History Characters / PokemonGenerationIIITreeckoToSharpedo

* SignificantAnagram: Ralts' name in both English and Japanese kana is a partial anagram of "astral" (アストラル ''asutoraru''), alluding to its psychic powers.

* DifficultButAwesome: Breloom has average to poor stats outside of its Attack and its typing leaves it with several unfortunate weaknesses, but it also has an amazing movepool and all three of its abilities are very useful, meaning that Breloom will be a great Pokémon to use provided that you work around its weaknesses.

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* CrutchCharacter: Skitty's stats are higher than [[ComMon Patrat's]], but Delcatty's even weaker than Butterfree.

* KryptoniteIsEverywhere: [[SuperpowerLottery Shedinja is impervious to damage!]] Well, provided that it doesn't get hit by an attack with the type of one of its 5 weaknesses [[TheCorruption or a Shadow move]], is on the field during [[GeoEffects Hail, Sandstorm, or Shadow Sky, switches in while Stealth Rock, Spikes, or Toxic Spikes are on the field]], gets inflicted with [[StatusEffects Poison, Leech Seed, Confusion, Burn, Curse, Nightmare]], or [[BrownNote Perish Song]], attacks an opponent using [[TakingYouWithMe Destiny Bond]] or Spiky Shield or has the abilities [[PowerNullifier Mummy, Wandering Spirit]], [[TheSpiny Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, or is holding a Rocky Helmet]]. [[OverlyLongGag Or, for that matter]], any non-Fighting/Normal attack from a Pokémon with the Mold Breaker, Teravolt, or Turboblaze abilities or the move [[PowerNullifier Gastro Acid]], Worry Seed, Entrainment, Simple Beam, Sunsteel Strike, Moongeist Beam, or Photon Geyser, which turn Shedinja into just another OneHitPointWonder.

** After being largely passed over in favor of his counterpart since the birth of the Fairy-Type, Gen IX blessed Gallade with the new Sharpness ability, boosting the power of his many cutting attacks by 50% and two new moves, Sacred Sword (formerly the {{SecretArt}} of the Musketdeer Quartet) and Aqua Cutter (the Water type version of Psycho Cut).

** After being largely passed over in favor of his counterpart since the birth of the Fairy-Type, Gen IX blessed Gallade with the new Sharpness ability, boosting the power of his many cutting attacks by 50%.

* CriticalHitClass: Gallade has access to a large quantity of physical moves with high critical hit rates. Specifically, he can use [[NonElemental Slash]], [[CombatPragmatist Night Slash]], [[GreenThumb Leaf Blade]], [[DishingOutDirt Stone Edge]], and [[PsychicPowers Psycho Cut]], and he has a new ability in Gen IX in Sharpness to take full advantage of their critical hits (though only the ones involving cutting or slashing).

* KamehameHadoken: In ''Legends: Arceus'' Gardevoir is able to learn Aura Sphere as a level up move. In ''Sword and Shield'' Gallade can learn it via TR.

* CriticalHitClass: Gallade has access to a large quantity of physical moves with high critical hit rates. Specifically, he can use [[NonElemental Slash]], [[CombatPragmatist Night Slash]], [[GreenThumb Leaf Blade]], [[DishingOutDirt Stone Edge]], and [[PsychicPowers Psycho Cut]].
* CuteMonsterGirl: Kirlia and Gardevoir appear very feminine and beautiful while being just humanoid enough to qualify. Oddly, they can be male despite this. Gallade is a Cute Monster Boy that trades the feminine look for a masculine one.
* DeathOrGloryAttack: Of a sort. If taught Hyper Beam, Mega Gardevoir takes a 150 damage attack, powers it further with its witheringly high Special Attack stat, gets a STAB bonus, [[ElementalRockPaperScissors and turns it into a Fairy attack (with a 30% damage boost on top of that)]], a combination which is incredibly hard to withstand. However, because of the one-turn recharge and Gardevoir's GlassCannon tendencies, it's incredibly unlikely that Gardevoir will survive what comes after, especially if the enemy somehow survives. Also, Pixilate's boost was reduced to 20% in Gen VII.

** Gallade is this to the Bisharp line in ''Black and White''. While Gallade is an honourable KnightInShiningArmor, protecting those in need, Bisharp is a ruthless CombatPragmatist that finishes off weakened foes that Pawniward have roughened up. Both are powerful physical attackers with middling speed, and both have similar designs, namely blade shaped horns and humanoid bodies. Pawniard's Steel type is super-effective against Ralts's Fairy type, but Ralts acquires the Fighting type when evolving into Gallade, which is super-effective to both the Dark and Steel types of Pawniard and Bisharp.

* NoPronunciationGuide: Is it Nin-cay-da or Nin-cah-da? The English pronunciation of "cicada" suggests that it should be the former, but the anime uses the latter.

* BalanceBuff: In Generation 6, the line (sans Gallade) picked up the Fairy-Type, eliminating their Dark- and Bug-type weaknesses and giving them an immunity to Dragon-type moves. It's now a rather bad idea for them to enter the battlefield against a Poison-type, though. The Fairy-type also gave them a reliable way at striking back at Dark-types. Gardevoir and Gallade also received Mega Evolutions, making them substantially stronger.

* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Budew is a tiny baby rose bud.

* CuteKitten: Skitty is about the most adorable cat-based Pokémon in the series, with it's closest rivals being Purrloin (Gen V), Espurr (Gen VI), Litten (Gen VII) and Sprigatito (Gen IX).

* CuteKitten: Skitty is about the most adorable cat-based Pokémon in the series.

* DeathOrGloryAttack: Of a sort. If taught Hyper Beam, Mega Gardevoir takes a 150 damage attack, add it to its witheringly high Special Attack stat, gets a STAB bonus, [[ElementalRockPaperScissors and turns it into a Fairy attack (with a 30% damage boost on top of that)]], a combination which is incredibly hard to withstand. However, because of the one-turn recharge and Gardevoir's GlassCannon tendencies, it's incredibly unlikely that Gardevoir will survive what comes after, especially if the enemy somehow survives. Also, Pixilate's boost was reduced to 20% in Gen VII.

* DeathOrGloryAttack: Of a sort. If taught Hyper Beam, Mega Gardevoir takes a 150 damage attack, adds it to its witheringly high Special Attack stat, gets a STAB bonus, [[ElementalRockPaperScissors and turns it into a Fairy attack (with a 30% damage boost on top of that)]], a combination which is incredibly hard to withstand. However, because of the one-turn recharge and Gardevoir's GlassCannon tendencies, it's incredibly unlikely that Gardevoir will survive what comes after, especially if the enemy somehow survives. Also, Pixilate's boost was reduced to 20% in Gen VII.

* MixAndMatchCritters: Zigzagoon has elements of both racoons and tanukis; it has stripes like the former, but learns Belly Drum in reference to the latter. Linoone resembles various mustelids, and the whole Galarian line are based on badgers.

** Torchic itself was deemed cute enough to appear as a NPC sprite in the ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'' games despite not being native to the region and even allowed in Amity Square, which is well known for being ''very selective'' over who is deemed as "cute". It is also the only starter Pokémon that can be caught from the Pokéwalker, although it is an extremely rare encounter from an event-only course.

* LadyAndKnight: Gardevoir's the lady, Gallade's the knight. Given Gardevoir's gender distribution, they're just as likely to be male-and-male or female-and-male versions.

* DualTonfas: Gallade's arms effectively function as natural versions of these weapons. They become more pronounced as Mega Gallade.

* HuMons: The Ralts line is among the most human-looking Pokémon out there. Ralts itself looks like a little girl in a long dres, its evolution Kirlia resembles a ballerina with pigtails, and the final evolution Gardevoir looks like a lady in a ballroom gown with pseudo-PeekABangs. The alternate final evolution Gallade is more masculine and resembles a knight.

* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Ralts! It looks like a toddler in a nightgown! Kirlia is no slouch in the cute department either. Gardevoir drops most cute elements and become a Ridiculously ''Gorgeous'' Critter, and Gallade becomes handsome.

* AngelicBeauty: WordOfGod says Gardevoir's feminine or more likely androgynous physique is inspired by angels (which might explain their undying will to protect their trainers as a reference to {{Guardian Angel}}s).