History Webcomic / NuzlockeComics

* {{Fanservice}}: [[http://www.nuzlocke.com/comics/pokemon-hard-mode/page/9/ Naked college-age Professor Juniper.]]

Also see the [[FanWorks/NuzlockeComics list of fan runs]]. A [[Characters/NuzlockeComics character Page]] is now under construction.

* BlandNameProduct: A main source of background humor is the highly creative use of this trope along with NoCelebritiesWereHarmed. Examples include: Vanniluxe Ice, Weepin Bell (Taco Bell), [[{{Film/ManOfSteel}} Mon Of Steel]], and many more.

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Gary's Blastoise]] pulls one off at the end of the Firered arc, finally turning against his master after all the months of abuse.

%%* HulkSpeak: Bruno.

* EyeScream: In Fire Red: Episode 29, Gary's Rhydon gets stabbed in the eye by one of the petals from Buddy's Petal Dance.
** Later, at the start of White, Ruby chooses Luke by poking him in the eye. He doesn't seem to mind it though.

** In the background of one of the Fire Red epilogue comics, The Creation Of Adam is done with [[http://www.nuzlocke.com/pokemonhardmode.php?p=52 Arceus]].

Starting in September 2012, the website introduced two new non-Pokémon-related comics: ''Space Cat'' and ''[=SpeedRun=]'' (canceled as of April 2013). ''Space Cat'' may get its own page some time in the future.

[[caption-width-right:350:This doesn't even cover what happened ''beforehand.'']]

** Maxie in season 1. Closely following his role in the original game, he wishes to awaken Groudon to expand the continents, but loses control of the creature and nearly causes the destruction of Hoenn.
** Mewtwo in season 2. He [[spoiler:lures Ruby to Kanto to trick him into breaking his seal, allowing him to leave Cerulean Cave and go on a killing spree]].

* CallBack: In [[http://www.nuzlocke.com/comics/pokemon-hard-mode/page/55/ Kanto Episode 1]], Mew and Mewtwo's conversation ends with Mew telling Mewtwo that "I'll see you around", and Mewtwo retorts with a threatening "Sooner than you think..." [[spoiler:In [[http://www.nuzlocke.com/comics/pokemon-hard-mode/page/23/ Kanto Episode 32]], Mewtwo leaves the imprisoned Ruby with the parting words "...I'll see you around", and Ruby retorts with a threatening "Sooner than you think."]]

** Most comics give a nod to others, often the original, but the original comic finally threw one in during Episode 26- the viewers of Ruby's battle include Hale, Robot, Nya, Kotone, Locke and a number of other popular forum comic leads.
** The end of episode 31 gives us another - [[spoiler: Mewtwo has the names of many Nuzlocke trainers including the above, written on the wall of Cerulean Cave... And all of them are scored out, except Ruby, which is in the centre, enlarged.]]
* CerebusSyndrome: In a series surrounded by dead pokemon, the story gets somewhat heavy in Fire Red Hard Mode: Gary was the first realized rival in story, and he verbally abused his Squirtle; A Dark Knight motif creeps up along with the Lost References; Compared to the videogames, Team Rocket and Giovanni are given more motivation than being evil for the sake of it; their goal is [[spoiler: to stop Mewtwo, who manipulated Ruby into killing the legendary birds and Mew.]]

* CurbStompBattle: With the exception of their final confrontation, all of Ruby's battles against Gary are incredibly one-sided in the former's favour, who refuses to take the latter seriously.

** While not a villain, [[spoiler: Pauly the Timburr]] dies like this.
* DownerEnding: Season 1, in which Ruby [[spoiler: loses the championship match against Steven, which causes him to become a FailureKnight.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Mewtwo creating the [[spoiler: Nuzleaf ghost for Ruby has been hinted at since the start. He is clearly only visible from Ruby's POV as shown when he question's the Nuzleaf in the first episode, showing that Ruby was talking to a empty chair, later on he ask why he can see partner's ghost without the Silph Scope which Nuzleaf dismisses as their extremely close bond making him visible, and to hammer it into the ground that there is something not right with his ghost when he's talking with Meowth's ghost in Pokemon Tower it switches to a similar point of view from the start of Fire Red. But unlike Nuzleaf, you can see Meowth's ghostly shape on the tombstone.]]

** In the news broadcast after Ruby beats Bruno, the newsticker at the bottom reads "Scientists yet to find slower source than Nuzlocke.com."

---> '''Giovanni:''' ''What'' rules?!
** [[http://www.nuzlocke.com/comics/pokemon-hard-mode/page/36/ In the Kanto Episode 19 flashback]], when Squirtle is defeated by Bruce, Gary tells him that "I picked the wrong Pokemon." [[http://www.nuzlocke.com/pokemonhardmode.php?p=53 At the end of the Kanto arc]], after taking enough of Gary's abuse, Blastoise tells him. "...Well then you picked the '''WRONG POKéMON'''." before blowing him away. He also throws his game catchphrase "Smell ya later." at him.
* JerkAss:

* MeaningfulName: Ruberto Normanson is the [[PunnyName son of a guy named Norman.]]

** In Epilogue 6, Blastoise finds [[spoiler:Mew inside of a truck.]]

--->'''Burgh:''' "Oh God, you're from Hoenn, aren't you?"

** Part 31 reveals that [[spoiler: the Legendary Birds were keeping Mewtwo's power in check and Ruby was being manipulated by Mewtwo to kill them by talking through an illusion of his Nuzleaf.]]

** Remember Team Rocket's efforts to steal and take over? Turns out that they were [[spoiler: researching ways of finally stopping Mewtwo before he got free]] and Ruby ruined their efforts.
** In a more humorous version, the reason Norman considers Pokémon above his own family? [[spoiler: Bruce flew past his window as a child while looking for Ruby in the past, impressing him so much he became obsessed with Pokémon.]]

* NobodyCallsMeChicken: In season 3 Cheren and Bianca imply Ruby isn't up for the challenge to get him to participate in the Unova league.

* XCalledTheyWantTheirYBack: Ruby to Norman: "Creator/SonicTeam called, [[TakeThat they want their]] '''[[TakeThat suck]]''' [[TakeThat back."]]
* YankTheDogsChain: Fluf finally gets a victory [[spoiler: a page before getting attacked from behind by N's Tympole and dying]].

# First, he is only allowed to capture the first Pokémon he encounters on a route or location. If he fails to do so, tough beans.

* EyeScream: In Fire Red: Episode 29, Gary Rhydon gets stabbed in the eye by one of the petals from Buddy's Petal Dance.
** Later, at the start of White, Ruby selects Luke by poking him in the eye. He doesn't seem to mind it though.