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* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: Unlike the Bait and Switch above, at the end of Aether Paradise 3, Gladion ''[[RouteBoss does]]'' fight against Lusamine. If he wins, [[spoiler:Guzma [[CutscenePowerToTheMax fires a]] {{stun|Gun}} shot InTheBack so that Lusamine can take Gladion's Full Sword and then opens up the wormhole.]] If Gladion loses, he loses a life, but if he loses ''all'' of his lives, [[spoiler:Lusamine takes his sword and tells Guzma to take Gladion somewhere safe; if you select Continue, [[FissionMailed the story continues from there]].]]
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* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: Unlike the Bait and Switch above, at the end of Aether Paradise 3, Gladion ''[[RouteBoss does]]'' fight against Lusamine. If he wins, [[spoiler:Guzma [[CutscenePowerToTheMax fires a]] {{stun|Gun}} shot a stun shot]] InTheBack so that Lusamine can take Gladion's Full Sword and then opens up the wormhole.]] If Gladion loses, he loses a life, but if he loses ''all'' of his lives, [[spoiler:Lusamine takes his sword and tells Guzma to take Gladion somewhere safe; if you select Continue, [[FissionMailed the story continues from there]].]]
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[[/folder]]
!!Poke Man 6
[[folder:Gym Leaders and Scientists]]
* Clemont: Gives [[ShockAndAwe Thunder]] [[LightningGun Bolt]] to Calem/Serena. In the [[AnotherSideAnotherStory POV Flip]], [[GadeteerGenius he's the]] ''Shopkeeper''.
* Grant: Gives [[DishingOutDirt Rock Tomb]] to Calem/Serena. In the POV Flip, gives the Aerodactylite.
* Korinna: Gives [[ChargedAttack Power-Up]] [[BareFistedMonk Punch]] to Calem/Serena and [[UsefulNotes/{{Capoeira}} Triple Kick]] to Tierno. In the POV Flip, ''she's the PlayerCharacter'', [[MookPromotion leaving her grandfather Gurkinn]] to bestow the Lucarionite.
* Olympia: Gives the Mind Armor to Calem/Serena.[[note]]In this game, enhances/protects against Ice Beam, Thunder Bolt, Grass Knot, and Dazzling Gleam; it also enhances Infestation Cloud but does not protect against it.[[/note]]
* Ramos: Gives [[GreenThumb Grass Knot]] to Calem/Serena and Petal Dance to Tierno.
* Valerie: Gives [[LightEmUp Dazzling Gleam]] to Calem/Serena ''and'' [[BishieSparkle Tierno]]. In the POV Flip, gives the Mawilite.
* Viola: Gives the [[BeeBeeGun Infestation Cloud]] to Calem/Serena and the Quiver Suit[[note]]Equivalent to Mind Armor[[/note]] to Tierno.
* Wulfric: Gives the [[AnIcePerson Ice Beam]] to Calem/Serena. In the POV Flip, gives the [[GreenThumb Abomasnowite]].
* Aliana: Gives [[PlayingWithFire Flame]] [[CollisionDamage Charge]] to Calem/Serena and the Dragon Suit[[note]]Equivalent to Bulk Armor and Melded with Protect Shield to match the Quiver Suit[[/note]] to Tierno.
* Byrony: Gives [[DishingOutDirt Bulldoze Stomp]] to Calem/Serena and Tierno.
* Celosia: Gives [[PoisonousPerson Poison Jab]] to Calem/Serena and Tierno. In the POV Flip, gives the [[ShockAndAwe Manectricite]].
* Mable: Gives the Bulk Armor[[note]]In this game, enhances/protects against Rock Tomb, Flame Charge, Bulldoze Stomp, Poison Jab, and Power-Up Punch,[[/note]] to Calem/Serena and Fiery Dance to Tierno. In the POV Flip, gives the [[PlayingWithFire Houndoomite]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Main Game]]
* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: When you enter Clemont's stage, you don't teleport in, but rather walk in from Sycamore Labs, stage left.
* AmplifierArtifact: The Bulk and Mind Armors are back. Tierno gets his own versions of each.
* ApocalypseHow: [[spoiler:Yveltal's goal is Regional Human Extinction ''at a minimum''.]]
* AssimilationPlot: [[spoiler:This is Xerneas' goal.]]
* BarrierChangeBoss: Clemont's sister, Bonnie, controls a mini-boss at the entrance to Prism Tower. You have to hit it at least once with each of the weapons you've gained at the time. If all you have is the standard buster, you'll catch her and Clemont in the middle of constructing it; since it's not yet operational, [[SkippableBoss they abandon it]]. If you have Armor but no weapons, the duo are running tests on the machine, with Bonnie in the cockpit, but [[CrapolaTech it blows up]], taking it, and her, out of action.
* BigBadEnsemble: Happens in a way similar to ''Poke Man 3'', see CuttingOffTheBranches. [[spoiler:AZ ''seems'' like a Villian, but actually isn't.]]
* BaitAndSwitchBoss: League Stage 5 is set up as though you'll face off with Diantha here. It comes complete with BossRush. But at the end, Diantha pulls this Trope. [[spoiler:Then again, savvy Tropers would probably think that this Trope would be in play considering what happened in the previous stage.]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: A good number of the people fighting you in the Fortress Stages qualify.
* BrutalBonusLevel: Terminus Cave where Zygarde is.
* CuttingOffTheBranches:
** Team Flare ''always'' has Yveltal. However, [[spoiler:Xerneas follows the Dianthia fight in League Stage 6.]]
** In Tierno's story, [[spoiler:although they split rival duties during the regular stages, Calem helps Tierno at Lysandre Labs, making Serena the boss of League Stage ''5'',[[note]][[DualBoss Trevor & Shauna]] are moved up to League Stage 4[[/note]].]]
* DanceBattler: Tierno. In the main scenario, it ''starts'' as an InformedAbility. [[spoiler:In the DualBoss in League Stage 5, though, he does display certain dancing lead-ins to attacks. He utilizes them when you play as him.]]
* DarkerAndEdgier: Installments 3-5 had some [[ApocalypseHow world-breaking consequences for failure]], but they didn't quite reach this Trope due to those plots bordering on CartoonishSupervillainy. Team Flare still has that aspect. However, [[spoiler:The League's assimilation plot]] drops the game here, [[spoiler:especially when they successfully brainwash your friends]]
* DarkIsEvil: Team Flare and Yveltal
* DeconstructionFic[=/=]InternalDeconstruction: Of the ExcusePlot common to [[Videogame/MegaManClassic Both Sou]][[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} rce series]]. Specifically, [[spoiler:what it takes to engineer a ''Mega Man''-style fight against most of the important trainers in a ''Pokemon'' game.]]
* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent:
** Emma ends up being one due to the fact that her battle suit was a HypnoTrinket made by Xerosic and Malva. Normally this would make her a standard, if Brainwashed, Double Agent, but...
** [[spoiler:Malva herself was brainwashed into delivering reports on Flare's actions to Dianthia. This was ''after'' she was bought out by Flare.]]
* DualBoss: The Boss of League Stage 5 in Calem and Serena's route, League Stage 4 in Tierno's.
* GrapplingHookPistol: Clemont's Aipom Arm, just in case you were thinking about hitting him with his weakness.
* HeroesRUs: This time, you're part of a group of heroes gathered under Dr. Sycamore... and he needs it because in addtion to Flare, the League has actually gone rogue this time!
* ItsAllUpstairsFromHere: Prism Tower, Clemont's fortress in the middle of Lumiose City.
* ItsUpToYou:
** In the main game, you'll have to take down both teams. [[spoiler:Sina and Dexio help you out against Flare and rescue Emma, but your friends fail to take down the League and are themselves Brainwashed.]]
** Downplayed in Tierno's route: He only has to face 4 of the Gym Leaders[[note]]Clemont, Grant, Olympia, and Wulfric [[TheUnfought are handled by your allies]], though he ''does'' face them in League Stage 5 along with the other 4,[[/note]] but still faces all of the Team Flare Scientists. As for the Fortress Stages, see the spoilers in the second sub-entry in Cutting Off The Branches.
* LetsSplitUpGang: When Lyandre and Diantha are about to attack after you clear the 12 main stages,[[note]]8 in Tierno's playthrough, see above,[[/note]] Dr. Sycamore sends you off with Dexio and Sina against Lyandre and the others against Diantha. [[spoiler:It doesn't end well for the latter group.]]
* LightIsNotGood: [[spoiler:The League and Xerneas.]]
* MythologyGag: Clemont's machine at the Prism Tower entrance blowing up when you come with ''just'' Armor is one to the tendency of the inventions [[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesXY his anime incarntion]] makes [[BunglingInventor to blow up]].
* OneWingedAngel: Korrina, [[ScaledUp Lysandre]], [[spoiler:Diantha... and Serena/Calem when under Diantha's control.]]
* RoamingEnemy: All of the regular stage mini-bosses, except Alexa, Gurkinn, and Bonnie [[PreExistingEncounters who are set in specific stages]], are of the Schrodinger variant. Calem and Serena don't encounter a mini-boss on the first non-set stage [[spoiler:while Tierno is spared Essentia's third encounter]].
* StaticRoleExchangeableCharacter: Once again, Calem and Serena play exactly the same with the other [[DuelingPlayerCharacters being fought in friendly battles throughout the game]]. [[spoiler:Plus one not-so-friendly.]] Downplayed when playing as Tierno, as the two aforementioned alternate Rival roles, [[spoiler:though Calem is locked as the boss in the intro and Serena in League Stage 5]].
* {{Superboss}}: Mewtwo, who is found in Wulfric's stage after you defeat AZ, though only in Calem & Serena's path. Unfortunately his {{Psychic|Powers}} Blast is not as useful as it normally is...
* TheEvilsOfFreeWill: [[spoiler:This is what Xerneas is fighting, as opposed to Yveltal fighting against life in general.]]
* ThoseTwoGuys: Sina and Dexio don't do much other than provide you with supplies... at least onscreen...
* VariantPowerCopying: Tierno gains dance-themed versions of the Gym and Scientist powers in his storyline.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Had a third game been made with the upgrades to Zygarde [[RefittedForSequel eventually put into]] ''Videogame/PokemonSunAndMoon'', Dr. Sycamore, along with Dexio and Sina, would've been set in Terminus Cave attempting to awaken Zygarde in case you had failed. They would have succeeded and so you have to stop them. This was refitted into Korinna's playthrough below.
** A scenario where you played as Essentia was considered but rejected.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Successor's Story]]
* AnotherSideAnotherStory: This time, you play the role of Korinna, the Marquess le Rumble.
* CipherScything: Averted, you fight both Calem ''and'' Serena. See Mythology Gag below for details.
* DoubleJump: Korinna can do this with certain Mega Evolutions that use Hi-Jump Kick.[[note]]Specifically Aerodactyl and Charizardite Y.[[/note]]
* JustFollowingOrders: Going from this story, it seems that the Gym Leaders were basically this in the main story. This POV leaves Diantha's situation intentionally vague.
* KickChick: Korinna's Up-B set of attacks are kicks, and the leg usually sweeps very high...
* LevelInReverse: Trevor holds down the fort at Sycamore Labs, so the first part of his stage is the first part of Clemont's backwards, including [[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs walking in from the Prism Tower entrance]].
* LocomotiveLevel: Serena's stage, The Kiloude Express. The boss battle takes place on solid ground, however.
* MookPromotion: Because Korinna is the PlayerCharacter for this run, her grandfather, Gurkinn, is the one she has to challenge at the Tower of Mastery.
* MythologyGag:
** The 4 Mega Stones stored at Sycamore's lab, plus the one the rival had, are distributed per the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' adaptations:
*** [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Charizard X]] and [[CastingAShadow Absol]] were given to Calem and Serena respectively, echoing ''Manga/PokemonAdventures''.
*** [[GreenThumb Venusaur]], [[PlayingWithFire Charizard Y]], and [[MakingASplash Blastoise]] were given to Shauna, Trevor, and Tierno respectively, echoing ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesXY''.[[note]]Even though Trevor was the only one with a Key Stone in the Anime...[[/note]]
** After you buy enough at the shop, Bonnie drops in [[TheMatchmaker to try to hook you up with Clemont]].[[note]]Granted, Bonnie never did this to Korinna in the Anime itself; this is more of a general acknowledgement of Bonnie's Anime character.[[/note]] Clemont doesn't say anything; instead just [[VaudevilleHook uses his Aipom Arm to take Bonnie back to the back room]] before returning to business. [[spoiler:Said Aipom Arm is then available for purchase.]]
* RollerbladeGood: Korinna's Down-B is used to activate (or retract) her inline skates. Rolling at speed causes her to inflict CollisionDamage based on her current stone much like [[Videogame/MegaMan10 Nitro]] [[Videogame/MegaManRockForce Man]]. Though, if it doesn't one-shot the enemy, she takes damage too.
* TheUnfought: As they didn't have any mega-able Pokemon in their initial lineups, Viola, Ramos, Clemont, and Olympia are not in the main game but do contribute to cutscenes and, in [[GadgeteerGenius Clemont's]] case, the item shop.[[note]]Technically, neither did Grant, but his use of fossils was referenced by giving him Aerodactyl.[[/note]] [[spoiler:They ''are'' part of the boss rush in Xenreas' BrutalBonusLevel, though.]] The same with Wikstrom, Drasna, and Siebold, even though they have mega-able Pokemon and Malva didn't.
* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: Terminus Cave, which was a BrutalBonusLevel in the original game.
[[/folder]]
!!The Alola Duology
[[folder:Tropes present in both versions]]
* AdaptationalExplanation: In the source, the Tota are Pokemon infused with Z-Power, though ''how'' they got their powers is unexplained. In these games, the Tota were [[spoiler:an experiment of the Aether Foundation; hence why Lusamine [[BossRush has duplicates of them in her chamber]].]]
* AnotherSideAnotherStory: Gladion gets his own version of the story in both games, with few bosses overlapping in the first act. The stories merge at Skull Chateau, however.
* BossBonanza: Each game and path has at least 1 set of bosses in a teleporter stage that they did not fight in their playthrough. The Tota in [=PMG=] for Gladion, the Captains in all other cases.
* GoingDownWithTheShip: When Lusamine opens the Wormhole, Dr. Faba orders an evacuation of Aether Paradise. He insists on staying behind, [[spoiler:though in [=PM7=] you later find out that he was compiling the data the Foundation collected for his ''true'' boss.]]
* GuysSmashGirlsShoot[=/=]ShortRangeGuyLongRangeGuy: Gladion's basic weapon is the sword while Sun's and Moon's is a {{charg|edAttack}}able blaster. In ''Poke Man & Gladion'', the blaster is less powerful than the Null Sword, but can use all of the elements. In ''Poke Man 7'', the ''uncharged'' blaster is almost as powerful as the sword but can't utilize [[ElementalRockPaperScissors as many elements]].
* HeroesPreferSwords: Half right. In this case, it's an ''{{Anti|hero}}''hero that wields a blade. [[spoiler:And, in ''7'', an AntiVillain.]]
* MiniMecha: There are various receiving platforms throughout the stages much like in ''Videogame/MegaManX3'' where the player can call Pokemon to help. Of course, you have to earn/find the Pokemon first...
* NotThatKindOfDoctor: Dr. Faba is neither a medical doctor nor a chief Pokemon Professor, though he does research Pokemon. [[spoiler:Though not necessarily for Aether...]]
* ShoutOut: The AdaptationNameChange from Shady House to Skull Chateau. Seriously, between the name of the Team occupying it and [[Franchise/MegaMan the other half of the fusion]], how could they not?
%%** The WarmUpBoss was originally called Trumpet Gumshoos because of the Meme of the Yungoos evolutionary Line having a blonde quaff similar to UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump's. The reference partly survives in its new name ''Chieftain'' Gumshoos while also incorperating [[DaChief the police-themed background]]... which took a somewhat {{harsher|InHindsight}} turn in 2023...
* SkySurfing: The main player flies on Charizard during aerial stages. Gladion gets a Crobat.
* UnexpectedShmupLevel: Returns after a 3 game absence in ''Poke Man & Gladion'''s Aether Paradise 1. This level is retained in ''Poke Man 7''.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Bosses Encountered]]
Because there are so many bosses between the 4 modes, this list will list the bosses by (primary) element: %%Currently Incomplete
* WarmUpBoss: Chieftain Gumshoos, Ilima ([=PM7=])
* NonElemental: Pulverizing Snorlax, Ilima (PMG)
* MakingASplash: Lana, Split Wishiwashi, Shield Araquanid, Siren Primarina, [[spoiler:Tapu Fini]]
* PlayingWithFire: Kiawe, Agile Salazzle, Firebrand Marowak
* GreenThumb: Mallow, Ravenous Lurantis, [[spoiler:Tapu Bulu]]
* ShockAndAwe: Sophocles, Echoing Vikavolt, Rolling Togdemaru, Psysurfer Raichu, Lightning Xurkitree, [[spoiler:Tapu Koko]]
* SoulPower: Acerola, Sniper Decidueye
* TheFairFolk: Mina, Charade Mimikyu, Fluttering Ribombee, [[spoiler:Tapu Lele]]
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Cacophonous Kodom-o
* CastingAShadow: Stealth Raticate, Nanu, Malicious Incineroar, Gluttonous Guzzlord
* SupernaturalMartialArts: Hala
* GemstoneAssault: Twilight Lyancroc, Olivia
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pokeman & Gladion]]
* AsteroidsMonster: When Split Wishiwashi's health is down to 7, he splits into 7 regular Wishiwashi,[[note]]If the hit puts Split below 7 HP, the number of Wishiwashi equal the number of HP;[[/note]] each with 1 HP. And CollisionDamage.[[note]]Though only about a third as strong as the combined form...[[/note]]
%%* ByNoIMeanYes: When Molayne encounters Gladion at the end of Aether Paradise 1, he plays this card before fighting:
%%-->''It's not that I don't trust you, having beat up my cousin and all... Oh wait, I ''don't''!''
* CipherScything: Like in ''Poke Man 5'' and unlike ''6'', Gladion's story arc removes the Player Character, setting Ilima, Molayne, and Dr. Kukui ''himself'' to sub in for his fights.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Nanu is a Kahuna and seeks to help the PlayerCharacter. His opposition to Dr. Kukui's League is out of fear that this would offend the Tapu... [[spoiler:which it does.]]
* GreenHillZone: Verdant Cavern for Sun/Moon.
* LevelInReverse: Gladion's intro stage is just Aether Paradise 2 reversed; and with fewer enemies and {{Spikes|OfDoom}}.
* PlotTunnel: Gladion gets saddled with one, as he doesn't have access to a shop from when he takes down the last Kahuna/Captain to after Aether Paradise. Sun/Moon can't access stages between Skull Chateau and Aether Paradise, but at least they can shop at Dr. Burnet's lab inbetween.
* RemixedLevel: Verdant Cavern gets a whole lot harder when Beautiful Pheromosa comes to town. Also, Slashing Kartana occupies Skull Chateau Stage 1 after the wormholes open up.
* ShoutOut: Lusamine's rantings and ravings before her battle in Ultra Space 2 parallel similar ravings by '''Lumine''' in ''Megaman X8'' before ''his'' battle on the Moon.
* UnwittingPawn: Gladion turns out to be one as Team Skull (who hired him) turns out to be on Lusamine's take.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Poke Man 7]]
* BaitAndSwitchBoss: Playing as Sun/Moon: You'd expect a battle against Lusamine at the end of Aether Paradise 3. She ''does'' appear brandishing a sword like the one Gladion has,[[spoiler:because it ''is'' his sword,]] but Guzma suddenly rushes you for an encore allowing her to create and pass through a wormhole to Ultra Space.
* BroughtDownToNormal: Downplayed with Gladion, [[spoiler:when Lusamine takes his Null Sword. She leaves him hers, however, with the Fairy, Electric, Grass, and Water Powers.[[note]]She took down the Tapu when she was younger...[[/note]] He gets the Fire and Ghost powers back from Bursting Blacephalon, the Rock powers back from Assembling Stakataka, and the other powers back when he beats Lusamine at the Altar of Twilight, though he could also get the Ground powers back sooner via Zygarde.]]
* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: Unlike the Bait and Switch above, at the end of Aether Paradise 3, Gladion ''[[RouteBoss does]]'' fight against Lusamine. If he wins, [[spoiler:Guzma [[CutscenePowerToTheMax fires a]] {{stun|Gun}} shot InTheBack so that Lusamine can take Gladion's Full Sword and then opens up the wormhole.]] If Gladion loses, he loses a life, but if he loses ''all'' of his lives, [[spoiler:Lusamine takes his sword and tells Guzma to take Gladion somewhere safe; if you select Continue, [[FissionMailed the story continues from there]].]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:The reason why Dr. Kukui fortified Mt. Lanakila in the first place was because he was tipped off to Dr. Faba's alliegence to outside forces. Sure enough, after you take down that fortification, Giovanni {{Hijack|edByGanon}}s the plot.]]
* PossessionImpliesMastery: Deconstructed offscreen: [[spoiler:Lusamine beleives that, just because a (nearly) Full Sword has the elements required to defeat Necrozma, it'll be cinch for her to do so. [[TooDumbToLive She should be lucky that]] she's ''just'' {{Brainwashed|AndCrazy}} into trying to destroy her own world....]]
* ThirteenIsUnlucky: There are 13 Tota in this game with only 2 faced by both Sun/Moon and Gladion [[spoiler:until [[BossRush Aether Fortress 3]]...]]
* UnwittingPawn: Gladion for Lusamine again: She wanted him to collect as many powers into his sword as possible[[note]]including the Dark and Bug powers[[/note]] before taking it back to battle Necrozma.
* VillainExitStageLeft: At Aether Paradise 2 on Gladion's route, Faba leaves when his health is at 1/4. [[spoiler:This is so that Gladion can't get the Psychic power from him. By the time he defeats Faba for real, he already has that power from Mewtwo.]]
!!Poke Man 6
[[folder:Gym Leaders and Scientists]]
* Clemont: Gives [[ShockAndAwe Thunder]] [[LightningGun Bolt]] to Calem/Serena. In the [[AnotherSideAnotherStory POV Flip]], [[GadeteerGenius he's the]] ''Shopkeeper''.
* Grant: Gives [[DishingOutDirt Rock Tomb]] to Calem/Serena. In the POV Flip, gives the Aerodactylite.
* Korinna: Gives [[ChargedAttack Power-Up]] [[BareFistedMonk Punch]] to Calem/Serena and [[UsefulNotes/{{Capoeira}} Triple Kick]] to Tierno. In the POV Flip, ''she's the PlayerCharacter'', [[MookPromotion leaving her grandfather Gurkinn]] to bestow the Lucarionite.
* Olympia: Gives the Mind Armor to Calem/Serena.[[note]]In this game, enhances/protects against Ice Beam, Thunder Bolt, Grass Knot, and Dazzling Gleam; it also enhances Infestation Cloud but does not protect against it.[[/note]]
* Ramos: Gives [[GreenThumb Grass Knot]] to Calem/Serena and Petal Dance to Tierno.
* Valerie: Gives [[LightEmUp Dazzling Gleam]] to Calem/Serena ''and'' [[BishieSparkle Tierno]]. In the POV Flip, gives the Mawilite.
* Viola: Gives the [[BeeBeeGun Infestation Cloud]] to Calem/Serena and the Quiver Suit[[note]]Equivalent to Mind Armor[[/note]] to Tierno.
* Wulfric: Gives the [[AnIcePerson Ice Beam]] to Calem/Serena. In the POV Flip, gives the [[GreenThumb Abomasnowite]].
* Aliana: Gives [[PlayingWithFire Flame]] [[CollisionDamage Charge]] to Calem/Serena and the Dragon Suit[[note]]Equivalent to Bulk Armor and Melded with Protect Shield to match the Quiver Suit[[/note]] to Tierno.
* Byrony: Gives [[DishingOutDirt Bulldoze Stomp]] to Calem/Serena and Tierno.
* Celosia: Gives [[PoisonousPerson Poison Jab]] to Calem/Serena and Tierno. In the POV Flip, gives the [[ShockAndAwe Manectricite]].
* Mable: Gives the Bulk Armor[[note]]In this game, enhances/protects against Rock Tomb, Flame Charge, Bulldoze Stomp, Poison Jab, and Power-Up Punch,[[/note]] to Calem/Serena and Fiery Dance to Tierno. In the POV Flip, gives the [[PlayingWithFire Houndoomite]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Main Game]]
* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: When you enter Clemont's stage, you don't teleport in, but rather walk in from Sycamore Labs, stage left.
* AmplifierArtifact: The Bulk and Mind Armors are back. Tierno gets his own versions of each.
* ApocalypseHow: [[spoiler:Yveltal's goal is Regional Human Extinction ''at a minimum''.]]
* AssimilationPlot: [[spoiler:This is Xerneas' goal.]]
* BarrierChangeBoss: Clemont's sister, Bonnie, controls a mini-boss at the entrance to Prism Tower. You have to hit it at least once with each of the weapons you've gained at the time. If all you have is the standard buster, you'll catch her and Clemont in the middle of constructing it; since it's not yet operational, [[SkippableBoss they abandon it]]. If you have Armor but no weapons, the duo are running tests on the machine, with Bonnie in the cockpit, but [[CrapolaTech it blows up]], taking it, and her, out of action.
* BigBadEnsemble: Happens in a way similar to ''Poke Man 3'', see CuttingOffTheBranches. [[spoiler:AZ ''seems'' like a Villian, but actually isn't.]]
* BaitAndSwitchBoss: League Stage 5 is set up as though you'll face off with Diantha here. It comes complete with BossRush. But at the end, Diantha pulls this Trope. [[spoiler:Then again, savvy Tropers would probably think that this Trope would be in play considering what happened in the previous stage.]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: A good number of the people fighting you in the Fortress Stages qualify.
* BrutalBonusLevel: Terminus Cave where Zygarde is.
* CuttingOffTheBranches:
** Team Flare ''always'' has Yveltal. However, [[spoiler:Xerneas follows the Dianthia fight in League Stage 6.]]
** In Tierno's story, [[spoiler:although they split rival duties during the regular stages, Calem helps Tierno at Lysandre Labs, making Serena the boss of League Stage ''5'',[[note]][[DualBoss Trevor & Shauna]] are moved up to League Stage 4[[/note]].]]
* DanceBattler: Tierno. In the main scenario, it ''starts'' as an InformedAbility. [[spoiler:In the DualBoss in League Stage 5, though, he does display certain dancing lead-ins to attacks. He utilizes them when you play as him.]]
* DarkerAndEdgier: Installments 3-5 had some [[ApocalypseHow world-breaking consequences for failure]], but they didn't quite reach this Trope due to those plots bordering on CartoonishSupervillainy. Team Flare still has that aspect. However, [[spoiler:The League's assimilation plot]] drops the game here, [[spoiler:especially when they successfully brainwash your friends]]
* DarkIsEvil: Team Flare and Yveltal
* DeconstructionFic[=/=]InternalDeconstruction: Of the ExcusePlot common to [[Videogame/MegaManClassic Both Sou]][[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} rce series]]. Specifically, [[spoiler:what it takes to engineer a ''Mega Man''-style fight against most of the important trainers in a ''Pokemon'' game.]]
* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent:
** Emma ends up being one due to the fact that her battle suit was a HypnoTrinket made by Xerosic and Malva. Normally this would make her a standard, if Brainwashed, Double Agent, but...
** [[spoiler:Malva herself was brainwashed into delivering reports on Flare's actions to Dianthia. This was ''after'' she was bought out by Flare.]]
* DualBoss: The Boss of League Stage 5 in Calem and Serena's route, League Stage 4 in Tierno's.
* GrapplingHookPistol: Clemont's Aipom Arm, just in case you were thinking about hitting him with his weakness.
* HeroesRUs: This time, you're part of a group of heroes gathered under Dr. Sycamore... and he needs it because in addtion to Flare, the League has actually gone rogue this time!
* ItsAllUpstairsFromHere: Prism Tower, Clemont's fortress in the middle of Lumiose City.
* ItsUpToYou:
** In the main game, you'll have to take down both teams. [[spoiler:Sina and Dexio help you out against Flare and rescue Emma, but your friends fail to take down the League and are themselves Brainwashed.]]
** Downplayed in Tierno's route: He only has to face 4 of the Gym Leaders[[note]]Clemont, Grant, Olympia, and Wulfric [[TheUnfought are handled by your allies]], though he ''does'' face them in League Stage 5 along with the other 4,[[/note]] but still faces all of the Team Flare Scientists. As for the Fortress Stages, see the spoilers in the second sub-entry in Cutting Off The Branches.
* LetsSplitUpGang: When Lyandre and Diantha are about to attack after you clear the 12 main stages,[[note]]8 in Tierno's playthrough, see above,[[/note]] Dr. Sycamore sends you off with Dexio and Sina against Lyandre and the others against Diantha. [[spoiler:It doesn't end well for the latter group.]]
* LightIsNotGood: [[spoiler:The League and Xerneas.]]
* MythologyGag: Clemont's machine at the Prism Tower entrance blowing up when you come with ''just'' Armor is one to the tendency of the inventions [[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesXY his anime incarntion]] makes [[BunglingInventor to blow up]].
* OneWingedAngel: Korrina, [[ScaledUp Lysandre]], [[spoiler:Diantha... and Serena/Calem when under Diantha's control.]]
* RoamingEnemy: All of the regular stage mini-bosses, except Alexa, Gurkinn, and Bonnie [[PreExistingEncounters who are set in specific stages]], are of the Schrodinger variant. Calem and Serena don't encounter a mini-boss on the first non-set stage [[spoiler:while Tierno is spared Essentia's third encounter]].
* StaticRoleExchangeableCharacter: Once again, Calem and Serena play exactly the same with the other [[DuelingPlayerCharacters being fought in friendly battles throughout the game]]. [[spoiler:Plus one not-so-friendly.]] Downplayed when playing as Tierno, as the two aforementioned alternate Rival roles, [[spoiler:though Calem is locked as the boss in the intro and Serena in League Stage 5]].
* {{Superboss}}: Mewtwo, who is found in Wulfric's stage after you defeat AZ, though only in Calem & Serena's path. Unfortunately his {{Psychic|Powers}} Blast is not as useful as it normally is...
* TheEvilsOfFreeWill: [[spoiler:This is what Xerneas is fighting, as opposed to Yveltal fighting against life in general.]]
* ThoseTwoGuys: Sina and Dexio don't do much other than provide you with supplies... at least onscreen...
* VariantPowerCopying: Tierno gains dance-themed versions of the Gym and Scientist powers in his storyline.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Had a third game been made with the upgrades to Zygarde [[RefittedForSequel eventually put into]] ''Videogame/PokemonSunAndMoon'', Dr. Sycamore, along with Dexio and Sina, would've been set in Terminus Cave attempting to awaken Zygarde in case you had failed. They would have succeeded and so you have to stop them. This was refitted into Korinna's playthrough below.
** A scenario where you played as Essentia was considered but rejected.
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[[folder:The Successor's Story]]
* AnotherSideAnotherStory: This time, you play the role of Korinna, the Marquess le Rumble.
* CipherScything: Averted, you fight both Calem ''and'' Serena. See Mythology Gag below for details.
* DoubleJump: Korinna can do this with certain Mega Evolutions that use Hi-Jump Kick.[[note]]Specifically Aerodactyl and Charizardite Y.[[/note]]
* JustFollowingOrders: Going from this story, it seems that the Gym Leaders were basically this in the main story. This POV leaves Diantha's situation intentionally vague.
* KickChick: Korinna's Up-B set of attacks are kicks, and the leg usually sweeps very high...
* LevelInReverse: Trevor holds down the fort at Sycamore Labs, so the first part of his stage is the first part of Clemont's backwards, including [[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs walking in from the Prism Tower entrance]].
* LocomotiveLevel: Serena's stage, The Kiloude Express. The boss battle takes place on solid ground, however.
* MookPromotion: Because Korinna is the PlayerCharacter for this run, her grandfather, Gurkinn, is the one she has to challenge at the Tower of Mastery.
* MythologyGag:
** The 4 Mega Stones stored at Sycamore's lab, plus the one the rival had, are distributed per the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' adaptations:
*** [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Charizard X]] and [[CastingAShadow Absol]] were given to Calem and Serena respectively, echoing ''Manga/PokemonAdventures''.
*** [[GreenThumb Venusaur]], [[PlayingWithFire Charizard Y]], and [[MakingASplash Blastoise]] were given to Shauna, Trevor, and Tierno respectively, echoing ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesXY''.[[note]]Even though Trevor was the only one with a Key Stone in the Anime...[[/note]]
** After you buy enough at the shop, Bonnie drops in [[TheMatchmaker to try to hook you up with Clemont]].[[note]]Granted, Bonnie never did this to Korinna in the Anime itself; this is more of a general acknowledgement of Bonnie's Anime character.[[/note]] Clemont doesn't say anything; instead just [[VaudevilleHook uses his Aipom Arm to take Bonnie back to the back room]] before returning to business. [[spoiler:Said Aipom Arm is then available for purchase.]]
* RollerbladeGood: Korinna's Down-B is used to activate (or retract) her inline skates. Rolling at speed causes her to inflict CollisionDamage based on her current stone much like [[Videogame/MegaMan10 Nitro]] [[Videogame/MegaManRockForce Man]]. Though, if it doesn't one-shot the enemy, she takes damage too.
* TheUnfought: As they didn't have any mega-able Pokemon in their initial lineups, Viola, Ramos, Clemont, and Olympia are not in the main game but do contribute to cutscenes and, in [[GadgeteerGenius Clemont's]] case, the item shop.[[note]]Technically, neither did Grant, but his use of fossils was referenced by giving him Aerodactyl.[[/note]] [[spoiler:They ''are'' part of the boss rush in Xenreas' BrutalBonusLevel, though.]] The same with Wikstrom, Drasna, and Siebold, even though they have mega-able Pokemon and Malva didn't.
* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: Terminus Cave, which was a BrutalBonusLevel in the original game.
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!!The Alola Duology
[[folder:Tropes present in both versions]]
* AdaptationalExplanation: In the source, the Tota are Pokemon infused with Z-Power, though ''how'' they got their powers is unexplained. In these games, the Tota were [[spoiler:an experiment of the Aether Foundation; hence why Lusamine [[BossRush has duplicates of them in her chamber]].]]
* AnotherSideAnotherStory: Gladion gets his own version of the story in both games, with few bosses overlapping in the first act. The stories merge at Skull Chateau, however.
* BossBonanza: Each game and path has at least 1 set of bosses in a teleporter stage that they did not fight in their playthrough. The Tota in [=PMG=] for Gladion, the Captains in all other cases.
* GoingDownWithTheShip: When Lusamine opens the Wormhole, Dr. Faba orders an evacuation of Aether Paradise. He insists on staying behind, [[spoiler:though in [=PM7=] you later find out that he was compiling the data the Foundation collected for his ''true'' boss.]]
* GuysSmashGirlsShoot[=/=]ShortRangeGuyLongRangeGuy: Gladion's basic weapon is the sword while Sun's and Moon's is a {{charg|edAttack}}able blaster. In ''Poke Man & Gladion'', the blaster is less powerful than the Null Sword, but can use all of the elements. In ''Poke Man 7'', the ''uncharged'' blaster is almost as powerful as the sword but can't utilize [[ElementalRockPaperScissors as many elements]].
* HeroesPreferSwords: Half right. In this case, it's an ''{{Anti|hero}}''hero that wields a blade. [[spoiler:And, in ''7'', an AntiVillain.]]
* MiniMecha: There are various receiving platforms throughout the stages much like in ''Videogame/MegaManX3'' where the player can call Pokemon to help. Of course, you have to earn/find the Pokemon first...
* NotThatKindOfDoctor: Dr. Faba is neither a medical doctor nor a chief Pokemon Professor, though he does research Pokemon. [[spoiler:Though not necessarily for Aether...]]
* ShoutOut: The AdaptationNameChange from Shady House to Skull Chateau. Seriously, between the name of the Team occupying it and [[Franchise/MegaMan the other half of the fusion]], how could they not?
%%** The WarmUpBoss was originally called Trumpet Gumshoos because of the Meme of the Yungoos evolutionary Line having a blonde quaff similar to UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump's. The reference partly survives in its new name ''Chieftain'' Gumshoos while also incorperating [[DaChief the police-themed background]]... which took a somewhat {{harsher|InHindsight}} turn in 2023...
* SkySurfing: The main player flies on Charizard during aerial stages. Gladion gets a Crobat.
* UnexpectedShmupLevel: Returns after a 3 game absence in ''Poke Man & Gladion'''s Aether Paradise 1. This level is retained in ''Poke Man 7''.
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[[folder:Bosses Encountered]]
Because there are so many bosses between the 4 modes, this list will list the bosses by (primary) element: %%Currently Incomplete
* WarmUpBoss: Chieftain Gumshoos, Ilima ([=PM7=])
* NonElemental: Pulverizing Snorlax, Ilima (PMG)
* MakingASplash: Lana, Split Wishiwashi, Shield Araquanid, Siren Primarina, [[spoiler:Tapu Fini]]
* PlayingWithFire: Kiawe, Agile Salazzle, Firebrand Marowak
* GreenThumb: Mallow, Ravenous Lurantis, [[spoiler:Tapu Bulu]]
* ShockAndAwe: Sophocles, Echoing Vikavolt, Rolling Togdemaru, Psysurfer Raichu, Lightning Xurkitree, [[spoiler:Tapu Koko]]
* SoulPower: Acerola, Sniper Decidueye
* TheFairFolk: Mina, Charade Mimikyu, Fluttering Ribombee, [[spoiler:Tapu Lele]]
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Cacophonous Kodom-o
* CastingAShadow: Stealth Raticate, Nanu, Malicious Incineroar, Gluttonous Guzzlord
* SupernaturalMartialArts: Hala
* GemstoneAssault: Twilight Lyancroc, Olivia
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[[folder:Pokeman & Gladion]]
* AsteroidsMonster: When Split Wishiwashi's health is down to 7, he splits into 7 regular Wishiwashi,[[note]]If the hit puts Split below 7 HP, the number of Wishiwashi equal the number of HP;[[/note]] each with 1 HP. And CollisionDamage.[[note]]Though only about a third as strong as the combined form...[[/note]]
%%* ByNoIMeanYes: When Molayne encounters Gladion at the end of Aether Paradise 1, he plays this card before fighting:
%%-->''It's not that I don't trust you, having beat up my cousin and all... Oh wait, I ''don't''!''
* CipherScything: Like in ''Poke Man 5'' and unlike ''6'', Gladion's story arc removes the Player Character, setting Ilima, Molayne, and Dr. Kukui ''himself'' to sub in for his fights.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Nanu is a Kahuna and seeks to help the PlayerCharacter. His opposition to Dr. Kukui's League is out of fear that this would offend the Tapu... [[spoiler:which it does.]]
* GreenHillZone: Verdant Cavern for Sun/Moon.
* LevelInReverse: Gladion's intro stage is just Aether Paradise 2 reversed; and with fewer enemies and {{Spikes|OfDoom}}.
* PlotTunnel: Gladion gets saddled with one, as he doesn't have access to a shop from when he takes down the last Kahuna/Captain to after Aether Paradise. Sun/Moon can't access stages between Skull Chateau and Aether Paradise, but at least they can shop at Dr. Burnet's lab inbetween.
* RemixedLevel: Verdant Cavern gets a whole lot harder when Beautiful Pheromosa comes to town. Also, Slashing Kartana occupies Skull Chateau Stage 1 after the wormholes open up.
* ShoutOut: Lusamine's rantings and ravings before her battle in Ultra Space 2 parallel similar ravings by '''Lumine''' in ''Megaman X8'' before ''his'' battle on the Moon.
* UnwittingPawn: Gladion turns out to be one as Team Skull (who hired him) turns out to be on Lusamine's take.
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[[folder:Poke Man 7]]
* BaitAndSwitchBoss: Playing as Sun/Moon: You'd expect a battle against Lusamine at the end of Aether Paradise 3. She ''does'' appear brandishing a sword like the one Gladion has,[[spoiler:because it ''is'' his sword,]] but Guzma suddenly rushes you for an encore allowing her to create and pass through a wormhole to Ultra Space.
* BroughtDownToNormal: Downplayed with Gladion, [[spoiler:when Lusamine takes his Null Sword. She leaves him hers, however, with the Fairy, Electric, Grass, and Water Powers.[[note]]She took down the Tapu when she was younger...[[/note]] He gets the Fire and Ghost powers back from Bursting Blacephalon, the Rock powers back from Assembling Stakataka, and the other powers back when he beats Lusamine at the Altar of Twilight, though he could also get the Ground powers back sooner via Zygarde.]]
* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: Unlike the Bait and Switch above, at the end of Aether Paradise 3, Gladion ''[[RouteBoss does]]'' fight against Lusamine. If he wins, [[spoiler:Guzma [[CutscenePowerToTheMax fires a]] {{stun|Gun}} shot InTheBack so that Lusamine can take Gladion's Full Sword and then opens up the wormhole.]] If Gladion loses, he loses a life, but if he loses ''all'' of his lives, [[spoiler:Lusamine takes his sword and tells Guzma to take Gladion somewhere safe; if you select Continue, [[FissionMailed the story continues from there]].]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:The reason why Dr. Kukui fortified Mt. Lanakila in the first place was because he was tipped off to Dr. Faba's alliegence to outside forces. Sure enough, after you take down that fortification, Giovanni {{Hijack|edByGanon}}s the plot.]]
* PossessionImpliesMastery: Deconstructed offscreen: [[spoiler:Lusamine beleives that, just because a (nearly) Full Sword has the elements required to defeat Necrozma, it'll be cinch for her to do so. [[TooDumbToLive She should be lucky that]] she's ''just'' {{Brainwashed|AndCrazy}} into trying to destroy her own world....]]
* ThirteenIsUnlucky: There are 13 Tota in this game with only 2 faced by both Sun/Moon and Gladion [[spoiler:until [[BossRush Aether Fortress 3]]...]]
* UnwittingPawn: Gladion for Lusamine again: She wanted him to collect as many powers into his sword as possible[[note]]including the Dark and Bug powers[[/note]] before taking it back to battle Necrozma.
* VillainExitStageLeft: At Aether Paradise 2 on Gladion's route, Faba leaves when his health is at 1/4. [[spoiler:This is so that Gladion can't get the Psychic power from him. By the time he defeats Faba for real, he already has that power from Mewtwo.]]
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[[folder:Poke Man 4]]
[[AC:Gym Leaders]]
* Byron: Gives the [[ExtraOreDinary Steel-typed]] [[FrickinLaserBeams Flash Cannon]]
* Candice: Gives [[ChargedAttack Avalanche]] [[AnIcePerson Wave]]
* Fantina: Gives [[CastingAShadow Shadow]] [[WolverineClaws Claw]]
* Gardenia: Gives [[GreenThumb Grass Knot]], which ''[[AvertedTrope can]]'' [[DenialOfDiagonalAttack strike diagonally]]
* Maylene: Gives [[LifeDrain Drain]] [[BareFistedMonk Punch]]
* Rorak: Gives [[DishingOutDirt Stealth Rock]]
* Volkner: Gives {{Charge|dAttack}} [[ShockAndAwe Beam]]
* "Crasher" Wake: Gives [[MakingASplash Briney Blast]]
[[AC:Original Version]]
* AmplifierArtifact: Most weapons have a collectable item, usually in a different stage, which increases its power slightly.
* ChargedAttack: Volkner's aptly-named [[ShockAndAwe Charge Beam]] ''and'' Candice's [[AnIcePerson Avalanche Wave]] are of the "Hold" variety.[[note]]Uncharged, the Avalanche Wave fires a short-range burst; charged, it sends a wave of snow along the ground.[[/note]]
* CollectionSidequest: [[spoiler:To get to the True Final Boss, Arceus, you have to collect the 16 plates ''and'' bring them all to the Spear Pillar where you fought Cyrus.]]
* DeathMountain: Mt. Coronet, per the original source.
* EndgamePlus: [[spoiler:One of the plates is in League Headquarters and three more are in post-game levels, so you can't collect them all in your first run through. The bosses for these nine levels include the Stat Trainers, Officer Looker, and 2 Legendaries.]]
* GrimyWater: This is what [[MakingASplash Crasher Wake's]] Briney Blast shoots out; the brackish water inflicts double damage against any enemy "Weak" against it.
* LevelsTakeFlight: League Stage 1 is the strait between Sunnyshore City and Cynthia's Fortress.
* LifeDrain: [[BareFistedMonk Maylene's]] Drain Punch. Unlike Giga Drain, which works by the victim dropping Life Energy, Drain Punch is an actual "transfusion" at a rate of 1 restored for 2 damage (rounded down). Given its short range, this is appreciated.
* PercentDamageAttack: Much like Flannery's Overheat, [[ColonyDrop Draco Meteor]] has its strength tied into the weapons meter.
* PlotCouponThatDoesSomething: [[spoiler:Fortunately, several of the plates mentioned in Collection Sidequest have the same powers as the previously referenced Amplifier Artifacts. Then again, if you collect the plate before the non-plate artifact, the non-plate artifact can't be collected at all. But don't feel too bad about it.]]
* ReverseShrapnel: This is what Rorak's [[DishingOutDirt Stealth Rock]] translated into.
* SlippySlideyIceWorld: Northern Sinnoh where [[AnIcePerson Candice]] hangs out, natch. [[spoiler: It's also the only area [[RemixedLevel to be revisted]] during the Galactic half of the game.]]
* SteppingStonesInTheSky: League Stage 3, the waterfall right below League HQ.
%%[[AC:Gen 8 Remake]]
%%Under Development
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Frontier Battles]]
* DevelopmentGag: Noland's damage table was based on promotional materials; he would've been yet another BarrierChangeBoss otherwise.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Noland. Since his gimmick in the source material is the same as Thornton's, he was changed to have a set configuration based on certain merchandise.
* {{Dual|Boss}} {{Barrier Change Boss}}es: Thornton and Argenta, the bosses of the first Battle Tower stage.
* GracefulInTheirElement: Downplayed with [[MakingASplash Misty]]: She can move normally on land, but her special ability is control-pad maneuverability in the water.
* LimitedMoveArsenal: Being allowed to use the weapons of the past 2 gens (including remakes from other gens) does ''not'' mean that the Player Character can use them all at once.
* NotQuiteFlight: Winnoa can glide while holding the A Button.
* OldSaveBonus: A clear save from ''Poke Man 4'' allows you to select Winnoa and Gardenia. One from ''Poke Man 2, Copper Copy'' allows both Misty and Bugsy.
* ProductionThrowback: Because Bugsy's weapon in ''Copper Copy'' was a SlideAttack, he not only keeps that but also regains Fury Cutter as his "basic" attack.
* PromotedToPlayable: One Gym Leader from each of the mainline games to date; see Old Save Bonus above for details.
* SharedLifeMeter: Averted. Thornton and Argenta have their own life meters. [[spoiler:And each of Anabel's and Brandon's forms have their own life meters.]]
* UtilityWeapon: The below are exclusive to the playable Gym Leaders in question:
** Bugsy's ''normal'' weapon, the Fury Cutter, loses its stacked-damage ability, but keeps its ability to break Cuttable barriers.
** Gardenia's [[GreenThumb Grass Knot]] [[InstantKnots can latch onto rings and hooks]].
* VillainExitStageLeft: Palmer fills in for Buster Rod G. here and escapes when his HP reaches 0 in his stage. You fight him again in sequence with the FinalBoss.
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!!5th Generation
[[folder:Gym Leaders]]
!!! In Both ''5'' & ''5-2'':
* [[FriendToBugs Burgh]]: His Bug Struggler is a BeeBeeGun that eats into not only grassy objects and concentration, but also the Work Up Armor, [[AntiArmor as it neutralizes its power-up abilities]].
* [[DishingOutDirt Clay]]: His weapon is the [[ShockwaveStomp Bulldozer]] [[GroundPunch Stomp]].
* [[DragonRider Drayden and Iris]]: They give you Dragon {{Tail|Slap}}, a SpinAttack that you have to {{Charge|dAttack}} to use; and [[CoolButInefficient it's also only useful against one other boss per game anyway]].
* Elesa: Her primary attack is the [[ShockAndAwe Volt]] [[SlideAttack Switch]].
* Skyla: An {{Air Aided Acrobat|ics}} whose primary method of attack is {{Ground Pound}}ing, though she also makes use of Winnoa's [[HomingProjectile Aerial Ace]].
!!!In ''Poke Man 5'' only:
* Brycen: Gives [[AnIcePerson Frost]] {{Breath|Weapon}}.
* Chili: Gives [[PlayingWithFire Fire Pledge]]
* Cilan: Gives [[GreenThumb Grass Pledge]]
* Cress: Gives [[MakingASplash Water Pledge]]
* [[NonElemental Lenora]]: Gives the [[AmplifierArtifact Work-Up Gauntlets]] ''and'' the [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe Protect Shield]]. [[SecretLevel Her stage is optional]], [[spoiler:but she'll still have her "re"match in League Stage 2]]. In the second game, her gear belongs to...
!!!In ''Poke Man 5-2'' only:
* [[NonElemental Cheren]]: ''Also'' has the Work Up Gauntlets, though they work differently in this game, see ChargedAttack.
* Marlon: Gives [[MakingASplash Scald Spray]]
* [[PoisonousPerson Roxie]]: Gives [[UniversalPoison Venom]] [[ChargedAttack Shock]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Poke Man 5]]
* AllTheWorldsAreAStage: League Fortress 1, which has portions based on the latter 5 Gym Leaders' stages, [[BossRush including the Leaders themselves]].
* AmusementPark: Elesa's level in this game. And this stage ''will'' have [[RecurringBoss a Rival]] [[MiniBoss Encounter]] [[MythologyGag at the Ferris Wheel]] ''unless'' they've all already taken place.
* AmplifierArtifact: The Work-Up Gauntlets in ''this'' game increase attack power ''across the board''.
* AwesomeButImpractical: The [[ShockAndAwe Fusion Bolt]] you get from Zekrom is an actual energy attack as opposed to the SlideAttack that is Volt Switch. Likewise, Reshiram's [[PlayingWithFire Fusion Flare]] is twice as strong as Chili's Fire Pledge. However, both weapons consume 4 units of [[{{Mana}} weapon energy]] vs Volt Switch's 1 unit and Fire Pledge's 2.
* BossBonanza: As per the original source material, wherein the Elite are in a Teleporter Room prior to the Champion rather than spread throughout the earlier fortress stages.
* BossRush: [[spoiler:Split between League Fortresses 1, which deals with the latter 5 bosses linearly, much like in ''Poke Man 1'', and the Dual Boss below. A more classic one is the BossGame [[PostEndGameContent mission]].]]
* CombinationAttack: In their rematch, the Stration Triplets can use their Pledges to create field effects: Cilan & Chili combine for a shot that [[ManOnFire adds burn damage]], Cilan & Cress combine to create a [[MuckingInTheMud muddy patch]] on the floor, and Chili & Cress combine to [[InterfaceScrew create a flash on the screen]]. Furthermore, your shots ''can'' [[FeedItWithFire combine with theirs for the same effect (against you)]], so you'll have to use the other weapons to take them down.
* DragonWithAnAgenda: As per the original source, Ghetsis is using N's crusade to try to set ''himself'' as a dictator.
* DualBoss: The Stration Triplets fight against you as a group at the end of League Fortress 2. They're FriendlyFireproof to boot, so you can't SetAMookToKillAMook. Indeed, if you even try, you end up with a CombinationAttack as referenced above! [[spoiler:This battle returns as part of the BossGame [[PostEndGameContent mission]] which adds Drayden and Iris teaming up.]]
* FightingYourFriend: A NotBrainwashed example also falling under MoreHeroThanThou: [[spoiler:Cheren honestly thinks that he is the better battler so he sets himself as the boss of League Fortress 1; winner goes on to try to stop the bad guys.]]
* LevelInTheClouds: Skyla's level, Mistralton Airport, which has you leaping from [[LevelsTakeFlight planes]] to [[SolidClouds clouds]] and back again. The battle against Skyla takes place [[TraintopBattle on top of a long aircraft fuselage]].
%%* LogicalWeakness: Skyla is weak against Volt Switch.[[note]]What happens when one tries to GoombaStomp an [[ShockAndAwe electrified]] [[TheSpiny enemy]]?[[/note]]
* MirrorBoss: In the League Fortress fight, Cheren has 8 of the 9 weapons ([[spoiler:The exception is [=Drayden's/Iris'=] Dragon Tail]]) ''plus'' the optional Work Up Armor from Lenora.
* TheMole: One of the reasons why ''Pokemon Black and White'' and ''Mega Man 7'' fit so well together. Of course, N has ''his'' Heel Face Turn at the end of his game (and this one); Bass merely became a Wild Card after ''7''.
* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: In ''3'', The League reviving a Legendary to stop two others was deemed a bad idea. In this game, ''you'' reviving a Legendary to stop ''one'' is considered a reasonable solution.
* PurelyAestheticGender: In addition to the Player Characters' normal usage, both of the Dragon-type Gym Leaders have the exact same defense tables.
* RouteBoss: Whether you fight Drayden, Reshraim, and N-krom, or Iris, Zekrom, and N-raim, depends on the order you fight your rivals over the course of the gameplay.
* SecretLevel: Lenora's Museum is unlocked by [[CollectionSidequest obtaining all 3 of the Trio keys]]. [[spoiler:Several Post-Game Levels are accessible by picking up the 6 Major Keys, including one in Lenora's level.]]
* ShoutOut: League Fortress Stage 1 serves as one to [[Videogame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl Pokemon Stadium 2]] which has the respective elements in the portions of the stage representing the respective Gym Leader. Burgh gets his own sub-level as well.
* UndergroundLevel: The Driftveil Mines, where Clay Hangs out.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Poke Man 5-2]]
* BagOfSpilling: Cheren. Being employed as a Basic Gym Leader required him to give up the weapons from the last game as well as his weakness profile, swapping the latter out for a straight-up "Normal" one. The ''only'' thing he has left from his previous adventure is the Work Up Armor... which became his "weapon".
* BossBonanza: Cheren comes back for the mid-game "World Tournament" stage. And joining him are Hugh, Bianca, the former Plasma sage Rood, and this Dr. Colress fellow...
* BossRush: All 8 Gym Leaders are in the teleporter room this time while the Elite are scattered throughout [[DeathMountain the approach]].
* ChargedAttack: In addition to Drayden's [[SpinAttack Dragon]] {{Tail|Slap}}, this is how [[PoisonousPerson Roxie's]] [[UniversalPoison Venom Shock]] works.[[note]]Due to the fact that there's not really a way to inflict Poison Status in this game.[[/note]] Sadly, [[RequiredSecondaryPowers you cannot unlock this ability until after you beat Cheren]]. When you do, though, you'll also be able to charge up the Mega Buster... in lieu of the AmplifierArtifact.
* DashAttack: How Elesa uses Volt Switch in this game. She often uses it as an [[VideogameDashing air dash]] before she TurnsRed. It's still a SlideAttack for you, though.
* MinecartMadness: Clay has expanded the Driftveil mines in this game to incorperate this. And where the carts ''don't'' run, you usually have [[InconvenientlyPlacedConveyorBelt Conveyer Belts]] instead. Watch for falling rocks.
* RecurringLocation: About half of the areas have both the same bosses and the same themes as the previous game, though some stages have been {{Remixed|Level}}. [[spoiler:This includes the Great Chasm, which was a Brutal Bonus Level in the prior installment but is plot-important this time.]]
* SameCharacterButDifferent: Played straight with Cheren per BagOfSpilling above. {{Downplayed|Trope}} with Elesa as, while she ''looks'' different, she still has the same attacks, just different patterns.
* ShedArmorGainSpeed[=/=]TurnsRed: Elesa's new trick is a cape which blocks shots to her rear and allows her to glide across the screen as needed. When she gets down to half health, she sheds it and just leaps across the screen.
* UtilityWeapon: Ice cubes in this game can be melted away by Marlon's [[MakingASplash Scald Spray]]. While it may seem unintiutive on the surface, when one realizes the spray consists of ''boiling'' water...
* VillainForgotToLevelGrind: Downplayed with Elesa as, while her damage tables are the same as last time, she did convert her Volt Switch into an Air-Dash Attack (see above). Played straight with the other returning leaders, though. [[spoiler:Also Downplayed by Ghetsis as, even if you had Sacred Sword at this time, his weakness to it is reduced such that it's only as strong as Aerial Ace or Scald Spray... which he got suceptable enough to that they're as good as charged shots now. Iris also downplays this as she's not as weak to Glaciate as she was to Frost Breath, nor to Dragon Tail for that matter, but they each also hit as much as a charged shot. She did get slightly weaker to Sacred Sword, though...]]
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[[folder:Poke Man: World Legends]]
Unlike [[Videogame/MegaManIV the equivalent game]], instead of having 4 Gym Leaders from Sinnoh and 4 from Unova, there's 2 each from Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh, with 1 of each per group:
[[AC: Gym Leaders in the First Set]]
* [[Videogame/PokemonRedAndBlue Misty]]: Gives [[MakingASplash Water Pulse]]
* [[Videogame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Jasmine]]: Gives [[ExtraOreDinary Iron]] {{Ta|ilSlap}}[[SpinAttack il]].
* [[Videogame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Norman]]: Gives Strength Blast: a fully-charged [[NonElemental Buster Shot]] [[UtilityWeapon that can break down some walls]].
* [[Videogame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Volkner]]: Gives {{Charge|dAttack}} [[LightningGun Beam]]
[[AC:Gym Leaders in the Second Set]]
* Sabrina[[note]]and Mewtwo[[/note]]: Gives [[PsychicPowers Psystrike]]
* Falkner[[note]]and Lugia[[/note]]: Gives [[BlowYouAway Aero Blast]], [[BrokenStreak ending Falkner's streak of]] ''not'' getting a weapon of his element.
* Winnoa[[note]]and [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Rayquaza]][[/note]]: Gives [[PercentDamageAttack Draco]] [[ColonyDrop Meteor]]
* Fantina[[note]]and [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Giratina]][[/note]]: Gives [[CastingAShadow Shadow Force]]
[[AC:Canon Foreigners]]
* En and Madoka, the informants of Lance's task force. The former doesn't give up any weapons, but the latter gives up [[DishingOutDirt Sand Storm]].
[[AC:Other Tropes]]
* BossBonanza: [[spoiler:Morty, Whitney, and Erika are all in Lance's Fortress. And, no, you don't get their weapons.]]
* BossRush: [[spoiler:Between Erika and Lance, you have to fight the first set of Gym Leaders again.]]
* DishingOutDirt: Madoka's Sand Storm, a {{Weather|Manipulation}} attack that [[AlwaysAccurateAttack hits the entire screen]].
* ExcusePlot: Fleshed out a bit better: Lance is taking over Unova with Legendary Pokemon!
* PowersViaPossession: Averted. [[spoiler:Sometime between ''Poke Man 2'' and now, the League was somehow able to overcome this problem; hence how Lance thinks he can take over Unova]].
* SameCharacterButDifferent: As opposed to the advance force, the primary attack force has ''different'' weapons and weaknesses than their original forms, [[spoiler:because their template each includes a legendary. You receive the (then-)signature attack of the legendary in question.]]
* TeleFrag: [[CastingAShadow Shadow Force]] is this when used by Fantina. When you use it, it's just another SlideAttack.
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[[folder:Poke Man 4]]
[[AC:Gym Leaders]]
* Byron: Gives the [[ExtraOreDinary Steel-typed]] [[FrickinLaserBeams Flash Cannon]]
* Candice: Gives [[ChargedAttack Avalanche]] [[AnIcePerson Wave]]
* Fantina: Gives [[CastingAShadow Shadow]] [[WolverineClaws Claw]]
* Gardenia: Gives [[GreenThumb Grass Knot]], which ''[[AvertedTrope can]]'' [[DenialOfDiagonalAttack strike diagonally]]
* Maylene: Gives [[LifeDrain Drain]] [[BareFistedMonk Punch]]
* Rorak: Gives [[DishingOutDirt Stealth Rock]]
* Volkner: Gives {{Charge|dAttack}} [[ShockAndAwe Beam]]
* "Crasher" Wake: Gives [[MakingASplash Briney Blast]]
[[AC:Original Version]]
* AmplifierArtifact: Most weapons have a collectable item, usually in a different stage, which increases its power slightly.
* ChargedAttack: Volkner's aptly-named [[ShockAndAwe Charge Beam]] ''and'' Candice's [[AnIcePerson Avalanche Wave]] are of the "Hold" variety.[[note]]Uncharged, the Avalanche Wave fires a short-range burst; charged, it sends a wave of snow along the ground.[[/note]]
* CollectionSidequest: [[spoiler:To get to the True Final Boss, Arceus, you have to collect the 16 plates ''and'' bring them all to the Spear Pillar where you fought Cyrus.]]
* DeathMountain: Mt. Coronet, per the original source.
* EndgamePlus: [[spoiler:One of the plates is in League Headquarters and three more are in post-game levels, so you can't collect them all in your first run through. The bosses for these nine levels include the Stat Trainers, Officer Looker, and 2 Legendaries.]]
* GrimyWater: This is what [[MakingASplash Crasher Wake's]] Briney Blast shoots out; the brackish water inflicts double damage against any enemy "Weak" against it.
* LevelsTakeFlight: League Stage 1 is the strait between Sunnyshore City and Cynthia's Fortress.
* LifeDrain: [[BareFistedMonk Maylene's]] Drain Punch. Unlike Giga Drain, which works by the victim dropping Life Energy, Drain Punch is an actual "transfusion" at a rate of 1 restored for 2 damage (rounded down). Given its short range, this is appreciated.
* PercentDamageAttack: Much like Flannery's Overheat, [[ColonyDrop Draco Meteor]] has its strength tied into the weapons meter.
* PlotCouponThatDoesSomething: [[spoiler:Fortunately, several of the plates mentioned in Collection Sidequest have the same powers as the previously referenced Amplifier Artifacts. Then again, if you collect the plate before the non-plate artifact, the non-plate artifact can't be collected at all. But don't feel too bad about it.]]
* ReverseShrapnel: This is what Rorak's [[DishingOutDirt Stealth Rock]] translated into.
* SlippySlideyIceWorld: Northern Sinnoh where [[AnIcePerson Candice]] hangs out, natch. [[spoiler: It's also the only area [[RemixedLevel to be revisted]] during the Galactic half of the game.]]
* SteppingStonesInTheSky: League Stage 3, the waterfall right below League HQ.
%%[[AC:Gen 8 Remake]]
%%Under Development
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[[folder:The Frontier Battles]]
* DevelopmentGag: Noland's damage table was based on promotional materials; he would've been yet another BarrierChangeBoss otherwise.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Noland. Since his gimmick in the source material is the same as Thornton's, he was changed to have a set configuration based on certain merchandise.
* {{Dual|Boss}} {{Barrier Change Boss}}es: Thornton and Argenta, the bosses of the first Battle Tower stage.
* GracefulInTheirElement: Downplayed with [[MakingASplash Misty]]: She can move normally on land, but her special ability is control-pad maneuverability in the water.
* LimitedMoveArsenal: Being allowed to use the weapons of the past 2 gens (including remakes from other gens) does ''not'' mean that the Player Character can use them all at once.
* NotQuiteFlight: Winnoa can glide while holding the A Button.
* OldSaveBonus: A clear save from ''Poke Man 4'' allows you to select Winnoa and Gardenia. One from ''Poke Man 2, Copper Copy'' allows both Misty and Bugsy.
* ProductionThrowback: Because Bugsy's weapon in ''Copper Copy'' was a SlideAttack, he not only keeps that but also regains Fury Cutter as his "basic" attack.
* PromotedToPlayable: One Gym Leader from each of the mainline games to date; see Old Save Bonus above for details.
* SharedLifeMeter: Averted. Thornton and Argenta have their own life meters. [[spoiler:And each of Anabel's and Brandon's forms have their own life meters.]]
* UtilityWeapon: The below are exclusive to the playable Gym Leaders in question:
** Bugsy's ''normal'' weapon, the Fury Cutter, loses its stacked-damage ability, but keeps its ability to break Cuttable barriers.
** Gardenia's [[GreenThumb Grass Knot]] [[InstantKnots can latch onto rings and hooks]].
* VillainExitStageLeft: Palmer fills in for Buster Rod G. here and escapes when his HP reaches 0 in his stage. You fight him again in sequence with the FinalBoss.
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!!5th Generation
[[folder:Gym Leaders]]
!!! In Both ''5'' & ''5-2'':
* [[FriendToBugs Burgh]]: His Bug Struggler is a BeeBeeGun that eats into not only grassy objects and concentration, but also the Work Up Armor, [[AntiArmor as it neutralizes its power-up abilities]].
* [[DishingOutDirt Clay]]: His weapon is the [[ShockwaveStomp Bulldozer]] [[GroundPunch Stomp]].
* [[DragonRider Drayden and Iris]]: They give you Dragon {{Tail|Slap}}, a SpinAttack that you have to {{Charge|dAttack}} to use; and [[CoolButInefficient it's also only useful against one other boss per game anyway]].
* Elesa: Her primary attack is the [[ShockAndAwe Volt]] [[SlideAttack Switch]].
* Skyla: An {{Air Aided Acrobat|ics}} whose primary method of attack is {{Ground Pound}}ing, though she also makes use of Winnoa's [[HomingProjectile Aerial Ace]].
!!!In ''Poke Man 5'' only:
* Brycen: Gives [[AnIcePerson Frost]] {{Breath|Weapon}}.
* Chili: Gives [[PlayingWithFire Fire Pledge]]
* Cilan: Gives [[GreenThumb Grass Pledge]]
* Cress: Gives [[MakingASplash Water Pledge]]
* [[NonElemental Lenora]]: Gives the [[AmplifierArtifact Work-Up Gauntlets]] ''and'' the [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe Protect Shield]]. [[SecretLevel Her stage is optional]], [[spoiler:but she'll still have her "re"match in League Stage 2]]. In the second game, her gear belongs to...
!!!In ''Poke Man 5-2'' only:
* [[NonElemental Cheren]]: ''Also'' has the Work Up Gauntlets, though they work differently in this game, see ChargedAttack.
* Marlon: Gives [[MakingASplash Scald Spray]]
* [[PoisonousPerson Roxie]]: Gives [[UniversalPoison Venom]] [[ChargedAttack Shock]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Poke Man 5]]
* AllTheWorldsAreAStage: League Fortress 1, which has portions based on the latter 5 Gym Leaders' stages, [[BossRush including the Leaders themselves]].
* AmusementPark: Elesa's level in this game. And this stage ''will'' have [[RecurringBoss a Rival]] [[MiniBoss Encounter]] [[MythologyGag at the Ferris Wheel]] ''unless'' they've all already taken place.
* AmplifierArtifact: The Work-Up Gauntlets in ''this'' game increase attack power ''across the board''.
* AwesomeButImpractical: The [[ShockAndAwe Fusion Bolt]] you get from Zekrom is an actual energy attack as opposed to the SlideAttack that is Volt Switch. Likewise, Reshiram's [[PlayingWithFire Fusion Flare]] is twice as strong as Chili's Fire Pledge. However, both weapons consume 4 units of [[{{Mana}} weapon energy]] vs Volt Switch's 1 unit and Fire Pledge's 2.
* BossBonanza: As per the original source material, wherein the Elite are in a Teleporter Room prior to the Champion rather than spread throughout the earlier fortress stages.
* BossRush: [[spoiler:Split between League Fortresses 1, which deals with the latter 5 bosses linearly, much like in ''Poke Man 1'', and the Dual Boss below. A more classic one is the BossGame [[PostEndGameContent mission]].]]
* CombinationAttack: In their rematch, the Stration Triplets can use their Pledges to create field effects: Cilan & Chili combine for a shot that [[ManOnFire adds burn damage]], Cilan & Cress combine to create a [[MuckingInTheMud muddy patch]] on the floor, and Chili & Cress combine to [[InterfaceScrew create a flash on the screen]]. Furthermore, your shots ''can'' [[FeedItWithFire combine with theirs for the same effect (against you)]], so you'll have to use the other weapons to take them down.
* DragonWithAnAgenda: As per the original source, Ghetsis is using N's crusade to try to set ''himself'' as a dictator.
* DualBoss: The Stration Triplets fight against you as a group at the end of League Fortress 2. They're FriendlyFireproof to boot, so you can't SetAMookToKillAMook. Indeed, if you even try, you end up with a CombinationAttack as referenced above! [[spoiler:This battle returns as part of the BossGame [[PostEndGameContent mission]] which adds Drayden and Iris teaming up.]]
* FightingYourFriend: A NotBrainwashed example also falling under MoreHeroThanThou: [[spoiler:Cheren honestly thinks that he is the better battler so he sets himself as the boss of League Fortress 1; winner goes on to try to stop the bad guys.]]
* LevelInTheClouds: Skyla's level, Mistralton Airport, which has you leaping from [[LevelsTakeFlight planes]] to [[SolidClouds clouds]] and back again. The battle against Skyla takes place [[TraintopBattle on top of a long aircraft fuselage]].
%%* LogicalWeakness: Skyla is weak against Volt Switch.[[note]]What happens when one tries to GoombaStomp an [[ShockAndAwe electrified]] [[TheSpiny enemy]]?[[/note]]
* MirrorBoss: In the League Fortress fight, Cheren has 8 of the 9 weapons ([[spoiler:The exception is [=Drayden's/Iris'=] Dragon Tail]]) ''plus'' the optional Work Up Armor from Lenora.
* TheMole: One of the reasons why ''Pokemon Black and White'' and ''Mega Man 7'' fit so well together. Of course, N has ''his'' Heel Face Turn at the end of his game (and this one); Bass merely became a Wild Card after ''7''.
* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: In ''3'', The League reviving a Legendary to stop two others was deemed a bad idea. In this game, ''you'' reviving a Legendary to stop ''one'' is considered a reasonable solution.
* PurelyAestheticGender: In addition to the Player Characters' normal usage, both of the Dragon-type Gym Leaders have the exact same defense tables.
* RouteBoss: Whether you fight Drayden, Reshraim, and N-krom, or Iris, Zekrom, and N-raim, depends on the order you fight your rivals over the course of the gameplay.
* SecretLevel: Lenora's Museum is unlocked by [[CollectionSidequest obtaining all 3 of the Trio keys]]. [[spoiler:Several Post-Game Levels are accessible by picking up the 6 Major Keys, including one in Lenora's level.]]
* ShoutOut: League Fortress Stage 1 serves as one to [[Videogame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl Pokemon Stadium 2]] which has the respective elements in the portions of the stage representing the respective Gym Leader. Burgh gets his own sub-level as well.
* UndergroundLevel: The Driftveil Mines, where Clay Hangs out.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Poke Man 5-2]]
* BagOfSpilling: Cheren. Being employed as a Basic Gym Leader required him to give up the weapons from the last game as well as his weakness profile, swapping the latter out for a straight-up "Normal" one. The ''only'' thing he has left from his previous adventure is the Work Up Armor... which became his "weapon".
* BossBonanza: Cheren comes back for the mid-game "World Tournament" stage. And joining him are Hugh, Bianca, the former Plasma sage Rood, and this Dr. Colress fellow...
* BossRush: All 8 Gym Leaders are in the teleporter room this time while the Elite are scattered throughout [[DeathMountain the approach]].
* ChargedAttack: In addition to Drayden's [[SpinAttack Dragon]] {{Tail|Slap}}, this is how [[PoisonousPerson Roxie's]] [[UniversalPoison Venom Shock]] works.[[note]]Due to the fact that there's not really a way to inflict Poison Status in this game.[[/note]] Sadly, [[RequiredSecondaryPowers you cannot unlock this ability until after you beat Cheren]]. When you do, though, you'll also be able to charge up the Mega Buster... in lieu of the AmplifierArtifact.
* DashAttack: How Elesa uses Volt Switch in this game. She often uses it as an [[VideogameDashing air dash]] before she TurnsRed. It's still a SlideAttack for you, though.
* MinecartMadness: Clay has expanded the Driftveil mines in this game to incorperate this. And where the carts ''don't'' run, you usually have [[InconvenientlyPlacedConveyorBelt Conveyer Belts]] instead. Watch for falling rocks.
* RecurringLocation: About half of the areas have both the same bosses and the same themes as the previous game, though some stages have been {{Remixed|Level}}. [[spoiler:This includes the Great Chasm, which was a Brutal Bonus Level in the prior installment but is plot-important this time.]]
* SameCharacterButDifferent: Played straight with Cheren per BagOfSpilling above. {{Downplayed|Trope}} with Elesa as, while she ''looks'' different, she still has the same attacks, just different patterns.
* ShedArmorGainSpeed[=/=]TurnsRed: Elesa's new trick is a cape which blocks shots to her rear and allows her to glide across the screen as needed. When she gets down to half health, she sheds it and just leaps across the screen.
* UtilityWeapon: Ice cubes in this game can be melted away by Marlon's [[MakingASplash Scald Spray]]. While it may seem unintiutive on the surface, when one realizes the spray consists of ''boiling'' water...
* VillainForgotToLevelGrind: Downplayed with Elesa as, while her damage tables are the same as last time, she did convert her Volt Switch into an Air-Dash Attack (see above). Played straight with the other returning leaders, though. [[spoiler:Also Downplayed by Ghetsis as, even if you had Sacred Sword at this time, his weakness to it is reduced such that it's only as strong as Aerial Ace or Scald Spray... which he got suceptable enough to that they're as good as charged shots now. Iris also downplays this as she's not as weak to Glaciate as she was to Frost Breath, nor to Dragon Tail for that matter, but they each also hit as much as a charged shot. She did get slightly weaker to Sacred Sword, though...]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Poke Man: World Legends]]
Unlike [[Videogame/MegaManIV the equivalent game]], instead of having 4 Gym Leaders from Sinnoh and 4 from Unova, there's 2 each from Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh, with 1 of each per group:
[[AC: Gym Leaders in the First Set]]
* [[Videogame/PokemonRedAndBlue Misty]]: Gives [[MakingASplash Water Pulse]]
* [[Videogame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Jasmine]]: Gives [[ExtraOreDinary Iron]] {{Ta|ilSlap}}[[SpinAttack il]].
* [[Videogame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Norman]]: Gives Strength Blast: a fully-charged [[NonElemental Buster Shot]] [[UtilityWeapon that can break down some walls]].
* [[Videogame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Volkner]]: Gives {{Charge|dAttack}} [[LightningGun Beam]]
[[AC:Gym Leaders in the Second Set]]
* Sabrina[[note]]and Mewtwo[[/note]]: Gives [[PsychicPowers Psystrike]]
* Falkner[[note]]and Lugia[[/note]]: Gives [[BlowYouAway Aero Blast]], [[BrokenStreak ending Falkner's streak of]] ''not'' getting a weapon of his element.
* Winnoa[[note]]and [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Rayquaza]][[/note]]: Gives [[PercentDamageAttack Draco]] [[ColonyDrop Meteor]]
* Fantina[[note]]and [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Giratina]][[/note]]: Gives [[CastingAShadow Shadow Force]]
[[AC:Canon Foreigners]]
* En and Madoka, the informants of Lance's task force. The former doesn't give up any weapons, but the latter gives up [[DishingOutDirt Sand Storm]].
[[AC:Other Tropes]]
* BossBonanza: [[spoiler:Morty, Whitney, and Erika are all in Lance's Fortress. And, no, you don't get their weapons.]]
* BossRush: [[spoiler:Between Erika and Lance, you have to fight the first set of Gym Leaders again.]]
* DishingOutDirt: Madoka's Sand Storm, a {{Weather|Manipulation}} attack that [[AlwaysAccurateAttack hits the entire screen]].
* ExcusePlot: Fleshed out a bit better: Lance is taking over Unova with Legendary Pokemon!
* PowersViaPossession: Averted. [[spoiler:Sometime between ''Poke Man 2'' and now, the League was somehow able to overcome this problem; hence how Lance thinks he can take over Unova]].
* SameCharacterButDifferent: As opposed to the advance force, the primary attack force has ''different'' weapons and weaknesses than their original forms, [[spoiler:because their template each includes a legendary. You receive the (then-)signature attack of the legendary in question.]]
* TeleFrag: [[CastingAShadow Shadow Force]] is this when used by Fantina. When you use it, it's just another SlideAttack.
[[/folder]]
