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4	[[caption-width-right:350:I think it might be an outbreak![[note]]From left to right: [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Tepig]], [[OnlySaneMan Cyndaquil]], and [[NervousWreck Bulbasaur]]. Everywhere: '''[[MetamorphosisMonster The Dittos!]]''' Not pictured: [[OutOfFocus Oshawott]], [[BumblingDad Typhlosion]], Blaziken, [[AllLovingHero Chespin]], [[PlayingWithFire Fennekin]], [[ChildProdigy Mudkip]], [[TheStoner Chikorita]], Jirachi, Dr. Sylveon, [[HairRaisingHare Scorbunny]], Totodile, and [[BadassAdorable Turtwig]][[/note]]]]
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6	'''Starters''' is a ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' webseries by [[UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} Canadian]] Youtuber ''Creator/{{Movieunleashers}}''. The artstyle is very reminiscent of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''. The series (mostly) focuses on 3 Pokemon, Cyndaquil, Tepig, and Bulbasaur as various events transpire, like a Ditto invasion, or moving to Lavender Town for vacation. There are currently 5 episodes, with a second season coming in 2019. Click [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEfDln1it4CiZToKsy9VtXo9Kz9RxWNcY here]] for a whole playlist. Not to be confused with ''[[WebAnimation.StarterSquad Starter Squad]].''
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9	!!''Starters'' provides examples of:
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11	* AbusiveParents: Tepig's dad in ''Out In The Reign''. [[spoiler: Tepig gets better at the end though. And his father? Turns out he has a FreudianExcuse.]]
12	* AmbiguousEnding: [[spoiler: Rare Candy ends with Chespin going to Braixen, ready to apologize, he smiles... then cut to black before he can say anything.]]
13	* AffablyEvil: [[spoiler: Giratina]] in Chapter 5 of ''Out In The Reign''.
14	* AmbiguousGender: Chikorita's gender or pronouns have never been explicitly referred to in the show.
15	* AprilFoolsDay: The so called unaired pilot is just a young Dane (the creator) playing with 2 poorly drawn pictures of Pikachu and Squirtle on popsicle sticks doing skits, including the ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' sketch for Pokemon Bloopers.
16	* ADayInTheLimelight:
17	** Each of the main trio have all had their own little set of episodes:
18	*** Cyndaquil had ''Ditto Disaster'', but this episode was confirmed to be non-canon.
19	*** Bulbasaur had ''Lavender Town: The Untold Story'', and, in a more {{Downplayed}} example, ''Wild Oranberries''.
20	*** Tepig had ''Out In The Reign'' and the original version of ''Ditto Disaster'', ''A Christmas Thing''.
21	** ''Typomaniac'' and ''Rare Candy'' focuses on background characters from other episodes, such as Chespin, Fennekin, and Mudkip.
22	* [[NotAllowedToGrowUp Ash Ketchum Syndrome]]: Downplayed because Fennekin is implied to have turned 13 in ''Rare Candy'', but the Pokémon are implied to be around 12-13, and there's little to no instances of them aging.
23	* BadassAdorable: Turtwig, a [[spoiler: robotic]] WildChild in ''Wild Oranberries''.
24	* BaitAndSwitch: Happens twice with Typhlosion in ''Ditto Disaster''.
25	** Typhlosion tells Cyndaquil that a pink thing came, took a bite out of his back, and is tearing up the living room. [[spoiler: The Typhlosion telling him is the fake one.]]
26	** When Typhlosion has to [[spoiler: remove the snow from the school when it was snowed in, it looks like he's masterbating, but he's [[CallBack shaking the dandruff off his pubic hair.]]]]
27	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Fennekin. She does seem nice and quiet at first, but do ''not'' harm anyone close to her. Otherwise, [[spoiler: she might accidentally land you in a hospital.]]
28	* BigDamnHeroes: Near the end of ''Ditto Disaster'', [[spoiler: Bulbasaur is being held up while all of the other Pokémon are trapped inside the giant Ditto's body. Just when it seems like there's no hope left, Typhlosion, Blaziken, and Zangoose arrive at the last minute, with ThePowerOfRock.]]
29	* BittersweetEnding: The ''Lavender Town'' episode ends with [[spoiler: Nidorina's parents and everyone else's parents truly dead, but Hypno is dead, there's a portal to hell in the middle of nowhere, Cyndaquil, Tepig, and Bulbasaur are probably traumatized forever (especially Bulbasaur), and Nidorina is cursed.]]
30	%%* BlackComedy: The series can count as this.
31	* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler: How Mudkip "[[DisneyDeath dies]]" in ''Rare Candy''. That was, until he was revealed to be alive at the end of ''Wild Oranberries''.]]
32	%%* BreakTheCutie:
33	%%** [[spoiler: Bulbasaur in ''Lavender Town: The Untold Story''.]]
34	%%** [[spoiler: Fennekin in part 2 in ''Typomaniac''.]]
35	%%** [[spoiler: Chespin in ''Rare Candy Vol. 2''.]]
36	* BringMyBrownPants: At one point in the original 2011 version of the pilot, when [[spoiler: the frozen Tepig is stuck in the school's basement, he gets scared and leaves behind a yellow puddle which causes him to unthaw.]]
37	* BrokenSmile: [[spoiler: Chespin]] does one after [[spoiler: having an encounter with toxic hallucinations of himself]] in ''Rare Candy''.
38	%%* BumblingDad: Cyndaquil's dad, Typhlosion. {{Justified\|Trope}}, as he didn't go to school.
39	%%* CallBack: To [[spoiler: remove the snow around the school, Typhlosion [[ItMakesSenseInContext shakes the dandruff off his pubic hair.]] [[{{Squick}} It's so hot and sweaty it burns through the ice.]]]]
40	* CasanovaWannabe: Squirtle, as seen in ''Typomaniac''. After [[spoiler: Fennekin got her fire removed]], Squirtle repeatedly asks if she can be his girlfriend, and continues asking the question even after [[spoiler: she beat him down.]]
41	* CutShort: ''A Christmas Thing'', the original version of ''Ditto Disaster'', ended up like this. Dane was 13 at the time and he was intending on the pilot being his first big project, but sadly he wasn't able to finish it because of a NoodleIncident that prevented him from continuing the pilot.
42	%%* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler: Most of if not all the inhabitants of Lavender Town.]]
43	* DeathOfAChild: These almost always result in {{Disney Death}}s, and for a good reason.
44	** ''Out In The Reign'' has [[spoiler: Tepig being ''crushed to death'' as a result of a tree falling on the cabin he was sleeping in. Thankfully, [[DisneyDeath he is revived.]]]]
45	** In ''Rare Candy'', [[spoiler: Mudkip gets [[BoomHeadshot shot in the head]] by Dr. Sylveon. However, [[DisneyDeath Mudkip is eventually revealed to be alive]] at the end of ''Wild Oranberries''.]]
46	* DenserAndWackier: Most of the series is rather dark. However, ''Dr. Sylveon Discord Gaming'' involves... well, Dr. Sylveon and the gang playing ''VideoGame/AmongUs'', with a few references to previous events happening in the show such as [[spoiler: Chespin being ForcedToWatch Mudkip get murdered by Dr. Sylveon.]]
47	%%* DerangedAnimation: Happens multiple times in ''Typomaniac''.
48	* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: In ''Rare Candy'', Mudkip is [[BoomHeadshot shot in the head]] by Sylveon. But in ''Wild Oranberries'', Mudkip is not only revealed to be alive, but ''he's also a cyborg!'']]
49	* EarlyBirdCameo: Totodile, who doesn't have a speaking role until ''Wild Oranberries'', is briefly seen as one of the Pokémon on the bus at the beginning of ''Rare Candy''.
50	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The little more comedic, DenserAndWackier ''Ditto Disaster'' seems a ''lot'' off-putting and out-of-place when compared to more complex, plot-advanced episodes such as ''Rare Candy'' and ''Wild Oranberries''.
51	%%* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: Tepig gets one in ''Out in the Reign''.]]
52	* EyeScream: In the ''Lavender Town'' episode, [[spoiler: one of Bulbasaur's many horrific injuries is a black eye.]]
53	%%* FacePalm: Cyndaquil does one in ''Lavender Town: The Untold Story''.
54	* FreakyFridayFlip: Both of the Pikachus switch bodies after they accidentally wore eachothers' hats in the ''Detective Pikachu'' episode.
55	* FreeRangeChildren: Pretty much everywhere in this series. The most notable example of this is Chespin, whose parents have never been shown onscreen or mentioned in the series.
56	* FreezeFrameBonus: Zangoose can be seen playing a 3DS in the rental store for a few seconds.
57	* FunnyBackgroundEvent: At one point in ''Out In The Reign'', Lugia ''accidentally pushes Cyndaquil to the ground!'' [[https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT87HARtS/ See for yourself]].
58	* {{Gorn}}: [[spoiler: The Ditto disguising as a severely-injured Cyndaquil]] from ''Ditto Disaster'' is '''BLOOOOODDYYY!''' ''And'' it's somewhat brutal for Dane's [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness earlier works]].
59	* GRatedDrug: Rare candies. They look harmless at first, but once it's consumed, it can [[spoiler: cause a Pokémon's element power to increase... and if too much is consumed, their element can ''burst out of their chest, resulting in their death''.]]
60	* GrandFinale: ''Rare Candy'' was originally intended to be this. The description and pinned comment of ''Rare Candy: Vol. 1'' explicitly state that the episode is the finale of the Starters series. It's {{Subverted}} by the release of ''Wild Oranberries'', but now the current fate of the series is unknown, since there hasn't been a new canonical episode since '''''2019.'''''
61	* GroinAttack: Bulbasaur does this to Tepig during their NoHoldsBarredBeatdown in ''A Christmas Thing''. He kicks him in... that area, leaving flakes of blood on the floor.
62	* GrossUpCloseUp: While looking at Chikorita's body in the hospital, Fennekin has a NightmareSequence where a horribly scarred Chikorita holds her over a river, complete with close-ups on the former's face.
63	* GroupHug: The main trio initiate one after [[spoiler: Tepig is [[DisneyDeath revived]]]] in Chapter 6 of ''Out In The Reign''.
64	* HarmfulToMinors: This is ''everywhere'' in this series, and is most ''especially'' prominent in ''Lavender Town: The Untold Story'' and ''Rare Candy''.
65	* HighPressureEmotion: A tea kettle sound can be heard once Dr. Sylveon got ''pissed off'' thanks to Cyndaquil in ''Dr. Sylveon Discord Gaming''.
66	* HypocriticalHumor: [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness For some reason]], both of these involve Tepig.
67	** Mr. Lugia laughs at Tepig believing in SantaClaus, yet he belives in the '''Tooth Fairy.'''
68	** In the pilot, Bulbasaur says "that was mean to say" after Cyndaquil called Tepig a pussy. The thing is though, Bulbasaur ''also'' insulted Tepig earlier and ''got into a [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown fight]] with him!''
69	* ItsAllAboutMe: Charmander, as seen in ''Starters - Season One - Galar Pokédex Edition''. He claims the series was unsuccessful because the main characters were "very unpopular Pokémon", then he proceeds to refer to himself with emphasis, while saying that he is one of the "only Pokémon that matter".
70	-->'''Charmander:''' ...with the only Pokémon that matter. Like Charmander! ''Me!''
71	-->(''Later on into the video'')
72	-->'''Charmander:''' ...because, i am the best Pokémon! I am! I'm the only starter that matters! [[SanitySlippage I am the only starter...!]] '''''[[SanitySlippage Charizard! YOU REMEMBER CHARIZARD?! I LOVE! CHARIZA--]]'''''
73	%%* {{Jerkass}}: [[spoiler: '''Jirachi.''']]
74	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Tepig. Despite [[WithFriendsLikeThese repeatedly insulting his friends]] in ''A Christmas Thing'', he still cares for them and their safety, as evident in many episodes. He also [[spoiler: cries(?) with Bulbasaur when Turtwig has a very brief DisneyDeath in ''Wild Oranberries''.]]
75	%%* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Professor Sylveon seems to get away with everything he did.]]
76	* KillItWithFire: In ''Ditto Disaster'' after finding out that the {{Mon}} that was crushed was [[spoiler: a Ditto, Zangoose mutilates it and forces Tepig to set the corpse on fire. As expected, the kids are confused.]]
77	%%* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Mudkip is killed off by Professor Sylveon.]]
78	* KinderAndCleaner: Because of new [=YouTube=] rules, ''Wild Oranberries'' is tamer compared to the other episodes in the series. Notably, the main trio don't suffer a major injury in that episode... [[spoiler: but Scorbunny does.]]
79	%%* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: Jirachi gets what's coming to him at the end of ''Out In The Reign''.]]
80	* LuminescentBlush: Bulbasaur visibly blushes after [[VomitIndiscretionShot vomiting]] because of Simipour offering his own water as a drink in ''Lavender Town: The Untold Story''.
81	%%* ManipulativeBastard:
82	%%** [[spoiler: Mudkip in ''Typomaniac''.]]
83	%%** [[spoiler: Jirachi in ''Out In The Reign''.]]
84	%%** [[spoiler: Professor Sylveon in ''Rare Candy''.]]
85	%%* MetamorphosisMonster: [[spoiler: The Dittos.]]
86	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: Fennekin deeply regrets accidentally setting Chespin on fire, and therefore gets her fire removed.]]
87	* NaiveEverygirl: In a GenderFlipped variant, Chespin. He is extremely outgoing, optimistic, and friendly, and stays this way [[spoiler: even after he got accidentally burned by Fennekin. Unfortunately, that becomes Subverted around ''Rare Candy'', where all hell breaks loose...]]
88	* NervousWreck: Bulbasaur. He has a consistently anxious and cautious behavior throughout the series, which is reasonable considering the things he's been put through.
89	* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown:
90	** In ''A Christmas Thing'', the original version of ''Ditto Disaster'', [[spoiler: Tepig and Bulbasaur get into a fight after the latter questions why the former wasn't planning on going to school this time, asking if it was because [[BerserkButton Tepig got laughed at earlier]]. Zangoose recommends them to take their fight outside, and they eventually do, but... it ends with Bulbasaur ''accidentally pushing Tepig in front of an incoming car.'' However, things are quickly resolved.]]
91	** In ''Typomaniac'', the Pokemon outside the school [[spoiler: start giving one to Chespin. [[RageBreakingPoint Fennekin doesn't take it very lightly.]]]]
92	* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: [[spoiler: Tepig appears to get his ''head crushed in'' by a tree in ''Out In The Reign'', but he lives. {{Subverted}}, as his dad wished him back to life.]]
93	* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: Tepig dies in ''Out In The Reign''. He comes back. Then he dies again. Then he gets truly revived in the end.]]
94	* ObfuscatingStupidity: Near the end of ''Dr. Sylveon Discord Gaming'', the other Pokémon are somehow unable to report Dr. Sylveon's in-game body. This causes Sylveon to RageQuit and disconnect from the Discord VC. Cyndaquil and Bulbasaur's lines afterwards imply that the Pokémon were actually playing stupid just to get Sylveon to leave.
95	-->'''Cyndaquil:''' Ughh, thank you! [=YouTubers=] piss me off.
96	-->'''Tepig:''' (''laughing'')
97	-->'''Bulbasaur:''' Yeah, and now let's play for real.
98	* OnlySaneMan: Out of the main three, Cyndaquil is usually the one to be the least affected whenever something crazy happens in Monotone Town. [[spoiler: It's briefly {{Subverted}} in ''Out In The Reign'', after Tepig "[[DisneyDeath dies]]".]]
99	* OhMyGods: Pokémon will usually say "Oh my Arceus!" instead.
100	%%* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Happens occasionally.
101	* PintSizedPowerhouse:
102	** Chespin, though he doesn't use the power for the most part. At one point in ''Typomaniac'', he flips Gurdurr over, which is enough to make Gurdurr ''cry''.
103	** Fennekin can count as one too. [[spoiler: The attack she used in ''Typomaniac'' is strong enough to ''land Chikorita and Chespin in the hospital''. Even after getting her fire removed, she ''still'' proves to be this later on when she briefly started attacking Squirtle.]]
104	* PokemonSpeak: Averted, considering this is a ''Pokémon'' parody series.
105	* PowerTrio: Cyndaquil, Bulbasaur, and Tepig.
106	* PrecisionFStrike: [[spoiler: Chespin]] does not usually curse in the series due to his [[CheerfulChild childlike]], [[AllLovingHero friendly]] demeanor. However, in ''Rare Candy''...
107	--> [[spoiler: "OH MY GOD I WAS ALMOST A '''FUCKING''' KILLER!!"]]
108	* PunBasedTitle: ''Out In The Reign''.[[note]] Out in the rain.[[/note]]
109	* RageBreakingPoint: [[spoiler:Fennekin sets the Pokemon outside the school on fire when they start giving a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on Chespin. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Unfortunately, this also sets Chespin on fire.]]]]
110	* RefugeInAudacity: Try telling someone there is a ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' web series where [[spoiler: Nidorina is forced to eat her parents' guts.]] There is a high chance that they won't believe you.
111	* RidiculouslyCuteCritter:
112	** Bulbasaur possibly comes off as one due to [[NervousWreck his fragile personality]] and his status as a {{Woobie}} in the series.
113	** There's Chespin, who not only looks endearing, but is also one of the most friendliest and optimistic characters in the show. [[spoiler: Well, up until the events of ''Rare Candy'', that is.]]
114	** Hell, just ''all'' of the pre-evolved starter Pokémon can count as this, depending on the viewer!
115	* SensoryAbuse: Mr. Lugia's microphone in ''Dr. Sylveon Discord Gaming''. Dr. Sylveon had to mute him ''twice!''
116	%%* SerialEscalation: [[spoiler: Lavender Town looks fine at first sight, but when you truly see what it actually looks like...]]
117	%%** [[spoiler: Bulbasaur getting kidnapped also counts.]]
118	* ShoutOut:
119	** [[Film/SuburbanCommando I WAS FROZEN TODAY!]]
120	** [[Franchise/StreetFighter Hadouken!]]
121	** [[Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia It's Always Sunny in Lavender Town.]]
122	** At the bus stop on a snow day, Oshawott, Bulbasaur, Tepig, and Cyndaquil are dressed like [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Kyle, Stan, Cartman, and Kenny]] respectively.
123	*** [[spoiler: [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Kenny himself]] makes an appearance in [[TheStinger the after-credits scene]] in ''Out in the Reign.'']]
124	** TEPIG! [[Film/TheRoom2003 YOU'RE TEARING ME APART!]] Maybe.
125	** "[[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Oh my Arceus! They killed Cyndaquil!]] [[YouBastard You bastard!]]"
126	* StepfordSmiler: Bulbasaur does this three times throughout ''Lavender Town: The Untold Story''.
127	* StuffBlowingUp: [[spoiler: The school blows up along with the Dittos at the end of ''Ditto Disaster''.]]
128	* SuddenlyShouting:
129	** Professor Sylveon in ''Rare Candy.''
130	--> '''Chespin:''' He doesn't deserve to die! I don't want him to either!\
131	'''Professor Sylveon:''' [[BigShutUp SHUT UP!]]
132	** He later does it ''again'' in ''Dr. Sylveon Discord Gaming'', though it's PlayedForLaughs this time.
133	-->'''Tepig:''' When the impostor is sus!
134	-->'''Dr. Sylveon:''' ''[[BigShutUp Shut up!]]''
135	-->'''Cyndaquil:''' (''to Sylveon'') Cry about it, ''boomer.''
136	-->(''[[HighPressureEmotion Dr. Sylveon becomes very angry.]]'')
137	* TertiarySexualCharacteristics:
138	** Cyndaquil's mom is how a normal Typhlosion would look in the series, but with eyelashes and a bow.
139	** How can you tell if a Pokémon in the series is female? By their eyelashes, of course!
140	* TheyKilledKennyAgain: In the original pilot, Cyndaquil is thrown out of the bus, prompting Oshawott and Bulbasaur to say the line almost word for word.
141	** [[spoiler: Tepig dies in ''Out In The Reign''. He comes back. Then he dies again. Then he gets truly revived in the end.]]
142	** PlayedForLaughs in [[TheStinger the after-credits scene]] of "Out in the Reign," where [[spoiler: [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Kenny]] is on trial in the courtroom of Legendaries for being constantly resurrected against his will.]]
143	* TownWithADarkSecret: [[spoiler: Lavender Town is filled with Pokemon who roam around, and there is a fully functional amusement park, but the amusement park is abandoned, and the Pokemon you see (except for the kids and Hypno) are actually dead, and they need to sacrifice anyone there every fort night.]]
144	* TranquilFury: Happens with Sylveon in ''Dr. Sylveon Discord Gaming''. After Cyndaquil gets Bulbasaur removed from the game, Sylveon silently watches Bulbasaur's avatar getting ejected, with a slight angered look on his face.
145	* {{Troll}}: Cyndaquil. {{Downplayed}}, as it's only briefly told in ''Ditto Disaster'', where he says he "can't help his trolling instincts". This is PlayedStraight in ''Dr. Sylveon Discord Gaming'', where Cyndaquil blatantly asks "You guys ready to do some trolling?" and later on [[WithFriendsLikeThese gets his own best friend, Bulbasaur, removed from the game]] for no reason other than "he's acting like a noob."
146	* TrueCompanions: Our three main Pokémon have been together since '''2011''', which is '''''12 years in advance!'''''
147	** Not only that, but despite all their ups and downs throughout the years, they still care for eachother and their safety. If one Pokémon is injured or missing, the other two will try their best to get. Him. ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Back.]]''
148	* UnexplainedRecovery:
149	** In the pilot episode, [[spoiler: Mr. Lugia is ''bisected by the Ditto monster and eaten by it.'' Despite this, he reappears in ''Out in the Reign'', with a giant stitch through his chest. In the same episode he is tortured into being an EmptyShell in {{Hell}}. Yet again, he reappears in ''Typomaniac'' perfectly fine, save for the same stitch.]]
150	** The following examples below are all {{Downplayed}} since they were only injuries and not deaths.
151	** In ''Ditto Disaster'', [[spoiler: Cyndaquil gets a part of his hand bitten off by the Ditto he was trying to hide in a locker. By the next episode, he appears fine, presumably because ''Ditto Disaster'' [[WordOfGod was confirmed to be non-canon]].]]
152	** [[spoiler: Bulbasaur suffers horrific injuries]] in ''Lavender Town: The Untold Story''. First, [[spoiler: he gets cuts on his body as a result of jumping out of a window. Secondly, he gains bruises and ''[[EyeScream a black eye]]'' during the infamous scene where he is dragged by the Nidos' car. By the time he and his two Fire-type friends are rescued, Bulbasaur is now bandaged. In all of his subsequent appearances, he is not bandaged nor bruised anymore.]]
153	** [[spoiler: Chespin gets his nose cut open by Sylveon]] in ''Rare Candy''. [[spoiler: Chespin is later on seen with a stitch on his nose as a result. In ''Wild Oranberries'' and ''Dr. Sylveon Discord Gaming'', Chespin does not have the stitch on his nose.]]
154	* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom:
155	** The events of ''Wild Oranberries'' all could've been prevented if Tepig wasn't flying the drone so high in the air. Granted, he didn't know a Fearow would fly off with the drone, but ''still''...
156	** ''Lavender Town: The Untold Story'' '''also''' could've been prevented if Tepig didn't choose to sneak out.
157	* VocalEvolution:
158	** Happens to Cyndaquil in ''Ditto Disaster'' due to the old voice actor moving away; as a result, his voice changes from more childlike-sounding, to the current voice we have now.
159	** Chespin's voice was ''much'' higher-pitched in ''Ditto Disaster''.
160	** Compare Bulbasaur's slightly higher-pitched voice in episodes such as ''Lavender Town: The Untold Story'' and ''Typomaniac'' to his current voice in episodes such as ''Out In The Reign'', ''Wild Oranberries'', and ''Dr. Sylveon Discord Gaming''. There is quite a difference.
161	* VomitIndiscretionShot:
162	** At the beginning of ''Lavender Town: The Untold Story'', Bulbasaur is [[GreenAroundTheGills feeling carsick]]. He later on lets it all out once a Simipour offers water from his own mouth as a drink.
163	** Later on in that episode, Nidorina understandably has this reaction upon finding out that [[spoiler: '''she was forced to eat her parents' organs.''']]
164	* WhamLine:
165	** "Actually, ''i'm'' the fake one!"
166	** "This is something i wanna do. ''Skip ahead.''"
167	* WhatADrag:
168	** In ''A Christmas Thing''/the early version of ''Ditto Disaster'', in order to get [[spoiler: the frozen Tepig to the school's basement, Bulbasaur drags him across the floor with visible blood coming out.]]
169	** In ''Lavender Town: The Untold Story'', [[spoiler: the Nidos chain Bulbasaur to the back of their car and drive it, which results in the frog being dragged across the ground.]]
170	* WithFriendsLikeThese: PlayedForLaughs. As shown in a few scenes in "Out In The Reign", Bulbasaur and Cyndaquil seem to be best friends. However, in ''Dr. Sylveon Discord Gaming'', after Fennekin dies in-game while the gang are playing ''VideoGame/AmongUs'', Cyndaquil suddenly requests everyone to vote out Bulbasaur because "he's acting like a noob." Bulbasaur tries to prove that he didn't do anything, but it results in him getting laughed at by Tepig. It cuts to Sylveon [[TranquilFury angrily yet silently]] watching Bulbasaur's in-game avatar get ejected as the Seed Pokémon can only helplessly question why they did it, all the while Cyndaquil just laughs in response.
171	-->'''Bulbasaur:''' I-- I didn't- I-I didn't- ''[[CannotSpitItOut I didn't-]]'' I didn't do anything though!
172	-->--------
173	-->'''Bulbasaur:''' Nooo! Why would you do that?!
174	-->'''Cyndaquil:''' ''(laughing)''
175	%%* ZergRush: [[spoiler: How the Dittos attack the school.]]

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