle, and Staryu.

[Mewtwo]

{ROUND ONE}

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Survivor: Sky Pillar

officially began with a mandate from Rayquaza and an explosion of chaos. For their first challenge, the three tribes had to commemorate Celebi, a former guardian of the Survivor competition. Each team sought to prove their worth by navigating the enchanted Ilex Maze, removing for thick trees from their path as part of Celebi's send off. The first two tribes to exit the Ilex Maze would win immunity, while one member of the losing team would have the distinction of being the first player eliminated from the game. The teams finished in the following sequence:

• {01}
  In first place was the Ruby Tribe, now known as
  {Forina}
  .
  
  {02}
  The Sapphire Tribe, or
  {Vaporeon's Valiant Vassals}
  , finished second.
  
  {03}
  This left the Emerald Tribe, or the
  {Elite Seven}
  with an invitation to Tribal Council. Who will be the first player to leave the game? Find out soon.

[Mewtwo]

{TRIBAL COUNCIL ONE}

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The seven members of the

{Elite Seven}

trudged into Tribal Council. Defeat welcomed certain vulnerability, as for one of them the journey would come to an abrupt end. In the end, a majority of the tribe chose to eliminate

{Ralts}

, the shy, Feeling Pokémon. A subtle tension creeped onto the island as the first player departed. Can the Elite Seven rebound from an early loss? Only time will tell.

[Mewtwo]

{ROUND TWO}

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Tonight, the tribes made their way to the Nest. As luck would have it, this unforgiving portion of the island would serve as the setting for Immunity Challenge 02. With the help of migrating Noctowls, the moderating team created a Word Search from trainers' distress notes. The two tribes to locate the most words or phrases in twenty-four hours would escape Tribal Council. The last tribe would not be so lucky. Here is how the challenge played out:

• {01}
  The
  {Vassals}
  worked diligently, and became the first team to finish with a perfect score.
  
  {02}
  Bouncing back from Ralts' elimination, the
  {Elite Seven}
  placed a close second.
  
  {03}
  {Forina}
  experienced early progress in the challenge, but was unable to continue its momentum. After winning Challenge 01, members of the Ruby Tribe now find themselves in the hot seat. How will the votes fall? Stay tuned.

[Mewtwo]

{TRIBAL COUNCIL TWO}

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Members of the

{Forina}

entered Tribal Council in a state of disbelief, their Immunity Challenge 01 medals still polished and pristine. One-by-one they cast their votes, each competitor clinging to their individual activity level as hope for survival. When the votes were read, however, it was the Wood Gecko Pokémon

{Treecko}

whose torch was snuffed. Nineteen players remain.

[Mewtwo]

{ROUND THREE}

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Before the third Immunity Challenge could begin, Team Aqua commandeered the game and trapped Vaporeon, Espeon and Umbreon on the ground floor of Sky Pillar. In order to free the mods, the tribes were forced to solve the villains' puzzle, a series of ten broken image links placed in incorrect order. Each team utilized a series of clues to fix the tags, and the two tribes to rearrange them correctly in the least amount of time would win Tribal Immunity. The teams placed in the following order:

• {01}
  The
  {Elite Seven}
  continued their challenge climb, finishing the puzzle in thirty minutes.
  
  {02}
  {Forina}
  recovered from its Challenge 02 loss, placing second after thirty-three minutes of puzzle work.
  
  {03}
  Team Aqua bested the
  {Vassals}
  , who finished with a time of one hour and one minute. After two rounds of safety, the Sapphire Tribe must now vote out one of their own.

[Mewtwo]

{TRIBAL COUNCIL THREE}

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{Vaporeon's Valiant Vassals}

huddled together in the Tribal Cloister as Espeon, Vaporeon and Umbreon oversaw the tribe's deliberation. Slowly, contestants submitted their votes. In a tribe of Water-types, the Chimp Pokémon

{Chimchar}

could not keep his torch alight, and found himself following in the steps of Ralts and Treecko.

[Mewtwo]

{ROUND FOUR}

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Vaporeon took center stage during Immunity Challenge 04, and decided to test the tribes' ability to coordinate under pressure. The mechanics were simple: each player began the challenge with 300 energy points. They would then allocate that energy to cross a series of islands. The player{s} that spent the fewest number of points would be blasted from the challenge, while more judicious competitors would survive. The first tribe to lose all its members would attend Tribal Council. To shake things up, the player to last the longest received an individual Reward. In the revolving door of Immunity Challenge wins and losses, here is how each tribe placed:

• {00}
  {Piplup}
  nudged past stragglers to win Reward.
  
  {01}
  {Forina}
  claimed their second victory of the game, and received the Water Champ Medal for their efforts.
  
  {02}
  The
  {Vassals}
  made good use of their Water-types, and coasted to a comfortable second-place finish.
  
  {03}
  Amidst the chaos, the
  {Elite Seven}
  found themselves washed up. The dampened Pokémon reached Sky Pillar's shores only to begin the climb to the Tribal Council area.

[Mewtwo]

{TRIBAL COUNCIL FOUR}

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For the first time in

Survivor: Sky Pillar

, the initial results of Tribal Council proved inconclusive. The

{Elite Seven}

proceeded to a revote. Neither of the two tied participants could vote. The tribe reached a majority with the second wave of votes, and the Big Eater Pokémon

{Munchlax}

became the second player eliminated from the Emerald Tribe. Seventeen are left. Who will be voted out next?

[Mewtwo]

{HYPER BEAM}

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Today, our three tribes gathered next to Shelgon Bay for the first Reward Challenge of the game. Before the moderating team could explain the challenge, however, Rayquaza awoke in a rage. The Sky High Pokémon unleashed his fury on the island, summoning a Hyper Beam that nearly missed the castaways. Instead, Sky Pillar's guardian struck a submerged quarry and blasted a wave of precious shards into the air. The Eevee Three instructed tribes to collect the debris as it fell. When the dust settled, each player walked away with either a Griseous Orb, Adamant Orb, or Lustrous Orb. To mixed levels of surprise, the teams found themselves standing under two new banners!

The Tribe Swap resulted in the following way:

The

{Diamond Tribe}

, which consisted of Budew, Cherubi, Ekans, Magikarp, Mareep, Riolu, Squirtle and Staryu.




The

{Pearl Tribe}

, which welcomed Beldum, Croagunk, Geodude, Pineco, Piplup, Shinx, Spiritomb and Togepi.




Because Lillipup caught the

{Griseous Orb}

, the pup found himself escorted to Exile. Lillipup will remain isolated from both tribes until Tribal Council 05, at which point he'll join the losing tribe.

[Mewtwo]

{WHAT'S THIS?!?}

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The advent of new tribes gave certain Pokémon the confidence to evolve! Please say hello to these fresh faces, and look forward to more evolutions in the near future.

{Graveler}

{Metang}

{Prinplup}

{Flaaffy}

{Roselia}

{Wartortle}

[Mewtwo]

{ROUND FIVE}

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Tribes

{Izabe}

and

{Vassals of the Elite}

followed the ghosts of Sky Pillar deep beneath the island's catacombs. Among the tunnels, they found an alcove filled with treasures of different values. For the Round 05 Immunity Challenge, each tribe would attempt to collect as many of the items as they could. The team to walk away with the highest number of point earnings would win the challenge and escape Tribal Council. Both teams performed admirably, but when the pilfering had concluded, one tribe snagged immunity by a considerable margin:

• {01}
  {Vassals of the Elite}
  completed the challenge with 115 Points.
  
  {02}
  {Izabe}
  placed second with 84 Points. Despite their best efforts, the Pearl Tribe walked away with Tribal Council summons. Soon, one of their own will be eliminated, providing Lillipup a much-needed escape from Exile.

[Mewtwo]

{TRIBAL COUNCIL FIVE}

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The newly-formed

{Izabe}

proceeded to their first Tribal Council in relative peace. They had failed to deliver, and it was time to rectify that before the Eevee Three and Sky Pillar itself. When the votes were read,

{Graveler}

, one of Izabe's two former Elite Seven castaways, became the game's next victim. Sixteen are left. Who will be voted out next?

[Mewtwo]

{FANGED GROTTO & DRAGON RAGE}

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Following Immunity Challenge 06, Rayquaza decided to commemorate the castaways' successes and decided to open one of two sequestered areas of Sky Pillar for exploration. Both tribes were informed these two locations contained powers that could alter the course of

Survivor: Sky Pillar

. After a series of deliberations held within both tribes, the players were given access to the

{Fanged Grotto}

.

Try as they might to locate the power Sky Pillar's guardian had promised, however, there was nothing to be found. All that greeted them was a fathomless expanse of seafoam green watter -- the grotto itself. It was only when the first Pokémon began to probe the water's still surface that it happened. A surge of mist, foam, and salty water shot skyward, and from within the storm emerged

Graeter Gyarados

, a Pokémon of improbable age and limitless power.

The dragon went into a frenzy, and before either tribe could flee, the it kicked up a crippling Dragon Rage. The attack wiped Sky Pillar's beaches clean of both Diamond and Pearl Tribes, essentially stranding the players in the midst of a Merge.

[Mewtwo]

{SHIPWRECKED TRIBE}

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[Mewtwo]

{ROUND SIX}

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It would seem the castaways' recent interaction with the ghosts of Sky Pillar drew the inner eye of Sabrina, the Psychic Master of Saffron City. The Gym Leader reached the Pokémon through Espeon, and wished to play a game with the

{Shipwrecked Tribe}

. Her challenge was easy to follow; a simple Flash challenge in which the players gained points by making pairs of Pokémon tarot cars. The contestant to finish with the highest score would win Individual Immunity, guaranteeing himself or herself a pass through the drama of

Survivor: Sky Pillar's

sixteen-player Tribal Council.

With a score of

{41475 Points}

, the Penguin Pokémon

{Prinplup}

claimed the coveted Individual Immunity necklace.

[Mewtwo]

{TRIBAL COUNCIL SIX}

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Having just pulled themselves from the wreckage of Graeter Gyarados' Dragon Rage, the sixteen members of the

{Shipwrecked Tribe}

converged on the makeshift Tribal Council area in a daze. Prinplup held fast to the Individual Immunity necklace, as he was the only player with a guaranteed pass to Round 07. When the votes were collected, tallied and read,

{Roselia}

found herself plucked from the game.

[Mewtwo]

{ROUND SEVEN}

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In a game founded upon wheeling and dealing, the moderating team felt it necessary to let the castaways both unwind and possibly walk away from a challenge with something to show for their time on the island. As such, they hosted Sky Pillar's first and {perhaps} only auction! Each player received

{300 Points}

to use for bidding purposes in the Reward Challenge. Players then bolstered their points with individual earnings from the Treasure Trove. Here is how the auction played out:

{Ekans}

| Focus Energy; Challenge Advantage

{Riolu}

| Protect; Individual Immunity at Tribal Council 07

{Flaaffy}

| Double Team; Double Vote at Tribal Council 07

{Togepi}

| Whirlwind; Nullification of one Undisclosed Item

{Metang}

| Undisclosed; Sent to Exile for Challenge 09 and Tribal Council 07

{Cherubi}

| Undisclosed

{Prinplup}

| Undisclosed

{Spiritomb}

| Undisclosed; Nullified by Whirlwind

[Mewtwo]

{ROUND SEVEN}

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The morning following Tribal Council 06, the castaways were woken by a sudden, mild seismic tremor. Wary of Team Aqua, the Eevee Three searched the island for the disturbance's source, and came across a snoozing Snorlax. After a few minutes of poking and prodding, the moderators realized that the gentle giant had fallen asleep on the Immunity Necklace! The moderators entrusted the castaways with waking him. Each castaway was given a Poké Flute and instructed to the replicate the songs to the best of their ability. To do so, they would each have to gain points by identifying the Pokémon movie in which each composition could be found and naming the Pokémon to which each song was associated. With a total of

{18 Points}

out of 20,

{Herdier}

proved most capable of waking Snorlax, and won Individual Immunity for his efforts.

[Mewtwo]

{TRIBAL COUNCIL SEVEN}

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After seven rounds of play, the castaways found themselves growing weary of their undead neighbors. Sky Pillar's ghosts, the spectral Shuppets and elusive Duskulls, had grown fond of wailing through the night, and their antics proved demoralizing to the shipwrecked contestants. At Tribal Council, the group decided to exorcise their only tie to the spirits, sending a clear message to the island's shades as the voted

{Spiritomb}

from the game.