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* HairTriggerTemper: Charmander repeatedly gets pissed off at Squirtle enough to injure him for even the most trivial reasons.
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* HairTriggerTemper: Charmander repeatedly gets pissed off at Squirtle enough to injure him for even the most trivial reasons. This is most especially prominent in the "Two Episodes Left" teaser.
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* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Bulbasaur. His endearingly innocent nature, present even when Charmander is causing havoc, caused him to win the adoration of many fans.
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%%** Sandshrew as well.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: In Episode 9 when the main characters discover the room with cave drawings of how the Caterpies want to kill Charmander, one of the drawings depicts Charmander being punched by a Geodude. Guess what happens later in the episode?
** Another drawing depicted them crushing him with a bolder. Which they try and fail to do later in the episode.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: {{Foreshadowing}}:
** In Episode 9 when the main characters discover the room with cave drawings of how the Caterpies want to kill Charmander, one of the drawings depicts Charmander being punched by a Geodude. Guess what happens later in theepisode?
**episode? Another drawing depicted them crushing him with a bolder. Which they try and fail to do later in the episode.episode.
** Squirtle being [[spoiler:SecretlySelfish and wanting someone else to be in-charge to make decisions for him]] is hinted at a few times before he realizes this himself in Episode 10. One of the biggest hints to this is how he tries to tell Charmander in Episode 7 that [[spoiler:maybe they ''should'' get caught by a competent trainer, one that knows what they're doing so the three of them don't need to trouble themselves figuring it out]].
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** Squirtle being [[spoiler:SecretlySelfish and wanting someone else to be in-charge to make decisions for him]] is hinted at a few times before he realizes this himself in Episode 10. One of the biggest hints to this is how he tries to tell Charmander in Episode 7 that [[spoiler:maybe they ''should'' get caught by a competent trainer, one that knows what they're doing so the three of them don't need to trouble themselves figuring it out]].
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**In the same episode, he declares that Bulbasaur should not move after being poisoned by Weedle, referencing a mechanic from older ''Pokémon'' games where a Pokémon in the party that is poisoned will lose a bit of health for every four steps their Trainer takes in the overworld.
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* BuddySnapsFirst: When Charmander and Squirtle go to meet a Weepinbell to get a poison curing berry for Bulbasaur, Charmander is ready right away to force the berry out of him only for Squirtle to remind him to be empathetic, resulting in the two of them having to do multiple meaningless challenges that Weepinbell fails them at. When it looks like Charmander manages to complete a challenge only for Weepinbell to fail him, it appears that Charmander has had enough. Lucky for him, so has Squirtle, who snaps and attacks Weepinbell first.
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* CurbStompBattle: Charmander suffers one in Episode 9 at the fists of a Geodude, which thrashes him in metal song mode.
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* CurbStompBattle: Charmander suffers one in Episode 9 at the fists of a Geodude, which thrashes him in metal song mode. [[spoiler:Subverted when Geodude [[AchillesHeel falls for]] the [[ChekhovsGun water trap that was shown earlier]]]].
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* FailedAttemptAtScaring: While trying to find where Caterpie took Squirtle, Charmander and Bulbasaur are convinced by a Haunter to go to the top of Poke Tower to get a better view. There Haunter makes attempts to scare Charmander, who remains unfazed due to none of it being real. The one time Haunt comes close to scaring Charmander is ruined by a Gastly jumpscaring the lizard, much to Haunter's frustration.
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* AdaptationalBadass: Quite a few.
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* AmbiguousGender: Caterpie, as Squirtle points out.
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** This is also the fate that the Caterpie intend to bestow upon Bulbasaur when taking revenge on Charmander--they want to kill Charmander, but keep Bulbasaur alive so that they can use the plant on his back as a food source. Thankfully, this doesn't happen.
*** In Episode 9 [[spoiler:it does. [[SubvertedTrope Though Bulbasaur is actually fine with it.]]]]
* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler:Red, Charmander, Whiskers, Chimchar, nobody is safe.]]
*** In Episode 9 [[spoiler:it does. [[SubvertedTrope Though Bulbasaur is actually fine with it.]]]]
* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler:Red, Charmander, Whiskers, Chimchar, nobody is safe.]]
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** This is also the fate that the Caterpie intend to bestow upon Bulbasaur when taking revenge on Charmander--they want to kill Charmander, but keep Bulbasaur alive so that they can use the plant on his back as a food source. Thankfully, this doesn't happen.
***In Episode 9 [[spoiler:it does.happens. [[SubvertedTrope Though Bulbasaur is actually fine with it.]]]]
* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler:Red, Charmander, Whiskers,Chimchar, Chimchar]], nobody is safe.]]
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* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler:Red, Charmander, Whiskers,
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* NonStandardCharacterDesign: [[spoiler:While most Pokémon use in-game models, Snow's model has much more detail than a typical Abomasnow, which, combined with his black sclerae and glowing red pupils, gives him a much more monstrous design.]]
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* NonStandardCharacterDesign: [[spoiler:While While most Pokémon use in-game models, Snow's [[spoiler:Snow's model has much more detail than a typical Abomasnow, which, combined with his black sclerae and glowing red pupils, gives him a much more monstrous design.]]
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* ReplacementGoldfish: In Episode 10, [[spoiler:Squirtle is transparently using Chimchar and Turtwig to replace Charmander and Bulbasaur, even revealing he doesn't know Turtwig's real name. [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere Turtwig catches onto this and abandons him]].]]
** Lampshaded in the same episode by the Snover, who say "Truly, our friends are the most replaceable people we know!" To further emphasize the point, multiple Snover leave and are replaced by others who seamlessly continue the conversation, which [[spoiler:Squirtle]] does not notice.
** Lampshaded in the same episode by the Snover, who say "Truly, our friends are the most replaceable people we know!" To further emphasize the point, multiple Snover leave and are replaced by others who seamlessly continue the conversation, which [[spoiler:Squirtle]] does not notice.
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* ReplacementGoldfish: In Episode 10, [[spoiler:Squirtle is transparently using Chimchar and Turtwig to replace Charmander and Bulbasaur, even revealing he doesn't know Turtwig's real name. [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere Turtwig catches onto this and abandons him]].]]
**]] Lampshaded in the same episode by the Snover, who say "Truly, our friends are the most replaceable people we know!" To further emphasize the point, multiple Snover leave and are replaced by others who seamlessly continue the conversation, which [[spoiler:Squirtle]] Squirtle does not notice.
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* WarIsHell: By the time of Episode 10's flashback, [[spoiler: Squirtle had grown apathetic to the violence and bloodshed after [[DecoyProtagonist Charmander's death]], becoming numb and blindly obedient to the Caterpie Leader to cope with the loss of his two companions ([[IChooseToStay Bulbasaur content with being the Caterpies' prisoner didn't help]]), and committed to the brutal war for Viridian Forest. The war resulted in the complete destruction of the Viridian Forest, and the Caterpie side reduced to just Squirtle and the Caterpie Leader, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone who realized too late that their atrocities were ultimately pointless and turned Squirtle into a]] SociopathicSoldier, and released Squirtle to attempt to atone for their sins. Not to mention that [[BreakingTheFellowship due to the dissolution of the Starter Squad]], [[UncertainDoom this left Mewtwo alone to deal with MissingNo, who was ravaging Kanto]].]] The fact that Episode 10 picks up [[TimeSkip ten years later]] [[spoiler: in Sinnoh]] and Squirtle doesn't talk about what happened next doesn't help.
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* ShoutOut: Hitmonchan's trainer is seen [[LetsPlay/TwitchPlaysPokemon consulting the Helix Fossil]].
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** Charmander also serves to satirize the "ToBeAMaster" theme of the franchise. His only concern is becoming stronger at any cost, and he doesn't care if his friends get hurt in the process.
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* ToBeAMaster: Deconstructed. This is Charmander's motivation, and he won't let ''anyone'' get in the way of his quest to become the strongest-- which inevitably leads to misfortune being brought upon his friends and allies.
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* BolivianArmyCliffhanger: At the end of Episode 9, [[spoiler:the Caterpie leader stabs Charmander when he's at his last bit of health. The episode [[SmashToBlack cuts to black]] before it is revealed whether Charmander actually died.]]
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* BolivianArmyCliffhanger: At the end of Episode 9, [[spoiler:the Caterpie leader stabs Charmander when he's at his last bit of health. The episode [[SmashToBlack cuts to black]] before it is revealed whether Charmander actually died. Episode 10, however, reveals that Charmander really did die.]]
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** Geodude is usually considered one of the weaker Rock-types, only considered worthwhile due to the fact it can evolve into Golem. The one in this series [[spoiler: is much more of a force to be reckoned with, and comes closer than any of Caterpie's other Pokémon to actually ''killing'' Charmander]].
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** Geodude is usually considered one of the weaker Rock-types, only considered worthwhile due to the fact it can evolve into Golem. The one in this series [[spoiler: is much more of a force to be reckoned with, and comes closer than any of Caterpie's Butterfree's other Pokémon to actually ''killing'' Charmander]].
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* AdaptationalHeroism: In canon, Mewtwo is at best an AntiVillain; here, he appears to be [[spoiler:the BigGood of the series, as he is trying to protect reality from [=MissingNo.=], and rescues the protagonists from getting assimilated by it.]]
* BigGood: [[spoiler:Mewtwo]], apparently! They have [[TheInsomniac driven themselves to sleeplessness]] trying to stop [=MissingNo.=] from destroying reality. However, as of Episode 10, it is unclear if their paths will cross with the protagonists' again.
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* FunWithSubtitles: [[spoiler: in Episode 8 when [=MissingNo.=] appears the subtitles read out in Binary "so much pain" after absorbing Haunter they say "Acquired" "We are" "I am" "Missing"]]
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* FunWithSubtitles: [[spoiler: in FunWithSubtitles:
** In Episode8 8, when [=MissingNo.=] [[spoiler:[=MissingNo.=]]], appears the subtitles read out in Binary "so much pain" pain"; after absorbing Haunter [[spoiler:absorbing Haunter]] they say "Acquired" [[spoiler:"Acquired" "We are" "I am" "Missing"]]"Missing"]].
** In Episode 10, the subtitles always capitalize "Snow" when the Snover refer to Snow Way, but not when Squirtle refers to it. This is a hint that [[spoiler:"Snow" is a ''name'', not just literal snow]].
** In Episode
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* ReplacementGoldfish: In Episode 10, [[spoiler:Squirtle is transparently using Chimchar and Turtwig to replace Charmander and Bulbasaur, even revealing he doesn't know Turtwig's real name. [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere Turtwig catches onto this and abandons him]].]]
** Lampshaded in the same episode by the Snover, who say "Truly, our friends are the most replaceable people we know!" To further emphasize the point, multiple Snover leave and are replaced by others who seamlessly continue the conversation, which [[spoiler:Squirtle]] does not notice.
** Lampshaded in the same episode by the Snover, who say "Truly, our friends are the most replaceable people we know!" To further emphasize the point, multiple Snover leave and are replaced by others who seamlessly continue the conversation, which [[spoiler:Squirtle]] does not notice.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere:
** In Episode 9, just as [[spoiler:Sandshrew]] evolves and it looks like they're going to serve as TheCavalry, they realize they don't actually have any stake in the conflict and leave.
** In Episode 10, after [[spoiler:Turtwig]] realizes that [[spoiler:Squirtle]] is just using them as a ReplacementGoldfish, they bounce.
** In Episode 9, just as [[spoiler:Sandshrew]] evolves and it looks like they're going to serve as TheCavalry, they realize they don't actually have any stake in the conflict and leave.
** In Episode 10, after [[spoiler:Turtwig]] realizes that [[spoiler:Squirtle]] is just using them as a ReplacementGoldfish, they bounce.
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* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler:Red, Charmander, Whiskers, Chimchar, nobody is safe.]]
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* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: Episodes 1-9 followed the adventures of Charmander, Squirtle and Bulbasaur, and the cast consisted of only Gen 1 Pokemon. Then Episode 10 [[spoiler:starts out with a Chimchar fighting a group of Bidoof and Squirtle suddenly appearing, inexplicably being aquainted with said Chimchar as well as a Turtwig. Squirtle's expositions and flashbacks explain that everyone else from the original cast has either died in the Caterpie-waged war or left somewhere with their fates left unknown.]]
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* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: Episodes 1-9 followed the adventures of Charmander, Squirtle and Bulbasaur, and the cast consisted of only Gen 1 Pokemon.Pokémon. Then Episode 10 [[spoiler:starts out with a Chimchar fighting a group of Bidoof and Squirtle suddenly appearing, inexplicably being aquainted with said Chimchar as well as a Turtwig. Squirtle's expositions and flashbacks explain that everyone else from the original cast has either died in the Caterpie-waged war or left somewhere with their fates left unknown.]]
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* WhatASenselessWasteOfHumanLife: Well, Pokémon life, but [[spoiler:Leonard makes this point to the Caterpie Leader when they proclaim that they won a battle as they're surrounded by countless Caterpie and Spearow corpses.]]
--> '''Leonard''': [[spoiler:This?! This is WINNING?! All I see is DEATH!]]
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* MythologyGag: Squirtle, when questioning [[AmbiguousGender Caterpie's gender]], directly quotes Professor Oak's famous "Are you a boy or a girl?"
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** Squirtle, when questioning [[AmbiguousGender Caterpie's gender]], directly quotes Professor Oak's famous "Are you a boy or agirl?"girl?"
** He also quotes "There's a time and place for everything, but not now!" when he loses his patience with Weepinbell.
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* CerebusSyndrome: While starting out as a fairly ordinary ''Pokémon'' parody, the series gets progressively darker and more serious as it goes on. [[spoiler: Episode 10 has very little comedy, and reveals that Charmander was KilledOffForReal]].
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*ForWantOfANail: Practically everything that happens in the series started because Red picked Squirtle over Charmander.
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* DoingItForTheArt: As Patreon supporters can attest, Shippidge puts a ''lot'' of effort into animating episodes, even making sure details viewers will likely miss are up to his standards.
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* NonStandardCharacterDesign: [[spoiler:While most Pokémon use in-game models, Snow's model has much more detail than a typical Abomasnow, which, combined with his black sclerae and glowing red pupils, gives him a much more monstrous design.]]
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* WeReallyDoCare: Despite clashing frequently after the team formed, Charmander and Squirtle have never left an endangered team member behind, often going against strong odds to help the individual(s) in danger. The team looks out for each other and, though they don't say it, hate to be separated. [[note]] Although Bulbasaur has yet to rescue anyone, he's usually the one endangered by the enemies Charmander makes. He shows his care by not leaving the group.
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* WeReallyDoCare: Despite clashing frequently after the team formed, Charmander and Squirtle have never left an endangered team member behind, often going against strong odds to help the individual(s) in danger. The team looks out for each other and, though they don't say it, hate to be separated. [[note]] Although Bulbasaur has yet to rescue anyone, he's usually the one endangered by the enemies Charmander makes. He shows his care by not leaving the group. [[/note]]
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* WhamShot:
** In a flashback from Chapter 10, Squirtle talks with the Caterpie training him who teaches him to give into the rage. However, as it talks about what happens to those who oppose it, [[spoiler:it cuts to the back of their hat and reveals it's actually Charmander's decapitated head, confirming that he was KilledOffForReal]].
** In the same chapter, Abomasnow reveals that [[spoiler:he had killed Chimchar and presents their frozen corpse to Squirtle]]
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* AdaptationalBadass: Quite a few.
** Caterpie is known in both the games and the anime pretty much ''only'' for being a weak Bug-type that mostly exists to be an easy first catch. Here, on the other hand, it's a threatening antagonist who wants to kill the main characters.
** Geodude is usually considered one of the weaker Rock-types, only considered worthwhile due to the fact it can evolve into Golem. The one in this series [[spoiler: is much more of a force to be reckoned with, and comes closer than any of Caterpie's other Pokémon to actually ''killing'' Charmander]].
** Caterpie is known in both the games and the anime pretty much ''only'' for being a weak Bug-type that mostly exists to be an easy first catch. Here, on the other hand, it's a threatening antagonist who wants to kill the main characters.
** Geodude is usually considered one of the weaker Rock-types, only considered worthwhile due to the fact it can evolve into Golem. The one in this series [[spoiler: is much more of a force to be reckoned with, and comes closer than any of Caterpie's other Pokémon to actually ''killing'' Charmander]].
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* VillainProtagonist: Charmander is one of these at his worst.
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* VillainSong: Geodude sings one while [[CurbStompBattle beating the snot out of Charmander]].
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