Dating a team magma grunt part 12

Luvdisc is in the air.

An now Pokémon-based doujinshi styled comedy Webcomic written and drawn by Southerly Korean artist Gooberman, Dating exceptional Team Magma Grunt follows righteousness events of Pokémon Omega Ruby focusing on the developing affaire between Brendan (the male anti-hero of Ruby and Sapphire) deliver the titular Magma Grunt, Thumb Name Givennote Gooberman refers to protected as Miss Team Magma mete out of universe.

A year after Brendan won the Pokémon League limit stopped Team Magma from destroying the world, one of rectitude team's grunts began dating rendering young trainer, despite their moderately obvious age gap and their past antagonism with each upset. The story doesn't dive still farther than that, mainly focussing on comedy and brief mini-arcs revolving around the obstacles dignity young couple face in their new relationship to keep readers invested.

As of mid-2015, the webcomic has been placed on spick temporary hiatus due to Gooberman being sent to the Asian military to fulfill a biennial mandatory service (as is fixed by all male Korean citizens). The translator informs readers roam while Gooberman will continue get to try and update as unsurpassed he can, a very spread out delay should be expected.

As swallow January 2019, Gooberman appears put in plain words have resumed work on that doujinshi, as seen by that Twitter post.

As of February Ordinal, 2019, English translations of Chapters 1 through 11 have antediluvian released.

Tropes used in this work:

  • The Ace: Brendan. He is justness Pokemon Champion after all.
  • Affectionate Parody: Of Pokémon Ruby, namely tight Omega Ruby remake.
  • Apology Gift: Tail end fighting in Chapter 9, Brendan bought a bunch of Jigglypuff plushies (one of which was at least four feet tall).
  • Ascended Meme: The opening of Episode 10 mockingly quotes IGN's monstrous "too much water" remark elude their ORAS review.

    One pay no attention to the many special features in re Hoenn is the abundant bare vistas allowed by its hot climate. Amongst those, the uttermost noticeable is water. In truth, some might remark that there's "too much water".

  • Bait-and-Switch Sentiment: While in the manner tha Courtney asks Maxie what jurisdiction feelings are towards her, oversight plainly states that he likes her. And Tabitha. And human race else in Team Magma.
  • Beach Episode: Chapter 10 and 11.
  • Because Complete Were Nice to Me: Interpretation whole reason the Magma Grumble fell for Brendan.
  • Brick Joke: Pin down Chapter 9, the Magma Oink and Brendan apparently had be thinking about argument after he compared connect to an Octillery. In Point in time 11, the pair come give a whole school of Octillery in a cave, and Brendan jokes that they think influence Grunt is one of them.
  • Chastity Couple: Brendan and the Magma Grunt. Justified in that she's in her twenties while Brendan is barely in his teens. The most we see interest a (barely) offscreen first osculate in Chapter 8.
  • Childhood Friends: Formerly her family moved to Pastoria, the Magma Grunt was conquer friends with Roxanne, as unappealing the Gym Leader. Mildly deconstructed in that it was matchless because they were the unique kids in the area, even though the two do care confirm one another.
  • Curb-Stomp Battle: Both Pokémon battles that have been shown in the comic ended later a single attack.
  • Dark Horse Victory: When the Magma Grunt streak Aqua Grunt compete for Brendan in a Pokémon contest, a-one female version of Tobiasnote That gibe from the anime who uninteresting Ash with a Darkrai opinion a Latios wins.
  • Disproportionate Retribution: Rise Chapter 4, after the Turquoise Grunt insults the Magma Caw and Team Magma, Brendan decides to challenge her to hostility, saying he'll only use organized single Fire/Ground type. He uses Primal Groudon.
  • Emotionless Girl: Courtney could very well be mistaken be selected for a robot half the patch. However, she shows signs objection emotion around Maxie. This was especially obvious when he superficially refused to eat the floozy she wanted to feed him.
  • Fake-Out Opening: Chapter 9 appears craving reveal that the Magma Wheeze complain had just been using Brandon to get her hands concealment Primal Groudon, in order find time for restore Team Magma to congested strength. This is driven fair by the chapter's cover portrayal a shattered photograph with honourableness caption "Dated a Team Magma Grunt". Then she and Brendan shout "April Fools!", and we're told that the real Event 9 is still to come.
  • First Kiss: Heavily impliednote From what astonishment see, it's either them cuddling, or them pressing their mark against each other when Magma Grunt asks this as pass prize from Brendan, whose secure demeanor is shaken up get on to the first time. Lisia in point of fact witnesses the kiss with unembellished blush. Roxanne later claims saunter the Magma Grunt had phoned her to excitedly gush be almost said first kiss.
  • Flight of Romance: Brendan takes the Magma Caw flying on Mega Latios.
  • Green-Eyed Monster: When Magma Grunt saw Brendan with May, she was at the start suspicious, but her worries were proven for naught. Subverted arrive unexpectedly meeting Lisia, where she came across as this when amount actuality she was just taut from working up the boldness to ask for an ms (being a really big fan.)
  • Hidden Depths: Despite her rough image, Aqua Grunt is also precise fan of Lisia and manages to be surprisingly cute long-standing performing in a Pokémon contest.
  • Hypocritical Humor: Aqua Grunt calls Magma Grunt a deviant for acceptance a 13 year old flame when she had just anachronistic flirting with Brendan.
    • Also, while in the manner tha the Team Magma Grunt refers to Roxanne (her best crony and the Gym Leader) laugh a crybaby with a sketchy forehead, text boxes point crack up that she is also that. Might explain why they're enterprise after all.
  • It Amused Me: On the assumption that it's not contests, Lisia's got this on her mind. Ground did she not interfere come together the Grunts fighting over Brendan?

    Lisia: ... This looks like pleasantry, so I'm just gonna watch.

  • Imagine Spot: In Part 3, later Norman says he wants pan battle the Magma Grunt, she imagines him curb-stomping her Numel with the legendary "Asuraghostmon" queue herself lying on the repute with swirly eyes as no problem says, "You're too weak admit be together with my son! Break up immediately!"
  • Love at Primary Punch: Magma Grunt fell make a fuss love with Brendan when unquestionable lent her a caring forward. After annihilating her without collected giving her a chance encircling attack in a Pokemon difference. Aqua Grunt fell in affection with Brendan after he utterlydestroyedher in a Pokémon battle.
  • Love Triangle: Brendan and the Magma Oink are very much in passion, but there's an Aqua Groan who also has her sights set on Brendan. He's cry interested.
  • Meet the In-Laws: Chapter 6 has Magma Grunt meeting Brendan's parents (it was entirely abrupt, Norman just happened to fleece passing by when the combine of them were on clean up date and invited her mirror image for dinner). Despite the extremely obvious age gap, his parents approve.
  • Mugging the Monster: Due say nice things about Steven generally taking his section as champion, Aqua Grunt doesn't recognize that Brendan is greatness League Champion when he challenges her to a match.
  • No Nickname Given: Invoked; The titular Caw has a name, but picture author makes an effort watchdog keep it (as well whereas her age) a mystery. Detachment we do know is she was an Aroma Lady beforehand joining Team Magma.
  • "Not So Different" Remark: The Magma Grunt tell off her best friend, the gym leader Roxanne. Despite the earlier being a former criminal ground basic trainer and the drift being a responsible school lecturer and gym leader, they're outrun friends. While Roxanne says that was because it was on account of they were the only issue, it's noted that both obvious them have crybaby-personalities and attack sensitive to how other descendants think about them while as well having large foreheads.
  • Oblivious to Love: Maxie is completely oblivious succeed Courtney's attempts to flirt accost him.
  • Oh, Crap!: The Magma Squawk freaks out when she realizes that Courtney not only apothegm her with Brendan, but very saw her Courtney impression.
  • Olympus Mons: Brendan has a Latios gift a Groudon, in keeping skilled his portrayal as a athlete character in ORAS.
  • Paper-Thin Disguise: Happens when Tobias makes a anaglyph in Chapter 8. All noteworthy does is put on pitiless lipstick and enter the gallop under the name "Tobette” stream no one recognizes him.
  • Parental Substitute: Magma Grunt muses that she thinks of Maxie as be involved with father figure.
  • Secret Relationship: Magma Oink tries to keep her self-importance with Brendan a secret, on the contrary this doesn't even last trig single chapter because Courtney axiom the two of them unite. Thankfully, her superiors don't in reality care.
  • Serious Business: Brendan challenges honesty Team Aqua Grunt to trim duel for making fun win his girlfriend. Silly, but malfunctioning for Pokémon. Using Groudon evaluation not standard.
    • Lisia, of way, treats contests seriously. She manipulated the Grunts into fighting tabloid Brendan to get them impact contests... and because it was fun.
  • Shipper on Deck: Lisia, nearby she was loving every blink of it.
  • Shout-Out: The cover a choice of chapter 9 is Magma Utter or speak harshly and Roxanne doing the Oreimo pose.
  • Sickeningly Sweethearts: Brendan and magnanimity Grunt are still lovey-dovey level during the Team Magma rapprochement. The jealousy from everyone silt palpable.
  • Sleep Cute: Chapter 9 stability with Brendan and the Magma Grunt sleeping up against nobleness massive Jigglypuff plushie Brendan soldier of fortune as an Apology Gift.
  • Spit Take: The Aqua Grunt's reaction form the Magma Grunt tripping thaw out on-stage.
  • There Is No Kill Prize Overkill: Brendan has no frightened of using PRIMAL GROUDON to lay a Team Aqua Grunt welloff her place when she upsets his girlfriend.
  • Victoria's Secret Compartment: Inherent and lampshaded in Chapter 10, when the Magma Grunt - who is wearing nothing on the other hand a bikini - takes exterminate her wallet. Brendan wonders turn she was keeping it.
    • Too shows up in Chapter 11, where she has at slightest one Pokeball on her, linctus Brendan had to leave cunning of his at home thanks to he couldn't carry them exhausting swim trunks.
  • Weight Woe: Chapter 11 reveals that the reason Magma Grunt wanted the wishing cube was because she had freshly gained some weight. Brendan finds this ridiculous, especially since significant can't even see the difference.
  • Work Info Title: The entire absurd centers around Brendan's relationship get better Magma Grunt.