Pokémon-X (webcomic)
Pokémon X is a sprite-based webcomic by Recon Dye. The comic is based on the storyline of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, and follows the adventures of Brendan, May and Wally around the island of Hoenn.
The comic was updated three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The first issue was published on June 2, 2003, and the most recent panel was published in November, 2009. Over this six-year period, more than 900 comics have been published.
Plot
The plot is largely the same as that of Emerald: a new boy in town saves a Pokémon professor from a wild Pokémon and is given a Pokémon as a reward. He meets the professor's child and travels around the region battling Gym Leaders. A friendly rivalry is struck between the two. Along the way, a third child is met, and two rival, villainous teams battle for control of the region (as in Emerald). The trio of Trainers travel to each location in the same order as in the games, and with the same intents and purposes (deliver letter for Steven, take Wally to Verdanturf, etc.).
There are, naturally, some key differences from the games. Each of the characters has a unique personality. Brendan and May travel together, and Wally is part of the group for longer than he is in the games.
Storylines
New Kid in town
Brendan moves into Littleroot Town from Johto and has his first encounter with Recon Dye. Brendan is told by his mother to go and meet Professor Birch, however Brendan wasn't interested until his mother mentioned they had a girl his age. Brendan goes straight to Birch's house and Birch'es wife invites him upstairs. Brendan walks upstairs to May's room, where May just so happens to take her shirt off because of the heat. Brendan sees her breasts and May punches him down the stairs. Brendan then discovers that in Hoenn they don't know what a bra is and he says "I think I'm going to like it here". Brendan then goes to see Birch. Brendan goes into Birch'es lab and there he meets Igor. Igor told Brendan that Birch is out doing fieldwork. Bredan leaves, but all of a sudden there's a call for help.
To Be a Master
Poochyena's Perils
License to Train
First Fight
Petalburg City
Da Goods
Dual Duels
Rustboro City
Roxanne Rocks
Da Goods II
Dewford Town
Brawling Brawly
Granite Cave
Slateport City
Da Goods III
House of Tricks
Second Fight
Mauville City
Electric Wattson
Verdanturf Town
Electric Wattson II
The Way Home?
Volcanic Forces
Cozmo's Meteorite
Mountain Climbing
Volcanic Forces II
Fiery Flannery
Characters
Brendan Richards
Brendan is based on the male playable character of Ruby and Sapphire. He has recently moved to Littleroot Town from Ecruteak, Johto. As such, he is familiar with the Pokémon native to his region, but not the species that inhabit his new home. May is often in disbelief when he mentions the pokémon not found in the Hoenn region. After using Torchic to rescue Professor Birch from an angry Poochyena, he deems him worthy enough to travel the land and complete the Pokédex.
Brendan is believed to be fairly dim-witted, although he has knowledge about certain sciences like thermodynamics, and can often say things of very high intelligence. Although he is the hero, he is driven by selfish desires and meager rewards. He does however seem to care about his Pokémon and uses them with some good strategic plans.
Brendan travels through Hoenn with Birch's daughter, May and the sickly Wally. He competes for Badges at various Gyms along the way. His motivation for this is to become rich and famous (with a couple of chicks on the side). He has been smitten with May since first seeing her topless in an early comic.
His Pokémon include, but are not limited to, Rocky, a Poochyena (later Mightyena) that was infected with two strains of the Pokérus giving him the ability to speak, a Torchic which evolved into Combusken in the Dewford City Gym, Hariyama (nicknamed Makit), Golbat, and Dustox. While Torchic was Brendan's first, Rocky is his strongest Pokémon and best friend.
Brendan also seems to hate Geodude ever since he challenged the Rustboro City Gym as every trainer in the gym had at least one Geodude and was angry when May caught a Geodude in Granite Cave.
Brendan's surname is not given in any canon media; as such "Richards" is an invention of Recon Dye. He states in a note accompanying one comic that he chose it because it is a fairly common name.
May Birch
May is based on the female playable character of Ruby and Sapphire. As Brendan takes the role of the main protagonist, May assumes a position similar to that of the games' pseudo-rival.
She is the daughter of Professor Birch, and is traveling with Brendan so they can complete their Pokédexes. She is shown to be handy with technology, and manages to link the three Pokédexes of the traveling party so that they can achieve their goal easily. She dislikes Brendan's immaturity, and can be seen as the sensible leader of the group. May also hacked Brendan's and Wally's Pokédex so that she gets the money they earn after they win a battle.
May started with a Mudkip that later evolved into a Marshtomp in Slateport City after defeating a Team Aqua Grunt. Her other Pokémon include Aron, Whismur, Sableye, Linoone, which evolved from Zigzagoon, and Geodude, much to Brendan's dismay.
Wally Anderson
Wally was first encountered outside Petalburg City, just as Wally is encountered in the games. A frail and sickly child, Wally has an obsession with the color green, and any Pokémon that are green as well. The biggest reason for his sickness is his mother who thinks he is sick when he isn't. He travels with May and Brendan so that he can get to Verdanturf Town where the air is clearer and healthier.
In one of Wally's flashbacks, which May and Brendan didn't really listen to, on Mr. Briney's ship, he drowned and was apparently rescued by a green Pokémon
After finally arriving in Verdanturf, Brendan, May and Rocky left him there. He was then met again in Mauville City, where he decided to travel with them again.
His starter Pokémon, given to him by May, was a Treecko which later evolved into Grovyle on Route 110 after defeating a Zigzagoon, but the first Pokémon he caught was a Ralts, which later evolved into Kirlia. He also has Shroomish, Lombre, Oddish, and Electrike.
Rocky
The fourth member of the traveling party is Rocky, Brendan's Mightyena.
Rocky was the Poochyena that terrorized Professor Birch, and was later saved by Brendan at the top of Route 103. While recovering at a Pokémon Center, he was infected with two strains of the Pokérus thanks to Team Magma and Team Aqua. This gave him the ability to talk, above average strength, and the ability to use Random, a move that behaves like Metronome, except it it replaced for the remainder of the battle.
Like Ash's Pikachu, Rocky has an irrational fear of being inside a Poké Ball and would rather be covered in vomit than return to his Ball.
Rocky also hates Wingull because of Peeko barfing on him on the way back from Dewford and didn't like it when Brendan caught one while fishing on Mr. Briney's ship and that he had to battle it.
Rocky evolved into a Mighteyna following a battle with Team Magma, where he single-handedly defeated the villainous team without his Trainer.
Recon Dye
He claims to be the author in human form. He has super powers and commonly abuses people. He is usually the main character of special event strips.
Minor characters
Professor Birch, his assistants, Mr. Briney, Steven Stone and Brendan's parents have all appeared in the comic, as have the first four Gym Leaders. Team Aqua and Team Magma take antagonistic roles. An original character, named Monty, was originally intended to be the Trainer of the third starter Pokémon. He has a somewhat stalkerish relationship with May, which is why she gave Treecko to Wally instead and instead becomes Professor Birch's assistant. Also the guy who waits in the gym is called Jim Gai but he tells everyone to call him Gym Guy. For a longer list click on this link: http://pokemonx.comicgenesis.com/cast.html.
Humor
Much of the humor in Pokémon X is derived from discrepancies or otherwise unexplained events in Ruby and Sapphire, and other Pokémon games. Whenever Brendan mentions Johto, or any of its native Pokémon, May and Wally seem confused and appear to have not have heard of it (emphasizing the incompatibility between Generations II and III). It also explains what happens to fainted Pokémon and who places the hidden items on routes: both times at Brendan's expense.
Trivia
- The date the most recent comic was published does not match the actual date of publication. Recon Dye has stated that this is because he lists the date as the date he intended the comic to be published; school and other activities interfere with his writing time.
External links
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