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* BluntNo: When the narrator tries to open the save file of the previous player, he's just met with the word "No." Upon playing the game, he discovers why.
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* BluntNo: BluntNo:
** When the narrator tries to open the save file of the previous player, he's just met with the word "No." Upon playing the game, he discovers why.
** When the narrator tries to open the save file of the previous player, he's just met with the word "No." Upon playing the game, he discovers why.
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* DeconstructionGame: In-universe, the Pokémon Strangled Red hack.
* DespairEventHorizon: Steven losing Miki.
-->"His precious Miki was apparently dead, and with her, so died a part of him. His Pokédex, the other Pokémon, his badges, his fame, all of it, he threw it away."
* DespairEventHorizon: Steven losing Miki.
-->"His precious Miki was apparently dead, and with her, so died a part of him. His Pokédex, the other Pokémon, his badges, his fame, all of it, he threw it away."
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* ItMakesSenseInContext: When the narrator tries to continue the hacked game from where the previous player left off, he is perplexed to find that he can't. He just sees the word "No" on the screen. Upon playing the game, he finds out exactly why continuing was impossible.
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* ItMakesSenseInContext: ItMakesSenseInContext:
** When the narrator tries to continue the hacked game from where the previous player left off, he is perplexed to find that he can't. He just sees the word "No" on the screen. Upon playing the game, he finds out exactly why continuing was impossible.
** When the narrator tries to continue the hacked game from where the previous player left off, he is perplexed to find that he can't. He just sees the word "No" on the screen. Upon playing the game, he finds out exactly why continuing was impossible.
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* LifeIsntFair: Invoked by Steven.
-->'''Steven:''' In a world that cheated me, [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight why should I play fair?]]
-->'''Steven:''' In a world that cheated me, [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight why should I play fair?]]
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* ShoutOut: At the beginning, the narrator talks about Pokémon Creepypastas, specifically mentioning “[[Fanfic/PokemonBlack the one about a version where you get a ghost as a starter]]”.
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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
** At the beginning, the narrator talks about Pokémon Creepypastas, specifically mentioning “[[Fanfic/PokemonBlack the one about a version where you get a ghost as a starter]]”.
** At the beginning, the narrator talks about Pokémon Creepypastas, specifically mentioning “[[Fanfic/PokemonBlack the one about a version where you get a ghost as a starter]]”.
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* SignatureMon: Miki for Steven.
** Also, implied as Squirtle/Wartortle/Blastoise for Mike.
** Also, implied as Squirtle/Wartortle/Blastoise for Mike.
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* StarterMon: Miki, obviously.
* SurprisinglyLenientCensor:[[invoked]] Lampshaded and justified:
-->'''Steven:''' Screw them...
-->"I quirked my eyebrow at that, forgetting for a moment this was not a real Pokémon game, the vulgarity just took me off guard."
* SurprisinglyLenientCensor:[[invoked]] Lampshaded and justified:
-->'''Steven:''' Screw them...
-->"I quirked my eyebrow at that, forgetting for a moment this was not a real Pokémon game, the vulgarity just took me off guard."
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** During his trek to resurrect Miki, an NPC in Lavender Town tells him, [[Literature/PetSematary "Sometimes, dead is best."]]
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** During his trek to resurrect Miki, an NPC in Lavender Town tells him, Steven, [[Literature/PetSematary "Sometimes, dead is best."]]
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** During his trek to resurrect Miki, an NPC in Lavender Town tells him, [[Literature/PetSematary "Sometimes, dead is best."]]
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* ProtagonistJourneyToVillain: The hacked game details Steven's rise to glory as Pokémon Champion [[spoiler:and subsequent fall from grace, becoming a depressed shell of his former self after losing Miki and resorting to using Missingno. to resurrect her, corrupting himself into a [[CainAndAbel fratricidal]] HumanoidAbomination in the process]].
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* StrawAngst: Rather than carry on without Miki after her death, Steven gives up, and [[spoiler:violates natural laws in order to bring her back... turning himself into a monster in the process]].
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* NoAntagonist: The whole story basically consists of a kid playing a video game.
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* NoAntagonist: The whole story basically consists of a kid playing a video game. Unlike most Creepypastas, the game itself is not haunted, but a simple (if unsettling) ROM hack. Meanwhile, the in-universe story is kicked off by a tragic accident, with the closest thing to a villain being the PlayerCharacter after his SanitySlippage.
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* TheScottishTrope: The characters in the hacked game (including Steven) all refer to [[spoiler:Missingno]] as "IT."
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* TheScottishTrope: The characters in the hacked game (including Steven) all refer to [[spoiler:Missingno]] as "IT."
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* WhatTheHellHero: After Steven [[spoiler:captures Missingno]], most [=NPCs=] won't talk to him. Heck, most of the trainers he meets on the way turn their backs when he passes.
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* WhatTheHellHero: After Steven [[spoiler:captures Missingno]], most [=NPCs=] won't talk to him. Heck, most of the trainers he meets on the way turn their backs when he passes.passes.
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In December 2022, Reidd Maxwell, creator of game adaptations of Fanfic/PokemonLostSilver and Fanfic/EasterEggSnowOnMtSilver [[https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxjNlzV7jVQ0OBhQVejsJ4rPtrnObbF4Tn revealed the beginning of development of a game based on this creepypasta]].
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-->"Sometimes dead is best."
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The narrator finds a ''Pokémon Red'' cartridge in the trash. Since he ([[MostGamersAreMale assuming it actually is a he]], as a gender is not given) never played this particular game before, he takes it home before realizing that the game is hacked. Furthermore, he can't continue the game from where the previous player left off; whenever he hits the "Continue" button, he just gets a message: "No."
Frustrated, the narrator starts a new game. But to his surprise, he ''likes'' most of the alterations made to the game. Instead of playing as a silent protagonist who could be anybody, he plays as a fleshed-out character, Steven, with his Charmander, Miki, his brother, Mike, as a rival, realistic relationships and dialogue with various NPC characters, and a cool sprite to boot. And from context clues, the narrator is able to infer that the hacked game takes place a year before the actual ''Pokémon Red and Blue'' games.
Frustrated, the narrator starts a new game. But to his surprise, he ''likes'' most of the alterations made to the game. Instead of playing as a silent protagonist who could be anybody, he plays as a fleshed-out character, Steven, with his Charmander, Miki, his brother, Mike, as a rival, realistic relationships and dialogue with various NPC characters, and a cool sprite to boot. And from context clues, the narrator is able to infer that the hacked game takes place a year before the actual ''Pokémon Red and Blue'' games.
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The narrator finds a ''Pokémon Red'' cartridge in the trash. Since he ([[MostGamersAreMale assuming it actually is a he]], as a gender is not given) they never played this particular game before, he takes they take it home before realizing that the game is hacked. Furthermore, he they can't continue the game from where the previous player left off; whenever he hits they hit the "Continue" button, he they just gets get a message: "No."
Frustrated, the narrator starts a new game. But tohis their surprise, he ''likes'' they ''like'' most of the alterations made to the game. Instead of playing as a silent protagonist who could be anybody, he plays they play as a fleshed-out character, Steven, with his Charmander, Miki, his brother, Mike, as a rival, realistic relationships and dialogue with various NPC characters, and a cool sprite to boot. And from context clues, the narrator is able to infer that the hacked game takes place a year before the actual ''Pokémon Red and Blue'' games.
Frustrated, the narrator starts a new game. But to
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The narrator restarts the game, and finds that he is resuming play from a year (in game time) after the previous scene. Steven is visiting the grave of Miki, who is implied to have died as a result of the failed trade. He appears to have completely given up on everything he achieved due to his grief, which doesn't seem to have gotten any better. And the narrator draws some [[FridgeHorror chilling conclusions]] about why some things in the vanilla ''Pokémon Red and Blue'' are the ways they are.
After a time wandering around aimlessly, wondering what he was supposed to be doing, the narrator does eventually find the path forward. Steven ''does'' know a way to bring Miki back, and goes for it. But he ultimately pays a terrible price.
After a time wandering around aimlessly, wondering what he was supposed to be doing, the narrator does eventually find the path forward. Steven ''does'' know a way to bring Miki back, and goes for it. But he ultimately pays a terrible price.
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The narrator restarts the game, and finds that he is they are resuming play from a year (in game time) after the previous scene. Steven is visiting the grave of Miki, who is implied to have died as a result of the failed trade. He appears to have completely given up on everything he achieved due to his grief, which doesn't seem to have gotten any better. And the narrator draws some [[FridgeHorror chilling conclusions]] about why some things in the vanilla ''Pokémon Red and Blue'' are the ways they are.
After a time wandering around aimlessly, wondering whathe was they were supposed to be doing, the narrator does eventually find the path forward. Steven ''does'' know a way to bring Miki back, and goes for it. But he ultimately pays a terrible price.
After a time wandering around aimlessly, wondering what
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* AppealToNature: Chillingly lampshaded by the narrator when, directing Steven to Lavender Town to resurrect Miki, he sees an NPC say:
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* AppealToNature: Chillingly lampshaded by the narrator when, directing Steven to Lavender Town to resurrect Miki, he sees they see an NPC say:
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** Lastly, when the narrator selects "M@#$" and selects the "Close" option, he's also met with this.
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** Lastly, when the narrator selects "M@#$" and selects the "Close" option, he's they're also met with this.
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* CrueltyIsTheOnlyOption: [[spoiler:The final menu for "M@#$" consists of four options: "Status," "Switch," "Close," and "Strangle." The narrator discovers that, to finish the game, he must choose the last option.]]
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* CrueltyIsTheOnlyOption: [[spoiler:The final menu for "M@#$" consists of four options: "Status," "Switch," "Close," and "Strangle." The narrator discovers that, to finish the game, he she must choose the last option.]]
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* NostalgiaFilter: Averted. While the narrator is excited to finally play Pokémon Red, he's impressed with the "improvements" he finds in the hacked game instead.
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* NostalgiaFilter: Averted. While the narrator is excited to finally play Pokémon Red, he's they're impressed with the "improvements" he finds in of the hacked game instead.
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* OhCrap: The narrator, when he first sees [[spoiler:Steven's face after using Missingno:]]
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* OhCrap: The narrator, when he they first sees see [[spoiler:Steven's face after using Missingno:]]
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* TearsOfFear: After the narrator witnesses Steven's NightmareFace, he is said to be shocked, trembling, and "crying like a baby".
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* TearsOfFear: After the narrator witnesses Steven's NightmareFace, he is they are said to be shocked, trembling, and "crying like a baby".
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* TheAllConcealingI: Nothing is known about the narrator. The narrator is referred to as "he" on this page for simplicity, even though "his" gender is unknown.
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* TheAllConcealingI: Nothing is known about the narrator. The narrator is referred to as "he" "they" on this page for simplicity, even though "his" simplicity because their gender is unknown.
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* GenreSavvy: The narrator demonstrates this, as while they don’t outright break the fourth wall, they note the similarity of the eponymous game to Pokémon Creepypasta conventions.
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* MediumAwareness: The narrator demonstrates this, even going so far as to point out some of the cliches written into the story.
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* ShoutOut: At the beginning, the narrator talks about Pokémon Creepypastas, specifically mentioning “[[Fanfic/PokemonBlack the one about a version where you get a ghost as a starter]]”.
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-->'''Steven:''' In a world that cheated me, why should I play fair?
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-->'''Steven:''' In a world that cheated me, [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight why should I play fair?fair?]]
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-->'''Steven:''' In a world that cheated me, '''[[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight why should I play fair?]]'''
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* ButThouMust: At the moment when Mike begs for Steven to trade Miki with him, the protagonist is given the choice to select "YES" or "NO" to it. "NO" is selected twice, though the protagonist just chooses "YES" after futilely doing this, just to advance the story.
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* ButThouMust: At the moment when Mike begs for Steven to trade Miki with him, the protagonist narrator is given the choice to select "YES" or "NO" to it. "NO" is selected twice, though the protagonist narrator just chooses "YES" after futilely doing this, just to advance the story.
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-->'''Steven:''' In a world that cheated me, '''[[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight why should I play fair?]]'''
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* TakeThat: A small one at the beginning of the story, where the narrator talks about the cliché acts of creepypastas.
-->"Some are ridiculous, silly stories about individuals dying after playing a game, or the game talking to them. God, don't these writers know less is more when it comes to these stories?"
-->"Some are ridiculous, silly stories about individuals dying after playing a game, or the game talking to them. God, don't these writers know less is more when it comes to these stories?"
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* ButThouMust: At the moment when Mike begs for Steven to trade Miki with him, the protagonist is given the choice to select "YES" or "NO" to it. "NO" is selected twice, though the protagonist just chooses "YES" after futilely doing this, just to advance the story.
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* BluntNo: When the narrator tries to open the save file of the previous week player, he's just met with the word "No." Upon playing the game, he discovers why.
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* BluntNo: When the narrator tries to open the save file of the previous week player, he's just met with the word "No." Upon playing the game, he discovers why.
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** Why was there no defending champion to challenge when Blue beat the Elite Four?
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** Why was there no defending champion for Blue to challenge when Blue he beat the Elite Four?Four in the original games?
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* NightmareFace: Steven gets one after he tries to bring Miki back to life. His face is darkened with a slasher smile and his eyes glow red.
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* NightmareFace: Steven gets one after he tries to bring Miki back to life. His face is darkened with a slasher smile SlasherSmile and his eyes glow red.
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* SanitySlippage: After Miki dies, Steven loses it and his ID shows he keeps changing in appearance.
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* SanitySlippage: After Miki dies, Steven loses it and his ID shows he keeps changing in appearance.appearance and he slowly goes to the point he has to bring her back to life.