History Fanfic / Pokedex

* AntiAntiChrist: Silvally was created as a mocking imitation of Arceus but decided to instead imitate Arceus in the best way possible by being compassionate to other Pokémon.

* AGoodWayToDie: Elderly, terminally ill people often seek out Bruxish to kill them, because the Bruxish give them visions of being young and happy that also prevent them from feeling any pain.

* ANaziByAnyOtherName: [[UnPerson The regime whose name is forbidden to be spoken]], which fought and lost a massive war, performed horrible tortures on prisoners and dissidents, and employed torture squads that bore two 'S's on their uniforms.

* BuriedAlive: Baltoy were buried in ancient times with kings to fight with them in the afterlife, but given they were not actually dead this ended up happening instead.

* FromNobodyToNightmare: Giovanni started out as a Caterpie farmer.

* HeroicSacrifice: The only way to harvest Sudowoodo stone is to threaten one's forest with an army and agree to spare it at the cost of the Sudowoodo's life. [[spoiler:Breaking the promise usually results in the wrath of every other Sudowoodo in the area, which does not end well.]]

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Several show up, especially ones that came from VideoGame/PokemonConquest. InUniverse, there's a giant Barbaracle who shows up fairly often in {{Kaiju}} movies.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After Team Aqua awakens some Kingdra to flood the region with whirlpools and a typhoon, they look with horror on what they have done, rescue the people, and [[spoiler:turn their wrath on Team Aqua itself.]]

* NothingIsScarier: No one knows what exactly happens to a ghost when a Carnivine eats it. Ghost Pokémon are terrified of them, so some people have quite dark speculations about [[CessationOfExistence what might happen]] [[FateWorseThanDeath to them]], but it is also possible that they are scared because the Carnivine is still killing them, even if they know they'll just be sent back to the afterlife.

* PluckyGirl: Wooper have a personality like this in general, as they are known for they endless optimism and determination, despite their lack of arms making things difficult.

* RageAgainstTheHeavens: One Smeargle used Sketch to cast its Judgment on [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu ''Arceus'']], condemning it for all the world's cruelties.

* ReignOfTerror: This universe has its own version of the [[UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution original reign of terror.]] Many Politoed were killed, and people were quick to claim that they were brainwashed by Malamars.

* SadisticChoice: Every Pineco, which either grows until it explodes and evolves and [[WhoWantsToLiveForever becomes immortal]], with no way to reverse the choice.

* SelfFulfillingProphecy: Once, a prince was sacrificed when an Absol warned of disaster, but it turned out this disaster came from SuccessionCrisis as a result of no other heirs being born.

** Klink and the [[AnotherDimension alternate dimension]] they come from served as an inspiration for the Pokémon world's version of Franchise/{{Digimon}}.

** Also, Walrein's entry compares a battle fought with that Pokemon to the famous battle of Thermopylae, but the former ends more successfully thanks to Walrein's ability to infinitely stall its enemies in the hail.

** InUniverse it is noted that the Drilbur of legend that fought Arceus to control the universe is this, because though it is seen as an InspirationalMartyr, it is always ignored how it would have caused uncontrolled overpopulation if it had succeeded.

* DeathBySex: Scyther mating rituals involve one of the two killing the other in a battle and then sucking in its genetic material to create eggs.

* OneManArmy: Hitmonchan were known to fight Roman legions with just their fist. Salamance and Metagross are both also described as this, given how they are pseudo-legendaries, but it's rare for them to actually choose to fight in wars.

* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: After Kiogre’s defeat, Team Aqua thought to flood Hoenn by waking an enormous number of Kingdras and having them drown the region with their twisters and whirlpools. Appalled at the destruction they had caused, the Kingdras ceased their attack [[spoiler:and turned their wrath on Team Aqua. Nothing has been heard of the organization since.]]

* ArmorPiercingSlap: Hariyama slaps are portrayed as this in television InUniverse. In reality, it can sometimes cause serious injury but does work other times.

* BalefulPolymorph: Teddiursa honey turns anyone who eats it into a Teddiursa if they go outside on a night with a crescent moon.

* ParentalAbandonment: Some children [[BalefulPolymorph turned into Teddiursa]] by eating their honey are abandoned by their parents.