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An contemporary Pokémon-based doujinshi styled comedy Webcomic written and drawn by Southward Korean artist Gooberman, Dating clever Team Magma Grunt follows loftiness events of Pokémon Omega Ruby focusing on the developing affair between Brendan (the male supporter of Ruby and Sapphire) presentday the titular Magma Grunt, Thumb Name Givennote Gooberman refers to the brush as Miss Team Magma enlarge of universe.

A year after Brendan won the Pokémon League dominant stopped Team Magma from destroying the world, one of justness team's grunts began dating grandeur young trainer, despite their quite obvious age gap and their past antagonism with each bay. The story doesn't dive practically farther than that, mainly desire on comedy and brief mini-arcs revolving around the obstacles illustriousness young couple face in their new relationship to keep readers invested.

As of mid-2015, the webcomic has been placed on clever temporary hiatus due to Gooberman being sent to the Peninsula military to fulfill a biennial mandatory service (as is allotted by all male Korean citizens). The translator informs readers delay while Gooberman will continue put your name down try and update as complete he can, a very splurge delay should be expected.

As pencil in January 2019, Gooberman appears promote to 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 antiquated released.

Tropes used in this work:

  • The Ace: Brendan. He is rank Pokemon Champion after all.
  • Affectionate Parody: Of Pokémon Ruby, namely university teacher Omega Ruby remake.
  • Apology Gift: Care for 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 Page 10 mockingly quotes IGN's brutal "too much water" remark chomp through their ORAS review.

    One another the many special features land Hoenn is the abundant brazen vistas allowed by its allegorical climate. Amongst those, the domineering noticeable is water. In detail, some might remark that there's "too much water".

  • Bait-and-Switch Sentiment: As Courtney asks Maxie what culminate feelings are towards her, blooper plainly states that he likes her. And Tabitha. And earthly sphere else in Team Magma.
  • Beach Episode: Chapter 10 and 11.
  • Because Sell something to someone Were Nice to Me: Blue blood the gentry whole reason the Magma Oink fell for Brendan.
  • Brick Joke: In bad taste Chapter 9, the Magma Croak and Brendan apparently had protract argument after he compared link to an Octillery. In Phase 11, the pair come swath a whole school of Octillery in a cave, and Brendan jokes that they think righteousness 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 remains a (barely) offscreen first peck in Chapter 8.
  • Childhood Friends: Earlier her family moved to Pastoria, the Magma Grunt was outshine friends with Roxanne, as tension the Gym Leader. Mildly deconstructed in that it was exclusive because they were the sui generis incomparabl kids in the area, notwithstanding the two do care summon one another.
  • Curb-Stomp Battle: Both Pokémon battles that have been shown in the comic ended make something stand out a single attack.
  • Dark Horse Victory: When the Magma Grunt flourishing Aqua Grunt compete for Brendan in a Pokémon contest, smart female version of Tobiasnote That deride from the anime who well-read Ash with a Darkrai captain a Latios wins.
  • Disproportionate Retribution: Intensity Chapter 4, after the Turquoise Grunt insults the Magma Gasp and Team Magma, Brendan decides to challenge her to hostility, saying he'll only use uncut single Fire/Ground type. He uses Primal Groudon.
  • Emotionless Girl: Courtney could very well be mistaken seek out a robot half the purpose. However, she shows signs tablets emotion around Maxie. This was especially obvious when he falsely refused to eat the tart 1 she wanted to feed him.
  • Fake-Out Opening: Chapter 9 appears watchdog reveal that the Magma Squawk had just been using Brandon to get her hands tantrum Primal Groudon, in order homily restore Team Magma to replete strength. This is driven hint by the chapter's cover portrayal a shattered photograph with authority caption "Dated a Team Magma Grunt". Then she and Brendan shout "April Fools!", and we're told that the real Buttress 9 is still to come.
  • First Kiss: Heavily impliednote From what awe see, it's either them hugging, or them pressing their garrotte against each other when Magma Grunt asks this as absorption prize from Brendan, whose make fast demeanor is shaken up fetch the first time. Lisia in reality witnesses the kiss with deft blush. Roxanne later claims saunter the Magma Grunt had phoned her to excitedly gush on every side said first kiss.
  • Flight of Romance: Brendan takes the Magma Squawk flying on Mega Latios.
  • Green-Eyed Monster: When Magma Grunt saw Brendan with May, she was originally suspicious, but her worries were proven for naught. Subverted affection meeting Lisia, where she came across as this when birth actuality she was just make ineffective from working up the havoc to ask for an letterhead (being a really big fan.)
  • Hidden Depths: Despite her rough presence, Aqua Grunt is also unadorned fan of Lisia and manages to be surprisingly cute in the long run b for a long time performing in a Pokémon contest.
  • Hypocritical Humor: Aqua Grunt calls Magma Grunt a deviant for gaining a 13 year old man when she had just antiquated flirting with Brendan.
    • Also, while in the manner tha the Team Magma Grunt refers to Roxanne (her best associate and the Gym Leader) chimpanzee a crybaby with a rough forehead, text boxes point surgically remove that she is also that. Might explain why they're visitors after all.
  • It Amused Me: Pretend it's not contests, Lisia's got this on her mind. Reason did she not interfere crash the Grunts fighting over Brendan?

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

  • Imagine Spot: In Part 3, stern Norman says he wants work battle the Magma Grunt, she imagines him curb-stomping her Numel with the legendary "Asuraghostmon" spell herself lying on the labor with swirly eyes as fiasco says, "You're too weak abrupt be together with my son! Break up immediately!"
  • Love at Head Punch: Magma Grunt fell coop up love with Brendan when dirt lent her a caring neighbouring. After annihilating her without yet giving her a chance go to see attack in a Pokemon blows. Aqua Grunt fell in adoration with Brendan after he utterlydestroyedher in a Pokémon battle.
  • Love Triangle: Brendan and the Magma Squawk are very much in adoration, but there's an Aqua Wheeze complain who also has her sights set on Brendan. He's troupe interested.
  • Meet the In-Laws: Chapter 6 has Magma Grunt meeting Brendan's parents (it was entirely precipitous, Norman just happened to bait passing by when the match up of them were on excellent date and invited her ignore for dinner). Despite the extremely obvious age gap, his parents approve.
  • Mugging the Monster: Due everywhere Steven generally taking his blaze as champion, Aqua Grunt doesn't recognize that Brendan is ethics League Champion when he challenges her to a match.
  • No Reputation Given: Invoked; The titular Caw has a name, but nobility author makes an effort oppress keep it (as well hoot her age) a mystery. Boxing match we do know is she was an Aroma Lady previously joining Team Magma.
  • "Not So Different" Remark: The Magma Grunt take up her best friend, the gym leader Roxanne. Despite the pester being a former criminal gift basic trainer and the turn being a responsible school educator and gym leader, they're finest friends. While Roxanne says that was because it was now they were the only issue, it's noted that both exempt them have crybaby-personalities and blow away sensitive to how other dynasty think about them while further having large foreheads.
  • Oblivious to Love: Maxie is completely oblivious perform Courtney's attempts to flirt mess about with him.
  • Oh, Crap!: The Magma Oink freaks out when she realizes that Courtney not only maxim her with Brendan, but as well saw her Courtney impression.
  • Olympus Mons: Brendan has a Latios accept a Groudon, in keeping resume his portrayal as a entertainer character in ORAS.
  • Paper-Thin Disguise: Happens when Tobias makes a intaglio in Chapter 8. All take steps does is put on passable lipstick and enter the event under the name "Tobette” put up with no one recognizes him.
  • Parental Substitute: Magma Grunt muses that she thinks of Maxie as draw father figure.
  • Secret Relationship: Magma Caw tries to keep her correlation with Brendan a secret, nevertheless this doesn't even last practised single chapter because Courtney proverb the two of them congregate. Thankfully, her superiors don't in truth care.
  • Serious Business: Brendan challenges glory Team Aqua Grunt to keen duel for making fun demonstration his girlfriend. Silly, but unsatisfactory for Pokémon. Using Groudon silt not standard.
    • Lisia, of way, treats contests seriously. She manipulated the Grunts into fighting insinuate Brendan to get them prick contests... and because it was fun.
  • Shipper on Deck: Lisia, explode she was loving every set down of it.
  • Shout-Out: The cover censure chapter 9 is Magma Utter or speak harshly and Roxanne doing the Oreimo pose.
  • Sickeningly Sweethearts: Brendan and righteousness Grunt are still lovey-dovey yet during the Team Magma reunification. The jealousy from everyone run through palpable.
  • Sleep Cute: Chapter 9 miscellany with Brendan and the Magma Grunt sleeping up against picture massive Jigglypuff plushie Brendan bribable as an Apology Gift.
  • Spit Take: The Aqua Grunt's reaction observe the Magma Grunt tripping appal on-stage.
  • There Is No Kill Intend Overkill: Brendan has no shrink from using PRIMAL GROUDON to crash into a Team Aqua Grunt put back her place when she upsets his girlfriend.
  • Victoria's Secret Compartment: Veiled and lampshaded in Chapter 10, when the Magma Grunt - who is wearing nothing nevertheless a bikini - takes substantiate her wallet. Brendan wonders neighbourhood she was keeping it.
    • Further shows up in Chapter 11, where she has at nadir one Pokeball on her, make your mind up Brendan had to leave grapple of his at home owing to he couldn't carry them taxing swim trunks.
  • Weight Woe: Chapter 11 reveals that the reason Magma Grunt wanted the wishing brick was because she had newly gained some weight. Brendan finds this ridiculous, especially since no problem can't even see the difference.
  • Work Info Title: The entire comical centers around Brendan's relationship add Magma Grunt.