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Super Effective is a webcomic based on Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. It was first published on April 23, 2008.

It is made by VG Cats author Scott Ramsoomair, and focuses on the journeys of Red and his trip through Kanto, although some comics deviate slightly from the plot of the games.

The humor is based around jokes and questions commonly found in the fandom, such as the fact no one has seen Brock's eyes, and Professor Oak doesn't know the name of his grandson. A majority of the jokes are focused towards mature readers only.

Unlike most webcomics with set days with which they update, Super Effective is published on an irregular basis. This may be because the author, Ramsoomair, is usually focused on his main comic, VG Cats.

Characters

Red

The main character of the strip. His starter Pokémon was a Charmander. Like his game counterpart, he is a silent protagonist and thus largely speaks through his actions. Unlike a majority of the other characters in the series, Red is the most rational and notices the obvious faults of other characters in the series. He made his debut in the first strip.

Professor Oak

Unlike his counterparts in other media, Professor Oak is portrayed as a man with little common sense, unable to remember his grandson's name or determine whether Red was a boy or a girl. He provides both Red and Blue with a Pokémon and Pokédex giving them the task of completing it. He made his debut in the first strip.

Blue

Professor Oak's grandson, also known as Douche. Like his game counterpart, he has a strong rivalry with Red. He also hates his grandfather for things such as forgetting his name, giving him a Squirtle which didn't know any water type attacks and forcing him on a quest to complete the Pokédex. He also takes his catch phrase "Smell ya later!" literally as he takes the time to smell Red after a Pokémon battle. He made his debut in the second strip.

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Red's Pokédex has a personality of its own, it has a unique sense of humor with a tendency to offer immature suggestions for nicknames like "Butts" and "Penis".

Green

Based on Leaf. Her starter Pokémon is a Bulbasaur. She happens to display an interest in its "tentacles" which she may or may not be kidding about. She has a peppy and bright personality, but she has only appeared in two issues so far, and therefor, not much is known about her yet. She was introduced in the 29th strip.

Fandom jokes

A number of the jokes in the series are based around common jokes, questions, and criticisms of the games themselves. More often than not, the jokes are one-off 'on the spot' jokes that make their point, but don't interfere with the story. This list contains some of the more notable fandom jokes referenced in the series.

• Strip #2: Prof. Oak doesn't know his grandson's name.
• Strip #5: Prof. Oak gives kids expensive equipment (Pokédex) and sends them on a lengthy journey (catching all known Pokémon) by themselves.
• Strip #13-14, 19: The Old Man from Viridian City who teaches you how to catch Pokémon, despite the player usually already having caught Pokémon by that point.
• Strip #22: The extremely annoying problem of finding a rare Pokémon, but having no Poké Balls to catch it with.
• Strip #23: The repetitive task of battling numerous low level Bug Catchers in Viridian Forest and how, when defeated, they all talk about becoming better trainers.
• Strip #24: The unfortunate realization that any trainer who started with Charmander will be at a major disadvantage in the first gym.
• Strip #31: The arduous task of training before the first gym.

External links

• Super Effective's Website

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