Line #171 Fanfic/Pokeumans


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3	->The whole world we have reset, our presence shall never be known. Those who have to leave their children and partners…it is a pain no one has the capability of understanding by themselves.
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5	''Pokéumans'' is a ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' fanfic written by [=Pokemonmanic3595=], which has in turn spawned hundreds of spinoff stories and a SharedUniverse. The original series focused on a Lucario Pokéuman named Brandon in the secret base under [[BigApplesauce Long Island]] in America and his battles against the Mewtwo scientist, [[BigBad Mr. X]].
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7	[[TheMasquerade Hidden from everyday society]], there are certain people who can transform into Pokémon. These are called Pokéumans. Some want to live in peace with humanity, while others believe that they are a [[CantArgueWithElves superior race]].
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9	But not all is well. A SecretWar rages between the Pokéuman and the Pokéxtinction organizations. The former sees themselves as rebels, hiding from humanity due to fear of persecution or fighting against an oppressive system. The latter, on the other hand, fear the Pokéuman want a world ruled by only Pokéuman and thus, they strive to serve as [[TheMenInBlack humanities' guardians]]. Other parts of Pokéxtinction feel the Pokéumans should not exist at all, and are attempting to make sure of this themselves.
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11	In November 2018 [=Pokemonmanic3595=] began a {{rewrite}} of the original series called ''Pokéumans Remastered'', to redo earlier scenes with the benefit of experience and clean up/remove some details that he was unhappy with the first time around. Any chapters of the original series that do not have a ''Remastered'' replacement are still canon, but if you want to get the amended and improved version of the backbone story then [[http://fav.me/dcrjy2k start here]].
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13	The main story was declared cancelled in 2022 as per WordOfGod, citing the whole thing as OldShame.
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15	[[https://www.deviantart.com/pokeumans The group homepage can be found here.]]
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17	!!Tropes found in the original ''Pokéumans'' series include:
18	%%* ActionGirl: Starr and Amy, most notably.
19	* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Chapter 8 (Auditorium Advocates).
20	* TheAgeless: Mr. X apparently hasn't aged a day since the accident 100 years ago. [[spoiler: Neither has Asula.]]
21	* TheApprentice: AB the Riolu, who becomes Brandon's protegee.
22	* AprilFoolsDay:
23	** For April 1, 2013, a joke version of the next chapter was released where about ten paragraphs in [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere a random Groudon appeared out of nowhere]] and killed everyone in a ridiculous overblown fashion.
24	** An InUniverse occurrence of the event saw [[NoodleIncident a guy named Willy get flushed down a toilet]].
25	* AlternateIdentityAmnesia:
26	** When [[spoiler: Mew]]'s soul is put into Darren's body, each time they switch control they don't remember anything the other saw or did.
27	** When Brandon becomes [[spoiler: Mega Brandon]], he doesn't remember anything he did in that form. Which is a problem, because then Andy gets to [[AmnesiacDissonance torment him with it]]. In a sense, this is more like TheCorruption since it doesn't exist until he is exposed to [[spoiler: Lucarionite]].
28	* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Reggie the Grovyle delivers a beatdown to the MSN gang single-handedly while analysing their pathetic tactics and giving a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech as he does. Suffice to say, [[TookALevelInBadass levels in badass were taken.]]
29	* BadassBookworm: Starr the Lucario, who is often seen reading in their dorm. She has her own moments of awesome, particularly at the end of Chapter 9.
30	* BambooTechnology: [[spoiler: The original Pokémon have lots of this, given how simply and in tune with nature they live.]]
31	* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Asula the Milotic, kind and wise headmistress of the Long Island base.
32	* BeautyIsBad: In contrast to Asula, [[spoiler:Mindy the Lopunny.]]
33	* BewareTheNiceOnes:
34	** When Asula is angry, she's ''[[UnstoppableRage really]]'' angry. She even has GlowingEyesOfDoom.
35	** Amy, despite being TheHeart, did not become an Honorary Elite without picking up certain skills.
36	** [[spoiler: Cameron gets to have a go at this too (see SuperpoweredEvilSide).]]
37	* BewareTheQuietOnes: Sakato Hanaturo the Vaporeon hardly says anything, although [[CharacterDevelopment he opens up with time]], and is too consumed by his training to spend time with people at the beginning of the story. But that training has made him a formidable fighter.
38	* BigApplesauce: The 'Dimensional Gems hunt' mini-arc takes place in and around New York City.
39	%%* BigBad: Mr. X.
40	%%* BigBrotherMentor: Reggie is this to Brandon and TeamDad to everyone else in the main team.
41	%%* BigDamnHeroes: Ch. 9 has a mild one. Ch. 17 has an ''awesome'' one.
42	%%* BigEater: Mike the Ditto, particularly in his Munchlax form.
43	%%* BigFun: William the Snorlax.
44	%%* BigGood: Asula. The Even Bigger Good is Mew.
45	* BullyingADragon: The MSN gang spend a lot of time picking on Brandon early in the story and then ''really'' regret it later.
46	%%* ButtMonkey: Mike.
47	%%* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler: Mr. X and Asula.]]
48	* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Since Brandon's status as an Energy Channeller means he possesses a huge amount of latent energy, Mr. X is very keen to use Total Absorption to claim that energy for himself on top of his own incredible power. Conveniently doing so would also kill Brandon, so two birds, one stone.
49	* CaveBehindTheWaterfall: In Chapter 13, one of the Dimensional Gems is stashed here.
50	* ChekhovMIA: Connor, Zane and Ryan, in the respective histories of Sakato, Nathan and Starr (See DeathByOriginStory).
51	* TheChosenOne: Brandon seems pretty well qualified to be one of these given the way other characters talk about and his potential. [[spoiler: Then Spiritus says that he's no more special than any other Energy Channeller in history.]]
52	* ClearMyName: Chapter 4, where Brandon is set up for base treason.
53	%%* CoDragons: The X-Trio.
54	* CombatPragmatist: A lot of Dustin of the Elite Four's strategy boils down to using all of his Ghost powers (and his disturbingly-uncaring attitude to his opponents' lives) to screw with them and cheat in any way he likes.
55	%%* ConsummateLiar: [[spoiler: Mindy's specialty.]]
56	%%* TheCSIEffect: Mike tries to [[InvokedTrope invoke]] this when acting as defense lawyer. Suffice to say, it doesn't work.
57	* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: Total Absorption grants enormous power, but is fatal to the enemy (it literally ''consumes their aura'') and can bring out a SuperpoweredEvilSide.
58	* DeathByOriginStory: Well, more like Capture And Brainwash By Origin Story, but Connor, Zane and Ryan suffer this unfortunate fate to give Sakato, Nathan and Starr something greater to fight for.
59	%%* ADeathInTheLimelight: [[spoiler: Officer Johnny. Also Reggie, but [[DownplayedTrope not to the same extent]]. ]]
60	* DespairEventHorizon: Chapter 14 mostly consists of Brandon going across this and slowly coming back, in response to the death of [[spoiler: Reggie]].
61	* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Chapter 17 sees Brandon and co. beat up no less than [[spoiler: Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Reshiram and Zekrom. In one chapter, although two were offscreen.]]
62	* DwindlingParty: The team entering [[spoiler: the Poke Dimension]] was about ten or so party members - four chapters later there are three capable party members left, and that's including the ones that joined them mid-arc.
63	%%* EldritchLocation: Mt. Temporal and Mt. Reverse.
64	* ExpositionBeam: [[spoiler:Zygarde's 10% form]] communicates with Brandon by directly beaming information into his head.
65	* EyesAreMental: When Darren and [[spoiler: Mew]] occupy the same body in later chapters, their eyes switch between yellow and pink depending on who has direct control.
66	* FailureKnight: [[spoiler:The fact Sakato wasn't fast enough to save his friend Connor is the driving reason behind his training to be the fastest Pokéuman pretty much ever.]]
67	%%* FictionalDocument: Spiritus' memoirs.
68	* FightingAShadow: [[spoiler: The legendaries fought by the heroes in the Pokédimension arc were actually mirages to protect the keys to Mt. Origin. Justified in that the legendaries have important jobs maintaining things like the flow of time and the balance of the ecosystem and such.]]
69	* FourTemperamentEnsemble: The Elite Four:
70	** Sanguine: William
71	** Melancholic: Dustin
72	** Choleric: Zeke
73	** Phlegmatic: Rikuto
74	* FusionDance: The scene in which [[spoiler: thousands and thousands of Zygarde cells fly together into the campsite and unite to form Zygarde's 10% form]].
75	%%* GigglingVillain: Andy the Toxicroak.
76	%%* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler: Dean.]]
77	* HealingFactor: Energy Channelling - an intense, instantaneous Healing Factor.
78	%%* TheHeart: Amy the Jigglypuff.
79	* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: Mega Brandon killing everyone in the Pokéxtinction camp sends Brandon into a severe depression.]]
80	%%* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Officer Johnny.]]
81	%%* HeroWorshipper: [[TheApprentice AB]] has plenty of this towards Brandon.
82	* HiddenDepths:
83	** The MSN, particularly Nat, had some of these uncovered through a CerebusRetcon that showed just how crap it is to be the bullies no-one likes. [[TrueCompanions But at least they have each other.]]
84	** An enounter between Brandon and Rikuto after the former's Elite Four victory went into more depths of Rikuto's character and history, even if his origin story is several shades of weird.
85	%%* HostageForMacGuffin: A very brief one in Chapter 9.
86	* HulkingOut: [[spoiler: Evil Cameron. Asula gets a go as well, but she mostly just gets bigger and TurnsRed.]]
87	* IAmNotLeftHanded: Rikuto admits after his fight with Brandon that even when he said he would fight all-out, he was ''still'' holding back. Then again, if he hadn't [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique he would probably have killed Brandon.]]
88	* ImHavingSoulPains: Exposure to [[spoiler: Yveltal's egg]] causes Brandon's very life force to be drained.
89	* INeverSaidItWasPoison: [[spoiler: Mindy]] gives herself away by revealing that she knows about the Gemstone Files - something no-one in the base other than Asula would have known of.
90	* InSeriesNickname: Brandon and Cameron often call each other 'Lucario Friend' and 'Hippopotas Buddy' respectively.
91	* ISurrenderSuckers: Andy was perfectly alright with Brandon and Darren capturing him and forcing him to accompany them - they lead him right to [[spoiler: Xerneas, the being of life]]. And he had a tracker with him.
92	* ItsPersonal: After [[spoiler: Mega]] Brandon does serious damage to Andy the Toxicroak, Andy takes putting him down very personally. Personally enough to skip Mr. X's IWantThemAlive plan and just tell him it was [[KillingInSelfDefense a self-defence killing]].
93	* ItWasADarkAndStormyNight: The start of Chapter 4. {{Subverted}}.
94	%%* {{Jerkass}}: MSN.
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96	* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: AB's real name is used exactly once, and InUniverse only Brandon knows it.
97	* LargeHam: Larry Bellowicvh the Loudred MC. Practically all of his commentaries are in caps lock.
98	* LeaningOnTheFourthWall:
99	--> '''Brandon (narration):''' I felt like some jerk was ''[making him burn his tail repeatedly]'' on purpose for comedic relief.
100	* LeeroyJenkins: Mike. Part of why [[ButtMonkey he gets all the punishment]] is because he charges in head-first, or at least tries to.
101	* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: John Dason has a policy to be respectful and fight fair.
102	%%* LightningBruiser: Sakato. And we do mean 'lightning'.
103	%%* MacGuffin: The Gemstone Files, and then later the Dimensional Gems.
104	* MadeOfIron: Asula. As well as being ridiculously powerful, she also later shows ability to shrug off Pokéxtinction lasers that completely incapacitate weaker Pokéumans. Potentially justified in [[spoiler: her really being roughly a hundred years old, and so having had plenty of time to train.]]
105	* ManySpiritsInsideOfOne: A slightly strange example: [[spoiler: Mew uses Transform to turn himself into a Golurk so that Darren's extracted soul can be transferred into Mew's body, since Ghosts are not tied down to any specific body themselves. However, this means that control of said body flips between Mew and Darren intermittently, which takes quite some time for them to get the hang of.]]
106	** This also leads to AlternateIdentityAmnesia, which causes them to not remember anything that happens when the other takes control, except for a strange sense of 'Did I just go somewhere?'. [[spoiler: Mew]] even seamlessly finishes his sentence on return.
107	* MartialPacifist:
108	** Amy. She's only ten, and hates unnecessary fighting.
109	** Cameron can also be seen as this, but he'll fight if he absolutely needs to.
110	** Sakato's Mightyena roommate Austin also qualifies. He absolutely hates conflict.
111	** All of [[spoiler: the original Pokémon]] live this way, apparently.
112	* MeaningfulName (specific to the original series): Rikuto Hadoryu's surname translates as 'Surging dragon'.
113	* MentorOccupationalHazard:
114	** [[spoiler: Reggie catches quite a nasty dose of this.]]
115	** Also [[spoiler: Mr. Raso, Cameron's mentor]].
116	%%* MineralMacGuffin
117	%%* MissionControl: Darren assumes this role in the early stages of the last story arc.
118	%%* TheMole: [[spoiler: Dean of the X-Trio.]]
119	* MotherNature: [[spoiler: Xerneas]] is practically depicted as being this, with her ability to revitalise anything and gentle, warm persona.
120	%%* TheMourningAfter: See DespairEventHorizon.
121	* MyInstinctsAreShowing: Brandon is often quite embarrassed by his wagging tail, especially in early chapters.
122	%%* MysteriousWaif: Kyle Uchia the Lucario-Ninetales hybrid.
123	%%* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler: Mr. Raso, who had a strong relation with Cameron.]]
124	%%* NiceGirl: Starr, and Amy. [[TheHeart Definitely Amy.]]
125	* NoodleIncident:
126	** Mike's prankster tendencies lead to several of these: his 'soap bubble fiasco' is Asula's office, his first attempt at a Groudon transformation and numerous incidents involving 'Electrode bombs'.
127	** Something non-specified also happened on April Fools Day (in-universe) that involved a guy named Willy getting flushed down the toilet. This leads to Mike being HoistByHisOwnPetard in Chapter 10.
128	* NotSoDifferentRemark: Andy tries to torment Brandon with this after [[spoiler:Mega Brandon kills a camp of Extinctionists]]. It actually comes very close to working.
129	* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: In Chapter 17, only Brandon's side of the team are shown in their battles. That means we never get to see more than a brief glimpse of [[spoiler: the other guys taking down Palkia and Reshiram.]]
130	%%* OldMaster: Xatu of Otium Village.
131	* OneLetterName: [[BigBad Mr.X]].
132	* OneManArmy: [[spoiler: Asula]], what with managing to force entry into Mr. X's direct hideout in Chapter 17 Part 2 and then only a single chapter later staying back to fight off an entire army of Pokextinctionists. As well as being able to do more damage in one attack than most of the other characters can do in several.
133	** What ended the Great War? [[spoiler:Zygarde. That's it. Just Zygarde. With its immense power, it restored a state of Order to the damaged world. However, the knowledge that the Order wouldn't last prompted the mass emigration to the Pokédimension]].
134	* OnlyTheWorthyMayPass: Spiritus tells Brandon that [[spoiler: Xerneas and Yveltal, the original Energy Channellers]] will only descend to help him once he is sufficiently worthy. When that will be, who can say.
135	* OutOfFocus: Some of the characters that didn't make it into the SpotlightStealingSquad like Travis the Raichu got some of this, [[SubvertedTrope although they have come back in later chapters.]]
136	* PaintingTheMedium: When Austin the Umbreon uses Confuse Ray on Brandon, Brandon hears [[CallingYourAttacks the names of all Austin's moves]] backwards.
137	%%* ThePrankster: Mike is all over this trope.
138	* [[PreMortemOneLiner Pre-Knockout One Liner]]: A simple and direct one from Chapter 7:
139	-->'''Dustin:''' No! I cannot lose!\
140	'''Brandon:''' Yes you can. ''[Iron Tail to the face]''
141	* PunnyName:
142	** Larry '''Bellow'''ich the Loudred.
143	** The author has [[WordOfGod personally confirmed]] that the joke of the Arcanine police officer being named Officer Johnny (when all the police officers in the Pokemon anime are named Officer Jenny) is [[AccidentalPun purely accidental]].
144	%%* PuppyDogEyes: AB is prone to use these in attempts to persuade Brandon, although they don't always work.
145	%%* TheQuietOne: Kyle and Sakato in the main squad.
146	* RageBreakingPoint: [[spoiler: Cameron's leads to a SuperpoweredEvilSide.]]
147	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: [[spoiler: Asula, who was there when Mr. X's experiment went so wrong in the first place.]]
148	* RunningGag:
149	** Brandon getting knocked out. It's been dropped in later installments, but at his peak he was going about five times a chapter.
150	** Mike getting punched, usually by Starr.
151	%%* SealedGoodInACan: See SoulJar.
152	%%* ShipTease: Brandon and Starr do a ''lot'' of this.
153	** ShipperOnDeck: In Chapter 10 Mike gets to play MetaGuy to say what everyone was thinking:
154	---> ''Anyways, have you and Starr sealed the deal yet? Or are you both going to foolishly convince each other that you're just friends? I've lived with Starr for six months, and I've never seen her look at someone the way she looks at you!''
155	* ShoutOut:
156	** Lull periods are marked with reference to them enjoying various games, films, shows etc. while giving time for plot points to develop.
157	** The chief librarian at Long Island is a Noctowl named Mr. [[VideoGame/{{Okami}} Lechku]].
158	%%* {{Sizeshifter}}: John the Dewott's special ability.
159	* SpiritAdvisor: Spiritus, Brandon's Dream Messenger who meets with him at night in the Dream Dimension. [[spoiler: Later, the spirit of Reggie takes the day shift.]]
160	%%* SnowcloneTitle: Chapter 9, of the ParodiesForDummies variety.
161	* SoulJar: [[spoiler: After Mr. X rips the souls of Brandon's friends out of their bodies through a twisted form of Energy Channelling, their souls are transferred into capsules.]]
162	* StalkerWithoutACrush: AB, who follow Brandon almost everywhere. Non-threatingly though - he's a HeroWorshipper.
163	* StealthInsult: Spiritus admits that the original Pokémon referred to the developing humans as ''Homo Stultus''.
164	%%* TheStoic: Sakato somewhat, Kyle very much so.
165	* StrikeMeDownWithAllOfYourHatred: After Andy pushes Brandon too far on the way [[spoiler: he killed all the Extinctionists as Mega Brandon]], Brandon snaps and starts beating down on him remorselessly. Andy just lies there and doesn't even try and defend himself.
166	* SuperpoweredEvilSide:
167	** After all their other recent hardships, the news of [[spoiler:the death of his mentor]] sends [[spoiler: Cameron]] past the RageBreakingPoint and he [[HulkingOut turns into a giant monstrous evil version of himself.]]
168	** [[spoiler:Mega Lucario Brandon. A barely sentient feral monster that destroys the entire Pokéxtinction camp in minutes and very nearly kills Andy outright.]]
169	* TakeAMomentToCatchYourDeath: [[spoiler: Bye bye Reggie. You ''almost'' made it back to the base.]]
170	* TermsOfEndangerment: Andy the Toxicroak refers to Brandon and Darren as 'My little Duckletts'. While pointing the barrel of a laser gun in their faces.
171	%%* TimeToUnlockMoreTruePotential: The Training Tower in Otium Village allows for an opportunity for some of this.
172	* {{Transflormation}}: [[spoiler: Xerneas]] was able to escape attack from Pokextinction by turning back into the tree she had been in the form of beforehand.
173	* TwoGirlsToATeam: Starr and Amy in the last story arc.
174	* WaifProphet: The quiet and enigmatic Kyle Uchia sometimes has visions of the future. One of them is the key to proving Brandon's innocence.
175	%%* WhamEpisode: Ch. 17 Part 2, where things take a [[CerebusSyndrome drastic turn for the worse]].
176	* WhyWontYouDie:
177	-->'''Andy:''' You really are hard to kill, you know that? This is the biggest challenge I've ever had, trying to kill you...
178	* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity:
179	** It's somewhat [[ImpliedTrope implied]] that [[spoiler: Total Absorption]] can cause this.
180	** [[spoiler: Mega Brandon]]. A level of power not shown by anyone else in the story yet, but also a practically feral monster.
181	* WorldHealingWave: [[spoiler: Xerneas]] emits one of these on being revived, turning the blackened and dead surrounded trees into a lush forest.
182	* VillainTeleportation: The X-Trio's personal teleportation equipment. The most JustForFun/{{egregious}} user is [[spoiler: Mindy]].
183	* TheVoiceless: [[spoiler: Giratina, and Zygarde 10%.]]
184	* XanatosGambit: Mr. X was running a very subtle one of these in Chapter 9: [[spoiler: If the X-Trio and brainwashed prisoners defeated Brandon's team then the war would be as good as won, but if the heroes took their rescued loved ones back to the base then Ryan's deep-seated brainwashing would cause him to bring a horde of Extinctionists to Long Island.]]
185	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The PreMortemOneLiner before [[spoiler: Mr. X kills Dean.]]
186	* YouShallNotPass: [[spoiler: Asula]] stops at the end of Chapter 18 Part 1 to enable Brandon to escape from Pokextinction's forces. Given her previous track record of OneManArmy, there's still a chance.
187	* YourSoulIsMine:
188	** [[spoiler: Mr. X, casually as you like, [[MoralEventHorizon rips the souls out of Brandon's friends and then fatally consumes Dean's]].]]
189	** [[spoiler: In fact, this somewhat suggests that the fatal version of this is how Total Absorption works.]]
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192	!!Tropes applied to spinoff stories:
193	%%* AlternateHistory
194	* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Only the best fighters get to have any authority in a Pokéuman base.
195	* AuthorAppeal: Most people use their favourite species as the protagonist's species. JustifiedTrope - the genes in your ancestry influence your choice of favourite species.
196	* BloodKnight: Pokémon (and Pokéumans) are naturally combative.
197	%%* CallingYourAttacks: Depending on the writer.
198	* TheCameo: Some protagonists of early spin-offs set in Long Island went beyond cameo to becoming [[BreakoutCharacter major characters of the original series]] (a possible form of OfficialFanSubmittedContent). These aside, there have been a series of smaller cameos as well, and spin-offs cameo each other frequently.
199	* ChildSoldiers: Given that Pokéumans are prone to transform in their teens, this was sadly inevitable.
200	* TheChosenMany: TheChosenOne is a common enough that this trope is somewhat present.
201	* CombatPragmatist: A common element of Pokéuman battles is using moves in ways other than the obvious.
202	* {{Continuation}}: The spin-off series, extending the group premise to all around the world.
203	%%* ContinuitySnarl: In such a large SharedUniverse these are inevitable.
204	%%* EnergyWeapon: Yep, Pokéxtinction's got those.
205	* ExtranormalInstitute: Pokéuman and Pokéxtinction bases are effectively schools, but with some non-standard lessons.
206	* FantasticRacism: What the problem was in the first place, and certain species are still disregarded by others even within bases.
207	%%* FanVerse
208	* FirstLawOfGenderBending: If fate/ancestry determines that a boy will become a female-only species, he's going to become a she. This is irreversible. The reverse is also true. If a girl becomes a Nidoking then he's now stuck that way, too.
209	* ForcedTransformation: The premise is based on humans turning into "Pokéumans".
210	* GoodIsNotSoft: Given how important battling and combat skills are, pacifism is possible but not easy.
211	* TheGreatOffscreenWar: Often referred to as 'The Great War', the original conflict between people and Pokémon. Few details are known, except that it went really badly for both sides involved.
212	* HeroesRUs: The Pokéumans organisation, who train students among other things to be prepared to fight Pokéxtinction.
213	* HollywoodGenetics: Given the role that genes play in the setting of the group, there has been a little of this and a little UnscientificScience to accompany it. Fortunately, not on the level that it becomes an actual problem.
214	* HumanFurnitureIsAPainInTheTail
215	* {{Humanshifting}}: Humanisation tech allows for Pokéumans to become human, although wearing it for too long can cause genetic mutations.
216	* InterSpeciesRomance: The original Pokémon, who had families with humans. Also any Pokéuman falling in love with any species not the same as them is technically this.
217	* InvoluntaryShapeshifter: No-one chose this transformation, after all.
218	* JustWokeUpThatWay: Several transformees discover the beginning of their changes as they look in the mirror in the morning. Bonus points are ''lost'' if they [[DreamingOfThingsToCome just had a dream about being the species in question]].
219	* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: The ''Chosen'' series, which everyone (including its own author) acknowledges as a perfect example of how not to do it (particularly its GodModeSue protagonist).
220	* MadeOfIron: Brandon's Energy Channelling aside, it is pretty well established canon that Pokéumans are far more resistant and recover from harm faster than normal humans do.
221	* MagicGenetics: Powerful ones, even by the normal standard - these hijack your entire genetic code and kick in after ''centuries''.
222	* ManchurianAgent: Pokextinction uses sleeper agents.
223	* {{Masquerade}}: Pokéumans and Pokéxtinction live in societies hidden from humans, hiding in underground bases and erasing the memories of anybody unfortunate enough to discover the secret.
224	* MemoryWipingCrew: Conducted by both Pokéxtinction and the [=PRT=] to maintain TheMasquerade.
225	* {{Metamorphosis}}: This transformation can only be undone temporarily. Once it happens to you, you're in for life.
226	* MindControlEyes: The brainwashed have glazed over grey eyes.
227	* TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody: Pokéumans acquire new natural instincts on transforming, to help them handle their new powers/senses/number of legs etc. One may pick up certain traits of the species like those seen in the Pokédex (e.g. Zangoose and Seviper instinctively hating each other).
228	* MutantDraftBoard: Joining either the Pokéumans or Pokéxtinction is mandatory for a transformee, but this isn't enforced by TheGovernment as in other versions of this trope.
229	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Don't mess with Pokéxtinction.
230	* OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: The [[SpiritAdvisor Dream messengers]] often serve as this (given that they're all linked through the Board). Don't expect straight answers in a hurry.
231	%%* RecursiveFanfiction
232	%%* ReplacementGoldfish: The clones.
233	* {{Retcon}}: Originally it was Brandon's Energy Channeling abilities that allowed receive messages in the Dream Dimension, but this was changed and now it's open to all.
234	* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: One could find pretty much point you liked on the scale somewhere in the group gallery.
235	%%* SharedUniverse
236	* SlowTransformation: It takes a full week for any given person to become a Pokemon.
237	* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The spelling of Larry the Loudred MC's surname varies depending on the series: variations include Belowitch, Bellowhich and Bellowich.
238	%%* SpiritAdvisor
239	* TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse: Disguised Pokéumans look like normal people.
240	* TomatoInTheMirror: The small number of spin-offs that have had the clone realise their true nature have had one of these moments, and usually a bout of CloneAngst.
241	* UnreliableExpositor: The official group page has two conflicting accounts of how the war between Pokéumans and Pokéxtinction came to be.
242	** Details common to both versions: After the dinosaurs went extinct, an advanced species called Pokémon became the dominant species on Earth. Eventually, humans evolved. Pokémon used special stones to disguise themselves as humans and had families with the humans, passing down their genes. Eventually, Pokémon and humanity went to war. The war ultimately resulted in the Pokémon wiping the humans' memories of them and leaving Earth for another dimension, leaving Mew behind to observe the humans and make sure they were forgotten. Eventually, in 1910, a man named Mr. X had an encounter with Mew. This encounter caused a genetic shockwave that turned the Pokémon genes from recessive to dominant, transforming affected humans into Pokémon and killed Mr. X's entire party save himself and one other survivor (established in the original series to be [[spoiler:Asula]]). Mr. X himself was transformed into a Mewtwo, and founded Pokéxtinction to wipe out the Pokémon once and for all. Mew founded the Pokéumans to combat him, and eventually took the form of Satoshi Tajiri to create the Pokémon games as a tool to scout for potentially affected humans.
243	** [[https://www.deviantart.com/galactic-rainbow/art/The-Official-History-of-Pokeumans-287849614 According to the Pokéumans]], the Pokémon society was a utopia. Humanity's intelligence developed far faster than their morals, and they eventually began to enslave and exploit Pokémon, leading the Pokémon to rebel. Mr. X found one of Mew's hairs and accidentally caused the shockwave when he tried to restore it to a living organism. His founding of Pokéxtinction is driven by anger at Pokémon for rebelling against the rule of humans. Mew and the Pokéumans' ultimate goal is to create a world where Pokémon and humanity can live in peace and harmony.
244	** [[https://www.deviantart.com/galactic-rainbow/art/The-Official-History-of-Pokextinction-319516439 According to Pokéxtinction]], the Pokémon society was a SocialDarwinist hellhole. When humans evolved, Pokémon enslaved them and subject them to horrific experiments, including breeding. Eventually, humanity rebelled and drove the Pokémon off of Earth. Mr. X was exploring the jungles of South America when Mew appeared, beat the shit out of him, and murdered his entire party save him and one other survivor. Mew unleashed the shockwave himself in order to restore rule of Earth to the Pokémon. Mr. X founded Pokéxtinction to stop him and save humanity from the Pokémon, and Mew founded the Pokéumans as an extension of his will.

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