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** Like Oshawott, he's a Water Starter for the Equestrian Region and ran away from the lab because he wanted Flash to be his trainer, and was somewhat of a crybaby.

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** Like Oshawott, he's a Water Starter for the Equestrian Equestria Region and ran away from the lab because he wanted Flash to be his trainer, and was somewhat of a crybaby.



* HeroicRematch: [[spoiler:After losing to Lightning Blitz and his Chimplug/Gorillamp twice previously, Riptide finally manages to defeat them during the Equestria League finals.]]



* RedBaron: He became known as "The Prince of the Forest".



* TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler:He returns twice during ''Equestrian Champions''. First, he and the rest of the Dragon Kingdom answer Flash's call to come to the Crystal EMpire to help him stop Sombra, with Hopper properly reuniting with Flash and the others afterwards and meeting Astro. Then, he temporarily returns to Flash's team to help him win his battle against Lightning Blitz in the Equestria League finals.]]



* BeyondRedemption: His grandfather Grand Hoof sees him as this by "The Grand Mountain Mystery", saying that Lightning is "lost to him now", and probably has been ever since he lost his title to Shining Armor. Grand comments he should have put him in his place long ago to stop him from getting to this point, but was too soft on him. When Grand confronts him during the Equestria League, he tells Lightning he knows he can't change him, no matter how much he might want to, and that he is done torturing himself by constantly reaching out to him just to be rejected, and basically disowns Lightning until he is ready to realize his way of doing things is wrong.

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* BeyondRedemption: His grandfather Grand Hoof sees him as this by "The Grand Mountain Mystery", saying that Lightning is "lost to him now", and probably has been ever since he lost his title to Shining Armor. Grand comments he should have put him in his place long ago to stop him from getting to this point, but was too soft on him. When Grand confronts him during the Equestria League, he tells Lightning he knows he can't change him, no matter how much he might want to, and that he is done torturing himself by constantly reaching out to him just to be rejected, and basically disowns Lightning until he is ready to realize his way of doing things is wrong. [[spoiler:After he loses to Flash in the finals and has his entire worldview shattered, he takes a huge slice of HumblePie and finally realizes what Flash and Grand kept trying to tell have have had merit, and humbly asks Grand to help him train.]]
* BreakTheHaughty: [[spoiler:After having a full-blown VillainousBreakdown during his battle with Flash during the Equestria League finals, he has his entire worldview shattered when he ends up ''losing'' to Flash, and ends up mumbling how this wasn't supposed to happen and he was supposed to win and go on to beat Shining Armor.


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** During his VillainousBreakdown in the Equestria League finals, when Riptide [[TheDeterminator refuses to stay down against Gorillamp]] like he is "supposed to", he starts ''demanding'' that he be declared the winner before Riptide is officially declared unable to battle, insiting that the battle is over and that Riptide can't go on anymore due to "being a weakling", even starting to use threats before [[ShutUpHannibal Flash finally tells him to just shut up]]. [[spoiler:After he and Gorillamp are defeated, he begins whispering to himself how this wasn't "supposed" to go and he was "supposed" to win and beat Shining Armor because he is the "strongest".]]
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* GracefulLoser: Trixie has been shown that despite her boasting, she constantly takes defeat well. [[AdaptationalNiceGuy Much better than she did in canon]].
** After she loses to Twilight in her debut chapter, [[IGaveMyWord she honors her deal]] and relocates her show away from the library.
** She takes her defeat against Applejack well in The Hoof Cup, defending herself against her father that Applejack was tough.
** She congrats Double Diamond after he beats her in the Avalanche Sled Race, shaking his hand.
** After losing to Flash in the first round of the Equestria League, she thanks him for a great battle and for making her time in the League a rush. Later during the finals between Flash and Lightning Blitz, Trixie joins Rarity, Pinkie, and Fluttershy in [[PomPomGirl dressing as cheerleaders]] to cheer for Flash during the battle.
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* OneWingelAngel: [[spoiler:When Sombra is backed into a corner, watching his plans ruined right as he was having a NearVillainVictory, he loses his cool and grabs the Crystal Heart, only for it to unexpectedly go out of control in his hands. It shots energy that ends up zapping Tyrandark, Alicormony, and Dischaos, and fuses them all together with Sombra, into a monstrous titan, resembling a giant Crystal version of Tyrandark, with its arms taking the shape of the absorbed Legendaries, and Sombra the one in control of the new body. Sombra tries to use his new body to continue his goals and conquer Equestria, first trying to destroy the Shadow Spear so nothing can stand in his way. After an intense battle, where [[GondorCallsForAid Flash calls in help from every trainer in Equestria]], Flash uses the Shadow Spear to break the Crystal Heart, separating the titan back into its four original bodies and defeating Sombra once and for all.]]

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* OneWingelAngel: OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:When Sombra is backed into a corner, watching his plans ruined right as he was having a NearVillainVictory, he loses his cool and grabs the Crystal Heart, only for it to unexpectedly go out of control in his hands. It shots energy that ends up zapping Tyrandark, Alicormony, and Dischaos, and fuses them all together with Sombra, into a monstrous titan, resembling a giant Crystal version of Tyrandark, with its arms taking the shape of the absorbed Legendaries, and Sombra the one in control of the new body. Sombra tries to use his new body to continue his goals and conquer Equestria, first trying to destroy the Shadow Spear so nothing can stand in his way. After an intense battle, where [[GondorCallsForAid Flash calls in help from every trainer in Equestria]], Flash uses the Shadow Spear to break the Crystal Heart, separating the titan back into its four original bodies and defeating Sombra once and for all.]]

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-->'''Luna:''' "Ha! Looks like you don't need wings to fly after all.

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-->'''Luna:''' "Ha! Ha! Looks like you don't need wings to fly after all.


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* EldritchTransformation: [[spoiler:During his VillainousBreakdown when his plans start falling apart around him, he grabs the Crystal Heart, only for it to suddenly start firing energy out of control, zapping Tyrandark, Alicormony, and Dischaos, and merging them all together with Sombra to transform them into a [[EldritchAbomination hideous gigantic monster]], with Sombra the only one in control.]]


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* OneWingelAngel: [[spoiler:When Sombra is backed into a corner, watching his plans ruined right as he was having a NearVillainVictory, he loses his cool and grabs the Crystal Heart, only for it to unexpectedly go out of control in his hands. It shots energy that ends up zapping Tyrandark, Alicormony, and Dischaos, and fuses them all together with Sombra, into a monstrous titan, resembling a giant Crystal version of Tyrandark, with its arms taking the shape of the absorbed Legendaries, and Sombra the one in control of the new body. Sombra tries to use his new body to continue his goals and conquer Equestria, first trying to destroy the Shadow Spear so nothing can stand in his way. After an intense battle, where [[GondorCallsForAid Flash calls in help from every trainer in Equestria]], Flash uses the Shadow Spear to break the Crystal Heart, separating the titan back into its four original bodies and defeating Sombra once and for all.]]
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** Sunset Shimmer flirts with him a lot after he helped save her. She even [[spoiler:[[ForcefulKiss stole]] his FirstKiss from him at the end of ''''Total Eclixie the Heart'']], to the shock of him and everyone else.

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** Sunset Shimmer flirts with him a lot after he helped save her. She even [[spoiler:[[ForcefulKiss stole]] his FirstKiss from him at the end of ''''Total ''Total Eclixie the Heart'']], to the shock of him and everyone else.



** There are several instances of this happening with [[spoiler:Sunset Shimmer. After she kisses Flash at the end of ''Total Eclixie of the Heart'', leaving ''everyone'' shocked and Flash blushing after having his FirstKiss stolen, she tells him to "get over himself" and reminds him of his chores to do. Later in "The Hoof Cup Begins", after Sunset blows Flash a kiss at the end of her phone call, while everyone else is snickering at Flash being flustered, she just tells him to get his head back in the game]].

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** There are several instances of this happening with [[spoiler:Sunset Shimmer. After she kisses Flash at the end of ''Total Eclixie of the Heart'', leaving ''everyone'' shocked and Flash blushing after having his FirstKiss stolen, she tells him to "get over himself" and reminds him of his chores to do. Later in "The Hoof Cup Begins", after Sunset blows Flash a kiss at the end of her phone call, while everyone else is snickering at Flash being flustered, she just tells him to get his head back in the game]].
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* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: Father example, but [[spoiler:when Hopper returns during the Equestria League finals, Ryu reveals Princess laid their egg a week ago and they are going to be parents. Spike points out that Hopper isn't even a year old yet, though this may be justified given Pokémon biology and how they potentially grow up much faster than humans]].
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* ShipperOnDeck: [[spoiler:Despite having previously fallen in love with Flash herself, by the end of "The Ocean Champion" she fully supports him and Twilight getting together, since she realizes that [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy Twilight knows more about him than her and is better for him]]. While hugging them both goodbye, she whispers to Twilight "He's all yours".]]
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: He only initially only appeared in one chapter in ''Harmony and Chaos'' during a flashback, before eventually making one more appearance in ''Equestrian Champions'', but it is thanks to his actions that Flash and Springer met and became best friends and partners. Essentially meaning the events of the series are thanks to him.

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* SmallRoleBigImpact: He only initially only appeared in one chapter in ''Harmony and Chaos'' during a flashback, before eventually making one more appearance in ''Equestrian Champions'', but it is thanks to his actions that Flash and Springer met and became best friends and partners. Essentially meaning the events of the series are thanks to him.
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* HandicappedBadass: [[spoiler:He was exposed to the energy of an Everstone, meaning he will likely remain a Riolu forever.]] Despite this though, he still constantly proves to be one of Flash's best Pokémon, and more than once [[BeyondTheImpossible has learned powerful moves that were thought to be impossible for Riolu yo learn until evolving]].

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* HandicappedBadass: [[spoiler:He was exposed to the energy of an Everstone, meaning he will likely remain a Riolu forever.]] Despite this though, he still constantly proves to be one of Flash's best Pokémon, and more than once [[BeyondTheImpossible has learned powerful moves that were thought to be impossible for Riolu yo to learn until evolving]].


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* ManBitesMan: He knows moves like Bite, Crunch, and Poison Fang, which makes sense considering he is based on a posionous snake.


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* ManBitesMan: Hopper eventually learns Bite, and later upgrades it to Crunch.


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* ManBitesMan: He had a habit of biting people when he first hatched, and after some training with Flash he upgrades it to Crunch.
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* BrutalHonesty: Just like in canon, she has no filter when stating her opinions and observations, no matter how harsh or hurtful they are.
* NotSoStoic: She maintains a cool demeanor for most of her apperance, believing herself to be in complete control of her battles with Flash. But, when Flash and Astro take control of the rematch, and Morgrem seems to be on the verge of defeat, she losses her cool and starts screaming that [[ThisCannotBe this should be impossible]].
* SoreLoser: Zig-zagged and downplayed with her. After she loses to Flash and Astro in their rematch, she growls in anger and says that he might have beat her but reminds him she also beat him, so that means they are just tied now. When Flash offers if she wants another battle as a tie-breaker, she says no since she has places to be, but says she is going to work to get rid of her weakness and take them down the next time they run into each other, reasoning all she needs to do is get a strong Fairy move for Morgrem.
* TakeThat: She is essentially one towards players that only see Pokémon as a numbers and statistics game instead of just having fun.
* ThisCannotBe: When Astro starts to gain the upperhand against Morgrem in their rematch, Sugarcoat starts screaming that this is impossible. After she loses she continues to say that a single day of training shouldn't have made Astro that strong, and that the typing and level difference should have made it impossible for them to win.


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* DidntSeeThatComing: Despite all his experience as a Gym Leader, he is completly shocked when Astro evolves from a Starvern to a Galvern during his battle with Ember's Champagoon, saying he has never seen a Pokémon evolve during a Gym Battle before.

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* CombatCommentator: He serves this role in several battles, like the one between Flash and Thorax.

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* CombatCommentator: CombatReferee: He serves this role in several battles, like the one between Flash and Thorax.



* OutOfFocus: In comparison to the rest of the CMC, Scootaloo is the least prominent of them in their appearance in ''Equestria Adventures''.

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* OutOfFocus: In comparison to the rest of the CMC, Scootaloo is the least prominent of them in their appearance in ''Equestria ''Equestrian Adventures''.



* BattleAnnouncer: Fleetfoot acts as the announcer in the matches with Spitfire.

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* DontYouDarePityMe: When he and his Noivern lose to Flash and Hopper, he is shocked when Hopper simply roars in Noivern's face when he has him pinned instead of finishing him off. When Flash says there was no point in causing Noivern anymore pain when it was clear they already won, Ryu angirly accuses Flash of turning Hopper into a pushover.
* ItsPersonal: Part of his grude against Flash is due to [[spoiler:how he wound up being Hopper's trainer instead of him. Ryu was meant to be Hopper's trainer when he hatched, but due to his egg being stolen that didn't end up happening. Eventually, Ryu challeneges Flash for the right to be Hopper's trainer, only to end up losing to Hopper himself]].



* SecondPlaceIsForLosers: He has this mentality, and openly mocks [[spoiler:Flash for coming in second place at the Hoofington Battle Tournament, despite having the prince of dragons on his team, trying to further argue how it makes Flash an unworthy trainer for Hopper]]. Drayce however argues otherwise.
-->'''Ryu:''' Second place is first loser.



* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Even though the dragon kingdom is supposed to be forbidden to outsiders, Drayce still remains cordial with Flash's group and thanks him for supposedly bringing back the prince of the dragons, Hopper.

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* DisappointedInYou: He starts his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to his son Ryu by telling him he has brought shame to the draconids with his actions.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Even though the dragon kingdom is supposed to be forbidden to outsiders, Drayce still remains cordial with Flash's group and thanks him for supposedly bringing back the prince of the dragons, Hopper. He is also understanding when Flash is reluctant to leave Hopper there, despite how important he is to the kingdom, recognizing how hard it is for him to give up his friend.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He gives one to his son Ryu, after he has constantly been nothing but disrespectful to their guest, refused to see reason, ended up getting his Noivern hurt because of his grudge, and has been acting just like Cadmus.
-->'''Drace:''' Ryu, you have brought great shame to our people this day. You're letting what happened with Cadmus turn you into him.\\
'''Ryu:''' How can you say that?! I'm nothing like him!\\
'''Drace:''' Don't be so sure. You're trying to force what you think is best for everyone on them, just like he did. And you've refused to listen to reason every time, this time resulting in you getting beaten, and your Pokémon suffering! That is something us draconids should never do!
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* CoolOldLady: She's not only a Gym Leader, but she's also a really pleasant person in general.


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* GracefulLoser: Despite losing to Flash Sentry, Granny takes it incredibly well, gives him the Harvest Badge as a reward, and gives him some last words of encouragement.
* NeverMessWithGranny: Granny Smith is a skilled Pokémon trainer who is far cooler than what her old age would imply.


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* GracefulLoser: Even after losing, Braeburn thanks Flash for giving him such an exciting match, even commenting that he doesn't even care about the outcome.
* NiceGuy: Even as Thunderhooves voices his distate towards him, Braeburn remains nothing but friendly to him and even saves him from a stampede of Stampalo.


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* AllLovingHero: Her main profession is creating healing elixirs with the help of Acidron to help wounded Pokémon.
* InHarmonyWithNature: Zecora was never comfortable to live in a city, which is why she lives in a forest instead.


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* BigBrotherWorship: Apple Bloom, obviously, supporters her big sister Applejack during her Pokémon matches.


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* {{Squee}}: Sweetie Belle makes an earpiercing squeal of joy when she sees Springer, expressing how cute he is. She makes the same expression of joy when Rarity brings out her own Pokémon.


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* OutOfFocus: In comparison to the rest of the CMC, Scootaloo is the least prominent of them in their appearance in ''Equestria Adventures''.


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* NonActionGuy: Tomar is just a regular forest ranger who doesn't have any experience with training Pokémon, which is why he relies on Flash and his friends to deal with a Ferrothorn that keeps stealing from the other Pokémon in his sanctuary.


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* CoolOldGuy: He's a lot more cordial to Flash and his friends, in which he helps the former compete against Track Starr.
* RetiredBadass: Speed Demon is the reigning Shoot Race champion in Equestria, having won 50 races straight and keeping his record after Flash beats Track Starr's streak of 49.


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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's demeaning towards Flash and purposely waited for a Shoot Race so that Speed Demon can watch him break his record. However, he does take defeat well and genuinely congratulates Flash for his victory.


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* EveryoneHasStandards: While she wants to get rid of the Instick infestation threatening her cherry farm, Jubilee is disturbed by Sombra's proposal to forcefully drive them out of the land completely.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: As her name implies, she specializes in preparing cherry-related dishes, which she gives to Flash and his friends as payment for saving her farm from the Insticks and Scrapound.


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* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: In contrast to her reactionary father, Strongheart appreciates Pokémon and is more affable to other ponies like Braeburn.
* ShipTease: She gets this with Braeburn, being the one to defend him from Thunderhooves' insults and assuring him that she'll never leave his side, even hugging his arm and placing her head on his shoulders.


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* EvilReactionary: While not evil, Thunderhooves is a lot more abrasive to Flash and his friends, regarding them with annoyance for seemingly trying to change his old culture.
* HeelFaceTurn: After witnessing Braeburn save him from stampeding Stampalo, Thunderhooves eases his rudeness towards him and becomes more open to accepting change in his culture's evolution.


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* BlatantLies: When Twilight asks why she is blocking off a public bridge just to pick a fight, Gilda brushes off that question, stating that the reason doesn't matter. Immediately after, Gallus reveals that Gilda is just angry about losing a gym battle and is training by fighting other random trainers.
* SoreLoser: She did not take her defeat in a gym battle well, which is why she is eager to fight Flash's group to train for a rematch.
* ThrowTheDogABone: After losing to Rainbow Dash and left to sulk about her defeat, Rainbow offers her some last encouragement to not give up, which Gilda gracefully accepts.


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* BattleAnnouncer: Fleetfoot acts as the announcer in the matches with Spitfire.


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* MrExposition: He provide the expository information about how the Great Cloudsdale Race works.


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* MrExposition: Kaida explains the backstory behind the draconids and her home in the dragon kingdom.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While she was initially hostile to Flash and his friends after misinterpreting them as Hopper's kidnappers, she does ease up when the matter gets clarified and is more open to them than Ryu.


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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: After initially being the most openly hostile to Flash and disdaining him as an outsider, the two later reconcile when Ryu sees Flash help stop Cadmus.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He despises outsiders in the Dragon kingdom and wants to keep its existence a secret, but only because he fears that the outside world will destroy his home.


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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Even though the dragon kingdom is supposed to be forbidden to outsiders, Drayce still remains cordial with Flash's group and thanks him for supposedly bringing back the prince of the dragons, Hopper.
* TechnicalPacifist: Drayce is a pacifist who believes that the dragon kingdom should peacefully coexist with the rest of Equestria, but he does not hesitate to use force against Cadmus when he tries challenging him so that he can take over and begin conquering other lands.

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* MyGreatestFailure: He feels responsible for the way his grandson Lightning Blitz has become. Ever since he lost his championship title to Shining Armor, a darkness grew inside of Lightning that he didn't realize until it was too late, believing he should have disciplined Lightning properly a long time ago to stop him from going down his current path and hurting himself and everyone around him. By the time Lightning enters the Equestria League, Grand sees him as being BeyondRedemption, and tells him he is done reaching out to help him, saying that Lightning is just going to have to come to him when he is ready to move on from the past and change for the better.



* BeyondRedemption: His grandfather Grand Hoof sees him as this by "The Grand Mountain Mystery", saying that Lightning is "lost to him now", and probably has been ever since he lost his title to Shining Armor. Grand comments he should have put him in his place long ago to stop him from getting to this point, but was too soft on him.

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* BeyondRedemption: His grandfather Grand Hoof sees him as this by "The Grand Mountain Mystery", saying that Lightning is "lost to him now", and probably has been ever since he lost his title to Shining Armor. Grand comments he should have put him in his place long ago to stop him from getting to this point, but was too soft on him. When Grand confronts him during the Equestria League, he tells Lightning he knows he can't change him, no matter how much he might want to, and that he is done torturing himself by constantly reaching out to him just to be rejected, and basically disowns Lightning until he is ready to realize his way of doing things is wrong.
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* BrokenWinLossStreak: In both of the tournament Heath competed in, he was eliminated in the very first round. When he competes in the Equestria League though, he makes it past the first round, defeating Sandalwood, before losing to Flash in the second round.


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* TheReveal: For all of his appearances throughout the series, the only known Pokémon he had was his Lizash, and it’s subsequent evolutions Blazard and Blazegon. When he competes in the Equestria League though, it is revealed he also has a Magmortar and Darmanitan. His other Pokémon however [[TheUnreveal remain unknown]].

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* BattleAmongstTheFlames: This is invoked during his battle with Trixie's Hatterene. Since Hatterene has a major speed increase due to Trick Room, Flash takes advantage of the Forest Field they are battling on and has Viper set the whole field ablaze. The fire ends up restricting Hatterene's movements, bringing her if she gets too close to the fire, and giving Viper HomeFieldAdvantage. The flames die down once the battle ends in a draw.



* SoProudOfYou: She tells Trixie she is proud of how much she has grown since they first met, and tells her regardless of how her battle with Flash turns out she has already accomplished what few trainers do: make it into the Equestria League.



* DyingCurse: Her Slowking plays with this during her battle with Flash. Once it becomes clear Astro is about to defeat Slowking, Trixie has it use Trick Room right before it can be knocked out. This sets up her main strategy against Flash, with Trick Room proving to be a major problem for Flash for the remainder of the battle.



* AmazonBridage: All of her Pokémon are female.

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* BoundAndGagged: A variation happens to him during his battle with Trixie's Hatterene in the League. Hatterene manages to get behind him and splits her hair lock in strands to restrain him and hold him in place, and wrap around his mouth to clamp it shut, preventing him from fighting back. With Astro defenseless, Hatterene turned him around and planted a Draining Kiss on his head, with Astro only able to groan through his closed mouth as she drained him of his energy. Once she has drained him of all his energy, knocking him out, she gently places his limp body on the ground and unwraps her hair from his body.

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* BoundAndGagged: A variation happens to him during his battle with Trixie's Hatterene in the League. Hatterene manages to get behind him and splits her hair lock in strands to restrain him and hold him in place, and wrap around his mouth to clamp it shut, preventing him from fighting back. With Astro defenseless, Hatterene [[ForcefulKiss turned him around and planted a Draining Kiss on his head, head]], with Astro only able to groan through his closed mouth as [[KissOfDeath she drained him of his energy.energy]]. Once she has drained him of all his energy, knocking him out, she gently places his limp body on the ground and unwraps her hair from his body.



* AttackReflector: She shows that she can have her Pokémon use Psychic to change the tracjectory of her oppoent's attacks and fire them right back at them.



* LifeDrain: Her Hatterene's knows Draining Kiss, which drains the energy of whoever she kisses and restores herself.



* NotQuiteFlight: During her battle with Flash, she has her Slowking use Psychic on one of the thick branches on the battlefield while standing on it, making it surf through the air.
-->'''Luna:''' "Ha! Looks like you don't need wings to fly after all.



** She uses it to defeat Astro during their battle, kissing him on his head while she has him BoundAndGagged with her hair and unable to fight back, only able to groan through his clamped mouth.
** She manages to successfully steal a kiss from Viper twice during their battle. First when he bites her in her knee-area, she quickly leans down and kisses him before he can pull away. Then later, she uses her hair to grab him and kiss him again, until he manages to free himself with a point-blank Flamethrower to the face.

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mouth as she drains him of energy.
** She manages to successfully steal a kiss from Viper twice during their battle. First when he bites her in on her knee-area, she quickly leans down and kisses him before he can pull away. Then later, she uses her hair to grab him and kiss him again, until he manages to free himself with a point-blank Flamethrower to the face.



* WrongGenreSavvy: When she faces Doc in the second round of The Hoof Cup, she foolishly gives herself a handicap by sending out Tank to battle against Steeledge, despite the type disadvantage. Ultimately, Rainbow loses the battle ,and when she is called out on her recklessness she explains that since other competitors won despite having a type disadvantage she thought she could too. What she didn't realize was they all won because they had a strategy to counter the disadvantage they had.



* IChooseToStay: Harry the Grizzor was given the choice to return to the forest, which had been his home his whole life, or stay with Fluttershy. He ultimately chosen to stay with Fluttershy, since she had shown him kindness, to help her achieve her dream and allowed himself to be caught by her.

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* IChooseToStay: Harry the Grizzor was given the choice to return to the forest, which had been his home his whole life, or stay with Fluttershy. He ultimately chosen chose to stay with Fluttershy, since she had shown him kindness, to help her achieve her dream and allowed himself to be caught by her.



* AmazonBridage: All of her Pokémon are female.



* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Subverted; Titan demonstrates that there is more to being a king than just using violence. When he and his family come across a dispute between a Kingdra and Dragalge, Titan breaks the two of them up and listens to both sides of the story, before fixing the situation without needing to fight either of them. His trainer, Drayce, has also stated that the two of them have lost plenty of battles together, showing that just being king does not make him unbearable.

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* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Subverted; Titan demonstrates that there is more to being a king than just using violence. When he and his family come across a dispute between a Kingdra and Dragalge, Titan breaks the two of them up and listens to both sides of the story, before fixing the situation without needing to fight either of them. His trainer, Drayce, has also stated that the two of them have lost plenty of battles together, showing that just being king does not make him unbearable.unbeatable.

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* StatusEffects: Due to being both a Fire and Poison type, he can inflict Burn or Poison damage to his opponents. He is also notably the only one of Flash's Pokémon that can cause ''two'' potential status conditions, while all his others only have one, if that.



* RiteOfPassage: [[spoiler:After it is revealed that Hopper is the prince of dragons, it is explained that he will become the next king after he learns the strongest Dragon type move Skeidran can learn, Wyvern Wing. Hopper learns the move in the climax in his battle against Cadmus' Galvern, and so afterwards his father Titan passes on the title of king of the dragons to him.]]

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* RiteOfPassage: [[spoiler:After it is revealed that Hopper is the prince of dragons, it is explained that he will become the next king after he learns the strongest Dragon type move Skeidran can learn, Wyvern Wing. Hopper learns the move in the climax in his battle against Cadmus' Cadmus's Galvern, and so afterwards his father Titan passes on the title of king of the dragons to him.]]



* VictoriousRoar: He lets one out after defeating Ember's Champagoon.



* CuteOwl: He is very cute and friendly with Twilight and her friends, especially as a Psychick. But he can also be an OminousOwl to his enemies.



* OnlyOneFindsItFun: Played with to show his love for Dragon-Types. Twilight says that when he was younger his class went on a school trip to Professor Celestia's lab. When the other kids all saw Celestia's Champagoon they screamed and ran away, but Spike just walked up to her and patted her on the head.



* CallingTheOldManOut: When she talks to her dad before her battle with Flash in the League, she basically tells him she no longer cares about his opinion of her because he never thought she would make it as a trainer but she proved him wrong by making it to the Top 16 of the Equestria League. She tells him no matter what the outcome of her battle with Flash is she already knowsshe is great, right before hanging up on her dad before he can respond.



* FriendlyRivalry: Though she starts off on bad terms with Twilight, their rivalry quickly changes into this. She also has this with Flash to an extent, since they are both collecting badges to compete in the Equestria League.

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* FriendlyRivalry: Though she starts off on bad terms with Twilight, their rivalry quickly changes into this. She also has this with Flash to an extent, since they are both collecting badges to compete in the Equestria League. She and Flash end up battling in the first round of the Equestria League, with Flash being victorious, but thanking Trixie for the fun battle.



* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: When Lightning starts causing trouble around camp, she puts her foot down with him. When it becomes clear that he doesn't care about the camp or the points given to the cabins, she punishes only him instead of taking points away from his entire cabin by forcing him to do dish-duty. Also, she actually ''thanks'' Flash for his efforts to befriend Shuckle, unlike Celestia, who punished him for staying up all night because of it.

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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: When Lightning starts causing trouble around camp, she puts her foot down with him. When it becomes clear that he doesn't care about the camp or the points given to the cabins, she punishes only him instead of taking points away from his entire cabin by forcing him to do dish-duty. Also, she actually ''thanks'' Flash for his efforts to befriend Shuckle, unlike Celestia, [[JerkassBall who punished him for staying up all night because of it.it]].
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* CradlingYourKill: A downplayed and non-lethal example. When her Hatterene battles Astro during the League they briefly battle in the sky, until Hatterene wins by [[[[PrehensileHair using her hair to restrain Astro]], leaving him BoundAndGagged so he can't defend himself, and draining his energy via a Draining Kiss to the head. Once Astro is fully drained and knocked out, Hatterene gently lowers his limp body to the ground before unwrapping him, instead of just releasing him immediately and letting him crash to the ground.

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* CradlingYourKill: A downplayed and non-lethal example. When her Hatterene battles Astro during the League they briefly battle in the sky, until Hatterene wins by [[[[PrehensileHair [[PrehensileHair using her hair to restrain Astro]], leaving him BoundAndGagged so he can't defend himself, and draining his energy via a Draining Kiss to the head. Once Astro is fully drained and knocked out, Hatterene gently lowers his limp body to the ground before unwrapping him, instead of just releasing him immediately and letting him crash to the ground.
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* AbusiveParents: She has an emotionally abusive dad. He constantly says how Trixie can never match up to his skills and when she left on her journey he outright said she wouldn't cut it. When Trixie gets her badges stolen, she doesn't want to get replacements because she knows her dad is constantly checking her profile, and if she gets replacement badges with different serial numbers then he will know she lost her old ones and lose whatever respect he has started to gain for her. After she loses in the first round of the Hoof Cup, he calls her just to talk down to her on how ashamed she should be, and eventually hangs up when Flash and Luna defend her.
* CradlingYourKill: A downplayed and non-lethal example. When her Hatterene battles Hopper during the League they briefly battle in the sky, until Hatterene wins by [[[[PrehensileHair using her hair to restrain Astro]], leaving him BoundAndGagged so he can't defend himself, and draining his energy via a Draining Kiss to the head. Once Astro is fully drained and knocked out, Hatterene gently lowers his limp body to the ground before unwrapping him, instead of just releasing him immediately and letting him crash to the ground.

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* AbusiveParents: She has an emotionally abusive dad. He constantly says how Trixie can never match up to his skills and when she left on her journey he outright said she wouldn't cut it. When Trixie gets her badges stolen, she doesn't want to get replacements because she knows her dad is constantly checking her profile, and if she gets replacement badges with different serial numbers then he will know she lost her old ones and lose whatever respect he has started to gain for her. After she loses in the first round of the Hoof Cup, he calls her just to talk down to her on how ashamed she should be, and eventually hangs up when Flash and Luna defend her. He later tells her it would probably be better to just forfeit against Flash in the Equestria League and save herself the humiliation of losing to him, still showing no confidence in her.
* CradlingYourKill: A downplayed and non-lethal example. When her Hatterene battles Hopper Astro during the League they briefly battle in the sky, until Hatterene wins by [[[[PrehensileHair using her hair to restrain Astro]], leaving him BoundAndGagged so he can't defend himself, and draining his energy via a Draining Kiss to the head. Once Astro is fully drained and knocked out, Hatterene gently lowers his limp body to the ground before unwrapping him, instead of just releasing him immediately and letting him crash to the ground.

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* DramaPreservingHandicap: He is referenced as the best weapon Flash has against Trixie due to his type advantage against her team of primary Psychic types. However, when the two battle in the League Astro is only able to defeat one of her Pokémon, before being beaten by her Hatterene.



* CradlingYourKill: A downplayed and non-lethal example. When her Hatterene battles Hopper during the League they briefly battle in the sky, until Hatterene wins by [[[[PrehensileHair using her hair to restrain Astro]], leaving him BoundAndGagged so he can't defend himself, and draining his energy via a Draining Kiss to the head. Once Astro is fully drained and knocked out, Hatterene gently lowers his limp body to the ground before unwrapping him, instead of just releasing him immediately and letting him crash to the ground.
* DoNotGoGentle: She knows that she will most likely lose to Flash when they are paired to battle in the first round in the Equestria League, but decides to make him work for his win. She realizes after her Trick Room is destroyed that Sagic will probably end up going down against the stronger Prongs, but refuses to stop trying. Ultimately, she loses the battle but is still cheered by the crowd for her efforts.



* MagicStaff: Her Wizentice and all of its evolutions have one. It needs it to use its attacks though, meaning it is helpless if separated from it.



* TheUnreveal: It is implied she has a full team of six Pokémon to battle with, but only four of them are ever reveal, leaving her last two a mystery.

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* RealityWarper: Her Slowking knows Trick Room, which she uses to great effect in her battle with Flash.
* TakeThatKiss: Her Hatterene's [[KissOfDeath Draining Kiss]] can be seen as this, partly because she often [[ForcefulKiss forces it on her opponent]] while she has them restrained.
** She uses it to defeat Astro during their battle, kissing him on his head while she has him BoundAndGagged with her hair and unable to fight back, only able to groan through his clamped mouth.
** She manages to successfully steal a kiss from Viper twice during their battle. First when he bites her in her knee-area, she quickly leans down and kisses him before he can pull away. Then later, she uses her hair to grab him and kiss him again, until he manages to free himself with a point-blank Flamethrower to the face.
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* BoundAndGagged: A variation happens to him during his battle with Trixie's Hatterene in the League. Hatterene manages to get behind him and splits her hair lock in strands to restrain him and hold him in place, and wrap around his mouth to clamp it shut, preventing him from fighting back. With Astro defenseless, Hatterene turned him around and planted a Draining Kiss on his head, with Astro only able to groan through his closed mouth as she drained him of his energy. Once she has drained him of all his energy, knocking him out, she gently places his limp body on the ground and unwraps her hair from his body.



* OhCrap: During her battle with Twilight, once Owlicious learns Confusion and it is powered up by all the Calm Minds he was forced to make earlier, Trixie nervously asks if they should just call the battle a draw. NaturallyTwilight refuses her request and proceeds to defeat her.

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* KissOfDeath: Her Hatterene knows Draining Kiss. During her battle with Flash in the League, Hatterene uses it to defeat Astro and successfully uses it on Viper twice. It also counts as a ForcefulKiss since Hatterene [[PrehensileHair uses her hair to restrain Astro and Viper]] as she kisses them.
* OhCrap: During her battle with Twilight, once Owlicious learns Confusion and it is powered up by all the Calm Minds he was forced to make earlier, Trixie nervously asks if they should just call the battle a draw. NaturallyTwilight Naturally Twilight refuses her request and proceeds to defeat her.


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* BigBadWannabe: He acts like he is a genius on Pokémon when he really just repeats stuff he knows without getting to know anything about them personally. After he leaves his camp to go on a badge quest an compete in the League, he boasts how easy getting them all was for him and claims he'll steamroll through the whole tournament easily. He doesn't even make it past the preliminaries, losing to Flash at the final battle to get in.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: He acts like a cool and friendly guy and jokes around with Twilight, but he blatantly talks down to many Pokémon at camp, not bothering to see what their true potential is and mocking anyone who ends up getting "stuck" with them (i.e. Flash). He also attempts to steal Twilight from Flash, trying to get her to join him on his own journey after camp, not caring how much this would set Flash back or if he would end up traveling alone because of it. After Twilight rejects his offer, Timber becomes a lot more antagonistic to her and Flash, even openly insulting Flash at one point during their double battle. This is also hinted at when Shine first hatches. Her official Pokedex entry states she can see into the hearts of others and hides away if she senses evil in them. While Shine instantly accepts Twilight and Flash, she is terrified of Timber. When Timber later makes his return in ''Equestrian Champions'' to compete in the League, he tells Flash before they battle in the preliminaries that he was hoping he would get to beat Flash before getting into the League, showing his true colors.

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* BigBadWannabe: He acts like he is a genius on Pokémon when he really just repeats basic stuff he knows without getting to know anything about them personally. After he leaves his camp to go on a badge quest an and compete in the League, he boasts how easy getting them all was for him and claims he'll steamroll through the whole tournament easily. He doesn't even make it past the preliminaries, losing to Flash at the final battle to get in.
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* BoisterousWeakling: He is [[VillainDecay effectively reduced to this]] during his battle with Flash to get into the League. Despite all his boasts of how easy it was to get his badges and how he planned to win the whole tournament no problem, he noticeably struggles through the whole battle. He only takes control when Springer falls asleep due to Breloom's Effect Spore, but as soon as he wakes back up he immediately takes back control of the battle and he and Flash manage to counter everything Timber tries to throw at them.
* CombatPragmatist: During his battle with Flash in the preliminaries of the Equestria League, Springer falls asleep due to Breloom's Effect Spore. Timber takes the moment to attack Springer while he is sleeping and can't fight back. Though it is technically an allowed tactic, most people watching are still shocked that Timber would go to such lengths, and Pinkie comments the battle is no fun now.



* VillainDecay: He was the ArcVillain of the Camp Everfree arc in ''Equestrian Adventures'', acting as a constant throw in Flash's side, mocking him for his poor luck, and [[ToxicFriendInfluence getting Twilight to act as an even bigger jerk to Flash than normal]] while subtly trying to steal her and the rest of his friends from him. But he shows that he is ultimately just a SmallNameBigEgo man, when he leaves the camp is is much less of a threat when he returns. He claims he easily won all his badges and is filled with over-confidence that the League will be a cakewalk for him, with him even showing pleasure that he gets to beat Flash to officially get into the tournament. But Flash and Springer are shown to be in control for most of the battle with Timber and Breloom only getting in blows when Springer falls asleep. Ultimately, Timber loses the battle and is denied the chance to officially participate in the League.

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* VillainDecay: He was the ArcVillain of the Camp Everfree arc in ''Equestrian Adventures'', acting as a constant throw thorn in Flash's side, mocking him for his poor luck, and [[ToxicFriendInfluence getting Twilight to act as an even bigger jerk to Flash than normal]] while subtly trying to steal her and the rest of his friends from him. But he shows that he is ultimately just a SmallNameBigEgo man, when he leaves the camp is and is much less of a threat when he returns. He claims he easily won all his badges and is filled with over-confidence over-confidence, claiming that the League will be a cakewalk for him, with him even showing pleasure that he gets to beat Flash to officially get into the tournament. But Flash and Springer are shown to be in control for most of the battle with Timber and Breloom only getting in blows when Springer falls asleep. Ultimately, Timber loses the battle and is denied the chance to officially participate in the League.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: He acts like a cool and friendly guy and jokes around with Twilight, but he blatantly talks down to many Pokémon at camp, not bothering to see what their true potential is and mocking anyone who ends up getting "stuck" with them (i.e. Flash). He also attempts to steal Twilight from Flash, trying to get her to join him on his own journey after camp, not caring how much this would set Flash back or if he would end up traveling alone because of it. After Twilight rejects his offer, Timber becomes a lot more antagonistic to her and Flash, even openly insulting Flash at one point during their double battle. This is also hinted at when Shine first hatches. Her official Pokedex entry states she can see into the hearts of others and hides away if she senses evil in them. While Shine instantly accepts Twilight and Flash, she is terrified of Timber.

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* BigBadWannabe: He acts like he is a genius on Pokémon when he really just repeats stuff he knows without getting to know anything about them personally. After he leaves his camp to go on a badge quest an compete in the League, he boasts how easy getting them all was for him and claims he'll steamroll through the whole tournament easily. He doesn't even make it past the preliminaries, losing to Flash at the final battle to get in.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: He acts like a cool and friendly guy and jokes around with Twilight, but he blatantly talks down to many Pokémon at camp, not bothering to see what their true potential is and mocking anyone who ends up getting "stuck" with them (i.e. Flash). He also attempts to steal Twilight from Flash, trying to get her to join him on his own journey after camp, not caring how much this would set Flash back or if he would end up traveling alone because of it. After Twilight rejects his offer, Timber becomes a lot more antagonistic to her and Flash, even openly insulting Flash at one point during their double battle. This is also hinted at when Shine first hatches. Her official Pokedex entry states she can see into the hearts of others and hides away if she senses evil in them. While Shine instantly accepts Twilight and Flash, she is terrified of Timber. When Timber later makes his return in ''Equestrian Champions'' to compete in the League, he tells Flash before they battle in the preliminaries that he was hoping he would get to beat Flash before getting into the League, showing his true colors.


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* LaserGuidedKarma: After all the shit Flash went through at camp because of Timber trying to make his life Hell, and trying to steal his friends from him, Timber gets this from Flash quite a bit.
** After he mocks Flash's "bad luck" for getting stuck with several "weak" and "worthless" Pokémon at camp, Flash proves Timber doesn't know as much as he thinks he does about them, like writing a report about how Clauncher is the guardian of the lake after Timber dismissed it as lazy.
** Twilight ultimately decides to stay with Flash instead of going with Timber after camp, with Timber showing clear resentment because of it, with Flash and Twilight commenting on it to themselves. He is later defeated by the two of them in a double battle as the last activity.
** He returns for the Equestria League boasting of how easily he is going to win the whole thing, filled with over-confidence, and is later glad when he gets to battle Flash in the last battle before getting in, saying he was hoping he would get to beat him to get in. He is shown to be out-classed in most of the battle, only able to get in a few cheap shots, and ultimately loses. According to Flash, [[SoreLoser he didn't take his loss well]].


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* SoreLoser:
** Implied. After he loses to Flash and Springer in the preliminaries of the Equestria League, Applejack guesses that Timber didn't take losing to Flash well, with Flash only nodding in agreement. Given his overconfidence beforehand that he would easily win the entire tournament with no difficulty, this would fit.
** Even before then he shows subtle signs of this back at Camp Everfree. When Twilight ultimately chooses to reject his offer to travel with him after camp and stay with Flash, Timber becomes [[NotGoodWithRejection a lot more hostile to the two of them]], even openly insulting Flash at one point.
* TemptingFate: He boasts how the whole League is going to be a cakewalk for him, ignoring Lightning Blitz's warnings that over-confidence like that is just ''begging'' to be beaten before the tournament even starts. Timber also shows delight that he and Flash need to battle in the last match of the preliminaries, saying he was hoping to beat him before the tournament. Ultimately, both these instances come back to bite Timber hard when he loses the battle and is denied official entry into the Equestria League.
* VillainDecay: He was the ArcVillain of the Camp Everfree arc in ''Equestrian Adventures'', acting as a constant throw in Flash's side, mocking him for his poor luck, and [[ToxicFriendInfluence getting Twilight to act as an even bigger jerk to Flash than normal]] while subtly trying to steal her and the rest of his friends from him. But he shows that he is ultimately just a SmallNameBigEgo man, when he leaves the camp is is much less of a threat when he returns. He claims he easily won all his badges and is filled with over-confidence that the League will be a cakewalk for him, with him even showing pleasure that he gets to beat Flash to officially get into the tournament. But Flash and Springer are shown to be in control for most of the battle with Timber and Breloom only getting in blows when Springer falls asleep. Ultimately, Timber loses the battle and is denied the chance to officially participate in the League.
* WrongGenreSavvy: Timber acts like he is the InvincibleHero of the story, an expert in Pokémon and a battler that easily obtained all eight badges without losing a single Gym Battle. When he returns to compete in the Equestria League he hypes himself up as TheAce, the guy who will win the whole tournament and make it look easy. He doesn't realize that he isn't TheHero, Flash is, and he is that way because he learned to mature and grow on his journey and struggle to get there while overcoming everything in his way, instead of starting out as the best. Timber isn't even a supporting character in the story, he's a villain, and ultimately a minor one in the grand scheme of things.
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* TheMole: Sombra manages to integrate himself in the inner circle of friends at the Crystal Empire, due to his [[VillainWithGoodPublicity status as a successful entrepreneur and businessman with no public connections to Team Shadow]]. He pretends to be just as against Team Shadow as everyone else and slowly gains their trust, while working against them from the shadows.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler:He claims once he defeats Flash in the Balance Battle Tournament it will prove to everyone once and for all he is better than him and Flash is just a loser, even saying once he wins he will never accept another challenge from Flash. Once Flash ends up defeating him though, he confronts Flash saying that it doesn't ''prove'' anything, because it was just a "stupid game" and not a "real battle". So basically [[TheBattleDidntCount it only counts if he is the winner]].]]

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** He claims that overconfidence can be anyone's downfall, saying bragging and boasting is just begging to be beaten. When he is called out on this by Flash, saying that is exactly how he acts ''every single time'' they meet, Lightning says it doesn't count in his case because there is a difference between exaggerating and telling the truth.
* HypocriteHasAPoint: Before the start of the League when Timber Spruce is boasting of how easily he obtained all his badges, and claims the League will be a cakewalk for him, Lightning calls him out on this SuicidalOverconfidence, saying that attitude is just begging for him to lose. Keep in mind this is coming from the guy who does practically nothing but boast about himself nonstop and acts like an EntitledBastard, even bragging how he is going to win the League and nobody else even deserves to be there because they aren't "real trainers" like him. Everyone else calls him out on his hypocrisy, but he claims it's not overconfidence in his case since he is just telling the truth. To be fair though, he admits he made the mistake once before, and doesn't plan to again (even if his words imply otherwise). Flash later [[JerkassHasAPoint acknowledges that Lightning was at least right in that he can't afford to be overconfident]].

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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler:As Flash himself lampshades, he has been struggling to find a reason to be strong, a question that has hung over his head since he first faced Thorax. But, after witnessing Sombra's and Team Shadow's actions, and hearing how selfish and destructive Sombra's dreams are compared to the dreams of others he has met on his journey, it finally helps Flash determine his reason for wanting to be strong. He wants to become strong so that only good dreams from kind people come true, and selfish dreams like Sombra's never come true.]]



* SocialDarwinism: He believes in this concept. He references how humans were once powerless against the Pokémon in the world and lived in fear of them, but they invented Pokeballs to have the power to claim Pokémon as their own. Now he believes whoever has the most powerful Pokémon has the most control over the world and can determine how it is shaped. [[spoiler:His plan as the leader of Team Shadow is to gain control over the Legendaries Alicormon and Dischaos, putting himself in full control of the world.]]

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* SocialDarwinism: He believes in this concept. He references how humans were once powerless against the Pokémon in the world and lived in fear of them, but they invented Pokeballs to have the power to claim Pokémon as their own. Now he believes whoever has the most powerful Pokémon has the most control over the world and can determine how it is shaped. [[spoiler:His plan as the leader of Team Shadow is to gain control over the Legendaries Alicormon Alicormony and Dischaos, putting himself in full control of the world.]]
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* BlatantLies: After she runs away from Flash and Springer after they saved her from Black and White, Flash and Springer later chase after her with Flash saying he just wants to ask her what happened and if she is okay. Sonata just tells him she doesn't know what he's talking about before telling him to leave her alone and running away.


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* RescueRomance: [[spoiler:A one-sided example between her and Flash. She was already started developing a crush on him after he previously saved her from Black and White and tried to help her through her grief, but after he once again saves her from Guile and [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre constantly encouraged her to use her powers to save Sirenity]], she ended up falling in love with him. Though [[ObliviousToLove he never realized this himself]], and Sonata eventually decided not to purse a relationship with him despite her feelings, because [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy she realized Twilight was better for him than her]]]].

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* BadassInDistress: They tried to stop Team Shadow from completing their plans when they realized things were going to far, but ended up being captured in their Energy Traps. [[spoiler:They eventually managed to escape by reaching out to each of their respective {{Chosen One}}s and asking them to transfer some of their energy to them, giving them the power to break free.]]

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* BadassInDistress: They tried to stop Team Shadow from completing their plans when they realized things were going to too far, but ended up being captured in their Energy Traps. [[spoiler:They eventually managed to escape by reaching out to each of their respective {{Chosen One}}s and asking them to transfer some of their energy to them, giving them the power to break free.]]



* TheChooserOfTheOne: In times when a great crisis looms, the three of them seek out others to eventually help them protect the world. Once they have made a decision on who is worthy to help them, they show themselves to that person. [[spoiler:Pegasoar showed himself to Flash when he was on his way to Professor Celestia's lab on the first chapter, Horsearth showed himself to Doc after the first round of The Hoof Cup, and Mysticorn showed herself to Twilight after the first round of The Hoofington Battle Tournament.]]

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* TheChooserOfTheOne: In times when a great crisis looms, the three of them seek out others to eventually help them protect the world. Once they have made a decision on who is worthy to help them, they show themselves to that person. [[spoiler:Pegasoar showed himself to Flash when he was on his way to Professor Celestia's lab on in the first chapter, Horsearth showed himself to Doc after the first round of The Hoof Cup, and Mysticorn showed herself to Twilight after the first round of The Hoofington Battle Tournament.]]



* {{Expy}}: He is basically Lord Tirek as a Pokémon.



* TakenForGranite: When it was defeated by Alicormony and Dischaos in the past, they sealed it away in a statue. It breaks free of its Stone prison when Cozy Glow revives it.

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* TakenForGranite: When it was defeated by Alicormony and Dischaos in the past, they sealed it away in a statue. It breaks free of its Stone stone prison when Cozy Glow revives it.it, but is later resealed upon being defeated again.



* AdultFear: Their child was kidnapped from them before he even hatched from his egg, leaving them both heartbroken. They waited for months on any news of him or the thieves that stole him. Thankfully, they are eventually reunited with him safe and sound, but it is after he has reached his final evolution, essentially meaning he has grownup without them.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Subverted; Titan demonstrates that there is more to being a king than just using violence. When he and his family come across a dispute between a Kingdra and Dragalge, Titan breaks the two of them up and listens to both sides of the story, before fixing the situation without needing to fight either of them.

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* AdultFear: Their child was kidnapped from them before he even hatched from his egg, leaving them both heartbroken. They waited for months on any news of him or the thieves that stole him. Thankfully, they are eventually reunited with him safe and sound, but it is after he has reached his final evolution, essentially meaning he has grownup grown-up without them.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Subverted; Titan demonstrates that there is more to being a king than just using violence. When he and his family come across a dispute between a Kingdra and Dragalge, Titan breaks the two of them up and listens to both sides of the story, before fixing the situation without needing to fight either of them. His trainer, Drayce, has also stated that the two of them have lost plenty of battles together, showing that just being king does not make him unbearable.

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* HiddenDepths: He might be an asshole, but ''Rival and Darkness'' implies that he has a strong bond with his partner Pokémon Gorillamp that is on par with the bond between Flash and Springer, since [[spoiler:they were the only two pairs that could successfully use the Poké-Arms]]. Though, this is zig-zagged, since Gorillamp has shown to be just as big of a jerk as Lightning at times, if not more so.



* BigBadWannabe: She is initially set up as the main antagonist of ''Rival and Darkness'', with her stealing energy from various injured Pokémon so she can free Centirek and catch it, then she can use it to conquer Equestria. However, her plan to capture Centirek completely fails when it breaks out of her Master Ball and goes on a rampage as the true main threat, meaning all she did was release an uncontrollable monster on the world.

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* BigBadWannabe: She is initially set up as the main antagonist of ''Rival and Darkness'', with her stealing energy from various injured Pokémon so she can free Centirek and catch it, then she can use it to conquer Equestria. However, her plan to capture Centirek completely fails when it breaks out of her Master Ball and goes on a rampage as the true main threat, meaning all she did was release an uncontrollable monster on the world. Once it is defeated, she is easily captured and arrested by Officer Hard Case.


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* WeWillMeetAgain: As she is being arrested by Officer Hard Case and Sunburst and Starlight refuse to help her after she gives a fake apology, she swears she is going to make them pay and that someday she will be the strongest trainer in the world.
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* HandicappedBadass: [[spoiler:He was exposed to the energy of an Everstone, meaning he will likely remain a Riolu forever.]] Despite this though, he still constantly proves to be one of Flash's best Pokémon, and more than once [[BeyondTheImpossible has learned powerful moves that were thought to be impossible for Riolu yo learn until evolving]].

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