Wham Line / Pretty Cure

Please don't hide spoilers in this page. Wham Line is a spoileriffic trope by nature, so it's pointless to spoiler tag every example.

Given its nature, Pretty Cure does have its Wham Lines:

Futari wa Pretty Cure

• In Episode 22, Nagisa and Honoka try to bluff their way out with Ilkubo, telling him that only the Guardian knows the position of the Prism Stones. Unfortunately...
  Ilkubo: Stone Guardian? Wisdom? [...] I see. Wisdom has them.

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Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash★Star

• In episode 24 when Saki gently tries to break the news to Minori that she might not be able to see Kaoru again...
  Minori: Kaoru-oneesan? Who's that?

HeartCatch Pretty Cure!

• There's this heartwarming number:
  Dark Precure: How dare you do that to my father!^context  This reveals that Professor Sabaaku is, in fact, Dark Precure’s father.

HappinessCharge Pretty Cure!

• Episode 8:
  Cure Fortune: You cannot trust Cure Princess. Or else a giant disaster will fall upon you.
• Episode 13 definitely takes the cake to date.
  Blue: I may be the source of all misfortune.
• A comedic example in episode 31, which combines with Wham Shot.
  Yuko: Those days we spent together became my precious memories. My days with...
  (A dog appears)
  Yuko: Debit.
• Episode 37:
  Deep Mirror: Mirage-sama, are these three people no longer useful?
  Queen Mirage: That's right. But I still have something in the back. ^context It's Cure Tender, who she brainwashed.

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Go! Princess Pretty Cure

• Episode 19:
  Twilight: It's strange, it feels like I'm being called by someone. ^context All this leads her becoming to Cure Scarlet.
• At the end of Episode 33, the girls find a strange brooch:
  Miss Shamour: This is the royal emblem of Hope Kingdom! ^context It belongs to Kanata, thought to have been left in Dysdark’s dimension in episode 21.
• Episode 35, Kanata has finally been found! But…
  Kanata: Who are you? Do you know me?
• Episode 40:
  Lock: You'll do fine. I'm borrowing that body, m'kay? ^context It is revealed that Lock is a sentient coat.
• Episode 47:
  Dyspear: Impressive, Precure. All right, Hope Kingdom will return to you. But despair is unstoppable.
• Episode 48:
  Close: Come on, Lock! ^context Lock (the coat) is back, Heel–Face Turn-ed to boot.

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Maho Girls Pretty Cure!

• Episode 49:
  Liko: You should be really careful. Mofurun is your friend. ^context Said during the girls' long-awaited reunion after the final battle.

Kirakira Precure A La Mode

• Ending of ep 6:
  Genichiro: Nice having a big sister like this, huh? ^context We learn that Akira Kenjou is female
• Beginning of ep 22:
  Kirarin: Julio... that hairpiece... Non... Stop, Pikario!
• In ep 32, this combines with a Wham Shot of Bibury's tears sizzling off Iru:
  Iru: Noir-sama is very very angry.

HuGtto! Pretty Cure

• The ending of episode 16 combines this with a Wham Shot:
  Papple: You damn worthless bucket of bolts! How dare you get in my way! You're in need in some adjustment! ^context It officially reveals Ruru's status as an android.

Star★Twinkle Pretty Cure

• In episode 11 this question is finally answered:
  Bakenyan: Whoever obtains the 12 pens will possess the power to transcend all.
• There are two in episode 19:
  Aiwarn: That's definitely true-ttsuno~ I turned those people into stone-ttsuno~ ^context  This reveals that Aiwarn was the one who did the completely abhorrent act of turning the entire population of Planet Rainbow to stone.
  Fuwa: Nice smell-fuwa~!! [...] Blue Cat's smell-fuwa~ ^context This reveals that Bakenyan was secretly Blue Cat in disguise the entire time.
• Ending of Episode 20:
  Tenjo: Awesome.
  Kappard: No, not yet. [Darknest’s] power is nothing like this.
• End of episode 25:
  AI: Transmission from Planet Saman. ^note  Lala’s home planet
  Boy: Lala, where are you~lun? Come back immediately-lun~.
• Before the episode 27 eyecatch:
  Aiwarn: Pen signals spotted-ttsuno~ I finally found them-ttsuno~ Kehyahahaha! You won't get away-ttsuno~! ^context We finally know where she's been hanging for a while.
• End of episode 29:
  AI: (camera stops at footage) Camera lost. Unable to analyze the situation.
  Kuku: No, I understand the situation! Mother [AI], call for help! Investigator Lala is trying to steal the Pen!
• End of episode 30:
  Ambassador Toppa: Engines at full power. The Precure are our target.
• End of ep 31 leads to Fuwa's true form:
  (music stops abruptly)
  Pisces: Now, feed Fuwa.
  Cure Cosmo: Why now?
  Fuwa: I'm not even hungry-fuwa~
  (Star Princesses shake heads)
• In Episode 32, Darknest says something strange about Fuwa:
  Darknest: So the vessel is complete at last...
  Cure Star: "Vessel"?
  Darknest: But with only a vessel...
  • Later in the same episode.
    Taurus: (about Fuwa) She's still not complete.
• #37:
  Kappard: (warning the Earth cures about the alien cures' potential betrayal) These days will betray you.
• #38: How Bakenyan came to be is genuinely revealed :
  Hakkenyan: Instead of playing me, use those eyes of yours to watch over the universe in my place.
  Yuni: In your place?
• #46:
  Darknest: Darknest, huh? [voice changes] That farce ends here. ^context This confirms the popular fan theory that Darknest was a 13th Star Princess.

Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure

• The Witch of Delay's Establishing Character Moment line, "I'll get to it tomorrow" and variations are this. ^note  She used to be the Witch of Destruction, but meeting Aunete/Cure Oasis let her have a change of heart, making her constantly procrastinate the fight between Cure Oasis and destroying the world. As Butler constantly reminded her that "the day has come", the Witch constantly told him that she'd get to it the next day...
• In the final episode, Laura has forgotten everything, and the effects of the memory erasure machine has removed all trace of her. However, when she meets a strange girl, and shows her a lipstick she found...
  Manatsu: Laura, Why do you have this?
  Laura: Manatsu, How do you know my name?

Delicious Party♡Pretty Cure

• During the battle with the Ubauzo in Episode 9, Gentlu sudden tells the Ubauzo to stop attacking confusing everyone for a bit. Narcissistoru’s reaction to this once the battle is over:
  Narcissistoru: Looks like the strings of the puppet are breaking.
• Episode 11, Gentlu's identity has been revealed to the Cures as Amane Kasai, when the following more or less confirms what Narcissistoru had implied a few episodes earlier:
  Amane Kasai: [With Blue, not Red Eyes] Where am I?
  Narcissistoru: [Suddenly Appearing]] I'm not done with you, Ms. Puppet.

Pretty Cure All Stars:

• In STMM:
  Trauma: Just to tell you, the Tears of the Precures are not for reviving your [Solciere's] master.

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