Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 6 (click to see context) from:
After Alan leaves to lunch while leaving his DS connected to the computer, Second Coming jumps into the game ''[[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Pokémon HeatGold Version]]'', and steals a Totodile for himself, and the two immediately bond. However, the game's Anti-Piracy Mode activates, causing the characters to jump out as well to reclaim Totodile. The main character, Ethan, then has his Pokémon reclaim Totodile before telling SC to stay out. Infuriated, SC decides to prove Ethan wrong by jumping into the game and become a Pokémon Master, despite having only an empty Pokéball.\\\
to:
After Alan leaves to lunch while leaving his DS connected to the computer, Second Coming jumps into the game ''[[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Pokémon HeatGold HeartGold Version]]'', and steals a Totodile for himself, and the two immediately bond. However, the game's Anti-Piracy Mode activates, causing the characters to jump out as well to reclaim Totodile. The main character, Ethan, then has his Pokémon reclaim Totodile before telling SC to stay out. Infuriated, SC decides to prove Ethan wrong by jumping into the game and become a Pokémon Master, despite having only an empty Pokéball.\\\
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* DefiantToTheEnd: After witnessing the Second Coming's Pokémon take out Ethan's Ho-Oh, his Meganium was ready to attack, and likely would've gone down fighting if its trainer hadn't ordered it to stand down.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
using endure means it's last chance HP instead of HP to 1
Deleted line(s) 27 (click to see context) :
* HPToOne: Not immediately obvious in the animation, but according to the [=AvG=] Commentary, Heracross used Endure as he left his Pokéball to take a Hyper Beam aimed at the Second Coming.
Changed line(s) 29 (click to see context) from:
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: After Ethan's Ho-oh is beaten, he concedes defeat and stops his Meganium from attacking.
to:
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: After Ethan's Ho-oh is beaten, he concedes defeat and stops his Meganium from attacking.attacking
* LastChanceHitPoint: Not immediately obvious in the animation, but according to the [=AvG=] Commentary, Heracross used Endure as he left his Pokéball to take a Hyper Beam aimed at the Second Coming.
* LastChanceHitPoint: Not immediately obvious in the animation, but according to the [=AvG=] Commentary, Heracross used Endure as he left his Pokéball to take a Hyper Beam aimed at the Second Coming.
Changed line(s) 37 (click to see context) from:
* TakingTheBullet: Heracross jumps out of its Pokéball to intercept an attack from Ethan's Gyarados before it hits the Second Coming, [[HPToOne using Endure]] to ensure it can take the hit without fainting. The Second Coming heals it with a Hyper Potion soon after.
to:
* TakingTheBullet: Heracross jumps out of its Pokéball to intercept an attack from Ethan's Gyarados before it hits the Second Coming, [[HPToOne [[LastChanceHitPoint using Endure]] to ensure it can take the hit without fainting. The Second Coming heals it with a Hyper Potion soon after.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 25 (click to see context) from:
** Ethan isn't welcoming towards the Second Coming; their first interaction has him tell the Second Coming that he doesn't belong in the game "and never will." When they encounter each other at the Elite Four, Ethan quips that "The world doesn't revolve around stick figures, last time I checked." and attempts to give the Second Coming a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown using his Pokémon. When the Second Coming's other Pokémon pop out to defend him, Ethan immediately assumes that they too were stolen (even though they all joined the SC willingly). Once the Second Coming defeats him, he gets over it.
to:
** Ethan isn't welcoming towards the The Second Coming; their first interaction has him tell the The Second Coming that he doesn't belong in the game "and never will." When they encounter each other at the Elite Four, Ethan quips that "The world doesn't revolve around stick figures, last time I checked." and attempts to give the The Second Coming a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown using his Pokémon. When the The Second Coming's other Pokémon pop out to defend him, Ethan immediately assumes that they too were stolen (even though they all joined the SC willingly). Once the The Second Coming defeats him, he gets over it.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 10 (click to see context) from:
* AdaptationalVillainy: In the games, Ethan was more of a [[HeroicMime heroic mime]]. This version of Ethan of all people, attempts to kill the Second Coming and [[FantasticRacism wasn't too fond of him nor any stick figures entering his game]]. It was only until the Second Coming beats him in a pokemon battle that he [[HeelFaceTurn eventually gets over it]] and learns to respect the Second Coming as a fellow Pokémon trainer.
to:
* AdaptationalVillainy: In the games, Ethan was more of a [[HeroicMime heroic mime]]. This version of Ethan of all people, attempts to kill the Second Coming and [[FantasticRacism wasn't too fond of him nor any stick figures entering his game]]. game]] and ''attempts to kill'' The Second Coming. It was only until the The Second Coming beats him in a pokemon Pokemon battle that he [[HeelFaceTurn eventually gets over it]] became impressed]] with TSC's skills and learns to respect the The Second Coming as a fellow Pokémon trainer.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 9 (click to see context) from:
!!Tropes
to:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 10 (click to see context) from:
* AdaptationalVillainy: In the games, he was more of a [[HeroicMime heroic mime]]. This version of Ethan of all people, attempts to kill the Second Coming and [[FantasticRacism wasn't too fond of him nor any stick figures entering his game]]. It was only until the Second Coming beats him in a pokemon battle that he [[HeelFaceTurn eventually gets over it]] and learns to respect the Second Coming as a fellow Pokémon trainer.
to:
* AdaptationalVillainy: In the games, he Ethan was more of a [[HeroicMime heroic mime]]. This version of Ethan of all people, attempts to kill the Second Coming and [[FantasticRacism wasn't too fond of him nor any stick figures entering his game]]. It was only until the Second Coming beats him in a pokemon battle that he [[HeelFaceTurn eventually gets over it]] and learns to respect the Second Coming as a fellow Pokémon trainer.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 10 (click to see context) from:
* AdaptationalJerkass: In the games, Ethan was more of a [[HeroicMime heroic mime]]. This version of Ethan of all people, attempts to beat up the Second Coming and [[FantasticRacism wasn't too fond of him entering his game]]. He [[HeelFaceTurn eventually gets over it]] and learns to respect the Second Coming as a fellow Pokémon trainer.
to:
* AdaptationalJerkass: AdaptationalVillainy: In the games, Ethan he was more of a [[HeroicMime heroic mime]]. This version of Ethan of all people, attempts to beat up kill the Second Coming and [[FantasticRacism wasn't too fond of him nor any stick figures entering his game]]. He It was only until the Second Coming beats him in a pokemon battle that he [[HeelFaceTurn eventually gets over it]] and learns to respect the Second Coming as a fellow Pokémon trainer.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 10 (click to see context) from:
* AdaptationalJerkass: Ethan of all people, who has his own Pokémon attempts to beat up the Second Coming and [[FantasticRacism isn't too fond of him entering his game]]. He [[HeelFaceTurn eventually gets over it]] and learns to respect the Second Coming as a fellow Pokémon trainer.
to:
* AdaptationalJerkass: In the games, Ethan was more of a [[HeroicMime heroic mime]]. This version of Ethan of all people, who has his own Pokémon attempts to beat up the Second Coming and [[FantasticRacism isn't wasn't too fond of him entering his game]]. He [[HeelFaceTurn eventually gets over it]] and learns to respect the Second Coming as a fellow Pokémon trainer.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 10 (click to see context) from:
* AdaptationalJerkass: Ethan of all people, who has his own Pokémon attempt to beat up the Second Coming. He [[HeelFaceTurn eventually gets over it]].
to:
* AdaptationalJerkass: Ethan of all people, who has his own Pokémon attempt attempts to beat up the Second Coming. Coming and [[FantasticRacism isn't too fond of him entering his game]]. He [[HeelFaceTurn eventually gets over it]].it]] and learns to respect the Second Coming as a fellow Pokémon trainer.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 10 (click to see context) from:
* AdaptationalJerkasss: Ethan of all people, who has his own Pokémon attempt to beat up the Second Coming. He [[HeelFaceTurn eventually gets over it]].
to:
* AdaptationalJerkasss: AdaptationalJerkass: Ethan of all people, who has his own Pokémon attempt to beat up the Second Coming. He [[HeelFaceTurn eventually gets over it]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 10 (click to see context) from:
* AdaptationalVillainy: Ethan of all people, who has his own Pokémon attempt to beat up the Second Coming. He [[HeelFaceTurn eventually gets over it]].
to:
* AdaptationalVillainy: AdaptationalJerkasss: Ethan of all people, who has his own Pokémon attempt to beat up the Second Coming. He [[HeelFaceTurn eventually gets over it]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 37 (click to see context) from:
* TakingTheBullet: Heracross jumps out of its Pokéball to intercept an attack from Ethan's Gyarados before it hits the Second Coming. The attack brings its HP way down, but doesn't faint it, and the Second Coming heals it with a Hyper Potion soon after.
to:
* TakingTheBullet: Heracross jumps out of its Pokéball to intercept an attack from Ethan's Gyarados before it hits the Second Coming. Coming, [[HPToOne using Endure]] to ensure it can take the hit without fainting. The attack brings its HP way down, but doesn't faint it, and the Second Coming heals it with a Hyper Potion soon after.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Spelling correction
Changed line(s) 25 (click to see context) from:
** Ethan isn't welcoming towards the Second Coming; their first interaction has him tell the Second Coming that he doesn't belong in the game "and never will." When they encounter each other at the Elite Four, Ethan quips that "The world doesn't revolve around stick figures, last time I checked." and attempts to give the Second Coming a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown using his Pokémon. When the Second Coming's other Pokéemon pop out to defend him, Ethan immediately assumes that they too were stolen (even though they all joined the SC willingly). Once the Second Coming defeats him, he gets over it.
to:
** Ethan isn't welcoming towards the Second Coming; their first interaction has him tell the Second Coming that he doesn't belong in the game "and never will." When they encounter each other at the Elite Four, Ethan quips that "The world doesn't revolve around stick figures, last time I checked." and attempts to give the Second Coming a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown using his Pokémon. When the Second Coming's other Pokéemon Pokémon pop out to defend him, Ethan immediately assumes that they too were stolen (even though they all joined the SC willingly). Once the Second Coming defeats him, he gets over it.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 6 (click to see context) from:
After Alan leaves to lunch while leaving his DS connected to the computer, Second Coming jumps into the game ''VideoGame/PokemonGold'', and steals a Totodile for himself, and the two immediately bond. However, the game's Anti-Piracy Mode activates, causing the characters to jump out as well to reclaim Totodile. The main character, Ethan, then has his Pokémon reclaim Totodile before telling SC to stay out. Infuriated, SC decides to prove Ethan wrong by jumping into the game and become a Pokémon Master, despite having only an empty Pokéball.\\\
to:
After Alan leaves to lunch while leaving his DS connected to the computer, Second Coming jumps into the game ''VideoGame/PokemonGold'', ''[[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Pokémon HeatGold Version]]'', and steals a Totodile for himself, and the two immediately bond. However, the game's Anti-Piracy Mode activates, causing the characters to jump out as well to reclaim Totodile. The main character, Ethan, then has his Pokémon reclaim Totodile before telling SC to stay out. Infuriated, SC decides to prove Ethan wrong by jumping into the game and become a Pokémon Master, despite having only an empty Pokéball.\\\
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
I doubt these were intended references.
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fjypksgroio_hd.jpg]]
Deleted line(s) 31 (click to see context) :
** The Second Coming catches his Pidgey without battling it, like Ash did with his Caterpie.
Deleted line(s) 35 (click to see context) :
** Ethan faces off against the Second Coming right before he's about to enter the Pokémon League, in the same vein as Barry in the Sinnoh games and Hau in the original ''Sun/Moon''.
Changed line(s) 38 (click to see context) from:
* WingDingEyes: It's easy to miss due to the art style, but when the Second Coming brings Bellossom back out to revive it, it has X-eyes.
to:
* WingDingEyes: It's easy to miss due to the art style, but when the Second Coming brings Bellossom back out to revive it, it has X-eyes.X-eyes.
----
----
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* DemotedToExtra: The Fighting Stick Figures take a backseat in this episode, only showing up at the very end of the episode and revealing that [[AllPartOfTheShow they've been watching The Second Coming's adventures as an audience the entire time]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* HPToOne: Not immediately obvious in the animation, but according to the [=AvG=] Commentary, Heracross used Endure as he left his Pokéball to take a Hyper Beam aimed at the Second Coming.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
dewicking Nice Hat
Deleted line(s) 34 (click to see context) :
* NiceHat: Three of the four Fighting Stick Figures don these when they sit down to watch the Second Coming's playthrough; Yellow puts on a Pikachu hat, Red puts on a Magikarp hat, and Green puts on Ash's Indigo League hat.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Added original upload date
Added DiffLines:
'''Uploaded Jul 6, 2019'''
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 14 (click to see context) from:
** Played straight with Ethan, [[spoiler: who calls the Second Coming a fellow trainer after losing to him.]]
to:
** Played straight with Ethan, [[spoiler: who calls the Second Coming a fellow trainer after losing to him.]]
Changed line(s) 34 (click to see context) from:
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: Heracross jumps out of its Pokéball to intercept an attack from Ethan's Gyarados before it hits the Second Coming. The attack brings its HP way down, but doesn't faint it, and the Second Coming heals it with a Hyper Potion soon after.]]
to:
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: Heracross jumps out of its Pokéball to intercept an attack from Ethan's Gyarados before it hits the Second Coming. The attack brings its HP way down, but doesn't faint it, and the Second Coming heals it with a Hyper Potion soon after.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
!!Summary
After Alan leaves to lunch while leaving his DS connected to the computer, Second Coming jumps into the game ''VideoGame/PokemonGold'', and steals a Totodile for himself, and the two immediately bond. However, the game's Anti-Piracy Mode activates, causing the characters to jump out as well to reclaim Totodile. The main character, Ethan, then has his Pokémon reclaim Totodile before telling SC to stay out. Infuriated, SC decides to prove Ethan wrong by jumping into the game and become a Pokémon Master, despite having only an empty Pokéball.\\\
Sneaking back into the game, SC soon catches a Pidgey before Totodile ditches Ethan and joins SC's party. And so, SC's adventure began, with a Mareep, Heracross, Slugma, and Oddish joining as well. Eventually, SC and his party reach the Pokémon League. However, he runs into Ethan, who then pushes SC out of the game and into the computer so that they can fight unabated. Despite losing Oddish/Bellossom, SC manages to defeat Ethan's best Pokémon, Ho-oh, and Ethan concedes the fight, allowing SC to enter the league. After winning, Alan finally returns, only to find SC sheepishly waving at him for having beaten the game.
!!Tropes
* AdaptationalVillainy: Ethan of all people, who has his own Pokémon attempt to beat up the Second Coming. He [[HeelFaceTurn eventually gets over it]].
* ArtShift: The Second Coming gains the chibi-like proportions of the ''[=HeartGold=]'' characters when he enters the game.
* BigDamnHeroes: Ethan has his Meganium hold back the Second Coming's Feraligatr in the DS while he attempts to deal a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown to the Second Coming in the PC. Feraligatr manages to break into the PC just in time to save the Second Coming and the rest of his team from Ethan's Ho-oh.
* BrickJoke: At one point, the fighting stick figures pull up a couch and some popcorn to watch the Second Coming's journey through Johto. After Ethan admits defeat and goes to leave, he stops stunned when he sees the other four still sitting there, having seen the entire fight prior. Green even waves at him.
* CombinationAttack: The Second Coming's Feraligatr, Pidgeot, Ampharos, and Magcargo perform one that takes out Ethan's Ho-oh.
* CoolShades: Blue puts on a pair of Squirtle Squad sunglasses when he sits down to watch the Second Coming's playthrough.
* DefeatEqualsFriendship:
** Averted compared to the base franchise; not once does the Second Coming have to fight any of the Pokémon that join him.
** Played straight with Ethan, [[spoiler: who calls the Second Coming a fellow trainer after losing to him.]]
* DramaticDrop: Once the Animator finally returns with his lunch, he goes to take a bite, only to drop his fork in surprise upon seeing that the Second Coming beat the game in the time he was gone.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Compared to the other "Animation vs. Video Game" videos, this one has a noticable amount of squash and stretch added to the sprite characters while they're in Alan's PC, as well as separating their limbs into individual sprites. Later installments give the characters sprite animations more remnicient of indie games.
* ElementalRockPaperScissors: Comes into play once the Ethan vs Second Coming battle goes airborne; Second Coming sends out Magcargo, so Ethan sends out Gyarados, so Second Coming sends out Ampharos, and so on.
* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The Second Coming manages to beat [=HeartGold=] in the time it takes for the Animator to make lunch; looking at the PC's system clock at a couple of points reveals that starter to Pokémon League took less than an hour.
* FantasticRacism:
** Ethan isn't welcoming towards the Second Coming; their first interaction has him tell the Second Coming that he doesn't belong in the game "and never will." When they encounter each other at the Elite Four, Ethan quips that "The world doesn't revolve around stick figures, last time I checked." and attempts to give the Second Coming a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown using his Pokémon. When the Second Coming's other Pokéemon pop out to defend him, Ethan immediately assumes that they too were stolen (even though they all joined the SC willingly). Once the Second Coming defeats him, he gets over it.
** The two gym leaders we see dialog from seem to have lighter shades of this; Falkner balks at having been beaten by a stick figure, while Bugsy remarks that the Second Coming is "pretty good for a alien creature."
* KidsAreCruel: Two children attempt to force Slugma into falling in a lake. Luckily, The Second Coming's Heracross stops this.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: After Ethan's Ho-oh is beaten, he concedes defeat and stops his Meganium from attacking.
* LetsGetDangerous: Unable to gain a decisive advantage against the Second Coming using his regular Pokémon, Ethan brings out his Ho-oh to finish the fight. It nearly works until the Second Coming's Feraligatr joins the fray.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: When Ethan commands his Pokémon to attack the Second Coming during their second confrontation, none of them hesitate. Meganium even readies an attack on its own before Ethan stops it.
* MythologyGag:
** The Second Coming catches his Pidgey without battling it, like Ash did with his Caterpie.
** Green is wearing Ash's hat from the Indigo League, while Blue is wearing the Squirtle Squad leader's sunglasses.
** The team the Second Coming has in his ImagineSpot is Red's team from the same game.
** The Animator chooses Chikorita as Ethan's starter Pokémon, while Second Coming grabs Totodile; this maintains continuity with ''[=HeartGold=]'' by leaving Cyndaquil to be stolen by Silver (who picks the type advantage against Ethan's starter).
** Ethan faces off against the Second Coming right before he's about to enter the Pokémon League, in the same vein as Barry in the Sinnoh games and Hau in the original ''Sun/Moon''.
* NiceHat: Three of the four Fighting Stick Figures don these when they sit down to watch the Second Coming's playthrough; Yellow puts on a Pikachu hat, Red puts on a Magikarp hat, and Green puts on Ash's Indigo League hat.
* SacrificialLion: The Second Coming's Bellossom is the only one of his Pokémon that doesn't get to do much during the final battle against Ethan, only briefly attacking Ethan's Golem before being knocked out by his Crobat. However, its defeat [[HeroicSecondWind infuriates the Second Coming]], who continues the fight with [[LetsGetDangerous more resolve and ferocity]] from that point onward. {{Downplayed}}, as unusually for the trope, the Second Coming is able to revive Bellossom with a Max Revive after the battle.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: Heracross jumps out of its Pokéball to intercept an attack from Ethan's Gyarados before it hits the Second Coming. The attack brings its HP way down, but doesn't faint it, and the Second Coming heals it with a Hyper Potion soon after.]]
* WingDingEyes: It's easy to miss due to the art style, but when the Second Coming brings Bellossom back out to revive it, it has X-eyes.
After Alan leaves to lunch while leaving his DS connected to the computer, Second Coming jumps into the game ''VideoGame/PokemonGold'', and steals a Totodile for himself, and the two immediately bond. However, the game's Anti-Piracy Mode activates, causing the characters to jump out as well to reclaim Totodile. The main character, Ethan, then has his Pokémon reclaim Totodile before telling SC to stay out. Infuriated, SC decides to prove Ethan wrong by jumping into the game and become a Pokémon Master, despite having only an empty Pokéball.\\\
Sneaking back into the game, SC soon catches a Pidgey before Totodile ditches Ethan and joins SC's party. And so, SC's adventure began, with a Mareep, Heracross, Slugma, and Oddish joining as well. Eventually, SC and his party reach the Pokémon League. However, he runs into Ethan, who then pushes SC out of the game and into the computer so that they can fight unabated. Despite losing Oddish/Bellossom, SC manages to defeat Ethan's best Pokémon, Ho-oh, and Ethan concedes the fight, allowing SC to enter the league. After winning, Alan finally returns, only to find SC sheepishly waving at him for having beaten the game.
!!Tropes
* AdaptationalVillainy: Ethan of all people, who has his own Pokémon attempt to beat up the Second Coming. He [[HeelFaceTurn eventually gets over it]].
* ArtShift: The Second Coming gains the chibi-like proportions of the ''[=HeartGold=]'' characters when he enters the game.
* BigDamnHeroes: Ethan has his Meganium hold back the Second Coming's Feraligatr in the DS while he attempts to deal a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown to the Second Coming in the PC. Feraligatr manages to break into the PC just in time to save the Second Coming and the rest of his team from Ethan's Ho-oh.
* BrickJoke: At one point, the fighting stick figures pull up a couch and some popcorn to watch the Second Coming's journey through Johto. After Ethan admits defeat and goes to leave, he stops stunned when he sees the other four still sitting there, having seen the entire fight prior. Green even waves at him.
* CombinationAttack: The Second Coming's Feraligatr, Pidgeot, Ampharos, and Magcargo perform one that takes out Ethan's Ho-oh.
* CoolShades: Blue puts on a pair of Squirtle Squad sunglasses when he sits down to watch the Second Coming's playthrough.
* DefeatEqualsFriendship:
** Averted compared to the base franchise; not once does the Second Coming have to fight any of the Pokémon that join him.
** Played straight with Ethan, [[spoiler: who calls the Second Coming a fellow trainer after losing to him.]]
* DramaticDrop: Once the Animator finally returns with his lunch, he goes to take a bite, only to drop his fork in surprise upon seeing that the Second Coming beat the game in the time he was gone.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Compared to the other "Animation vs. Video Game" videos, this one has a noticable amount of squash and stretch added to the sprite characters while they're in Alan's PC, as well as separating their limbs into individual sprites. Later installments give the characters sprite animations more remnicient of indie games.
* ElementalRockPaperScissors: Comes into play once the Ethan vs Second Coming battle goes airborne; Second Coming sends out Magcargo, so Ethan sends out Gyarados, so Second Coming sends out Ampharos, and so on.
* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The Second Coming manages to beat [=HeartGold=] in the time it takes for the Animator to make lunch; looking at the PC's system clock at a couple of points reveals that starter to Pokémon League took less than an hour.
* FantasticRacism:
** Ethan isn't welcoming towards the Second Coming; their first interaction has him tell the Second Coming that he doesn't belong in the game "and never will." When they encounter each other at the Elite Four, Ethan quips that "The world doesn't revolve around stick figures, last time I checked." and attempts to give the Second Coming a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown using his Pokémon. When the Second Coming's other Pokéemon pop out to defend him, Ethan immediately assumes that they too were stolen (even though they all joined the SC willingly). Once the Second Coming defeats him, he gets over it.
** The two gym leaders we see dialog from seem to have lighter shades of this; Falkner balks at having been beaten by a stick figure, while Bugsy remarks that the Second Coming is "pretty good for a alien creature."
* KidsAreCruel: Two children attempt to force Slugma into falling in a lake. Luckily, The Second Coming's Heracross stops this.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: After Ethan's Ho-oh is beaten, he concedes defeat and stops his Meganium from attacking.
* LetsGetDangerous: Unable to gain a decisive advantage against the Second Coming using his regular Pokémon, Ethan brings out his Ho-oh to finish the fight. It nearly works until the Second Coming's Feraligatr joins the fray.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: When Ethan commands his Pokémon to attack the Second Coming during their second confrontation, none of them hesitate. Meganium even readies an attack on its own before Ethan stops it.
* MythologyGag:
** The Second Coming catches his Pidgey without battling it, like Ash did with his Caterpie.
** Green is wearing Ash's hat from the Indigo League, while Blue is wearing the Squirtle Squad leader's sunglasses.
** The team the Second Coming has in his ImagineSpot is Red's team from the same game.
** The Animator chooses Chikorita as Ethan's starter Pokémon, while Second Coming grabs Totodile; this maintains continuity with ''[=HeartGold=]'' by leaving Cyndaquil to be stolen by Silver (who picks the type advantage against Ethan's starter).
** Ethan faces off against the Second Coming right before he's about to enter the Pokémon League, in the same vein as Barry in the Sinnoh games and Hau in the original ''Sun/Moon''.
* NiceHat: Three of the four Fighting Stick Figures don these when they sit down to watch the Second Coming's playthrough; Yellow puts on a Pikachu hat, Red puts on a Magikarp hat, and Green puts on Ash's Indigo League hat.
* SacrificialLion: The Second Coming's Bellossom is the only one of his Pokémon that doesn't get to do much during the final battle against Ethan, only briefly attacking Ethan's Golem before being knocked out by his Crobat. However, its defeat [[HeroicSecondWind infuriates the Second Coming]], who continues the fight with [[LetsGetDangerous more resolve and ferocity]] from that point onward. {{Downplayed}}, as unusually for the trope, the Second Coming is able to revive Bellossom with a Max Revive after the battle.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: Heracross jumps out of its Pokéball to intercept an attack from Ethan's Gyarados before it hits the Second Coming. The attack brings its HP way down, but doesn't faint it, and the Second Coming heals it with a Hyper Potion soon after.]]
* WingDingEyes: It's easy to miss due to the art style, but when the Second Coming brings Bellossom back out to revive it, it has X-eyes.
