History Fridge / PokemonBlackAndWhite

* It's generally accepted in the Nuzlocke community that Unova is essentially the Hardest Nuzlocke Run attemptable. It turns out that the StrawmanHasAPoint: In a setting where your Pokémon can die in combat, Team Plasma's mission statement becomes a lot stronger, regardless of Ghetsis not really believing it. A Nuzlocke run completely goes against the narrative, and as a nice coincidence, it's incredibly hard to pull off the challenge. Hell, most people who attempt a Unova Run typically die out before they can see that Ghetsis admits he doesn't believe Team Plasma's goal, so in the narrative of your challenge, your character is flat-out wrong. Of course, actually finishing a Nuzlocke run in Unova makes it that much more satisfying to prove Team Plasma wrong.

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* Why can't you trade items over Poké Transfer? Gameplay reasons, of course, but considering that you're in Poké-America, it's more fun to assume that the TSA is involved somehow.

** Waiter sports fans handing out water... water boys!

** On the same note, the concepts yin and yang for Americans are backwards. Yang is not [[DarkIsNotEvil dark]] and Yin is not [[LightIsNotGood light]]. They're reversed since the Chinese read right to left and Americans read left to right. Whether this is [[LampShadeHanging lampshaded]] is optional.

* In the start of the game, you have a Pokémon battle in your room. After this, your room is a mess -- but your Wii and TV is completely fine and didn't even seem to get hit. Now, we all know Nintendo consoles are made of [[MadeOfIndestructium Nintendium]]...

* Three of the first Pokemon you are guaranteed to catch in this game are Lillipup (a dog), one of the elemental monkeys (a monkey) and Pidove (who will eventually become a pheasant), in that order. [[Literature/{{Momotaro}} Now who else do we know who traveled around with a dog, a monkey and a pheasant?]]
* Why are Alomomola rare Pokemon only found in whirlpools? Fishing on a whirlpool usually reveals a powerful invasive Pokemon species in the deep, which is likely causing it. Alomomola is stated to be helpful and protective of people and Pokemon, so it's probably intercepting said invader to keep you, the ignorant surfer, from getting hurt. Why is it found only found on routes full of Frillish? Because Frillish attack swimmers where Alomomola save them. Furthermore, Alomomola is obviously based on a molamola, which are among the few predators that "[[GentleGiant play]]" with divers and which feed on animals full of cnidocytes, such as jellyfish. Changing climate and modern farming are making it difficult for molamola to keep jellyfish in check, however, so Alomomola are too busy to notice swimmers most of the time, unless there is an attention drawing event like a whirlpool.

* A good deal of the gyms are pretty hazardous; Opelucid and Icirrus in particular would have a constant risk of falling to your death into a functionally bottomless pit. And then there's Mistralton, where you get shot out of cannons to proceed from floor to floor. One of the final ones even has you hitting the wall face-first!

** Even worse, if you overlay a map of New York with a map of Unova, Ground Zero aligns with Route 4, which has the entrance to the Desert Resort & Relic Castle...

* When you get to the pool in Crater Forest, Kyurem freezes the entire place, covering everything in snow. ''How many Pokémon died from hypothermia/suffocation when that blizzard hit?'' How do we know that that Kyurem hasn't frozen the forest before, and that's the reason why there are only Pokémon that could survive a freeze?

** You use Castelia Cones like full heals. Think about that. [[IAmAHumanitarian You can feed it to your Vanillite.]] [[WhatTheHellHero Smooth]].

* In the graveyard of the Celestial Tower, Litwick are present there. Litwick's final evolution, Chandelure, [[YourSoulIsMine steals souls and burns them up.]] [[FateWorseThanDeath No wonder]] [[CessationOfExistence why you find them in a gravesite...]]

* What did Team Plasma want with that Munna's Dream Mist again? Oh, right, they wanted to use it to brainwash the people of Unova into releasing their Pokémon and joining Team Plasma. If that had worked, Ghetsis would have an unstoppable brainwashed army, which he could continually replenish and expand by harvesting more Dream Mist from Munna to brainwash new "recruits". [[NightmareFuel You're welcome.]] Assuming the idea would even have worked of course.

** Giving his son (if N really IS his) a OneLetterName could just be Ghetsis's first step in dehumanizing him, as his name is [[http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Junichi_Masuda_reveals_information_on_N Natural Harmonia Gropius]], but he refers to himself as N. Giving him an actual name may have been so people don't get suspicious, so he can eventually dehumanize N.

* Just Ghetsis' plans in general. Ghetsis knew a self-centered man like him could never be the hero of legend, so he raised his own son N specifically to fit the qualifications needed to be the hero and to be the key pawn in his master plan. He kept N locked up in a room filled with toys for years in order to stunt his emotional growth, and had Anthea and Concordia frequently tend to him so that his innocence and purity could be preserved. He himself told N that Team Plasma was fighting to liberate Pokémon from their captivity and oppression at the hands of humans, and even provided abused Pokémon for N as playmates. Ghetsis' own minions had abused the Pokémon and since N could hear their thoughts and feel their pain, he came to believe that all humans hurt Pokémon and that all Pokémon long to be far away from humans. After N had come of age and was crowned Team Plasma's king, Ghetsis began his crusade to capture the hearts and minds of the trainer population, the grand crescendo of which would come when N, using Reshiram or Zekrom, could defeat the Champion and allow Team Plasma to take over the league. N would then issue a command to every human in the Unova region to release all their Pokémon or risk the region's destruction again. In reverence of the hero and the belief that his way is the truth or ideal ("having Pokémon will be considered a bad thing" as Ghetsis puts it), the trainers would release all their Pokémon... which would leave Ghetsis and his select followers as the only ones with Pokémon that they're able to use. After N's purpose had been served, Ghetsis would throw him away and take Reshiram/Zekrom for himself, and then with his personal Pokémon army headed by the legendary Pokémon of the hero, would go to war with all other regions and repeat the process so that more region's worth of Pokémon get added to his forces. The more Pokémon, the more power, and with enough power, Ghetsis could take over the entire world, bringing about a Dystopian new world order in which he, as the ruler who is the only one allowed to have and use Pokémon, has unlimited influence, privilege, and control over everything that lives and is free to oppress and suppress everyone by using threat of force via his superpowered mons. And the reason for all this? He felt entitled to it.

* As dictator of not just Unova but the entire world, Ghetsis would turn the world into one where every day was one of suffering under his reign -- a world where your oppressors have all the power to harm you and keep you in line (as the only ones able to use Pokémon) and you lack the power to fight back, and are thus made to feel enslaved in this dystopian world order. It's a FateWorseThanDeath, arguably as horrific as Cyrus' vision for the world, if not moreso seeing as here you'd keep your emotions and would thus feel every last bit of pain.

** This also explains why it has Focus Blast -- four of the six members of N's team are weak to Fighting. And it also has Surf to cover Archeops.

* After defeating Ghetsis, three of his servants accost the player in an end-game area and hand over the Adamant, Lustrous, and Griseous Orbs, which are used for three legendary Pokemon in ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl and Platinum'' that are the embodiments of time, space, and chaos. Ghetsis must've had some pretty grand plans if he had the Orbs. Consider why he had them. One could make the argument that he had them because he was trying to attain the Creation trio to kill anyone in his way. This presents 2 flaws: Ghetsis could use any legendary to do this, and you don't need the orbs to get the Creation trio. In addition, the killing of a trainer is likely to spark a revolt. But remember what the legendaries he was trying to acquire are capable of. This implies three things:

## Physical torture - his Pokémon abuse, what he does to Kyurem and has Kyurem do to Unova, commanding Kyurem to use Glaciate on a human child
## Emotional torture - his treatment of N and what he has Team Plasma put a lot of people through
## Psychological torture - towards N and to an extent all the masses of Unova through his plan with the freezeover of the entire region

** Ghetsis himself admits ''"The moment when someone loses all hope... I really do love to watch that moment."'' Now consider when he revealed to N that he was an UnwittingPawn, crushing his hopes and dreams. The implications is that this MoralEventHorizon wasn't just done out of anger, ''[[ForTheEvulz but sadism.]]'' Indeed, N's entire life of being manipulated could've been something Ghetsis ''was turned on by.'' He may have [[MindRape mindraped]] his own son without him even knowing it.

* In the Dream World, sometimes a Spearow will ask to play "Find the Missing Pokémon", looking for a Burmy. Burmy is a Bug-type, and Spearow is a Flying-type bird Pokémon. As the Flying type is strong against the bug type, and baby birds eat bugs...there's a chance the player just helped a Spearow find its next living ''meal!'' [[NatureIsNotNice Welcome to nature]].

* The Ferris Wheel dates are just fun, sometimes heartwarming, sometimes poignant looks into the lives of various [=NPCs=], with touches of romance... But it gets infinitely more [[NoYay creepy]] when one realizes that many of these characters are adults, and while older than most other protagonists Hilbert/Hilda is still most likely only 14 (as indicated by the fact that Cheren is 14 according to WordOfGod). Gets especially creepy when that one hiker is implied to be lamenting over Hilbert in the sequel; hikers are middle-aged men. This middle-aged man is crying over being supposedly rejected by a 14-year-old boy. Ew...

* A few months ago, it was announced that the Dream World would be shut down in January 2014 for Gen VI and X/Y. Basically, it's an apocalypse counting down for a whole world.

* N throughout the game goes from polite (though somewhat creepy) to increasingly confrontational and belligerent. It wasn't until beating him for the final time and reading the text that this troper realized: N believes that all Trainers abuse Pokémon and that Pokémon would be happier being free. But all he's encountered since he started travelling was Trainers and Pokémon getting along. He's been suffering from a VillainousBreakdown throughout the game!

* During their first meeting, Cheren notes that N speaks very fast. If you notice carefully, his text speech appears faster than other characters.

** Not to mention Yamask and Cofagrigus (the former of which '''is actually the soul of a human who now carries around a mask that was the face it had when it was living''') can be found inside.

* The TM for Toxic is found in the shallows in the middle of a mostly water route. A water route full of Ghost jellyfish.

* What did Team Plasma want with that Munna's Dream Mist again? Oh, right, they wanted to use it to brainwash the people of Unova into releasing their Pokémon and joining Team Plasma. If that had worked, Ghetsis would have an unstoppable brainwashed army, which he could continually replenish and expand by harvesting more Dream Mist from Munna to brainwash new "recruits". [[NightmareFuel You're welcome.]]

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* Ghetsis must've had some pretty grand plans if he had the Adamant, Lustrous, and Griseous Orbs. Consider why he had those items. One could make the argument that he had them because he was trying to attain the Creation trio to kill anyone in his way. This presents 2 flaws: Ghetsis could use any legendary to do this, and you don't need the orbs to get the Creation trio. In addition, the killing of a trainer is likely to spark a revolt. But remember what the legendaries he was trying to acquire are capable of. This implies three things. One: Ghetsis is willing to erase people from existence to continue his plans. Two: He only gave you the orbs because he knows they are useless to both him and the player character. Three: He wants to [[AGodAmI become God]], [[DimensionLord rule over the cosmos as a despot]], and maybe even [[MultiversalConqueror go beyond that.]]
** And how did he come to have those, when they were last in the possession of Lucas/Dawn?...

*** I'm going to throw my own slightly less alarmist theory into the mix here: Ghetsis states at the end of the game that he is the one who awakened Reshiram/Zekrom along with manipulating events so that N would actively seek it and thus become the hero Ghetsis needed to take control. We know that the legendary yin/yang dragons are awakened both by the presence of their hero AND the specific stone needed to awaken them, according to whichever version you're playing. We also know that Team Plasma were delving into absolutely any leads they could find on the dragons, as their appearance at the Nacrene Gym shows us. If Team Plasma were seeking out any methods they could find to try and awaken the dragons, perhaps Ghetsis came across the orbs whilst seeking the yin/yang stones and thought they might be the items he desired, which they obviously proved not to be. Bear in mind that the region of Unova and its people don't know a great deal about Pokémon from distant lands; perhaps Ghetsis thought the orbs were worthless when they did not awaken Reshiram/Zekrom and so had little trouble casting them off to the player. I'm sure a third version of the game with an extended post-game story will put the theories to rest in time, but just in case this one is right, everyone should really be thankful that Ghetsis never learned which [[PhysicalGod "dragons"]] the orbs were connected to...
* Ghetsis himself admits "The moment when someone loses all hope... I really do love to watch that moment." Now consider when he revealed to N that he was an UnwittingPawn, crushing his hopes and dreams. The implications is that this MoralEventHorizon wasn't just done out of anger, ''[[ForTheEvulz but sadism.]]'' Indeed, N's entire life of being manipulated could've been something Ghetsis ''was turned on by.'' He may have [[MindRape mindraped]] his own son without him even knowing it.
** In general, Ghetsis' sadism is disturbing, but it becomes moreso when you consider that many of the things he does, in both games, can be considered forms of torture -- physical torture (his Pokémon abuse, what he does to Kyurem and has Kyurem do to Unova, commanding Kyurem to use Glaciate on a human child), emotional torture (his treatment of N and what he has Team Plasma put a lot of people through), and even psychological torture (towards N and to an extent all the masses of Unova through his plan with the freezeover of the entire region). And when you look at his Pokémon team, all of his Pokemon seem to be tailor-made for use as living torture weapons on his enemies and their Pokémon. Team Plasma's initial medieval style might also be part of this, seeing as brutality and torture chambers were big in the middle ages.
* Then we come to [[AbusiveParents Gh]][[TheSociopath e]][[ManipulativeBastard t]][[{{Hypocrite}} s]][[MoralEventHorizon is]], the undoubted God-King of fridge horror in the Pokémon franchise.
** Not necessarily. We all know that it's all but stated that Ghetsis has reduced his son into a ManChild, and was planning on OffingTheOffspring. That's bad enough. However, Ghetsis admits he enjoys it [[DespairEventHorizon when someone loses all hope.]] Which is what poor N must have felt when Ghetsis revealed he was an UnwittingPawn. Meaning there's a very good chance that Ghetsis did this not because YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness or he was angry at his plans being foiled, but [[NightmareFuel because he wanted to make him suffer]] ''[[ForTheEvulz to satisfy his sadism.]]''
** [[SarcasmMode It gets better.]] After defeating Ghetsis, three of his servants accost the player in an end-game area and hand over the Adamant, Lustrous, and Griseous Orbs, which are used for three legendary Pokemon in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum that are the embodiments of time, space, and chaos. It raises three big questions: 1.) Exactly what plans did the guy have for these things?, 2.) How did he get them?, 3.) What happened to the player character from Diamond/Pearl/Platinum?
*** With the release of X and Y, you can find the the Adamant, Lustrous, and Griseous Orbs in the same "room" as Zygarde. Apparently there are quite a few of those things rattling around in the Pokemon world.
** We all know that his Hydreigon is at least 10 levels lower than required to evolve. Zweilous evolves when one of its heads gains dominance over the other. Who's to say he didn't cut off one of its heads?
* A bit more fridge horror regarding the Hydreigon--Hydreigon as a species is said to be vicious, short-tempered and destructive, and the ones Ghetsis had under his control are known to have hated him. So what was stopping them from [[TheDogBitesBack killing him and escaping?]] The answer is simple: He likely abused them ''so badly'' that they became ''terrified'' of him. That's right; Ghetsis had a vicious, temperamental dragon under his control for years and abused it so badly that ''it'' developed an intense fear of ''him''. Twice.
* At 6 foot 6, Ghetsis is the same height as Big the Cat. And the [[Film/RepoTheGeneticOpera Repo Man]] Yes.
** ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'' show exactly how scary Ghetsis's height is through the use of 3D models.

* The Flying game in Dream World, which features a Pelipper flying through the sky. Though it needs 3 Water orbs to speed up, it only needs one single Electric one to go ''down'' a speed level. Then it hit me... Pelipper has a ''double weakness'' to Electric. The poor thing gets double as much damage from them.

* In the Dream World, sometimes a Spearow will ask to play "Find the Missing Pokémon", looking for a Burmy. Burmy is a Bug-type, and Spearow is a Flying-type bird Pokémon. As the Flying type is strong against the bug type, and baby birds eat bugs...there's a chance the player just helped a Spearow find its next living ''meal!''
** [[NatureIsNotNice Welcome to nature]].

* The Ferris Wheel dates are just fun, sometimes heartwarming, sometimes poignant looks into the lives of various [=NPCs=], with touches of romance. ...But it gets infinitely more [[NoYay creepy]] when one realizes that many of these characters are adults, and while older than most other protagonists Hilbert/Hilda is still most likely only 14 (as indicated by the fact that Cheren is 14 according to WordOfGod). Gets especially creepy when that one hiker is implied to be lamenting over Hilbert in the sequel; hikers are middle-aged men. This middle-aged man is crying over being supposedly rejected by a 14-year-old boy. Ew...

* In Pokémon Black/White, the battle sprites are more animated, and there are some special details like Pokémon's eyes closing when they're put to sleep. Aw, that's so cute! And when you use a sleep attack on a Kangaskhan, its baby closes its eyes too! Awww, that's adora--wait. Oh dear, does that mean that every status ailment affects a Kangaskhan's baby as well? Paralysis? Burns? Even Toxic?! Oh boy, what kind of monsters are we?!

* A good deal of the gyms are pretty hazardous; Opelucid and Icirrus in particular would have a constant risk of falling to your death into a functionally bottomless pit.
** I like to think that there's a net under there. [[NightmareRetardant Or a marshmallow pit]]. It's just too dark to see it.
** Don't forget Mistralton, where you get shot out of cannons to proceed from floor to floor. One of the final ones even has you hitting the wall face-first!

-->"I've never left this place even once since I was born."

* One trainer on Route 15 says that she's looking for Pokémon that have escaped from the Poké Transfer Lab. Notice how the whole northeast of Unova is full of Gen I-IV Pokémon. Yes, that's right: Unova's being overrun by invasive species that are probably wreaking havoc on the ecosystem now [[WhatTheHellPlayer because you wanted to keep the Pokémon from your old games.]]
** Except they're there before you ever do any transferring, so... yeah, not the player's fault.
*** Probably brought there by other trainers. Which raises the question, ''what happened to the previous-gen regions you traded foreign Pokémon into?''
* When you get to the pool in Crater Forest, Kyurem freezes the entire place, covering everything in snow. ''How many Pokémon died from hypothermia/suffocation when that blizzard hit?''
** Probably not that many; most of the Pokémon found there probably wouldn't be affected by a harsh change in temperature (Lunatone/Solrock, Metang/Metagross, Piloswine/Mamoswine), and Ditto can change its form to match the temperature. Clefairies/Clefables probably have thick fur to insulate them from the cold.
*** Clefairy and Clefable are from space. It's not exactly known for its heat...
*** And so we get back to ''suffocation''.
*** Mmhmm, sorry, I forgot about that.
*** Magic Guard. Many Clefairies and Clefables presumably cannot suffocate. Besides, we've known for a long time that Pokémon aren't easy to keep consistently Frozen.
*** How do we know that that Kyurem hasn't frozen the forest before, and that's the reason why there are only Pokémon that could survive a freeze?
* This one came up after this troper finished getting a Castelia Cone in Castelia City. Basically, the Castelia Cone is ice cream that looks too similar to Vanillite. The stand where you buy these ice cream cones are opened from the spring to the fall season before it closes up in the winter because of the coldness of the weather. However, winter is also the season where Vanillite appear more in the wild because of the weather. This troper thinks that the owner of the stand leaves during the winter to capture more Vanillite and serve them to people when it's spring again. To add to this, if the player were to watch the TV, there will be one instance where there is a girl that talks about buying a Castelia Cone but then it came alive and ran away. Basically, humans are eating Vanillite and are re-stocking when they come out to play.
** That's not so bad. Pokémon are seen as both allies and food if need be.

** Alternatively - the Vanillite come from the cones, not the other way around. There have been tsukumogami-(inanimate objects that become animate creatures) based Pokémon since the first generation, and Unova has several that come from various sources. It wouldn't be that big of a stretch to say that the Castelia Cones are so magically delicious and well-loved that they occasionally gain sentience. The owner probably keeps them in the freezer throughout the warm seasons so they won't melt, then goes on a journey in the winter to release them all around Unova once it's cold enough for them to travel comfortably.

*** Here's a whole new level of horror for you: every winter, the Castelia Cone stand owner goes and captures a bunch of Vanillite. Then he forces them to make ice for his cones work nonstop through the rest of the year. The following winter, the owner has to go capture more Vanillite because ''he's worked them to death''. The odd Castelia Cone being a Vanillite in disguise happens when one of his ice-making slaves escapes by disguising itself as the product.
** Alternately, a [[NightmareRetardant much less creepy]] idea is that Casteliacones are just purposefully shaped like Vanillite because they're [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter so cute]] and popular. The shop shuts down in winter because it's too cold to eat ice cream, not because they need to go farm for Vanillite. The question of how a Vanillite got mixed up with a Casteliacone remains, but that's why it was worthy of televised news.
** Casteliacones could've just been made out of Moomoo Milks, you know.
* There's an unpleasant foreshadowing for the sequels in Fridge Brilliance above. Absol is found outside the Giant Chasm, as if it's warning the protagonist not to enter. Fast forward to the sequels... (Continued on the [[Fridge/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 fridge page for those games]].)
* In the graveyard of the Celestial Tower, Litwick are present there. Litwick's final evolution, Chandelure, [[YourSoulIsMine steals souls and burns them up.]] [[FateWorseThanDeath I wonder]] [[CessationOfExistence why you find them in a gravesite?]]

* It's revealed near the end that the Pokémon that Team Plasma stole were actually enslaved and forced to build their castle. Now keep in mind that N grew up with abused Pokémon. [[NightmareFuel How many of those "playmates" of his also doubled as slave labour for Ghetsis, who likely saw the convenience in this plan?]]
* So, what did Team Plasma want with that Munna's Dream Mist again? Oh, right, they wanted to use it to brainwash the people of Unova into releasing their Pokémon and joining Team Plasma. If that had worked, Ghetsis would have an unstoppable brainwashed army, which he could continually replenish and expand by harvesting more Dream Mist from Munna to brainwash new "recruits". [[NightmareFuel You're welcome.]]

* One of the Seven Sages mentions that N might not be related to Ghetsis. Then where did N come from?
** And also, where did his real parents go?
** If you think about it, this might be the less unpleasant option. Assuming that N ''is'' related to Ghetsis, who did Ghetsis fuck to produce a child, [[SexualHarassmentAndRapeTropes and in what way]]? And worse, there's no hint of N having a mother anywhere. '''''Where did she go?'''''
** Speaking of N's lineage, let's look at his powers for a moment: He talks to Pokémon, yes, but he says in the final speech he heard your Pokémon's voices the first time he met you, where you don't seem to have a Pokémon out of its ball. This might imply, say, telepathy. I think everyone knows about a [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire green-haired, humanoid psychic type]], yes? Now, consider two things about Ghetsis. First, it's pretty clear he wouldn't be averse to horribly mistreating a Pokémon if it'd further his goals. Second, Ghetsis has red eyes, green hair, and sociopathy on levels previously unknown to mankind. [[https://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/07/fan_fiction_friday_the_pokemon_story.php I wonder what could produce a combination like that...]] Maybe N gets his telepathy from his grandmother's side?
*** Thank almighty Arceus [[BestialityIsDepraved this]] is an impossibility. Misty appeared in that ''fanfic'', and Ghetsis would've been born decades before her.
*** Gardevoir's not even in the Humanshape egg group...
*** Though with VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield adding the Humanshape egg group to Gardevoir, that could be a possibility if the remakes happen.
* You ever wonder why N has a OneLetterName? Or ''what the hell happened to A through M?''
** Alternatively: What does N stand for? Null? No-one? Nothing? Nobody?
*** Or the calculus variable n, making N just a variable in Ghetsis' perfect formula, less predictable than Ghetsis would have liked but unfortunately necessary to complete the equation. And N does like math...
*** Also, giving his son (if N really IS his) a OneLetterName could just be Ghetsis's first step in dehumanizing N.
*** {{Jossed}}. His name is Natural Harmonia Gropius. [[http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Junichi_Masuda_reveals_information_on_N Confimed here.]]
*** Yes, but he refers to himself as N. Giving him an actual name may have been so people don't get suspicious, so he can eventually dehumanize N.
* A sage in Black and White questions whether or not N is Ghetsis' son. If this is true, where did he get N from?
** [[FanDislikedExplanation From a forest.]]
** N's mother was a Ditto who shapeshifted into a human.

* Ghetsis must've had some pretty grand plans if he had the Adamant, Lustrous, and Griseous Orbs...

** Hell, just Ghetsis' plans in general. Just look at his big one in the game: Ghetsis knew a self-centered man like him could never be the hero of legend, so he raised his own son N specifically to fit the qualifications needed to be the hero and to be the key pawn in his master plan. He kept N locked up in a room filled with toys for years in order to stunt his emotional growth, and had Anthea and Concordia frequently tend to him so that his innocence and purity could be preserved. He himself told N that Team Plasma was fighting to liberate Pokémon from their captivity and oppression at the hands of humans, and even provided abused Pokémon for N as playmates. Ghetsis' own minions had abused the Pokémon and since N could hear their thoughts and feel their pain, he came to believe that all humans hurt Pokémon and that all Pokémon long to be far away from humans. After N had come of age and was crowned Team Plasma's king, Ghetsis began his crusade to capture the hearts and minds of the trainer population, the grand crescendo of which would come when N, using Reshiram or Zekrom, could defeat the Champion and allow Team Plasma to take over the league. N would then issue a command to every human in the Unova region to release all their Pokémon or risk the region's destruction again. In reverence of the hero and the belief that his way is the truth or ideal ("having Pokémon will be considered a bad thing" as Ghetsis puts it), the trainers would release all their Pokémon... which would leave Ghetsis and his select followers as the only ones with Pokémon that they're able to use. After N's purpose had been served, Ghetsis would throw him away and take Reshiram/Zekrom for himself, and then with his personal Pokémon army headed by the legendary Pokémon of the hero, would go to war with all other regions and repeat the process so that more region's worth of Pokémon get added to his forces. The more Pokémon, the more power, and with enough power, Ghetsis could take over the entire world, bringing about a Dystopian new world order in which he, as the ruler who is the only one allowed to have and use Pokémon, has unlimited influence, privilege, and control over everything that lives and is free to oppress and suppress everyone by using threat of force via his superpowered mons. And the reason for all this? He felt entitled to it.
*** Let's say for a minute the Plasma plan went through and Ghetsis took over Unova. Short of a more moderate replacement succeeding him, the only way his dominion would end is if people took the law into their own hands and violently deposed him with "illegal" Pokémon or if a more malicious power moved in and destroyed Team Plasma. Such a violent revolution would strain human-Pokémon relations and cause them to leave or savage the region, and there's at least ''one'' villainous group out there with no qualms about attacking trainers. Seeing the potential for [[VideoGame/PokemonColosseum Cipher]] to expand into a disarmed Unova, whether they were behind Team Plasma's operations or not, was how I knew [[AntiVillain N]] was [[UnwittingPawn a tool from the start]].
*** And if Ghetsis did take over Unova, the entire economy of Unova would be a wreck, since everything revolves around Pokémon.
*** As dictator of not just Unova but the entire world, Ghetsis would turn the world into one where every day was one of suffering under his reign -- a world where your oppressors have all the power to harm you and keep you in line (as the only ones able to use Pokémon) and you lack the power to fight back, and are thus made to feel enslaved in this dystopian world order. It's a FateWorseThanDeath, arguably as horrific as Cyrus' vision for the world, if not moreso seeing as here you'd keep your emotions and would thus feel every last bit of pain.
*** '''WARNING''': Major guessing ahead. Consider why he had those items. One could make the argument that he had them because he was trying to attain the Creation trio to kill anyone in his way. This presents 2 flaws: Ghetsis could use any legendary to do this, and you don't need the orbs to get the Creation trio. In addition, the killing of a trainer is likely to spark a revolt. But remember what the legendaries he was trying to acquire are capable of. This implies three things. One: Ghetsis is willing to erase people from existence to continue his plans. Two: He only gave you the orbs because he knows they are useless to both him and the player character. Three: He wants to [[AGodAmI become God]], [[DimensionLord rule over the cosmos as a despot]], and maybe even [[MultiversalConqueror go beyond that.]]

* Paras and Parasect get "Damp"[[note]]Prevents the use of self-destructing moves.[[/note]] — "Dry Skin"[[note]]Reduces HP if it is hot. Water restores HP.[[/note]] (and its infamous 5x weakness) no more!
** Also, mushrooms grow better in damp environments than dry ones.

* Chandelure has Shadow Tag. It doesn't want its prey to escape...
* Volcarona has Swarm. The poor guy just wants some friends.
* Politoed and Ninetales get Drizzle and Drought, respectively. They just wanted to be used more by players.
* Abomasnow has Soundproof because loud noises cause avalanches.
* We're still not sure why Metagross gets Light Metal, considering it uses its weight to hunt...
** As computers (or supercomputers, like Metagross is said to be) are redesigned and upgraded through the years, they become lighter and smaller — compare a big, room-sized 1950s computer to something like a UsefulNotes/{{Mac}}Book Air, which can easily fit in your schoolbag.
* As for legendaries:
** Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres. Articuno has Snow Cloak (it causes blizzards), Zapdos has Lightningrod (it lives in thunderclouds), and Moltres has Flame Body (it's WreathedInFlames!)
** Mewtwo has Unnerve. Well, it was designed to be the most powerful Pokémon, and had all Red/Blue trainers quaking in their booties.
** Ho-oh has Regenerator. It "regenerated" the legendary beasts from death. Additionally, Ho-oh is a phoenix and phoenixes are famous for their ability to revive themselves from the dead.
** Landorus has Sheer Force. It's showing that it's the boss!
* The Kanto starters have hidden abilities that depended on weather. Considering how prominent the weather metagame is in this generation, the developers might have wanted to make them benefit from it [[PanderingToTheBase for reasons.]]

* In the [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyandSapphire Devon Corporation building in Rustboro City]], there is a scientist who mentions that "I'm attempting a device that lets you see into the dreams of Pokémon!! But it's not going well..." Two generations later, you get to do just this.
** And for all we know, this could even be a DevelopmentGag!

* At first, it's really disappointing that you can't have a Pokémon follow behind you like in HG/SS. But come to think of it, in Unova, you don't see a single Pokémon just hanging out outside. In houses, sure, but not outside like in Kanto. And Unova is an urban region, far away from the others and based on New York instead of Japan. Perhaps the rules are different, and having Pokémon out in public isn't socially acceptable the way it is in Kanto and Johto?

*** It could be that, since it appears that Team Plasma only started their "pleas" when you and your friends start your adventures, and then follow you around ([[ParanoiaFuel coincidentally, one hopes]]), that they just never got round to the other side yet. The other two cities attract tourists (one's a battle plaza or a nice little forest, and the other a holiday destination) so it might be that those people have heard of them before and keep their Pokémon in their balls.

* How does a Pokémon Center stay open when it performs totally free services? One good way to keep finances coming in: merge it with the Poké Mart.
** Why is this not necessary in the Japan-based regions? Socialized healthcare. [[note]]This is not a completely accurate depiction of healthcare in Japan, where the patient is responsible for 30% of their medical fees. But neither is it of America, so.[[/note]] Subtle TakeThat?

* The Light/Dark Stone is mentioned in the legend of Reshiram/Zekrom, yet it's in the Nacrene Museum and nobody knows what it really is. Is it a continuity error? No. Because it's likely that while it was said that the Pokémon changed into the stones, there were never really pictures of those stones and odds are that history wasn't being recorded all those decades ago and even if it was, the warring heroes likely destroyed a lot of those records. Either that or due to how the legend's just a legend, a museum curator and archaeologist wouldn't jump to the conclusion that Reshiram and Zekrom are the Light and Dark stone with such little evidence.

* The world of ''Black'' is tech-savvy and the world of ''White'' is nature-based. Their respective legendaries have opposite themes. There are two reasons for this. One, this ties in the Tao theme really well; they are the other, opposite colored dot of the world. Two, N tries to fight you with the correctly-themed dragon; this is the dragon who probably won over the other the first time, hence how Unova came out. You capturing the opposite-themed dragon and it conquering the other shows that what it represents is just as valid as the other, not better or worse. -Tropers/TheViolentTomboy
** Precisely. Not just simple colors on opposite ends of the spectrum, but the ideas of differing worldviews that can be seen with Black and White morality as opposed to Shades of Gray. N says that straight up at one point.
* Little minor thing, but the Waiter sports fan who battles you in the Stadiums has a CLAMPERL and gives you a FRESH WATER. So, basically, you're (or your team members, really) drinking Pokémon spit. Fridge squick, indeed. Is that the case if you're stranded in a desert with only a water Pokémon? Would that be your means of survival?
** Isn't it just possible that the Waiter was carrying around a bottle of water from a vending machine or a store? Plus wouldn't having your water Pokémon use up its own water while in a desert be a bit hazardous if survival is at stake since it might dehydrate if it doesn't retain as much water as possible? Plus regurgitated water would likely make you sick.
** Thinking back, the waiter probably had the bottle of water with him so that his Clamperl could stay hydrated, regardless of where the two of them went.
** This troper was just hit with some fridge brilliance. Waiter sports fans handing out water... water boys!
* In Opelucid City, there is a man in White that wants to get in contact with his son in the future to see how he turned out. I ignored this until my friend showed me her Black version: Opelucid City is completely high tech and non-relic looking like it was in mine. When she went to the same building, there was the guy's son, wanting to reach the past. It then occurred to me that this means that White takes place in the past, and Black takes place in the future, and the comment about the battle with the legendaries being a repeating cycle hit me like a brick. ~[=UltimaWraith=]
** Actually, this isn't quite true. It is heavily implied by other characters in the game that Black and White happen at exactly the same time, but in different, parallel worlds.
*** Wonder how they will adapt that for the Anime...
*** There are two movies coming out with similar plot lines and minor differences in each Victini and the Black Hero Zekrom and Victini and the White Hero Reshiram.
* [[WordOfGod The creators stated]] that the three starters of Isshu/Unova are each based on a different part of the world: Japan, China, and the West (specifically, France). Now, counting the version mascots (and assuming that Kyurem will be the third version mascot), we also have three legendary trios. What are they each based on? Japanese gods, the Chinese concept of Yin and Yang, and the French novel Literature/TheThreeMusketeers. -- [=Dragoryu3000=]
* Some may find it strange that Reshiram (a white Pokémon) is the mascot of Black Version, and Zekrom (a black Pokémon) is the mascot of White Version. But let the fact that they're based on yin and yang sink into your mind for a bit. What does the symbol for yin and yang contain? A white dot in a black area (Reshiram) and a black dot in a white area (Zekrom). --[=SilverHeartStar=]
** In philosophy, we were learning about Taoism and Yin & Yang. Reshiram and Zekrom came to mind immediately, but it wasn't until the professor mentioned the dots in the symbol that I understood why they weren't the mascot of the corresponding game.

*** There is also one more supposedly point of confusion between the East and West which actually points out more symbolism for the duo. In fanon, Reshiram is often portrayed as female while Zekrom as male due to ViewerGenderConfusion. Yin (Zekrom) is the female symbol and Yang (Reshiram) is the male symbol, meaning that the fandom got their genders reversed! So by that logic, Reshiram would be a {{Bishounen}} (white dot in a black area) while Zekrom would be a {{Bifauxnen}} (black dot in a white area). Their design is one giant GeniusBonus to that!!

* At first, the Unova Dex's terrible learn sets (most Pokémon can't find anything beyond STAB and normal moves) seemed like bad design, then it struck me. ''Gen V was meant to evoke Gen I''. Gen I ''did'' have terrible learn sets all around, all with the exact same issue!
** This is both FridgeBrilliance and FridgeLogic at the same time — "bad on purpose" is still ''bad''. - Tropers/{{Metz77}}
** Or, it was because now that [=TMs=] are no longer single-use, you don't need to rely on a Pokémon's natural learnset anymore.
* You can trade for a Basculin that has an ability no other Basculin has. I have recently gotten into trading on the GTS for the Shiny breeding benefits and Dex completion, but am paranoid of hacks. But you can trade for an "illegal" Pokémon right in the game! Perhaps Creator/GameFreak was just slipping in the message that they really don't care if you hack Pokémon? There's so much hack-exclusive bonus material in ''all'' the games, so I really shouldn't be surprised by this. - [=AlternateMew=]
** The "hax" ability in question is Rock Head, whereas a normal ability any Basculin can possess is Reckless. Rock Head prevents recoil damage from attacks like Double-Edge, while Reckless increases the power of recoil attacks (and the subsequent recoil). Since both abilities are essentially equal to one another, it was likely either intentional on Game Freak's part, or a minor mix-up in coding, but it really doesn't affect much.
** I thought that this was meant to extend the government metaphor with the exact opposite ability being available on the colour Basculin you can't normally get as an example as how different the opposing sides are.
** Turns out that's wrong: Red Basculin are supposed to have Reckless and Blue Basculin are supposed to have Rock Head, but because of a bug, all Basculin have Reckless. The traded Basculin just got lucky by being the only Blue Basculin to be unaffected by the bug.
* At first, it struck this troper as odd that there were so many more black characters in 5th gen than in the others. But then it struck me: Unova is based off of America -- of course there are more black people than in the Japanese-based regions!

* It bugged me a little to find that there were none of the Pokémon seen in the last 4 generations were available in Generation V. But then I realized, why would a region based off of the American East Coast have the same wildlife is areas based off of Japan?
** Well a bunch of the unova dex is based on japanese things anyway like darumaka and samurai so...
* Expanding on the above, with the names of Pokemon games becoming more and more valuable things, people wondered how they could top the value of "Platinum". Since "Black and White" is referring to the philosophy of seeing things in black and white (a major theme in the game), one could say it has transcended materialism. Whether or not that is more valuable is a matter of opinion, but it's certainly clever and no other naming scheme would have worked the same way.
* In the [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire third generation games]], a scientist in a building in Rustboro Town says that they're working on a device that visually reproduces the dreams of Pokémon. Come [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Gen V]], there's the Pokémon Dream World.
** May or may not imply that Fennel is the scientist's daughter. Seems kinda logical.
*** The remakes have the same dialogue, except Fennel is implied to be the scientist's rival in a faraway land. And she beat him to it.
* Not sure how intentional this was, but three of the first Pokemon you are guaranteed to catch in this game are Lillipup (a dog), one of the elemental monkeys (a monkey) and Pidove (who will eventually become a pheasant), in that order. [[Literature/{{Momotaro}} Now who else do we know who traveled around with a dog, a monkey and a pheasant?]]

* Alder tells Cheren to reconsider his quest to become Champion with no further goal. [[spoiler:In the post game, he explains that he and his starter fought for the same reason, only he didn't learn this was an empty goal until after his starter had passed on and he lost the chance for the two of them to pursue a more meaningful goal together. He merely wants to prevent Cheren from making the same mistake he did.]]

* Some Team Plasma members are really WellIntentionedExtremist[=s=] while others seem to be [[spoiler:following Ghetsis' true plan]]. One of the Seven Sages said they were convinced to join Team Plasma by Ghetsis offering them what they wanted; he did the same with the Grunts. Some were recruited by truly good intentions while others were recruited with [[spoiler:the promise of power]]. Incidentally, this also goes with the legendaries Team Plasma is involved with, one fighting for truths, the other for ideals. Some of Team Plasma are working for [[spoiler:Ghetsis' true purposes]] while some are fighting for Team Plasma's ideals. It fits with the truth/ideals and general yin/yang theme.

* A Team Plasma grunt tells you that Team Rocket and Team Galactic were defeated because they drew too much attention to themselves. Team Plasma isn't fully defeated until [[spoiler:N raises the castle, drawing the attention of everyone to them]].

* When you first fight the Elite Four, they make a few references to a previous challenger. [[spoiler:Namely N. However, they didn't seem to care about the fact that they were swept by Reshiram/Zekrom. Before ''Black and White'', a popular strategy against the Elite Four was to use the powerful and recently caught cover legendary. Maybe they're just used to this kind of thing.]]
** Two other possibilities:, [[spoiler:either Alder warned the Elite Four about N and his dragon heading to the league, or N was simply saving the dragon for his fight with the champion.]]

* [[spoiler:Anyone ever wonder why N never has the same team twice? He releases them after he battles you! This also explains why they're Pokémon you can find in the immediate area!]]
** Confirmed in a Memory Link in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'' you can unlock, where it shows [[spoiler:N releasing his Pokémon after the fight in Chargestone Cave from ''Black and White''. You can also catch his released Pokémon.]]

* In the OST, the theme that plays when N appears is called 'The Equated Captives'. While it's easy to confuse that as a reference to the way N equates all Pokémon as being captives of trainers, on checking the OST again after finishing the game, it became obvious: [[spoiler:the 'equated captive' is N himself! He was kept captive in his room by his father, in order to satisfy an equation for power he had worked out! To drive the idea home, a remix of the theme — 'The Child Of Pokémon, N' — plays when you visit the room in which he was held captive! This makes even more sense in Japanese — the language doesn't designate plurals, so you'd go through the game reading the title as 'The Equated Captives', until you reached the end and realized that it was actually 'The Equated Captive', singular!]]
** Another common translation for that track is "One Captivated by Formulae". This can of course allude to N's general [[MadMathematician interest in mathematics]], but then again, also stand for [[spoiler:his near-obsession with finding the "equitation that changes the world" (i.e. freeing the Pokémon). And then of course, him being held captive by his father in the Plasma castle is still valid too]].
** [[spoiler:The English title to the song, "Prisoner to a Formula," means the same thing. N is the prisoner (in the room) for Ghetsis's formula for power.]]

* Ghetsis' signature Pokemon is Hydreigon. [[spoiler:Hydreigon is based off Orochi, an evil god from Japanese mythology, fitting his evil nature.]]
** Hydreigon also owes its design to Ghidorah. [[spoiler:A being who shares Ghetsis' level of morality.]]

** His name is derived from G-Cis or a tritone, known as being part of the 18th Century "The Devil in Music." [[spoiler:That's more than fitting.]]

* The world of ''Black'' is tech-savvy and the world of ''White'' is nature-based. Their respective legendaries have opposite themes. There are two reasons for this. One, this ties in the Tao theme really well; they are the other, opposite colored dot of the world. Two, [[spoiler:N tries to fight you with the correctly-themed dragon; this is the dragon who probably won over the other the first time, hence how Unova came out]]. You capturing the opposite-themed dragon and it conquering the other shows that what it represents is just as valid as the other, not better or worse. -Tropers/TheViolentTomboy

* It's revealed near the end that the Pokémon that Team Plasma stole [[spoiler:were actually enslaved and forced to build their castle. Now keep in mind that N grew up with abused Pokémon. [[NightmareFuel How many of those "playmates" of his also doubled as slave labour for Ghetsis, who likely saw the convenience in this plan?]]]]
* So, what did Team Plasma want with that Munna's Dream Mist again? Oh, right, they wanted to use it to brainwash the people of Unova into releasing their Pokémon and joining Team Plasma. If that had worked, [[spoiler:Ghetsis would have an unstoppable brainwashed army, which he could continually replenish and expand by harvesting more Dream Mist from Munna to brainwash new "recruits"]]. [[NightmareFuel You're welcome.]]

* One of the Seven Sages mentions that [[spoiler:N might not be related to Ghetsis. Then where did N come from?]]
** And also, [[spoiler:where did his real parents go?]]
** If you think about it, this might be the less unpleasant option. Assuming that N ''is'' [[spoiler:related to Ghetsis, who did Ghetsis fuck to produce a child, [[SexualHarassmentAndRapeTropes and in what way]]? And worse, there's no hint of N having a mother anywhere. '''''Where did she go?''''']]
*** '''''[[spoiler:N's mother is Concordia.]]'''''
*** I'm pretty sure that one hasn't been confirmed yet.
*** But it would make a hell of a lot of sense.

* You ever wonder why N has a OneLetterName? [[spoiler:Or ''what the hell happened to A through M?'']]

*** Or the calculus variable n, making N [[spoiler:just a variable in Ghetsis' perfect formula, less predictable than Ghetsis would have liked but unfortunately necessary to complete the equation. And N does like math...]]
*** Also, [[spoiler:giving his son (if N really IS his) a OneLetterName could just be Ghetsis's first step in dehumanizing N.]]
*** {{Jossed}}. His name is N[[spoiler:atural Harmonia Gropius.]] [[http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Junichi_Masuda_reveals_information_on_N Confimed here.]]
*** Yes, but he refers to himself as N. Giving him [[spoiler:an actual name]] may have been so people don't get suspicious, so he can eventually dehumanize N.
* A sage in Black and White questions whether or not [[spoiler:N is Ghetsis' son]]. If this is true, [[spoiler:where did he get N from]]?
** [[spoiler:[[FanDislikedExplanation From a forest.]]]]
** [[spoiler:N's mother]] was a Ditto who shapeshifted into a human.

* At first, Ghetsis's underleveled Hydreigon seems like it is there for the sake of having the powerful pseudo-legendary dark type on the final boss's team just so GF could. It turns out, [[spoiler:a fast (compared to Reshiram/Zekrom) Dragon type with decent power is a rather good counter to ''your'' freshly acquired [[TakesOneToKillOne dragon]] legendary during this fight. As he clearly is shocked you managed to contact the legendary and thus can't have been factored into his plans, [[OffingTheOffspring what do you suppose he was planning with it?]]]]
** This also explains why it has Focus Blast -- [[spoiler:four of the six members of N's team are weak to Fighting. And it also has Surf to cover Archeops.]]
* Ghetsis must've had some pretty grand plans if he had the [[spoiler:Adamant, Lustrous, and Griseous Orbs]]...
** And how did he come to have those, when they were last in the possession of [[spoiler:Lucas/Dawn]]?...
** Hell, just Ghetsis' plans in general. Just look at his big one in the game: [[spoiler:Ghetsis knew a self-centered man like him could never be the hero of legend, so he raised his own son N specifically to fit the qualifications needed to be the hero and to be the key pawn in his master plan. He kept N locked up in a room filled with toys for years in order to stunt his emotional growth, and had Anthea and Concordia frequently tend to him so that his innocence and purity could be preserved. He himself told N that Team Plasma was fighting to liberate Pokémon from their captivity and oppression at the hands of humans, and even provided abused Pokémon for N as playmates. Ghetsis' own minions had abused the Pokémon and since N could hear their thoughts and feel their pain, he came to believe that all humans hurt Pokémon and that all Pokémon long to be far away from humans. After N had come of age and was crowned Team Plasma's king, Ghetsis began his crusade to capture the hearts and minds of the trainer population, the grand crescendo of which would come when N, using Reshiram or Zekrom, could defeat the Champion and allow Team Plasma to take over the league. N would then issue a command to every human in the Unova region to release all their Pokémon or risk the region's destruction again. In reverence of the hero and the belief that his way is the truth or ideal ("having Pokémon will be considered a bad thing" as Ghetsis puts it), the trainers would release all their Pokémon... which would leave Ghetsis and his select followers as the only ones with Pokémon that they're able to use. After N's purpose had been served, Ghetsis would throw him away and take Reshiram/Zekrom for himself, and then with his personal Pokémon army headed by the legendary Pokémon of the hero, would go to war with all other regions and repeat the process so that more region's worth of Pokémon get added to his forces. The more Pokémon, the more power, and with enough power, Ghetsis could take over the entire world, bringing about a Dystopian new world order in which he, as the ruler who is the only one allowed to have and use Pokémon, has unlimited influence, privilege, and control over everything that lives and is free to oppress and suppress everyone by using threat of force via his superpowered mons. And the reason for all this? He felt entitled to it.]]

*** '''WARNING''': Major guessing ahead. Consider why he had those items. One could make the argument that he had them because he was trying to attain [[spoiler:the Creation trio]] to kill anyone in his way. This presents 2 flaws: Ghetsis could use any legendary to do this, and you don't [[spoiler:need the orbs to get the Creation trio]]. In addition, the killing of a trainer is likely to spark a revolt. But remember what the legendaries he was trying to acquire are capable of. This implies three things. One: [[spoiler:Ghetsis is willing to erase people from existence to continue his plans]]. Two: [[spoiler:He only gave you the orbs because he knows they are useless to both him and the player character]]. Three: [[spoiler:He wants to [[AGodAmI become God]], [[DimensionLord rule over the cosmos as a despot]], and maybe even [[MultiversalConqueror go beyond that.]]]]
*** I'm going to throw my own slightly less alarmist theory into the mix here: Ghetsis states at the end of the game that [[spoiler:he is the one who awakened Reshiram/Zekrom]] along with [[spoiler:manipulating events]] so that N would actively seek it and thus become the hero [[spoiler:Ghetsis needed to take control]]. We know that the legendary yin/yang dragons are awakened both by the presence of their hero AND [[spoiler:the specific stone needed to awaken them]], according to whichever version you're playing. We also know that Team Plasma were delving into absolutely any leads they could find on the dragons, as their appearance at the Nacrene Gym shows us. If Team Plasma were seeking out any methods they could find to try and awaken the dragons, perhaps Ghetsis came across the [[spoiler:orbs]] whilst seeking the [[spoiler:yin/yang stones]] and thought they might be the items he desired, which they obviously proved not to be. Bear in mind that the region of Unova and its people don't know a great deal about Pokémon from distant lands; perhaps Ghetsis thought the [[spoiler:orbs]] were worthless when they did not [[spoiler:awaken Reshiram/Zekrom]] and so had little trouble casting them off to the player. I'm sure a third version of the game with an extended post-game story will put the theories to rest in time, but just in case this one is right, everyone should really be thankful that Ghetsis never learned [[spoiler:which [[PhysicalGod "dragons"]] the orbs were connected to]]...
* [[spoiler:Ghetsis himself admits]] "The moment when someone loses all hope... I really do love to watch that moment." Now consider [[spoiler:when he revealed to N that he was an UnwittingPawn, crushing his hopes and dreams.]] The implications is that this MoralEventHorizon wasn't just done out of anger, ''[[ForTheEvulz but sadism.]]'' Indeed, [[spoiler:N's entire life of being manipulated]] could've been [[spoiler:something Ghetsis ''was turned on by.'']] He may have [[MindRape mindraped]] [[spoiler:his own son]] without him even knowing it.

* Then we come to [[spoiler:[[AbusiveParents Gh]][[TheSociopath e]][[ManipulativeBastard t]][[{{Hypocrite}} s]][[MoralEventHorizon is]]]], the undoubted God-King of fridge horror in the Pokémon franchise.
** Not necessarily. We all know that it's all but stated that [[spoiler:Ghetsis has reduced his son into a ManChild, and was planning on OffingTheOffspring.]] That's bad enough. However, [[spoiler:Ghetsis]] admits he enjoys it [[DespairEventHorizon when someone loses all hope.]] Which is what [[spoiler:poor N must have felt when Ghetsis revealed he was an UnwittingPawn.]] Meaning there's a very good chance that [[spoiler:Ghetsis]] did this not because YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness or he was angry at his plans being foiled, but [[NightmareFuel because he wanted to make him suffer]] ''[[ForTheEvulz to satisfy his sadism.]]''
** [[SarcasmMode It gets better.]] After defeating [[spoiler:Ghetsis]], three of his servants accost the player in an end-game area and hand over [[spoiler:the Adamant, Lustrous, and Griseous Orbs, which are used for three legendary Pokemon in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum that are the embodiments of time, space, and chaos]]. It raises three big questions: 1.) Exactly what plans did the guy have for these things?, 2.) How did he get them?, 3.) What happened to the player character from Diamond/Pearl/Platinum?
*** With the release of X and Y, you can find the [[spoiler:the Adamant, Lustrous, and Griseous Orbs]] in the same "room" as [[spoiler:Zygarde]]. Apparently there are quite a few of those things rattling around in the Pokemon world.

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* Also, Scraggy and Scrafty have "Intimidate"[[note]]Upon switch, reduces the enemies's attack stat[[/note]]. The little guys just wanna be perceived as the big, bad [[DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster gangstas]] they are!

* Cleffa, Clefairy, Igglybuff, Jigglypuff, and Happiny's; "Friend Guard"[[note]]Reduces ally damage by a quarter[[/note]]. [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments They just want to help their friends.]]
* Like Vanilluxe, Omanyte and Omastar have "Weak Armor". Remember the Pokédex entries stating they died out because their shells got too heavy and they couldn't get food?

* Nidoking/queen: Sheer Force - they want more power!
* Psyduck: Swift Swim - remember how Misty's Psyduck couldn't swim in the anime?
* Eevee: Anticipation - they wanna know what they're gonna evolve into!
* Teddiursa: Honey Gather - it can be its own supply of honey!
* Raikou/Entei/Suicune: Volt Absorb/Flash Fire/Water Absorb - following the theory they are Jolteon/Flareon/Vaporeon that were revived by Ho-Oh, they want to be like their previous, better life.
* Banette: Cursed Body - It just wants to hurt everything it comes in contact with, since it is seeking revenge for being discarded.
* Perhaps this belongs in the FridgeHorror section, but Slowpoke gets Regenerator. Let that sink in.[[note]]Slowpoke tails are considered delicacies in and around Kanto/Johto. Also, most animals have the ability to regenerate lost body parts.[[/note]]
* Paras and Parasect get Damp — Dry Skin (and its infamouss 5x weakness) no more!

* Onix gets Weak Armor. [[FakeUltimateMook Now why does that sound familiar?]]
* Caterpie, Weedle, and Wurmple all got Run Away... [[WhatTheHellHero The guilt trip works...]]
* Qwilfish gets Intimidate. Oddly hilarious (and kind of adorable) from a puffer fish.
** Intimidation is the main point of the puffer fish. Puffing itself up like that is meant as an intimidation tactic, making themselves seem bigger ans scarier than they actually are.
* Corsola gets Regenerator, too — well, it IS based on coral and coral does regenerate when broken.
* Smeargle's Moody is worth a laugh, too. As cliché (and [[GameBreaker broken]]) as it is, it makes sense due to the stereotypical "tempermental artist" character type. Smeargle already has the "artist" part down...
* Goldeen and Seaking both get Lightningrod, referencing the "AIM FOR THE HORN" incident from the anime.
* Toxicroak gets Poison Touch — It wants more effective poison. -shiver-
* Cubone and Marowak get Battle Armor. The (alleged) bones of their mothers now protect them even more.
* Ekans and Arbok get [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Unnerve]].
* Pawniard has Pressure. It's giving in to the pressure of the group.
* Accelgor has Unburden. It isn't burdened by the shell that restricted its speed!
* Stunfisk has Sand Veil. It references the fact it hides under the seabed to shock people.

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* The Ferris Wheel dates are just fun, sometimes heartwarming, sometimes poignant looks into the lives of various [=NPCs=], with touches of romance. ...But it gets infinitely more [[NoYay creepy]] when one realizes that many of these characters are adults, and while older than most other protagonists Hilbert/Hilda is still most likely only 14 (as indicated by the fact that Cheren is 14 according to WordOfGod). Gets especially creepy when that one hiker is implied to be lamenting over Hilbert in the sequel; hikers are middle-aged men. This middle-aged man is crying over being supposedly rejected by a 14-year-old boy. Ew...

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See [[Headscratchers/PokemonBlackAndWhite Headscratchers/PokemonBlackAndWhite]].

* In Opelucid City, there is a man in White that wants to get in contact with his son in the future to see how he turned out. I ignored this until my friend showed me her Black version: Opelucid City is completely high tech and non-relic looking like it was in mine. When she went to the same building, there was the guy's son, wanting to reach the past. It then occurred to me that this means that White takes place in the past, and Black takes place in the future, and the comment about the battle with the legendaries being a repeating cycle hit me like a brick. ~UltimaWraith

* [[WordOfGod The creators stated]] that the three starters of Isshu/Unova are each based on a different part of the world: Japan, China, and the West (specifically, France). Now, counting the version mascots (and assuming that Kyurem will be the third version mascot), we also have three legendary trios. What are they each based on? Japanese gods, the Chinese concept of Yin and Yang, and the French novel Literature/TheThreeMusketeers. -- Dragoryu3000
* Some may find it strange that Reshiram (a white Pokémon) is the mascot of Black Version, and Zekrom (a black Pokémon) is the mascot of White Version. But let the fact that they're based on yin and yang sink into your mind for a bit. What does the symbol for yin and yang contain? A white dot in a black area (Reshiram) and a black dot in a white area (Zekrom). --Tropers/SilverHeartStar

* You can trade for a Basculin that has an ability no other Basculin has. I have recently gotten into trading on the GTS for the Shiny breeding benefits and Dex completion, but am paranoid of hacks. But you can trade for an "illegal" Pokémon right in the game! Perhaps GameFreak was just slipping in the message that they really don't care if you hack Pokémon? There's so much hack-exclusive bonus material in ''all'' the games, so I really shouldn't be surprised by this. - AlternateMew

** Alternately, a [[NightmareRetardant much less creepy]] idea is that Casteliacones are just purposefully shaped like Vanillite because they're [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter so cute]] and popular. The shop shuts down in winter because it's too cold to eat ice cream, not because they need to go farm for Vanillite.

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* Approaching the Giant Chasm is stated on the Town Map to bring disaster. The route leading up to it is Route 13; an unlucky number indeed, but not the real brilliance. One of the Pokémon that appears on the route is Absol, the Disaster Pokémon.
** Not only that, its warnings have been stated in the Pokédex to go ignored and Absol is often scapegoated.

* Chargestone Cave might seem like a cheap gimmick of a cave. It's basically an electrically-charged cave that doesn't seem to exist for any particular reason. However, when one looks at the Pokémon in the cave, they seem to be rather odd. We normally associate plants and insects with nature and metal and electricity with technology. The cave itself is a blend of nature and technology, as well as the Pokémon who inhabit it, who are a blend of nature and technology themselves; Ferroseed is a mix of nature and technology because it's a plant (natural), but it has a metallic coating (unnatural), and Joltik is a mix of nature and technology because it's a bug (natural), but it can manipulate electricity (unnatural).

* Unova's Victory Road is a tall, dome-shaped hill pockmarked with a multitude of random entrance/exit holes that lead to a vast network of caverns. While you'll find the typical Rock-types and bat Pokémon inside, the most common wild Pokémon nesting in the cave is the Bug/Steel hybrid, Durant. Outside, your most common opponent is the fiery anteater, Heatmor (Durant's natural predator). Victory Road is a giant termite mound appropriated by the Pokémon League as their "final gauntlet" for prospective challengers.

* Inside Giant Chasm, from the top it appears that the area is enshrouded in thick fog. Because of the snow that falls, it can also be seen as snow clouds, not just fog. But taking it a step further, both mascot legendary Pokémon show that they can evaporate water, and thus melt ice. So now we have a reference to Kyurem being a part of the trio, the clouds are made of water that was once ice, which was melted!

* After watching the fandom for the couple of years of its existence, it might now be obvious why Hilbert, Hilda, N, Ghetsis et al. didn't appear in the anime for so long: the Pokémon Company actually wanted to distance the characters from the anime series and for them to develop their own distinct older fandom. Considering that the Unova games have a fandom more autonomous from the anime fans than previous generations, it seems to have worked.
* It's been mentioned on other pages that Cheren is said to be a strong trainer while Bianca is a weak one, despite her team being objectively better than his. The thing is that the producers are going back to Karen's speech back in the Johto games — a truly skilled trainer tries to win with their favorites. So basically, Cheren does so well not because of the stats and moves of his team, but because he has faith in them and believes in them (like a general in the army would believe in his subordinates, but barely ever "adores" them), even pre-character development (he just gets his priorities straight after that point). The makers are just subtly reinforcing that idea that you can be a good trainer without using all the same Pokémon everyone else does.
** It could also be argued that Cheren does so well because he has goals and strives toward them. Bianca doesn't, so her Pokémon don't get enormously better each time you see her because she isn't pushing them to become better.

* All of Bianca's Pokémon know Return in the rematches you have with her. Return grows more powerful the happier a Pokémon is, [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard and is at max level when the AI uses it]]. This means all her Pokémon love her very much. D'awww.

## She makes an interesting contrast to the protagonist, if you think about it. Where raising Pokémon comes naturally to the protagonist, she's not that good at it and makes mistakes. Where the protagonist's mother trusts them enough to let them explore the world with naught but their Pokémon for protection while they're still a kid, her father feels she's too young to go out on her own and needs to be protected.
## She's closer to what someone that's not as gifted as the protagonist or the champion would be like. Notice how very few trainers in the games are skilled enough to raise full teams at the same time, and can only handle a few Pokémon. The protagonist can easily handle a full six without any problem. Then again, the games never outright state that the protagonist is a prodigy or anything, it's also possible that they're just more motivated to raise full teams than most trainers, or that they have more Pokémon because they explore the world instead of just staying in their own little corner of it.

* It's generally accepted in the Nuzlocke community that Unova is essentially the Hardest Nuzlocke Run attemptable. It turns out that the StrawmanHasAPoint: In a setting where your Pokémon can die in combat, Team Plasma's mission statement becomes a lot stronger, regardless of Ghetsis not really believing it. A Nuzlocke run completely goes against the narrative, and as a nice coincidence, it's incredibly hard to pull off the challenge. Hell, most people who attempt a Unova Run typically die out before they can see that Ghetsis admits he doesn't believe Team Plasma's goal, so in the narrative of your challenge, your character is flat-out wrong. Of course, actually finishing a Nuzlocke run in Unova makes it that much more satisfying to prove Team Plasma wrong.

* N uses a different team each time he's fought. This makes perfect sense when you remember he considered all his Pokemon his close friends. He's letting the Pokémon in the local area help him out, and letting them go home when he leaves the area.

* [[spoiler:Anyone ever wonder why N never has the same team twice? He releases them after he battles you! This also explains why they're Pokémon you can find in the immediate area!]]
** Confirmed in a Memory Link in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'' you can unlock, where it shows [[spoiler:N releasing his Pokémon after the fight in Chargestone Cave from ''Black and White''. You can also catch his released Pokémon.]]
* N's final team (minus his dragon) is heavily implied to be his childhood friends. These include either Pokémon you can't get in the wild (Zoroark because it requires an event, Carracosta and Archeops are fossils that need to be revived) or generally urban Pokemon (Vanilluxe's first form appears to be farmed for Castelia Cones, and Klinklang is a system of gears). Given N's sheltered upbringing, it would make sense for these to be a part of his main team.
* In the OST, the theme that plays when N appears is called 'The Equated Captives'. While it's easy to confuse that as a reference to the way N equates all Pokémon as being captives of trainers, on checking the OST again after finishing the game, it became obvious: [[spoiler:the 'equated captive' is N himself! He was kept captive in his room by his father, in order to satisfy an equation for power he had worked out! To drive the idea home, a remix of the theme — 'The Child Of Pokémon, N' — plays when you visit the room in which he was held captive! This makes even more sense in Japanese — the language doesn't designate plurals, so you'd go through the game reading the title as 'The Equated Captives', until you reached the end and realized that it was actually 'The Equated Captive', singular!]]
** Another common translation for that track is "One Captivated by Formulae". This can of course allude to N's general [[MadMathematician interest in mathematics]], but then again, also stand for [[spoiler:his near-obsession with finding the "equitation that changes the world" (i.e. freeing the Pokémon). And then of course, him being held captive by his father in the Plasma castle is still valid too]].

* N throughout the game goes from polite (though somewhat creepy) to increasingly confrontational and belligerent. It wasn't until beating him for the final time and reading the text that this troper realized: N believes that all Trainers abuse Pokémon and that Pokémon would be happier being free. But all he's encountered since he started travelling was Trainers and Pokémon getting along. He's been suffering from a VillainousBreakdown throughout the game!

* The depiction of Ghetsis and Team Plasma in general. Ghetsis is the chief sage of the Team Plasma sages, who are styled like priests. Since N is the king and the Plasma grunts are knights, the sages would represent the Church, who were allied with the king and knights in holy crusades during the middle ages. To Team Plasma, freeing Pokémon is their holy crusade. Thus Ghetsis and his true intentions represents lies, hypocrisy, and corruption of a person who knowingly and maliciously takes advantage of beliefs held sacred by people and twists them into something to suit his dark, selfish ends. He even holds public sermons and preaches on the matters, when in reality he's full of crap. But it gets worse from there: he's outed as an EvilSorcerer type person who's scheming to take power as a tyrannical, despotic dictator. Hiding this under the ruse of priesthood makes him the lowest scum possible, so thus he gets a makeover once everyone knows what he truly is. He keeps his pointed, horn-like hairstyle, but now wears a black and red visor on his right eye (his left eye is already red), wraps himself in a BlackCloak with creepy eyeball symbols decorating it, and carries around a staff with the Plasma insignia that is almost pitchfork-esque at a certain glance. So not only has Ghetsis gone from dark priest to all out EvilOverlord, but he's essentially styled as TheDevil himself. His original name, G'Cis Harmonia, can even be translated as "the Devil in music." His battle theme sounds like a DarkReprise to that of Arceus, the God Pokemon, and the opening for the "Episode N" arc of the anime even has him set against a red, fiery, flaming backdrop as he throws back his cape in a very Devil-like fashion. Based on the man's actions and behavior, it's hard not to see this depiction as fitting, but then it really hits you... Satan was running the Church! Is there perhaps some disturbing commentary on religious groups of KnightTemplar zealots here?

* If you're paying attention in the battle against Ghetsis, or hacked the data files, you'll find that his team of Pokémon have excellent stats, abilities, and movesets, which suggest [[ArtificialBrilliance he's a brilliant strategist and Trainer]]. However, when you're battling him, he just tries to one-shot all your Pokémon with type-advantages. Why? ''[[VillainousBreakdown He's so mad at you, he can't even think straight.]]''

[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Presumably, the "dream world" allows Pokémon to act out their dreams.]] Here are some fridge entries:

* Durant's hidden ability is "Truant"[[note]]The pokémon attacks every two turns[[/note]]. Durant only wants to have a day off. It would probably ''need'' a day off, considering how often it gets attacked by Heatmor...

* Like Vanilluxe, Omanyte and Omastar have "Weak Armor". Remember the Pokédex entries stating they died out because their shells got too heavy and they couldn't get food?

** Mewtwo has Unnerve. Well, it was designed to be the most powerful Pokémon, and had all Red/Blue trainers quaking in their booties.

* In the [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyandSapphire Devon Corporation building in Rustboro City]], there is a scientist who mentions that "I'm attempting a device that lets you see into the dreams of Pokémon!! But it's not going well..." Two generations later, you get to do just this.

* At first, it's really disappointing that you can't have a Pokémon follow behind you like in HG/SS. But come to think of it, in Unova, you don't see a single Pokémon just hanging out outside. In houses, sure, but not outside like in Kanto. And Unova is an urban region, far away from the others and based on New York instead of Japan. Perhaps the rules are different, and having Pokémon out in public isn't socially acceptable the way it is in Kanto and Johto?

*** It could be that, since it appears that Team Plasma only started their "pleas" when you and your friends start your adventures, and then follow you around ([[ParanoiaFuel coincidentally, one hopes]]), that they just never got round to the other side yet. The other two cities attract tourists (one's a battle plaza or a nice little forest, and the other a holiday destination) so it might be that those people have heard of them before and keep their Pokémon in their balls.

* How does a Pokémon Center stay open when it performs totally free services? One good way to keep finances coming in: merge it with the Poké Mart.

* Why can't you trade items over Poké Transfer? Gameplay reasons, of course, but considering that you're in Poké-America, it's more fun to assume that the TSA is involved somehow.
* Why are the Pokédex entries of Ghost Pokémon, especially in this generation, so cryptic and frightening, yet in-game there's no evidence any of entries have happened? Because they're ghost stories!
* The Light/Dark Stone is mentioned in the legend of Reshiram/Zekrom, yet it's in the Nacrene Museum and nobody knows what it really is. Is it a continuity error? No. Because it's likely that while it was said that the Pokémon changed into the stones, there were never really pictures of those stones and odds are that history wasn't being recorded all those decades ago and even if it was, the warring heroes likely destroyed a lot of those records. Either that or due to how the legend's just a legend, a museum curator and archaeologist wouldn't jump to the conclusion that Reshiram and Zekrom are the Light and Dark stone with such little evidence.

* Why do many Unova Pokémon evolve at later levels than the Pokémon from other regions? Because it's the Pokémon world version of America, which has a higher age of majority (the age you're fully considered an adult, which in America is 21) than both Japan (age 20) and France (age 18). So Pokémon become "adults" at higher levels in Unova than Pokémon from other regions.

* Little minor thing, but the Waiter sports fan who battles you in the Stadiums has a CLAMPERL and gives you a FRESH WATER. So, basically, you're (or your team members, really) drinking Pokémon spit. Fridge squick, indeed. Is that the case if you're stranded in a desert with only a water Pokémon? Would that be your means of survival?
** Isn't it just possible that the Waiter was carrying around a bottle of water from a vending machine or a store? Plus wouldn't having your water Pokémon use up its own water while in a desert be a bit hazardous if survival is at stake since it might dehydrate if it doesn't retain as much water as possible? Plus regurgitated water would likely make you sick.

* Some may find it strange that Reshiram (a white Pokémon) is the mascot of Black Version, and Zekrom (a black Pokémon) is the mascot of White Version. But let the fact that they're based on yin and yang sink into your mind for a bit. What does the symbol for yin and yang contain? A white dot in a black area (Reshiram) and a black dot in a white area (Zekrom). --Tropers/SilverHeartStar

* At first, the Unova Dex's terrible learn sets (most Pokémon can't find anything beyond STAB and normal moves) seemed like bad design, then it struck me. ''Gen V was meant to evoke Gen I''. Gen I ''did'' have terrible learn sets all around, all with the exact same issue!

** Or, it was because now that [=TMs=] are no longer single-use, you don't need to rely on a Pokémon's natural learnset anymore.
* You can trade for a Basculin that has an ability no other Basculin has. I have recently gotten into trading on the GTS for the Shiny breeding benefits and Dex completion, but am paranoid of hacks. But you can trade for an "illegal" Pokémon right in the game! Perhaps GameFreak was just slipping in the message that they really don't care if you hack Pokémon? There's so much hack-exclusive bonus material in ''all'' the games, so I really shouldn't be surprised by this. - AlternateMew

* In the start of the game, you have a Pokémon battle in your room. After this, your room is a mess -- but your Wii and TV is completely fine and didn't even seem to get hit. Now, we all know Nintendo consoles are made of [[MadeOfIndestructium Nintendium]]...

* Wondered why there are preschoolers and children running around challenging you to Pokémon battles, and who would entrust a Pokémon to a 4-5 year old? It's actually ''the other way around'': teachers likely keep Pokémon to accompany those kids and protect them from wild Pokémon attacks.
** Tied to that, why do they have relatively low-level Pokémon and why is your starter at a measly level 5 at the beginning when it is said in several games that you need one for your own protection? Because neither you (at that point) nor those kids have any badges, and very high-level Pokémon don't always obey you without a certain kind/number of badges.
* It bugged me a little to find that there were none of the Pokémon seen in the last 4 generations were available in Generation V. But then I realized, why would a region based off of the American East Coast have the same wildlife is areas based off of Japan?

* In the [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire third generation games]], a scientist in a building in Rustboro Town says that they're working on a device that visually reproduces the dreams of Pokémon. Come [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Gen V]], there's the Pokémon Dream World.

* In Pokémon Black/White, the battle sprites are more animated, and there are some special details like Pokémon's eyes closing when they're put to sleep. Aw, that's so cute! And when you use a sleep attack on a Kangaskhan, its baby closes its eyes too! Awww, that's adora--wait. Oh dear, does that mean that every status ailment affects a Kangaskhan's baby as well? Paralysis? Burns? Even Toxic?! Oh boy, what kind of monsters are we?!

* One trainer on Route 15 says that she's looking for Pokémon that have escaped from the Poké Transfer Lab. Notice how the whole northeast of Unova is full of Gen I-IV Pokémon. Yes, that's right: Unova's being overrun by invasive species that are probably wreaking havoc on the ecosystem now [[WhatTheHellPlayer because you wanted to keep the Pokémon from your old games.]]

*** Probably brought there by other trainers. Which raises the question, ''what happened to the previous-gen regions you traded foreign Pokémon into?''
* When you get to the pool in Crater Forest, Kyurem freezes the entire place, covering everything in snow. ''How many Pokémon died from hypothermia/suffocation when that blizzard hit?''
** Probably not that many; most of the Pokémon found there probably wouldn't be affected by a harsh change in temperature (Lunatone/Solrock, Metang/Metagross, Piloswine/Mamoswine), and Ditto can change its form to match the temperature. Clefairies/Clefables probably have thick fur to insulate them from the cold.

*** Magic Guard. Many Clefairies and Clefables presumably cannot suffocate. Besides, we've known for a long time that Pokémon aren't easy to keep consistently Frozen.
*** How do we know that that Kyurem hasn't frozen the forest before, and that's the reason why there are only Pokémon that could survive a freeze?

** That's not so bad. Pokémon are seen as both allies and food if need be.

** Alternatively - the Vanillite come from the cones, not the other way around. There have been tsukumogami-(inanimate objects that become animate creatures) based Pokémon since the first generation, and Unova has several that come from various sources. It wouldn't be that big of a stretch to say that the Castelia Cones are so magically delicious and well-loved that they occasionally gain sentience. The owner probably keeps them in the freezer throughout the warm seasons so they won't melt, then goes on a journey in the winter to release them all around Unova once it's cold enough for them to travel comfortably.

* It's revealed near the end that the Pokémon that Team Plasma stole [[spoiler:were actually enslaved and forced to build their castle. Now keep in mind that N grew up with abused Pokémon. [[NightmareFuel How many of those "playmates" of his also doubled as slave labour for Ghetsis, who likely saw the convenience in this plan?]]]]
* So, what did Team Plasma want with that Munna's Dream Mist again? Oh, right, they wanted to use it to brainwash the people of Unova into releasing their Pokémon and joining Team Plasma. If that had worked, [[spoiler:Ghetsis would have an unstoppable brainwashed army, which he could continually replenish and expand by harvesting more Dream Mist from Munna to brainwash new "recruits"]]. [[NightmareFuel You're welcome.]]

** Speaking of N's lineage, let's look at his powers for a moment: He talks to Pokémon, yes, but he says in the final speech he heard your Pokémon's voices the first time he met you, where you don't seem to have a Pokémon out of its ball. This might imply, say, telepathy. I think everyone knows about a [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire green-haired, humanoid psychic type]], yes? Now, consider two things about Ghetsis. First, it's pretty clear he wouldn't be averse to horribly mistreating a Pokémon if it'd further his goals. Second, Ghetsis has red eyes, green hair, and sociopathy on levels previously unknown to mankind. [[ThePokemonStory I wonder what could produce a combination like that...]] Maybe N gets his telepathy from his grandmother's side?

*** [[JossedTrope Jossed.]] His name is N[[spoiler:atural Harmonia Gropius.]] [[http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Junichi_Masuda_reveals_information_on_N Confimed here.]]

** Hell, just Ghetsis' plans in general. Just look at his big one in the game: [[spoiler:Ghetsis knew a self-centered man like him could never be the hero of legend, so he raised his own son N specifically to fit the qualifications needed to be the hero and to be the key pawn in his master plan. He kept N locked up in a room filled with toys for years in order to stunt his emotional growth, and had Anthea and Concordia frequently tend to him so that his innocence and purity could be preserved. He himself told N that Team Plasma was fighting to liberate Pokémon from their captivity and oppression at the hands of humans, and even provided abused Pokémon for N as playmates. Ghetsis' own minions had abused the Pokémon and since N could hear their thoughts and feel their pain, he came to believe that all humans hurt Pokémon and that all Pokémon long to be far away from humans. After N had come of age and was crowned Team Plasma's king, Ghetsis began his crusade to capture the hearts and minds of the trainer population, the grand crescendo of which would come when N, using Reshiram or Zekrom, could defeat the Champion and allow Team Plasma to take over the league. N would then issue a command to every human in the Unova region to release all their Pokémon or risk the region's destruction again. In reverence of the hero and the belief that his way is the truth or ideal ("having Pokémon will be considered a bad thing" as Ghetsis puts it), the trainers would release all their Pokémon... which would leave Ghetsis and his select followers as the only ones with Pokémon that they're able to use. After N's purpose had been served, Ghetsis would throw him away and take Reshiram/Zekrom for himself, and then with his personal Pokémon army headed by the legendary Pokémon of the hero, would go to war with all other regions and repeat the process so that more region's worth of Pokémon get added to his forces. The more Pokémon, the more power, and with enough power, Ghetsis could take over the entire world, bringing about a Dystopian new world order in which he, as the ruler who is the only one allowed to have and use Pokémon, has unlimited influence, privilege, and control over everything that lives and is free to oppress and suppress everyone by using threat of force via his superpowered mons. And the reason for all this? He felt entitled to it.]]
*** Let's say for a minute the Plasma plan went through and Ghetsis took over Unova. Short of a more moderate replacement succeeding him, the only way his dominion would end is if people took the law into their own hands and violently deposed him with "illegal" Pokémon or if a more malicious power moved in and destroyed Team Plasma. Such a violent revolution would strain human-Pokémon relations and cause them to leave or savage the region, and there's at least ''one'' villainous group out there with no qualms about attacking trainers. Seeing the potential for [[VideoGame/PokemonColosseum Cipher]] to expand into a disarmed Unova, whether they were behind Team Plasma's operations or not, was how I knew [[AntiVillain N]] was [[UnwittingPawn a tool from the start]].
*** And if Ghetsis did take over Unova, the entire economy of Unova would be a wreck, since everything revolves around Pokémon.
*** As dictator of not just Unova but the entire world, Ghetsis would turn the world into one where every day was one of suffering under his reign -- a world where your oppressors have all the power to harm you and keep you in line (as the only ones able to use Pokémon) and you lack the power to fight back, and are thus made to feel enslaved in this dystopian world order. It's a FateWorseThanDeath, arguably as horrific as Cyrus' vision for the world, if not moreso seeing as here you'd keep your emotions and would thus feel every last bit of pain.

*** I'm going to throw my own slightly less alarmist theory into the mix here: Ghetsis states at the end of the game that [[spoiler:he is the one who awakened Reshiram/Zekrom]] along with [[spoiler:manipulating events]] so that N would actively seek it and thus become the hero [[spoiler:Ghetsis needed to take control]]. We know that the legendary yin/yang dragons are awakened both by the presence of their hero AND [[spoiler:the specific stone needed to awaken them]], according to whichever version you're playing. We also know that Team Plasma were delving into absolutely any leads they could find on the dragons, as their appearance at the Nacrene Gym shows us. If Team Plasma were seeking out any methods they could find to try and awaken the dragons, perhaps Ghetsis came across the [[spoiler:orbs]] whilst seeking the [[spoiler:yin/yang stones]] and thought they might be the items he desired, which they obviously proved not to be. Bear in mind that the region of Unova and its people don't know a great deal about Pokémon from distant lands; perhaps Ghetsis thought the [[spoiler:orbs]] were worthless when they did not [[spoiler:awaken Reshiram/Zekrom]] and so had little trouble casting them off to the player. I'm sure a third version of the game with an extended post-game story will put the theories to rest in time, but just in case this one is right, everyone should really be thankful that Ghetsis never learned [[spoiler:which [[PhysicalGod "dragons"]] the orbs were connected to]]...

** In general, Ghetsis' sadism is disturbing, but it becomes moreso when you consider that many of the things he does, in both games, can be considered forms of torture -- physical torture (his Pokémon abuse, what he does to Kyurem and has Kyurem do to Unova, commanding Kyurem to use Glaciate on a human child), emotional torture (his treatment of N and what he has Team Plasma put a lot of people through), and even psychological torture (towards N and to an extent all the masses of Unova through his plan with the freezeover of the entire region). And when you look at his Pokémon team, all of his Pokemon seem to be tailor-made for use as living torture weapons on his enemies and their Pokémon. Team Plasma's initial medieval style might also be part of this, seeing as brutality and torture chambers were big in the middle ages.
* Then we come to [[spoiler:[[AbusiveParents Gh]][[TheSociopath e]][[ManipulativeBastard t]][[{{Hypocrite}} s]][[MoralEventHorizon is]]]], the undoubted God-King of fridge horror in the Pokémon franchise.

* In the Dream World, sometimes a Spearow will ask to play "Find the Missing Pokémon", looking for a Burmy. Burmy is a Bug-type, and Spearow is a Flying-type bird Pokémon. As the Flying type is strong against the bug type, and baby birds eat bugs...there's a chance the player just helped a Spearow find its next living ''meal!''

* All of Bianca's Pokémon know Return in the rematches you have with her. Return grows more powerful the happier a Pokémon is. This means all her Pokémon love her very much. D'awww.

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* It's been mentioned on other pages that Cheren is said to be a strong trainer while Bianca is a weak one, despite her team being objectively better than his. The thing is that the producers are going back to Karen's speech back in the Johto games — a truly skilled trainer tries to win with their favorites. So basically, Cheren does so well not because of the stats and moves of his team, but because he has faith in them and believes in them, even pre-character development (he just gets his priorities straight after that point). The makers are just subtly reinforcing that idea that you can be a good trainer without using all the same Pokémon everyone else does.
** Except Bianca clearly adores her Munna/Musharna and her Pokémon all reach maximum happiness, so she's the nurturer of the two.
** Having faith does not imply nurturing, per se. A general in the army (hopefully) would believe in his subordinates, but barely ever "adores" them.

* [[Tropers/{{Delpolo}} I]] realized on a second playthrough that after saving Bianca's Munna early on, Iris gives you a Yache berry. Of course the Dragon Gym Leader gives you a berry lowering Ice damage!

* The name Team Plasma... just think about the types of the two legendary dragons and you will realize how they got their name.

* Some Team Plasma members are really WellIntentionedExtremist[=s=] while [[spoiler:others seem to be following Ghetsis' true plan. One of the Seven Sages said they were convinced to join Team Plasma by Ghetsis offering them what they wanted; he did the same with the Grunts. Some were recruited by truly good intentions while others were recruited with the promise of power. Incidentally, this also goes with the legendaries Team Plasma is involved with, one fighting for truths, the other for ideals. Some of Team Plasma are working for Ghetsis' true purposes while some are fighting for Team Plasma's ideals. It fits with the truth/ideals and general yin/yang theme]].

* A Team Plasma grunt tells you that Team Rocket and Team Galactic were defeated because they drew too much attention to themselves (paraphrasing since I don't remember the actual quote). Team Plasma isn't fully defeated until [[spoiler:N raises the castle, drawing the attention of everyone to them]].
* The mascots are Dragon / Fire and Dragon / Electric dual types. Team Plasma tries to get one. Plasma is a state of matter that can be formed by FIRE and is typically part of LIGHTNING. So, Team Plasma is getting a component of itself. A helluva lot better than the "Galactic wants Time/Space/Antimatter" from D/P/Pt.

** And since you beat him, ''you'' became the Champion, similar to how Blue was defeated by Red in Kanto.
*** Except, technically, you ''don't'' become the Champion right then — you don't get registered in the Hall of Fame until beating Alder much later. This still has some FridgeBrilliance, though; it's presumably because you fight N in his castle, ''not'' actually at the League itself.

** [[spoiler:Confirmed in a Memory Link in ''Black 2 and White 2'' you can unlock, where it shows N releasing his Pokémon after the fight in Chargestone Cave from ''Black and White''. You can also catch his released Pokémon.]]
* N's final team (minus his dragon) is heavily implied to be his childhood friends. Keep in mind that these include either Pokémon you can't get in the wild (Zoroark because it requires an event, Carracosta and Archeops are fossils that need to be revived) or generally urban Pokemon (Vanilluxe's first form appears to be farmed for Castelia Cones, and Klinklang is a system of gears). Given N's sheltered upbringing, it would make sense for these to be a part of his main team.
* In the OST, the theme that plays when N appears is called 'The Equated Captives'. When this troper first read that, before I finished the game, I assumed it was a reference to the way N equates all Pokémon as being captives of trainers. But on checking the OST again after finishing it, it became obvious: [[spoiler:the 'equated captive' is N himself! He was kept captive in his room by his father, in order to satisfy an equation for power he had worked out! To drive the idea home, a remix of the theme — 'The Child Of Pokémon, N' — plays when you visit the room in which he was held captive! This makes even more sense in Japanese — the language doesn't designate plurals, so you'd go through the game reading the title as 'The Equated Captives', until you reached the end and realized that it was actually 'The Equated Captive', singular!]] - Tropers/ClockStopping

* N is this so much. His party changes each time, because he's the leader of a Pokémon Rights Group which doesn't believe in keeping Pokémon. When this philosophy begins to break down, he appears to keep a Pokémon and even evolve it. His full name is Natural Harmonia Gropius. N and Harmonia creates "enharmonic". N is an empty variable, the same as the character is an empty variable in Team Plasma's plot. N means natural number, and he's a mathematician. The Menger Sponge around his belt has infinite value (N becomes king) and no value (he's a figurehead) at the same time. It seems like N was designed just to radiate this trope.
** Small correction: N's Klink and Klinklang appear to be separate Pokémon, since you can catch his Klink in ''[=B2W2=]''. Other than that, though, N does indeed seem to be designed with FridgeBrilliance in mind.

* A lot of people theorize N's use of new Pokémon each time you see him as part of him "playing" a Nuzlocke, even going so far as saying that the N in his name even stands for Nuzlocke. At first, I figured this was total garbage. A Nuzlocke is a self-imposed challenge where you have to catch the first Pokémon you run into in every route, and a Pokémon dies if it faints. Why would N, who cares deeply for Pokémon and even believes capturing them is evil, adopt the idea that fainting equals dying just for the challenge and thrill? But then I realized that a Nuzlocke would seem totally different if viewed in the context of the Pokémon world. Pokémon don't actually die in Nuzlockes, and instead players usually release them when they faint. This, combined with the nicknames and the fact that players can't play favorites with wild Pokémon, translates to a trainer in-game who doesn't base which Pokémon they use on skill or personal preference, nicknames all their Pokémon to grow closer to them, and holds themselves to a code of honor where, if they allow one of their Pokémon to faint even once, THEY WILL RELEASE IT BACK INTO THE WILD IMMEDIATELY AND NEVER FORCE IT TO BATTLE AGAIN. While it's highly unlikely that the developers intentionally based N's battles around the concept of Nuzlocke runs, this sort of mentality doesn't sound too out of character for N.
** Calling what he's doing a Nuzlocke run is still a case of CowboyBebopAtHisComputer — the other main rule of Nuzlockes is that you can only catch the first Pokémon you encounter on a route — if you knock it out or don't like it, tough luck. N uses teams of nearly every Pokémon that can be commonly found on the nearby route(s), breaking this rule from the word go. The "refuse to let a Pokémon faint more than once" mentality is still valid for N, it's just more akin to a standard Permadeath (which lacks the capture restrictions) than a full-blown Nuzlocke.

* The depiction of Ghetsis and Team Plasma in general. Ghetsis is the chief sage of the Team Plasma sages, who are styled like priests. Since N is the king and the Plasma grunts are knights, the sages would represent the Church, who were allied with the king and knights in holy crusades during the middle ages. To Team Plasma, freeing Pokémon is their holy crusade. Thus Ghetsis and his true intentions represents lies, hypocrisy, and corruption of a person who knowingly and maliciously takes advantage of beliefs held sacred by people and twists them into something to suit his dark, selfish ends. He even holds public sermons and preaches on the matters, when in reality he's full of crap. But it gets worse from there: he's outed as an EvilSorcerer type person who's scheming to take power as a tyrannical, despotic dictator. Hiding this under the ruse of priesthood makes him the lowest scum possible, so thus he gets a makeover once everyone knows what he truly is. He keeps his pointed, horn-like hairstyle, but now wears a black and red visor on his right eye (his left eye is already red), wraps himself in a BlackCloak with creepy eyeball symbols decorating it, and carries around a staff with the Plasma insignia that is almost pitchfork-esque at a certain glance. So not only has Ghetsis gone from dark priest to all out EvilOverlord, but he's essentially styled as TheDevil himself. His original name, G'Cis Harmonia, can even be translated as "the Devil in music." His battle theme sounds like a DarkReprise to that of Arceus, the God Pokemon, and the opening for the "Episode N" arc of the anime even has him set against a red, fiery, flaming backdrop as he throws back his cape in a very Devil-like fashion. Based on the man's actions and behavior, it's hard not to see this depiction as fitting, but then it really hits you...Satan was running the Church! Is there perhaps some disturbing commentary on religious groups of KnightTemplar zealots here?

*** Also fitting for a man with a name based on the ''tri''tone, he has THREE horn-like strands of hair.

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* Durant's Dream World ability is Truant. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Presumably, the "dream world" allows Pokémon to act out their dreams.]] Durant only wants to have a day off. It would probably ''need'' a day off, considering how often it gets attacked by Heatmor...
* This could also mean that Pansage, Pansear, and Panpour (plus their evolutions), having Overgrow/Blaze/Torrent as their hidden abilities, just want to be loved as much as the starters. Bet you feel bad for ditching them after the first gym...
* Following that train of thought, Vanilluxe may want to lower its weight, considering its hidden ability is Weak Armor.
* This could go with Tornadus and Thundurus wanting to break away from the force of Landorus!
* Also, Scraggy and Scrafty have "Intimidate". The little guys just wanna be perceived as the big, bad [[DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster gangstas]] they are!
* Kangaskhan gets "Inner Focus". Well, the ability to never trip sure comes in handy when you're always carrying a baby.
* Cleffa, Clefairy, Igglybuff, Jigglypuff, and Happiny's; Friend Guard. [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments They just want to help their friends.]]
* Omanyte and Omastar have Weak Armor. Remember the Pokédex entries stating they died out because their shells got too heavy and they couldn't get food?
* Absol has "Justified". [[TheWoobie He wants to finally be seen as a good guy]] since it's always getting blamed for causing disasters.
* Garbodor/Trubbish have Aftermath. If you attack a trash bag (especially one filled to bursting like Trubbish), it will break and you will be covered in waste (and smell of it), which is the aftermath.

** It's more likely a ShoutOut to [[GIJoe Cobra]].

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* Tropers/TommyX: I knew for a while that Route 4 and Relic Castle was supposed to be based off Egypt. When I first got to the Relic Castle, I wondered why Sandile were there. Its final form's name, Krookodile, is a corruption of "crook" and crocodile. The Sandile and Krokorok in the Relic Castle are supposed to be grave robbers.
** Being Egyptian, I also have some inside information. The ancient Egyptians also had a god named Sobek. What did he look like, you ask? A crocodile.
*** Krookodile's Japanese name, Waruvial, is a combination of warui, "evil", and "gavial". Nothing to do with crooks, unless the evil bit has to do with something. Also, don't crocodiles live in the Nile River and the Nile River is in Egypt?
* While playing through the Desert Resort, I noticed that, instead of just not being allowed into the deep sand like HG/SS/D/P/Pt's tall grass and marsh tiles, the bicycle runs very slowly when running through it. For awhile, I passed this off as another style of deterrent, but, while hunting for Sigilyph, it struck me: running through sand is the fastest, walking gives you normal speed, and biking is almost unbearably slow — what's faster, walking normally or walking a bike? (There's no sprite change to back this up, but I'm going with it!)
** Actually, you aren't necessarily walking your bike. It's possible to ride a bike through sand IRL, but it's slower than walking.
*** Not necessarily slower, really. Just don't try to turn unless you enjoy falling.