Line #316 Funny/Pokemon


1	For tropes related to the [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries main anime]], please go [[Funny/PokemonTheSeries here]]. For funny things in Pokémon's Pokédex, please go [[Funny/PokemonPokedex here]].
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4	[[foldercontrol]]
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6	[[folder:The Games]]
7	!!Main Series
8	[[index]]
9	* Funny/PokemonRedAndBlue
10	* Funny/PokemonGoldAndSilver
11	* Funny/PokemonRubyAndSapphire
12	* Funny/PokemonDiamondAndPearl
13	* Funny/PokemonBlackAndWhite
14	** Funny/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2
15	* Funny/PokemonXAndY
16	* Funny/PokemonSunAndMoon
17	** Funny/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon
18	* Funny/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee
19	* Funny/PokemonSwordAndShield
20	* Funny/PokemonLegendsArceus
21	* Funny/PokemonScarletAndViolet
22	!!Spin-Offs
23	* Funny/PokemonTradingCardGame
24	* Funny/HeyYouPikachu
25	* Funny/PokemonChannel
26	* Funny/PokemonColosseum
27	* Funny/PokemonXDGaleOfDarkness
28	* Funny/PokemonConquest
29	* Funny/PokemonMysteryDungeon
30	** Funny/PokemonMysteryDungeonRescueTeam
31	** Funny/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers
32	** Funny/PokemonMysteryDungeonGatesToInfinity
33	** Funny/PokemonSuperMysteryDungeon
34	* Funny/PokemonRanger
35	* Funny/PokemonRumble
36	* Funny/PokemonSnap
37	** Funny/NewPokemonSnap
38	* Funny/PokeParkWii
39	* Funny/PokkenTournament
40	* Funny/DetectivePikachu
41	** Funny/DetectivePikachuReturns
42	* Funny/PokemonGo
43	* Funny/PokemonMasters
44	* Funny/PokemonMagikarpJump
45	[[/index]]
46	!!In General
47	* This particular exchange, entirely possible within the games:
48	-->'''(Own Pokémon) used Hi Jump Kick!'''
49	-->'''(Own Pokémon)'s attack missed!'''
50	-->'''(Own Pokémon) [[EpicFail kept going and crashed]]!'''
51	-->'''damage is dealt to the user's Pokémon'''
52	-->'''(Own Pokémon) [[HoistByHisOwnPetard fainted]]!'''
53	*
54	-->'''(Own Pokémon) used Metronome!'''
55	-->'''(Own Pokémon) used Explosion!'''
56	-->'''The wild (Pokémon) fainted!'''
57	-->'''(Own Pokémon) fainted!'''
58	** [[http://cheezburger.com/6823559680 This picture]] demonstrates that, sometimes, Random Number Generator just hates Metronome users.[[note]]This can't actually happen in-game, since Metronome can't become a move that mimics another move, including itself. Explosion is fair game, though.[[/note]]
59	*
60	-->'''(Own Pokémon) burrowed its way under the ground!'''
61	-->'''Wild (Pokémon) used Self Destruct/Explosion!'''
62	-->'''The wild (Pokémon)'s attack missed!'''
63	-->'''The wild (Pokémon) fainted!'''
64	-->'''Or'''
65	-->'''Wild (Pokémon) used Selfdestruct/Explosion!'''
66	-->'''[[NoSell It doesn't affect]] [[OurGhostsAreDifferent (Ghost-Type)]]…'''
67	-->'''The wild (Pokémon) fainted!'''
68	-->'''Or'''
69	-->'''(Own Pokémon) used Selfdestruct/Explosion!'''
70	-->'''(Trainer) [[ExplosiveStupidity is out of]] [[YetAnotherStupidDeath usable Pokémon!]]'''
71	*
72	-->'''(Own Pokémon) is focusing its power!'''
73	-->'''Wild (Pokémon) used [[HealingShiv Heal Pulse]]! (Own Pokémon)'s HP was restored!'''
74	-->'''[[YouBastard (Own Pokémon) used Focus Punch!]]'''
75	-->'''The wild (Pokémon) fainted!'''
76	* Even [[{{Minmaxing}} EV training]] can result in funny things. For example, you're battling Zubat to raise your mon's Speed stat, and you level up. You get "Max. HP + 3, Attack + 3, Defense + 1, Sp. Atk + 2, Sp. Def + 2, Speed ''+ 14''". This can be funny the first few times you see something like it.
77	** Unfortunately, no longer the case as of Generation V; stats are recalculated after every battle, regardless of whether or not the Pokémon leveled up, meaning that such dramatic stat jumps no longer occur.
78	* [[http://31.media.tumblr.com/74642a5218a77a0fafe4780a3eb9aaa5/tumblr_muq72s53gh1r2bzz4o1_500.png It took Snorlax fifteen years to stand up.]]
79	* Spinda has been loved for its uniqueness and allusions to being a DrunkenMaster. Made even funnier once ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' introduced hordes, [[http://youtu.be/Jqx4ffYlIUA Spinda being one of the horde types.]]
80	* Just thinking about how some Pokémon can plausibly use certain moves that they can learn. How could Diglett use any of the slashing moves it can learn when it has no visible claws? The same goes for Rampardos effectively using the "Punch" moves it can learn with those tiny little arms. And why can small Flying-type Pokémon such as Pidgey, Swablu, and Fletchling use the move "Fly" and take you to any town with ease? ''How can that even happen''?
81	** Spoofed [[https://i.imgur.com/q5vLbjX.png here.]]
82	** That last one is addressed in Generation V, as it's stated that the Fly ability (Sky Jump in Japan) empowers even small Pokémon to carry their trainers. Still funny to imagine seeing it, however.
83	* '''Rocket Grunt''': [[http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111207205607/fanball/images/8/83/OH_NO_I_DROPPED_THE_LIFT_KEY.png Oh no! I dropped the lift key!]] ''[[CaptainObvious (Lift key appears next to him.)]]''
84	* '''[[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Ditto transformed into Ditto!]]'''
85	* NightmareFuel aside, some of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3iVFfKjklk "ZZAZZ" glitch]]'s more amusing effects is replacing most of your Pokémon's moves with [[TakingYouWithMe Explosion]]. In this particular video, the trainer's Pokémon refuse to obey his commands, and instead of moves that give them a chance at survival, [[ExplosiveStupidity choose to use Explosion instead]].
86	* In Generation I, if you have at least one fainted Pokémon in your party, you can deposit all of your other Pokémon into the PC. This results in you fainting about three steps later. For added {{irony}}, do this in a Pokémon Center.
87	* Some hold items are automatically hilarious. Take [[CoolShades Black Glasses]], which make Dark-type moves stronger, and hand them to your most serious Pokémon. ''Darkrai was given Black Glasses! Darkrai is rockin'!'' Or, conversely, give them to Magikarp, because if your one attack is useless, you might as well look cool while trying.
88	** Let's be honest: [[MakingASpectacleOfYourself Choice Specs]] on ''anything'' generates a hilarious mental image.
89	* In ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'', you can find hordes of Trevenant, a spooky tree always thinking about vengeance. And sometimes, you can find hordes of Trevenant with one Sudowoodo mixed in, a Rock-type Pokémon pretending to be a tree via a PaperThinDisguise. Apparently, these serious Trevenant aren't too bright if Sudowoodo can fool them. Either that or the Trevenants are allowing that Sudowoodo to join their gang, since they are known for being nice to Pokémon within their turf.
90	* "[[OneHitPointWonder Shedinja]] used [[CastFromHitPoints Final Gambit!]]" Even funnier if it actually [[CherryTapping KOs something]]. One suspects that this is the only reason why Game Freak decided to let Nincada learn the move by breeding.
91	* Anytime you make a move that knocks out the enemy Pokémon, especially in one hit, and the game tells you "[[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Damage#Not_very_effective It's not very effective...]]"
92	** Likewise, there's the scenario where the enemy Pokémon is ''far'' weaker than yours, but it uses a move with a [[ElementalRockPaperScissors type advantage]]. You'll see the standard "It's super effective!" message each time, even though it only does ScratchDamage.
93	* [[WebVideo/{{Vsauce}} Vsauce]] did some research on Magikarp. If the Pokédex entry about it being able to Splash over a mountain is true, taking into account terminal velocity and its average weight of 22lbs (10kg), [[AnvilOnHead anybody standing in the landing zone would be killed on impact.]]
94	** The introduction of Z-Moves makes this even funnier. Since Magikarp can learn Bounce, it can use ''Supersonic Skystrike'', which fits the aforementioned scenario ''perfectly''.
95	* The fact that ''[[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Azumarill]]'' of all things has the ability [[SuperStrength Huge Power]] is rather giggle-worthy.
96	* While not in the games but still related to them, over on The Drawfee Channel on Website/YouTube, three of the artists sit down to draw Pokémon from memory. HilarityEnsues. They [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBisNJxAmIk must be seen to be believed]]. There's eight now (Parts I, II, and II, the GO edition, and an Alola Forms edition, as well as one video for each starter imagining how their second and third stages would look).
97	* When ''Pokémon Bank'' was updated for ''Sun and Moon'', Junichi Masuda was challenged to [[https://twitter.com/NintendoUK/status/824965209114570752 name as many Pokémon as he could in 20 seconds.]] Fans familiar with the Japanese names might realize that the order until Mew seems a little familiar — it's the first part of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ6sQ382hRU Japan's equivalent of the Pokérap!]]
98	* There's some irony to be found in regards to Paras — a Pokémon that's essentially a giant louse — being a host to parasitic fungi.
99	[[/folder]]
100
101	[[folder:Other Media]]
102	[[index]]
103	* Funny/BidoofsBigStand
104	* Funny/PokemonDetectivePikachu
105	* Funny/PokemonLive
106	* Funny/PokemonHisuianSnow
107	* Funny/PokemonPathToThePeak
108	* Funny/PokemonPaldeanWinds
109	[[/index]]
110	* While the "Gotcha!" music video is mostly heartwarming and awesome, there are some funny moments scattered throughout it:
111	** The male protagonist's Pikachu obsessively clinging to his face.
112	** During the Gym Leader montage, the two protagonists get hit with the various Types, including the girl's Eevee suddenly getting hit with lightning or attacked by an Infernape and the boy getting smacked in the face with a trashcan lid when the Steel-types appear (which if you look closely, Jasmine has a humorous reaction shot to [[FunnyBackgroundEvent in the background]]).
113	** When the Fairy-type Gym Leaders and Elite Four are shown, they're singing. Immediately afterward, we see the Dragon-type leaders and Elite Four, [[ForcedSleep fast asleep]].
114	** As Let's Player Munching Orange points out, while the rest of the protagonists and rivals get these cool appearances, the only part of poor Wally we get to see is his ''[[ItMakesSenseInContext butt]]''.
115	** At one point, the protagonists and their starters get switched and their reactions are rather funny — the girl looks at Pikachu as if she's ''just now'' noticing something's different, while the boy starts strangling Eevee as if to say "WHAT DID YOU DO WITH PIKACHU!?"
116	** Marnie's Morpeko pushing her mouth into a smile, though it doubles as heartwarming.
117	** When the protags meet up with their starters again, the boy [[AngerBornOfWorry immediately starts yelling at Pikachu]], who proceeds to cling to his face again.
118	** In the Professors' screen, we can see Professor Kukui putting Professor Elm in a headlock in the background and Professor Oak's [[OhCrap expression]] when the starters all pop up.
119	* For Valentine's Day 2023, the official Pokémon Youtube channel uploaded [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFctpiB_Hnlk3ejWfHqSm6Q/community?lb=UgkxIDMPo09G_o3040MhUmXdxJOXM5xYQiC8 four e-cards]] featuring Pokémon you can find in VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet. The first three are pretty standard Valentine greetings based on the Pokémon shown (talking about sandwich with Miraidon and Koraidon, bread pun with Dachsbun, and worm meme featuring Orthworm)... and the last card is Slowpoke saying "''Happy New Year''".
120	[[/folder]]
121	[[folder:The Manga]]
122	* [[http://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/manga/pikachu_meets_press/comic-02.gif The first Pokémon manga, a 4koma named ''Pokémon 4Koma Gag Battle'', is made up of this.]] It does have numerous odd and pervy jokes, though.
123	* Even the 4komas released in Japan that focused on the Pokémon in the Pokédex that the 4koma was centered on were funny. Even the US was not safe from laughter when a ''Black and White'' 4koma under the title "Pokémon Black and White Pocket Comics" was released in the U.S..
124	[[/folder]]

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