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* [[Adaptational Badass]]: In the games, it wouldn't be a stretch to say that Pikachu isn't bad as far as unevolved mons found early in the story go. In [[Pokémon (anime)|the anime]], however, it is shown taking down Pokémon that would be ''more than twice as powerful'' as it, base-stats wise. Let's not even get started on ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''...
* [[Adaptational Villainy]]: Downplayed in the sense that most Raichu in the anime aren't evil, but are often antagonistic bullies for Ash and Pikachu to thwart.
* [[Awesome Yet Impractical]]: IfGen you2 neverwould wantsomewhat to evolve your Pikachu like Ash, you're going to have a hard time. In gen 1rectify Pikachu's middlingmeddling stats catch up to it in a hurry, which becomes a problem in ''Yellow'' since Pikachu is your starter there and can't ever evolve. Gen 2 would somewhat rectify this with the introduction of the Light Ball item which gives Pikachu a much-needed power boost... but you'd better hope it can outspeed whatever it's fighting, because if it gets hit first, there's no way it's staying in the fight with such paper-thin defenses. Thankfully, your starter Pikachu in ''Let's Go Pikachu'' has buffed-up stats and perfect IV's, which show that Gamefreak went through great pains to avert this.
* [[Badass Adorable]]: Pikachu is so ''[[Cuteness Proximity|cuuuute]]''! Raichu is also this trope, but with more emphasis on the "[[Badass]]" aspect.
* [[Badass Baritone]]: Detective Pikachu from his spinoff games has an impressively deep, manly voice. In the movie however, it's a lot higher due to being provided by [[Ryan Reynolds]] himself!
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* [[Ass Kicks You]]: Possibly how Primeape uses Iron Tail, since Mankey's tail is lost upon evolving.
* [[Awesome But Impractical]]: Anger Point is an ''amazing'', if situational ability that will jack up the Pokémon's Attack stat to insane levels if it takes a Critical Hit. Unfortunately, it's just not worth it on Primeape because it'll very rarely, if ''ever'' survive a critical hit thanks to its paper-thin defenses. So as fun as it might be to try to unleash a furious killing machine on your enemies, just stick to Defiant.▼
* [[Ax Crazy]]: Oh yeah. Their horrible tempers and penchant for maniacal brutality essentially make them [[Grand Theft Auto V|Trevor Phillips]] in Pokémon form.
* [[Bare-Fisted Monk]]: Primeape's main fighting style.
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* [[Cross-Popping Veins]]: Primeape and Annihilape.
* [[Everything's Better with Monkeys]]: If they're on your side, most definitely. Mankey and Primeape are excellent Fighting types and really synergize well with Charmander and Pikachu in the Kanto games, since they can cover the Rock types the former is weak to and the latter struggles to hurt. Annihilape, likewise, is a beast with great stats all around.
* [[FragileGlass SpeedsterCannon]]: Primeape is the third-fastest Fighting type (among the Fighting-types, only Infernape and Step Forme Meloetta are faster,) but it can only take ''one'' hit... ''if'' said hit is absurdly weak and/or comes from a type that Primeape resists.
** [[Glass Cannon]]: High powered moves coming from a high attack spell this.
** [[Lightning Bruiser]]/[[Jack of All Stats]]: Annihilape's stats are ''very'' well-rounded (except Special Attack) and are high to boot, meaning it can dish out punishment and take it right back. Even though it took a hit to its speed upon evolving from Primeape, it's such a small hit that it doesn't make that big of a difference.▼
* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]: Mankey and Primeape spend most of their lives in perpetual fury, going aggro on anything that even looks at them sideways. The hair-trigger doesn't even exist with Annihilape, who can use ''raw anger'' to enhance its attacks.
▲** [[Lightning Bruiser]]/[[Jack of All Stats]]: Annihilape's stats are ''very'' well-rounded (except Special Attack) and are high to boot, meaning it can dish out punishment and take it right back. Even though it took a hit to its speed upon evolving from Primeape, it's such a small hit that it doesn't make that big of a difference.
* [[Maniac Monkeys]]: Foul-tempered monkey Pokemon that will obsessively hunt down anyone who pisses them off and beat them half to death? Yep, they're this trope alright.
* [[Overshadowed by Awesome]]: Not in-game, but from a competitive standpoint the [[Power Creep]] has not been kind to Primeape, who finds itself outclassed by a lot of Fighting types. Thankfully, it would get an evolution in Annihilape to close the gap.
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* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: If Annihilape's visible seething rage and ghostly appearance weren't enough to hint that you should tread lightly around it, it also has red eyes to drive the point home.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Being a bloodthirsty monkey with wild hair and insane strength that came from a rage-induced power boost, Annihilape is basically a Primeape that went [[Dragon Ball Z|Super Saiyan]].
* [[Signature Move]]: Rage Fist is this for Primape and Annihilape, and is a Ghost move that starts weak, but gets stronger every time the user takes damage, up to an astonishingly high 350 power. You can evolve Primeape by having it use this move twenty times.
* [[Soul Power]]: Annihilape, who gains a Ghost typing when Primeape evolves.
* [[Status Buff]]: Two of its abilities. Anger Point maxes out its Attack if it gets hit by a critical attack, and Defiant increases its Attack by two stages if one of its stats gets reduced by the opponent, including Attack - a great way to turn Intimidate users's strategy [[Hoist by His Own Petard|on its head]].
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** [[Implacable Man|Implacable Monkey]]: Once it's gotten riled up at something, Primape will ''never'' stop chasing the offending party until it has caught up and beaten the everloving crap out of it.
** Heck, Pokedex entries state that in tree colonies, if one Mankey goes nuts, they ''all'' do.
▲* [[AwesomeUseless ButUseful ImpracticalSpell]]: Anger Point is an ''amazing'', if situational ability that will jack up the Pokémon's Attack stat to insane levels if it takes a Critical Hit. Unfortunately, itPrimeape's just[[Glass notCannon]] worthstatus itmeant on Primeape becausethat it'll very rarely, if ''ever'' survive a critical hit thanks to its paper-thin defenses. So as fun as it might be to try to unleash a furious killing machine on your enemies, just stick to Defiant. Upon evolving into Annihilape, Anger Point gets replaced by Inner Focus, which would have otherwise take full advantage of it thanksto its increased bulk.
* [[Won't Work On Me]]: Sleep-inducing moves won't do anything if they've got Vital Spirit for their ability. Annihilape in particular also shrugs off Normal and Fighting moves like they're nothing, since its Ghost typing makes it immune to them.
 
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The first psychic type you might encounter, Abra and its kin were one of the best Pokémon in the game in the days of ''Red'', ''Green'', ''Blue'', and ''Yellow'', mainly due to how broken Psychic Pokémon were at the time. Abra was notable for teleporting away as soon as it appeared, so you only had one chance to catch it before it ran. Once caught though, its lightning fast and hits very hard with its special attacks.
 
* [[Awesome But Impractical]]: The Abra line can learn all three elemental punches, which gives it a surprisingly flexible movepool... too bad its Physical Attack stat is absolutely ''miserable''.
** [[Awesome Yet Practical]]: But in Gen 2, where you can buy them as TM's early in the game, and they run off their monstrous Special Attack stat? They work ''amazingly''.
* [[Badass]]: Alakazam's no-nonsense glare and impressive mustache give it quite the intimidating presence, and its status as one of the series' most powerful Special Sweepers makes it a force to be reckoned with.
* [[Badass Grandpa]]: Mega Alakazam looks the part thanks to its majestic white beard, and if you thought Alakazam already hit hard? You've seen ''nothing'' yet.
* [[Badass Mustache]]: Grows one as it evolves.
* [[Baleful Polymorph]]/[[Was Once a Man]]: According to the Pokédex, a boy with psychic powers transformed into the first Kadabra.▼
* [[Boss Battle]]: Alakazam is Sabrina's ace in any game she appears in, and is quite the dangerous opponent.
* [[Disc One Nuke]]: Alakazam's basically a diet Mewtwo in terms of power, but that's in no way, shape, or form a putdown: it is ''obscenely'' fast and powerful. Abra are always encountered very early in the games where they're available, and they evolve into Kadabra at a paltry level 16. You can immediately evolve Kadabra by trading it, meaning that you can have a top-tier competitive threat that will nuke everything that doesn't resist its attacks as early as before the ''second gym''. And in the Sinnoh games, it doesn't take a lot of grinding to have one before [[Warmup Boss|Roark]], '''the very first gym leader'''. Even if you don't have the means to get an Alakazam, Kadabra is still a reliable battler and is only slightly weaker than Alakazam.
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* [[Teleport Spam]]: Abra is known for teleporting away before you can catch it.
* [[Theme Naming]]: Even the pre-production names of Abra and Kadabra (Hocus and Pocus, respectively) have a theme.
▲* [[Baleful Polymorph]]/[[Was Once a Man]]: According to the Pokédex, a boy with psychic powers transformed into the first Kadabra.
* [[Won't Work On Me]]: Any variant of indirect damage, due to its Dream World ability Magic Guard.
 
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* [[Action Bomb]]: They tend to explode at the slightest provocation.
* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: The all-powerful Self-Destruct and Explosion are practically their [[Signature Move|Signature Moves]], but their piss-poor physical attack stat means that they won't hit anywhere near as hard as you think. Especially after both moves got hit with heavy nerfs during Gen 5 and beyond.▼
* [[Boss Battle]]: A ridiculously powerful Hisuian Electrode is one of the Noble Pokemon you fight in ''Legends: Arceus''.
* [[Chest Monster]]: Any item ball you interact with in a power plant, abandoned lab, or other electricity-themed dungeon has a chance of being a Voltorb or Electrode in disguise.
* [[Dishing Out Dirt]]: They can learn Rollout. Fitting, due to their perfectly spherical shapes.
* [[Fragile Speedster]]: The 4thline fastestis Pokemonrenowned overallfor (1sttheir beforespeed, Genwith IIIElectrode [[Overshadowedboasting by150 Awesome|broughtspeed in]](140 [[Gradualprior Grinder|Ninjask]]to andGen [[Glass6 Cannon|De]][[Stonebump Wall|ox]][[Lightningit Bruiser|ys]]up), but sub-parall their other stats are sub-par, save for decent Special Attack.
** [[Squishy Wizard]]: With Electro Ball in play.
* [[Green Thumb]]: The Hisui variants.
* [[Keet]]: Hisuian Voltorb are playful, silly little guys with wide, expressive eyes and a tendency to spin around while moving. Unfortunately, their playfulness and lack of control over their electricity go hand-in-hand, and as far as the general public is concerned, they're just a bunch of pests who will shock you at the drop of a hat.
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* [[Signature Move]]: The most well-known users of [[Stuff Blowing Up|Selfdestruct and Explosion]], thanks to the anime. The Hisuian versions also get Chloroblast, which does a ton of damage at the cost of dealing recoil damage.
* [[Smug Smiler]]: Electrode, who always has a wicked, cocky grin on its face.
▲* [[AwesomeUseless butUseful ImpracticalSpell]]: The all-powerful Self-Destruct and Explosion are practically their [[Signature Move|Signature Moves]], but their piss-poor physical attack stat means that they won't hit anywhere near as hard as you think. Especially after both moves gotno hitlonger withcuts heavythe nerfsfoes' duringdefense in half from Gen 5 and beyondonwards.
* [[Wild Mass Guessing]]: About their origin, in-universe at that. ''Legends Arceus'' shows that they've at the very least existed when Poké Ball technology was a lot more primitive, but the jury's out on whether they were around before that.
 
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* [[Arm Cannon]]: Rhyperior, whose hands have holes that it can fire rocks from.
* [[Ascended Meme]]: Rhydon having the Lightningrod ability. Though unlike in the anime, Pikachu aiming for the horn is ''not'' an instant knockout.
* [[Awesome Yet Impractical]]: These guys have a ''massive'' array of Special Attacking options to pick from, but their Special Attacking ''stat'' is pathetically weak.▼
* [[Boss Battle]]: Rhyhorn and Rhydon are Giovanni's most powerful Pokémon in the Kanto games, and Bertha uses a Rhyperior as her ace in ''Platinum''. Rhyperior is also somewhat popular as a boss Pokémon in spinoffs, with Heath using one in his third battle in ''[[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia]]'' while Sabi sics one on you as a part of her trio of Sinnoh evolutions in ''Legends Arceus''.
* [[Confusion Fu]]: While not as varied, due to its poor Special Attack stat, Rhyhorn and evolutions have an incredibly diverse movepool, and can use almost all of the elements in one form or another (Psychic and Fairy can't be used at all).
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* [[Stone Wall]]: Combine Rhyperior's large HP and Defense stats, give them 128 EVs each, give it Solid Rock, slap an Assault Vest on it, and send it into battle while Sandstorm is up, and it becomes one of the beefiest tanks around (for context, this setup gives Rhyperior 403 HP, 328 Defense, and 328 Sp.Def with the added boosts from Sandstorm and Assault Vest).
* [[This Is a Drill]]: Rhydon and Rhyperior are the Drill Pokémon, and have drill nose horns.
▲* [[AwesomeUseless YetUseful ImpracticalSpell]]: These guys have a ''massive'' array of Specialspecial Attackingmoves options to pick from, butit's too bad that their Special Attacking ''stat'' is pathetically weak.
* [[Won't Work On Me]]: Ground Type moves.
 
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Lots of things can be said about Jynx. She's an Ice/Psychic Pokémon with poor attack and defense, but wonderful special stats and speed. She's got a lot in common with other human-shaped Pokémon. She's been compared to Mr. Mime (Both were only available in in-game trades and both are Psychic-types that look similar and have similar stat totals) and Magmar and Electabuzz (They form a [[Fire, Ice, Lightning|Fire, Ice, and Lighting trio]], and they all received babies in Gen II). Their kisses can confuse or put its target to sleep. Jynx became the subject of controversy for allegedly promoting racist [[Unfortunate Implications]], so her black "skin" was changed to purple skin.
 
* [[An Ice Person]]: Smoochum and Jynx both happened to be Ice-type as well as being humanoid.
* [[Awesome Yet Impractical]]: Jynx learns a surprising amount of powerful physical moves like Body Slam, Brick Break, and Ice Punch. Unfortunately, she doesn't have the Attack stat to back them up.
* [[Big Beautiful Woman]]: Jynx is definitely meant to invoke this with her big lips, large bust, full figure, and seductive hip-wiggling walk. Surprisingly, [[Art Evolution]] in later games has led to her developing a following who find her appealing in a more unconventional [[Cute Monster Girl]] sort of way.
* [[Constantly Curious]]: Smoochum's said to be a very curious little Pokémon, which is what leads to her constantly kissing everything she sees: it's how she learns the world around her.
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* [[A Load of Bull]]
* [[Awesome But Impractical]]: Tauros has an amazing Special movepool that draws from a ''ton'' of different typings. Too bad his god-awful Special Attack stat completely invalidates it.▼
* [[Badass]]: Definitely. After all, he ''is'' a powerful, fierce bull who once enjoyed the status of being ''the'' competitive threat among Normal types in the original games.
* [[Bare-Fisted Monk]]: Not that they have fists, but all three breeds of Paldean Tauros are Fighting types.
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* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: Tauros is one of the few Pokémon with the ability Anger Point. When it gets hit by a [[Critical Hit]] and survives, its attack gets ''quadrupled''.
** Averted in Alola. Although there's no true "Alolan Tauros", Tauros native to the region are of a much calmer disposition.
▲* [[AwesomeUseless ButUseful ImpracticalSpell]]: Tauros has an amazing Special movepool that draws from a ''ton'' of different typings. Too bad his god-awful Special Attack stat completely invalidates it.
 
== Magikarp (Koiking) and Gyarados ==
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*** Also, keep this in mind: Magikarp evolves into Gyarados 12 levels earlier than the earliest-evolving starter in Red/Blue. It has a stat total of 540, higher than ANY of that generation's starters-not to mention any starter in general.
* [[Making a Splash]]
* [[Nef]]: [[Pokémon Gold and Silver]] would turn Gyarados's respectable 100 Special stat into its current special defense instead, with its Special Attack sitting at a low 60.
* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]: Gyarados, once it is enraged from its [[Hair-Trigger Temper]], will destroy ''everything'' in sight. Cities have been destroyed from a Gyarados' rage.
* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]: Although not a Dragon-type per se, Gyarados is a sea serpent with aspects of a Chinese dragon, learns several Dragon-type moves by level-up and is in the Dragon egg group. Like Charizard, it's essentially a non-Dragon-type dragon.
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*** And of course the obvious example of Magikarp turning INTO Gyarados in the first place.
** Mega Gyarados. It has the highest Attack of any Water type (155), much stronger Defences (109 physical/130 Special), its second type replaced with Dark, and Mold Breaker allowing it to ignore abilities like Levitate.
* [[Useless Useful Spell]]: From Generation 2 onwards, despite being able to learn a wide array of special moves, Gyarados's low Special Attack meant that those moves hit like a wet issue no matter what. To make matters worse, in Gen 2 and 3, all Water-type attacks are categorized as Special, meaning that it can't fully captalize on one of its STAB.
 
== Lapras (Laplace) ==
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