Line #11 Webcomic/RareCandyTreatment


1	[[quoteright:279:[[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dexbusters_5715.png]]]]
2	[[caption-width-right:279:[[Series/MythBusters DEXBUSTED!]]]]
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4	->''"I sometimes forget that this comic obligates me to draw pokémon as well, not just people."''
5	-->-- '''Bumbazzle''', [[http://bummerdude.deviantart.com/art/Mindblowing-269980563]]
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7	''Rare Candy Treatment'' is a ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' webcomic by Swedish artist Olle Johansson, also known as Bumbazzle/Bummer online. It's named after the RareCandy item in said games, playing with the idea of it being an addictive drug (therefore requiring treatment). The first strip was uploaded in August 2010.
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9	"But wait, how is this any different from all the other ''Pokémon'' fan comics out there?", you may ask. To answer your question, we'll present you the three key points of this webcomic: the first, its serious drawing style; the second, BlackComedy; and the third, the great focus on the trainers (instead of the traditional focus on the creatures). These three things together actually give the comic series a certain MoodDissonance with the usual ''Pokémon'' friendly and nice atmosphere, which, all things considered, ends up being quite enjoyable, and has ''certainly'' contributed to the comic's great popularity.
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11	But alas, all good things must come to an end, and as of 20 June 2014 the webcomic has ended, due to the author having done everything he wanted to do with it. This was then followed by the comic's original site expiring, and then by its Website/SmackJeeves mirror going down with the entire site on 2020. Thus, you can now only read the comic thorough the author's Website/DeviantArt [[https://www.deviantart.com/bummerforshort account]], or though the original site's [[http://web.archive.org/web/20160103230754/http://www.rarecandytreatment.com:80/ archive]] on the Website/WaybackMachine.
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14	!!This comic contains the following tropes:
15	* AgonyOfTheFeet: The [=DexBusters=] attempt to test Ponyta's Pokedex entry claiming that its hooves are 10 times harder than diamond... by jackhammering at them. We didn't see the result of the experiment, but given that the Ponyta screamed in pain just off-screen, [[GoryDiscretionShot it likely didn't end well]].
16	* AltText: Every strip has one that provides an extra punchline or commentary. They can only be seen on the official site uploads (which can now only be accessed via Wayback Machine).
17	%% * BlackComedy: Makes up a good portion of the comic.
18	%% * BloodKnight: [[http://www.rarecandytreatment.com/comics/1381224/i-like-shorts/ Every Pokemon trainer.]]
19	%% * {{Crossover}}: %% Simply stating "This work contains X + Y" doesn't count under explaining how the trope is applied in the work.
20	%%** The ''[=DexBusters=]'' combine ''Series/MythBusters'' with the [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pokedex]].
21	%%** The ghost pokémon are caught by the Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}.
22	%%** The [[Manga/DragonBall Dragon Gem]].
23	%%** Ruins of [[http://www.rarecandytreatment.com/comics/961967/ruins-of-alph/ Alf]].
24	* {{Cult}}: One comic features a cult that worships Missingno, the infamous glitch Pokemon. The cult members only refer to it as "The Glitch".
25	* {{Deconstruction}}: A lot of dark or silly things in ''Pokémon'' are analyzed. For instance, one Hypno with the "Insomnia" Ability will be doomed to a sleepless life.
26	** Similarly, breeding Pokemon until the one with [[MinMaxing just the right nature]] leads to [[https://www.deviantart.com/bummerforshort/art/Breeder-s-Dilemma-176868401 massive ecological upheaval.]]
27	** Even darker, the Elemental Stones are said to give off a strange sort of radiation that causes certain Pokemon to evolve. What else does radiation cause? [[https://www.deviantart.com/bummerforshort/art/Overgrow-303912281 Cancer.]]
28	* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: [[https://www.deviantart.com/bummerforshort/art/The-impossible-made-possible-205604672 Magnemite used Magnet Rise]], which causes it to levitate! Even though it's already levitating!
29	* DreamApocalypse: [[https://www.deviantart.com/bummerforshort/art/Paradise-Lost-321897757 Spoink used Dream Eater!]] Which manifests as a destructive vortex in a Volbeat's nice dream, sucking everything into it.
30	%%* EpicFail: [[http://www.rarecandytreatment.com/comics/1332977/sleep-tackle/ This.]]
31	* FlatEarthAtheist: [[https://www.deviantart.com/bummerforshort/art/A-normal-approach-192519885 A Haunter meets your average skeptical teenager.]] Funnily enough, Haunter's ghostly attacks have no effect on the teen, thanks to PuffOfLogic.
32	* FoeRomanceSubtext: Zangoose and Seviper are mortal enemies, yet somehow produce an egg.
33	%%* HelloInsertNameHere: [[http://www.rarecandytreatment.com/comics/1783102/heritage/ "His name is Asshat!"]]
34	%%* {{Jerkass}}: What every Pokemon trainer appears to be painted as.
35	* AMindIsATerribleThingToRead: [[https://www.deviantart.com/bummerforshort/art/Mindblowing-269980563 "Mindblowing"]] has a Medicham attempt to read the mind of a Shiftry using Nasty Plot. It's horrified at what it saw.
36	* MundaneUtility: The trainer in [[https://www.deviantart.com/bummerforshort/art/Divine-Purpose-187059232 "Divine Purpose"]] has an [[OlympusMons Arceus]], which he uses for lighting up a cave.
37	* NoSell: [[https://www.deviantart.com/bummerforshort/art/130524-Awkward-Boner-373593381 Flying-types are immune to Ground-type attacks...]] even if said Ground-type attack involves chucking a large bone directly at its face.
38	%%* PerpetualFrowner: [[http://www.rarecandytreatment.com/comics/1105078/behind-the-mask/ Gastly.]]
39	* PowerIncontinence: [[https://www.deviantart.com/bummerforshort/art/Picnic-Panic-256474450 Snover's Snow Warning ability makes it summon hailstorms even if it doesn't intend to.]]
40	* RakeTake: [[https://www.deviantart.com/bummerforshort/art/Tools-of-War-281159556 "Tools of War"]] suggests using rakes as an entry hazard for battles in a similar fashion to Spikes and Stealth Rock.
41	* RapidFireFisticuffs: The Dexbusters' experiment concludes that Machamp can throw a thousand punches in half a minute. Too bad the Pokédex says it should be able to do it in ''two seconds''.
42	%% * Reality Ensues: [[http://www.rarecandytreatment.com/comics/1468394/fear-of-change/ Bumbazzle's take on how awful the game would be if it were more realistic]]
43	* RequiredSecondaryPowers: [[https://www.deviantart.com/bummerforshort/art/Moving-Tales-290332432 "Moving Tales"]] depicts what would happen if this trope is averted in the games. A Ditto can transform but cannot alter its size thanks to conservation of mass, a Pineco can't use Earthquake because it's too light, and an Electrode cannot use Sucker Punch because it has no arms.
44	* ShoutOut: Besides being obviously based on ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', this comic is littered with pop-culture references here and there:
45	** [[https://www.deviantart.com/bummerforshort/art/Ruins-of-Alph-176868763 The Ruins of Alph]] apparently has a statue of Series/{{ALF}}.
46	** [[Series/{{Friends}} F.I.E.N.D.S]], starring [[https://www.deviantart.com/bummerforshort/art/F-I-E-N-D-S-253978606 Chandelure Bing]].
47	** The Dexbusters are basically just the Series/{{Mythbusters}} applying their method to debunk ludicrous Pokédex entries.
48	** [[https://www.deviantart.com/bummerforshort/art/Pick-up-the-phone-203387209 When there's something strange in the Old Chateau]], [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} who ya gonna call?]]
49	%%* TheSleepless: Hypno.
50	* TakeThat:
51	** [[https://www.deviantart.com/bummerforshort/art/Failed-Anticipation-176868909 Meganium is a punching bag.]]
52	* WagTheDirector: InUniverse with Rosa and the Pokéstar Studios director in "[[https://www.deviantart.com/bummerforshort/art/Scene-it-all-360454553 Scene it all]]".
53	-->'''Rosa:''' Look. You're the director. I'm the lead actor. I believe it's obvious who's in charge here.
54	* WeaksauceWeakness: Alakazam can beat a computer at chess and solve a [[RubiksCubeInternationalGeniusSymbol Rubik's Cube]] in seconds. [[YouHaveResearchedBreathing Ask it to learn a fifth move]], however...
55	* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: [[https://www.deviantart.com/bummerforshort/art/Baby-don-t-hurt-me-340887841 "Baby don't hurt me"]] features a Cryogonal with this motivation to find out what love is, due to being a gender-neutral Pokemon who can be taught Attract. Sadly, it never learns what love is.

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