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* MiscarriageOfJustice: Discussed as an acceptable price to pay when it comes to the specific way society deals with Renegades as opposed to all other types of criminals. A few innocent people being wrongfully executed does not have equal weight as all the innocent people a Renegade can potentially kill, and Renegades have indeed devastated entire towns before.
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* CallBack: The chapter where Aiko was introduced is called Premortem. [[spoiler: The chapter where the impact of her death was shown was called Postmortem]].

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* CallBack: The chapter where Aiko was introduced is called Premortem. [[spoiler: The chapter where the impact of her death was shown was is called Postmortem]].

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* CallBack: The chapter where Aiko was introduced is called Premortem. [[spoiler: The chapter where the impact of her death was shown was called Postmortem]].



* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler: Aiko was in the story and with the group for long enough and with enough development that she was practically a main character. Her death hit the other three hard and many readers felt her loss. At the time of her death, she's been a part of the story for several arcs that add up to about a third of the story to then]].



* ShipTease: During the Cruise Convention, [[spoiler: Red realises he has a crush on Leaf, and Leaf learns about this without Red knowing about it. They hit a rough patch though due to certain differing views]].

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* ShipTease: During the Cruise Convention, [[spoiler: Red realises he has a crush on Leaf, and Leaf learns about this without Red knowing about it. They hit a rough patch though due to certain differing views]].views and Aiko's death resulting in the split of the group]].
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* GeniusCripple: Mewtwo was created with a debilitating physical illness. [[spoiler: This was on ''purpose'' as a means of keeping it under control. Giovanni fears [[{{Foreshadowing}} what would happen]] if Mewtwo found that out. He practiced confessing what he did to Mewtwo with a holo-simulation but was interrupted before he could explain what he'll do next to Tahu.]].

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* GeniusCripple: Mewtwo was created with a debilitating physical illness. [[spoiler: This was on ''purpose'' as a means of keeping it under control. Giovanni fears [[{{Foreshadowing}} what would happen]] if Mewtwo found that out. He practiced confessing what he did to Mewtwo with a holo-simulation but was interrupted before he could explain what he'll do next to Tahu.]].Tahu]].
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Can also be read [[http://daystareld.com/pokemon/ here]].
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* FantasticRacism: There is a social stigma against people who are Dark, to the point that in Kanto and the rest of the island chain, the old word for Dark was almost synonymous with Evil. Psychics also get some of this but to a lesser extent due to all the things they do for society.

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* FantasticRacism: There is a social stigma against people who are Dark, to the point that in Kanto and the rest of the island chain, the old word for Dark was almost synonymous with Evil. Psychics also get some of this but to a lesser extent due to all the things they do for society.society, but they always fear that fear of Psychics will rise to raise that stigma to be as bad as with Darks.
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* GeniusCripple: Mewtwo was created with a debilitating physical illness. [[spoiler: This was on ''purpose'' as a means of keeping it under control. Giovanni fears [[{{Foreshadowing}} what would happen]] if Mewtwo found that out. And then he confessed what he did to Mewtwo before making the decision then and there to terminate him and starting anew]].

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* GeniusCripple: Mewtwo was created with a debilitating physical illness. [[spoiler: This was on ''purpose'' as a means of keeping it under control. Giovanni fears [[{{Foreshadowing}} what would happen]] if Mewtwo found that out. And then he confessed He practiced confessing what he did to Mewtwo with a holo-simulation but was interrupted before making the decision then and there he could explain what he'll do next to terminate him and starting anew]].Tahu.]].
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* CastingAShadow: There are Dark humans in the setting. Compared to Psychics, they can't really make use of their Dark attribute. All they have is complete immunity to Psychic powers, which can be either bane or boon depending on the given situation.


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* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Upon his first encounter with a Ghost-type Pokemon, Red experiences surrealism and fully appreciates the fact that they are just so different from other Pokemon.
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* BehavioralConditioning: Pokeballs have behaviour programs meant to make sure Pokemon cannot attack a human being as well as suppress other dangerous or inconvenient instincts. They can also be used to make a Pokemon respond to certain commands in a certain way. [[spoiler: It is also possible to override the conditioning with Psychic powers]].

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* BehavioralConditioning: Pokeballs have behaviour programs meant to make sure Pokemon cannot attack a human being as well as suppress other dangerous or inconvenient instincts. They can also be used to make a Pokemon respond to certain commands in a certain way. [[spoiler: It is also possible to override the conditioning with Psychic powers]].powers, and Leaf is working with the Rangers to modify the conditioning to keep the part where they don't attack people while still keeping the rest of their instincts so they could still function in the wild]].
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* BehavioralConditioning: Pokeballs have behaviour programs meant to make sure Pokemon cannot attack a human being as well as suppress other dangerous or inconvenient instincts. They can also be used to make a Pokemon respond to certain commands in a certain way. [[spoiler: It is also possible to override the conditioning with Psychic powers]].
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* WhamEpisode: In Chapter 67, [[spoiler: due to his fight with Blue on what he should have done when Aiko went into a burning building to save people still trapped, Red splits from the group and ends his journey. With nothing else stopping him, he goes to Sabrina to accept her tutelage and become her student]].
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* KilledOffForReal: A lot of named characters, humans and Pokemon, die as the story progresses, but the most impactful was [[spoiler: Aiko's death. Blue and Red had a huge argument about what the latter should have done and it caused the group to split]].

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* KilledOffForReal: A lot of named characters, humans and Pokemon, die as the story progresses, but the most impactful was [[spoiler: Aiko's death. Blue and Red had a huge argument about what the latter should have done and it caused the group to split]].split with Red leaving]].
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* KilledOffForReal: A lot of named characters, humans and Pokemon, die as the story progresses, but the most impactful was [[spoiler: Aiko's death. Blue and Red had a huge argument about what the latter should have done and it caused the group to split]].
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* AnimalStampede: When enough Pokemon get scared, they flee in large numbers, causing a massive stampede. One such stampede occurred during a Tier 3 event that hit Vermillion City.

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* AnimalStampede: When enough Pokemon get scared, they flee in large numbers, causing a massive stampede. The larger the stampede, the greater the disaster. One such stampede occurred during a Tier 3 event that hit Vermillion City.City as a ''massive'' amount of Pokemon fled from a rampaging Zapdos.
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* SupernaturalFearInducer: This is how Pressure works. They cause any living thing in range of the user's power to become scared, which leads to them making rash decisions, throw them off their game, or in the worst case, cause an outright panic. [[spoiler: After confirming that Absol can wield Pressure, the Rangers and the Trainers they worked with determined that this is the real cause of the bad luck that seemingly just happens around the species]].
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* AnimalStampede: When enough Pokemon get scared, they flee in large numbers, causing a massive stampede. One such stampede occurred during a Tier 3 event that hit Vermillion City.
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* WakeUpCall: Laura spent years putting her IntrepidReporter career on hold, and forgot about the dangers involved up until she was given a huge reminder when police rocked up and confronted her and took her equipment. She later admits she needed that for her old training and experience to kick in after years of being left unused.
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* GeniusCripple: Mewtwo was created with a debilitating physical illness. [[spoiler: This was on ''purpose'' as a means of keeping it under control. Giovanni fears [[{{Foreshadowing}} what would happen]] if Mewtwo found that out]].

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* GeniusCripple: Mewtwo was created with a debilitating physical illness. [[spoiler: This was on ''purpose'' as a means of keeping it under control. Giovanni fears [[{{Foreshadowing}} what would happen]] if Mewtwo found that out]].out. And then he confessed what he did to Mewtwo before making the decision then and there to terminate him and starting anew]].
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* DeathFakedForYou: Corrupt Gym Leaders have done this for several people. [[spoiler: A lot of condemned Renegades had their executions faked by these corrupt Gym Leaders under the condition they work for them and ''never'' betray them]].

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* DeathFakedForYou: Corrupt Gym Leaders have done this for several people. [[spoiler: A lot of condemned Renegades had their executions faked by these corrupt Gym Leaders under the condition they work for them and ''never'' betray them]].them. Giovanni has a large number of them under his employ. One is a Psychic Renegade named Tahu that he bought from another Gym Leader in another region that helps him determine which other Renegades Giovanni is sent to execute he can trust, and thus, spare]].
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* DeathFakedForYou: Corrupt Gym Leaders have done this for several people. [[spoiler: A lot of condemned Renegades had their executions faked by these corrupt Gym Leaders under the condition they work for them and ''never'' betray them]].

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* HumanPopsicle: [[spoiler: Bill's lab]] contains pokeballs capable of targeting humans, and an automated system to put him in one when he dies, in case future science will be able to fix him. He can't tell anyone about this because pokeballs capable of catching humans are illegal.

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* HumanPopsicle: HumanPopsicle:
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[[spoiler: Bill's lab]] contains pokeballs Pokeballs capable of targeting humans, and an automated system to put him in one when he dies, in case future science will be able to fix him. He can't tell anyone about this because pokeballs capable of catching humans are illegal.illegal.
** [[spoiler: Giovanni]] also has Pokeballs that can target humans, which he uses on anyone in his organisation who screwed up or betrays him. All his subordinates in the know fear ever being punished this way.
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* ShipTease: During the Cruise Convention, [[spoiler: Red realises he has a crush on Leaf, and Leaf learns about this without Red knowing about it. They hit a rough patch though due to certain differing views]].
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* GoddamnBats: Humorously lampshaded when Blue lists off the Pokemon that can be found in Mount Moon.

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* GoddamnBats: Humorously lampshaded in-universe when Blue lists off the Pokemon that can be found in Mount Moon.
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* GoddamnBats: Humorously lampshaded when Blue lists off the Pokemon that can be found in Mount Moon.
-->'''Blue:''' Nothing really competitive, (''starts ticking them off on his fingers'') Zubat, Geodude, Sandshrew, Zubat, Paras, the rare Clefairy, [[RuleOfThree Zubat]], lower down there's Chingling, Absol, Bronzor, [[OverlyLongGag Zubat]], Makuhita and [[SarcasmMode if you're super lucky,]] Zubat.
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** Game Freak is mentioned as a video game company that designs the Trainer simulations.
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* FantasticRacism: There is a social stigma against people who are Dark, to the point that in Kanto and rest of the island chain, the old word for Dark was almost synonymous with Evil. Psychics also get some of this but to a lesser extent due to all the things they do for society.

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* FantasticRacism: There is a social stigma against people who are Dark, to the point that in Kanto and the rest of the island chain, the old word for Dark was almost synonymous with Evil. Psychics also get some of this but to a lesser extent due to all the things they do for society.

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* FantasticRacism: There is a social stigma against people who are Dark. Psychics also get some of this but to a lesser extent due to all the things they do for society.

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* FantasticRacism: There is a social stigma against people who are Dark.Dark, to the point that in Kanto and rest of the island chain, the old word for Dark was almost synonymous with Evil. Psychics also get some of this but to a lesser extent due to all the things they do for society.


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** The fact that Dark is called Evil in the original Japanese games is adapted as part of the FantasticRacism Dark people get.

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* MythologyGag: Youngster Joey is depicted here as the protagonist of an educational film that's basically meant to show you what ''not'' to do when being a Pokemon trainer.

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Youngster Joey is depicted here as the protagonist of an educational film that's basically meant to show you what ''not'' to do when being a Pokemon trainer.trainer.
** Red at one point asks Blue "...do you want to be the best, like no one ever was?" Blue responds by asking if Red is going to break out in song.
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* HumanPopsicle: Bill's lab contains [[spoiler:pokeballs capable of targeting humans, and an automated system to put him in one when he dies, in case future science will be able to fix him]]. He can't tell anyone about this [[spoiler:, because pokeballs capable of catching humans are illegal]].

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* HumanPopsicle: [[spoiler: Bill's lab lab]] contains [[spoiler:pokeballs pokeballs capable of targeting humans, and an automated system to put him in one when he dies, in case future science will be able to fix him]]. him. He can't tell anyone about this [[spoiler:, because pokeballs capable of catching humans are illegal]].illegal.



* ToBeAMaster: Blue doesn't just want to be the Champion of his region, he wants to be ''the greatest'' Champion of his region.

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* ToBeAMaster: Blue doesn't just want to be the Champion of his region, he wants to be ''the greatest'' Champion of his region.region and lead them against the Storm Gods.
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* RockPaperScissors: The main characters at one point do a variant that's called Fire-Water-Grass. The hand shapes are also different from the original game.

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