List of tropes in Nanu's Paradise

This page is used to show tropes that are in Nanu's Paradise.

Animal Species Accent

 * Kascious often slurs any words with the letter "S":
 * “Ssss-same at this point!” Kascious hissed, slithering up my [Matt's] shoulder, tongue tickling my cheek.

Canine Companion

 * Bluebelle decided to travel with Matt.
 * Obsidian decided to travel with Matt as well.

Crotch-Glance Sex Check

 * Mentioned in chapter 2, when Gigi thinks that Lani is male while he was knocked out, Naomi mentioning that she thought that reptilian-looking Pokémon not having any sexual dimorphism, as one cannot look between their legs to look. Gigi says yes, but one needs to shove their hand up their cloaca, something that a Pokémon cannot consent to.

Crying Critters

 * All Pokémon are shown to be able to produce tears, similar to humans (referenced in many chapters).

Cute Bruiser

 * Le Fen knocks a lady, that broke into Fin's house, out cold simply by kicking her shins and knocking her to the ground. Le only stands at 4 ft (which also makes her a Pint-Sized Powerhouse).

The Dog Is an Alien

 * Despite her resembling a or Galarian Linoone, Zans the  can teleport short distances, shoot flames from her tail as well; has bluish-grey skin and her blood is a mix of cobalt, boron, fluorine, neon, and helium. Tzetieren are anything but an Earth Pokémon.

Dragon Tamer

 * Larissa is shown to be able to speak to -types and is naturally calm around them as well, including giant Dragon-types like Kommo-o and Guzzlord.

Evil-Detecting Dog

 * Many Pokémon are able to sense the true intentions of people, including evilness.

Feather Boa Constrictor

 * Matt often has Kascious around his neck, as Kascious loves being around his neck.

Female Feline, Male Mutt

 * Blu and Swift
 * Obsidian and Kualono: note that Obsidian is actually half wolf, half cat because of his parents.

Fiery Lion

 * Any of the characters that are or.

Giant Animal Worship

 * Ultra, as mentioned The Story of the Blinding One.

Giant Flyer

 * Maka is mentioned being huge, able to carry at least six people on his back.

Half-Human Hybrid

 * Tabella Iendae is half-Veigzix, half-human.

Head Pet

 * Mocha often sits on Solal's head.
 * Thornbill often sits on Palila's head.

Human Aliens

 * Veigzix people are uncannily like humans, so much so that a mortician wouldn't tell the difference. It is possible they evolved from humans that were teleported to Zilraicarro, but eventually diverged and evolved into a different species; however, they are able to produce offspring with humans.

Human Subspecies

 * As mentioned under Human Aliens, Veigzix people are probably an offshoot of humans.

Interspecies Romance

 * Argenta and Firium
 * Blu and Swift
 * Cyril Poirot and Phalina Bouchard
 * Hurricane and Noelani
 * Kopako and Yumi
 * Lolani and Vod'dan
 * Obsidian and Kualono
 * Tabella Iendae and Sophocles Gaffney

King of Beasts

 * Kualono is the leader of her pride, along with Obsidian. Subverted in chapter 13, as she wanted to travel with Matt, and let Yumi and Kopako lead the pride while she was gone.

Mix-in-Match Critters

 * Any of the characters that are.
 * Any of the characters that are hybrid Pokémon.

Panthera Awesome

 * Blu, Braiser, Firium, Kopako, Kualono, Kyanite, Noelani, Soleil, are all examples of this trope.

Pet Positive Identification

 * Obsidian recognises Naomi and co., even after not seeing her for 10 years.

Pint-Sized Powerhouse

 * Le Fen, despite her short stature, is tough as nails and doesn't need defending.

Sapient Pet

 * All Pokémon are considered to be emotionally and intelligently similar to humans, and is illegal to eat, slaughter, rape, and torture Pokémon, and is usually looked down upon and considered taboo, and many people aren't comfortable with eating Pokémon. Most Pokémon aren't comfortable eating other Pokémon for the same reasons listed beforehand, but all Pokémon are regarded as the Tapu's "children", being created by them in myths.

Shoulder Teammate

 * Kascious often rests on Matt's shoulders (as well as neck).

Sssssnake Talk

 * Kascious does this often.

Swans A-Swimming

 * Odette is described as being graceful looking in appearance, but ungainly on land, because of her webbed feet.

Sweet Seal

 * Marina is shown to be sweet and caring, and when she was a, she loved being held in Fin's arms.

Terrestrial Sea Life

 * Aquatic, with fishlike bodies (e.g. Aquajet), Pokémon are shown to be able to float when on land.

The Nose Knows

 * Obsidian's sense of smell is incomparable to other character's senses of smell.

Tribute to Fido

 * Bluebelle is based on the author's mom and stepdad's dog, Belle.

Tuft of Head Fur

 * Noelani, Argenta, Petrel, Odette, Buttercup, Freedom, Firearrow, Khuuv'uix, and Rosetta are all described having crests.
 * Flare, Thorium, Beornwynn, and Remy are all described having tufts of hair on their heads.

Uncatty Resemblance

 * Argenta is able to battle-bond with Naomi Onaona, her appearance transforming and resembling Naomi.

Vegetarian Carnivore

 * Obsidian and Kualono admit that they both love the veggie sausages that Matt cooks.

Vertebrate with Extra Limbs

 * Khuuv'uix has six limbs, making him hexapedal.