History FanFic / PokemonBlackandWhiteTaleofaLegend

* BattleCry / CatchPhrase:

-->'''[[spoiler:Phantom]]''': [[CatchPhrase Remember, there are only two types of men in this world]]. Those who fight for what's right, and those who do not!

%%* CloningBlues: Genesect feels this at first, then decides to make some friends.

** Also, several characters are fans of ''[[StarWars Omastar Wars]]'' and will reference it if given the chance.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The Legendary Pokémon, Gym Leaders, Elite Four, Champion, and elite members of Team Plasma all count. Alder even mentions this near the end:
--> '''Alder''': Let's go, Bouffalant! We'll show them precisely the reason why we're the strongest in Unova!

%%* FiveManBand:
%%** TheLeader: Volan
%%** TheLancer: Thrin
%%** TheChick: Bianca
%%** TheBigGuy: Stephan

* EverythingsBetterwithDinosaurs: The author pretty much says so. This is probably why Volan and Thrin encounter some during their trip through time, and why [[spoiler:Genesect]] fights one.

** Two for [[spoiler:Petromyzon]]. At first, it seems as though [[spoiler:he's gone for good after N releases him]], but then [[spoiler:he's shown having a [[PropheticDream Prophetic Dream]] of Volan in danger]] and comes to the rescue just in time. During the final chapter, though, [[spoiler:he's completely vanished again]].

%%** Now taken [[UptoEleven Up to Eleven]] with Colress.

%%* LostWoods: The haunted forest on Route 7.

%%* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Rinkus and Sierra. If Pterano is with them they're Those Three Bad Guys.

** What happened to the various Legendary Pokémon after [[spoiler:the fight with Perfect Kyurem, namely the four Sacred Swordsmen and the Therian trio]] is left unclear.

%%* DragonInChief: Ghetsis. Of course, [[spoiler:he was the [[BigBad Big Bad]] all along]]...

** Bernice is named for Bert's pet pigeon in ''Series/SesameStreet''. Rudy shares his name with the ''Baryonyx'' in ''WesternAnimation/IceAge3DawnOfTheDinosaurs''. Petrie is named after a character in the ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime Land Before Time]]'' series.

* AffablyEvil: A few members of Team Plasma treat the main characters rather politely.

* AntiVillain: N. He crosses the line several times, but ultimately what he wants is for Unova to be a better place.
* AscendedMeme: Ghetsis is referred to as [[MemeticMutation "Dennis"]] [[RunningGag at one point]].

* BadassAdorable: Pretty much any of the main characters' Pokémon, when unevolved.

* BadassBookworm: Volan.

* BattleCouple: Volan and Caitlin, and Victini and Meloetta.
* BattleCry / CatchPhrase: Volan's "Show no mercy!"

* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: Thrin (later Bianca), Volan, and Stephan.

** Grimsley also approves of this mindset.

* BerserkButton: Whether or not he's the target, Volan hates bullies with a passion. Especially when those bullies are part of a certain evil team.

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: This is revealed to be what happened to the Pokémon on Route 14 and the Village Elder's Haxorus, thanks to [[spoiler:Colress' experiments]].

* BrownNote: For Volan, Thrin, and their dragons, [[spoiler:Kyurem's cry]] induces rage and agony all at once.

* CannonFodder: Team Plasma grunts, especially during the Battle of Vertress.

* CharacterDevelopment: Pretty much all of the main characters go through this, especially Volan and Thrin. The Elite Four are a notable example, and Volan has to train with them at one point to help them improve on their flaws holding them back.

* ChekhovsSkill: Earlier, during one of their Pokémon League battles, Will orders his Ariados to wrap a flaming Seed Bomb up in web and hurl it back at his foe. Later, when he and some other Trainers are fighting many Team Plasma grunts, this comes in handy when they have to clear out a large number of enemy Pokémon.

* ChristmasEpisode: [[http://fanfiction.net/s/10918193/1/Holiday-of-a-Legend One exists]] as a separate story, not recommended for those who have yet to reach Chapter 100 or so.
* CloningBlues: Genesect feels this at first, then decides to make some friends.

* CombinationAttack: Used a lot by Volan near the end, and teaching his Pokémon these is what most of his last-minute training for the Pokémon League consists of.

** [[spoiler:Perfect Kyurem's]] Elemental Beam.

* CreatingLifeIsAwesome: [[spoiler:Professor Juniper]] with Genesect.
* {{Crossover}}: The gang spends several legs of their journey with either Professor Scatterly or the Barebones siblings, from the ''VideoGame/FossilFighters'' series.

* CynicismCatalyst: Little Volan's and Bernice's public beating by a complete jerk. A jerk with a Ground-type Pokémon.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Team Plasma were scum in the games, but their nastiness is taken to new lows here. Also, deaths, on screen and off.
* DarkIsEvil: Ghetsis keeps his Hydreigon in a Dusk Ball. Team Plasma as a whole are after Zekrom. However...

* DeadSidekick: Alder, still... but [[spoiler:guess who caused it in this continuity?]]

* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]]: Volan
* {{Determinator}}: Those wretched Cofagrigus.

* DoomedHometown: [[spoiler:Lacunosa... however, the inhabitants turn out to be fine.]]
* DragonInChief: Ghetsis. Of course, [[spoiler:he was the [[BigBad Big Bad]] all along]]...
* [[DreamingofThingstoCome Dreaming of Things to Come]]: Our (white) hero does this multiple times throughout the story. He foresees the fight with Zekrom and the 'Black Hero', finding the Relic Castle shrine, and [[spoiler:the Tornadus-Thundurus fight]].

* [[DressingAsTheEnemy Dressing as the Enemy]]: We get a villainous example when Zinzolin, disguised as a cop, breaks his subordinates out of prison.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Despite taking place during the events of [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Black and White]], several Kalos Pokémon make appearances as species unable to be fully identified by the Pokedex. Mega Evolutions also appear.

* EatenAlive: Happens several times.

* EmbarrassingNickname: Cheren has one, but it's only mentioned once.

* [[EscapedFromTheLab Escaped from the Lab]]: [[spoiler:Genesect]], as a result of Colress' [[CarryTheOne careless mistake]].
* EtTuBrute: The reason for Grunge's rampage.
* TheExtremistWasRight: Volan agrees with what some of what N says, but certainly not enough.
* [[EverythingsBetterwithDinosaurs Everything's Better with Dinosaurs]]: The author pretty much says so. This is probably why Volan and Thrin encounter some during their trip through time, and why [[spoiler:Genesect]] fights one.
** Everything also seems to be better with plenty of birds, which are also dinosaurs.

* FaceYourFears: Volan is not a fan of Frillish (or the sea, really), since one tried to drown and eat him when he was little. The universe seems to pick up on this and he keeps seeing reminders of the watery grave that was nearly his. Joining forces with Sapphire and her homies helps him get over the problem.

* FauxAffablyEvil: Ghetsis.

* [[FiveManBand Four Man Band]]:
** TheLeader: Volan
** TheLancer: Thrin
** TheChick: Bianca
** TheBigGuy: Stephan

* ForScience: Now taken [[UptoEleven Up to Eleven]] with Colress.
** Also why Scatterly keeps putting himself (and Will) in such danger.

* FriendlyRivalry: Volan and Stephan.

* GenkiGirl: Both Bianca and Sapphire invoke this often.
* GentleGiant: Grunge, and later Rickie.
* GlassCannon: [[WordOfGod Word of Arceus]] states Petrie is this.
* [[GondorCallsforAid Gondor Calls for Aid]]: Bianca to [[spoiler:Landorus]].

* GreenEyedMonster: Thrin sometimes has this issue concerning her brother...

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Caitlin and Bianca, big time.
* HatePlague: Mindless violence is induced in Pokémon on Route 13 and near the Abundant Shrine by [[spoiler:one of Colress' awful experiments]].
** Even worse: two of the victims are [[spoiler:Tornadus and Thundurus]], who weren't even supposed to wake up yet.
** It gets worse still when he figures out how to target individual Pokémon. Victory Road is practically empty of Trainers for a reason.
** Then [[UptoEleven Up to Eleven]] when he [[spoiler:uses his perfected device on Zekrom]].

* HeelFaceTurn: A surprising number throughout the story.
** [[spoiler:Rood, one of Team Plasma's Seven Sages, and a number of his followers]].
** [[spoiler:Anna]], though she left due to circumstances beyond her control.
** [[spoiler:Rinkus and Sierra]]. They go become Trainers.
** [[spoiler:Professor Juniper]] can be said to have done one of these to [[spoiler:Team Plasma]] as well, after the research went wrong.
** [[spoiler:Phantom's Chatot]] counts. It was pure pragmatism, but she genuinely likes Stephan.
** [[spoiler:Gwendolyn, the Team Plasma grunt that Thrin befriends.]] She becomes a useful ally around the time the Unova League starts.
** [[spoiler:Pterano the Elite Plasma Grunt]], convinced to switch sides by his former allies.
** Finally, [[spoiler:N]] during the battle between Reshiram and Zekrom, just as in the games.

* HollywoodHealing: Volan, multiple times, although [[HandWaved Hand Waved]] due to Reshiram's influence.

* HumansAreBastards: The belief of the Sacred Swordsmen, although Volan gives them cause to begin thinking otherwise.

* [[IComeinPeace I Come in Peace]]: Sapphire isn't an alien, but she tells Volan this (in Pokéspeech, natch) after his initial freakout.
* [[IJustWanttoHaveFriends I Just Want to Have Friends]]: Genesect is (partly) motivated by this.
* [[IWillPunishYourFriendforYourFailure I Will Punish Your Friend for Your Failure]]: This is how the villains [[spoiler:make Thrin agree to let them use Zekrom]] -they say that people she cares about will suffer if she doesn't.

* ItsPersonal: You do not steal a man's Pokémon team if you enjoy having teeth.

* ItsQuietTooQuiet: The gang notices this as they travel through the woods of Route 13. They find out [[HatePlague why]] soon enough.

* {{Jerkass}}: Trip. Iris and Cilan come off as this a bit, too.

* [[KillItwithFire Kill It with Fire]]: Happens to Vulcan the Elite Plasma Grunt, after the boss wakes up a pissed-off Heatran.
** Zig Zagged in the case of [[spoiler:the Durant Queen]]. She turns out to have the Heatproof ability, so everyone's best Fire attacks do little damage. However. after the fire spreads to the surrounding area, [[spoiler:her wings are too damaged to fly any more, and there's nowhere for her to land and Dig to safety. She only delayed the inevitable]].
* LargeHam: Implied in-universe and stated by [[WordOfGod Word of Arceus]] that Oliver is this once he fully evolves. Doubles as a [[StealthPun Stealth Pun]].
* LaserGuidedKarma: Two grunts blow up an underwater ruin that was home to countless Pokémon. The kingdom's new ruler is very unhappy about this, and [[spoiler:has his subjects... invite them down for dinner after they discover their equipment isn't working.]]

* LeeroyJenkins: Again, Oliver.
-->'''Volan''': What was he yelling about?
-->'''Mistral''': ''I don't know... something about someone named Leroy.''

* [[LimitBreak Limit Break]]: A couple of times during the final few battles with Team Plasma, Petrie [[spoiler:becomes able to ignore his own Defeatist ability, which works by crippling him with fear.]] It is postulated in the sequel that he could only have done this due to the dire circumstances he was facing during that time.

* LostWoods: The haunted forest on Route 7.

* MeaningfulName: Some of Volan's Pokémon get these - Rickie for the Richter scale since the Seismitoad line causes earthquakes, Petromyzon for the genus of the sea lamprey which the Eelektross line resembles, Sapphire for her eye color, Sol for his evolved form's association with the sun.

* MotherlyScientist: Professor Juniper.
* [[NeverTellMetheOdds Never Tell Me the Odds]]: Spoken (well, thought) word for word by [[spoiler:Genesect]] during the fight with [[spoiler:Colress' Metagross]].

* NoodleIncident: Cheren has ordered Bianca never to discuss the 'Swadloon Incident'. She disobeys. Volan and Thrin also don't talk about the 'Jelly Bean Incident'.

-->'''Announcer''': ''Oh cra-'' (''explosion'')

* [[OutruntheFireball Outrun the Fireball]]: After [[spoiler:Heatran wakes up]], Volan and company, with help from [[spoiler:the Sacred Swordsmen]] must do this multiple times.
* [[PortaltothePast Portal to the Past]]: There's one beneath Relic Castle.
* PowerEchoes: Another result of pushing Reshiram too far.
* PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep: Averted. When Volan's dragon is at her angriest, his (her) voice rises in pitch.
* PowerTrio: Volan, Thrin/Bianca, and Stephan.

* PropheciesAreAlwaysRight: According to the Dragon Elder's legend, if [[spoiler:Tornadus and Thundurus]] wake up too early, their rage will make them even stronger than usual as they rampage. They do prove to be extremely challenging opponents.
** Averted with [[spoiler:one of the earlier pictures in Relic Castle's throne room, of the giant Metagross trying to eat the planet. [[WordOfGod Word of Arceus]] states that was just for fun.]]

* PunchClockVillain: Rinkus and Sierra count. So does Pterano.

* [[RecruitedfromtheGutter Recruited from the Gutter]]: Grunge, and literally in the case of Rudy, whom Volan met [[spoiler:again]] in Castelia Sewers.
** Jet too, as his (after)life was pretty bleak before he met Thrin.

* [[SavetheVillain Save the Villain]]: Volan makes this decision during his [[spoiler:trip through time]].

* ShooTheDog: Hugh with Grunge.

* ShutUpHannibal: To N, courtesy of both Volan and Thrin.

* SourSupporter: Petromyzon, [[spoiler:until N kidnaps him, along with Volan's other Pokémon, and frees him]].
* [[SpecsofAwesome Specs of Awesome]]: Volan's got a pair.

* [[SugarandIcePersonality Sugar and Ice Personality]]: Volan is a good friend and brother... but if he doesn't know you he's going to be pretty closed off. This changes as his adventure goes on.

* TemptingFate: Welcome to Undella Town! Welcome to Undella Town! "It's just going to be a trip to the coast. It's not like anything can go wrong."

* TheCretaceousIsAlwaysDoomed: Averted, although the gang still has to worry about becoming dinner.
* TheManBehindTheMan: Ghetsis to N.
* TheRival: N and Trip to Volan.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: The Gureis also give N several of these. If only he'd listen.

* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Rinkus and Sierra. If Pterano is with them they're Those Three Bad Guys.
* TookALevelInBadass: Bianca becomes a force to be reckoned with. Stephan too.
** Elite Plasma Grunt Aldith, in that she was [[spoiler:first encountered as a random grunt that Volan and Thrin fought at the beginning of their travels]].
* TournamentArc: The Club Battle Tournament in Virbank City, the PWT in Driftveil City, the Clubsplosion in Undella Town, and finally the Unova League or Vertress Conference.

* UncertainDoom: What happened to the various Legendary Pokémon after [[spoiler:the fight with Perfect Kyurem, namely the four Sacred Swordsmen and the Therian trio]] is left unclear.

* VerbalTic: Rinkus has one, yes?
* VillainousCrush: N to Thrin, although it's perfectly innocent.
* VillainousRescue: Volan is soon repaid for his decision to [[SaveTheVillain Save the Villain]].
* WhamLine: Ghetsis has the same one as in the games.
-->'''Ghetsis''': [[spoiler:After all of that, do you think you're still worthy of sharing the name Harmonia with me? You good-for-nothing boy!]]
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It is never explained exactly who or what [[spoiler:tricked Thrin into leaving the group, although N may have had something to do with it]].

** All of the Legendary Pokémon when fighting [[spoiler:Perfect Kyurem]].

* WorldLimitedToThePlot: Averted at the very end, when it's shown that the Battle of Vertress was made world news.
* YouCanSeeMe: Victini to Volan, during their first few encounters.

* YouSaidYouWouldLetThemGo: After [[spoiler:stealing Volan's Pokémon, N]] tells Volan to enter the Clubsplosion tournament and win to prove his worth. But when Volan does this, [[spoiler:N decides that winning that just isn't good enough any more, and demands one last battle before returning Volan's team.]]
** [[spoiler:Said team comes out to help Volan win, showing their loyalty and satisfying N.]]

Now has a sequel called "Pokemon X & Y: Flight of a Legend", which can be read [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12205564/1/Pokemon-X-Y-Flight-of-a-Legend here]].

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** [[spoiler:Perfect Kyurem's]] ElementalBeam, noted below.

* ElementalBeam: These are used by various Pokémon, but most notable is the one used by [[spoiler:Perfect Kyurem, which is described as an Ice Beam, Flamethrower, and Thunderbolt fused into one]].

A brave boy and a tough girl, siblings, begin their Pokémon journey together. They receive sporadic guidance from odd black and white phantoms, and find themselves drawn into conflict with a seemingly-harmless Pokémon rights group. The story incorporates elements from the [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite first]] and [[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 second]] Black/White games, focusing on friendship (and perhaps more), destiny, and of course, plenty of adventure. It is written by Cottonmouth25, and can be read [[http://fanfiction.net/s/9565658/1/Pokemon-Black-White-Tale-of-a-Legend here]].

* ShaggySearchTechnique: A couple taps of the foot happens to [[spoiler:reveal the computer with Ghetsis' security feed of Kyurem]].

* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulu?: Volan delivers an epic tongue-lashing to [[spoiler:Zekrom]] at one point.

** Everything also seems to be better with plenty of birds, which evolved from dinosaurs.

* CharacterDevelopment: Pretty much all of the main characters go through this, especially Volan and Thrin.

* EarlyBirdCameo: An unnamed character appears at the end of Chapter 172, "The Story is Not Yet Over". [[spoiler:It's Sera De Lis, formally introduced in the sequel.]]

** The Plasma nicknamed Kermit the Frogadier, by a hungry Tyrantrum.

** Four unlucky tourists, by [[spoiler:the same angry Frillish]].

-->'''[[spoiler:Phantom]]''': "[[CatchPhrase Remember, there are only two types of men in this world]]. Those who fight for what's right, and those who do not!"

* HatePlague: Mindless violence is induced in Pokémon on Route 13 and near [[spoiler:the Abundant Shrine]] by [[spoiler:one of Colress' awful experiments]].

** A villainous example: After the gang interferes with his research one time too many, Colress declares this... right before fleeing.
** And another: the Elite Plasma Grunt, Aldith, reveals that she was [[spoiler:one of the grunts Volan and Thrin took down way back on Route 2]], and has come for revenge.
** As in the games, Ghetsis flips out when Volan defeats everything that Team Plasma puts in his way.

-->'''Volan''': "What was he yelling about?"
-->'''Mistral''': "''I don't know... something about someone named Leroy.''"

-->'''Volan''': "GET DOWN!"
-->'''Announcer''': "''Oh cra-''"
-->'''explosion'''

** The Plasmas Rinkus, Sierra, and Pterano are also named for ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime Land Before Time]]'' characters.

* TrueCompanions: Volan and his team. Additionally, the group of Volan, Thrin, Stephan, and later Bianca.

** Seeing the mess Colress made of Opelucid City reminds Volan of ''[[TheDayAfterTomorrow The Inkay after Tomorrow]]''.

-->'''Narrator''': ''Tentatively, Volan dared to look at what [[spoiler:Kyurem]] had become, and the sight that met his eyes was simultaneously so horrifying and awe-inspiring to look at that he simply couldn't find the words.''

-->'''Mistral''': ''I don't know... something about someone named Leroy.''

* BattleCry/CatchPhrase: Volan's "Show no mercy!"

* TheCameo: Barry and Paul during one of the tournament arcs, as well as Phantom and his crew.

* DarkIsEvil: Team Plasma is after Zekrom, and Ghetsis keeps his Hydreigon in a Dusk Ball.

** And another: the Elite Plasma Grunt, Aldith, reveals that she was one of the grunts Volan and Thrin took down way back on Route 2, and has come for revenge.

** Zig Zagged in the case of [[spoiler:The Durant Queen]]. She turns out to have the Heatproof ability, so everyone's best Fire attacks do little damage. However. after the fire spreads to the surrounding area, [[spoiler:her wings are too damaged to fly any more, and there's nowhere for her to land and Dig to safety. She only delayed the inevitable.]]

** [[spoiler:Vulcan is roasted right after he and Colress do their dirty work and wake up Heatran.]]

* NoodleIncident: Cheren has ordered Bianca never to discuss the 'Swadloon Incident.' She disobeys. Volan and Thrin also don't talk about the 'Jelly Bean Incident.'

** Averted with [[spoiler:one of the earlier pictures in Relic Castle's throne room, of the giant Metagross trying to eat the planet. Word of God states that was just for fun.]]

* BecauseDestinySaysSo: Eventually, Volan becomes very accepting of his role as the White Hero. Thrin also doesn't mind meeting a huge black dragon if it means she gets to stomp Team Plasma

** Volan and Thrin [[spoiler:stop Perfect Kyurem by calling out to their respective dragons that make up two-thirds of its body. It reacts adversely at first]].

* ChekhovsGun: During the final battle, [[spoiler:Petromyzon comes out of nowhere to save Volan, evolving into Eelektrik in the process]].

-->'''Volan''': And you! You're supposed to follow [[spoiler:Thrin]]! The ''real'' Black Hero, not this fancy cape-wearing idiot. Get your priorities straight, you big black lump!

* FireballEyeballs: Volan sports a brilliant blue version of this when Reshiram's Berserk Button is pushed.

* GlassCannon: Word of Arceus states Petrie is this.

* HellIsThatNoise: [[spoiler:Perfect Kyurem's roar, a combination of the roars of Reshiram, Zekrom, and Kyurem]].

* {{Jerkass}}: Trip. Iris and Cilan come off as this a bit, too.

-->'''Volan''': So Hughie's missing Dewey and Louie? Must be hard to keep your Ducklett in a row.

-->'''Ghetsis''': After all of that, do you think you're still worthy of sharing the name Harmonia with me? You good-for-nothing boy!

** Two for [[spoiler:Petromyzon]]. At first, it seems as though [[spoiler:he's gone for good after N releases him]], but then [[spoiler:he's shown having a Prophetic Dream of Volan in danger]] and comes to the rescue just in time. During the final chapter, though, [[spoiler:he's completely vanished again]].

!!This fic provides examples of:

** For [[spoiler:Heatran]], it's just being woken up. [[spoiler:Thundurus and Tornadus]] too, since it happened earlier than it should have.

* CreatingLifeIsAwesome: [[spoiler:Aurea]] with Genesect

* DreamSpying: Volan does a little of this [[spoiler:when he sticks Landorus' piece of Reveal Glass under his pillow]]; this is how he finds out what N, N's servant, and [[spoiler:his own sister]] are getting up to.

* DualBoss: Volan has to battle both Skyla and [[spoiler:Tony]] for the Jet Badge.

** [[spoiler:The guy nicknamed Kermit the Frogadier]], by a hungry Tyrantrum
** [[spoiler:Short-and Plump and Murkrow Girl]], by the [[spoiler:Frillish/Jellicent whose home they destroy]]
** Four unlucky tourists, by the same angry [[spoiler:Frillish]]

* [[EscapedFromTheLab Escaped from the Lab]]: [[spoiler:Genesect]]

* ItsPersonal: You do not [[spoiler:steal a man's Pokémon team]] if you enjoy having teeth.

** If their other shenanigans weren't bad enough, now Plasma's gone and [[spoiler:frozen Volan's hometown.]]
** The Barebones siblings become temporary allies due to some of their Pokémon suffering the same fate as [[spoiler:Volan's team.]]

* [[KillItwithFire Kill It with Fire]]: Happens to [[spoiler:Vulcan the Elite Plasma Grunt]], after the boss wakes up a pissed-off [[spoiler:Heatran]].
** Zig Zagged in the case of [[spoiler:The Durant Queen]] -turns out to have the Heatproof ability, so everyone's best Fire attacks do little damage. However. after the fire spreads to the surrounding area, [[spoiler:her wings are too damaged to fly any more, and there's nowhere for her to land and Dig to safety. She only delayed the inevitable.]]

* MeaningfulName: Some of Volan's Pokémon get these -Rickie for the Richter scale since the Seismitoad line causes earthquakes, Petromyzon for the genus of the sea lamprey which the Eelektross line resembles, Sapphire for her eye color, Sol for his evolved form's association with the sun.

* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: After he's had enough of his old Trainer's abuse, Rudy tricks the guy into leaving him behind. [[spoiler:He ends up being found by Volan and taken in.]]

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Zinzolin's [[TemptingFate taunt]] is the impetus for not one, but two [[spoiler:opposing Pokémon to evolve, defeat his Weavile, and run him out of town.]]

* DefiantCaptive: Thrin does a stint in Plasma prison. She is rude and does what she can to undermine them.

** The Barebones siblings become temporary allies due to [[spoiler:some of their Pokémon suffering the same fate as Volan's team.]]

* LaserGuidedKarma: Two grunts [[spoiler:blow up an underwater ruin that was home to countless Pokémon.]] The kingdom's new ruler is very unhappy about this, and [[spoiler:has his subjects... invite them down for dinner after they discover their equipment isn't working.]]

* LetsSplitUpGang: [[spoiler:Bianca]] opts to do some heavy solo training after [[spoiler:her troubles at the Humilau City Gym]].

* ObliviousToLove: It takes Volan a while to figure out exactly why Caitlin makes him feel odd. She has the same issue.

** Bernice is named for Bert's pet pigeon in ''Series/SesameStreet''. Rudy shares his name with the Baryonyx in ''WesternAnimation/IceAge3DawnOfTheDinosaurs''. Petrie is named after a character in the ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime Land Before Time]]'' series.

** The way Skyla talks is reminiscent of the Le-Matoran from [[Franchise/BIONICLE BIONICLE]]. She even quotes Lewa Nuva from time to time, who is said to exist in-universe as a famous pilot.

* WhatTheHellHero: Bernice is admonished by Volan concerning [[spoiler:her bad attitude]] after she becomes an Unfezant. Justified, in that the Pokédex states that Unfezant is naturally proud Pokémon.

* YouSaidYouWouldLetThemGo: After the Clubsplosion, [[spoiler:N decides that winning that just isn't good enough any more, and demands one last battle before returning Volan's team.]]

* BadassBookworm: Volan
* BattleAmongsttheFlames: As the fight with [[spoiler:the Durant Queen]] goes on, all those Inferno and Flamethrower attacks start taking a toll on the surroundings.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: Volan is very accepting of his role as the White Hero. Thrin also doesn't mind meeting a huge black dragon if it means she gets to stomp cultist behind.

** When Reshiram (in Volan's body) learns the green-haired guy in front of her is in charge of those who disrespect the truth, she is not pleased.
** She's also angry -and pained -upon [[spoiler:learning what has happened to Kyurem]]. Zekrom responds in the same manner.
** For [[spoiler:Heatran]], it's just being woken up.
*** [[spoiler:Thundurus and Tornadus]] too, since it happened earlier than it should have.

* CantTakeAnythingWithYou: Zig Zagged. [[spoiler:The prehistoric pokes fail to return with their new friends... but Volan and Thrin do end up with two very well-preserved Fossils, which they take to the lab and revive.]]
** Volan also warns Pterano and Co. why they'd better not catch anything -they aren't looking to make friends, and they all know it.

* CrashIntoHello: A platonic version is how Volan meets Grimsley.

* [[DreamingofThingstoCome Dreaming of Things to Come]]: Our (white) hero does this concerning the fight with the 'Black Hero', finding the Relic Castle shrine, and [[spoiler:the Tornadus-Thundurus fight]].

* [[DressingAsTheEnemy Dressing as the Enemy]]: We get a villainous example when Zinzolin the cop breaks his subordinates out of prison.

* EatenAlive:

* FlashbackNightmare: Thrin's nightmare about the time she snuck into the woods and met Kyurem.

* FrameUp: Done to [[spoiler:Pterano]]

* GentleGiant: Grunge, and later Rickie

* [[GondorCallsforAid Gondor Calls for Aid]]: Bianca to [[spoiler:Landorus]]

* GuardianEntity: Reshiram to Volan (and to his son), Zekrom to Thrin. Victini exhibits traces of this, too.

* HeelFaceTurn:

** [[spoiler:Professor Juniper]] can be said to have done one of these as well, after the research went wrong.

* HopelessBossFight: [[spoiler:Volan and Stephan only wanted to stall Thundurus and Tornadus until Bianca and Ash could make it to the shrine. After putting up a good struggle they and their pokes are out like lights. They do recover and come to help in Round 2 right before Landorus arrives.]]

* [[KillItwithFire Kill It with Fire]]: Happens to [[spoiler:Vulcan the Elite]], after the boss wakes up a pissed-off [[spoiler:Heatran]].

* LostWoods: Haunted forest on Route 7

** Hugh is the one who named Grunge the Garbodor. He also has Pokémon named Scrooge, Dewey and Lou. Or, as Volan put it, "So Hughie's missing Dewey and Louie?"

* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: After he's had enough of his old Trainer's abuse, Rudy tricks the guy into leaving him behind.
* MotherlyScientist: Professor Juniper

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Zinzolin's taunt is the impetus for not one, but two [[spoiler:opposing Pokémon to evolve, defeat his Weavile, and run him out of town.]]

* NoodleIncident: Cheren has ordered Bianca never to discuss the 'Swadloon Incident.' She disobeys.
** Volan and Thrin also don't talk about the 'Jelly Bean Incident.'

* PropheciesAreAlwaysRight:
** According to the Dragon Elder's legend, if [[spoiler:Tornadus and Thundurus]] wake up too early, their rage will make them even stronger than usual as they rampage. They do prove to be extremely challenging opponents.

* [[RecruitedfromtheGutter Recruited from the Gutter]]: Grunge and Rudy

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: [[spoiler:Sapphire's]] parents are the king and queen of [[spoiler:Undella Bay's ruins (and whatever's going to be their new home)]]; this would make her a princess. A princess who's putting in serious work.
* RunOrDie: The grunts say this about Tyrantrum; Volan is forced to agree
* RunningGag: Sapphire will leave her Poké Ball whenever she wants, summoned or not, and hit on whichever opponent or teammate she pleases.
* [[SavetheVillain Save the Villain]]: Volan makes this decision during his trip through time.
* ShaggySearchTechnique: A couple taps of the foot [[spoiler:reveal the computer with Ghetsis' security feed of Kyurem]].

* ShoutOut: Bernice is named for Bert's pigeon friend in ''Series/SesameStreet'', Rudy is named for the Baryonyx in ''WesternAnimation/IceAge3DawnOfTheDinosaurs'', and Petrie is named for a character in the ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime Land Before Time]]'' series.

** The initial appearance of [[spoiler:the Durant Queen]] is inspired by a ''[[VideoGame/RaymanOrigins Rayman Origins]]'' boss.

* SmallSecludedWorld: Rickie and his curious, stony neighbors occupy one beneath Wellspring Cave. The occasional Woobat comes by and tells stories about the world above.

* SourSupporter: Petromyzon

* StrangeSyntaxSpeaker: Skyla

* TrueCompanions: Volan and his team.

* VillainousRescue: Volan is soon repaid for his decision to Save the Villain.
* WhatTheHellHero: Bernice is admonished by Volan concerning [[spoiler:her bad attitude after she becomes an Unfeazant]].

* {{Crossover}}: The gang spends several legs of their journey with either Professor Scatterly or the Barebones siblings, from the FossilFighters series.

* ShoutOut: Bernice is named for Bert's pigeon friend in ''Series/SesameStreet'', Rudy is named for the Baryonyx in ''WesternAnimation/IceAge3DawnOfTheDinosaurs'', and Petrie is named for a character in the ''[[LandBeforeTime Land Before Time]]'' series.
** The Plasmas Rinkus, Sierra, and Pterano are also named for ''[[LandBeforeTime Land Before Time]]'' characters.