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* KarmicDeath: Givoanni is killed by Mewtwo once he reveals he was just using the Legendary.

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* KarmicDeath: Givoanni is killed by Mewtwo once he reveals he was just using the Legendary. Triples as DeathByAdaptation and AdaptationalKarma due to his anime counterpart not only being alive by the end of Ash's tenure as protagonist, but ultimately ends up as a KarmaHoudini.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: He is generally a wisecracker who loves to push his co-worker's buttons but after facing an entity known as the Harbinger, Sidney is usually quiet and withdrawn for a few days after.

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** After the Durand battle, she has begun to train with the rest of the team, showing a cunning side. And decides to actually battle for the first time against Wally's Ralts.



* CowardlyLion: Seeker is fairly timid and not prone to conflict, due to the abuse she suffered while a Team Rocket Pokemon. She doesn't hesitate to throw herself in harm's way when Ash is in danger.



* AchillesHeel: Tangrowth's vines are his only way to interact with the world, and cutting them off or disabling them means he's helpless. Ash helps him develop a counter to this weakness by way of Super Regeneration, which lets him regrow his vines incredibly fast.



* ExperiencedProtagonist: Before Tangrowth, as a Tangela, joined Ash's team Ash realizes that he had been trained before due to Tangela knew Moves that could only be learned via TM.




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* MightyGlacier: Tangrowth is slow and tough, and has the ability to regenerate, but his lack of mobility makes him rely on immobilizing his opponent and draining their energy, poisoning them and enduring their attacks, or using moves like Ancientpower to launch projectiles at them.
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* BloodKnight: Ash loves battling for the sake of battling.

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* BloodKnight: Ash loves battling for Pokemon battling, and often has to reign in his impulses in the sake heat of battling.battle with his more analytical side.



** Lampshaded later when Johnathan complains that Ash would found him a Master to train under every other day when he hasn't had any luck in almost a month.

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** Lampshaded later when Johnathan complains that Ash would have found him himself a Master to train under every other day day, when he hasn't had any luck in almost a month.

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* DeathOrGloryAttack: Mind Breaker attacks with a powerful wave of Distortion energy. But it requires a few seconds of charge up and utterly exhausts Sneasel to use it. As such, using it will end a fight one way or the other.

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* DeathOrGloryAttack: Mind Breaker attacks with a powerful wave of Distortion energy. But it requires a few seconds of charge up and utterly exhausts Sneasel to use it.it, and while it is an area attack, it emanates from Sneasel and he needs to be relatively close to his opponent to have the greatest effect. As such, using it will end a fight one way or the other.



* LightningBruiser: Oz in her regular form as Electivire is strong and durable, but her bulk slows her down. However, Storm Surge makes the Lightning part literal, amping her speed, as well as her strength and durability.



* TheRival: Oz and Infernus see each other as rivals, in a way, especially during the training at Mt. Ember. It becomes less pronounced after Infernus evolves, due to his massive increase in power and mastery over Air Lens putting him comfortably ahead of Oz. Once Oz evolves as well, the pair start fighting the moment they're allowed.
* ShockAndAwe: As an Electric-type, Oz can weaponize electricity to shock and paralyze opponents, and can even call down bolts of pure lightning!



* ShockAndAwe: As an Electric-type, Oz can weaponize electricity to shock and paralyze opponents, and can even call down bolts of pure lightning!
* TheRival: Oz and Infernus see each other as rivals, in a way, especially during the training at Mt. Ember. It becomes less pronounced after Infernus evolves, due to his massive increase in power and mastery over Air Lens putting him comfortably ahead of Oz. Once Oz evolves as well, the pair start fighting the moment they're allowed.

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* ShockAndAwe: As an Electric-type, Oz can weaponize electricity SuperMode: Oz's Storm Surge allows her to shock and paralyze opponents, and can even call down bolts of pure lightning!
* TheRival: Oz and Infernus see each other as rivals, in a way, especially during the training at Mt. Ember. It becomes less pronounced
supercharge herself after Infernus evolves, due to his massive increase in power being struck a bolt of lightning, increasing her speed, strength and mastery over Air Lens putting him comfortably ahead of Oz. Once Oz evolves as well, the pair start fighting the moment they're allowed.her electric powers.




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** Subverted with her evolution to a Electivire, and throughout the Hoenn training arc. Oz wracks up impressive wins against formiddable opponents like Wattson's Mega Ampharos, Fino's Salazzle, and Wallace's Ludicolo.
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* BloodKnight: Ash loves battling for the sake of battling.

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* UnskilledButStrong: Before training under Bruno, Bruiser had strength but little ability to properly utilize it.

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Before training under Bruno, Bruiser had strength but little ability to properly utilize it.
** According to Dr.Mia, it is common for newly evolved Machamp to gain a major boost in physical strength at a cost of reduced dexterity and Bruiser is no exception to this. She then recommends that he doesn't touch anything softer than a rock while going through a series of exercises that help Machamp improve their immediate post-evolution shortcomings.
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* SoulJar: [[spoiler: Houses a piece of Mewtwo’s consciousness, which lets them communicate with each other and can even let Ash draw energy from Mewtwo to empower other Psychic Types.]]
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* TookALevelInBadass: His evolution into a Machamp elevates him to new heights. Not only physically, but mentally as he sheds most of his hang-ups about losing control of his strength.
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* PeekABangs: Cynthia's hair is often seen covering her left eye.
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* ParentalSubstitute: Aside from Steven and Professor Oak, Lance is easily the closest thing Ash has to a father figure.

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* ThirteenIsUnlucky: Spiritomb is Ash's thirteenth Pokémon, and it quickly proves to be the most difficult and problematic addition to Ash's team yet.

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* ThirteenIsUnlucky: Spiritomb Lotus is Ash's thirteenth Pokémon, and it quickly proves to be the most difficult and problematic addition to Ash's team yet.



* DespairEventHorizon: Weaponized. Spiritomb forces people to relive their most painful memories and feel intense apathy. It can make unprepared people literally lie down and wait to die.
* SevenDeadlySins: According to WordOfGod, a Spiritomb is designed to wield a specific sin or negative emotion depending on how it's created. While Cynthia's Spiritomb was based on Wrath, Ash's Spiritomb is based off of the eighth deadly sin of Orthodox Christianity - Despair.
* UndeadAbomination: Spiritomb is the combination of 108 souls bound to a keystone.
* UnskilledButStrong: Spiritomb possesses a high amount of power, but is unskilled in any techniques or focused applications. This makes it easy for Ash and it's team to capture Spiritomb once they regain their bearings.

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* DespairEventHorizon: Weaponized. Spiritomb Lotus forces people to relive their most painful memories and feel intense apathy. It can forcibly make mentally unprepared people literally lie down and wait to die.
* SevenDeadlySins: According to WordOfGod, a Spiritomb is designed to wield a specific sin or negative emotion depending on how it's created. While Cynthia's Spiritomb was based on Wrath, Ash's Spiritomb Lotus is based off of the eighth deadly sin of Orthodox Christianity - Despair.
* UndeadAbomination: A Spiritomb is the a combination of 108 souls bound to a keystone.
* UnskilledButStrong: Spiritomb Lotus possesses a high amount of power, but is unskilled in any techniques or focused applications. This makes it easy for Ash and it's team to capture Spiritomb Lotus once they regain their bearings.



* TheDreaded: A comedic example. Flannery and other gym leaders fear getting an earful from Glacia on account of not maintaining professional behavior. Even Sydney, the punk of the Elite Four, immediately checks his behavior when called out by Glacia.



* NotSoAboveItAll: Yes. Surprisingly, even Mewtwo has a sense of humor. When Ash has a brief ImagineSpot about his hat making Mewtwo and the legendary birds stop their rampages Mewtwo actually plays along and makes the hat float utterly flabbergasting Ash.

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* NotSoAboveItAll: Yes. Surprisingly, even Mewtwo has a sense of humor. When Ash has a brief ImagineSpot about his hat making Mewtwo and the legendary birds stop their rampages rampages, Mewtwo actually plays along and makes the hat float float, utterly flabbergasting Ash.
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** Phoebe shows virtually no ill effects from dealing with a Spiritomb for the first time, something that reduced trainers like Ash and Cynthia to mental anguish.
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* AffectionateNickname: He refers to Ash as his King.



* AffectionateNickname: Refers to Ash as his Monarch.



** A sign that she is serious or that something bad is about to happen is that she refers to someone by their given name.



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** Delia brings up this during her rant against Lance for making Ash into a ChildSoldier.



* RedBaron: After the events on [[Anime/Pokemon2000 Shamouti Island]], psychic pokémon start calling Ash "Storm-Tamer".

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* RedBaron: Acquires many titles during his travels
** During his stint in Kanto, Ash starts getting called the "Prodigy of Pallet" for his actions, which cements itself after he is crowned runner-up in the Indigo League.
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After the events on [[Anime/Pokemon2000 Shamouti Island]], psychic pokémon start calling Ash "Storm-Tamer".



* MamaBear: Not even Lance is safe from her ire if he endangers her son.
* MindRape: [[spoiler: The Unown forcibly weaving false memories into her mind, leaving her unable to differentiate what memories are real and what are false.]] She gets better, though.

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* MamaBear: Not even Lance Lance, the most powerful trainer in the world, is safe from her ire if he endangers her son.
* MindRape: [[spoiler: The Unown forcibly weaving false memories into her mind, leaving her unable to differentiate what memories are real and what are false.]] She gets better, though.though.
* SupremeChef: She runs a restaurant in Pallet Town.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: She does not hold back when she tears into Lance during the Greenfield Incident.



* SoProudOfYou: He is very proud of Ash's achievements and makes sure his apprentice knows it, such as when he sends a letter to Ash after the boy defeats Fino Moore.



* AngerBornOfWorry: Steven is not pleased at all when Ash reveals that he willingly went into the vault containing Spiritomb, something that almost gets him killed.

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* AngerBornOfWorry: Steven is not pleased at all when Ash reveals that he willingly went into the vault containing Spiritomb, something that almost gets him killed. He has another, but more comical, instance when he finds out that Ash held a 24 Hour Challenge while in command of the Fortree Gym and almost ran himself into the ground with 568 battles.


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* SoProudOfYou: Not only does he care about Ash but he praises his apprentice and gushes about him to co-workers.
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* CripplingOverspecialization: His team relies heavily on Metagross and it is mentioned that when Metagorss falls in battle, the rest of Steven's team follows shortly after.

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* CripplingOverspecialization: His team relies heavily on Metagross and it is mentioned that when Metagorss Metagross falls in battle, the rest of Steven's team follows shortly after.
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* AscendedExtra: In comparison to her canon counterpart, who was on a LongBusTrip from the ending of the Indigo League Conference until returning on Ash's last episode as the main protagonist, Plume is a regular fixture of Ash's team in this story.

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* AscendedExtra: In comparison to her canon counterpart, who was on a LongBusTrip from the ending of the Indigo League Conference until [[BackForTheFinale returning on Ash's last episode as the main protagonist, protagonist]], Plume is a regular fixture of Ash's team in this story.

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* AttackReflector:Plume used Mirror Move against Pete Pebbleman's Arcanine and Steven's Metagross to deflect their Hyper Beam and Flash Cannon respectively back at them.

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* AttackReflector:Plume AscendedExtra: In comparison to her canon counterpart, who was on a LongBusTrip from the ending of the Indigo League Conference until returning on Ash's last episode as the main protagonist, Plume is a regular fixture of Ash's team in this story.
* AttackReflector: Plume
used Mirror Move against Pete Pebbleman's Arcanine and Steven's Metagross to deflect their Hyper Beam and Flash Cannon respectively back at them.

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* CombatPragmatist: How does he have Metagross counter their biggest weakness, Fire-types? Create a vacuum to make flame-based attacks impossible.

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* CantHoldHisLiquor: Has been mentioned to suffere from severe hangovers a few times when in Ash's company.
* CombatPragmatist: How does he have Metagross counter their biggest weakness, Fire-types? Create a vacuum to make flame-based attacks impossible.impossible.
* CripplingOverspecialization: His team relies heavily on Metagross and it is mentioned that when Metagorss falls in battle, the rest of Steven's team follows shortly after.


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* TheGadfly: His Claydol.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Claydol, one of Steven's Pokemon, is a master of this, rivaling even Dazed.

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* DeadpanSnarker: Claydol, one of Steven's Pokemon, is a master of this, rivaling even Dazed. Metagross, while a being of few words, tends to play this up as well.


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* ShipTease: With Winona.

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* SoreLoser: She positively howls in rage at Ash defeating her then kicks him and Gary out of her gym before going on a week long hiatus.

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* SoreLoser: She positively howls in rage at Ash defeating her then kicks him and Gary out of her gym before going on a week long hiatus. Even her own mother comments on this during a dinner and laments on how she raised her daughter to behave better.
* UnknownRival: Clair considers herself to be Lance's rival, but Lance does not reciprocate.
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Misuse. MG is when a work references "another work from the same franchise set in a different continuity."


* MythologyGag: Spiritomb is Ash's ''thirteenth'' pokemon. The number 13 is often associated with demonic themes or supernatural evil.
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Misuse. Steven is not even a villain in the story, much less a Big Bad


* TheDragon: Both figuratively and literally. Drake is a master of Dragon Pokemon, and he was the Champion of Hoenn for many years until Steven finally defeated him.
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* 13IsUnlucky: Spiritomb is Ash's thirteenth Pokémon, and it quickly proves to be the most difficult and problematic addition to Ash's team yet.

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* 13IsUnlucky: ThirteenIsUnlucky: Spiritomb is Ash's thirteenth Pokémon, and it quickly proves to be the most difficult and problematic addition to Ash's team yet.

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* FieryLion: Entei strongly resembles a lion and is the

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* CameBackStrong: Like his siblings, Entei was resurrected into a Legendary Beast by Ho-Oh itself.
* FieryLion: Entei strongly resembles a lion and is the embodiment of flame.



* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Suicune was once a mortal - a vaporeon - until he and his siblings her killed in the fire of the now Burned Tower and resurrected by Ho-Oh. He often feels weary of his immortality.

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* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Suicune was once a mortal - a vaporeon - until he and his siblings her were killed in the fire of the now Burned Tower and resurrected by Ho-Oh. He often feels weary of his immortality.
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** Such as having Ace Trainers alter their uniforms to include replicas of Lance's cape and dumping water on Ash to wake him up.

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** Such as having Ace Trainers alter their uniforms to include replicas of Lance's cape and dumping water on after Ash to wake tells him up.how the Celadon Department store sells replicas of them, complete with cheesy commercial featuring a Lance cosplayer.
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Miswrote trope. My bad.


* DevineBoltOfRetribution: [[spoiler: Raiko is more than happy to viciously deliver one to the Fake Entei.]]

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* DevineBoltOfRetribution: BoltOfDivineRetribution: [[spoiler: Raiko is more than happy to viciously deliver one to the Fake Entei.]]

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