History WebVideo / Pokesins

** He's convinced the "doctor" from ''A Chansey Operation'' is just a janitor pretending to be a doctor.
** Likewise, he believes that Rebecca's father from ''The Punchy Pokemon'' swindled Ash out of his Primeape because he was jealous

--->''I didn't think that anything could be worse than The Kangaskhan Kid''.

--->''Hey! Something finally beat The Kangaskhan Kid.''

** After ''Charmander The Stray Pokemon'', anytime a character says "Pokemun" it's an automatic two-Minun penalty.

** From ''Pokémon Shipwreck'' onwards, Geran opens every episode with the page quote followed by the episode's title card.

* PoliceAreUseless: In ''Hypno's Naptime'', ''Ghost Of Maiden's Peak'', and ''So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd'' he notes that the [[BystanderSyndrome police.]] [[FailedASpotCheck Are.]] [[EasilyForgiven Useless.]] (Mostly) averted for ''The Case of the K-9 Caper!'' at least.

* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Geran is quick to point out whenever this pops up, which is surprisingly often. Most notably in ''The Kangaskhan Kid'' where he is in constant disbelief that the father dropping his infant son out of [[LethallyStupid A HELICOPTER WINDOW]] is just [[PlayedForLaughs glossed over]] by everyone, including a ''police officer''.
* RageQuit[=/=]ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Geran ends ''The Kangaskhan Kid'' episode with this.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Or as Geran calls it: "Demon Eyes" although these Minun are usually the result of an animation error or a character being OffModel. Conversely, eyes that are [[GlowingEyesOfDoom glowing white]] are [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender "Avatar State Eyes"]].

** Whenever a trainer uses two or more Pokemon to battle one (or any other unfair matchup), Geran will play the clip of Ash saying "The Pokemon League rules say only one at a time" from Episode 3 and add a Minun. He has noted that there are exceptions to this, like when Ash uses multiple Pokemon to battle the giant robot in ''The Kangaskhan Kid.'' Also, 2 vs 2 battles are allowed as long as no single Pokemon ends up battling both of the others (therefore making it an unofficial Double Battle before the concept was introduced).

* TranquilFury: Though he remains silent for the duration of the scene, ''The Kangaskhan Kid'' has Geran gradually add 20 Minuns while Tomo's father [[LethallyStupid dangles his son out of a helicopter window and eventually drops him]].
* UnexpectedlyObscureAnswer: Geran's biggest issue with ''The Ultimate Test'' is the inane answers to the questions on the Pokemon League Admissions Exam, which include things like a circular silhouette being a Jigglypuff as seen from above.

* WhatMeasureIsAMook: The presumed deaths of all the Rocket Grunts are what drags down ''Battle Aboard The St. Anne'' so much that it's solidly at the bottom of the list, just above ''[[NoJustNoReaction The Kanghaskan Kid]]'' and ''Clefairy Tales''.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: [[invoked]] Geran's convinced the "doctor" from ''A Chansey Operation'' is just a janitor pretending to be a doctor, Rebecca's father from ''The Punchy Pokemon'' swindled Ash out of his Primeape because he was jealous, and Bill and Melvin the Magician both come across to him as being creepy stalkers/rapists.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Characters in the show acknowledging their own fictionality earn a Minun [[RuleOfFunny ...unless it makes Geran laugh.]]

* CaptainObvious: [[IdiotHero Ash]] usually, but Misty and Brock occasionally get [[IdiotBall in on the action too.]]

--> ''No, THIS is a straitjacket. (shows a picture of a straitjacket) I could show you what this DOES look like but then this video would get taken down for indecency.''
** Jessibell earns more than one comparison to a dominatrix from Geran, and for ''very'' good reason.

* TheScrappy: [[invoked]]He's got enough for a list. So far there's: Todd Snap, Tomo's Father, The Ultimate Test Instructor, The (alleged) Doctor Proctor, Melvin the Magician, the Three Eevee Brothers, Oswald, Tracey Sketchit, Keith and Bill.

* CuttingTheKnot: Geran will often ask why the characters don't take the simpler and more obvious answers.

--> ''No, THIS is a straitjacket. I could show you what this DOES look like but then this video would get taken down for indecency.''

* OffModel: Animation errors always get a Minun, no matter how small.

--> '''Ash:''' "It's a door."
--> '''Geran:''' "Well done!" (SarcasticClapping)

** "A Scare in the Air" is packed to the brim with these, with the ending being a stand-out example:
---> '''Geran:''' [[PrecisionFStrike Fuck that!]] An unpiloted airship, accidentally launched by a Jigglypuff, crewed by [[GoldfishPoopGang two idiots and a Meowth,]] in a horrendous state of disrepair with all the ballast wasted, gaping fucking holes in the outer fabric and multiple punctures in the lifting gas bags, somehow survived a storm and made it all the way to the intended destination, landing at the intended airfield without damaging more than a little bit of grass! (adds ten Minun)

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything?: Yes, many times over:

** In "Hypno's Naptime", after the group spend the whole episode helping an Officer Jenny search for missing kids and finally finding them in the park, Geran immediately complains that the [[PoliceAreUseless police apparently never checked there on their own]] despite having three days to do so before Ash and company showed up.

* InsaneTrollLogic: Probably Geran's biggest issue with ''The Ultimate Test''.
--> ''I would say when something's that easy to get into, it's not worth it but let's be real, nobody passes this test.''

* WildMassGuessing: Geran has gone out of his way to theorize how some of the more... [[BuffySpeak "Video Gamey"]] aspects of the Pokémon World would actually work in-universe, like the six Pokemon limit or how one can quantify "experience".

* BerserkButton: Downplayed due to his relaxed nature but Geran's seems to be [[WouldHurtAChild non-accidental Child Endangerment]], such as when James (and then Jessie) started throwing bombs at Ash (who is hanging off a waterfall) attempting to kill him. And when Tomo's father was shown holding his infant son [[LethallyStupid OUT A HELICOPTER WINDOW]]. Geran said nothing while steadily adding more and more Minun for the whole duration of the scene... and then gave another five after [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness blowing up at him]] when it was done. Most of his comments in the remainder of the video make it clear how much he detests the guy.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Most instances come from Team Rocket and most get a Minun. [[RuleOfFunny ...unless it makes Geran laugh.]]

* EasilyForgiven: "So Near, Yet So Farfetch'd" receives quite a bit of criticism for Keith getting let off the hook by pretty much everyone despite stealing multiple trainers' Pokemon.

** For some more police incompetence, in Hypno's Naptime, after the group spend the whole episode helping an Officer Jenny search for missing kids and finally finding them in the park, Geran immediately complains that the [[PoliceAreUseless police apparently never checked the park]] WHEN LOOKING FOR RUNAWAY CHILDREN.

* FriendToAllChildren: Does not take child endangerment well, AT ALL. Will also tend to be more lenient on scenes that feature Togepi.

* NeverSayDie: Geran himself will freely point out when someone should have died but it's apparently a Minun if the show refers to death directly.

* NoOSHACompliance: Complains that Blaine's "Secret Gym" is located in the [[ConvectionSchmonvection MAGMA CHAMBER OF]] [[LethalLavaLand A FUCKING VOLCANO!]] Apparently expecting challengers to battle Pokemon of all shapes and sizes on a platform that's hanging over a DEATH PIT on nothing but four measly chains!

* TranquilFury: In ''The Kangaskhan Kid'', he just gradually adds 20 Minuns to the scene where Tomo's father dropped his infant son out of [[LethallyStupid A HELICOPTER WINDOW]] without saying a word.

* SturgeonsLaw: Even with the Plusle and Minun system, most episodes end up with more Minun than Plusle, leading to a score in negative numbers. The first episode to earn a positive score (largely due to good writing) is Johto Episode 15, "Fighting Flyer With Fire", at +11. And it only took us 83 episodes of Pokesins (Not counting specials) to get there!
** "Foul Weather Friends" had so many Plusle and Minun on both sides that the end of the day it got a 0. He was extremely impressed with the character writing and general attention to detail concerning meteorology.
** "Tunnel Vision" also got a 0, much to his surprise as on a personal level he didn't care much for it. However, the character moments were great enough to earn the equal amount of Plusle.
** "You Never Can Taillow" also got a +11, being a great episode in general.

** Gar awards a Minun for every time Silph Co. is referred to as "Silph Company" in ''Origins 3: Giovanni''.

* NeverSayDie: Gar himself will freely point out when someone should have died but it's apparently a Minun if the show refers to death directly.

** When Gar runs out of patience with a particular episode, he'll usually hit back at it with "Fuck this episode!" So far, only two have managed to push him over the edge.

* RageQuit[=/=]ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Gar ends ''The Kangaskhan Kid'' episode with this.

** {{Discussed}} in regards to the anime; because Garon is sinning the first era of the show, he's given out a lot of Minun for references made to real-world places or animals or things that are directly related to them (like Meowth's cat puns) because the anime has since undergone EarthDrift. Consequently, things like Hollywood and ordinary fish don't exist in the Pokémon World anymore.

* EverybodyHatesMathematics: Garon admitted in the bonus video for "Foul Weather Friends" that he initially wanted to pursue meteorology...but that would involve math, so he went into creative writing instead.

* PapaWolf: Garon himself, judging by how he consistently adds Minun for bad parenting, abusive teachers, and child endangerment. This extends to real life child endangerment, as shown by how "Electric Soldier Porygon" got a Minun for every Japanese child hospitalized as a result of the initial airing.

** Whenever a meat dish other than generic kibble appears onscreen, Garon will ask what Pokemon it's made of.

* InsistentTerminology: Gar awards a Minun for every time Silph Co. is referred to as "Silph Company" in ''Origins 3: Giovanni''.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Geran gives a Plusle for every time a joke makes him laugh. (E.G. A scientist in episode 62 frets that he can't replace his broken scanner if he can't find "ze comic book [he] ordered it from.")

* HellIsThatNoise: Geran thinks this about Victreebel's voice.

* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Geran is quick to point out whenever this pops up, which is surprisingly often. Most notably in ''The Kangaskhan Kid'' where he is in constant disbelief that the father dropping his infant son out of [[LethallyStupid A HELICOPTER WINDOW]] is just [[PlayedForLaughs glossed over]] by everyone.

** Also his trademark "No lipstick" line whenever Jessie is shown in a shot without her lipstick on.

[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJi565tuEcXJaL8lPAtGNiQ Gar1onriva]] is one of them, and decided to do it to the ''Pokémon'' anime.

** Jessibell earns more than one comparison to a Dominatrix from Geran, and for ''very'' good reason.

* FriendtoAllChildren: Does not take child endangerment well, AT ALL. Will also tend to be more lenient on scenes that feature Togepi.

** "Don't be silly, [character], X doesn't exist" where X is something that wouldn't exist in the Pokemon world (typically RealLife animals).
** "Gary Motherfucking Oak" whenever Gary is being a {{Jerkass}}.

* PoliceAreUseless: In ''Hypno's Naptime'', ''Ghost Of Maiden's Peak'', and ''So Near, Yet So Farfetched'' he notes that the [[BystanderSyndrome police.]] [[FailedASpotCheck Are.]] [[EasilyForgiven Useless.]] (Mostly) averted for ''The Case of the K-9 Caper!'' at least.

After the success of WebVideo/CinemareSins (WebVideo/CinemaSins for ''MyLittlePony''), numerous are the people who decided to adapt the WebVideo/CinemaSins formula to anything.

While the first episodes adopt the traditional WebVideo/CinemaSins formula, they eventually turn to a different system with TWO counters: The Minun (sins) and the Plusle (awesome things).

* BerserkButton: Downplayed due to his relaxed nature but Geran's seems to be [[WouldHurtAChild non-accidental Child Endangerment]], such as when James (and then Jessie) started throwing bombs at Ash (who is hanging off a waterfall) attempting to kill him. And when Tomo's father was shown holding his infant son [[LethallyStupid OUT A HELICOPTER WINDOW]] Geran said nothing while steadily adding more and more Minun for the whole duration of the scene... and then gave another five after [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness blowing up at him]] when it was done. Most of his comments in the remainder of the video make it clear how much he detests the guy.

* ContinuityNod: Usually gets a Plusle, [[ContinuitySnarl as long as it makes sense]].

--> '''Misty:''' How could this happen?
--> '''Geran:''' I think I've fairly conclusively proven that it couldn't have.

--> '''Geran:''' "[[PrecisionFStrike Fuck that!]] An unpiloted airship, accidentally launched by a Jigglypuff, crewed by [[GoldfishPoopGang two idiots and a Meowth,]] in a horrendous state of disrepair with all the ballast wasted, gaping fucking holes in the outer fabric and multiple punctures in the lifting gas bags, somehow survived a storm and made it all the way to the intended destination, landing at the intended airfield without damaging more than a little bit of grass!" (adds ten Minun)

* DivergentCharacterEvolution: His earlier episodes used the [[FollowTheLeader standard CinemaSins format]] before implementing the Plusle and Minun system in Episode 16.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Not only on his part (see above), but because he's sinning the first era of the show he's given out a lot of Minun for references made to real-world places or animals or things that are directly related to them (like Meowth's cat puns) because these things don't exist in the Pokémon World as we know it today.

* FailedASpotCheck: In "The Ghost of Maiden's Peak", an Officer Jenny cheerfully and obliviously accepts a floor-penny from uniformed members of Team Rocket as lost and found money, much to Geran's bemusement.

* FromBadToWorse: Long considered "The Kangaskhan Kid" to be the absolute worst episode of the original anime, and long wondered what would be the episode to top it in its awfulness. He was astounded at how much worse he found "Clefairy Tales" turned out to be for having pushed his suspension of disbelief beyond its limit.
-->''I didn't think that anything could be worse than The Kangaskhan Kid''.

-->''Hey! Something finally beat The Kangaskhan Kid.''

* NightmareFuel: A recurring Minun is Geran calling disturbing-looking off-model freeze-frames this. Sometimes though, it IS something in-universe.

* NotSoAboveItAll: He tries to be professional and analytical for the most part, but if a character annoys him enough, he'll award Minun simply for being in the episode. The only recurring example thus far being Todd Snap. He'll also occasionally award Plusle for awesome comebacks. See also Cuteness Proximity above.
* OffModel: Always gets a Minun, no matter how small.
* OnceAnEpisode: From ''Pokémon Shipwreck'' onwards, Geran opens every episode with the page quote followed by the episode's title card.

* PrecisionFStrike: Gary Motherfucking Oak (Minun cry).

* SarcasmMode: A favorite of his.

* SturgeonsLaw: Even with the Plusle and Minun system, so far episodes have always ended up with more Minun than Plusle, leading to a score in negative numbers. The highest scored episode so far is ''Pikachu's Goodbye'' at -7.
** Finally averted! The first episode to earn a positive score (largely due to good writing) is Johto Episode 15, "Fighting Flyer With Fire", at +11. And it only took us 83 episodes of Pokesins (Not counting specials) to get there!