FROM THE WORLDWIDE REGISTER

Surveyor's String Line, a captured specimen

Surveyor's String Line

MACHINE

COMMON · 1 RECORDED WORLDWIDE

"Stretched tight across disturbed earth, marking where something is about to change."

First recorded by Armen, July 18, 2026.

SPECIMENS ON FILE

Surveyor's String Line, a recorded specimen
FIRST TO SCIENCE
Surveyor's String Line, a recorded specimen
RECORDED

2 plates on file. Every one is a player's photograph.

FIELD GUIDE

All-Rounder
No weakness, no specialty · dependable in any matchup.

HP 52
Attack 46
Defense 43
Sp. Atk 43
Sp. Def 43
Speed 43

STAT TOTAL 270 · COMMON BUDGET 270

LEARNSET · MOVES BY LEVEL
LEVELMOVETYPECLASSPOWERACCURACY
L1 Bump NEUTRAL physical 40 100%
An artless full-body shove. Everyone starts somewhere.
L1 Hard Stare NEUTRAL status · 100%
A withering look that saps the target's will to fight. · Lowers the foe's Attack
L2 Cold Start MACHINE physical 40 100%
Lurches into motion before anyone is ready. Always strikes first. · Priority +1
L3 Gear Bite MACHINE physical 50 95%
Toothed wheels catch and pull. May tighten the user’s Attack. · 10% chance to raise the user's Attack
L5 Wrench Whack MACHINE physical 60 100%
The universal fix, applied with feeling.
L7 Ratchet Up MACHINE status · 100%
Click by click, tighter and meaner. Raises Attack. · Raises the user's Attack
L9 Armor Plating MACHINE status · 100%
Bolts on another layer. Defense sharply rises. · Sharply raises the user's Defense
L11 Lalala NEUTRAL status · 55%
An innocent little tune. Listeners drift off mid-verse. · Inflicts sleep on the foe
L12 Sawblade Toss MACHINE special 80 95%
A spinning disc with a bad attitude. May make the target flinch. · 10% flinch chance
L14 Iron Claw MINERAL physical 50 95%
A metal-hard rake that hones itself on impact. May raise Attack. · 10% chance to raise the user's Attack
L16 Scowl NEUTRAL status · 90%
A look so grim the target forgets to hurry. Speed harshly falls. · Sharply lowers the foe's Speed
L18 Boiler Burst MACHINE special 95 90%
The gauge was lying. May burn. · 20% chance to inflict burn on the foe

Every species draws its own learnset from its type. A specimen learns these as it levels.

FIELD MATCHUPS

BEATS
Koala
BEAST
Koala
Ceiling Light Fixture
ELECTRIC
Ceiling Light Fixture
WARY OF
Tick
BUG
Tick
Mcdonalds Mascot Toy
ART
Mcdonalds Mascot Toy

THE LEDGER

1 NATURALIST HOLDS ONE

First recorded July 18, 2026. Latest July 18, 2026.

Develops per week, the last twelve weeks. The register began keeping records in July 2026.

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