Sixth
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In the order of the ones who should no longer exist, I'm the sixth. But when it comes to battle, I always go first. -- Cradily |
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A Pokémon first-person fanfiction written by the barely-known troper who has registered as User:Silent Reverence. It explores some elements of growth and progress in life, as well as the relationship between humans and Pokémon, from the perspective of a species that "should no longer exist", a Fossil Pokemon.
Growth out of a test tube to see if his species could be "revived", Lileep find himself in a strange world apparently ruled by strange creatures he can't understand, and with other Pokémon working for them, a direct contradiction of the dreams of war and glory under the rule of the "Keeper of the Seas" that he experiences at night.
Where to find it:
Published here at Serebii or -- here at PokeCommunity if you want a more advanced but less refined version.
Tropes to be found:
Character Tropes:
- Five Mon Band: the Trainer's team:
- The Hero: Electabuzz
- The Lancer / Action Girl: Gyarados
- The Big Guy: Vigoroth
- The Smart Guy: Kirlia
- The Chick / Non-Action Guy: Manectric
- Sixth Ranger: the protagonist
- The Chosen Many: implied.
- Stealth Mentor: Mew, and not to who you think.
- This Is Sparta: non-intentional, I was told of it later. Seriously!
Plot and Setting Tropes:
- Binding Ancient Treaty -- one between Pokemon and humans, the other between Pokémon and Nature.
- Nothing Exciting Ever Happens Here: how the Pokémon think the humans see the place they live in.
- Palantir Ploy
- Plot-Relevant Age-Up: two, since the work actually starts as one of these.
General Tropes:
- Catch and Return with an Energy Ball
- Circling Monologue: between the protagonist and Electabuzz.
- Commercial Pop-Up: of sorts, for Diamond and Pearl.
- Human Speak
- Power Glows
- Skill tropes:
- Barrier Warrior (implied)
- Beam-O-War (Gyarados)
- Combat Tentacles: the protagonist's method of handling close-quarters.
- Lightning Bruiser (Electabuzz)