History Fanfic / MyHeroPokedamia

*** He snaps at Aizawa for calling him useless for not being able to use his quirk, when the teacher himself FightsLikeANormal and is his job as a teacher to help him overcome his liability.
*** Izuku then '''explodes''' in rage when Todoroki reveals that he manipulated his friends and the girls he is in love with (more specifically, Momo, who is engaged to Shoto) to turn against him during the Sports Festival, saying that for someone who hates Endeavor for being a ManipulativeBastard, Shoto turned out to be just like, if not worse, than his father.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Even Endeavour is disgusted with Bakugou when he sees the feralness with which he fights Ashido with during their Sports Festival match.

*** Todoroki fights Serena instead of Sero. Also, instead of the CurbStompBattle from canon, he almost loses because Serena keeps melting his ice and he refuses to use the fire side of his Quirk, only reaching the next phase because Serena forfeits in the moment of triumph.

** Izuku acknowledges Shouto's father Endeavor is a terrible one, but this does not excuse all the jerk moves Shouto has done, especially when Shouto does the same things he decries his father for that result in him hurting people and Pokémon who bear no responsibility for what his father did.

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Todoroki thought he could simply reveal to Izuku how he manipulated his friends and the girls he is in love with for his own personal gain and Izuku would not mind. This nearly gets the ice and fire wielder's head [[MegatonPunch caved in]] by a royally pissed Izuku.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Bakugo, big time. Izuku saves him from the Sludge Villain? "He was doing it because he wanted to make me look weak!" Izuku suddenly has a Quirk? "He hid it just to laugh on my face!" Ojiro and Shoda drop out of the tournament? "They're wimps that know they can't beat me!"

** Bakugo, [[HavingABlast fittingly]] has two Fire Types, a Cyndaquil (which evolved into a Quilava) and a Charmeleon, and [[spoiler:a shiny Gyarados]] ([[HairTriggerTemper because of course he has one]]).
** Todoroki's team is composed of Ice and Fire types with one Water type. Two of his Pokémon are Alolan Ninetails and Kantonian Vulpix, each representing the two sides of his Quirk and showing his disregard for his fire side, while his Galarian Darmanitan is the representation of how he wants to only use his Ice side but will instinctively use Fire if he loses control.

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler:During their Sports Festival match, Bakugou beats Mina up so badly she is covered in burns and bruises by the end]].

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler:During their Sports Festival match, Bakugou beats Mina up so badly she is covered in burns and bruises by the end]].

* SneezeCut: Chapter 22 has a whole chain of people thinking about someone and the scene changes to said someone. When Nejire thinks not even Ryukyu would save her rivals for Izuku's affections, the scene changes to said heroine sneezing. Ryukyu's Salamence then wishes Riley was there to calm the argument between Ryukyu and Miruko, leading to a scene change where Riley sneezes. Riley's Pokémon then thinks of Taishi as a potential source of information on Izuku, which again leads to a scene change where Taishi sneezes.

*** Bakugo fights Mina instead.

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Serena begins to fall for Izuku when he enthusiastically shows her

In a world where amazing creatures called Pokémon exist alongside humans with superpowers called Quirks, one young boy named Izuku Midoriya dreams of being a hero like his idol, All Might. But not all men are created equal, or treated equal. Beine one of the unlucky 20% born without a Quirk, Izuku's journey to becoming a hero won't be an easy one. He just has to deal with all of the villains trying to kill him and the girls who love him.

** Ochako's team consists of a Minior (Minnie), a Kirlia, [[spoiler:a Pikachu (Chu)]], and a Dottler. Minnie and Dottler tie into Ochako's space theme, Kirlia ties into Ochako's [[NiceGirl kindness]], and [[spoiler:Chu likely ties to Ochako's admiration of Izuku]].

** Todoroki's team is composed of Ice and Fire types with one Water type. Two of his Pokémon are an Aloan Ninetails and a Kantonian Vulpix, each representing the two sides of his Quirk.

** Tsu has a Crougunk that Poison Jabs boys that are too flirty, just like Brock's Crougunk does to him.

* PyrrhicVictory: Todoroki may have won his bout with Serena during the Sports Festival, but that is only because Serena, right before she won, decided he wasn't worth it and forfeited, meaning he only won by technicality. No one considers it a proper victory.

** Tsu has a Crougunk that Poison Jabs boys that are too flirty, just like Brock's does to him.

* PersonalityPowers: Well, more like Personality Pokémon. So far everyone has at least one Pokémon that suits their Quirk. For example, Hagakure mentions having a Kecleon, Kaminari has his own Pikachu, while Bakugo has a Cyndaquil (which evolved into a Quilava), a Charmeleon, and [[spoiler:a shiny Gyarados]] ([[HairTriggerTemper because of course he has one]]).
* PyrrhicVictory: Todoroki may have won his bout with Serena during the Sports Festival, but that is only because Serena, right before she won, decided he wasn't worth it and forfeits, meaning he only won by technicality. No one considers it a proper victory.

** Two of the matchups for the tournament round of the Sports Festival are different:
** Instead of Bakugo, Ochako instead faces Sero and wins, managing to move on to the second round.
** Bakugo instead will fight Mina.

* ObliviousToLove: Izuku somehow manages to miss that all the girls in his class are attracted to him, no matter how obvious it is. For example, when in Chapter 24 Ochako leaves the stands in jealousy over his enthusiastic reaction to Hatsume's gear, Izuku thinks she was angry because he didn't ask her if she wanted Hatsume in the team.
** He also misses all the blatant hints that his mother is in a relationship with All Might (and it gets as blatant as "found them getting dressed while coming from the kitchen").

* ObliviousToLove: Izuku somehow manages to miss that all the girls in his class are attracted to him, no matter how obvious it is. He also misses all the blatant hints that his mother is in a relationship with All Might (and it gets as blatant as "found them getting dressed while coming from the kitchen").

* ForWantOfANail: When the 1-A girls dress up as cheerleaders ([[InSpiteOfANail after Mineta and Kaminari trick them to do it]]), the 1-B girls join them of their own will.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: During the Navy Battle Royale, after releasing Pikachu, Izuku doesn't give orders to the electric Pokémon, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness who barely speaks and sticks close to Ochako, and the other students notice that Pikachu's attacks are weaker than they should be]]. Also, Kirishima notices something falling off Izuku's ship while it's hidden, but nobody else does. [[spoiler:This is because this Pikachu is actually Ochako's female Pikachu, which has had her tail wrapped in tape to make her look like Izuku's Pikachu's -- and the 'falling object' was Froakie, whom Izuku had release so he could steal flags without being noticed.]]

** During their tournament fight, Izuku calls out Shinso for excusing his anti-heroic actions as a reaction for being bullied: as far as Izuku's concerned, ''nothing'' excuses using people as tools.

* StockholmSyndrome: All Might notes Izuku's "relationship" with Bakugo is pretty much this, as Izuku both resents Bakugo and defends him from others' criticism.

* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Izuku's speech to Shinso is combintion of this, a WhatTheHellHero and TheReasonYouSuckSpeech:

** Izuku ends his fight with Shinso by calling him out on his unheroic behavior

** Insulting his friends is another one. Shinso manages to exploit it during their fight by insulting Serana.

** After Izuku returns from the infirmary, he gets hugged by Serana, Ochako, Mina, and Tooru, and Momo tells the girls off for crowding Izuku. After they back off, she proceeds to give Izuku a big hug.

* AdaptationSpeciesChange: All Might's narration reveals that the experiments Nezu was forced to endure as a lab rat in his past involves combining various Pokémon into one, as opposed to simply being a rare animal with a Quirk.

This Pikachu, though, had been captured by Ochako after the USJ, so Izuku just made her look like his Pikachu to keep everyone's eyes away while he stealthily releases Froakie, which steals Todoroki's team's flag.]]

** One of Izuku's team's Pokémon is Pikachu, with most teams getting scared away because they know Izuku's Pikachu is ''absurdly'' powerful. [[spoiler:This Pikachu, though, had been captured by Ochako after the USJ, so Izuku just made her look like his Pikachu to keep everyone's eyes away while he stealthily releases Froakie, which steals Todoroki's team's flag.]]
* BerserkButton: Hypocrisy seems to be a massive one to Izuku.
** First he snaps at Aizawa for calling him useless for not being able to use his quirk, when the teacher himself FightsLikeANormal and is his job as a teacher to help him overcome his liability.
** Izuku then '''explodes''' in rage when Todoroki reveals that he manipulated his friends and the girls he is in love with (more specifically, Momo, who is engaged to Shoto) to turn against him during the Sports Festival, saying that for someone who hates Endeavor for being a ManipulativeBastard, Shoto turned out to be just like, if not worse, than his father.

** The girls who are interested in Izuku (Uraraka, Momo, and Serena in particular) don't like it when one of the others gets particularly close to him.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: During the Navy Battle Royale, after releasing Pikachu, Izuku doesn't give orders to the electric Pokémon, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness who barely speaks and sticks close to Ochako, and the other students notice that Pikachu's attacks are weaker than they should be]]. [[spoiler:This is because this Pikachu is actually Ochako's female Pikachu, which has had her tail wrapped in tape to make her look like Izuku's Pikachu's -- all while Izuku stealthily releases Froakie so he can steal flags without being noticed.]]

* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Izuku acknowledges Shouto's father Endeavor is a terrible one, but this does not excuse all the jerk moves Shouto has done, especially when Shouto does the same things he decries his father for that result in him hurting people and Pokémon who bear no responsibility for what his father did.

* HypocriticalHumor: Nighteye, in the same line where he ridicules Izuku's ideas during the Navy Battle Royale, claims that All Might would have been able to come up with the same plans.
* IRejectYourReality: Sir Nighteye refuses to accept Izuku is a worthy wielder of One for All. Upon hearing Izuku's speech at the Sports Festival, most people are moved or inspired by it. Nighteye is one of the exceptions, managing to [[InsaneTrollLogic somehow]] interpret it as Izuku being disrespectful of All Might's legacy. And no matter how outstanding Izuku's ideas and actions are, he keeps thinking it's not impressive.

** Even though Izuku managed to pull Bakugo out of the Sludge Villain, All Might still has to intervene - mostly because [[SkewedPriorities Bakugo insisted on screaming at Izuku right there and then about not needing to be saved instead of getting away]].

** Midoriya's first two Pokémon (Eevee and Pikachu) are a clear reference to the [[VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee Partner Pikachu and Partner Eevee]].

* ObliviousToLove: Izuku somehow manages to miss that all the girls in his class are attracted to him, no matter how obvious it is. He also misses all the blatant hints that his mother is in a relationship with All Might (and it doesn't get more blatant than "found them getting dressed while coming from the kitchen").

** Ochako and Tooru begin to fall for Izuku after he stops the Robo-Grouden at the Entrance Exam.

* SayingTooMuch: All Might ( who is secretly dating Inko) sees Izuku texting with someone and asks him if he's texting Serena or Momo - even though Izuku hasn't even talked to All Might about Momo. All Might manages to cover up by claiming he saw Momo's name on Izuku's phone.

* SuckinessIsPainful: When Pikachu and Froakie begin to have a spat while in their Pokéballs, Izuku threatens to force them to endure his mom's Mr. Mime's act for an entire day (he does like it, but he knows neither of them does). Both of them stop.

* TemptingFate: In Chapter 11, Jirou tells herself she isn't going to go gaga over Izuku like the other girls in her class. Later in that chapter, her heart skips a beat when Izuku does something amazing.

* InstantlyProvenWrong: When Nighteye sees Izuku's double KansasCityShuffle, he claims that All Might would have easily come up with the same plan. The immediate next line is All Might admitting to himself that he wouldn't have been able to craft anything similar.

* OhCrap: Momo has one in the Navy Battle Royale when [[spoiler:after Iida steals Izuku's team flag, Izuku's ship sails well away from Todoroki's instead of trying to get the flag back. Cue Izuku revealing their KansasCityShuffle]].

** Koda's Quirk becomes a lot more powerful, as he can also use it to speak with Pokémon.

* BatmanGambit: During the Navy Battle Royale, [[spoiler:Izuku knows someone will eventually manage to take the flag, no matter what, so he has Mei and Uraraka craft a fake flag and they hang that at the top, while the real deal is rolled up around the mast]].

* CluelessChickMagnet: Izuku, natch. He unknowingly gets the attention of 6 girls, with WordOfGod confirming more to be on the way.

* KansasCityShuffle: In the Navy Battle Royale, Izuku's team has two:
** Knowing that his team's flag would be the first target for all teams, [[spoiler:Izuku has Mei and Ochako create an identical fake flag that they hang at the top of the mast, while the real one is [[LoopholeAbuse rolled around the mast]], keeping to the letter of the rules]].
** One of Izuku's team's Pokémon is Pikachu, with most teams getting scared away because they know Izuku's Pikachu is ''absurdly'' powerful. [[spoiler:This Pikachu, though, had been captured by Ochako after the USJ, so Izuku just made her look like his Pikachu to keep everyone's eyes away while he releases Froakie, which ends up stealing Todoroki's flag.]]

* SayingTooMuch: All Might sees Izuku texting with someone and asks him if he's texting Serena or Momo - even though Izuku hasn't even talked to All Might about Momo. All Might manages to cover up by claiming he saw Momo's name on Izuku's phone.

* SkewedPriorities: After Izuku gets Bakugo out of the Sludge Villain's grasp, Bakugo is more concerned with [[UngratefulBastard shouting at Izuku]] [[BlatantLies that he didn't need any help]] than with the fact that the Villain is closing in and about to kill them.