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[[File:colosseum_xd_3037.jpg|frame|''[[Pokémon]]'' gets [[Darker and Edgier]].]]
'''''Pokémon Colosseum''''' and '''''Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness''''' are spinoffs of the incredibly popular ''[[Pokémon]]'' franchise for the [[Game Cube]]. Produced by ''Nintendo'' and ''Pokémon Company''-owned Genius Sonority and released in 2003 (2004 stateside, ''XD'' in 2005), the games are notably [[Darker and Edgier]] than the rest of the series. The series takes place in the desert region of Orre, where there are no wild Pokémon to be found. So how do you accomplish the usual task of catching and raising your own small army of adorable little forces of nature then? You [[Values Dissonance|steal them]], mainly from the bad guys.
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The sequel, ''Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness'', was released the following year. ''XD'' scaled things back a few notches by replacing the [[Anti-Hero]] main character with a [[Kid Hero]] called Michael and cleaning up Orre so that it's not quite as gritty as before. The plot this time revolves around "XD001": a [[Olympus Mons|Lugia]] transformed by the Cipher crime syndicate into a Shadow Pokémon supposedly immune to purification. ''XD'' added a few new features, such as "Poké Spots", small areas where you could lure and catch wild Pokémon and a method for mass purifying Shadow Pokémon, Shadow Pokémon now have a much greater variety of moves than just Shadow Rush.
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* [[Kid Hero]]: Averted for the first time in the franchise with Wes. Played straight with Michael.
* [[Lost Forever]]: Failed to Snag a Shadow Pokemon? It will be a long time before you get another chance to try again.
* [[Magic Skirt]]: The camera is quite careful about this for every female opponent, but it becomes really noticeable if you play VS mode with [[Pokémon Red and Blue|Leaf]], who still has a skirt that just barely covers the hips and has a pose (one foot out forward and leaning in, as if bracing against wind) that should provide maximal pantsu, but the skirt is posed in ''just'' the right way for it to reveal nothing at any camera angle. Not that it matters, free look tools in emulators show none of the models have anything under the skirts.
* [[Marathon Level]]: Mount Battle.
* [[Master of Disguise]]: Silva, a rare purely good example.
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* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: Much more cynical compared to the main series and ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon|Mystery Dungeon]]'' games. Lightens up a bit in XD.
* [[Spiritual Successor]]: ''Colosseum'' is one to the Nintendo 64 ''Stadium'' games.
* [[Stealth Mook]]: The cipher Peons aren't always visible in the overworld like most enemy trainers. When you step into their aggro radius, these stealthy ones will jump down from the ceiling and ambush you. One even ambushes you right after you use a cramped elevator, and follows you out of said elevator despite not following you in.
* [[Stripperiffic]]: Some of the female civvie and hood Trainers dress in this fashion, but no more than the average [[Pokémon Gold and Silver|Rockette]]. Cipher Peons ''averted'' this before Galactic Grunts did - slimmer [[Faceless Goons|Faceless Goon]] suits are all you get if you're XX. Venus and Lovrina are somewhere between the two.
* [[Top-Heavy Guy]]: The Bodybuilder Trainer class.
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** Those Two Bad Girls: Reath and Ferma.
* [["Wake-Up Call" Boss]] / [[Early Bird Boss]]: Miror B. in ''Colosseum'' is this due to the fact that you can't level up any Snagged Pokémon yet, and you have precious few moves that are effective against his team. At least his battle theme is a [[Crowning Music of Awesome]].
* [[What Could Have Been]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20110518212901/http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showpost.php?p=2693362&postcount=124 This is likely based on an aborted 64DD game, Pokémon RPG].
* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]: Wes. Well, it's kind of grayish-white. But he certainly ''fits'' the trope.
** Nascour fits the trope better, and his hair is more blueish than white. Though some may argue he's more creepy than pretty.
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