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The series features various adventures of a young {{Miko}} named Pocky (Sayo-Chan in Japan), who usually has to save the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Lucky_Gods Seven Lucky Gods]] and the boat they were in. Joined by her fellow tanuki Rocky (Manuke), she must fight {{everything|TryingToKillYou}} in her way, most of which consist of various odd {{Youkai}}. Due to its feudal Japan setting, Pocky doesn't use usual projectiles like typical run-and-gun protagonists and is instead equipped with rapid-fire Ofuda and a Gohei.
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The series features various adventures of a young {{Miko}} named Pocky (Sayo-Chan in Japan), who usually has to save the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Lucky_Gods Seven Lucky Gods]] and the boat they were in. Joined by her fellow tanuki Rocky (Manuke), she must fight {{everything|TryingToKillYou}} in her way, most of which consist of various odd {{Youkai}}. Due to its feudal Japan setting, Pocky doesn't use usual projectiles like typical run-and-gun protagonists and is instead equipped with rapid-fire Ofuda and a Gohei.Gohei while Rocky uses rapid-fire leaves and his own tail.
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* TrueCompanions: Pocky, a young Shinto shrine maiden, and the tanuki Rocky, have been firm lifelong friends and prefer each other's company, over humans and youkai, respectively.
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Pocky/Sayo-Chan herself appears in many other Taito games. She appears as a boss in the NES port of ''VideoGame/RainbowIslands'', as the designated Miko for any of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakushou!!_Jinsei_Gekijou Taito-made Jinsei Game ports,]] a whole ''Pocky & Rocky''-themed level set with a Pocky-form Rocky included in ''[[VideoGame/BubbleBobble Bubble Symphony]]'', as a selectable character in ''Pop N Pop'' and ''[[VideoGame/SpaceInvaders Space Invaders '95]]'' and as a DLC character for ''[[VideoGame/ElevatorAction Elevator Action Deluxe]]''.
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Pocky/Sayo-Chan herself appears in many other Taito games. She appears as a boss in the NES port of ''VideoGame/RainbowIslands'', as the designated Miko for any of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakushou!!_Jinsei_Gekijou Taito-made Jinsei Game ports,]] a whole ''Pocky & Rocky''-themed level set with a Pocky-form Rocky included in ''[[VideoGame/BubbleBobble Bubble Symphony]]'', as a selectable character in ''Pop N Pop'' and ''[[VideoGame/SpaceInvaders Space Invaders '95]]'' and as a DLC character for ''[[VideoGame/ElevatorAction Elevator Action Deluxe]]''.
''VideoGame/ElevatorActionDeluxe''.
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I have reason to believe that this is appropriate given that Pocky/Sayo-Chan looks like a really adorable little girl in most of the games she is in and that Reshrined confirms that she is a child given what Ame No Umzen refers to her as! But either way, Pocky/Sayo-Chan is really adorable! ^_^
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The series features various adventures of a young {{Miko}} named Pocky (Sayo in Japan), who usually has to save the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Lucky_Gods Seven Lucky Gods]] and the boat they were in. Joined by her fellow tanuki Rocky (Manuke), she must fight {{everything|TryingToKillYou}} in her way, most of which consist of various odd {{Youkai}}. Due to its feudal Japan setting, Pocky doesn't use usual projectiles like typical run-and-gun protagonists and is instead equipped with rapid-fire Ofuda and a Gohei.
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The series features various adventures of a young {{Miko}} named Pocky (Sayo (Sayo-Chan in Japan), who usually has to save the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Lucky_Gods Seven Lucky Gods]] and the boat they were in. Joined by her fellow tanuki Rocky (Manuke), she must fight {{everything|TryingToKillYou}} in her way, most of which consist of various odd {{Youkai}}. Due to its feudal Japan setting, Pocky doesn't use usual projectiles like typical run-and-gun protagonists and is instead equipped with rapid-fire Ofuda and a Gohei.
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Pocky/Sayo herself appears in many other Taito games. She appears as a boss in the NES port of ''VideoGame/RainbowIslands'', as the designated Miko for any of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakushou!!_Jinsei_Gekijou Taito-made Jinsei Game ports,]] a whole ''Pocky & Rocky''-themed level set with a Pocky-form Rocky included in ''[[VideoGame/BubbleBobble Bubble Symphony]]'', as a selectable character in ''Pop N Pop'' and ''[[VideoGame/SpaceInvaders Space Invaders '95]]'' and as a DLC character for ''[[VideoGame/ElevatorAction Elevator Action Deluxe]]''.
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* BadassAdorable: Pocky/Sayo-Chan is an absolutely adorable and good-natured little girl who bravely goes up against all sorts of Youkai-related threats and has a strong sense of justice.
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* DubNameChange: Everyone in the SNES games. Sayo-chan becomes Pocky. Manuke becomes Rocky. The youkai become the Nopino Goblins. This was kept in later games like ''Reshrined'', where while the three new playable characters, Ikazuchi, Ame no Uzume, and Hotaru Gozen, keep their Japanese names, Sayo and Manuke are still called Pocky and Rocky in the English version by virtue of the GrandfatherClause.
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* DubNameChange: Everyone in the SNES games. Sayo-chan Sayo-Chan becomes Pocky. Manuke becomes Rocky. The youkai become the Nopino Goblins. This was kept in later games like ''Reshrined'', where while the three new playable characters, Ikazuchi, Ame no Uzume, and Hotaru Gozen, keep their Japanese names, Sayo Sayo-Chan and Manuke are still called Pocky and Rocky in the English version by virtue of the GrandfatherClause.
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* GoForTheEye: The first-level arcade boss, a bean creature named Zuzu, can have its eyes shot out with Sayo's ofuda.
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* GoForTheEye: The first-level arcade boss, a bean creature named Zuzu, can have its eyes shot out with Sayo's Sayo-Chan's ofuda.
* KidHero: Despite being a really young and small child, Pocky/Sayo-Chan is also a courageous and heroic child who does not hesistate to protect the innocent and her home from any evil Youkai forces that'd dare threathen it. Reshrined further cements and confirms this status by showing that [[https://i.ibb.co/R4yq2bc/IMG-4581.jpg she is much smaller in size than Ame No Umzen and Hotaru Gozen, who inversely are much taller than her and Rocky/Manuke, in the character selection screen]] and that [[https://i.ibb.co/rpdvSN4/IMG-4582.jpg Ame No Umzen cleary refers to Pocky/Sayo-Chan as a "child" in her introductory scene.]]
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* PaletteSwap: Becky/Miki is essentially a green version of Pocky/Sayo.
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* PaletteSwap: Becky/Miki is essentially a green version of Pocky/Sayo.Pocky/Sayo-Chan.
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** In ''Pocky & Rocky 2'', Sayo/Pocky's first power-up gives you a Spray Burst.
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** In ''Pocky & Rocky 2'', Sayo/Pocky's Sayo-Chan/Pocky's first power-up gives you a Spray Burst.
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** Impy from ''Pocky & Rocky 2'' is a physically mighty oni girl with a large bust, though it is only noticeable in cutscenes.
** In ''Pocky & Rocky Reshrined'', Ame-no-Uzume's ample bust is only barely obscured by her gravity-defying robe and she has the highest damage out of all the characters.
** Impy from ''Pocky & Rocky 2'' is a physically mighty oni girl with a large bust, though it is only noticeable in cutscenes.
** In ''Pocky & Rocky Reshrined'', Ame-no-Uzume's ample bust is only barely obscured by her gravity-defying robe and she has the highest damage out of all the characters.
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* GoForTheEye: The first level arcade boss, a bean creature named Zuzu, can have its eyes shot out with Sayo's ofuda.
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* GoForTheEye: The first level first-level arcade boss, a bean creature named Zuzu, can have its eyes shot out with Sayo's ofuda.ofuda.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: The fifth boss is a prayer bead monk turned to evil; he actually uses his prayer beads like a whip and can hit you from the other side of the screen.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: The fifth boss is a prayer bead monk turned to evil; he actually uses his prayer beads like a whip and can hit you from the other side of the screen.
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* WhipItGood: The fifth boss is a prayer bead monk turned to evil; he actually uses his prayer beads like a whip and can hit you from the other side of the screen.
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The series features various adventures of a young {{Miko}} named Pocky (Sayo in Japan), who usually has to save the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Lucky_Gods Seven Lucky Gods]] and the boat they were in. Joined by her fellow tanuki Rocky (Manuke), she must fight EverythingTryingToKillYou {{everything|TryingToKillYou}} in her way, most of which consist of various odd {{Youkai}}. Due to its feudal Japan setting, Pocky doesn't use usual projectiles like typical run-and-gun protagonists and is instead equipped with rapid-fire Ofuda and a Gohei.
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* DubNameChange: Everyone in the SNES games. Sayo-chan becomes Pocky. Manuke becomes Rocky. The youkai become the Nopino Goblins. This was kept in later games; in ''Reshrined'', while the three new playable characters, Ikazuchi, Ame no Uzume, and Hotaru Gozen, keep their Japanese names, Sayo and Manuke are still called Pocky and Rocky in the English version by virtue of the GrandfatherClause.
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* DubNameChange: Everyone in the SNES games. Sayo-chan becomes Pocky. Manuke becomes Rocky. The youkai become the Nopino Goblins. This was kept in later games; in games like ''Reshrined'', where while the three new playable characters, Ikazuchi, Ame no Uzume, and Hotaru Gozen, keep their Japanese names, Sayo and Manuke are still called Pocky and Rocky in the English version by virtue of the GrandfatherClause.
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* MarthDebutedInSmashBros: Becky (Miki in Japanese) made her debut in the original ''Kiki Kaikai'' game, which was never ported to the west. As such, western fans got their first glimpse of her in ''Pocky & Rocky with Becky'' for the GBA.
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** The third level arcade boss is one; it's of the mountain monk variety, complete with leaves in its hands. Its main attack is blowing fire from its snout but if Pocky tries to circle around the creature, it uses its leaves to blast Pocky with air. Smaller tengu appear in the first SNES games as enemies, often circling Pocky before throwing wind gusts at her.
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** The third level arcade boss is one; it's one. It's of the mountain monk variety, complete with leaves in its hands. Its main attack is blowing fire from its snout but if Pocky tries to circle around the creature, it uses its leaves to blast Pocky with air. Smaller tengu appear in the first SNES games as enemies, often circling Pocky before throwing wind gusts at her.
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* MetaTwist: ''Reshrined'' seems like a remake of the first SNES game, up until the end of the second stage when Black Mantle appears earlier on and shoots Pocky. It's then revealed he used TimeTravel to undo his first defeat, and the game diverges significantly from then on.
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* MetaTwist: ''Reshrined'' seems like a remake of the first SNES game, up until the end of the second stage when Black Mantle appears earlier on and shoots kills Pocky. It's then revealed he used TimeTravel to undo his first defeat, and the game diverges significantly from then on.
* SamusIsAGirl: [[spoiler:Black Mantle in ''Reshrined'' and by extension the first SNES game. Her real name is Anna, a priestess from the far West who became possessed by the evil demon Gastaroth after he destroyed her village and drove her into rage and despair.]]
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* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Black Mantle from ''Pocky & Rocky'' and Orochi from ''Pocky & Rocky with Becky'' are considerably more sinister and intimidating than the other villains in the franchise who either have goofy moments or some sympathetic traits. Black Mantle becomes this even moreso in ''Reshrined'' where it's revealed [[spoiler:he's actually a demon who possessed a priestess after massacring her village to drive her into rage and despair.]]
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* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Black Mantle from ''Pocky & Rocky'' and Rocky'', Orochi from ''Pocky & Rocky with Becky'' Becky'', and [[spoiler:Gastaroth]] from ''Reshrined'' are considerably more sinister and intimidating than the other villains in the franchise who either have goofy moments or some sympathetic traits. Black Mantle becomes this even moreso in ''Reshrined'' where it's revealed [[spoiler:he's actually a demon who possessed a priestess after massacring her village to drive her into rage and despair.]]traits.
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* ''Pocky & Rocky Reshrined'' (Nintendo Switch and [=PlayStation=] 4, 2022)
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* ''Pocky & Rocky Reshrined'' (Nintendo Switch and Switch, [=PlayStation=] 4, 4 and Steam, 2022)
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* {{Bowdlerise}}: Ame-no-Uzume's artwork covers more of her bust with her robe in international versions of ''Reshrined'', although her gameplay sprite remains as is.
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* DigitalBikini: In the international version of ''Reshrined'', [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FKnDBdlWYAAyWum?format=jpg&name=4096x4096 Ame no Uzume's outfit was edited]] to cover up her originally quite prominent cleavage (though her gameplay sprite seems to remain as is). [[https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Q+2nddvNL._SL1280_.jpg Her cutscene portrait]] in the international version also covers her chest with her robe more than [[https://i.imgur.com/kX7wloB.png her Japanese one.]]
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* DigitalBikini: In the international version console versions of ''Reshrined'', [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FKnDBdlWYAAyWum?format=jpg&name=4096x4096 Ame no Uzume's outfit was edited]] to cover up her originally quite prominent cleavage (though her gameplay sprite seems to remain as is). [[https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Q+2nddvNL._SL1280_.jpg Her cutscene portrait]] in the international version console versions also covers her chest with her robe more than [[https://i.imgur.com/kX7wloB.png her Japanese one.]]]] The Steam version uses her original Japanese design in all regions.
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* BigGood: ''Reshrined'' has Ame-no-Uzume, who saves Pocky after she's felled by Black Mantle and enables her to continue on with her quest.
* TheDragon: Impy is the lead enforcer of Dynagon in ''Pocky & Rocky 2'', and the one who kidnaps Princess Luna for him at the start of the game.
* MarthDebutedInSmashBros: Becky (Miki in Japanese) made her debut in the original ''Kiki Kaikai'' game, which was never ported to the west. As such, western fans got their first glimpse of her in ''Pocky & Rocky with Becky'' for the GBA.
* MetaTwist: ''Reshrined'' seems like a remake of the first SNES game, up until the end of the second stage when Black Mantle appears earlier on and shoots Pocky. It's then revealed he used TimeTravel to undo his first defeat, and the game diverges significantly from then on.
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* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Black Mantle from ''Pocky & Rocky'' and Orochi from ''Pocky & Rocky with Becky'' are considerably more sinister and intimidating than the other villains in the franchise who either have goofy moments or some sympathetic traits.
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* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Black Mantle from ''Pocky & Rocky'' and Orochi from ''Pocky & Rocky with Becky'' are considerably more sinister and intimidating than the other villains in the franchise who either have goofy moments or some sympathetic traits. Black Mantle becomes this even moreso in ''Reshrined'' where it's revealed [[spoiler:he's actually a demon who possessed a priestess after massacring her village to drive her into rage and despair.]]
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* NostalgiaLevel: ''Reshrined'' contains levels that are {{Call Back}}s to the first ''Pocky & Ricky's for the SNES. The first two levels of ''Reshrined'' are practically remakes of the first two levels from the SNES game, and the rest of the game contains sections almost straight out of the SNES game.
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* NostalgiaLevel: ''Reshrined'' contains levels that are {{Call Back}}s to the first ''Pocky & Ricky's Rocky'' game for the SNES. The first two levels of ''Reshrined'' are practically remakes of the first two levels from the SNES game, and the rest of the game contains sections almost straight out of the SNES game.
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''Pocky & Rocky'' (Japanese: 奇々怪界, ''Kiki Kaikai'', "Strange and Mysterious World") is a series of [[RunAndGun run-and-gun]] video games originally created by Creator/{{Taito}}. The game started with ''Kiki Kaikai'' for arcade, but the first game that received official international release was the SNES installment ''Pocky & Rocky'', whose name has stuck since.
The series features various adventures of a young {{Miko}} named Pocky (Sayo in Japan), who usually has to save the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Lucky_Gods Seven Lucky Gods]] and the boat they were in. Joined by her fellow tanuki Rocky (Manuke), she must fight EverythingTryingToKillYou in her way, most of which consist of various odd {{Youkai}}. Due to its feudal Japan setting, Pocky doesn't use usual projectiles like typical run-and-gun protagonists and is instead equipped with rapid-fire Ofuda and a Gohei.
The series consists of the following games:
* ''Kiki Kaikai'' (Arcade, 1986)
**The first installment in the series, this game was only released in Japan. It was re-released in ''Taito Legends 2'' (all versions).
* ''Kiki Kaikai: Dotouhen'' (Famicom Disk System, 1987)
** A ReformulatedGame of the arcade game, this remake introduces some open world, non-linear gameplay systems like InUniverseGameClock. First game to feature Becky (Miki in Japan), a [[PaletteSwap green version of Pocky]].
* ''Pocky & Rocky'' (SNES, 1992)
** First game released in the west and first Co-op game of the series. This game was developed and published by Creator/{{Natsume}}.
* ''Pocky & Rocky 2'' (SNES, 1994)
** This game features changeable sidekicks instead of two equal characters. Also developed and published by Natsume.
* ''Pocky & Rocky with Becky'' (GBA, 2001)
** Despite similarly titled name, this installment [[RevisitingTheRoots goes back to the roots]] by re-introducing the systems of the first game. Developed by Altron, but still published by Natsume in the US. Miki is renamed to Becky to keep the [[AlphabeticalThemeNaming naming scheme]].
* ''Pocky & Rocky Reshrined'' (Nintendo Switch and [=PlayStation=] 4, 2022)
** A direct sequel to the SNES ''Pocky & Rocky'', produced by Tengo Project, the same team in Natsume that developed the SNES games.
The series also have a SpiritualSuccessor with ''VideoGame/HeavenlyGuardian'', which is the result of the developers losing the license after Taito was bought out by Creator/SquareEnix.
Pocky/Sayo herself appears in many other Taito games. She appears as a boss in the NES port of ''VideoGame/RainbowIslands'', as the designated Miko for any of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakushou!!_Jinsei_Gekijou Taito-made Jinsei Game ports,]] a whole ''Pocky & Rocky''-themed level set with a Pocky-form Rocky included in ''[[VideoGame/BubbleBobble Bubble Symphony]]'', as a selectable character in ''Pop N Pop'' and ''[[VideoGame/SpaceInvaders Space Invaders '95]]'' and as a DLC character for ''[[VideoGame/ElevatorAction Elevator Action Deluxe]]''.
Pocky was also an inspiration for various characters in medias, notably Sayo Yuuki from ''VideoGame/CastleOfShikigami'' and Reimu Hakurei from ''Franchise/TouhouProject''. The latter was closer in appearance in the early games of her series created by ZUN, who worked for Taito before becoming indie later (he derived his name from Taito's in-house music team Zuntata) and was a fan of ''[[VideoGame/{{Darius}} Darius Gaiden]]''.
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* AdvertisedExtra: In ''Reshrined'', Ikazuchi and Hotaru Gozen are prominently featured on the game's box art and trailer, but the Story Mode only has one of them appear in Stage 5 and switches between them on each playthrough, leaving the other to never even be mentioned.
* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: Averted with the original ''Pocky & Rocky'' (though the box design ''was'' almost completely different from the in-game design). Sure enough, however, by 1994 the Western box art for ''Pocky & Rocky 2'' has the characters looking less cute and much angrier.
* AsianFoxSpirit: One of the original bosses in the arcade game, he uses his tails to smack away Pocky's shots and summons little foxes to chase her. He reappears in the second SNES game (localized as "Foxy") as a masked human, though he returns to his original form when close to defeat.
* BoobsOfSteel:
** Impy from ''Pocky & Rocky 2'' is a physically mighty oni girl with a large bust, though it is only noticeable in cutscenes.
** In ''Pocky & Rocky Reshrined'', Ame-no-Uzume's ample bust is only barely obscured by her gravity-defying robe and she has the highest damage out of all the characters.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: Ame-no-Uzume's artwork covers more of her bust with her robe in international versions of ''Reshrined'', although her gameplay sprite remains as is.
* ClothingDamage: Pocky's health meter in ''Pocky & Rocky 2''. Her clothes are tattered (but not to {{Fanservice}} levels) when she has one hit left, and she can collect armor and bunny ears for one extra hit each. If you're familiar with the health system of the first ''VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins'' game made by Capcom, then you should know the full story.
* CulturalTranslation:
** The youkai were renamed "Nopino Goblins" in the intro for ''Pocky & Rocky'', while the Western Yokai Army is referred to collectively as "Gorgonzola Goblins".
** In ''Pocky & Rocky 2'', all of the names were changed to Western ones. References to Japanese folklore are changed (Momotarou became "Captain Peach", for example), Pocky's Ofuda and Gohei are called "magic cards" and a "magic wand", and the kanji on said cards are replaced with hearts (though the giant kanji in Bomber Bob's throw attack was left intact). It's still a relatively minor example, as the hearts were the only visual change and everything still looks and feels very Japanese.
* CuteEmUp: The game looks like an anime where everyone is super deformed.
* DifficultyByRegion: The Japanese version of ''Pocky & Rocky with Becky'' had OneHitPointWonder characters and no save system. Its North American version gave two hit points to the characters and added a password system.
* DigitalBikini: In the international version of ''Reshrined'', [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FKnDBdlWYAAyWum?format=jpg&name=4096x4096 Ame no Uzume's outfit was edited]] to cover up her originally quite prominent cleavage (though her gameplay sprite seems to remain as is). [[https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Q+2nddvNL._SL1280_.jpg Her cutscene portrait]] in the international version also covers her chest with her robe more than [[https://i.imgur.com/kX7wloB.png her Japanese one.]]
* DubNameChange: Everyone in the SNES games. Sayo-chan becomes Pocky. Manuke becomes Rocky. The youkai become the Nopino Goblins. This was kept in later games; in ''Reshrined'', while the three new playable characters, Ikazuchi, Ame no Uzume, and Hotaru Gozen, keep their Japanese names, Sayo and Manuke are still called Pocky and Rocky in the English version by virtue of the GrandfatherClause.
* FireForgedFriends: Rocky/Manuke, the last boss of the original game, allies with Pocky after getting attacked by some bigger demons than him in ''Pocky & Rocky''. He genuinely becomes Pocky's friend after this game.
* FlechetteStorm: The fifth boss, a mountain hag named Sanba (localized as "Canimal" in ''Pocky & Rocky 2''), uses this attack. She fires knives in volleys of three or five across the screen.
* FusionDance:
** The Magic in ''Pocky & Rocky 2'' seems to be a Power Booster type, except for Scarecrow and Ottobot, whom Pocky just rides.
** In ''Reshrined'', [[spoiler:when Pocky is killed by Black Mantle and sent to the afterlife, Ame-no-Uzume teaches her how to possess others. Uzume offers her body to help Pocky escape the Underworld, and Pocky later assists Ikazuchi or Hotaru Gozen in the same way to fight through Black Mantle's airship fleet.]]
* GoForTheEye: The first level arcade boss, a bean creature named Zuzu, can have its eyes shot out with Sayo's ofuda.
* {{Karakasa}}: The recurring umbrella enemies named Umby (Kasabee in Japan), playing off the EyelidPullTaunt.
* LoveGoddess: In ''Pocky & Rocky Reshrined'', the Shinto goddess Ame-no-Uzume is a new playable character. She launches magical swords as her main attack.
* MascotMook: The Puka Pukas, which are cute ghost wisps.
* {{Miko}}: Pocky is a standard example. ''Dotouhen'' introduced another one, Becky.
* NintendoHard: The games have the typical high difficulty of the genre, but especially the original arcade: One-hit deaths, kicking you back instead of continuing right where you left off if you lose a life (most vexing when you die on a boss battle), and erratic AI patterns who often have projectiles of their own. Even worse, the first boss of the game is actually harder than the next few bosses.
* NostalgiaLevel: ''Reshrined'' contains levels that are {{Call Back}}s to the first ''Pocky & Ricky's for the SNES. The first two levels of ''Reshrined'' are practically remakes of the first two levels from the SNES game, and the rest of the game contains sections almost straight out of the SNES game.
* TheOneGuy: In ''Pocky & Rocky: Reshrined'', Rocky is the only male of the five playable characters.
* OneHitPointWonder: Played straight in the first game, which is why it's so difficult. Also the Japanese version of ''Pocky & Rocky with Becky'', but not the North American version (see DifficultyByRegion above).
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Impy to Pocky in ''Pocky & Rocky 2''.
* {{Orochi}}: The final boss of ''Pocky & Rocky with Becky'' seems to be one, unleashing his eight heads in waves (one head, two, four, then one more) before you defeat them all and it transforms into a more [[OneWingedAngel ghost-like snake wreathed in flames]].
* PaletteSwap: Becky/Miki is essentially a green version of Pocky/Sayo.
* PaperTalisman: Pocky uses them as ranged weapons.
* PowerupLetdown: In at least the UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16 version of ''Kiki Kaikai'', the blue power-ups increase your range -- but they also give the bosses more health to compensate.
* {{Raiju}}: Ikazuchi, one of the three new playable characters in ''Reshrined'', is a weasel-like creature who has weather based powers and primarily fights using lightning-based projectiles. Her character blurb in the game's character trailer even outright calls her a Raiju (or Thunder Beast in English).
* RecurringBoss: Zuzu, the bean-throwing youkai, is the first boss of almost every game in the series; ''Pocky & Rocky with Becky'' is the only game where he doesn't appear. In the second SNES game, Zuzu appears in the training stage as a target to practice throwing your partner at.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Takuan/Bomber Bob and Shinobi/Little Ninja in the second SNES game. Nothing is said as to who they are or how they know Pocky, but they and Rocky are the initial group of partners.
* {{Samurai}}: Hotaru Gozen in ''Pocky & Rocky Reshrined''. She comes decked out in full armor and wields a sword, bow, and naginata.
* SpreadShot:
** In ''Pocky & Rocky'', collecting blue power-ups gives you an Initial Burst.
** In ''Pocky & Rocky 2'', Sayo/Pocky's first power-up gives you a Spray Burst.
** In ''Pocky & Rocky with Becky'', Initial Burst is Becky's power.
* {{Tanuki}}: Rocky, of course. There is also a much meaner armored tanuki who serves as a miniboss in ''Pocky & Rocky 2''.
* {{Tengu}}:
** The third level arcade boss is one; it's of the mountain monk variety, complete with leaves in its hands. Its main attack is blowing fire from its snout but if Pocky tries to circle around the creature, it uses its leaves to blast Pocky with air. Smaller tengu appear in the first SNES games as enemies, often circling Pocky before throwing wind gusts at her.
** In the second SNES game, Tengy is a friendly tengu who will join Pocky in rescuing Princess Luna and appears to be based on those seen in the previous game. He can fly over pits and throw leaf fans that will somewhat home in on enemies.
** The first boss of ''Pocky & Rocky with Becky'' is "Crow Tengu". He wields a staff instead of leaf fans.
* TimeStandsStill: The blue orbs in the arcade game freeze all enemies when used.
* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Black Mantle from ''Pocky & Rocky'' and Orochi from ''Pocky & Rocky with Becky'' are considerably more sinister and intimidating than the other villains in the franchise who either have goofy moments or some sympathetic traits.
* WhipItGood: The fifth boss is a prayer bead monk turned to evil; he actually uses his prayer beads like a whip and can hit you from the other side of the screen.
* WickedWeasel: Averted in ''Pocky & Rocky Reshrined''. Ikazuchi, an itachi with power over lightning and ice, is one of the new playable characters.
* {{Youkai}}: By the metric ton. The first game alone covers numerous youkais like AsianFoxSpirit, {{Karakasa}}, and {{Tanuki}}.
* ZigzagPaperTassel: Pocky uses an ''ōnusa'' as a weapon. She also makes a point of waving it over the shrine before she leaves at the start of the game.
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