[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8529532/1/Pok%C3%A9mon-Mystery-Dungeon-Legendary-Genesis Legendary Genesis]] is a ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeon'' fanfiction that follows a social phobic girl who woke up as a Scyther and her Carnivine teammate.
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!! Legendary Genesis contains examples of:
* AcrophobicBird: Dion has to remind Eileen that she has wings on several occasions. The most notable example is when she's stuck in swamp water and tries to pull herself onto a boardwalk using her scythes to no avail.
* AdventureGuild: The "lessons" taught at Arcanine's Academy usually involve going on missions to complete certain tasks.
* AliensSpeakingEnglish: Eileen can't tell if the other Pokémon are speaking the language she spoke as a human or if she automatically became fluent in their own language.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler: Slurpuff presents herself as a kindly Pokémon, when in reality she is heartless toward wild Pokémon and has been turning them into Gummis to sell at her shop.]]
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Eileen has a hard time adjusting to how her arms have been transformed into scythes.
-->'''Eileen:''' ''I’ll never be able to hold onto anything, or shake someone’s hand, or scratch an itch, or… oh lord, what will happen after I go to the bathroom?''
* BlessedWithSuck: While Eileen is initially thrilled to have become a Scyther, it doesn't take long for her to become aware of the downsides of her new form.
* TheBlindLeadingTheBlind: Eileen often looks to Dion for advice, but later finds out that he's nearly as clueless as she is.
* TheChosenOne: Headmaster Arcanine holds a fragment of Arceus's soul, and will become a reborn Arceus using the power of the eighteen Plates.
* CurbStompBattle: Eileen manages to defeat the Kabuto in Emerald Grotto in a single attack by flipping it onto its back, leaving it helpless.
* CutesyNameTown: The story takes place near Origin Plaza, "where all adventures begin!". Like the title of the fanfiction, both the town and its motto reference beginnings.
* DeadpanSnarker: Eileen is prone to coming up with snide responses to what her teammate says. Her retorts always remain in her mind, however.
* DismissingACompliment: Eileen rolls her eyes when Dion tells her she's good at math, saying that even a second grader could've figured out the equation she solved.
* TheDitz: Dion isn't remarkably intelligent. He's very slow to react to certain things and he carries many unrealistic expectations about the world around him.
* DungeonCrawling: Being a PMD fanfiction, this is unsurprisingly the premise of the story.
* FatteningTheVictim: This appears to be why [[spoiler: Slurpuff]] is so generous.
* FishOutOfWater: The author dedicates a lot of time to describing the hardships Eileen encounters in her new form, including her struggles to fly, chew food, and sit down properly.
* HeroAcademy: The students at Arcanine's Academy are trained to search for treasure, fight crime, and go on rescue missions.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: Slurpuff is defeated when Dion lashes out at and activates the Itemizer Orb she was about to throw at him.]]
* HowDoIShotWeb: Eileen doesn't understand how moves work and what makes them different from standard attacks. As a result, she sometimes unknowingly uses moves at inappropriate times.
* IdentityAmnesia: Eileen can't remember any of the personal details of her past life, but other than that her memory is largely intact.
* ImAHumanitarian: Eileen is frequently accused of cannibalism by Cleo. According to her, the Pokémon inhabiting the Foreboding Bog are prone to eating members of their own species.
** [[spoiler: Slurpuff reveals that the Gummis she's been selling to unknowing customers are made from wild Pokémon.]]
* InstantIllness: The Toxic Plate is capable of creating such.
* IntroOnlyPointOfView: The first chapter stars Dion, but all the following chapters revolve around Eileen.
* IsItSomethingYouEat: Toxicroak's response when Dion asks if he sells any Orbs that could turn someone into a human.
-->'''Toxicroak:''' Would a “human” be considered a consumable good?
* JustDesserts: [[spoiler: Slurpuff is turned into a pile of Gummis, although they aren't eaten.]]
* JustWokeUpThatWay: Eileen, in the typical PMD fashion.
* LethalChef: Chef Muk's cooking supposedly tastes fine, but whether or not it's sanitary is questionable.
-->'''Eileen:''' Is it safe to eat?
-->'''Dion:''' Probably not. I think everyone's developed an immunity to it, though.
* ALizardNamedLiz: Dion's name is derived from the scientific name of the Venus flytrap, which is of course what Carnivine is based on.
* MerchantCity: Origin Plaza.
* MessOnAPlate: The soup Chef Muk cooked is described as looking similar to the sludge making up her body.
* MysticalPlague: Alakazam uses the Toxic Plate to make the Pokémon of Origin Plaza come down with a sudden illness.
* NaiveNewcomer: Eileen is naturally this. She starts off knowing very little about the world around her and how to function in her new shape, but is gradually educated over the course of the beginning.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: While battling the Kabuto in Emerald Grotto, Eileen inadvertently uses Leer on a hysterical Dion.
* OldMaster: Headmaster Arcanine was a skilled battler during his youth, and he has many scars to prove it. He has managed to retain some of his fighting prowess and intends to pass it down to his students.
* TheOmniscient: Alakazam seems to know everything about Arceus and its Heirs.
* OnlyTheChosenMayWield: Subverted. Any Pokémon can use the powers of the Plates, but only Arceus may harness their "true power", according to Alakazam.
* PickyEater: Rudy refuses to eat Slurpuff's Gummis, which he refers to as "fake city food".
* PlagueMaster: Alakazam claims he's been traveling the world in search of Arceus's Heir, making Pokémon fall ill and then healing them. He says that the Heir would know that he was using the Toxic and Meadow Plates, like Arcanine did.
* TheQuietOne: After finding out she wasn't dreaming, Eileen has been mostly silent. She does want to speak up, but she is too afraid.
* RedOniBlueOni: The loud and ambitious Dion is the red to the quieter Eileen's blue.
* SelfInsertFic: The author admitted that she shamelessly based the protagonist off of herself. "Eileen" is actually her middle name.
* SwampsAreEvil: The story starts in a dungeon called Foreboding Bog. Dion, who isn't bothered by the swamp's stench and humidity, sneaks off to it in search of treasure.
* ThatWasNotADream: Dion is puzzled by Eileen's insistence that she's dreaming and has to go through the trouble of convincing her otherwise
* ThinkingUpPortals: Alakazam links Light Screen with Teleport to create Teleportals.
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Eileen, of course. This is a PMD fanfiction, after all.
* TheTropeWithoutATitle: The title of the third chapter refers to Eileen and Dion's unnamed team as "the team with no name".
* UnderestimatingBadassery: The Kabuto taunts Eileen after she accidentally uses Leer on her teammate, only to be taken down by her in one hit.
* TheWatson: Eileen usually only speaks when she's asking questions about the world.
* WeatherReportOpening: The story has been criticized for its flowery opening paragraph.
-->Milky morning light illuminated the murky bog, softening its normally sinister atmosphere. The air was smolderingly humid, and the repulsive odor of steaming swamp gas and rotting vegetation emanated from the green, stagnant water.
* WorthlessTreasureTwist: Headmaster Arcanine says that the gem Eileen and Dion retrieved from Emerald Grotto is absolutely worthless, but then goes on to explain that not all treasures are in material form and they still [[ItsTheJourneyThatCounts learned a lot from their lesson]].