[Kairose]

While the rest of the party prepared for a potential battle by swapping mons and increasing their abilities, Dave throws a knife at the shellfish while Slasher moves in to strike, while their target launches a volley of icicles at them, striking Punipuni, Rhea, Slasher, Collin and Dave each with a single icicle.

:)	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08
A	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
B	X	X	X			X	X	X
C	X	X		Cl			X	X
D	X		Pu	Rh	Sl			X
E	X							X
F		X					X
G			X	CB	DS	X
H	X			MS	BD	Pe		X

Initiative:
DS - Dave
CB - Collin
MS - Mueki
BD - Blake

Sl - Slasher
Pe - Pel Focus Energy

Cl - Opponent

Rh - Rhea +1 Defense Stage
Pu - Punipuni +1 Defense Stage

X - Frozen boxes. Impassable.

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Summary:
Dave's Arms Attack hits for 1 damage
Various mons are swapped
Slasher's Faint Attack hits for 12 damage.
Pel focuses, increasing her crit rate
Cl's Icicle Spear scores a critical hit on Punipuni for 2 damage, and normally hits Rhea for 16 damage, Slasher for 6 damage, Collin for 18 damage, and Dave for 20 damage.
Punipuni and Rhea curl up to protect themselves.