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* {{Troll}}: Bonnie, most definitely Bonnie. If there's a chance to tease Ash and Serena/Clemont and Korrina/Hau and Lillie, and make them flustered or uncomfortable she's ''going'' to take it without hesitation. She takes this UpToEleven during [[spoiler:Ash and Serena's wedding, and afterwards, citing them as her [[ShipperOnDeck favorite couple]]]]

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* {{Troll}}: Bonnie, most definitely Bonnie. If there's a chance to tease Ash and Serena/Clemont and Korrina/Hau and Lillie, and make them flustered or uncomfortable she's ''going'' to take it without hesitation. She takes this UpToEleven during [[spoiler:Ash ''Love In the Time of Matrimony'' where she [[spoiler:effectively blackmails Serena into letting her be a bridesmaid for her wedding where she had squishy steal the bouquet to pass it out evenly to [[Beta Couple Korrina for Clemont]], [[GenkiGirl Mairin for Alain]], and Serena's wedding, [[{{Adorkable}} Lillie for Hau]]. Even after Serena and afterwards, Ash get married, Bonnie definitely pulls no punches on teasing them citing them as her [[ShipperOnDeck favorite couple]]]]
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* {{Troll}}: Bonnie, most definitely Bonnie. If there's a chance to tease Ash and Serena/Clemont and Korrina/Hau and Lillie, and make them flustered or uncomfortable she's ''going'' to take it without hesitation. She takes this UpToEleven during [[spoiler:Ash and Serena's wedding, and afterwards, citing them as her [[ShipperOnDeck favorite couple]]]]
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* HormoneAddledTeenager: A toned down version, but starting from their third date in ''Thirds, Thrills, and Temperature'' to the end of the ''Alola Trilogy'', Ash and Serena increasingly become more physically intimate with each other to the point where their third was "ruined" because of their hormones, and even Serena becoming surprised at how affectionate Ash had become. Even though their intimacy never went past hugs or kissing, ''Tenacity'' revealed [[spoiler:when both were exposed Nihilego's neurotoxins freed them of their inhibitions they would take their intimacy '''''A LOT''''' further, if they weren't resisting the urge to keep their intimacy PG]].

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* HormoneAddledTeenager: A toned down version, but starting from their third date in ''Thirds, Thrills, and Temperature'' to the end of the ''Alola Trilogy'', Ash and Serena increasingly become more physically intimate with each other to the point where their third date was "ruined" because of their hormones, and even Serena becoming surprised at how affectionate Ash had become. hormones. Even though their intimacy never went past hugs or kissing, ''Tenacity'' revealed [[spoiler:when [[spoiler:shows that when both were exposed Nihilego's neurotoxins freed them of their inhibitions that they would take their intimacy '''''A LOT''''' further, if they their inhibitions weren't resisting the urge to keep their intimacy PG]].keeping them from doing so]].

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* HormoneAddledTeenager: A toned down version, but starting from their third date in ''Thirds, Thrills, and Temperature'' to the end of the ''Alola Trilogy'', Ash and Serena increasingly become more physically intimate with each other to the point where their third was "ruined" because of their hormones, and even Serena becoming surprised at how affectionate Ash had become. Even though their intimacy never went past hugs or kissing, ''Tenacity'' revealed [[spoiler:when both were exposed Nihilego's neurotoxins freed them of their inhibitions they would take their intimacy '''''A LOT''''' further, if they weren't resisting the urge to keep their intimacy PG]].



** Of the more romantic variety, expect Ash and Serena to have a passion filled kiss every story.



* RivalsTeamUp: In the ''Alola Trilogy'' Ash and Gladion team up to battle Guzma, despite being being at odds with each other.
** To a lesser extent, Clemont and Plumeria do this in ''Tomorrow'' [[spoiler:when battling Louise]].



** Chapter 20 and 21 of ''Tomorrow'' [[spoilers:reveals that the Deidere that appeared throughout the story was an illusion the entire time, and that the ''real'' Deidere is bound to a wheelchair]].

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** Chapter 20 and 21 of ''Tomorrow'' [[spoilers:reveals [[spoiler:reveals that the Deidere that appeared throughout the story was an illusion the entire time, and that the ''real'' Deidere is bound to a wheelchair]].

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* CrapsaccharineWorld: [[spoiler:IDEAL puts Ash in one of these close to the end of ''Tomorrow'' where he never fought Zinnia after the Kalos Team Tournament, defeated Alain in the Kalos League, and got together with Serena much sooner than what he actually did..although he immediately figures out that something wasn't right with the world he was in]].



* MagnificentBastard: Michael, one hundred thirty-seven percent Michael. A man who orchestrated at least nine world ending catastrophes, even after he died he had one more plan up his sleeve.



** Greninja displays this in "Tomorrow" by gleefully diving into a basket of fruit in the end.

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** Greninja displays this in "Tomorrow" ''Tomorrow'' by gleefully diving into a basket of fruit in at the end.end of the story, humorously surprising Ash.



* SkewedPriorities: A less serious case, in the Serena focused chapter of ''Road To Tomorrow'', Serena gets a message from Aria regarding plans for a big showcase they have planned, [[spoiler:but immediately puts it on the backburner to have some ''happy time'' with Ash once he starts getting frisky]].



* SkewedPriorities: A less serious case, in the Serena focused chapter of ''Road To Tomorrow'', Serena gets a message from Aria regarding plans for a big showcase they have planned, [[spoiler:but once Ash starts to get frisky, she immediately puts it on the backburner to have some ''happy time'' with Ash]].



** "Turbulence" reveals that [[spoiler:his mother is not much better]].

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** "Turbulence" ''Tomorrow'' reveals that [[spoiler:his mother is not much better]].


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** Chapter 20 and 21 of ''Tomorrow'' [[spoilers:reveals that the Deidere that appeared throughout the story was an illusion the entire time, and that the ''real'' Deidere is bound to a wheelchair]].
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* SkewedPriorities: A less serious case, in the Serena focused chapter of ''Road To Tomorrow'', Serena gets a message from Aria regarding plans for a big showcase they have planned, [[spoiler:but decides to put it on the backburner when Ash starts to get frisky with her, which is more than likely when they conceived their child]].

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* SkewedPriorities: A less serious case, in the Serena focused chapter of ''Road To Tomorrow'', Serena gets a message from Aria regarding plans for a big showcase they have planned, [[spoiler:but decides once Ash starts to put get frisky, she immediately puts it on the backburner when Ash starts to get frisky have some ''happy time'' with her, which is more than likely when they conceived their child]].Ash]].

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* AccidentalMisnaming: Like in the anime, no one, not even his partner Cassidy can get Buffy's name right.



* CombatParkour: Due to her long career as a performer, Serena shows she's more than capable of pulling this off in ''Tomorrow'' when [[spoiler:helping Ash fight Alastair]]. Even more impressive [[spoiler:she was pregnant at the time]].



** Ash and Serena get married in "Love in the Time of Matrimony".

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** The threeshot ''Love in the Time of Matrimony'' is all about Ash and Serena get married in "Love in the Time of Matrimony".finally getting married.


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** Serena does this in ''Tomorrow'' she and Dawn [[spoiler:stow away on a Team Rocket plane to get to their headquarters]].


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** In ''Tomorrow'' Serena and Dawn [[spoiler:infiltrate Team Rocket headquarters to find information on Ash's whereabouts]].


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* SkewedPriorities: A less serious case, in the Serena focused chapter of ''Road To Tomorrow'', Serena gets a message from Aria regarding plans for a big showcase they have planned, [[spoiler:but decides to put it on the backburner when Ash starts to get frisky with her, which is more than likely when they conceived their child]].

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* ChildProdigy: Bonnie is well on her way to being an amazing trainer...when she actually reaches the proper age.

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* ChildProdigy: Bonnie is well on her way to being an amazing trainer...when she actually reaches the proper age. [[spoiler:Bonnie is most certainly this having won the Kalos Team Tournament and came second place in a regional conference during the timeskip between the Alola Trilogy and [[Grand Finale ''Tomorroww'']]. She even beat Domino of Team Rocket and her Lopunny singlehandily]]!



** Later in the ''Alola Trilogy'' when Serena's father, although he becomes a recurring character from then on.



** ''Tomorrow'' delivers '''''BIG TIME''''' while serving as the GrandFinale of Ancienverse



** ''Tomorrow'' pulls this when revealing [[spoiler:Team Rocket aren't the villains of the story, but rather IDEAL]].



** A lesser version by the "Road to Tomorrow" with [[BetaCouple Clemont and Korrina revealing that they're engaged]]

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** A lesser version by the "Road to Tomorrow" with [[BetaCouple Clemont and Korrina Korrina]] revealing that they're engaged]]engaged



[[spoiler:''Nanu'' of all people does this in the final battle of ''Tomorrow'' and takes Tollbert and Louise with him]].

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** [[spoiler:Lionel sacrifices himself to save Aidan and the few remaining members of ARC when IDEAL attacks their base]].
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[[spoiler:''Nanu'' of all people does this in the final battle of ''Tomorrow'' and takes Tollbert and Louise with him]].


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* ItsPersonal: The battle with Team Rocket and [[spoiler:IDEAL]] becomes this to Aidan [[spoiler:after Lionel is killed by them]].


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* LeaveHimToMe: Aidan and Astrid say this to Bethany and Christopher when [[spoiler:they come face to face with Tolbert and want avenge Lionel and Rocky]]


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* StressVomit: Serena does this frequently throughout ''Tomorrow'' due to [[spoiler:her pregnancy]]

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* BitchSlap: Serena gives Keoni a pretty fierce one after he insults Ash one too many times.



* TheComicallySerious: Believe it or not '''PAUL''' of all people is this with his outburst at [[spoiler: Ash and Serena's wedding, stating if anyone had to object to them getting married, than they wouldn't have shown up]]. He's also shown to actually be having fun at their ceremony.

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* TheComicallySerious: Believe it or not '''PAUL''' ''PAUL'' of all people is this with his outburst at [[spoiler: Ash and Serena's wedding, stating if anyone had to object to them getting married, than they wouldn't have shown up]]. He's also shown to actually be having fun at their ceremony.


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* HeroicSacrifice: Jack does this at the end of the final battle in ''Tribulations'' to save Ash.
[[spoiler:''Nanu'' of all people does this in the final battle of ''Tomorrow'' and takes Tollbert and Louise with him]].
** [[spoiler:Rocky tries to do this to Tollbert early on in ''Tomorrow'', but unfortunaly Tolbert survives thus making this a SenselessSacrifice]]


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* LetsSplitUpGang: In ''Trials'', after Ash and Serena get into an argument on where there next destination is, she suggest they go their separate ways for a while.

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** Guzma, to a lesser extent, serves as this for Ash throughout Alola.

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** Guzma, Guzma and his Goliosopd, to a lesser extent, serves as this for Ash and Greninja throughout Alola.
** Also to a lesser extent, Plumeria is this to Clemont
throughout Alola.



** After being hinted at throughout "Road to Tomorrow" and the final story "Love in the Time of Tomorrow, it's confirmed that [[spoiler:this now applies to Ash and Serena once she tells him that she's pregnant with their first child in the final chapter of "Love in the Time of Tomorrow"]]

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** After being hinted at throughout "Road ''Road to Tomorrow" Tomorrow'' and the final story "Love ''Love in the Time of Tomorrow, Tomorrow'', it's confirmed that [[spoiler:this now applies to Ash and Serena once she tells him that she's pregnant with their first child in the final chapter of "Love in the Time of Tomorrow"]]Ancienverse]]



* TheBigDamnKiss: Ash and Serena share one following their confessions. Infact they do this rather frequently over the course of the series.

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* TheBigDamnKiss: Ash and Serena share one following their confessions. Infact they do bring this rather frequently over the course trope to life sharing '''''AT LEAST''''' one of the series.these every story.



*** They again share another when they're reunited after a month being separated in "Tenacity"
*** Again at the end of Tenacity when [[spoiler:Ash tells her that he likes the idea of them getting married and starting a family]]

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*** They again share another when they're reunited after a month being separated in "Tenacity"
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*** They have another right before [[spoiler:Ash and Gladion's battle in the Lanikala Conference].
*** Again at the end of Tenacity ''Tenacity'' when [[spoiler:Ash tells her that he likes the idea of them getting married and starting a family]]



** Another example is Clemont & Korrina in "Tenacity" when she arrives in Alola to help in the final battle and he's beyond ecstatic to see her.

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** Another example is Clemont & Korrina in "Tenacity" ''Tenacity'' when she arrives in Alola to help in the final battle and he's beyond ecstatic to see her.
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** 100% this by the end of the series where the world is finally at peace and Ash and all of his friends have a happy ending.
*** Misty intends on making her gym #1 in all of Kanto.
*** Brock [[spoiler:finally finds love with Aria as they leave to travel the world]] and mend the damage it's suffered from ''Tomorrow''
*** Gary is helping Burnet with her research on meteorites.
*** May and Dawn [[spoiler:decide to start a coordinating trainer program along with other Coordinators to train a new generation Coordinators]].
*** Cilan returns to running his gym alongside his brothers
*** Iris replaces Drayden as Gym Leader of Opelucid City
*** Bonnie and Max have grown into strong trainers in their own right and [[spoiler:may possibly have a RelationshipUpgrade]]
*** Clemont [[spoiler:is offered the chance to become Champion of Kalos, but turns it down]] happy with being a gym leader who can aid trainers in becoming stronger themselves, and is preparing for [[spoiler:his and Korrina's wedding]].
*** Alain and Paul [[spoiler: are elevated to members of the Kalos and Sinnoh Elite Four respectively replacing Malva who becomes Kalos' new Champion, and Bertha who retires from professional battling]].
*** Hau and Lillie [[spoiler:are planning to get married, Hau is the Melemele Island Kahuna, and member of the Alolan Elite Four. Lillie intends to work with Gary and Burnet while they research meteorites]].
*** Team Nova go back to running their school
*** Team Rocket plan on traveling the world with [[spoiler:Jessie thinking of becoming a professional performer, James intends to challenge the Pokémon League or work for them, and Meowth opening a noodle shop]].
*** Finally, Ash and Serena [[spoiler:have gotten married. Ash gets a job offer from the Pokémon League to travel the world and establish connections between the League and other undiscovered regions to further unify the world, while Serena leads a new generation of performers and intends to travel the world alongside Ash and work with the Pokémon League herself. At the same time Ash and Serena prepare for parenthood with Ancienverse ending with Serena revealing her pregnancy to Ash who's beyond jubilated to hear the news of their soon to be first child]]. Happy ending indeed.


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* TearsOfJoy: Ash sheds these in the finale of Ancienverse when [[spoiler:Serena tells him that she's pregnant with their first child]].

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** Lillie qualifies as well. Especially in tandem with Hau once [[spoiler:they become an OfficialCouple. By then, they can't even kiss without hurting themselves]]!



** Another lesser version with [[spoiler:Hau and Lillie, when Hau reveals his plans of proposing to her at the end of ''Tomorrow'']]



* ParentalSubstitute: Ash and Serena become this to Lillie in the Alola Trilogy even though she's not much younger than them.



** Bonnie has these she meets an alternative reality version of her brother Clime, and again when she's being [[MindRape tortured]] by a Latios in ''Tribulations''.



** In the final chapter of Ancienveres's "Tomorrow" [Spoiler:Alain and Paul are elevated to members of the Elite Four of Kalos and Sinnoh respectively replacing Malva who replaces Diantha as Champion of Kalos after her death and Bertha's retirement]].

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** In the final chapter of Ancienveres's "Tomorrow" [Spoiler:Alain [[Spoiler:Alain and Paul are elevated to members of the Elite Four of Kalos and Sinnoh respectively replacing Malva who replaces Diantha as Champion of Kalos after her death and Bertha's retirement]].
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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Mairin gives one to Alain when he's suffering from a HeroicBOSD after Cedric's Swampert manhandles his Charizard.


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** Deidere views Ash as a WorthyOpponent that makes her feel alive when clashing with him.


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** Travis's entire family qualifies. First we have Travis who's 100% AxCrazy, than we have his father Carl who not much different and even tries to kill Travis with no remorse, and finally we [[spoiler:his mother Deidere who tries to reset the world and committed genocide at least twice in order to do so]].


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* FlatWhat: Gladion has then in the final chapter of Ancienverse when [[spoiler:Hau announces his plans to marry Lillie]] HilarityEnsues.


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* MySisterIsOffLimits: Gladion doesn't take too kindly to Hau being in love with Lillie, it get's even worse [[spoiler:when Hau and Lillie become an OfficialCouple]]. It hilariously gets taken UpToEleven in the final chapter of Ancienverse when [[spoiler:Hau announces that he intends to marry Lillie]].

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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: In the final chapter of Ancienverse [[spoiler:Malva is elevated to Champion

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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: In ** [[spoiler:'''''Matori''''', Giovanni's assistant is a main antagonist in ''Tomorrow'' where it's revealed she's the final chapter assassin of Ancienverse [[spoiler:Malva is elevated to Championthe FiveBadBand group IDEAL]]



* FingerWagging: Diedere has a habit of doing this when talking to others.

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* FingerWagging: FingerWag: Diedere has a habit of doing this when talking to others.


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** [[spoiler:'''IDEAL''']]
*** BigBad: [[spoiler:Deidere]]
*** TheDragon: [[spoiler:Alastair]]
*** TheEvilGenius: [[spoiler:Louise]]
*** TheBrute: [[spoiler:Tolber "Toll"]]
*** TheDarkChick: [[spoiler:Matori]]


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** In "Tomorrow" there's [[spoiler:'''IDEAL''']]
*** [[spoiler:'''I'''ntelligence [[TheEvilGenius Louise]]]]
*** [[spoiler: '''D'''efense [[TheDragon Alastair]]]]
*** [[spoiler: '''E'''xplosion [[TheBrute Tolbert]]]]
*** [[spoiler: '''A'''ssassin [[TheDarkChick Matori]]]]
*** [[spoiler: '''L'''eader [[BigBad Deidere]]]]

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* TheBigDamnKiss: Ash and Serena share one following their confessions.

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* TheBigDamnKiss: Ash and Serena share one following their confessions. Infact they do this rather frequently over the course of the series.


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*** They again share another when they're reunited after a month being separated in "Tenacity"
*** Again at the end of Tenacity when [[spoiler:Ash tells her that he likes the idea of them getting married and starting a family]]
*** [[spoiler:Ancienverse ends]] with Ash and Serena having '''''ANOTHER''''' TheBigDamnKiss after Serena [[spoiler:tells Ash that she's pregnant with their first baby]].
** Another example is Clemont & Korrina in "Tenacity" when she arrives in Alola to help in the final battle and he's beyond ecstatic to see her.


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** Ash suffers this again [[spoiler:when Diantha dies in "Tomorrow"]]

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* AffablyEvil: Dalton is rather kind to Ash and Seamus [[spoiler:when he isn't trying to kill them]].
** Deidere is another example with how kindly she treats Ash. Alastair as well to Serena and Clemont [[spoiler:before he tries to kill them for intruding in their closed space while they tried to rescue Ash]].



** Diantha does this in "Tomorrow" when she entrust Ash with the future [[spoiler:before she dies]].



* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: In the final chapter of Ancienverse [[spoiler:Malva is elevated to Champion



* BloodKnight: Nanu.

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* BloodKnight: Nanu. 100% Nanu.
** Ash and Alain qualify with their love of battling strong opponents.
** Guzma qualifies with his love fighting whether it's battling with Pokémon..or fighting Ash with his fist..


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** The battle that takes place on the "Day of Stars" with [[spoiler: Ash, Serena, Clemont, Bonnie, Team Rocket, Hau, Guzma, the Island Guardians, "Nebby", and Lunala vs. Lusamine and Necrozma]].
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* TakingTheBullet: Diantha does to protect her [[spoiler: already dead Gardevoir's body which in turn leads to ''her'' death]].


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* TookALevelInBadass: Bonnie does this quite frequently, it head an all time when she [[spoiler:headbutts Domino and beats her]].
** Hau does this in "Broken Flowers, Healing Sunshine" when [[spoiler:he replaces his grandfather Hala as Kahuna of Melemele Island and takes his place as one of the Alolan Elite Four]].
** In the final chapter of Ancienveres's "Tomorrow" [Spoiler:Alain and Paul are elevated to members of the Elite Four of Kalos and Sinnoh respectively replacing Malva who replaces Diantha as Champion of Kalos after her death and Bertha's retirement]].


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** Team Nova (barring Travis) after "Teamwork" definitely qualify as this
** A villainous example with IDEAL who are also a close knit group.


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** "Turbulence" reveals that [[spoiler:his mother is not much better]].


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** Bonnie and the Rotomdex qualify for this aswell.

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** After being hinted at throughout "Road to Tomorrow" and the final story "Love in the Time of Tomorrow, it's confirmed that [[spoiler:this now applies to Ash and Serena once she tells him that she's pregnant with their first child in the final chapter of "Love in the Time of Tomorrow"]]



* TheComicallySerious: Believe it or not '''PAUL''' of all people is this with his outburst at [[spoiler: Ash and Serena's wedding, stating if anyone had to object to them getting married, than they wouldn't have shown up]]. He's also shown to actually be having fun at their ceremony.



* FingerWagging: Diedere has a habit of doing this when talking to others.



** Ash and Serena get married in "Love in the Time of Matrimony".
** A lesser version by the "Road to Tomorrow" with [[BetaCouple Clemont and Korrina revealing that they're engaged]]




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** Greninja displays this in "Tomorrow" by gleefully diving into a basket of fruit in the end.
** Paul is actually this when he's shown to be having a good time at [[spoiler: Ash and Serena's wedding]].


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** Brock, May, Clemont, and Serena all appear to be this for [[spoiler: Max and Bonnie]]


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** [[spoiler: Max and Bonnie]] get a fair amount of this after the timeskip, with Brock even pointing out that they fight LikeAnOldMarriedCouple
** Brock and Aria get '''A LOT''' of this from "Tribulations" to the end when [[spoiler:they become an OfficialCouple]]

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* BeingWatched: The main characters consistently get this feeling on Akala Island.

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* BeingWatched: The main characters consistently get this feeling on Akala Island.Island, which turns out to be [[spoiler:Squishy]].



* BigBad: [[spoiler:Michael]] is this for not only the fic, but the entire anime, as well.

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* BigBad: [[spoiler:Michael]] is this for not only the fic, but the entire anime, as well. [[spoiler:Even in death, his influence make him a GreaterScopeVillain.]]



* EntitledBastard: Keoni.
* EntitledToHaveYou: Once again, Keoni, especially since he thinks Serena should fall head over heels for him.

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* BeAllMySinsRemembered: Seamus certainly believes this about himself in a oneshot set seven years later.



* BoomerangBigot: Zinnia hates people who commit acts of violence...only she's attacking an entire town needlessly.



* BreakTheBadass: Alain essentially [[spoiler:shuts down after Cedric [[CurbStompBattle effortlessly beats Charizard]] with his Swampert.]]

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* BreakTheBadass: Alain essentially [[spoiler:shuts shuts down after Cedric [[spoiler:Cedric [[CurbStompBattle effortlessly beats Charizard]] with his Swampert.]]



* DoNotGoGentle: [[spoiler:Rocky, in his DyingMomentOfAwesome, faces down Tolbert to allow the others to escape the volcanic eruption of Mount Chimney.]]

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* ActionHero: Ash, primarily. While already physically fit from constant travel, his synchronization training with Greninja gradually gives him real fighting prowess. Very fortunate, as many villains physically engage Ash while their Pokemon are fighting.



* AdaptationalBadass: While Guzma was no slouch in the games, here his Golisopod is able to fight evenly with Ash-Greninja.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Gladion isn't quite as rude as he was in the games, even before going through CharacterDevelopment.



* AffablyEvil: Dalton tends to treat Ash and Seamus quite kindly when he's not trying to kill them.



* AlliterativeTitle: Most of the oneshots follow this naming scheme as seen above.

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* AlliterativeTitle: Most of the oneshots follow this naming scheme as seen above. The main stories all are a variation on "Love in the Time of T..."



* AlohaHawaii: The main cast's arrival in the Alola region serves as this.

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* AlohaHawaii: The main cast's arrival in the Alola region serves as this.region, unsurprisingly.



** [[spoiler: Turns out several members of DARC hail from a separate one, with the added twist that they are doppelgangers of several major cast members, including Gary, Serena, Clemont, Paul, and Miette]].

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** [[spoiler: Turns out several members of DARC hail from a separate one, with the added twist that they are doppelgangers of several major cast members, including namely Gary, Serena, Clemont, Paul, and Miette]].



* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: The lesson that Team Brutal is forced to learn.

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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: The lesson that Team Brutal is forced to learn. Most of them understand it, renaming themselves Team Nova, but it leads Travis to TakeALevelInJerkass.


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** [[spoiler:By contrast, Deidre freely admits she's the mother of Travis, but still feels he's a disappointment.]]

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* FifteenMinutesOfFame: Seamus' original motive, wanting to be famous to prove he was more.



* AboveGoodAndEvil: Dalton believes this.
--> '''Seamus''': You're no better than they are!
--> '''Dalton''': I'm not trying to be! I'm doing what needs to be done!



** [[spoiler:Zager is killed by Tolbert to complete their purge of the Team Rocket HQ.]]



** Whenever the group gets together to take down the enemy, they come across as this.

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** Whenever the group gets together to take down the enemy, they come across as this.really show it off.



* BrutalHonesty: Kahili speaks in this fashion, seeing no point in beating around the bush.

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* BigBadEnsemble: Giovanni and [[spoiler:the Four Pillars]] have opposing plans for the future in ''Tomorrow''.



** In the same story, the Team Rocket trio retrieves their Sinnoh Pokemon, left at HQ at the end of DP.



* CharacterDeath: Happens to several people over the course of [[GrandeFinale ''Tomorrow'']], including [[spoiler:Lionel, Domino, Rocky, and Pierce.]]

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* CharacterDeath: Happens to several people over the course of [[GrandeFinale ''Tomorrow'']], including [[spoiler:Lionel, Domino, Rocky, Pierce, and Pierce.Zager.]]



* DoNotGoGentle: [[spoiler:Rocky, in his DyingMomentOfAwesome, faces down Tolbert to allow the others to escape the volcanic eruption and to try and pull a TakingYouWithMe.]]

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* DoNotGoGentle: [[spoiler:Rocky, in his DyingMomentOfAwesome, faces down Tolbert to allow the others to escape the volcanic eruption and to try and pull a TakingYouWithMe.of Mount Chimney.]]


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* HeelFaceTurn: Team Brutal softens out and becomes Team Nova after losing the Kalos Team Tournament, except for Travis.
** The Alpha Squad of Team Neo get integrated into ARC after they help save the day in ''Tribulations''.
** Team Skull as a whole makes a gradual turn, first with Plumeria and the grunts wanting to save Guzma, and then Guzma himself once he comes to his senses. Humorously, they're still bickering on what their new name should be even years later.
** [[spoiler:The Team Rocket trio of Jessie, James, and Meowth reluctantly become moles for ARC, but they fully and openly turn against Giovanni in ''Tomorrow'']].
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* [[CableCarActionSequence Airship Action Sequence]]: Two major fights take place on top of an airship, especially the climax of ''Turbulence''.

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* AbusiveParents: Played with. [[spoiler:Michael]] really could not care less about his daughter and looks at her death as necessary.

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* AbusiveParents: Played with.Downplayed. [[spoiler:Michael]] really could not care less about his daughter and looks at her death as necessary.



* CharacterDeath: Happens to several people over the course of [[GrandeFinale ''Tomorrow'']], including [[spoiler:Lionel, Domino, Rocky, and Pierce.]]



** Zigzagged when the "Road to Tomorrow" series of stories takes place after that point.

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** Zigzagged when much of the "Road to Tomorrow" series of stories takes take place after that point.



* DressingAsTheEnemy: Serena and Dawn sneak aboard a Team Rocket airship, and put on some grunt uniforms to investigate when it returns to headquarters. They do fairly well, even briefly coming face-to-face with Giovanni, but the ruse falls apart when they run into Butch and Cassidy twice.
* DrivenToVillainy: Dalton was pushed into this over time after he lost his wife [[spoiler:and then his daughter, thanks to the League's inaction.]]

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* DressingAsTheEnemy: Serena and Dawn sneak aboard a Team Rocket airship, and put on some grunt uniforms to investigate when it returns to headquarters. They do fairly well, even briefly coming face-to-face with Giovanni, but the ruse falls apart when they run into Butch and Cassidy twice.
twice. Fittingly, the chapter is titled "AnInfiltration".
* DrivenToVillainy: Dalton was pushed into this over time after he lost his wife [[spoiler:and then his daughter, thanks to which he blames on the League's inaction.]]



* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: Dawn's Piplup.

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* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: Dawn's Piplup.Piplup, as always.



* FanVerse: It ''is'' an entire universe of 6 major fics and 9 oneshots, after all.

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* FanVerse: It ''is'' an entire universe of 6 7 major fics and 9 numerous oneshots, after all.



* ForcedToWatch: President Goodshow is unable to do anything as [[spoiler:Bonnie is MindRaped by Latios]].

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* ForcedToWatch: President Goodshow is unable to do anything as [[spoiler:Bonnie is MindRaped by Latios]].Latios]], as a way to coerce him into giving up some extremely important information to DARC.



* MythologyGag: The Totem Mimikyu acts much like Jessie's Mimikyu from the canon anime, having a hatred of Pikachu. It's explained that the abandoned Megamart used to have a Pikachu as its mascot, and seeing that popular image everyday gave the Totem Pokemon jealousy.

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* MythologyGag: The Totem Mimikyu acts much like Jessie's Mimikyu from the canon SM anime, having a hatred of Pikachu. It's explained that the abandoned Megamart used to have a Pikachu as its mascot, and seeing that popular image everyday gave the Totem Pokemon jealousy.

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* BrutalHonesty: Kahili seems to speak in this fashion.

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* BrutalHonesty: Kahili seems to speak speaks in this fashion.fashion, seeing no point in beating around the bush.



** Several prominent Team Rocket agents reappear in ‘’Tomorrow’’, including Butch and Cassidy, Domino, Pierce, and Dr. Zager.



* CapturedSuperEntity: Nebby is taken captive by the [[spoiler:Aether Foundation and Lusamine.]]

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* CapturedSuperEntity: Nebby is taken captive by the [[spoiler:Aether Foundation and Lusamine.]]Lusamine]], leading the group to launch an assault to rescue it.



** The BW meteonite becomes a major plot in ‘’Tomorrow’’, having been kept by Team Rocket since their Unova plans failed in the unaired episodes.



** Hau is on the receiving end of one from Ash, losing 3-1. He's pretty good-natured about it, though.

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** Hau is on the receiving end of one from Ash, Ash in their first battle, losing 3-1. He's pretty good-natured about it, though.


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* DressingAsTheEnemy: Serena and Dawn sneak aboard a Team Rocket airship, and put on some grunt uniforms to investigate when it returns to headquarters. They do fairly well, even briefly coming face-to-face with Giovanni, but the ruse falls apart when they run into Butch and Cassidy twice.
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* ItWasWithYouAllAlong: Ash realizes that his answer to being a Pokemon Master is quite simply his desires of meeting and helping others, allowing him to proclaim that he's ''already'' a Pokemon Master.

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** Christopher and Bethany also get married during the second TimeSkip.



* ItOnlyWorksOnce: When Ash is competing against Conway, his first move is to have [[FragileSpeedster Noivern]] confuse [[MightyGlacier Dusknoir]] so it can't set up Trick Room, like in their Sinnoh League Match.

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* ItOnlyWorksOnce: When Ash is competing against Conway, his first move is to have [[FragileSpeedster Noivern]] confuse [[MightyGlacier Dusknoir]] so it can't set up Trick Room, like in their Sinnoh League Match.match.






* LostSuperweapon: Implied that the Ultimate Weapon from the games exists in this universe and was found by Dalton. DARC seeks it.

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* LostSuperweapon: Implied A major plot point in ''Tribulations'' is that the Ultimate Weapon from the games exists in this universe and was found by Dalton. DARC seeks to use it.



* NotSoAboveItAll: Alain proves to be this when he freaks out at having to wear a suit to a Ceremony.

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* NotSoAboveItAll: Alain proves to be this when he [[TheStoic Alain]] freaks out at having to wear a suit to a Ceremony.



* PaperThinDisguise: Team Rocket in the Kalos Team Tournament, to the point that Ash can actually notice them this time!

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* PaperThinDisguise: Team Rocket in the Kalos Team Tournament, to the point that Ash and co. can actually notice them this time!


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* TimeSkip: Several, over the course of the series:
** A six-month gap between the end of the Kalos Trilogy and the beginning of the Alola Trilogy.
** Seven years pass between the end of the main plot of the two trilogies and the epilogue of ''Tribulations''.
** One year passes between the wedding and the start of [[GrandFinale ''Tomorrow'']].

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* '''''Love in the Time of Tomorrow'''''

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* '''''Love ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12776822/1/Love-in-the-Time-of-Tomorrow Love in the Time of Tomorrow'''''Tomorrow]]''



* BabiesEverAfter: Implied to be the case for [[spoiler:Christopher and Bethany]] in ''Nova''.

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* BabiesEverAfter: Implied to be the case for [[spoiler:Christopher and Bethany]] in ''Nova''.''Nova'', and outright confirmed in ''Tomorrow'', specifically a baby girl named Thea.
* BackForTheDead: [[spoiler:Agent Domino of Team Rocket appears for the first time since ''Mewtwo Returns'', leading the mission on Mount Chimney, but she is killed by Tolbert within the same chapter.]]
** [[spoiler:Pierce, a prominent Rocket agent in BW, is also killed to stop him from giving crucial information to the good guys.]]



* CelestialDeadline: The Day of Stars.

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* CelestialDeadline: The Day of Stars.Stars, which is the point where [[spoiler:the Ultra Space will be closest to the normal dimension, and the date when Lusamine unleashes the Ultra Beasts upon the world]].



** For instance, [[spoiler:Jack Ketchum]]'s codename is [[MythologyGag Red]].



* ConflictingLoyalty: Reeree becomes torn between saving the other world and her friends in DARC.

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* ConflictingLoyalty: Reeree becomes torn between saving the other world and her friends in DARC. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, besides Mimi, none of them feel the same way]].


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** Zigzagged when the "Road to Tomorrow" series of stories takes place after that point.


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* DoNotGoGentle: [[spoiler:Rocky, in his DyingMomentOfAwesome, faces down Tolbert to allow the others to escape the volcanic eruption and to try and pull a TakingYouWithMe.]]


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** ''Tomorrow'' is the true finale of the Ancienverse.
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[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/low_res_tenacity.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:The Alola Trilogy reaches its end at long last.]]

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[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/low_res_tenacity.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tomorrow_cover.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:The Alola Trilogy reaches its end at long last.final chapter of the Ancienverse saga.]]
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* ''Broken Flowers, Healing Sunshine''
* ''Love in the Time of Matrimony''
* ''The Road to Tomorrow''

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* ''Broken ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12725071/1/Broken-Flowers-Healing-Sunshine Broken Flowers, Healing Sunshine''
Sunshine]]''
* ''Love ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12732675/1/Love-in-the-Time-of-Matrimony Love in the Time of Matrimony''
Matrimony]]''
* ''The ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12756743/1/ The Road to Tomorrow''Tomorrow]]''

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