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* GreaterScropeVillain: Arceus is sealed away for most of the series, but either directly or indirectly, he is responsible for nearly everything that happens. Including, but not limited to, the gods' war, the establishment of the Brotherhood, and the creation of the entire universe.

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* GreaterScropeVillain: GreaterScopeVillain: Arceus is sealed away for most of the series, but either directly or indirectly, he is responsible for nearly everything that happens. Including, but not limited to, the gods' war, the establishment of the Brotherhood, and the creation of the entire universe.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Arceus isn't portrayed as the friendliest Pokémon to humans in most Pokémon media. But in this fanfic, he is depicted as outright tyrannical and malicious.
* GodIsEvil: Arceus is the universe's creator and ultimate god. However, he is also a horrible tyrant who mistreated and killed the Pokémon in the world and even mistreated the rest of the gods until he was eventually overthrown.
* GreaterScropeVillain: Arceus is sealed away for most of the series, but either directly or indirectly, he is responsible for nearly everything that happens. Including, but not limited to, the gods' war, the establishment of the Brotherhood, and the creation of the entire universe.
* SignatureMove: Just as in the game series, Arceus here really likes using his Judgment move.
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* ConnectedAllAlong: It is later revealed that [[spoiler:Darkrai is Aegislash's father]].


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* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler:While it is unclear whether he has truly reformed, Aegislash is shown to be a lot friendlier to Empoleon and Sceptile after the Brotherhood is defeated. He is willing to work with them and try to get their help in taking down Arceus, the one who likely destroyed the base]].
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* AlwaysSecondBest: While Watchog is decently skilled in his own right, he isn't able to compete with the power and teamwork of Empoleon and Sceptile.


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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Watchog deeply cares about his gang, and after they are all killed and he is tricked into thinking they were killed by Empoleon and Sceptile, he is sent on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: After Watchog's gang is killed, he is sent on a murderous rampage against Empoleon and Sceptile, whom he believes killed them.
* UnwittingPawn: Watchog is being manipulated by an as-yet unknown force into believing that Empoleon and Sceptile are the ones who killed his gang. Watchog has no idea he is being misled, though.

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* TheBusCameBack: After disappearing in the story after chapters 3 and 4, Watchog reappeared, his entire gang dead, and a mysterious voice telling him that Empoleon and Sceptile were the ones who killed them, with Watchog seeking vengeance.
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* UncertainDoom: The last time we see Aegislash is when Zoroark ties him up in The Brotherhood's base. Later, the same base is blown up and it is left unclear if Aegislash was taken with it.

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* UncertainDoom: The last time we see Aegislash is when Zoroark ties him up in The Brotherhood's base. Later, the same base is blown up and it is left unclear if Aegislash was taken with it. [[spoiler:Chapter 32 confirms that he is in fact still alive]].
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Ambiguous Disorder is not a trope anymore, but a redirect to a YMMV entry.


* AmbiguousDisorder: Exploud clearly has some sort of bad mental problem with him being a raving ConspiracyTheorist who spouts nonsense and believes everyone is out to get him. Finally, Zangoose implies that this is a common occurrence for him.

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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Possibly, it's implied in Chapter 27 that Darkrai may have some level of care and trust in Aegislash. He states that he trusts Aegislash with his life when he thinks Empoleon is suggesting Aegislash betrayed him.

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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Possibly, it's implied in Chapter 27 that Darkrai may have some level of care and trust in Aegislash. He states that he trusts Aegislash with his life when he thinks Empoleon is suggesting Aegislash betrayed him. When Darkrai is pleading with his supposed "father" he says that he promised he would spare someone, but it's not made clear who it is.



* TakeOverTheWorld: This is Darkrai's ultimate goal, which he plans to do by trapping everyone in an eternal nightmare.



* UncertainDoom: The last time we see Aegislash is when Zoroark ties him up in The Brotherhood's base. Later, the same base is blown up and it is left unclear if Aegislash was taken with it.



* AmbiguousGender: Their gender is never specified and is always described using gender-neutral pronouns, further adding to their mystery.

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* AmbiguousGender: Their gender is never specified and is always described using gender-neutral pronouns, further adding to their mystery. [[spoiler:This is to disguise the fact she is Zoroark in disguise]].


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* DyingAsYourself: When Dark Empoleon ends up dying, he is freed from Darkrai's control and thanks the heroes for freeing him.

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* HiddenAgendaVillain: He has some sort of major plan that the readers are currently unaware of, though it is implied to be very bad.

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* HiddenAgendaVillain: He has some sort of major plan that the readers are currently unaware of, though it is implied to be very bad. It is revealed that he is planning on trapping everyone in an eternal nightmare so he can TakeOverTheWorld.



A Greninja who gives some useful info to Aegislash for unknown reasons.

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A Greninja who gives some useful info to Aegislash for unknown reasons. [[spoiler:Later revealed to be Zoroark in disguise]].



* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:For most of Greninja's appearances, the audience is left unsure of what their goals and morality are. It is revealed that Greninja is Zoroark in disguise who has been working to infiltrate The Brotherhood and take them down from the inside.]]



* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:She is revealed to have played everyone, including the heroes and the Brotherhood. She disguised herself as Greninja to infiltrate the Brotherhood and it worked she managed to fool everyone with only Aegislash being suspicious that something was going on]].



* MasterOfIllusion: She can make illusions of any Pokémon, though she can't copy any powers much like in the games.

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* MasterOfIllusion: She can make illusions of any Pokémon, though she can't copy any powers much like in the games. [[spoiler:This is taken to a new level with the revelation that she was the Greninja all along, going deep undercover to infiltrate the Brotherhood]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: There are numerous hits throughout the story that [[spoiler:Greninja is Zoroark in disguise. The biggest one of these is that Greninja knew where Zoroark was multiple times for seemingly no reason.]]
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* BeWarnedWhatYouWishFor: In Chapter 23, Empoleon expresses his desire to see another Pokémon like him. He does get that, in the form of an evil Empoleon out to murder them.

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* BeWarnedWhatYouWishFor: BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: In Chapter 23, Empoleon expresses his desire to see another Pokémon like him. He does get that, in the form of an evil Empoleon out to murder them.

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* EvenTheLovingHeroHasHatedOnes: After Aegislash kills Magmar, Empoleon really starts hating him, which is the first time it happens with him.

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* EvenTheLovingHeroHasHatedOnes: After Aegislash kills Magmar, Empoleon really starts hating him, which is the first time it happens with him.



* HumbleHero: He doesn't really tend to brag about the good stuff he does and sees it as him just doing what he should do.

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* HumbleHero: He doesn't really tend to brag about the good stuff he does and sees it as him just doing what he should do.



** Pipulp started out pretty weak, but after evolving twice and getting better at team moves with Grovyle/Sceptile, he became much stronger.

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** Pipulp started out pretty weak, but after evolving twice and getting better at team moves with Grovyle/Sceptile, he became much stronger.



* DidntThinkThisThrough: To defeat the heroes, Darkrai causes Dark Empoleon to split the Earth apart. This causes Dark Empoleon to be defeated when it forces Deoxys to get involved.



* ProfessionalKiller: His main role in The Brotherhood. Acting as their personal assassin willing to carry out any kills he is given without question.

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* ProfessionalKiller: His main role in The Brotherhood. Acting as their personal assassin willing to carry out any kills he is given without question.



* VillainRespect: In a very unusual way. Aegislash does seem genuinely impressed with Empoleon, Sceptile and Zoroark's skills and the wins they pull off in Chapter 20 cause Aegislahs to actually need to retreat and step up his efforts even further, something which his master, [[spoiler:Darkrai]], agrees with.

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* VillainRespect: In a very unusual way. Aegislash does seem genuinely impressed with Empoleon, Sceptile and Zoroark's skills and the wins they pull off in Chapter 20 cause Aegislahs to actually need to retreat and step up his efforts even further, something which his master, [[spoiler:Darkrai]], agrees with.



** He almost never talks at all. When he does start talking, that tells Darkrai that the brainwashing has been wearing off, suggesting it has something to do with that.

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** He almost never rarely talks at all. When he does start talking, that tells Darkrai that the brainwashing has been wearing off, suggesting it has something to do with that.



* AntiHero: Zoroark is looking to take down the evil Brotherhood but is willing to resort to measures like torture and murder in order to accomplish it.

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* AntiHero: Zoroark is looking to take down the evil Brotherhood but is willing to resort to measures like torture and murder in order to accomplish it.



* MasterOfIllusion: She has the ability to make illusions of any Pokémon, though she can't copy any powers much like in the games.

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* JustInTime: When Empoleon and Sceptile are about to be defeated and killed by Dark Empolen, Zoroark shows up to help them.
* MasterOfIllusion: She has the ability to can make illusions of any Pokémon, though she can't copy any powers much like in the games.



* ThouShaltNotKill: Not a view that she actually has, but Empoleon and Sceptile except her two, which is why they are shocked when she kills a Cacturne without hesitation.

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* ThouShaltNotKill: Not a view that she actually has, but Empoleon and Sceptile except her two, too, which is why they are shocked when she kills a Cacturne without hesitation.



* TheChessmaster: Weavile was able to cleverly set up a bunch of traps around the mountain so that no Pokémon could ever get to where her children were. It apparently worked for quite a while as Empoleon and Sceptile were apparently the first Pokémon that were able to get past it.

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* TheChessmaster: Weavile was able to cleverly set up a bunch of traps around the mountain so that no Pokémon could ever get to where her children were. It apparently worked for quite a while as Empoleon and Sceptile were apparently the first Pokémon that were was able to get past it.



* HazyFeelTurn: At the end, Empoleon tells Weavile to give the Pokémon who come on her mountain a chance. Weavile lets the two go, but it is left unclear if she actually accepts, and she says she will consider it.
* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Not a monster exactly, but Empoleon is able to talk to Weavile, convincing her that they weren't there for the diamond, and as a result, Weavile lets them go.

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* HazyFeelTurn: At the end, Empoleon tells Weavile to give the Pokémon who come on her mountain a chance. Weavile lets the two go, but it is left unclear if she actually accepts, and she says she will consider it.
* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Not a monster exactly, but Empoleon is able to talk talks to Weavile, convincing her that they weren't there for the diamond, and as a result, Weavile lets them go.



* SerialKiller: It was eventually revealed that he had killed numerous Pokémon in order to steal their supplies and survive.

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* SerialKiller: It was eventually revealed that he had killed numerous Pokémon in order to steal their supplies and survive.



* AlienNonInterferenceClause: Deoxys is, for some reason, compelled to not give away any information about what is going on, which he clearly does not like, but is forced to do so anyway.

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* AlienNonInterferenceClause: Deoxys is, for some reason, compelled to not give away any information about what is going on, which he clearly does not like, but is forced to do so anyway.



* MultiformBalance: Much like in the games, Deoxys has the ability to shift into multiple forms. Each form is specialized in one specific area, either attack, defense or speed.

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* MultiformBalance: Much like in the games, Deoxys has the ability to can shift into multiple forms. Each form is specialized in one specific area, either attack, defense or speed.



* EvilerThanThou: ZigZagged. He is initially shown as such an evil threat that he is able to take down Aegislash and forces Aegislash to ally with the heroes in order to stop them. However, he is taken down rather easily when going up against Aegislash, along with Empoleon and Sceptile.

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* EvilerThanThou: ZigZagged. He is initially shown as such an evil threat that he is able to can take down Aegislash and forces Aegislash to ally with the heroes in order to stop them. However, he is taken down rather easily when going up against Aegislash, along with Empoleon and Sceptile.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Possibly, it's implied in Chapter 27 that Darkrai may have some level of care and trust in Aegislash. He states that he trusts Aegislash with his life when he thinks Empoleon is suggesting Aegislash betrayed him.

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* SilentAntagonist: He almost never talks at all. When he does start talking, that tells Darkrai that the brainwashing has been wearing off, suggesting it has something to do with that.

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* SilentAntagonist: MouthOfSauron: When he returns in Chapter 27, he is more talkative, though it is only Darkrai talking through him.
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** This is {{Subverted}} in Chapter 27, where he talks quite a bit. But even that is stated to only be Darkrai talking through him.
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* ChekhovsGun: Weavile in her chapter talks about a Pokémon with a volcano on his back that killed her parents. It turns out to be Camerupt, who is the main villain of Chapter 26.
* EvilerThanThou: ZigZagged. He is initially shown as such an evil threat that he is able to take down Aegislash and forces Aegislash to ally with the heroes in order to stop them. However, he is taken down rather easily when going up against Aegislash, along with Empoleon and Sceptile.
* PlayingWithFire: As a fire-type Pokémon, he has a variety of fire-based attacks.
* {{Sadist}}: He openly admits that he enjoyed the thrill of killing the two Weaviles and wants to do it again and again.
* StrawNihilist: He believes that all life is completely meaningless and seeks to wipe out as much life as he can by blowing up volcano after volcano.
* TakingYouWithMe: After being defeated and knocked into the volcano, Camerupt blows himself up as a final act of spite, erupting the volcano at the expense of his life.
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* VillainousFriendship: Chapter 25 shows that Aegislash gets along very well with a Rapidash in The Brotherhood, is genuinely friendly with him, and takes all of his advice seriously.



* AmbiguouslyEvil: While Greninja does give info to The Brotherhood to help with their evil objectives, it is left unclear what exactly their motive is, with even Aegislash questioning why they would give that info up for free.

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* AmbiguouslyEvil: While Greninja does give info to The Brotherhood to help with their evil objectives, it is left unclear what exactly their motive is, with even Aegislash questioning why they would give that info up for free. Chapter 25 shows that Greninja is plotting against The Brotherhood in some way, but it is still left ambiguous what exactly their goal is.
* BaitAndSwitch: This happens three times with Greninja in Chapter 25. Aegislash is still suspicious of him, and it looks like he was hacking into The Brotherhood's control panel. Greninja clarifies that they were fixing a security flaw, which Aegislash verifies. Then it is revealed at the very end that Greninja does have some sort of secret agenda and Aegislash has given them what they needed.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: In most media, Deoxys is usually depicted as at least somewhat aggressive and bad for humans. In this fic, Deoxys is only shown to be nice and willing to help out when he can. He seems to have some sort of AlienNonInterferenceClause but is compelled not to say anything.
* AlienNonInterferenceClause: Deoxys is, for some reason, compelled to not give away any information about what is going on, which he clearly does not like, but is forced to do so anyway.
* EasyAmnesia: He develops amnesia in his debut chapter simply from falling and hitting the ground and regains the memories pretty easily.
* MultiformBalance: Much like in the games, Deoxys has the ability to shift into multiple forms. Each form is specialized in one specific area, either attack, defense or speed.
* VaguenessIsComing: Deoxys warns Empoleon and Sceptile that there are stakes far beyond them, but he can't say what they are.
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* BeWarnedWhatYouWishFor: In Chapter 23, Empoleon expresses his desire to see another Pokémon like him. He does get that, in the form of an evil Empoleon out to murder them.


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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Dark Empoleon is under some sort of nightmare-based brainwashing spell which starts wearing of in Chapter 23 before Darkrai puts him right back under it.


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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: How the heroes defeated him in Chapter 23. Using his own power against him to trick him into collapsing a cave on top of himself.
* SilentAntagonist: He almost never talks at all. When he does start talking, that tells Darkrai that the brainwashing has been wearing off, suggesting it has something to do with that.

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