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** Charizard will ''always'' use Flamethrower on Ash whenever he shows up. Initially to show defiance, but now apparently a sign of affection.

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** Charizard will ''always'' use Flamethrower on Ash whenever he shows up. Initially up, leaving Ash [[AshFace comically charred]] to varying degrees. This is initially to show defiance, but now apparently later becomes a sign of affection.
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** Ash's Fire-type starter Pokémon having a rough background before joining up with Ash.

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** Ash's Fire-type starter Pokémon having a rough background before joining up with Ash. In Journeys, this was Gengar and in ''Friends, Rivals, Lend Me Your Spirit!'', Gengar bonds with Ash's Fire-types because of this.



*** Tepig was left abandoned for being weak, and got a rope stuck around his snout, which prevented him to open his mouth and eat, causing him to nearly starve.

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*** Tepig was left abandoned for being weak, and got a rope stuck around his snout, which prevented him to open his mouth and eat, causing him to nearly starve. He ended up evolving into Pignite and used his newly learned Flame Charge to take down his former trainer's Emboar and Heatmor and then blasted the jerk with Flamethrower when he tried to get Pignite to come back.



** Ash's Water-type Pokémon never evolving was a myth running gag ever since Krabby's evolution all the way back in Kanto. This was finally broken with Froakie's evolution, which occured in "A Stealthy Challenge!".
** Ash's Grass-type Pokemon are always the peacemakers and the nurturers. His Bulbasaur and his Turtwig would break up fights, while his Snivy tried to get his Tepig out of its funk.

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** Ash's Water-type Pokémon never evolving was a myth running gag ever since Krabby's evolution all the way back in Kanto. This was finally broken with Froakie's evolution, which occured in "A Stealthy Challenge!".
Challenge!". Later on, this changed to the main protagonist's Grass-types never evolving (Snivy, Chespin, Rowlet (who swallowed an Everstone) and Grookey) which was broken when Liko's Sprigatito evolved into Floragato in Horizons.
** Ash's Grass-type Pokemon Pokémon are always the peacemakers and the nurturers. His Bulbasaur and his Turtwig would break up fights, while his Snivy tried to get his Tepig out of its funk.



** In Kanto there was the one where Meowth would claw Jessie and James' faces. This has since been dropped (alongside most Pokemon-on-human violence), however Meowth has done it a few times in later seasons.

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** In Kanto there was the one where Meowth would claw Jessie and James' faces. This has since been dropped (alongside most Pokemon-on-human Pokémon-on-human violence), however Meowth has done it a few times in later seasons.



** Recurring character in the DP saga Rhonda always being the victim to her camera crew's boom mic.

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** Recurring character in the DP saga Rhonda always being the victim to her camera crew's boom mic.mic except for her final appearance.



** Iris having Pokemon disobey her. Most notably Dragonite.

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** Iris having Pokemon Pokémon disobey her. Most notably Dragonite.
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** Subverted: The times it's ''actually'' used in-stry can be counted with the fingers of your hands. {{Fanon}} '''greatly''' exaggerates how common is it.

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** Subverted: The times it's ''actually'' used in-stry in-story can be counted with the fingers of your hands. {{Fanon}} '''greatly''' exaggerates how common is it.
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*** This actually stretches to any attempt to photograph him ends in failure.

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*** This actually stretches to any attempt to photograph him ends ending in failure.

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*** This ignorance also means he always introduces himself as "Monkey D. Luffy, the man who will become the Pirate King", even when the person he's talking to knowing that puts a target on his head.



** Luffy and Usopp imitating other members of he crew. Why? [[ItAmusedMe It's funny]].

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** Luffy and Usopp imitating other members of he the crew. Why? [[ItAmusedMe It's funny]].
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* ''Manga/FrierenBeyondJourneysEnd'': Frieren, despite [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld centuries of experience]] and [[TheArchmage vast magical knowledge]], will ''always'' fall for any [[ChestMonster Mimic]] she encounters. Even in situations where she's knows there's a very good chance that a treasure chest is probably a monster and has no reason to believe that there's anything valuable inside, she goes for it anyway on the basis that [[SchmuckBait there might be something in there.]] Inevitably, this results in a SmashCut to a panel of her bottom half sticking out of the mimic's mouth.
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* ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' has a lot of these, occasionally mixing them up or [[RunningGagged dropping them altogether]] to reflect changing dyamics and CharacterDevelopment:
** Shirogane imagining Kaguya mocking him by saying "how cute" (or occasionally the other way around).
** Kaguya mentally cursing someone (usually a member of the Fujiwara family), only for her to make a complete 180 when they unknowingly say something to get back on her good side.
** Fujiwara getting dragged into training Shirogane at something he sucks at.
** Maki standing in the background as a JealousRomanticWitness to Kashiwagi and her boyfriend.
** Ishigami heading home early after getting depressed and declaring that he wants to die.
** Iino walking into the Student Council room [[NotWhatItLooksLike at the worst possible time]].
** The narrator dramatically declaring "That was a lie!" whenever someone makes a false statement during an exam focused chapter.
** Characters making overly generalized statements, accompanied by a caption box that says "Individual opinions may vary."
** Kaguya and Maki both being unable to say the word "sex".
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* ''Manga/AfterGod'': Waka keeps calling Nayuu a "child chief" due to being slightly shorter than her.

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** In the anime adaptation of [[spoiler:Naruto and Hinata]]'s wedding arc, there's a running gag of [[spoiler:reformed Orochimaru]] appearing in the background or cutaway scenes, usually doing random stuff one doesn't expect from his character while Yamato is trying to supervise him in secret (and comically sticking out from the audience's perspective).

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** In the anime adaptation of [[spoiler:Naruto and Hinata]]'s wedding arc, ''Literature/KonohaHidenThePerfectDayForAWedding'', there's a running gag of [[spoiler:reformed Orochimaru]] appearing in the background or cutaway scenes, usually doing random stuff one doesn't expect from his character while Yamato is trying to supervise him in secret (and comically sticking out from the audience's perspective).



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-->'''[[OnlySaneMan Beauty]]:'''[[note]]And / or Heppokomaru / Gasser[[/note]] ''[insert random expression of shock here]'' Anyway, now [[AllGirlsLikePonies can I have a pony?]][[note]]This line is only used in the dub, not that it matters that much [[WidgetSeries in this case]].[[/note]]

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-->'''[[OnlySaneMan Beauty]]:'''[[note]]And / or Heppokomaru / Gasser[[/note]] ''[insert random expression of shock here]'' Anyway, now [[AllGirlsLikePonies can I have a pony?]][[note]]This line is only used in the dub, not that it matters that much [[WidgetSeries in this case]].dub.[[/note]]
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*Manga/MyHeroAcademia:
** Izuku Midoriya has a habit of vocalizing his InternalMonologue, resulting in him muttering to himself in a way that the other characters find creepy.
** Katsuki Bakugo's standard battlecry is to shout "DIE" at his target, even when said target is another student during training, a teammate that he is propelling for a tactical advantage, or the bacteria on his teeth while he brushes them.
** Denki Kaminari electrocuting his own brain with his superpower and rendering himself a complete idiot.
** Minoru Mineta trying to do something perverted only to get comically foiled.
** Twice saying something and then [[FunnySchizophrenia immediately saying the opposite in a different voice]].
** Spinner going on long rants about his idol Stain and his ideals, which have led to him interfering with his teammates and getting jumped from behind while he monologues.
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* ''Anime/CrossAnge'': From their first encounter, Tusk frequently finds himself with his face in Ange's crotch. She reacts with varied degrees of being uncomfortable, except in the final episode.
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** Franky's post-timeskip creations thrilling young boys, Usopp, Chopper, and Luffy while girls and women stare with blank expressions.
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* In ''Anime/MegaManNTWarrior'', Lan ''will'' call his commander "Mr. Famous"/"Meijin-san" every single time they meet, or he's called. And Meijin always responds with "Just Famous!"/"-san wa iranai."

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* In ''Anime/MegaManNTWarrior'', ''Anime/MegaManNTWarrior2002'', Lan ''will'' call his commander "Mr. Famous"/"Meijin-san" every single time they meet, or he's called. And Meijin always responds with "Just Famous!"/"-san wa iranai."
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* The Franchise, PrettyCure has a running gag in which the main character is hit in the face by the mascot in the first episode.

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* The Franchise, PrettyCure Anime/PrettyCure has a running gag in which the main character is hit in the face by the mascot in the first episode.
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* The Franchise, Precure has a running gag in which the main character is hit in the face by the mascot in the first episode.

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* The Franchise, Precure PrettyCure has a running gag in which the main character is hit in the face by the mascot in the first episode.
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* The franchise Anime/{{Precure}} has a running gag in which the main character is hit in the face by the mascot in the first episode.

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* The franchise Anime/{{Precure}} Franchise, Precure has a running gag in which the main character is hit in the face by the mascot in the first episode.

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