History DarthWiki / PokemonPixel

** A Franchise/StarWars Pokemon crossover concept the author has written and drawn about before seems to be a ShowWithinAShow in-universe and is alluded to multiple times in both arcs, and Hilbert, to an extent Hilda, and especially Rosa and Nate share a love for it. It's casually mentioned to not even have a funny title either, it's straight up called "Star Wars" (Author: "Thank goodness this is fanfic, not published!"). Though it's made less blatant by the Pokemon element being spoken of in relation to it, with things like Hilbert questioning "Is he some kind of Jedi? Am I seeing this?" after seeing N speak to his Pokemon for the first time or Rosa saying that she always saw the coordination Jedi have with their Pokemon as a role model.

* MythologyGag: A lot of references are included to the VideoGame/PokemonMasters interpretations of the protagonists as long as they don’t contradict anything.
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Especially compared to the author's later ideas like DarthWiki/ProjectAlter and ''especially'' DarthWiki/AltTalia (and it’s various spinoffs) and despite playing up darker and more realistic elements, it sits with her Super Smash Bros works (which are connected to this series through their Pokemon characters anyway) very much on the idealistic side of the scale, if not more so; if Alt-talia’s overarching themes are “Nations follow their interests, whether good or bad” and “[[WellIntentionedExtremist Everyone is working towards their own utopia]]”, and Project Alter’s is HumansAreFlawed/everything is flawed (as well as, albeit, the idealistic theme of the beauty of cultural co-existence), Pokémon Pixel’s are ThePowerOfFriendship and [[ChildrenAreInnocent childhood]] [[ComingOfAgeStory innocence]], with plucky kid heroes saving the day from organized crime. This is despite the fact that this series puts the most effort in at least trying to be realistic out of her works, even downplaying some of the more extreme fantasy elements (or at least as much is possible in a series literally about a bunch of elemental animals who just happen to be easily domesticated), while the abovementioned more cynical works pretty much give up on trying to explain the fantastical elements as anything but just plain magic, especially Project Alter (though in Alt-talia, at least the “canon” stories, the nations and their pets are the only fantastical elements for the most part). In fact, she goes out of the way to make the somewhat overly optimistic elements of the Pokemon world realistic parts of the world. It’s explained that humans and Pokémon recognized the potential they have as symbiotic organisms early on, and thus the fact that Pokémon are sentient, feeling beings with rights has been universally ingrained into human culture, and society has become structured around the logistics of making children on their Pokemon journey happy, safe (though they unfortunately often conveniently fail for our protagonists when they need them most), and able to reintegrate safely into non-battling society if they fail; Pokemon themselves explicitly see being captured as a great honor, seeing themselves as knights looking for a lord of sorts (and for those that don't, there's even trainer etiquette about giving a Pokemon a chance to make a choice), tending to genuinely become stronger easier if well cared for. Basically, it assumes humanity has taken the best routes in its development for the most part, at least in regards to humanity’s relationship with Pokémon and how society treats children. While it does feature {{Deconstruction}} or jabs at things like unrealistic shonen tropes or even its own younger protagonists’ simplicity at points, it’s always maintained that friendship and genuine desire to do good triumphs in the end, being a good person and trainer is the path to true happiness and the pursuit of just strength only leads to personal misery and emptiness as glory from victory is a fleeting feeling, and even children can take down immense odds with sheer force of morale on their side. Even the first Orre arc is pretty idealistic at its core, with Wes becoming more and more of a hero as it goes on, and him never abandoning his ideal of treating Pokémon well despite his seeming cynicism.
* SyntheticVoiceActor: The “voice actors” for the characters are Music/{{UTAU}}s. Or in Selene’s case, an UTAU of [[Creator/AyaSuzaki an actual voice actor]]. Most are never heard speaking normally however.

* PaedoHunt: As for the most part characterizations are closer to how they were in ORAS, Courtney is still a scientist with dubious sanity... and it’s also made clear that she is very attracted to Brendan, a 12-year-old boy. Sexually attracted. And while Courtney looks pretty young, she’s probably well past 18. However, this is treated as something {{Squick}}y and horrifying, and the fact she is completely oblivious to her feelings being wrong only furthers the point of how detached from reality she is. Brendan eventually catches on and is understandably creeped out, as avoiding predators is apparently taught in Trainer’s School.

* TheIdiotFromOsaka: Brendan is from Johto, and unlike how his counterparts tend to be, he’s the most brash, stubborn protagonist out of the entire lineup.

* HormoneAddledTeenager: The protagonists are 14, so it comes up at times, albeit the awkwardness of adolescence is rather downplayed, especially in contrast to the strong childhood motif in arcs with preteen protagonists, since the author apparently went through a very mundane puberty; it’s most notable with Hilda and the odd crass joke she makes, particularly if she sees someone attractive (or initially when talking about N). Still, it’s shown that even Hilbert and Cheren aren’t immune to getting nervous and awkward around attractive women like Elesa or Skyla.

* {{Manchild}}: While not to the extent of how many fans portrayed him, N’s childish nature has a bit more space to shine, and Hilbert and Hilda having dialogue makes them able to point out his odd behavior too (e.g. He genuinely doesn’t understand why Hilda seemed uncomfortable and ready to sock him in the face at any moment when he pulled her into the Ferris wheel to confess his association with Team Plasma, or why she reacts with “...Oh thank Kyurem it wasn’t- [[BigWhat YOU’RE WHAT?!]]”, and Hilbert notes how he’s 14 (note, N is explicitly stated to be 20), much shorter, and yet feels like he’s talking to a child). [[spoiler:He’s also described to be crying, his shoulders shaking and quivering, helpless-looking like a young child, as Ghethis yells at and berates him, the sight of which makes the Hil twins’ rage at Ghethis go UpToEleven out of some kind of [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Brother/Sister Instinct]]]].

** Nate, though definitely not to the extent of the first three protagonists, Hilda, or especially Hugh.
* SweetTooth: Rosa loves sweets, though in particular she seems to have a fondness for cheesecake. Unfortunately, so does Zorua/Zoroark, resulting in them getting into fights over it several times.
** To elaborate on Zorua/Zoroark, one piece of official art shows him napping and drooling as he dreams about laying in Nate’s lap being fed cheesecake, pastries, and Castelia Cones. Fitting for a “prince”.

* {{Foil}}: Elio and Selene are pretty obvious, with their contrasting, [[JustForPun night and day]] differences in personality. However, Lillie also serves as this to Selene and vice-versa; while Selene is tomboyish, rough, airheaded, carefree, optimistic, and cheerful, brimming with childhood innocence, Lillie is shy, withdrawn, delicate, [[spoiler:and an abused child who was forced to leave childhood behind. As the story progresses, Selene helps her regain the confidence and innocence she has lost]]. That also ties into the fact that in contrast to the other three, [[spoiler:Selene and Elio have a loving parent/good relationship with them. Both Lillie and Gladion had their childhood stolen from them, and had an abusive mother who they were forced to watch slowly grow mad, their father’s whereabouts unknown. Hau, meanwhile, doesn’t even know where his parents are, them having apparently just abandoned their claim to the Island Master name and him, and while Hala isn’t a bad grandparent there’s still the sense that the poor boy feels like he’s in his grandfather’s shadow. But Selene’s mother is clearly loving and nurturing, even towards Elio, who isn’t even her own child, [[AmazinglyEmbarrasingParents even if she can embarrass him at times]]. And it’s shown that Elio’s own parents, while they aren’t able to be there for him that often, also clearly love and care for him, giving him video calls regularly. With the Aether siblings in particular, there’s the aforementioned childhood innocence Selene and Elio had where Gladion and Lillie didn’t. These become very apparent when Lillie on Eggsecutor Island comments to Elio how she sort of envies them, and when Gladion wistfully tells them to treasure what they have.]]

* NiceGuy: Unlike Ash’s Pikachu or his counterpart in Manga/PokemonAdventures, Yellow’s primary trait seems to be this. (Pending)

* TheLeader: While Red is of course the leader of his Pokémon, Venio, Red’s Bulbasaur/Ivysaur/Venusaur, takes on the role of Team Red’s responsible leader often, even sometimes being more competent than Red initially. He acts a lot like Ash’s Bulbasaur from the anime, though this was apparently unintentional.

** SiblingYinYang: Sundance acts like how one would expect an Espeon to; calm, mature, and somehow seeming to have a more nuanced view of his surroundings than Wes himself at times. Moonshine on the other hand is ironically rather straightforward, optimistic, idealistic, and has a strong sense of justice to the point he even can seem HotBlooded.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Especially the Colosseum arc; the other fics can also be really dark when they want to be, but with this arc it’s way more obvious and prominent from the start. The protagonist, Wes, is not only older than any before and since (17, later 18), but very cynical and overall Orre is a CrapsackWorld. This arc is also the only series where battles can not only draw blood (including from Wes and even Michael themselves), but actually be deadly (though it doesn’t actually happen but offscreen), as becoming a Shadow Pokemon triggers what the author has referred to out-of-universe as “Nuzlocke mode”, the Pokemon’s “wild” state, where they hunt to kill. But ultimately, [[AWorldHalfFull it’s still idealistic at the end of the day just like the other series]], and the Gale of Darkness arc, while still having this darkness within it, shows many improvements to the world, not to mention Michael is closer to the standard Pikupro protagonist.

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Especially compared to the author's later ideas like DarthWiki/ProjectAlter and ''especially'' DarthWiki/AltTalia (and it’s various spinoffs) and despite playing up darker and more realistic elements, it sits with her Super Smash Bros works (which are connected to this series through their Pokemon characters anyway) very much on the idealistic side of the scale, if not more so; if Alt-talia’s overarching themes are “Nations follow their interests, whether good or bad” and “[[WellIntentionedExtremist Everyone is working towards their own utopia]]”, and Project Alter’s is HumansAreFlawed (as well as, albeit, the idealistic theme of the beauty of cultural co-existence), Pokémon Pixel’s are ThePowerOfFriendship and [[ChildrenAreInnocent childhood]] [[ComingOfAgeStory innocence]], with plucky kid heroes saving the day from organized crime. This is despite the fact that this series puts most effort in at least trying to be realistic out of her works, even downplaying some of the more extreme fantasy elements (or at least as much is possible in a series literally about a bunch of elemental animals who just happen to be easily domesticated), while the abovementioned more cynical works pretty much give up on trying to explain the fantastical elements as anything but just plain magic, especially Project Alter (though in Alt-talia, at least the “canon” stories, the nations and their pets are the only fantastical elements for the most part). In fact, she goes out of the way to make the somewhat overly optimistic elements of the Pokemon world realistic parts of the world. It’s explained that humans and Pokémon recognized the potential they have as symbiotic organisms early on, and thus human culture universally considers Pokémon to be sentient, feeling beings with rights, and society has become structured around the logistics of making children on their Pokemon journey happy, safe (though they unfortunately often conveniently fail for our protagonists when they need them most), and able to reintegrate safely into non-battling society if they fail; Pokemon themselves explicitly see being captured as a great honor, seeing themselves as knights looking for a lord of sorts (and for those that don't, there's even trainer etiquette about giving a Pokemon a chance to make a choice). Basically, it assumes humanity has taken the best routes in its development for the most part, at least in regards to humanity’s relationship with Pokémon and how society treats children. Maybe it does have more cynical moments, but even the first Orre arc is optimistic by the end, with Wes becoming more and more of a hero as it goes on.

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Especially compared to the author's later ideas like DarthWiki/ProjectAlter and ''especially'' DarthWiki/AltTalia (and it’s various spinoffs) and despite playing up darker and more realistic elements, it sits with her Super Smash Bros works (which are connected to this series through their Pokemon characters anyway) very much on the idealistic side of the scale, if not more so, with its heavy emphasis on ThePowerOfFriendship and plucky kid heroes saving the day from organized crime. This is despite the fact that this series puts most effort in at least trying to be realistic, even downplaying some of the more extreme fantasy elements (or at least as much is possible in a series literally about a bunch of elemental animals who just happen to be easily domesticated), while the abovementioned more cynical works pretty much give up on trying to explain the fantastical elements as anything but just plain magic, especially Project Alter (though in Alt-talia, at least the “canon” stories, the nations and their pets are the only fantastical elements for the most part). In fact, she goes out of the way to make the somewhat overly optimistic elements of the Pokemon world realistic parts of the world. It’s explained that humans and Pokémon recognized the potential they have as symbiotic organisms early on, and thus human culture universally considers Pokémon to be sentient, feeling beings with rights, and society has become structured around the logistics of making children on their Pokemon journey happy, safe (though they unfortunately often conveniently fail for our protagonists when they need them most), and able to reintegrate safely into non-battling society if they fail; Pokemon themselves explicitly see being captured as a great honor, seeing themselves as knights looking for a lord of sorts (and for those that don't, there's even trainer etiquette about giving a Pokemon a chance to make a choice). Basically, it assumes humanity has taken the best routes in its development for the most part, at least in regards to humanity’s relationship with Pokémon and how society treats children. Maybe it does have more cynical moments, but even the first Orre arc is optimistic by the end, with Wes becoming more and more of a hero as it goes on. It can be a bit hard to believe that this came from the same creator as Alt-talia at first.

* WrongGenreSavvy: This arc based on the game with the most straightfoward game in the series, Blue, in his immaturity, essentially spends his journey [=LARPing=] as a shonen protagonist, with Red as his StockShonenRival despite Red not fitting the bill at all, and Leaf as his love interest despite her showing no interest in him at all. He is indeed in a shonen inspired story, based on a franchise whose adaptations are almost universally for the shonen demographic. Unfortunately, Red is the real protagonist of this tale, because Blue lacks the compassion, kindness, or heroism that a shonen hero should have.

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Especially compared to the author's later ideas like DarthWiki/ProjectAlter and ''especially'' DarthWiki/AltTalia (and it’s various spinoffs) and despite playing up darker and more realistic elements, it sits with her Super Smash Bros works (which are connected to this series through their Pokemon characters anyway) very much on the idealistic side of the scale, if not more so, with its heavy emphasis on ThePowerOfFriendship and plucky kid heroes saving the day from organized crime. In fact, she goes out of the way to make the somewhat overly optimistic elements of the Pokemon world realistic parts of the world. It’s explained that humans and Pokémon recognized the potential they have as symbiotic organisms early on, and thus human culture universally consider Pokémon to be sentient, feeling beings with rights, and society has become structured around the logistics of making children on their Pokemon journey happy, safe (though they unfortunately often conveniently fail for our protagonists when they need them most), and able to reintegrate safely into non-battling society if they fail, as doing otherwise is inconceivable, and Pokemon explicitly see being captured as a great honor, seeing themselves as knights looking for a lord of sorts (and for those that don't, there's even trainer etiquette about giving a Pokemon a chance to make a choice). Basically, it assumes humanity has taken the best routes in its development for the most part, at least in regards to humanity’s relationship with Pokémon and how society treats children. Maybe it does have more cynical moments, but even the first Orre arc is optimistic by the end, with Wes becoming more and more of a hero as it goes on. It can be a bit hard to believe that this came from the same creator as Alt-talia at first.

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Especially compared to the author's later ideas like DarthWiki/AltTalia (and its various spinoffs) and ''especially'' DarthWiki/ProjectAlter, and despite playing up darker and more realistic elements, it sits with her Super Smash Bros works (which are connected to this series through their Pokemon characters anyway) very much on the idealistic side of the scale, with its heavy emphasis on ThePowerOfFriendship and plucky kid heroes saving the day from organized crime. In fact, she sometimes goes out of the way to make the somewhat overly optimistic elements of the Pokemon world realistic parts of the world, like society being structured around the logistics of making children on their Pokemon journey happy, safe (though they unfortunately often conveniently fail for our protagonists when they need them most), and able to reintegrate safely into non-battling society if they fail, or most Pokemon explicitly seeing being captured as a great honor, seeing themselves as knights looking for a lord of sorts (and for those that don't, there's even trainer etiquette about giving a Pokemon a chance to make a choice). Maybe it does have more cynical moments, but even the first Orre arc is optimistic by the end, with Wes becoming more and more of a hero as it goes on. It can be a bit hard to believe that this came from the same creator as Alt-talia at first.

* WrongGenreSavvy: Being based on the game with the most straightfoward game in the series, Blue, in his immaturity, essentially spends his journey [=LARPing=] as a shonen protagonist, with Red as his StockShonenRival despite Red not fitting the bill at all, and Leaf as his love interest despite her showing no interest in him at all. He is indeed in a shonen story inspired story, based on a franchise whose adaptations are almost universally for the shonen demographic. Unfortunately, Red is the real protagonist of this tale, because he lacks the compassion, kindness, or heroism that a shonen hero should have.

* ContraltoOfDanger: Silver has one lowest voices in the preteen age range, if not the lowest, or at least second only to Brendan (who is “played by” a high-voiced male UTAU), being “played by” Kohaku Merry. It’s especially lower compared to Ethan’s more high-pitched voice.

* StockShonenHero: It’s been stated outright that Ethan is the closest to this out of all of the protagonists; he’s cheerful, loud, HotBlooded, [[{{Determinator}} insanely determined]], cocky, optimistic, outgoing, naive, [[IdiotHero not the smartest kid around usually]], has a case of ChronicHeroSyndrome possibly even stronger than the others, and is a BigEater to boot.
* SpoiledBrat: [[spoiler:Silver apparently used to be one; he basically had hundreds of grunts wrapped around his finger, had everything a kid could want, and grew up with a massive sense of self-importance due to being the son of the boss of Team Rocket and all, though Giovanni still disciplined him and hired tutors to teach him stuff beyond his age. As a result, he never learned how to treat his peers as equals, or even had much interaction with kids his age at all. [[RichesToRags Giovanni abandoning him took all of that away from him suddenly]], but instead of humbling him, this only turned him cynical and bitter and made his behavioral problems worse]].

* GoshDangItToHeck: As the main series is [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids supposed to be]] accessible to (theoretical) children like official Pokémon media, no actual swears are used outside of Orre; the protagonists and other kids who do use stronger language usually resort to these. Though this may also be a language thing, as once outside the Japanese regions SymbolSwearing becomes a bit more common.

** [[spoiler:...And then Burningleaf Shipping is canonized during the G2 arc, where the two had started developing feelings for each other during the time skip. Though only Leaf starts realizing this. And by the time these feelings started to develop, Blue had decided to stop pursuing Leaf because he had realized she simply wasn’t not into him and is mature enough to not press it further.]] [[spoiler:Red and Leaf only actually become a couple in a gaiden one-shot written much later, where the two are now 17, and while Blue is heartbroken he accepts it for what it is.]]

* ContraltoOfDanger: Silver has one lowest voices in the preteen age range, if not the lowest, or at least second only to Brendan (who is “played by” a male UTAU), being “played by” Kohaku Merry. It’s especially lower compared to Ethan’s more high-pitched voice.

* RedOniBlueOni: Hilbert (Blue) and Hilda (Red) are some of the best examples of this in a protagonist duo since Generation 2. Not only is Hilbert calm, mellow, and polite while Hilda is brash and loud, but Hilbert is mainly associated with blue and black while Hilda is with hot pink and white, and Hilbert chooses Oshawott (water) while Hilda chooses Tepig (fire, later gaining the fighting type).

* {{Foil}}: Elio and Selene are pretty obvious, with their contrasting, [[JustForPun night and day]] differences in personality. However, Lillie also serves as this to Selene and vice-versa; while Selene is tomboyish, rough, airheaded, carefree, optimistic, and cheerful, brimming with childhood innocence, Lillie is shy, withdrawn, delicate, [[spoiler:and an abused child who was forced to leave childhood behind. As the story progresses, Selene helps her regain the confidence and innocence she has lost]]. That also ties into the fact that in contrast to the other three, [[spoiler:Selene and Elio have a loving parent/good relationship with them. Both Lillie and Gladion had their childhood stolen from them, and had an abusive mother who they were forced to watch slowly grow mad, their father’s whereabouts unknown. Hau, meanwhile, doesn’t even know where his parents are, them having apparently just abandoned their claim to the Island Master name and him, and while Hala isn’t a bad grandparent there’s still the sense that the poor boy feels like he’s in his grandfather’s shadow. But Selene’s mother is clearly loving and nurturing, even towards Elio, who isn’t her own child, [[AmazinglyEmbarrasingParents even if she can embarrass him at times]]. And it’s shown that Elio’s own parents, while they aren’t able to be there for him that often, also clearly love and care for him, giving him video calls regularly. With the Aether siblings in particular, there’s the aforementioned childhood innocence Selene and Elio had where Gladion and Lillie didn’t. These become very apparent when Lillie on Eggsecutor Island comments to Elio how she sort of envies them, and when Gladion wistfully tells them to treasure what they have.]]

* HalfIdenticalTwins: Hilbert and Hilda look rather similar, and even have similar names. However, they have different eye colors. Hilda is apparently five minutes older, alluding to the fact she was designed first.

* {{Manchild}}: While not to the extent of how many fans portrayed him, N’s childish nature has a bit more space to shine, and his odd behavior is pointed out a bit more often (e.g. He genuinely doesn’t understand why Hilda seemed uncomfortable and ready to sock him in the face at any moment when he pulled her into the Ferris wheel to confess his association with Team Plasma, or why she reacts with “...Oh thank Kyurem it wasn’t- YOU’RE WHAT?!”, and Hilbert notes how he’s 14 (note, N is explicitly stated to be 20), much shorter, and yet feels like he’s talking to a child). [[spoiler:He’s also described to be crying, his shoulders shaking and quivering, helpless-looking like a young child, as Ghethis yells at and berates him, the sight of which makes the Hil twins’ rage at Ghethis go UpToEleven out of some kind of [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Brother/Sister Instinct]]]].

* AmbiguousDisorder: Red, according to WordOfGod, “acts similar to someone with Asperger’s”, though whether he actually is isn’t stated. Howevmer, he indeed seems like a textbook case; his social skills are very lacking, he can be [[BrutalHonesty really blunt]], fidgets with things, [[CharacterTic especially his hat]] or favorite plushie if he has it on hand, quite often, needs to have at least one red article of clothing on his person at all times, is sensitive to gooey textures and gross things to the point that [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes he almost shuts down when faced with a Grimer or Muk]], and is extremely fixated on Pokemon and Pokemon battles to the point he can go on for an hour talking about it [[spoiler:and he falls into a deep depression when he runs himself into the ground with it]]. This is apparently due to the fact that Creator/SatoshiTajiri has the condition, as does the author.

** Nate, though definitely not to the extent of the first three protagonists and especially Hugh.

* WolfWhistle: Hilda does one when she and Hilbert see [[{{Bishounen}} N]] for the first time. Hilbert chastises her for this.

* SpeciesEqualsGender: Delibarately subverted with some Pokemon that are usually associated with one sex:

* MostWritersAreAdults: One of the series’s goals is to avert this, or at least minimize it, unlike Manga/PokemonAdventures. Though it has been stated that kids in this universe mature faster mentally due to the fact that they’re trusted to go on Pokemon journeys, the preteens still can have plushies, get excited over candy, have a very simple morality system, use insults like “[[BigStupidDooDooHead doo-doo head]]”, and imitate what they see on TV. A lot of conflict even comes from the fact they have immature brains, and Blue even partially deconstructs the notion of giving Pokemon to kids, as he basically sees them, as the author puts it, as “action figures that go boom”. However, the 14-year-old Black and White protagonists (save for Bianca) act a bit older than they should, as the author admits she doesn’t exactly know how to write kids that age.

* {{Foil}}: Elio and Selene are pretty obvious, with their contrasting, [[JustForPun night and day]] differences in personality. However, Lillie also serves as this to Selene and vice-versa; while Selene is tomboyish, rough, airheaded, carefree, optimistic, and cheerful, brimming with childhood innocence, Lillie is shy, withdrawn, delicate, [[spoiler:and an abused child who was forced to leave childhood behind. As the story progresses, Selene helps her regain the confidence and innocence she has lost]]. That also ties into the fact that in contrast to the other three, [[spoiler:Selene and Elio have a loving parent/good relationship with them. Both Lillie and Gladion had their childhood stolen from them, and had an abusive mother who they were forced to watch slowly grow mad, their father’s whereabouts unknown. Hau, meanwhile, doesn’t even know where his parents are, having apparently just abandoned him, and while Hala isn’t a bad grandparent there’s still the sense that the poor boy feels like he’s in his grandfather’s shadow. But Selene’s mother is clearly loving and nurturing, even towards Elio, who isn’t her own child, [[AmazinglyEmbarrasingParents even if she can embarrass him at times]]. And it’s shown that Elio’s own parents, while they aren’t there that often, also clearly love and care for him, giving him video calls regularly. With the Aether siblings in particular, there’s the aforementioned childhood innocence Selene and Elio had where Gladion and Lillie didn’t. Lillie comments on Eggsecutor Island as she speaks with Elio how she sort of envies them, Gladion even wistfully tells them to treasure what they have.]]

* RunningGag: A few, especially those related Selene’s quirky behavior.

** Selene laying in people’s beds to apparently sense their mental state. Though it’s used seriously when she lays in [[spoiler:Lusamine’s during their storming of Arthur HQ.]]
** Selene doing pirouettes as they have to wait for something (happens only about twice or thrice, however).

** Slapstick happening to Team Skull members, including Guzma. (Pending)

* {{Manchild}}: While not to the extent of how many fans portrayed him, N’s childish nature has a bit more space to shine, and his odd behavior is pointed out a bit more often (e.g. He genuinely doesn’t understand why Hilda seemed uncomfortable and ready to sock him in the face at any moment when he pulled her into the Ferris wheel to confess his association with Team Plasma, or why she reacts with “...Oh thank Kyurem it wasn’t- YOU’RE WHAT?!”, and Hilbert notes how he’s 14, much shorter, and yet feels like he’s talking to a child). [[spoiler:He’s also described to be crying, his shoulders shaking and quivering like a young child, as Ghethis yells at him, the sight of which makes the Hil twins’ rage at Ghethis go UpToEleven]].

* EmbarrassingNickname: A RunningGag is that Selene calls Elio “Ellie” (or “Yō-chan”), which he gets flustered over because he thinks it sounds girly. Another RunningGag is that she takes to calling Gladion “Edgelord”, which usually provokes a very, very frustrated reaction from him.

%%* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Just like the games. Despite the more realistic tone, most of the stories start out with and with the protagonists having a sense of childhood innocence and wonder, and even the teenage core protagonists set out with a lighthearted sense of adventure. Their Pokemon are colorful and goofy, the adults around them are supportive, and the series in general emphasizes ThePowerOfFriendship.

* CloudCuckooLander: Ann/Fluffy/“Tippy” (name pending), Red’s Eevee and later Flareon, makes as much sense as the method she was obtained. And as she’s [[CuteBruiser one of the physically strongest members of the party]] and her fire abilities, this causes some hiccups initially. She’s perfectly capable in battle though.

* BoisterousBruiser: Brendan can have an attitude that resembles this, with the author summing up his personality as “Soneone who would wield an axe in a JRPG”; however, in terms of looks he’s a normal 12-year-old boy. This machismo is in great contrast to many other portrayals, most notably Ruby of Manga/PokemonAdventures, which often portray him as a coordinator who may have CampStraight inclinations (though he does participate in contests... in the “Tough” category).

* ContraltoOfDanger: Silver has one of the lowest child-range voices in the main cast, and possibly the lowest in the preteen age range, or at least second only to Brendan (who is “played by” a male UTAU), being “played by” Kohaku Merry. It’s especially lower compared to Ethan’s more high-pitched voice.

* BoisterousBruiser: Brendan can have an attitude that resembles this, with the author summing up his personality as “Soneone who would wield an axe in a JRPG”; however, in terms of looks he’s a normal 12-year-old boy.

** Hilda and Rosa as well. The latter is much more feminine than the latter in most aspects, though that doesn’t stop Rosa from being energetic and having a love for adventure either.

* BigEater: Selene and Hau both. Though Hau is more when it comes to [[TrademarkFavoriteFood malasadas]], Selene isn’t so picky. The fact that her cousin is a SupremeChef definitely helps.

* EmbarrassingNickname: Selene calls Elio “Ellie” (or “Yō-chan”), which he gets flustered over because he thinks it sounds girly. She also takes to calling Gladion “Edgelord”, which usually provokes a very, very frustrated reaction from him.

* {{Shotacon}}: As for the most part characterizations are closer to how they were in ORAS, Courtney is still a scientist with dubious sanity... and it’s also made clear that she is very attracted to Brendan, a 12-year-old boy. Sexually attracted. And while Courtney looks pretty young, she’s probably well past 18. However, this is treated as something {{Squick}}y and horrifying, and the fact she is completely oblivious to her feelings being wrong only furthers the point of how detached from reality she is. Brendan eventually catches on and is understandably creeped out, as avoiding predators is apparently taught in Trainer’s School.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Red, according to WordOfGod, “acts similar to someone with Asperger’s”, though whether he actually is isn’t stated. Howevmer, he indeed seems like a textbook case; his social skills are very lacking, he can be [[BrutalHonesty really blunt]], fidgets with things, [[CharacterTic especially his hat]] or favorite plushie if he has it on hand, quite often, needs to have at least one red article of clothing on her person at all times, is sensitive to gooey textures and gross things to the point that [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes he almost shuts down when faced with a Grimer or Muk]], and is extremely fixated on Pokemon and Pokemon battles to the point he can go on for an hour talking about it [[spoiler:and he falls into a deep depression when he runs himself into the ground with it]]. This is apparently due to the fact that Creator/SatoshiTajiri has the condition, as does the author.

* HalfIdenticalTwins: Hilbert and Hilda look rather similar, and even have similar names. However, they have different eye colors.

--> Hilda: *WoldWhistle* Look at that hottie over there! What’s he doing here?

* WolfWhistle: Hilda does one when she and Hilbert see [[{{Bishounen}} N]] for the first time, remarking that “Look at that hottie over there! What’s he doing here?”

* DevelopmentGag: Crosses with MythologyGag; the author loves to include nods to early concept art in art of the characters as children (I.e. Red is shown at age 9 in a minimally changed version of his Capumon design, Leaf at that age is shown with darker brown hair, her black minidress, and white gloves, with her hair still having darker brown tips at the start of the story, Ethan at age 8 is wearing a purple hoodie of a similar shade to the male character on the cover of the Gold and Silver announcement pamphlet, Kris’s pigtails are shown hanging down instead of defying gravity and she’s wearing a white collared shirt and pleated skirt) or even occasionally newly hatched Pokemon.