History Fanfic / TheQuestForTheLegends

* BiggerIsBetter: With the exception of Mewtwo
, Taylor's clones are all much bulkier than their normal counterparts.

* ThisCannotBe: A variation: May screams "''You can't do that!''" at Taylor when [[spoiler:Mewtwo
's Psychic works on Tyranitar]].

* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: The commentator for May and Taylor's match, Robert Witham, refuses to provide commentary for the battle as an act of protest against the League for allowing Taylor to make it to the finals. [[spoiler: He didn't know that the League officials were hypnotized by Mewtwo
into letting Taylor compete.]]

* ThisCannotBe: A variation: May screams "''You can't do that!''" at Taylor when [[spoiler:Mewtwo^2's Psychic works on Tyranitar]].

* [[spoiler:[=~Chekhov's Volcano~=]]]: Crater Town is built in the [[ShapedLikeItself crater]] of a dormant volcano [[spoiler:which happens to erupt when Volcaryu breaks out]].

* YoungerThanTheyLook: Mitch looks about three or four years older than he actually is.

* Irony: [[spoiler: Polaryu's crystals]] were shattered with fire and electricity. [[spoiler:Guess what elements his two murderous siblings have control over?]]

* {{Immortality}}: Legendaries are normally TheAgeless (though like all Pokémon, they recover unusually quickly from injuries), but Mew, Chaletwo, and (probably) the Destroyer have CompleteImmortality.

* SendInTheClones: The trainers of Cleanwater Gym have cloned Legendaries.

->[May] refused to be interviewed, telling the journalists who approached her that she had better things to do, such as actually training for the battle (unlike ''a certain someone'', said with an irritated glare). Mark figured that was probably a good thing; May’s actual personality wasn’t very conductive to being held up as a paragon of hope and justice.

->'''May:'''I wonder how long it will take us to set a world record as causes of natural disasters.

* {{Immortality}}: Legendaries are normally TheAgeless (though like all Pokémon, they recover unusually quickly from injuries), but Mew, Chaletwo, and the Destroyer have CompleteImmortality.

-> "Skarmory, use a Rock Slide!"
-> "What?" Mark blurted out in a panic. Skarmory weren't supposed to know Rock attacks! How did everything have Rock attacks when he had Charizard out?

* BackFromTheDead: Mark.

* {{Immortality}}: Legendaries are normally TheAgeless (though like all Pokémon, they recover unusually quickly from injuries), but the true immortals, Mew and Chaletwo, have CompleteImmortality.

* KissOfDistraction: Carl's Charizard pulls this on Mark's Charizard during the Gym battle.

* OhCrap: Mark's reaction during the League when Megan's Delibird is about to use an extremely effective attack on Letal, and when May's Skarmory is about to land a Rock Slide on Charizard.

* OneSteveLimit: Averted, however May was created before [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Ruby and Sapphire]] were released in English.
* OurSoulsAreDifferent: Your soul, which comprises only your thoughts but not sensory perception of any sort, is anchored to your brain. It can be detached, but a detached soul will eventually vanish and go where the souls of the dead go (where that is, or if it's anywhere at all, is ambiguous). A soul can also be attached to a dead body, provided it is sufficiently whole, to resurrect the individual.
* PokemonSpeak: However, humans are able to understand it. Averted with Gyarados, who is able to speak human. Also averted with Fury the Hitmonchan.

* ElementalPowers: The Legendaries, natch.

* CuteKitten: Mutark

* {{Immortality}}: Legendaries are normally Undying (though like all Pokémon, they recover unusually quickly from injuries), but the true immortals, Mew and Chaletwo, have Perfect Immortality.

* MarySue: While Spirit the Ninetales fits this trope (what with being "chosen" by Entei, her Ghost powers, the necklace on her neck, her ability to speak human, and even her manner of speaking), [[spoiler:after Gyarados gains a similar necklace from killing Suicune, Floatzel proves that being "chosen" is no good if Spirit doesn't know what she's been "chosen" for, and after [[JerkAss Entei]] reveals that he was only using her, this trope is subverted HARD.]]
** WordOfGod even acknowledges Spirit's Sueness in said character's description on the Quest home page.

*** CastingAShadow: Venoir

* Berserk Button: Spirit, while normally stuck-up and serene, will kick your ass if you slander the legendaries or being "chosen" when she's around. [[spoiler:Right, Floatzel and Sneasel?]]

* {{Expy}}: Taylor is one of [[PokemonGoldAndSilver Silver]].

* OneSteveLimit: Averted, however May was created before [[PokemonRubyAndSapphire Ruby and Sapphire]] were released in English.

* EverythingsCuterWithKittens: Mutark