Pokemon fics

TC_Hazard

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#26
Archanon said:
Chaotic Symbolism said:
don't you mean the Jerk Ass Fics
Yeah those. Don't forget he'll have "cool" Pokemon like Dragonite or Scizor. Which irks me because he already has Charizard so seriously why give him Dragonite? Since I see his Pokemon as characters in their own right (and not just things to collect) I hate it when they give him more Pokemon then he actually needs. I remember this one fic where the author listed like 50 Pokemon he was going to give Ash-at least a Dozen were Legendaries.
It's one thing if it's Mewtwo, because Mewtwo was an awesome character and I think a well written friendship fic for Ash and Mewtwo would be cool, but the fail writing makes even that terrible.
This would actually be good to see. Mewtwo has a level of respect for Ash. It would work as a friendship fic. An action/adventure fic would need more planning, because let's face it Ash and Mewtwo would own the league in less time than the guy with Darkrai did.

Sidenote: Any fics that use manga characters out there? Because Manga Red and Giovanni are awesome, and their FireRedGreenLeaf showdown with Mewtwo and Deoxys was great.
 
#27
Are there any crossovers with the Special/Adventures manga, either with other parts of the series (anime, etc.) or other series? I've found a couple, but nothing of great quality. I think that it would be interesting to see how the different worlds, so similar yet so different, would interact.

Perhaps that could be one solution to the legendary dilemma, as legendaries tend to be used more often in the Special universe. Perhaps have Ash and his new legendary- perhaps Mewtwo- somehow sent into the manga world.
 

jwang

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#28
WizardOne said:
wagne51 said:
I recommend? <a href='http://members.iinet.net.au/~aceywacey/pokemon.htm' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Pokemon Master</a> the first completed novel length Pokemon fanfic I found and liked. A warning though, it is an old one so it might be worse than I remember and it is very dark for Pokemon.
No. Its fucking bad.

It has absolutely no redeeming features.


Standard Jerkass ash.

Take Ash, add Emo, get Pokemon master.

No.

I fucking have no clue why its recced everywhere.
It's one of the "for posterity" fics. It's like the first fanfics you picked up back when you had no real standards and you thought it was the greatest thing since sliced bread. Now that you've had a bigger sampling of things, it's no longer so awesome, and only mediocre at best. However, if you compare it to the mass of sludge out there, even the more current ones, it's still above average. Keep in mind this was written back in the RBY era, so a lot of the things we figure they should have will not be there. Also, very grimdark, so if that's not your cup of tea steer clear.
 
#29
It's a case of <a href='http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SeinfeldIsUnfunny' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Seinfeld is Unfunny.</a>
 
#30
A Curious Stranger said:
It's a case of <a href='http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SeinfeldIsUnfunny' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Seinfeld is Unfunny.</a>
No no it's more of a case of Nostalgia Goggle. SiU means that it was good to begin with and can still be scene as such but the effect is dulled because what was original has now become cliche.
 

Inaba

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#31
Hm, I prefer fics based on either OCs or continuities other than the anime because I dislike the anime's setup (same protagonist, starting over in new regions, and what probably counts as incidences of jobbing by this point whenever Pikachu loses, etc). It simply feels like the anime goes nowhere in particular and does nothing interesting with that concept.

It's a shame though, I think a Pokemon fic about an aging (late 20s to early 30s) Pokemon trainer scrabbling to hold onto his rank against newer, fresher and smarter competitors in a Pokemon League modeled on modern sports leagues/promotion companies could be pretty interesting.
 
#32
The Merchandise Driven nature of the Anime has always aggravated me for many reasons. Namely Pidgeot being forgotten. It's also annoying how Ash and his teams go through all this bonding only for Ash to dump them at the end of the season.
 

wagne51

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#33
jwang said:
WizardOne said:
wagne51 said:
I recommend? <a href='http://members.iinet.net.au/~aceywacey/pokemon.htm' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Pokemon Master</a> the first completed novel length Pokemon fanfic I found and liked. A warning though, it is an old one so it might be worse than I remember and it is very dark for Pokemon.
No. Its fucking bad.

It has absolutely no redeeming features.


Standard Jerkass ash.

Take Ash, add Emo, get Pokemon master.

No.

I fucking have no clue why its recced everywhere.
It's one of the "for posterity" fics. It's like the first fanfics you picked up back when you had no real standards and you thought it was the greatest thing since sliced bread. Now that you've had a bigger sampling of things, it's no longer so awesome, and only mediocre at best. However, if you compare it to the mass of sludge out there, even the more current ones, it's still above average. Keep in mind this was written back in the RBY era, so a lot of the things we figure they should have will not be there. Also, very grimdark, so if that's not your cup of tea steer clear.
I have not read that in at least four years and it was the only novel length fic that had Ash as the focus that did not have romance as the focus also.

:sweat: :sweat: I also liked the Katana.

I am also looking for a fic: the title is Evaluation and the premise is Ash being able to turn into Pokemon and being immortal with a little Ash/Misty side plot. It's also one of the "for posterity" fics.

:eek:t: How do you make the font smaller?
 

zeebee1

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#34
Look where it says Code Buttons. To the right of that is the word FONT, next to that is SIZE and COLOR.
 

Inaba

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#35
Found <a href='http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5968447/1/Pokedex_OneShots' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>this</a> collection of Pokemon oneshots - some of them aren't that great, some are sappy, but I enjoyed enough of them to recommend it.
 

TkMacintosh

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#36
<a href='http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6161819/1/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Pokedex</a> is a fun series of shorts for Pokemon.

It does give something that I would feel would actually be part of the pokemon series.
 

Garahs

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#37
wagne51 said:
I am also looking for a fic: the title is Evaluation and the premise is Ash being able to turn into Pokemon and being immortal with a little Ash/Misty side plot. It's also one of the "for posterity" fics.
Do you mean 'Evolution'?

<a href='http://www.fanfiction.net/s/194972/1/Evolution' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://www.fanfiction.net/s/194972/1/Evolution</a>
 

TC_Hazard

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#38
Okay, so this might be a bit too much to ask but are there any fics starring Ash with no darker and edgier or save the world from great evil twists? Just a boy and his pokemon in a quest to be master? Are there any of good quality out there?

Sidenote: Are there fics starring Kingler? Because Kingler is awesome.
 

wagne51

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#39
Garahs said:
wagne51 said:
I am also looking for a fic: the title is Evaluation and the premise is Ash being able to turn into Pokemon and being immortal with a little Ash/Misty side plot. It's also one of the "for posterity" fics.
Do you mean 'Evolution'?

<a href='http://www.fanfiction.net/s/194972/1/Evolution' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://www.fanfiction.net/s/194972/1/Evolution</a>
:hail: Yes it is. Thanks Garahs.

I also would like what TC_Hazard asked for.
 
#40
A Curious Stranger said:
My favorite Pokemon fic is a really old one that never got completed called Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Depressing as hell, but incredibly well-written. You know Joker from Mass Effect right? Well imagine Ash has that disease and has to cope with it during his training journey.
If you liked that one you may like this one.

<a href='http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7530589/1/Like_No_One_Ever_Was' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Like No One Ever Was</a> ?reviews
Nature brought the tornado, Team Rocket got them stuck in it, Age caused the building's collapse, and Bad Luck did the rest. But none of them are to blame for electrocuting Ash to the point of brain damage. That's all on Pikachu.
PokÚmon - Rated: K+ - English - Tragedy/Drama - Chapters: 7 - Words: 24,040 - Reviews: 18 - Updated: 1-2-12 - Published: 11-6-11 - Ash K./Satoshi & Pikachu
 
#41
Chaotic Symbolism said:
<a href='http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7530589/1/Like_No_One_Ever_Was' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Like No One Ever Was</a> ?reviews
Nature brought the tornado, Team Rocket got them stuck in it, Age caused the building's collapse, and Bad Luck did the rest. But none of them are to blame for electrocuting Ash to the point of brain damage. That's all on Pikachu.
I don't know why but that last line made me laugh. :mellow:
 

Inaba

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#44
I hear a lot of stuff on the Internet about Red being a badass - are there any readable stories out there based on Red rather than Ash besides <a href='http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7354757/1/The_Game_of_Champions' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>The Game of Champions</a>?
 

ranmatoushin

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#45
I was wondering if anyone could help me find a fic i read a while back (i thought on TFF but i can't find it.), it had Red, Gold, and i think Blue(the chick) meeting up after Gold challenged Red, and going on holiday.
 

Coelacanth

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#46
Master of Squirrel-Fu said:
Chaotic Symbolism said:
<a href='http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7530589/1/Like_No_One_Ever_Was' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Like No One Ever Was</a> ?reviews
Nature brought the tornado, Team Rocket got them stuck in it, Age caused the building's collapse, and Bad Luck did the rest. But none of them are to blame for electrocuting Ash to the point of brain damage. That's all on Pikachu.
I don't know why but that last line made me laugh. :mellow:
I am really enjoying that fic. It's pretty good.
 

seitora

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#47
No No Pokeball

Fic with Satoshi in a world where Pokemon are considered to be all dumb pets without any real intelligence, and he ends up challenging the status quo. Incomplete, unlikely to ever be completed. Light philosophy.

<a href='http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=143597' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=143597</a>
 

Archanon

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#48
Inaba said:
I hear a lot of stuff on the Internet about Red being a badass - are there any readable stories out there based on Red rather than Ash besides <a href='http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7354757/1/The_Game_of_Champions' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>The Game of Champions</a>?
How have I never read that before? It's pretty much awesome. Also, mentally equating Red with Kvothe is all sorts of fun, and the setup pretty much invokes it directly.
 
#49
Update. <a href='http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7530589/8/Like_No_One_Ever_Was' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Like No One Ever Was Chapter 8</a>
 
#50
<a href='http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7530589/10/Like_No_One_Ever_Was' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Like No One Ever Was Ch.10</a>

This chapter was win. Snivy was awesome!
 
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