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{{quote|''I believe this is all happening for a reason.''}}

 

 

* 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.

 

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* [[Apocalyptic Log]]: As in the games, Ruby finds one about the creation of Mewtwo, narrated by {{spoiler|Gym Leader Blaine.}} Except he falls asleep during it.

* [[Arc Words]]: "It's all happening for a reason."

** : [http://www.nuzlocke.com/pokemonhardmode.php?p=53 Well then, you picked the ''wrong Pokemon''.]

* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Ruby himself.

* [[My Own Grandpa]]: Sort of. The reason Norman prefers pokemon to family is {{spoiler|because Bruce flew past his window as a child while HIS father was attempting to say that family was more important.}} Because of this, Ruby turned out the way he did, and would eventually end up taking the Nuzlocke challange, resulting in the events of the Ruby and Fire Red comic, which caused him {{spoiler|to attempt to attack Mewtwo with Bruce, causing the rift in the space-time continuum that made Bruce go into the past.}}

** Repeated AGAIN with the same pokemon in the last part of the epilouge: {{spoiler|Bruce flys around more, and his faaaar past self sees him... and comments on how that will be him.}} [[Dramatic Irony|If only he knew...]]

** Finale also counts, {{spoiler|He thwarted Mewtwo's plan to escape from the cave}} But {{spoiler|He and Bruce get separated by the explosion while Sawyer dies in the fight.}}

* [[The Lancer]]: Sceptile in season 1, Sawyer in season 2.

* [[The Obi-Wan]]: Nuzleaf.

** {{spoiler|[[The Man Behind the Man]]: Mewtwo, who seems to have created the spirit of Nuzleaf as a psychic projection.}}

** 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].

* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]: After Surge {{spoiler|kills his Kadabra}} and launches into a speech about how fighting makes [[Not So Different|them both feel more alive]], Ruby cuts him off.

** [[Attack Pattern Alpha|"Destiny Red"]] consists of a pokemon with a type advantage spamming an attack they get STAB from.

* [[The Stoner]]: Erika.

* [[That Came Out Wrong]]: "Okay, Buddy... suck 'em dry."

* [[The Power of Friendship]]

* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: "GODDAMMIT RALPH!"

* [[Wham! Episode]]: Episode 31... Oooh, boy. {{spoiler|Okay, some people guessed Nuzlocke was evil/pulling the strings for Mewtwo, but the [[Room Full of Crazy|names crossed out]] was a special touch.}}

* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: One of Ruby's biggest reasons for taking the challenge is to impress his father, Norman, who always valued "Good-Ruby" the Slakoth/Vigoroth over him.

* [[We Hardly Knew Ye]]: Every one of Ruby's Pokemon that dies from Poison.

** The Medicham he caught before the Elite Four.

** Hugo the Snorlax, Keith the Hitmonlee, and the Unnamed Eevee and Ryhorn in a more humous exsample as Ruby leaves them in the box and gave the Eevee away and Hugo was only used once to move some boulders.

** {{spoiler|It may doesn't count a bittersweet ending,but in her Sapphire run,she became the champion at the cost of the life of Alice and Palladion.}}

* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]: {{spoiler|Cynthia's Garchomp}} defeats {{spoiler|Palkia}}. In one hit. Granted, that ''is'' a Pokemon with a reputation as a [[Physical God]] among players, but it was up against a freaking {{spoiler|[[Anthropomorphic Personification]]}}.

* [[Ship Tease]]: Between Lily and Gary.

* {{spoiler|[[Spin Offspring]]: The Sapphire run.}}

* [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill]]: The in-universe explanation for the death of Broseph the Graveler. In real life this happened due to a tragic misclick.

* [[Time Skip]]: Officially stated to happen between LeafGreen and HeartGold, with three years between the two. {{spoiler|In the meantime, Locke's [[Bag of Spilling|trainer's license expired]].}}

* [[Trolling Creator]]: On April 1st of 2012, Petty claims to be ending the comic because she just doesn't have time anymore. (This after her updates have been getting less and less frequent for months.) Oh Petty, you sure are a stinker.

* [[We Hardly Knew Ye]]: Simon the Dewgong, who appeared and died in the Sevii Islands update. He had a grand total of ''one panel.''

** [[Badass Bookworm]]: Professor Elm faces down a swarm of mad Spearow the first day of the change to buy Candace time to escape, and [[Heroic Sacrifice|lies to her that he'll be okay]].

*** Whitney of all people turns out to have done her homework on Team Rocket, to the point of being able to analyze Giovanni's plans to his face, {{spoiler|though even she was caught off-guard by Silver}}.

** Candace deserves special mention.

* [[Beauty Is Never Tarnished]]: Averted, Candace gets a lot of really horrible-looking scars and keeps them. ([http://www.paragonsigma.com/images/nuzlocke/candaceink0221.jpg contains spoilers])

* [[Biological Mashup]]: {{spoiler|Missingno is this. Amongst the few recognizable parts are a Poliwrath, Machoke, Staryu, and Shuckle. It gains more parts after absorbing other Pokemon.}}

* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer|Bunny Ears Gym Leader]]: {{spoiler|Whitney is introduced in a flashback chatting with her junior trainers about [[Pokémon Black and White|Elesa]]'s outfit in a fashion show. Then the change hits and the mad pokemon attack... [[Let's Get Dangerous]]! In the present day, she's still overseeing the defense of Goldenrod City, and is apparently beating the hell out of Team Rocket.}}

* [[Charles Atlas Superpower]]: Chuck is introduced [[Dynamic Entry|giving a flying kick to a giant Corsola]]. He lost all his Pokémon and his wife in the aftermath of the change {{spoiler|and the creation of Missingno}} and has been defending Cianwood by hand (and foot) ever since.

* [[Cowardly Lion]]: Falkner develops into one.

* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Candycane and Zangoose for Candace, {{spoiler|Seviper for Silver.}}

* [[Made of Iron]]: Candace, with hints of [[Iron Woobie]]. Seriously, would you keep going after this?

Three months recovery. }}

* [[Many Spirits Inside of One]] / [[Powers Via Possession]]: {{spoiler|Morty, driven insane and filled with evil spirits from the destruction of Ecruteak City. Candace eventually gives him/them a [[Mercy Kill]], though Silver apparently captured a surviving Gengar.}}

 

==== Other fancomics include examples of: ====

* [[Ambiguous Gender]]: A few protagonists are this, but it is widely used in Para's Nuzlocke to the point where one of the most asked questions of the author is "What is Para's gender?"

* [[A God Am I]]: In Landwalker's Nuzlocke Comic, Archie intends to use the red orb to {{spoiler|gain the power of Kyogre and essentially become a [[Physical God]].}} Complete with [[Faux Symbolism|quoting Bible verses.]]

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