History Webcomic / PokemonX

For a while seemed to be on the path to being an OrphanedSeries, having suffered extreme ScheduleSlip in August 2009, causing the comic to fall several months behind. It updated regularly for awhile, but the website posted the date that the comic was originally intended to be added (the October 30th comic was actually added June 25th, and so on). It ''appears'' to be updating as of this time[[note]] June 13th, 2020[[/note]], but with the alternate dates used it's hard to tell how regular the updates are and will be in the future.

* NakedFirstImpression: Partial; May is topless when Brendan first meets her. Leads to an ArmorPiercingSlap.

* CaffeineBulletTime: [=CoffeemakesBredanhyperandtalklikethisandnowhe=]'sfightingaGymLeader.

* CassandraTruth: No one believes Brendan about the existence of types of pokemon seen in Johto, such as Murkrow or Onyx.

** Another case is in the first gym where he runs into a trainer who had a team of three Pokemon, all of them geududes. Brandon points out that the trainer's team needs a lot more variety.

* MythologyGag: [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Max]] [[http://pokemonx.comicgenesis.com/d/20091214.html cameos in a flashback in #994]]: It's easy to miss, though.

* TakeOverTheWorld: Wally has stated he plans to do this after getting more green colored Pokemon.

** [[spoiler:[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Wally vs Monty.]]]]

** ''Film/KungPowEnterTheFist'', in [[http://pokemonx.comicgenesis.com/d/20050211.html the 02/11/2005 one]], and it's actually [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments pretty funny.]]

* '''Wally Anderson''': [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} The Loopy One.]] Also a {{Jerkass}}. [[IncurableCoughOfDeath Supposedly sick with some incurable cough.]] Is fond of the color green to the point of it being a fetish. His starter is Ralts/Kirlia.

* HoldYourHippogriffs: [[http://pokemonx.comicgenesis.com/d/20090506.html May's case of]] [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar "Numel toe"]].

For a while seemed to be on the path to being an OrphanedSeries, having suffered extreme ScheduleSlip in August 2009, causing the comic to fall several months behind. It updated regularly for awhile, but the website posted the date that the comic was originally intended to be added (the October 30th comic was actually added June 25th, and so on). It ''appears'' to be updating as of this time[[note]] January 12th, 2016[[/note]], but with the alternate dates used it's hard to tell how regular the updates are and will be in the future.

* SevenDeadlySins: Replacing most Nurses Joy are "Nurse Wrath", "Nurse Pride", "[[BigEater Nurse Glutton]]", "Nurse Sloth" and [[HelloNurse "Nurse Lust"]].

* {{Flanderization}}: Wally's obsession with green Pokémon may in part be based on the fact that all of his Pokémon in the ''Manga/PokemonSpecial'' manga are green (Cacturne, Roselia, Flygon, Grovyle, Kirlia, and Kecleon). Dismissed by Author.

''[[http://pokemonx.comicgenesis.com Pokémon-X]]'' is a sprite comic made by Recon A. Dye. It is an PG-13-Rated parody of the Generation III ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' games, ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald]]'', and has been running since June 2003.

** [[spoiler:[[CrowningMomentOfFunny Wally vs Monty.]]]]

** ''Film/KungPowEnterTheFist'', in [[http://pokemonx.comicgenesis.com/d/20050211.html the 02/11/2005 one]], and it's actually [[CrowningMomentOfFunny pretty funny.]]

'''''[[http://pokemonx.comicgenesis.com Pokémon-X]]''''' is a sprite comic made by Recon A. Dye. It is an PG-13-Rated parody of the Generation III ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' games, ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald]]'', and has been running since June 2003.

* YouLookFamiliar: Recon makes numerous appearances as minor characters. Brendan is the only one who seems to notice.

For a while seemed to be on the path to being an OrphanedSeries, having suffered extreme ScheduleSlip in August 2009, causing the comic to fall several months behind. It updated regularly for awhile, but the website posted the date that the comic was originally intended to be added (the October 30th comic was actually added June 25th, and so on). It ''appears'' to be updating as of this time[[note]] August 11th, 2013[[/note]], but with the alternate dates used it's hard to tell how regular the updates are and will be in the future.

* [[WebcomicsLongRunners Webcomic Long Runner]]

* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: the AuthorAvatar

* ArbitrarySkepticism: May repeatedly refuses to believe in Brendan's stories about Kanto-region Pokémon, such as the Onix. She also doesn't believe Team Rocket exists. This despite their world having hundreds of varieties of Pokémon, and her having encountered Team Aqua and Team Magma already.

* SevenDeadlySins: Replacing most Nurses Joy are "Nurse Wrath", "Nurse Pride", "Nurse Glutton", "Nurse Sloth" and [[HelloNurse "Nurse Lust"]].

* SuperSerum: Two seperate strains of Pokérus.

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'''''[[http://pokemonx.comicgenesis.com Pokémon-X]]''''' is a sprite comic made by Recon A. Dye. It is an PG-13-Rated parody of the Generation III ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' games, ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald]]'', and has been running since June 2003.

* '''Wally Anderson''': [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} The Loopy One.]] Also a {{Jerkass}}. [[IncurableCoughOfDeath Supposedly sick with some incurable cough.]] Is fond of the color green to the point of it being a fetish. His starter is Ralts/Kirlia.

!!''Pokémon-X'' provides examples of the following tropes:

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking:
** Wally doesn't particularly care when May gives him plenty of good reasons why he would want to fight Monty, but he ''flips out'' when she says that Monty hates green.

* BerserkButton:
** If you don't like green, Wally will find you.
** As for Rocky, don't try to put him in his [=PokéBall=].

* CombatPragmatist:
** May makes Brendan agree to some conditions before their rematch that completely favor her, and she still manages to lose by grabbing a hold of the IdiotBall.
--->1. They must use their starter Pokémon: she has type advantage.\\
2. No [[GameBreaker Rocky]].\\
3. Only two Pokémon and one she knows she has type advantage on.
** Generally speaking, Brendan wins a great many of his fights using pretty underhanded tactics (mainly Sand Attack spam to lower his opponent's accuracy and make all their moves miss). Several opponents have commented on how sheerly lame it is.

* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: May is not pleased to learn that [[http://pokemonx.comicgenesis.com/d/20060904.html she could have avoided traveling with Brendan and not sent Monty to her father]]. She still blames it on Brendan
* CurbStompBattle:
** [[spoiler:[[CrowningMomentOfFunny Wally vs Monty.]]]]

** Note the "almost". It did once turn out to be Mud Sport... against a ''Geodude''. Who used the ''exact same'' move before with the same result.

* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[TheScrappy Monty]], in issue 999, ended up getting killed off in a ''very'' similar way to [[ShooOutTheNewGuy Poochie]] from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. And it is hilarious.
* DumbassHasAPoint: From time to time, Brendan says something intelligent, which even impresses May. For example:
-->'''May:''' But Torchic doesn't know tackle! It only knows Scratch and Growl!\\
'''Brendan:''' What? You just run and crash into something.\\
'''May:''' ... Whatever! Mudkip use Scratch!\\
(''nothing happens'')\\
'''Torchic:''' [[SarcasmMode Tor Tor Tor.]]\\
'''Brendan:''' May. May. May. What did you think was gonna happen? WHAT is Mudkip gonna scratch with huh? WHAT?

* {{Flanderization}}: Wally's obsession with green Pokémon may in part be based on the fact that all of his Pokémon in the ''Manga/PokemonSpecial'' manga are green (Cacturne, Roselia, Flygon, Grovyle, Kirlia, and Kecleon). Dismissed by Author.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[http://pokemonx.comicgenesis.com/d/20090602.html A seemingly innocuous celebration]] of ''Pokémon-X''[='=]s birthday actually foreshadows the [[http://pokemonx.comicgenesis.com/d/20090911.html next]] [[http://pokemonx.comicgenesis.com/d/20090914.html storyline]].

* GoshDangItToHeck: [[http://pokemonx.comicgenesis.com/d/20071119.html Played straight]].

* ItemGet: Heavily lampshaded in the whole comic. Every time Brendan gets an item, he holds the item up in a "Link from ''Legend of Zelda''" fashion, emitting a ''blinding'' light. The funny part is that Brendan himself is completely unaware of that. Also, this has been [[http://pokemonx.comicgenesis.com/d/20040611.html double lampshaded]] once.

* LukeIAmYourFather: Parodied when Brendan visits the Petalburg Gym for the first time. [[spoiler:It is strongly implied Mailman Joe is his real father, due to the obvious resemblance]].

* NoodleIncident:
** "And that's why I can never go to another Avril Lavigne concert."

* PunnyName: The Gym Guy, whose name is... Jim Gui. Whenever anyone calls him "Jim Gui", he says, "Please, call me Gym Guy!" Better, whenever anyone calls him "Gym Guy", he turns right back around and tells them to call him "Jim Gui", thus thoroughly baffling everyone.

--->'''May:''' What's it with this guy always giving me his balls?
* SealedEvilInACan: The April 17, 2009 comic shows [[spoiler:that Groudon is one. This may also suggest that Kyogre might be one as well. Rayquaza (The one who was supposed to calm them down) and the Regis (Probably just golems doing whatever they are told to do) are still up for debate]]. The next comic suggests that [[spoiler:Groudon is like this because LoveMakesYouEvil. Kyogre could be its lover, but that's nothing but wild speculation at this point.]]

* SeriousBusiness: Wally with the color green. Wally and [[spoiler:Monty]] get into a Pokémon battle based on the fact that the latter's ''favorite shade of green is teal''.

* ShoutOut:
** To ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries''. Author Recon even puts new episodes of the series in his news posts every time a new episode comes out. It helps that he was good friends with [=LittleKuriboh=], the creator of TheAbridgedSeries, in real life (thus the lampshaded EnforcedPlug at the end of one of the episodes).
** To ''Film/TheMask'', starring Jim Carrey, on [[http://pokemonx.comicgenesis.com/d/20030627.html the page for 06/27/2003.]]
** ''Film/KungPowEnterTheFist'', in [[http://pokemonx.comicgenesis.com/d/20050211.html the 02/11/2005 one]], and it's actually [[CrowningMomentOfFunny pretty funny.]]
** [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 "Push the button, Frank."]]
** There also is a RunningGag where Brendan, [[ItemGet whenever he obtains a new item]], [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda holds it over his head in a beam of light, humming a tune.]]
** '''[[http://pokemonx.comicgenesis.com/d/20091005.html OH, GOD! THE FOG AMPLIFIES THE LIGHT!]]'''
** [[http://pokemonx.comicgenesis.com/d/20090417.html Groudon takes a page out of]] [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers Rita Repulsa's book]].

* TakeThat: "This is [[Series/TheRealWorld a crappy reality TV show]] [[http://pokemonx.comicgenesis.com/d/20090218.html that's obviously scripted?"]]
* TalkingAnimal: Rocky

* UnresolvedSexualTension: Brendan and May. [[http://pokemonx.comicgenesis.com/d/20050518.html Rocky even points it out.]]

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Brendan has a crippling fear of ''[[RandomEncounters tall grass]]''. Less so in later comics. Sort of justified by the games themselves; [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue the very first games]] would not allow you to step into tall grass without a Pokémon to protect you. Tall grass has wild Pokémon that can hurt or kill you. This is less of a problem if you're a Trainer, and considering that the comic happens over a period of several days, he's getting over it remarkably quickly in "real" time.

* AWizardDidIt: stated twice. (Possibly just an homage to the saying.)
* YaoiFangirl: [[http://pokemonx.comicgenesis.com/d/20060130.html In an early 2006 comic.]]

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