History Fanfic / AProfessorAndAStudent

* UnwantedAssistance: During the climax of the story, Professor Kukui’s second in command, Banyan, explained that he was trying to help his superior by [[spoiler: attempting to dispel the conspiracy theory in the lab. If he got Ash to admit that he was just making things up, that would mean that Kukui wasn’t hiding some big secret on behalf of the Pokémon League. Professor Kukui is [[TranquilFury not amused]] by this “help”; first of all, it was bad science, [[TakingAdvantageOfGenerosity discounting]] an incredibly valuable first-hand source for the sake of Kukui’s “office rep.” More importantly, it meant that Banyan just added to the four adults already interrogating the [[VagueAge young teenager]] by trying to get him to [[{{Gaslight}} recant everything]].]]

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/10694409/chapters/23685771 A Professor and a Student]]'' is a ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' Fan Fic by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/LeDiz/pseuds/LeDiz LeDiz]].

Summary: Ash seemed determined to stay in Alola, and Kukui had a loft going to waste. He'd boarded students before; he didn't expect anything special out of the experience. As it turns out, Ash isn't the only one who's going to be learning a lot this year.

The fic is now completed. Has two psuedo-sequels in the form of ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/15936902/chapters/37161620 Adults But not Grown-Ups]]'', and ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/25361878/chapters/61494313 Return]]''.

* UnwantedAssistance: During the climax of the story, Professor Kukui’s second in command, Banyan, explained that he was trying to help his superior by [[spoiler: attempting to dispel the conspiracy theory in the lab. If he got Ash to admit that he was just making things up, that would mean that Kukui wasn’t hiding some big secret on behalf of the Pokémon League. Professor Kukui is [[TranquilFury not amused]] by this “help”; first of all, it was bad science, [[TakingAdvantageOfGenerosity discounting]] an incredibly valuable first-hand source because Banyan [[TheoryTunnelVision didn’t believe him]]. More importantly, it meant that Banyan just added to the four adults already interrogating the [[VagueAge young teenager]] by trying to get him to [[{{Gaslight}} recant everything]].]]

* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: {{Discussed||Trope}}. Professor Kukui and Ash know from their own journeys that there is very little that is "undefeatable" in the Pokemon World. On the lower end of things, Kukui tells [[BookSmart RotomDex]] that [[ElementalRockPaperScissors type matchups]] really mean [[ScissorsCutsRock very little]] between highly trained Pokemon, but he is disbelieved. Later on, Ash comments that a lot of regions have techniques (such as Mega Evolution and Z-Moves) that are seen as so powerful that ''everyone'' is stunned if they witness them being beaten without a similar advantage. Later on, this trope is PlayedForDrama; Professor Acacia starts to believe that Ash must have some ability to [[SuperEmpowering make Pokemon stronger]] if he was able to compete in the Kalos League without Mega Evolution, and Ash finds himself [[DeliberateValuesDissonance struggling to explain]] that it really was a matter of training hard with his Pokemon and preparing good strategies.

* TheAlcoholic: It is hinted Hala's son being this is 'the dark secret of Melemele island'.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** Ash spent most of his formative years in on a Pokemon journey and would frequently move on when a situation was over without dealing with the long term social consequences. As a result Ash never developed the skills to deal with the social nuances of romances or days off since he was constantly on the move. Which makes going to school in Alola an experience for Ash who's been through Kanto to Kalos.
** Using Legendaries in Pokémon matches is frowned upon, simply because it takes the fun and suspense out of Pokémon tournaments.

* AdultFear: Delia remembers perfectly well when Ash got thrown out of a window and nearly to his death in Anime/{{Pokemon 3}} and worries that things like that won't stop. It led to the first falling out they'd had and at this point she makes it a habit of not asking him about the details because she may not be able to handle it.
-->'''Delia:''' "You see, he really is my whole world, Professor Kukui. He means everything to me. But he doesn’t see it that way. He sees people and Pokemon who need help. And he’ll give everything for them. Every time. It doesn’t matter what the problem is, he’ll always put the world before himself."