Does the dog die?
188 supporters
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Video Game • 2022 • Adventure
ReportThis video game contains 38 potentially triggering events.
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LauraKBuzz
Mabostiff, Arvin's elderly and Ill dog Pokémon, recovers little by little as he is fed the Herba Mystica. While the final herb initially seems not to work, causing momentary worry that he will not recover from his illness, it does eventually bring the dog back to full health. By the end of the game, he's strong and healthy enough to be the strongest Pokémon on Arvin's team.
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Abandonment
Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
2 supporters
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Pantalones
Arven's parent (mother or father depends on the game version) seems to have abandoned him. The truth is even sadder, and they never had a chance to say goodbye.
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
22 supporters
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Trupokemon
Although he isn’t “abandoned,” Arven’s mother/father is absent from his life.
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Is an animal abandoned?
51 supporters
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AlmightyKingPrawn
Depends on you opinion on releasing Pokémon.
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
31 supporters
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Vex
Arven’s mother/father (depends on the version you’re playing) is not present during his life, but they’re not abusive
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Is someone stalked?
15 supporters
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noob1n8or
The players rival Nemona is implied to secretly be following them throughout their gym challenge so she can monitor their progress and appropriately match their ability in battle, however this is not portrayed in a negative light and the player character never gives any indication that it bothers them.
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Is there domestic violence?
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GingerThree
A group of bullied students form a team with the intention of confronting their bullies in a fair fight, and the bullies immediately back down. However, the team stays intact afterwards and are shown to be pushy with other students, quick to start fights, and making a nuisance of themselves by setting up roadblocks and claiming large areas of land for themselves.
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BrookletHill
A main character is neglected by his parent
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Addiction
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Animal
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CassetteMeower
There’s a Pokémon that’s a ghost type dog that’s said to be a dog that passed away, however its death isn’t seen in game
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Are animals abused?
111 supporters
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Artsymess
No more than in any of the other Pokémon games.
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Yes
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CassetteMeower
Pokémon canonically enjoy fighting though, so no need to worry about the dog Pokémon not liking it.
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Is there a dead animal?
61 supporters
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noob1n8or
One Pokemon resembles a dog skeleton.
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Yes
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Are rabbits harmed?
37 supporters
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AlmightyKingPrawn
Azumarill, Wigglytuff, Umbreon and Sylveon (debatably), and, by Home transfer, the Scorbunny line and Magearna are all available and can be damaged like any other Pokémon.
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Does a cat die?
99 supporters
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No
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CassetteMeower
Cat Pokémon are in the game, but as other people have said they don’t die aside from fainting in battle and they can be revived.
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Does a pet die?
85 supporters
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whimsiclaw
In one of the books in the library it's mentioned that the gym leader Ryme had a puppy pokemon as a teenager, but it died and became a greavard (implied to be D.J. G. Rave).
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Does a dragon die?
17 supporters
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CassetteMeower
Dragon Pokémon are in this game, and one of them (Dragapult) is part ghost type, but they don’t die aside from fainting in battle. They can be revived with a Revive item or at a Pokémon Center.
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Are there spiders?
26 supporters
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Pantalones
Two of the new Pokemon are spider-themed and use webs.
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
3 supporters
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CaptainDemozan
The fire starter is a crocodile. It's goofy and stylized in its first two forms, but in its third form, it becomes much more crocodilian in shape.
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Are there snakes?
1 supporters
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Pantalones
There are a few Pokemon very obviously based on snakes, with snake-themed names and appearances. They are spread throughout the game.
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Are there sharks?
5 supporters
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AlmightyKingPrawn
Garchomp is a land dwelling one.
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Are there bugs?
17 supporters
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Pantalones
Numerous bug-type Pokemon that look like everything from spiders to beetles to butterflies.
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is someone drugged?
17 supporters
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Pantalones
Pokemon can get put to sleep with moves like spore or sleep powder, but they will recover in a few turns and nothing illicit or bad happens while they're asleep.
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
13 supporters
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AlmightyKingPrawn
In the main game, bullying is discussed but never shown, only its aftereffects. During The Teal Mask, the Loyal Three beat up a defenseless Ogerpon and it feels a lot like bullying.
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Is someone restrained?
12 supporters
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CassetteMeower
Sort of. There’s a Pokémon move called Wrap used by many snake or serpentine like Pokémon (as well as bugs and Pokémon with tentacles and Pokémon with vines) can bind Pokémon and give them damage for several turns. The effect goes away after a while.
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Is someone's mouth covered?
1 supporters
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quennyquenquen
Not forcibly, but some characters do wear masks.
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Bodily Harm
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Is there throat mutilation?
14 supporters
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AlmightyKingPrawn
Not graphic at all, but the Dark type move Throat Chop disables use of sound-based moves for a few turns after use, which... ouch.
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Is there cannibalism?
23 supporters
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noob1n8or
The Pokemon Lechonk and Oinkcologne are pigs and can be fed ham and bacon.
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Is someone burned alive?
22 supporters
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noob1n8or
Some pokemon can use fire to attack their opponents, and there is a Burn status effect, but nothing is ever portrayed graphically.
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Is someone buried alive?
13 supporters
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TabletUser
The move sand tomb traps the pokemon in sand
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Is there body horror?
27 supporters
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Artsymess
There are no body horror tropes used in the game, and pokémon that would embody this trope aren’t available in this generation. So safe to say no body horror.
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Is there amputation?
12 supporters
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Artsymess
The pokémon Veluza cuts off its own flesh to charge at the player. There is no animation for this, but the flesh it tore off is a collectible crafting item that’s gained after defeating a wild Veluza.
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Does someone become unconscious?
3 supporters
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Artsymess
A big mechanic of the game is pokémon fainting when defeated. Pokémon can also be put to sleep with status effects. It isn’t presented in a triggering manner though.
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Does someone break a bone?
13 supporters
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noob1n8or
A professional snowboarder is mentioned to have had a career ending injury, but the details of the injury are not made explicit and happen before the game begins.
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Does someone fall to their death?
7 supporters
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noob1n8or
Early on the player falls off a cliff but is stopped from being injured by the Pokemon Rotom which lives in their smartphone slowing their fall before they hit the ground. This will also happen if the player jumps off a cliff without the use of their rideable pokemon. They are never injured from this.
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Is there excessive gore?
50 supporters
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CassetteMeower
No gore at all in Pokémon games, all moves used in battle are just cartoon violence with magic like attacks.
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Children
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Yes
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Yes
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
7 supporters
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noob1n8or
A character is mentioned to have died before the story begins as a result of protecting their Pokemon from another Pokemon.
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Does a major character die?
11 supporters
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CaptainDemozan
One of the major characters was killed off before the game began, and you don't learn this until the start of the final storyline.
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Does a non-human character die?
15 supporters
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Pantalones
A character is revealed to be an A.I. robot and they sacrifice themself. Death isn't certain but they go to the far future/past depending on the game.
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Does someone die?
10 supporters
Yes
8
No
0
0
CaptainDemozan
A human in the main game, three Pokémon (that are later brought back) in The Teal Mask
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Disability
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Yes
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Does a parent die?
6 supporters
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glassphoenix
A parent is revealed to have died offscreen before the game began. The death isn't described very specifically, but they do leave behind a child who has to come to grips with the loss.
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Does a family member die?
10 supporters
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Major spoilers!
One of the main characters father/mother (depending on the game version) is revealed to have died before the events of the game, and the one we see is a AI
One of the main characters father/mother (depending on the game version) is revealed to have died before the events of the game, and the one we see is a AI
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Fear
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10
Is someone possessed?
8 supporters
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glassphoenix
An AI encountered near the end of the storyline is forced to fight you against its wishes, which looks a lot like possession (moving against its will, sometimes verbally objecting to its own actions, etc)
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Are there ghosts?
5 supporters
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glassphoenix
Ghost-type Pokémon are common, especially at night. Some of their Pokédex entries describe them having malevolent behavior or sapping energy from the living. Catching them and reading those entries is optional, and accidental encounters can be escaped if you make sure to carry Poké Dolls, which are sold at any Pokémon Center.
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Are there clowns?
8 supporters
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0
No
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idontcare_wyeiroro
Mr mime is the closest but it's a mime and I don't think he's in this game
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Are there natural bodies of water?
0 supporters
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8
No
0
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Pantalones
The Paldea region has a major focus on the ocean, as well as a very large lake. There are also rivers, ponds, waterfalls, and swampy land.
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Is there a shower scene?
7 supporters
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noob1n8or
Pokemon can be bathed during picnics including human like Pokemon, but the scene consists of scrubbing them with a sponge and hosing them off. There is no nudity and no removal of any clothes.
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Gross
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Does someone vomit?
56 supporters
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No
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CassetteMeower
The player and their Pokémon are sometimes seen being grossed out by food when they’re eating it, but they don’t throw up. The eating animation kind of resembles throwing up too, but that’s due to the animation not being done very well. They’re just eating very intently.
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Is someone eaten?
19 supporters
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0
No
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AlmightyKingPrawn
At first, it may appear that the Titan Dondozo ate a Tatsugiri. Turns out that Tatsugiri is also a Titan, and this is how the two Pokémon fight as one.
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5
Does someone spit?
8 supporters
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noob1n8or
The Pokemon Stunky and Skuntank make farting sounds.
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Is there farting?
4 supporters
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No
0
0
Pantalones
Two Pokemon, Stunky and Skuntank, make farting noises when encountered.
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Large-scale Violence
Yes
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No
13
Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
14 supporters
Yes
1
No
10
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CassetteMeower
Cop NPCs exist, but they’re not glorified or anything.
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LGBTQ+
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No
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Yes
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No
6
Yes
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No
6
Yes
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No
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Yes
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No
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Loss
Yes
4
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
15 supporters
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1
No
11
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TabletUser
There are electric type pokemon
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No
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Yes
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Is there a hospital scene?
7 supporters
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No
6
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BrookletHill
There are optional scenes that take place in a school nurse’s office
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5
Yes
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Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
27 supporters
Yes
18
No
0
4
glassphoenix
The mount Pokémon (Koraidon/Miraidon, depending on game version) is implied to have some psychological trauma, which is why it refuses to battle. It's not touched on very frequently, however, only brought up in a few cutscenes on the Path of Legends questline and in the endgame.
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Yes
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Multifandomgirl5
Veluza can fillet itself,although nothing graphic is shown.
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Yes
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
12 supporters
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7
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GingerThree
No characters have D.I.D., but one robotic character essentially has their entire personality pushed overwritten as another personality takes hold as a sort of failsafe protocol. Their original personality returns on their defeat.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
49 supporters
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Yes
5
No
1
Does someone have a meltdown?
5 supporters
Yes
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No
2
2
AlmightyKingPrawn
Kieran in The Teal Mask due to everyone lying to him.
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Is there misophonia?
23 supporters
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1
No
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TabletUser
The credits play ed sheeran
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No
6
Yes
0
No
6
Yes
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
1 supporters
Add comment
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10
Are there anxiety attacks?
17 supporters
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6
No
6
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Artsymess
Miraidon is shown to have some form of PTSD when reentering the Great Crater of Paldea, and refuses to exit its pokéball.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
14 supporters
Yes
3
No
8
1
AlmightyKingPrawn
Not in the main game, but in The Teal Mask, some of the caves in Kitakami are very narrow.
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Yes
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Yes
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CassetteMeower
(SPOILERS) Not really “dying”. A character who is an AI ends up traveling far into the future/past (depending on the game) in order to stop a catastrophe from happening, which could be comparable to suicide. They’re presumably alive after traveling, but we don’t know for sure.
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Noxious
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Yes
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Is there shakey cam?
23 supporters
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No
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0
You can't adjust camera sensitivity in the settings. The games performance issues may cause motion sickness.
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Is there screaming?
7 supporters
Yes
0
No
5
0
quennyquenquen
Some Pokémon can have loud cries.
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Yes
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No
8
Are there flashing lights or images?
23 supporters
Yes
12
No
0
2
marsdeat
Not by design, but due to visual glitches (as of 1.0.0 and 1.0.1), textures can sometimes rapidly flicker in and out of existence over large areas of the screen.
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Paranoia
Yes
4
No
1
Is the fourth wall broken?
5 supporters
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No
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noob1n8or
Near the end of the game a character makes a joke about their objective seeming like something from a video game.
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Pregnancy
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0
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11
Is there childbirth?
14 supporters
Yes
0
No
11
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CassetteMeower
Pokémon hatching from eggs, if that counts.
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Yes
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No
11
Are there babies or unborn children?
10 supporters
Yes
3
No
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CassetteMeower
Pokémon can hatch from eggs and some Pokémon are essentially “baby” forms of Pokémon, such as Pichu being a baby Pikachu. But no human babies.
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11
Does a pregnant person die?
9 supporters
Yes
0
No
12
0
CassetteMeower
No pregnant characters are in the game.
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
26 supporters
Yes
1
No
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CassetteMeower
One random NPC you can battle comments about having “thick fat” that protects him from cold weather, referencing the ability Thick Fat. This is lighthearted and not really meant to be making fun of anybody. But worth mentioning.
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Does the black guy die first?
14 supporters
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0
No
12
1
CassetteMeower
Nobody died during the events of the story, however someone does die prior to the events of the game. They’re not black though, they don’t really have a specific race either but as the game location is based off of Spain they could be seen as Hispanic.
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Are there homophobic slurs?
29 supporters
Yes
0
No
12
0
CassetteMeower
Only if somebody names their character or Pokémon one.
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10
Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
20 supporters
Yes
0
No
12
2
CassetteMeower
There are no skirts or dresses available for the player to wear, but clothes aren’t gender locked. NPCs will sometimes compliment the character’s fashion sense. So nobody is made fun of for wearing feminine or masculine clothes.
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Is there hate speech?
19 supporters
Yes
2
No
9
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AlmightyKingPrawn
Not in the main game, but in The Teal Mask it is revealed that *SPOILERS* Ogerpon was not an evil ogre, but an ogre visitor from a faraway land that was chased away by the masses.
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Yes
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6
Does an LGBT person die?
24 supporters
Yes
0
No
12
0
CassetteMeower
While a character dies before the events of the game, they’re not explicitly stated to be LGBTQ.
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Yes
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10
Are there n-words?
18 supporters
Yes
0
No
12
0
CassetteMeower
People may name their character or Pokémon after N words, but most of them are blocked by the in game swear filter. However people may evade this by misspelling a word or replacing letters with numbers.
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Yes
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Race
Yes
1
No
7
Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
23 supporters
Yes
1
No
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CassetteMeower
Fully evolved Pokémon can breed with their unevolved selves (eg Pikachu and Raichu) but that doesn’t really count.
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Religious
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5
Are there demons or Hell?
8 supporters
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0
No
5
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AlmightyKingPrawn
Houndoom is based on a hellhound and looks somewhat devilish, but they aren't actual demons, just pack hunting, fire breathing Dobermans.
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Sex
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10
Yes
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Yes
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10
Yes
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6
Yes
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5
Yes
0
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6
Yes
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GingerThree
Technically inbreeding of pokemon is possible as the game doesn't track whether any two pokemon are related or not, but it's not shown on-screen and hand-waved as an egg just mysteriously appearing in your basket.
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
12 supporters
Yes
0
No
12
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glassphoenix
Mr. Hassel, one of the Elite Four and the art teacher at Naranja/Uva Academy, bursts into tears of joy when he's defeated in battle. However, nobody ever ridicules him, and they just accept that he wears his heart on his sleeve. Hassel himself sometimes apologizes for it, but mostly because he's your teacher and he feels it's improper to lose his composure in front of a student - not because it's "unmanly" or anything like that.
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Sickness
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9
Does someone have a chronic illness?
6 supporters
Yes
3
No
6
2
GingerThree
One character (who is noticeably pale and tired-looking) talks about being extremely ill in the past. It's unclear whether this was an isolated event or an ongoing illness that he happens to have under control during the events of the game.
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9
Yes
2
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Social
Is someone homeless?
1 supporters
Yes
0
No
12
0
CassetteMeower
Students live at the school dorms. It’s not known what their home life is like.
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6
Are there fat suits?
13 supporters
Yes
0
No
6
1
Pantalones
There are NPC trainers of many body types, including plus sized.
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Yes
1
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4
Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
2 supporters
Yes
0
No
12
0
CassetteMeower
There’s a Pokémon based off of Santa Claus- Delibird!
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Yes
6
No
0
Does it have a sad ending?
24 supporters
Yes
15
No
1
3
CassetteMeower
Bittersweet, really. Something sad happens, but the character is comforted by his new friends who are like “found family” to him.
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
8 supporters
Yes
2
No
6
0
Artsymess
When a Starmobile faints, the car collapses and is shown to become more damaged the lower its health gets. Though they do not actively crash into anything and rather breakdown on the spot. Though the Starmobiles will ram into your pokémon in some of their attack animations. No one is injured, and the Starmobiles simply stop fighting because they become exhausted.
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
7 supporters
Yes
6
No
3
1
GingerThree
To add to the above comment, there are no tire screeching sounds when riding on Koraidon. If this sound would bother you, it can be easily avoided by playing Scarlet version instead of Violet.
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Is someone hit by a car?
11 supporters
Yes
0
No
10
1
GingerThree
No, but the pokedex description of Donphan describes it as being unphased by the force of a car hitting it.
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Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
2 supporters
Yes
0
No
12
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CassetteMeower
Not nuclear, but several Pokémon moves involve explosions. Wild Electrode and Voltorb can be seen exploding in the overworld too.
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Is there blood/gore?
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CassetteMeower
No blood or gore during fights. Pokémon battles are very cartoony. Though (SPOILERS) a character is covered in crystals near the end of the game which sort of resembles stylized gore.
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Does someone drown?
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glassphoenix
No one is at risk of drowning. Even if the player accidentally falls into water (before obtaining the ability to traverse it,) the screen will fade and read "You managed to scramble back out of the water!" before putting you back on the last solid surface you were on.
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