History Blog / Pokemaniacal

** Episode 5 is titled [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars 'Bone Wars']].

* CharacterTiers: Daku the Gabite is so hilariously obsessed with the metagame tiers of competitive Pokémon, even basing his attitude to other Pokémon depending on where they rank.

* AffablyEvil: Affable might be stretching it a little, but she's willing to listen to Pokémon and their problems if she thinks they can help her in some way. Plus, she genuinely cares about (at the very least) Lavoisier and Spruce.

--> '''Spruce: Am I the only one who just wants to help people?

* Reviews of episodes of the [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} anime]], along with his own musings on what they add to how we see the world of Pokémon as a whole, either through setting or characters. He also has reviews of a number of Pokémon movies, as well as Anime/PokemonOrigins.

* BadassBoast / {{Catchphrase}}: How Ruby typically introduces herself to any new potential party member: “I am Ruby the Fennekin/Braixen, fiery jewel among Pokémon, sorceress supereme! Perhaps you’ve heard of me.”

* CardCarryingVillain: Ruby and Luna.

* FriendInTheBlackMarket: Yvonne to Luna, though Yvonne insists she is a respectable merchant.

* [[LooksLikeJesus Looks Like Bird Jesus]]: Spruce, being a Pidgey/Pidgeotto, was greeted as a child of the Saviour (aka the Pidgeot known as Bird Jesus from TwitchPlaysPokemon) by Fisher.

[[http://pokemaniacal.tumblr.com/ Pokémaniacal]] is a Pokémon-themed blog on {{Tumblr}} (originally on {{Blogspot}}) run by Pokémaniac Chris, a classicist from New Zealand and a big fan of Franchise/{{Pokemon}}. Initially, Chris started out by writing reviews (for the amusement of his friends) of the Pokémon introduced in VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite, the first games of the fifth generation. In these entries he would give quick rundowns on each Pokémon's design backgrounds and flavors, tying them into real-world history, art, and culture, followed by a summary of their battling capabilities, potential team roles, and attractive movesets, before finally giving his verdict on whether or not they "deserve to live". However, it must be noted that Chris is not a so-called [[NostalgiaFilter "genwunner"]]; as he [[http://pokemaniacal.tumblr.com/post/17760694085/my-quest-concludes pointed out]], the whole reason he does this was to show people (particularly said genwunners) that Creator/GameFreak are actually still capable designers and that there are still many legitimately good Pokémon designs.

* GenreSavvy: Ruby seems to have wisened up to the fact that she and her party will always grab the attention of bizarre Pokémon, no matter where they are.

--> '''Kadabra:''' Riddle me this, foxy: [[RiddleOfTheSphinx what walks on three legs in the evening]], has a bed but never sleeps, makes some men blind but helps others to see, and [[AlicesAdventuresInWonderland is like a raven]] ''[[AlicesAdventuresInWonderland and]]'' [[AlicesAdventuresInWonderland a writing-desk?]]
--> '''Ruby:''' ...you- I don’t- what?
--> '''Kadabra:''' You! CONFUSION!
--> '''Ruby:''' That doesn’t even make s-aaaaaaaauuuughh!

* ShoutOut: Well-known Pokémon memes are often incorporated into the story, such as TwitchPlaysPokemon in the case of Fisher and Hot-Skitty-On-Wailord-Action.

* Records or notes of his playthroughs of various Pokémon games, usually in prosaic form. So far he has four: [[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 White 2]], [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY X]], [[VideoGame/PokemonOmegaRubyAndAlphaSapphire AlphaSapphire]], and a Nuzlocke of X.

* OhCrap: Ruby's reaction upon realizing that [[Melissa had prepared a swarm of flesh-eating parasites to be released upon her death.]]

* BadassPreacher: Fisher, being an Apostle of the [[TheChurch Church of the Helix]] and who kicks more and more ass as the story goes on (just ask the assassin Pinsir!)

* WeirdnessMagnet: Ruby and her entire party. She seems to have caught on to it.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Of various characters in the anime (for example, he argues that Ash is actually a very atypical Trainer), as well as of Zinzolin in White 2.

* OneOfUs: Other than being a fan of Pokémon (and [=RPGs=] in general), he’s a big fan of Star Wars and ASongOfIceAndFire. He’s also referenced ThisVeryWiki several times.

* {{Squick}}: Ruby, Spruce, and Fisher all react with this upon witnessing Yvonne's, ah, elasticity.

[[folder: Tropes in X Nuzlocke]]

* ShoutOut: Well-known Pokémon memes are often incorporated into the story, such as TwitchPlaysPokemon in the case of Fisher and Hot-Skitty-On-Wailord-Action.
** Amaldos and Lelanthion have been compared to [[BabylonFive Vorlons]].

* ColdBloodedTorture: What Luna does to an unnamed Pokémon. [[ForTheEvulz For her personal amusement.]]

* RiddleMeThis: The rogue Kadabra the party had to dispatch appeared while asking Ruby one riddle consisting of ''four'' well-known riddles!
--> '''Kadabra:''' Riddle me this, foxy: [RiddleOfTheSphinx what walks on three legs in the evening]], has a bed but never sleeps, makes some men blind but helps others to see, and [[AlicesAdventuresInWonderland is like a raven ''and'' a writing-desk?]]

** Amusingly, from Ruby’s perspective Luna was her only sensible minion (much to Ruby’s worry).

* PyroManiac: [[PlayingWithFire Ruby’s]] solution to anything (forests, giant webs, etc.) is to burn it. Including other Pokémon.

* [[LooksLikeJesus Looks Like Bird Jesus]]: Spruce, being a Pidgey/Pidgeotto, was greeted as a child of the Saviour (aka Bird Jesus from TwitchPlaysPokemon) by Fisher.

* OnlySaneMan: [[RuleOfThree Spruce again.]]

* PlayingWithFire: Ruby’s solution to anything (forests, giant webs, etc.) is to burn it. Including other Pokémon.

* SelfMadeOrphan: Luna is implied to be one.

* MacGuffin: The Mega Stones, which Ruby is hunting down in order to gain more magical powers.

* TheSociopath: Luna, ''so much''

* MixedMetaphor: Amaldos and Lelanthion speak ‘’only’’ in this. Spruce tries to get in on it too, with little luck, bless the little guy.

* TheDreaded: Melissa. She terrified Spruce, Bodkin, and even ‘’Ruby’’, [[spoiler: until she died, of course.]]

* PinkieSwear: Melissa the Beedrill forced a Vivillon to do this to never again attack Santalune Forest. Vivillon [[LampshadeHanging pointed out that they’re insects and they don’t have pinkies]], but Melissa wasn’t having any of it.

* {{Pirate}}: Cap’n Steve the Lapras, complete with [[TalkLikeAPirate pirate talk]], an EyepatchOfPower, a Jolly Roger, a [[PiratePegleg wooden oar for a fin]], and even a PirateParrot in the form of Polly the Chatot!

* BadassBoast/{{Catchphrase}}: How Ruby typically introduces herself to any new potential party member: “I am Ruby the Fennekin/Braixen, fiery jewel among Pokémon, sorceress supereme! Perhaps you’ve heard of me.”

* {{Pirate}}: Cap’n Steve the Lapras, complete with [[TalkingLikeAPirate pirate talk]], an EyepatchOfPower, a Jolly Roger, a [[PiratePegleg wooden oar for a fin]], and even a PirateParrot in the form of Polly the Chatot!

* OneOfUs: Other than being a fan of Pokémon (and [=RPGs=] in general), he’s a big fan of ASongOfIceAndFire. He’s also referenced ThisVeryWiki several times.

* TheSmartGuy: What a lot of his readers seem to consider Chris. The fact that he can always back his opinions up in well-written but easily-readable essays contribute to this image.

* ArchNemesis: The Pokémon Chris actively despises and thinks are irredeemably stupid, such as Probopass, Garbodor, the Pikachu clones, or any of the Pokémon on his list of Top Ten Worst Pokémon.

** To whatever extent that you could call a movie a nemesis: ''Arceus and The Jewel of Life''.

* ArchNemesis: The Pokémon Chris actively despises and thinks are irredeemably stupid, such as Probopass, Garbodor, or any of the Pokémon on his list of Top Ten Worst Pokémon.
** To whatever extent that you could call a movie a nemesis: ‘’Arceus and The Jewel of Life’’.

* RunningGag: His vitriolic review of Garbodor, The Jewel of Life, or Rayquaza’s role in Emerald.

[[http://pokemaniacal.tumblr.com/ Pokémaniacal]] is a Pokémon-themed blog on {{Tumblr}} (originally on {{Blogspot}}) run by Pokémaniac Chris, a classicist from New Zealand and a big fan of Franchise/{{Pokemon}}. Initially, Chris started out by writing reviews (for the amusement of his friends) on the Pokémon introduced in VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite, the first games of the fifth generation. In these entries he would give quick rundowns on each Pokémon's design backgrounds and flavors, tying them into real-world history, art, and culture, followed by a summary of their battling capabilities, potential team roles, and attractive movesets, before finally giving his verdict on whether or not they "deserve to live". However, it must be noted that Chris is not a so-called [[NostalgiaFilter "genwunner"]]; as he [[http://pokemaniacal.tumblr.com/post/17760694085/my-quest-concludes pointed out]], the whole reason he does this was to show people (particularly said genwunners) that Creator/GameFreak are actually still capable designers and that there are still many legitimately good Pokémon designs.

* Reviews of specific categories of Pokémon Trainers (such as Champions and Rivals) and specific categories of Pokémon (such as Starter Pokémon and Eeveelutions).

* Records or notes of his playthroughs of various Pokémon games, usually in prosaic form. So far he has four: [[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 White 2]] , [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY X]], [[VideoGame/PokemonOmegaRubyAndAlphaSapphire AlphaSapphire]], and a Nuzlocke of X.

* OneOfUs: Other than being a fan of Pokémon (and RPGs in general), he’s a big fan of ASongOfIceAndFire. He’s also referenced ThisVeryWiki several times.