History NightmareFuel / PokemonClover

* While most of Parax Town (the game's substitute for Lavender Town) is quite tame, it does have one genuine scare. In the bottom-right coner of the town, there's a house that is nothing but a straight line towards a woman facing away from you. If you approach, she ''vanishes'', and you are launched out of the house... ''except now the house is completely gone.'' [[NothingIsScarier What the house or woman was is never explained.]]

** When you confront him atop Mt. Clover, he reveals ''why'' he wants to capture Clovenix- to completely unmake and remake the region to his liking. He then fights you- not in a Pokémon battle, but with ''a literal mechsuit that you have to fight with your Pokémon''. Even after you defeat it, [[YouCantThwartStageOne he reveals that it can complete the task he needs it for with auxiliary power]], uses it to forcibly uproot and awaken Clovenix... and '''''[[MundaneSolution uses a Master Ball on it]]'''''. That's right- rather than try to control Clovenix through complex technology like [[VideoGame/PokemonPlatinum Cyrus]], he does what any competent player would do and captures it with the one Pokéball that never fails.

[[SurpriseCreepy ...which just makes the intentionally unnerving bits all the more startling.]]

* After speaking to a scientist and going back to the Blacksmith Mansion, you will notice that in the room where you met Polk for the first time, there's an hole in the wall, that leads on a secret lab. And the reason it was sealed was for good reason: after receiving a message from Ebin regarding Narwhalz, some scientists decided to create Niterpent, a Pokémon designed for war, to counter it. However, when Niterpent refused to consume Blobbos or toxic waste as fuel, and revealed to take the life force of other Pokémon for a massive combat potential, the scientists thought it was a good idea to force breaking its empathy away. The result? Niterpent torches the laboratory (and presumably killing some scientists in the process), forcing the people to seal it. The person that wrote the memos even stated that the researchers were concerned, and that even the upper lab personnel was suspicious, and in the last memo, it's revealed that he took a cyanide pill as a refusal to be buried alive (even wondering why Niterpent managed to have more heart than an human being, despite being built for war).

* After speaking to a scientist and going back to the Blacksmith Mansion, you will notice that in the room where you met Polk for the first time, there's an hole in the wall, that leads on a secret lab. And the reason it was sealed was for good reason: after receiving a message from Ebin regarding Narwhalz, some scientists decided to create Niterpent, a pokemon designed for war, to counter it. However, when Niterpent refused to consume Blobbos or toxic waste as fuel, and revealed to take the life force of other pokemon for a massive combat potential, the scientists thought it was a good idea to force breaking its emphaty away. The result? Niterpent torches the laboratory (and presumely killing some scientists in the process), forcing the people to seal it. The person that wrote the memos even stated that the researchers were concerned, and that even the upper lab personnel was suspicious, and in the last memo, it's revealed that he took a cyanide pill as a refusal to be buried alive (even wondering why Niterpent managed to have more heart than an human being, despite being built for war).
** When the player keeps going down, the secret laboratory starts to degrate, the lower floors being rusted to beyond recognition, and with toxic waste as well. The music of the secret laboratory doesn't help either.

* What happens if you cheat. Before you can register your Pokemon in the Hall of Fame, police approach, arrest you for your crimes and throw you in a cell where you're effectively softlocked and unable to leave. There's one thing in the cell, though: a rope labeled [[DrivenToSuicide the easy way out]]. If you decide to use it, the game fades to black and then you're taken back to the title screen, where you'll find out ''your save file has been deleted''. Take into account that the playable character is [[DeathOfAChild ten years old]].

** When you confront him atop Mt. Clover, he reveals ''why'' he wants to capture Clovenix- to completely unmake and remake the region to his liking. He then fights you- not in a Pokémon battle, but with ''a literal mechsuit that you have to fight with your Pokémon''. Even after you defeat it, [[YouCantThwartStageOne he reveals that it can complete the task he needs it for with axillary power]], uses it to forcibly uproot and awaken Clovenix... and '''''[[MundaneSolution uses a Master Ball on it]]'''''. That's right- rather than try to control Clovenix through complex technology like [[VideoGame/PokemonPlatinum Cyrus]], he does what any competent player would do and captures it with the one Pokéball that never fails.

** Not helping matters is that its most recent sprite (as of the 1.3 patch) looks [[UncannyValley super freaky]], with its weirdly-realistic hands, MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily, and always looking at the player (even in its back sprite).

* What happens if you cheat. Before you can register your Pokemon in the Hall of Fame, police approach, arrest you for your crimes and throw you in a cell where you're effectively softlocked and unable to leave. There's one thing in the cell, though: a rope labeled [[DrivenToSuicide the easy way out]]. If you decide to use it, the game fades to black and then you're taken back to the title screen, where you'll find out ''your save file has been deleted''.

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[[caption-width-right:240:[[Music/ElvisPresley Don't go steppin' on those blue suede shoes...]]]]

** First off, the background music. It's quite possibly the creepiest LonelyPianoPiece ever created, and just exudes a feeling of ''wrongness'' compared to the rest of the game's soundtrack.

* In the Catalina Range on Gets Island, you can find an abandoned house by going through a hidden tunnel. The first thing of note is the background music for the house, which is eerily similar to the background music for [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl the Old Chateau]]. It's completely empty at first, but after exploring the second floor, the previously non-functioning radio in the kitchen starts playing music. If you go back upstairs afterwards, you find a strange, shadowy figure in the bedroom, who ''completely vanishes'' upon entering the room. Walking into the bed at this point causes the radio music to ''cut out'', [[NothingIsScarier leaving you in complete silence]] until you attempt to exit the house, at which point the spirit possessing the house finally shows itself and attacks. Of course, the scare factor dies down a bit when you realize that it's the ghost of Music/ElvisPresley (or to be specific, Pretzely), and that there's numerous foreshadowing to its true nature up to that point, but still.

* The Dead Regitrio; already unnerving on their own due to their decayed appearances, FridgeHorror makes it all the more terrifying. Canonically, ''this should be impossible''. The Regis are designed to never rust, melt, erode, or decay in any form. So that leaves the question; what did this to them, and ''is it still out there??''

* After speaking to a scientist and going back to the Blacksmith Mansion, you will notice that in the room where you met Polk for the first time, there's an hole in the wall, that leads on a secret lab. And the reason it was sealed was for good reason: after receiving a message from Ebin regarding Narwhalz, some scientists decided to create Niterpent, a pokemon designed for war, to counter it. However, when Niterpent refused to consume Blobbos or toxic waste as fuel, and revealed to take the life force of other pokemon for a massive combat potential, the scientists thought it was a good idea to force breaking its emphaty away. The result? Niterpent torches the laboratory (and presumely killing some scientists in the process), forcing the people to seal it. The person that wrote the memos even stated that the researches were concerned, and that even the upper lab personnel was suspicious, and in the last memo, it's revealed that he took a cyanide pill as a refusal to be buried alive (even wondering why Niterpent managed to have more heart than an human being, despite being built for war).

* In the Catalina Range on Gets Island, you can find an abandoned house by going through a hidden tunnel. The first thing of note is the background music for the house, which is eerily similar to the background music for [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl the Old Chateau]]. It's completely empty at first, but after exploring the second floor, the previously non-functioning radio in the kitchen starts playing music. If you go back upstairs afterwards, you find a strange, shadowy figure in the bedroom, who ''completely vanishes'' upon entering the room. Walking into the bed at this point causes the radio music to ''cut out'', [[NothingIsScarier leaving you in complete silence]] until you attempt to exit the house, at which point the spirit possessing the house finally shows itself and attacks. Of course, the scare factor dies down a bit when you realize that it's the ghost of Music/ElvisPresley, and that there's numerous foreshadowing to its true nature up to that point, but still.

** Even before you meet him, he shows himself to be ruthlessly competent with TheReveal that regular Team Karma's antics were simply a diversion to keep the protagonist (who, thanks to his [[GenreSavvy Genre Savviness]] he reasoned would be most likely to disrupt his plans) away from his true goal of catching [[OlympusMons Clovenix]]. By the time the heroes (and the audience) realize what (Neo) Team Karma's actual goals are, [[NearVillainVictory he's almost succeeded]].

* Admin Woods- or, more specifically, [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti Sesquatch]]. You can hear its cry as you explore the forest, and eventually you can see it stalking you as you go deeper (at one point in the darker section of the woods, it ''runs right in front of you''. Once you reach the deepest part of the woods, you can find a sign; interacting with it causes Sesquatch to jump out from RightBehindYou. It's quite a challenging fight, too,(especially if you try to catch it), as it has a [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Totem Aura]] and powerful moves.

** Finally, at the end of the Rotting Pit you find just what destroyed Zanyis Town in the first place: Endranther, a WalkingWasteland {{Olympus Mon}}s that ([[NonStandardCharacterDesign unlike most of the game's Pokémon]]) looks genuinely unnerving. Its battle theme helps add to the creep factor, as it sounds like an unholy antichrist love child of [[VideoGame/PokemonPlatinum Giratina's battle theme]] and [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Ghetsis's battle theme]]. The whole experience feels like you're fighting Satan itself.

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** Finally, at the end of the Rotting Pit you find just what destroyed Zanyis Town in the first place: [[spoiler:Endranther, a WalkingWasteland OlympusMon that ([[NonStandardCharacterDesign unlike most of the game's Pokémon]]) looks genuinely unnerving. Its battle theme helps add to the creep factor, as it sounds like an unholy antichrist love child of [[VideoGame/PokemonPlatinum Giratina's battle theme]] and [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Ghetsis's battle theme]]. The whole experience feels like you're fighting Satan itself.]]
* In the Catalina Range on Gets Island, you can find an abandoned house by going through a hidden tunnel. The first thing of note is the background music for the house, which is eerily similar to the background music for [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl the Old Chateau]]. It's completely empty at first, but after exploring the second floor, the previously non-functioning radio in the kitchen starts playing music. If you go back upstairs afterwards, you find a strange, shadowy figure in the bedroom, who ''completely vanishes'' upon entering the room. Walking into the bed at this point causes the radio music to ''cut out'', [[NothingIsScarier leaving you in complete silence]] until you attempt to exit the house, at which point the spirit possessing the house finally shows itself and attacks. [[spoiler:Of course, the scare factor dies down a bit when you realize that it's the ghost of Music/ElvisPresley, and that there's numerous foreshadowing to its true nature up to that point, but still.]]
* While ''mostly'' PlayedForLaughs, [[spoiler:Kymmi]]'s fate prior to her defeat on the Ruse Cruise is quite disturbing. [[spoiler:She's being used as a DecoyLeader for Team Karma against her will, with [[BigBad Vyglass]] controlling her through the Odd Dildo implanted in her. While it's never made clear whether the dildo [[VillainOverride hijacks complete control of her body]] or [[MoreThanMindControl simply influences her actions]], the point still stands that the BigBad is ''[[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raping his subordinate into doing what he wants]]''.]] ''[[MoralEventHorizon Jesus Christ.]]''

* While ''mostly'' PlayedForLaughs, [[spoiler:Kymmi]]'s fate prior to her defeat on the Ruse Cruise is quite disturbing. [[spoiler:She's being used as a DecoyLeader for Team Karma against her will, with [[BigBad Vyglass]] controlling her through the Odd Dildo implanted in her. While it's never made clear whether the dildo [[VillainOverride hijacks complete control of her body]] or [[MoreThanMindControl simply influences her actions]], the point still stands that the BigBad is ''[[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raping his subordinate into doing what he wants]]''.]] ''[[MoralEventHorizon Jesus Christ.]]''

[[caption-width-right:240:[[Music/ElvisPresley Don't go steppin' on those blue sweude shoes...]]]]