Luvdisc is in the air. The story doesn't dive much farther than that, mainly focusing on comedy and brief mini-arcs revolving around the obstacles the young couple face in their new relationship to keep readers invested. As of mid, the webcomic magma been placed on a temporary hiatus due to Gooberman being sent to the Korean military to fulfill a two-year mandatory service as is required by all male Korean citizens. The translator informs readers that while Learn more here will continue to try and update as best he can, a very long delay should be expected.

As of JanuaryGooberman appears to have resumed work on this doujinshi, as seen by this Twitter post. Tropes used in this work: The Ace : Brendan. He is the Pokemon Champion after all. Apology Gift : After fighting in Chapter 9, Brendan bought a bunch of Jigglypuff plushies one of which was at least four feet tall. One of the many just click for source features about Hoenn is the abundant natural vistas allowed by its tropical climate.

Amongst those, the most noticeable is water. In dating, some might remark that there's "too much water". Bait-and-Switch Sentiment : When Courtney asks Maxie what his feelings are towards her, he plainly states that he likes her. And Tabitha. And everyone else in Team Magma.

Beach Episode : Chapter 10 and In Chapter 11, the pair come across a whole school of Octillery in a cave, and Brendan jokes that they think the 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 is a barely offscreen first kiss in Chapter 8.

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Mildly deconstructed in that it was only because grunt were the only kids in the area, though the two do care for one another. He uses Primal Groudon. Emotionless Girl : Courtney could very well be mistaken for a robot half the dating. However, she shows signs of emotion around Maxie. This was especially obvious when he team refused to eat the pie she wanted to feed him. Title Dropgrunt credits This is driven home by the chapter's cover depicting a shattered photograph with the caption "Dated a Team Magma Grunt".

Then she and Brendan shout "April Fools! First Kiss : Heavily implied note From what we see, it's either them kissing, or them pressing their faces against each other when Magma Dating asks this as her prize from Brendan, whose confident demeanor is shaken magma for the first time. Lisia actually witnesses the kiss with a blush. Roxanne later claims that the Magma Grunt had phoned her to grunt gush about said first kiss. Subverted upon team Lisia, where she came across as this when in magma she was just tense from working up the nerve to ask for an autograph being a really big fan.

Hypocritical Humor : Aqua Grunt calls Magma Grunt a deviant for having a 13 year old boyfriend when she had just been flirting with Brendan. Also, when the Team Magma Grunt refers to Roxanne her best friend and the Gym Leader as a crybaby with a big forehead, text boxes point out that she is also this.

Might explain why they're friends after all. It Amused Me : If it's hook up contests, Lisia's got this on her mind. Why did she not interfere with the Grunts fighting over Brendan? Lisia This looks like fun, so I'm just gonna watch. Imagine Spot : In Part 3, after Norman says he wants to battle dating Magma Grunt, she imagines him curb-stomping her Numel with the legendary "Asuraghostmon" and herself lying on the ground with swirly eyes as he says, "You're too weak to be together with my son!

Break up immediately! After annihilating her without even giving her a chance to attack in a Pokemon battle. He's not interested. Meet the In-Laws : Chapter 6 has Magma Grunt meeting Brendan's parents it was entirely unplanned, Norman just happened to be passing by when the two of them were on a date and invited her over for dinner.

Dating a Team Magma Grunt

Despite the very obvious age gap, his parents approve. Mugging the Monster : Due to Steven generally taking his spot as champion, Aqua More info doesn't recognize that Brendan is the League Champion when he challenges her to a match. No Name Given : Invoked ; The titular Grunt has a name, but the author makes an effort to keep it as well as her age a mystery. All we do know is she was an Aroma Lady before joining Team Magma.

Despite the team being a former criminal and basic trainer and the latter being a responsible school team and gym leader, they're best friends. While Roxanne says this was because it was because they were the only kids, it's noted that both of them have crybaby-personalities and are sensitive to how other people think about them while also having large foreheads. Oblivious to Love : Maxie is completely oblivious to Courtney's attempts to flirt with him. Oh, Crap! Parental Substitute : Magma Grunt muses that grunt thinks of Maxie as her father figure.

Secret Relationship : Magma Grunt tries to keep her relationship with Brendan a secret, but this doesn't even last a single chapter because Courtney saw the two of them together. Thankfully, her superiors don't actually care.

Serious Business : Brendan challenges the Team Aqua Grunt to a duel for making fun of his girlfriend. Using Groudon is not standard.

Lisia, of course, treats contests seriously. She manipulated the Grunts into fighting for Dating artists to get them into contests Shipper on Deck : Lisia, and she was loving every minute of it.

Sickeningly Sweethearts : Brendan and the Grunt are still lovey-dovey even during the Team Magma reunion. The jealousy from everyone is palpable. Victoria's Secret Compartment : Implied and lampshaded in Chapter 10, when the Magma Grunt - who is wearing nothing but a bikini - takes out her wallet. Brendan wonders where she was keeping it.

Also shows up in Chapter 11, where she has at least one Pokeball on her, while Brendan had to leave all of his at home magma he couldn't carry them wearing swim trunks. Weight Woe : Chapter 11 reveals that the reason Magma Grunt wanted the wishing stone was because she had recently gained some weight. Brendan finds this ridiculous, especially since he can't even see the difference. Follow TV Tropes. You need to login to do this.

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