Unova Shore

Unova Shore is the name of a TV show seen in a few Nintendo-related St. Clair Publications works.
A somewhat clear and obvious parody of Jersey Shore, Unova Shore is very similar, much to the chagrin of any poor soul caught watching the show. It's so named because Pokémon Generation 5's Unova region is based on New York City and portions of New Jersey.
Much like its namesake, the show is extremely trashy, and its stars act like total degenerates, frequently getting into fights and being incredibly loud, brash, and obnoxious in general, apparently perpetuating certain negative stereotypes of Unovans and even "Metro Kingdomers" in the process. All the stars own a Scrafty, a Pokémon that Alex has mocked for being a "guido" and frequently gives nicknames to that either match Jersey Shore characters or other Italian Americans he doesn't like (some more recent examples: "Ari", "Andy", and "Steffy G."), and their Trainers don't act much differently.Scrafty's Ultra Sun and Shield Pokédex entries also mention that "it takes good care of its family", another Italian stereotype... The stars also overuse the word "guido" in-show, earning them controversy and criticism from many people, even including an "Italian Koopa" group.
Most notably, one of its stars is the canon character Skyla, who is thrust into the same role as Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and is incredibly slutty and a tan-aholic, a sharp contrast from her personality in the actual Pokémon games and unusual for St. Clair Publications (who usually tries to keep canon characters in-character), but apparently necessitated because some of the fandom drew comparisons between her and Snooki. She also owns a Scrafty despite being a Flying-type Gym Leader in canon; she claims that this is "for coverage".Admittedly, she's not wrong, as Scrafty's STAB Fighting moves CAN super-effectively hit two types Flying is weak to: Rock and Ice. It can't learn any Ground moves to deal with Electric, though...
The show is apparently the single most hated TV series in St. Clair Publications' entire Nintendo universe, even beating out "Jerry the Springhog", "Blarney and Friends", and "This Old Mouser", and consistently gets low ratings, yet somehow persists.
==Appearances==
===The World of Nintendo (1996 TV series)===
The first mention of Unova Shore came in the third segment of the show's penultimate episode, "Undella, Ella, Ella, Eh, Eh, Eh". A massive hurricane had completely wrecked Unova just prior to the events of this episode; the rest of the Nintendo universe is asked to help the region recover, but Link initially refuses, saying "Maybe next time, those dumbasses will think before they make shit like Unova Shore. Talk shit, get hit!" This, obviously, gets him scorn.
Seven years after TWoN was cancelled, an actual episode titled "Unova Shore" was churned out, showcasing what appeared to be an actual episode of the show. The "highlights" included a barroom brawl, Skyla losing it over her Skarmory developing a chip (something that is quite common for it in the wild per its Pokédex entries), and someone named "Shammy" constantly spamming the phrase "STAHP IT RAHN!!!" It should be noted that this episode was produced by Rebecca Sugar as part of a "Mash-Up Week" that the Pubs was doing, where Alex would produce an episode of other people's shows in exchange for them doing one of his. On his end of the deal, Alex produced an episode of Steven Universe.
===Koopa Troopa (2013 game)===
Unova Shore gets a few offhand mentions by various NPC's in this game.
===Super Mario Kart DX and Mario Kart: Ancient Circuit===
Ads for Unova Shore appear on a few tracks in these games, on all four Mario Circuit tracks in the former and on Metro Kingdom Skyscraper, Metro Kingdom Underground, and SNES Mario Circuit 4 in the latter.
===Tropes vs. Women in Pokémon Training===
In Supersonic City, which used to have a Flying-type Gym that was shut down in the 1950's, an NPC mentions having tried to revive the Gym, but he apparently failed because of "that Unova Shore bitch".
Also, a few Pokédex entries reference the show:
		
		
An NPC Trainer that you meet in one of the game's more obscure towns clarifies: he claims to own the Olivrina that beat the Scrafties down, and claims that it was a wild Olivrina at the time, beating down Scrafties owned by Trainers. He allegedly caught it after the beatdown.
Skyla can be fought on the Battle Turnpike in this game; she acts like her canon self but owns a Scrafty and acknowledges Unova Shore.
===Mario Football series===
The Nintendo Switch remake of Mario Football 1 and Mario Football: Mushroom Blitz both feature ads for Unova Shore in some stadiums.
===Super Smash Stadium===
Since Season 46, ads for Unova Shore may sometimes appear on Indigo Plateau, particularly if the Flying Field is the starting field. Ads may also appear on Metro Kingdom.
===Yuki's Adventure===
Midway through the level "Fresh Local Produce", you encounter a Giant Red Koopa named Karen DiKoopellino who berates you for not wearing a mask and screams racist abuse at Yuki; Yuki, in turn, rips Karen's mask off, gets way up in her face, and screams ethnic abuse against "Italian Koopas" right back at her, claiming, in the process, that Unova Shore was actually a scientifically accurate portrayal of what all Metro Kingdomers and Unovans are like.
Karen, as well as her Buzzy Beetle husband Karter and her Galoomba daughter June (AKA "Shoe0nThumb", a parody of a YouTuber named "Shoe0nHead"), all act as much like stereotypical New Jersey Italian Americans (and thus, the kind of people likely to show up on Unova Shore) as the game, a Super Mario World 1 ROM hack, could allow.
==Notes==
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