History FanFic / NoAntidote

* BeeAfraid:
** The Beedrill in the beginning. Subverted with the Beedrill who joins the group.

* CarnivoreConfusion: Most wild Pokémon eat other Pokémon to survive. The acts of training against wild Pokémon and hunting them for food are repeatedly compared. And then there's Ekans, [[spoiler:especially once Bulbasaur discovers that he has eaten at least one human]].

* ToBeAMaster: Marty's goal, until he forgot it, was to enter the Pokémon League.

* {{Brainwashed}}: Conditioning starter Pokémon to be loyal to their trainers ends up falling into this category.

* CarnivoreConfusion: Most wild Pokémon eat other Pokémon to survive. The acts of training against wild Pokémon and hunting them for food are repeatedly compared. And then there's Ekans, [[spoiler:especially once Bulbasaur discovers that he has eaten at least one human]].

* ToBeAMaster: Marty's goal, until he forgot it, was to enter the Pokémon League.

* {{Brainwashed}}: Conditioning starter Pokémon to be loyal to their trainers ends up falling into this category.

* {{Kuudere}}: Zubat tends to be more practical than happy about being captured, but it's possible to get on her good side.

* RealitySubtext: In the discussion of starter Pokemon like Bulbasaur, who are conditioned into docility to the point where they won't leave their trainer even if their trainer dies, and waste away, the head of the Pokemon League admits that it was always assumed they'd just go wild. One could make a similar argument with domesticated animals--if a dog's loving owner dies or is injured out in the wilderness, the dog isn't very likely to just go "I'm free, I'm free" and run off due to being domesticated--they either bark for help or stay with the corpse for quite awhile. There's even a dog in Mexico who visits his owner's grave ''every day,'' despite the fact that he could stay in the family's house where he grew up. Animal conditioning is ''very'' serious business indeed.

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4390479/1/No_Antidote No Antidote]] is a 2008 ''{{Pokemon}}'' fanfic by {{Tropers/FalconPain}}.

* ToBeAMaster: s Marty's goal, until he forgot it, was to enter the Pokémon League.

* HannibalLecture: An epic one from another ghost Pokemon to the Head of the Pokemon League, pointing out a lot of Fridge Logic and Horror in the Pokemon world (or at least this version of it).

* ThePowerOfFriendship: Bulbasaur constantly tries to evoke this with Marty. [[spoiler:In the end, it doesn't actually work. The whole fic could be said to be a deconstruction of this trope.]]

* ToBeAMaster: Was Marty's goal, until he forgot it.

* LevelFiveOnix: ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.

* SpeciesSurname: Every Pokemon is referred to by their species. This causes confusion, especially when some of them evolve.[[note]]In fact, note that the word "Ivysaur" never appears elsewhere on this page, even when referring to post-evolution events.[[/note]] [[spoiler:The one given name is not looked upon favorably.]]

%%* {{Brainwashed}}

%%* DeusExMachina
%%* DreamWeaver
%%* DrivenToSuicide

%%* KnowWhenToFoldEm

%%* ReplacementGoldfish
%%* ShootTheDog

%%* WellIntentionedExtremist

* [[spoiler: AccidentalMurder: Bulbasaur was just trying to help Marty by sharing the Antidote, but it not only failed to work because he was human, it compounded the problem.]]
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Bulbasaur assumes this about the Beedrill at first, leading to FantasticRacism. [[spoiler: Ultimately {{subverted}} completely when the swarm's reasons for attacking are revealed. To say nothing of Beedrill's status as TheWoobie.]]

** The Beedrill in the beginning.
** Subverted with the Beedrill who joins the group.

* CarnivoreConfusion: Most wild Pokémon eat other Pokémon to survive. The acts of training against wild Pokémon and hunting them for food are repeatedly compared. And then there's Ekans, [[spoiler:especially once Bulbasaur discovers that he has eaten at least one human.]]

* [[spoiler:DecoyProtagonist: Marty]]

* FromBadToWorse: At first it looks like this might play out like a typical underdog story and he'll still be able to reach his goal. [[spoiler:Then Marty loses his Pokedex, and all of its knowledge]]. A setback, but with determination they can still make it right? [[spoiler:Then it becomes clear that his memory is deteriorating, and it's already bad enough that he forgets things within thirty seconds]]. It doesn't really stop getting worse from there, either.

* [[spoiler: RousseauWasRight: Every character remotely played up as evil or scary (with the possible exception of Ekans's first trainer and a few hungry predators) winds up being a good guy. There are ''[[NoAntagonist no villains]]'' present.]]
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: [[spoiler: Subverted. Ekans/Arbok is not as bad as he appears at first.]]

* TomatoInTheMirror: Bulbasaur did not realize he is part Poison-type. Which meant [[spoiler: he also realized he was never poisoned to begin with.]]
* UnreliableNarrator: Bulbasaur is the viewpoint character, and his view is not always correct. For one thing, [[spoiler:he was never poisoned.]]
* [[WellDoneSonGuy Well Done Mon Guy]]: Bulbasaur toward Marty. Also Beedrill toward Marty, and later Arbok.


!!And that's before the last two chapters. '''MAJOR SPOILERS''':

* [[spoiler:AbsurdlyDedicatedWorker: Starter Pokemon remain loyal to the trainers who receive them. This is fine when their trainers are still alive, but...]]
* [[spoiler:{{Brainwashed}}]]
* [[spoiler:DemonicPossession: Of Marty. And later, many others in the same situation.]]
* [[spoiler:DeusExMachina]]
* [[spoiler:DreamWeaver]]
* [[spoiler:DrivenToSuicide]]
* [[spoiler:HannibalLecture: An epic one from another ghost Pokemon to the Head of the Pokemon League, pointing out a lot of Fridge Logic and Horror in the Pokemon world (or at least this version of it).]]
* [[spoiler:KnowWhenToFoldEm]]
* [[spoiler: RealitySubtext: In the discussion of starter Pokemon like Bulbasaur, who are conditioned into docility to the point where they won't leave their trainer even if their trainer dies, and waste away, the head of the Pokemon League admits that it was always assumed they'd just go wild. One could make a similar argument with domesticated animals--if a dog's loving owner dies or is injured out in the wilderness, the dog isn't very likely to just go "I'm free, I'm free" and run off due to being domesticated--they either bark for help or stay with the corpse for quite awhile. There's even a dog in Mexico who visits his owner's grave ''every day,'' despite the fact that he could stay in the family's house where he grew up. Animal conditioning is ''very'' serious business indeed.]]
* [[spoiler:ReplacementGoldfish]]
* [[spoiler:ShootTheDog]]
* [[spoiler:TheUnmasquedWorld: Which Pokemon admit is probably for the better, even if it has made many trainers paranoid of dying and being possessed.]]
* [[spoiler:WellIntentionedExtremist]]
* [[spoiler:TitleDrop "You've poisoned their minds! And there is ''no antidote!"'']]

* EverythingsWorseWithBees:
** The Beedrill in the beginning.
** Subverted with the Beedrill who joins the group.

* WhatAnIdiot: [[spoiler: Bulbasaur's ignorance of him being part Poison-type might compound to the fact that Marty tried giving him an antidote.]]

* TomatoInTheMirror: Bulbasaur did not realize he is part Poison-type.

* CollateralAngst

* TheDeterminator: Bulbasaur.

* IncurableCoughOfDeath: {{Justified|Trope}} later on.

* {{Kuudere}}: Zubat.
* TheLastDance

* UnreliableNarrator

* ItGotWorse: At first it looks like this might play out like a typical underdog story and he'll still be able to reach his goal. [[spoiler:Then Marty loses his Pokedex, and all of its knowledge]]. A setback, but with determination they can still make it right? [[spoiler:Then it becomes clear that his memory is deteriorating, and it's already bad enough that he forgets things within thirty seconds]]. It doesn't really stop getting worse from there, either.

* [[spoiler:DemonicPossession: Of Marty.]]

* [[spoiler:HannibalLecture]]

* [[spoiler:TheUnmasquedWorld]]

* IncurableCoughOfDeath: {{Justified}} later on.