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Hoenn's Grass-type starters, a family of Wood Geckos. They are the [[Fragile Speedster|Fragile Speedsters]] of the bunch. Treecko's first STAB move, Absorb, may be weak, but evolve it, and Grovyle and Sceptile get their [[Signature Move]]: Leaf Blade.
 
* [[EverythingsEverything's Better With Dinosaurs]]: The older two forms are arboreal leaf-raptors.
** [[Raptor Attack]]: ...[[Shown Their Work|And they actually get some things right, such as the inward-facing hands and leafy "feathers".]]
* [[Fragile Speedster]]: Unlike Jumpluff, the only Grass-type (aside from Shaymin) that can be favorably compared to it in terms of Speed pre-Generation V, Sceptile has very good offensive stats. The problem is, the same can't be said for its defenses. Its Dream World Ability, Unburden, makes it even faster once its held item is used up.
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Hoenn's Fire-type starters, they are based on the cockfighting sport popular in Thailand. Since Roxanne, the first leader, uses Rock-types, some players get discouraged from picking it first. However, it is effective in battles once it evolves, and its Fire/Fighting typing allows it to take down two of the Elite Four as well as the Champion in ''Ruby'' and ''Sapphire''.
 
* [[Bare -Fisted Monk]]: Blaziken is fully capable of [[Shoryuken|uppercutting]] foes right out of the sky.
* [[Early Bird Cameo]]: Blaziken was the only starter to appear in [[Pokémon (Anime)|the anime]] before its generation debut. And yes, we get the joke "[[A Worldwide Punomenon|early bird]]."
* [[EverythingsEverything's Better With Chickens]]: A [[Badass]] one to boot.
* [[Glass Cannon]]
* [[In a Single Bound]]: Those long legs help.
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* [[An Ice Person|An Ice Pokémon]]: Like most Water-types, it can be taught Ice-type moves. This makes its only weakness (Grass) rather difficult to exploit.
* [[Awesome Yet Practical]]: Swampert is statistically the strongest of the starters, and it's also one of the most useful ones. Unlike every other starter, it has remained consistently popular and useful in the competitive scene since its debut, though it has taken a bit of a hit in usefulness in Generation V.
** [[PowerupPower-Up Letdown]]: Its Dream World ability is Damp, which simply prevents the usage of Selfdestruct and Explosion; said moves were [[Nerf|nerfed]] to the point of undesirability at the same time.
* [[Dishing Out Dirt]]: The line is of the Ground type from Marshtomp onward; additionally, it has access to numerous useful Rock moves.
* [[For Massive Damage]]: It's a single weakness, but a crippling one: anything and everything Grass-related will wreck Swampert. (On the other hand, it's the only Water-type starter, and one of a small handful of Pokémon, that's immune to Electric.)
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* [[Making a Splash]]
* [[Mighty Glacier]]: Its Speed isn't as bad as some others of similar constitution, but it certainly pales compared to his Attack and defensive stats.
* [[Pint -Sized Powerhouse]]: According to the Pokédex, Mudkip can crush rocks bigger than itself.
* [[Signature Move]]: Muddy Water, in Generation III, and Water Pledge and Hydro Cannon (being water starters) in Generations IV and V.
* [[Turns Red]]: Like all starters, its primary Water-type moves get boosted when it's been pushed to nearly its limit, thanks to its Torrent ability.
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* [[Lethal Joke Character]]: At first glance, Linoone appears to be the typical first route [[Com Mons|common pest]] that is [[Overshadowed By Awesome|outclassed by other normal types]], though Linoone has one the most deadly game-changing strategies if done right. The strategy involves using Belly Drum, which with proper [[Guide Dang It|EV training]] will bring you to exactly 50% health, which in turn activates its held item the Salac Berry thanks to Gluttony. Basically with a lot of luck, you could have a Mon with +6 Attack and +1 Speed plowing through teams like no tomorrow.
** Even better if it's one of those special Linoone with ExtremeSpeed<ref>evolve a certain Zigzagoon attained from Pokemon Box</ref>, which essentially makes you worry less about your foes' priority attacks.
* [[Non -Elemental]]
* [[Rascally Raccoon]]: The aforementioned Pickup ability and stealing moves. Strangely, Linoone's design is more based on a badger. [[Justified]] by the Japanese word for raccoon and badger being roughly the same.
 
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* [[For Massive Damage]]: Don't let the anime tell you otherwise, Electric-type attacks DO hurt them.
* [[Glass Cannon]]: When affected with a status condition, Guts kicks in and makes their attacks deadly, even if survivability gets even more hindered. Combine with Facade for optimal effect.
* [[Non -Elemental]]
 
=== Wingull (Camome) and Pelipper ===
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Psychic-type Pokémon, notable for Kirlia and Gardevoir's feminine appearances, despite having an equal chance to be either gender. All of them are sensitive to the emotions of people and Pokémon around it.
 
* [[Blade Below the Shoulder]]: Gallade has [[Dual -Wielding|two of them]].
* [[Confusion Fu]]: Gallade's movepool. Psychic, Dark, Grass, Fighting, Rock, Flying, Bug, Ground...
* [[Cute Monster Girl]]: Kirlia and Gardevoir, though they can be male.
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* [[Magikarp Power]]: Ralts is one of seven Pokémon with lower base stats than the [[Trope Namer]], and Kirlia is the weakest of all non-cocoon evolved Pokémon, but Gardevoir is a bulky alternative to Alakazam, and Gallade is an unique Pokémon with a great movepool.
* [[Mighty Glacier]] edging on [[Lightning Bruiser]]: Both Gardevoir and Gallade have impressive Special Defense and offense (Special Attack for Gardevoir, Attack for Gallade), but only average Speed. Thus, while they're not really ''slow'', it's still pretty easy to outspeed them.
* [[One -Gender Race]]: Gallade can only evolve from male Kirlia.
* [[Psychic Powers]]
* [[Synchronization]]: 2 out of 3 of this family's abilities, Trace (copying the opponent's own ability) and the one which is actually '''called''' Synchronize (passing status effects).
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Mushroom Pokémon that mainly inhabit forests like Petalburg Forest. They have the Effect Spore ability which sometimes causes [[Standard Status Effects]] on contact. Shroomish is a pure Grass-type that favors more Status Effect moves. Breloom gains the Fighting-type in addition to its Grass-type and gains many effective Fighting-type moves to take advantage of its amazing Attack stat.
 
* [[Bare -Fisted Monk]]: Despite its short stubby arms, Breloom's main form of combat is to punch its foes into submission. Some adaptations show that the arms [[Rubber Man|stretch extremely far beyond its body]].
* [[Big Ol Unibrow]]: Shroomish.
* [[Boxing Kangaroo]]: Breloom, albeit roughly in appearance, and arguably why it was classified as a Fighting-type.
* [[EverythingsEverything's Better With Dinosaurs]]: Breloom has some characteristics of dinosaurs, with its head being similar to an ''Pachycephalosaurus'' and its tail resembling an ''Ankylosaurus'' tail.
* [[For Massive Damage]]: Breloom to Flying attacks.
* [[Lethal Joke Character]]/[[Difficult but Awesome]]: Breloom is a major threat in OU competitive play, yet it has one of the lowest base stat totals in the tier.
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* [[Acrofatic]]: You'd expect the flabby, lazy Slaking to be slowed down by its big gut, right? Nope, it's actually ''faster'' than Vigoroth.
* [[Badass Normal]]: Slaking has stats on par with those of ''[[Olympus Mons|Groudon and Kyogre]]''. Yet it is not a Legendary, it is the fully evolved form of a Pokémon that can be captured in the area prior to the first badge. Oh, and a [[Non -Elemental|Normal type]] as well. Now if only it weren't so damn lazy...
** [[Badass Abnormal]]: Then again, this is a Pokémon we are talking about, it is only normal relatively speaking.
* [[Blessed With Suck]]: Truant makes you unable to attack every second turn. Can be quite deadly in double battles, but easily stopped by Protect in single battles.
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* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: Vigoroth and Slaking, even if the latter stops attacking every other turn.
* [[Magikarp Power]]: Slakoth is slightly stronger than the [[Com Mons]], but is killed by its ability. Vigoroth is an all-arround solid Pokémon. Slaking hits like a truck, is fast, has loads of HP and decent defenses, and the only thing keeping it out of being [[Purposefully Overpowered]] is its ability.
* [[Non -Elemental]]
* [[Signature Move]]: Slack Off, in Generation III. Afterwards, other relaxed Pokémon got it (not Snorlax, though).
 
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* [[Crippling Overspecialization]]: Despite the myriad ways to defeat it, Shedinja can still take down Uber staples Kyogre and Palkia with little trouble.
* [[Dishing Out Dirt]]: Nincada
* [[Divergent Character Evolution]]: Apart of the vastly different secondary types, Nincada attempts to be a [[Stone Wall]] of sorts, Ninjask is a [[Fragile Speedster]] specialized in [[Min Maxing]] that still can pack a punch, and Shedinja is a [[One -Hit -Point Wonder]] gimmick that otherwise plays like a slower Ninjask.
* [[Flight]]: Ninjask. Shedinja is also always in the air.
* [[For Massive Damage]]: As a Bug/Flying dual-type Pokémon, Ninjask can't stand Rock attacks, and its frail defenses make sure of that even further.
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* [[Ninja]]: And Ninjask has [[Samurai]] elements as well.
* [[No Biological Sex]]: Shedinja
* [[One -Hit -Point Wonder]]: Uniquely among Pokémon, Shedinja is one of these.
* [[Our Ghosts Are Different]]: Shedinja, a discarded cicada shell with angel wings and a halo.
** [[Our Angels Are Different]]: After all, it ''does'' have wings and a halo...
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* [[This Looks Like a Job For Aquaman]]: Shedinja is, in every sense of the word, a pure gimmicky [[One Hit Wonder]]...unless you're stuck trying to catch Kyogre in ''Sapphire'' or ''Emerald'', where his Wonder Guard ability nullifies every single one of Kyogre's attacks (Kyogre doesn't even have indirect attacks like Hail to do the job), leaving him a sitting duck as you whittle away at his health. Same goes for Latios/Latias.
* [[Urban Legend of Zelda]]: You can have ANY kind of ball to get Shedinja, you do not need a Pokeball... In Generation III at least. In Generation IV and V, you ''do'' need a Pokeball.
* [[WhosWho's Laughing Now?]]: While extremely convoluted, there is a technique to change a Shedinja's ability to [[Last Chance Hit Point|Sturdy]] in Triples play. Outside of status ailments, weather conditions, the various [[No Sell]] moves/abilities (all of which are mentioned above), or multi-hit moves (which are almost never used in competitive play, and one of the few that has any common use is nulled by Shedinja's Ghost typing even without Wonder Guard), making it even more difficult to take out (as the most common ways, attacks of its weakness elements, no longer do the job).
* [[Your Soul Is Mine]]: Looking into the hole on Shedinja's back is said to cause it to steal your soul.
** The [[Moral Guardians]] [[Dumbass Has a Point|were right!]] Playing [[Pokémon]] ''does'' steal kids' souls!
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* [[Astonishingly Appropriate Appearance]]: Loudred's ears look like stereo speakers, while Exploud's "air vents" vaguely allude to those found on a pipe organ.
* [[Cute but Cacophonic]]: Whismur, whose screaming can get as loud as (or louder than) a jet plane.
* [[Fire, Ice, Lightning]]: Exploud can learn the Elemental Fangs.
* [[Jack of All Stats]]: Exploud has decent stat distribution and a great mixed movepool.
* [[Make Me Wanna Shout]]: See above for Whismur. And while we're at it, let's look at Loudred and Exploud. Loudred's screaming can blow apart houses and turn over trucks, and Exploud's screaming can be heard from six miles away and is strong enough to trigger an earthquake.
* [[Non -Elemental]]
* [[Signature Move]]: Hyper Voice.
* [[Wingding Eyes]]: Whismur's eyes look like crosshairs.
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Bulky Fighting-type Pokémon that also like caves. They have high HP as well as high Attack. They are closely associated with the moves Arm Thrust and Smellingsalt.
 
* [[Bare -Fisted Monk]]
* [[Eyes Always Shut]]: Makuhita
* [[Mighty Glacier]]
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* [[Fake Ultimate Mook]]: Just like Onix, Nosepass in its debut is somewhat of a threat in the hands of the first gym leader, but stops being so when any of your Pokémon evolves.
* [[For Massive Damage]]: Fighting and Ground attacks. The latter can be averted with Magnet Rise
* [[Gag Nose]]: Probopass's large nose and bushy mustache has been compared to that of Groucho Marx (and the novelty nose and glasses mask used as a [[Paper -Thin Disguise]] both in fiction and [[Real Life]] inspired by Groucho's memetic look), Mario from the ''[[Super Mario Bros]]'' video games, and Mr. Potato Head.
* [[Gravity Master]]: Probopass can learn the move Gravity naturally.
* [[Metal Slime]]: Unless you're carrying around Rock Smash regularly, they're not commonly encountered (even then, their encounter rate isn't extraordinarily high).
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* [[Joke Character]]: Delcatty ''sucks'' as a fighter, let's leave it at that.
* [[Lunacy]]: you need a Moon Stone to evolve Skitty.
* [[Non -Elemental]]: Typical of Normal-types, but the ability Normalize makes ALL of its attacks Normal-type. While this puts these pokemon even worse at battling than they normally are, they have the gimmick of paralyzing Ground-types with a Normal-type Thunder Wave.
* [[Signature Move]]: Before Generation IV, Assist.
 
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* [[Lethal Joke Character]]: In ''[[Pokémon Black and White]]'', Sableye can learn the Prankster ability via the Dream World. This allows it to use non-attacking moves, such as Will-O-Wisp, Recover, and Taunt, among others, first. It's very effective in annoying the opponent and can easily throw a monkey wrench in an enemy's plans. With a proper defensive EV spread, this ghost is far from the weakling it was in previous gens.
* [[No Sell]]: Leave your Fighting, Psychic, and Normal types at home; they'll be useless against it (unless you have Odor Sleuth or Foresight as an attack, or the Scrappy ability).
* [[PowerupPower-Up Letdown]]: Fourth Generation gave Sableye the alternate ability "Stall". With it, an already weak Pokémon gets crippled even further by being forced to attack last (barring exceptional situations).
* [[Our Ghosts Are Different]]
* [[Slasher Smile]]
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* [[For Massive Damage]]: Fighting- and Ground-type attacks.
* [[Mighty Glacier]]
* [[Non -Malicious Monster]]/[[Obliviously Evil]]: A recurring theme in their Pokédex entries is the friction caused between them and humans. For example, Aron occasionally descend from their mountain habitats and start eating steel constructs such as rails and bridges, and Lairon usually clash with humans who attempt to mine the iron ore it usually nest nearby. As for Aggron... "territorial" is an understatement. But while it will viciously attack any intruders upon its territory, it will also work diligently to preserve its territory, and it will work just as diligently to restore its territory if a natural disaster wrecks it. ([[Green Aesop|We humans could learn something from Aggron's example.]])
* [[Stealth Pun]]: A part-Rock type has the Heavy Metal ability.
 
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* [[All Monks Know Kung Fu]]
* [[Fire, Ice, Lightning]]: Medicham can naturally have the three elemental punches.
* [[Glass Cannon]]: Very much so. They have low attack, except for their Pure Power ability that doubles their attack. They also have little defenses and die very quickly.
* [[Lotus Position]]: Meditite. In fact it's a [[Levitating Lotus Position]].
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* [[Big Creepy Crawlies]]: And they are also in the Humanshape egg group.
* [[Bizarre Sexual Dimorphism]]: Much like the Nidos, they count as different species despite their eggs proving they're the same mon.
* [[Light 'Em Up]]
* [[Lunacy]]: They naturally learn Moonlight.
* [[Sickeningly Sweethearts]]
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* [[Shout Out]]: Roserade has been compared to Eric from ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]'' and Tuxedo Kamen (Tuxedo Mask) from ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' due to its mask-like protrusion on its face and its penchant for roses.
* [[Something About a Rose]]
* [[White -Haired Pretty Boy|White Haired]] [[White -Haired Pretty Girl|Pretty Mon]]: Roserade.
 
=== Gulpin and Swalot (Goklin and Marunoom) ===
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Carvanha is a piranha-like Pokémon that can initially only be found in the river near Mauville City. Sharpedo is a shark-like Pokémon that is pretty easy to find once you get the Super Rod. Their offensive stats and speed are all incredible, but it suffers from low defensive stats.
 
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: Well they ARE [[Piranha Problem|piranhas]] and [[EverythingsEverything's Even Worse With Sharks|sharks]], after all.
* [[EverythingsEverything's Even Worse With Sharks]]: Sharpedo is said to be so destructive that it only takes one of these creatures to sink and destroy a supertanker.
* [[Fragile Speedster]] + [[Glass Cannon]]: And how! Rough Skin helps a little by hurting opponents that strike them, but there are plenty of ways around that<ref>Passive damage aside, you could just go at them with special attacks, which don't require direct contact.</ref>
* [[Making a Splash]]
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* [[Confusion Fu]]: Quite literally, most of its abilities and moves have to do with confusion.
* [[Drunken Master]]
* [[EverythingsEverything's Better With Spinning]]
* [[Joke Character]]
* [[Master of None]]: Spinda's stats are all equal... and they all suck.
* [[Pandaing to The Audience]]
* [[PowerupPower-Up Letdown]]: It gets the impressive Contrary Ability from the [[Dream World]], but has no moves that can abuse it. This can be mollified in two ways; one, by knowing the attack- and defense-lowering move [[Took a Level In Badass|Superpower]] from Dream World, or by using Assist (learned via egg moves) to use V-Create, Close Combat, Draco Meteor, etc.
* [[Signature Move]]: Teeter Dance, before [[Pokémon Black and White|Generation V]] (others could learn it via breeding).
* [[Wingding Eyes]]: Its eyes are swirls.
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* [[Green Thumb]]
* [[Implacable Man|Implacable Pokémon]]: Cacturne form packs to stalk travelers through deserts, waiting for said travelers to wear itself out. Then the Cacturne will beat it up and suck it to a dessicated husk.
* [[Man -Eating Plant]]: Sucks its prey dry like a vampire.
* [[Nice Hat]]: Cacturne, at least.
* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]]: A vampiric scarecrow cactus.
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* [[Foe Yay]]: Despite being rivals, they can still be bred together.
* [[Foil]]: To each other.
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: Zangoose is a variation--the red patterns on its white fur ''look'' like really badass scars.
* [[Non -Elemental]]: Zangooze
* [[Poisonous Person|Poisonous Pokémon]]: Seviper.
* [[Retcon]]: Zangoose's claws were originally purple in its game sprites (but not in its concept art).
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** [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]: But it can control the weather, thus, it can choose its form.
* [[Signature Move]]: Weather Ball, in Generation III. Changes form along with the weather as well.
** [[Non -Elemental]]: Well, Normal, anyway. Fog.
** [[Playing With Fire]]: Strong sunlight (Sunny Day, Drought).
** [[Making a Splash]]: Rainstorm (Rain Dance, Drizzle).
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* [[Jack of All Stats]]: Snorunt and Glalie's stats are perfectly equal, but a tad low overall, and their typing is not forgiving at all.
** [[Master of None]]: Like many of the well-rounded Pokémon, Glalie suffers ''hard'' from this.
* [[One -Gender Race]]: All Froslass are female.
* [[Our Ghosts Are Different]]: Froslass is a Yuki-onna (a Japanese ice ghost/demon)
* [[Shout Out]]: Glalie's Japanese name, Oni''goalie'', is pretty aptly given considering it is stylistically similar to (now mostly defunct) ''ice'' hockey ''goalie''.
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* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: Not too far off. All three are incredibly ancient, lurk in places beyond the reaches of man, and are extremely powerful; the awakening of either Groudon or Kyogre constitutes an apocalyptic event and would have devastated the world had it gone unchecked for much longer. Rayquaza, however, is actually rather benevolent, but he's still a terrifyingly powerful demigod no matter what way you look at it.
** It helps that they're based off what could be also be called [[Eldritch Abomination|cosmic horrors.]]
* [[EverythingsEverything's Better With Dinosaurs]]: Groudon
** [[Tyrannosaurus Rex]]/[[Stock Dinosaurs]]
* [[Expy]]: The trio are, in some accounts, based on three legendary beasts of Biblical mythology - Behemoth (land), Leviathan (sea), and Ziz (sky).
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* [[For Massive Damage]]: Rayquaza has trouble surviving Ice-type attacks. Too bad Ice-type Pokémon have trouble surviving Rayquaza's attacks.
** Kyogre's boosted Water-type attacks, thanks to its Drizzle ability that causes endless rain. Specifically, a successful Choice Specs-boosted Water Spout is the near equivalent of [[Instant Kill]] on Pokémon.
* [[Infinity Plus One+1 Sword]]: Kyogre and Groudon in ''Emerald'', Rayquaza in all three versions.
* [[Land, Sea, Sky]]: Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza respectively
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: As expected, their lowest stats are only low compared to other [[Olympus Mons]].
** [[Mighty Glacier]]: Kyogre and Groudon, on the special and physical sides respectively.
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* [[Single Specimen Species]]: One would imagine. Could you picture two of any of these guys running around?
** You do find one of the two(and the third if you trade the other over) in [[Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver]]. Of course this could just mean the Hoenn protagonist wasn't able to hold onto them/it's the Weather Pokemon you didn't catch in Ruby/Sapphire.
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: In Japan, "Kaiorga" and "Kyogre" have both been seen.
* [[Sword of Plot Advancement]]: Kyogre and Groudon in their respective versions, to an extent. They must be encountered and either defeated or captured to progress with the plot, so they aren't ''technically'' required. Few players will pass on their chance to catch a [[Lost Forever]] [[Game Breaker]], though.
* [[Time Abyss]]: Rayquaza is hundreds of millions of years old. Given they created the seas and land, so would Kyogre and Groudon.
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* [[Crippling Overspecialization]]: with the exception of [[Jack of All Stats|Speed Forme]], every other Forme relies too much on its specialized stats, leaving the other stats (especially HP, which is consistently bad in all Formes) rather lacking.
* [[Fashionable Asymmetry]]: Speed Forme
* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]: Part of its origin according to Generation III. Generations IV and V just refer to "DNA mutation".
* [[Humanoid Abomination]]: Certainly gives off this feel. The fact it's a sentient virus doesn't help.
* [[Leitmotif]]: Three rather creepy [[For Doom the Bell Tolls|bell strikes]].
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