History Fanfic / CommonSense

* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Team Rocket members Attila and Hun show up [[spoiler: to try and capture Ash]] in Chapter 36. In addition, a few Johto Pokémon start appearing earlier than in canon:

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Brock gives one to Misty in chapter 25, [[spoiler: questioning if she would be trying to be nicer to Ash if things had gone differently with Butterfree]].

** As of Chapter 25, Misty [[spoiler: begins to acknowledge that Ash is a good trainer and realizes that she's hating him for no reason except her own wounded pride.]]

** [[spoiler: In the battle against [[TheRival Gary]] in Chapter 35, Ash's Rattata defeats Gary's first two Pokémon on her own [[TookALevelInBadass even evolving in the process]]. This forces Gary to evolve his Growlithe into Arcanine, [[DoNotGoGentle and even then Raticate still manages to land a few hits before going down]]. The battle against Charmeleon goes more even, but Charmeleon clearly has the upper hand and injures Arcanine to the point [[KnowWhenToFoldEm Gary ultimately forfeits to save face]].]]

* DidntSeeThatComing: [[spoiler: In Chapter 32, when Team Rocket makes their move to steal the Pokémon in the P1 Grand Prix, the crowd quickly joins in to help Ash drive them away, foiling their plans.]]

** Mitchel might be a career criminal but he doesn't deal in Pokémon, noting he could never look his Dugtrio in the eyes if he caught Pokémon to sell, or worse, stole them from another trainer.

* ExactlyWhatIAimedAt: In Chapter 36, [[spoiler: Ash's Kingler aims a Hyper Beam seemingly at Hun's Onix, who dodges it. Turns out that he was actually aiming for Attila's Skarmory, who was fighting Pidgeot behind them.]]

** [[spoiler: Realizing his Arcanine is so badly injured it won't stand a chance against Ash's last Pokémon, Gary forfeits their battle.]]
** [[spoiler: When battling Noah in Chapter 36, James realizes that he's no match for him when his Feraligatr overpowers Gyarados, so he wisely chooses to retreat.]]

* StaticStunGun: Team Rocket's Zap Caps seem to double as these individually. To use them, a tab on the side is slid up to raise the points and then pressed in once the points are touching the target. It discharges all of the electricity it's currently holding into the target. [[spoiler: In Chapter 36, Noah manages to snatch one of them, which he gives to Ash.]]

** In Chapter 30, Vincent, a student of the Pokémon Tech, tells Ash that he's inspired others to stand up to Team Rocket, [[spoiler: and they even uncovered an operation in the Celadon Game Corner.]]

* HoldOnToMyHat: Before flying off on Pidgeot to [[YouShallNotPass block the Tentacool swarm until the citizens of Hutber Port evacuated]], he throws his hat to Brock, asking him to hold it. When asked why, he said [[IShallReturn he didn't want to lose it]].

* DidntThinkThisThrough: In chapter 4 when Jessie was [[HoldTheLine stalling Ash and friends]], [[CharacterOfTheDay Seymour]] was actually smart enough to realize that it was just a diversion and headed to save the Moon Stone alone... Unfortunately, he wasn't smart enough to realize that he didn't have a plan to get it back without the help of a Trainer and [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome ends up getting tied up]].

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After James has to shock himself with the Zap Sapper to combat a sudden weakness after Team Rocket lands in a den of Primeape, Henry has to give James a muscle relaxant and hook him up to a heart monitor to combat muscle spasms and check for arrhythmia respectively.

* AirVentPassageway: How Team Rocket sneaks in to steal from [[IndustrialGhetto Gringey City's]] [[RoboticAssemblyLines factories]].

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Brock gives one to Misty in chapter 25, [[spoiler: questioning if she would be trying to be nicer to Ash if things had gone differently with Butterfree.]]

* ExactEavesDropping: On their way to Gringey City, James and Meowth share a conversation about [[spoiler:whether or not it's really worth it to continue chasing after Pikachu]] and how to possibly convince [[TheDeterminator Jessie]]. They try to do it [[DontWakeTheSleeper without waking her]], but that was pretty pointless since she was [[RightBehindYou awake and listening in since the conversation started.]]

* HarmlessElectrocution: Downplayed. According to [[TheMedic Henry]], minor cases of Electrocution, such as taking an electric Pokémon's attack can be rested off, but more severe cases (such as James having shock himself with the Zap Sapper) are quite serious and have to be monitored closely.

* HowDareYouDieOnMe: A variation. Shortly before she escapes from the sinking St. Anne, Jessie tells James that she'll never forgive him if he doesn't make it back.

* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: [[JerkAss Damian]]. He got away with only minor burns after mistreating Charmander, but [[spoiler:only got worse after that]]. But he ran out of luck after [[spoiler:James saw the state of his Pokémon and relieved him of them before turning him into the police for Pokémon abuse]].

* PowerStrainBlackout:

** There was also an earlier instance after Meowth had both [[BerserkButton hit Jessie in the face]] with his newly learned Swift attack ''[[UpToEleven and]]'' [[NobodyTouchesTheHair cut a few strands of her hair]].

* WeaponizedHeadgear: Ash has used his [[NiceHat Pokémon League Expo hat]] for a few different tasks, from extending his reach a bit to let his [[PintsizedPowerhouse Rattata]] escape [[CaughtInASnare a tree-hung net]] and cut the rope to [[DesperateObjectCatch catching]] and throwing a ''bomb'' of Team Rocket's into the air to [[DivingSave save some Pokémon]].

* AdultFear: Ever since finding out the truth about Team Rocket, Delia has been worried that something might happen to Ash that'll make him an EmptyShell of his former self when he returns, [[OutlivingOnesOffspring if he returns at all]].
** For Koga, when Jessie takes his daughter Janine hostage, he's forced to surrender and let himself be knocked out to ensure her safety.

* OutOfCharacter: Averted by the author. Team Rocket still retains their good humor most of the time, but [[LetsGetDangerous get serious]] whenever there's a mission to do. They even can't resist [[SmugSnake gloating]] every once and a while, but do it from much safer positions. If victory isn't already assured, they make sure to be ready to [[HoldTheLine battle]], [[HoldingTheFloor stall]] or [[VillainExitStageLeft flee]].

* DidntThinkThisThrough: In chapter 4 when Jessie was [[HoldTheLine stalling Ash and friends]], [[CharacterOfTheDay Seymour]] was actually smart enough to realize that it was just a diversion and headed to save the Moon Stone alone... Unfortunately, he wasn't smart enough to realize that he didn't have a plan to get it back without the help of a Trainer and [[SuprisinglyRealisticOutcome ends up getting tied up]].

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After James has to shock himself with the Zap Sapper to combat a sudden weakness after Team Rocket lands in a den of Primeape, Henry has to give James a muscle relaxant and hook him up to a heart monitor to combat muscle spasms and check for arrhythmia respectively.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: In chapter 4 when Jessie was [[HoldTheLine stalling Ash and friends]], [[CharacterOfTheDay Seymour]] was actually smart enough to realize that it was just a diversion and headed to save the Moon Stone alone... Unfortunately, he wasn't smart enough to realize that he didn't have a plan to get it back without the help of a Trainer and [[RealityEnsues ends up getting tied up]].

* RealityEnsues: After James has to shock himself with the Zap Sapper to combat a sudden weakness after Team Rocket lands in a den of Primeape, Henry has to give James a muscle relaxant and hook him up to a heart monitor to combat muscle spasms and check for arrhythmia respectively.

** Attempted when rescuing [[spoiler:the Squirtle Squad.]] Ash and co. had charged straight into the clearing where Team Rocket had made camp. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, [[LuredIntoATrap they fell into a pitfall trap left by Team Rocket]] and were unable to do anything before Team Rocket got away with the help of some rocket booster upgrades to their balloon]].

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: After meeting Ash in person for the first time since Pallet Town, Gary is angry when he learns that Ash beat him ''while holding back'', but grows shocked when Ash brushes off their rivalry by saying that he needed to be ready in case Team Rocket attacked and wouldn't have been bothered by losing if it meant he could save his more powerful fighters to head off the attack. This grows into genuine concern when Ash tries to [[StepfordSmiler smile and reassure him]] that he's looking forward battling him at the League and that it was like "old times".

* {{Adorkable}}: After her HeelFaceTurn, Sabrina is incredibly awkward when talking to Ash over the phone but still remarkably endearing as she tries to hold a conversation.