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The seventh entry in the ''[[Pretty Cure (Anime)|Pretty Cure]]'' series, and the first since ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star (Anime)|Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star]]'' to use a pair of Cures as the main characters.
The seventh entry in the ''[[Pretty Cure]]'' series, and the first since ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star]]'' to use a pair of Cures as the main characters.


When [[Innocent Flower Girl]] Tsubomi Hanasaki and her parents move to a new town, Tsubomi has her heart set on starting with a clean slate and changing her quiet personality to become more outgoing. Fashion-loving [[Genki Girl]] Erika Kurumi immediately attaches herself to her, and no matter how hard Tsubomi tries she just can't pry her off.
When [[Innocent Flower Girl]] Tsubomi Hanasaki and her parents move to a new town, Tsubomi has her heart set on starting with a clean slate and changing her quiet personality to become more outgoing. Fashion-loving [[Genki Girl]] Erika Kurumi immediately attaches herself to her, and no matter how hard Tsubomi tries she just can't pry her off.
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Meanwhile, Tsubomi is having a [[Psychic Dreams for Everyone|strange dream]] where she witnesses the last stand of a mysterious woman in white called Cure Moonlight against the sinister [[Evil Knockoff|Dark Pretty Cure]]. With the last of her strength, Cure Moonlight implores two fairies- Chypre and Coffret- to [[Take Up My Sword|search for her successor]].
Meanwhile, Tsubomi is having a [[Psychic Dreams for Everyone|strange dream]] where she witnesses the last stand of a mysterious woman in white called Cure Moonlight against the sinister [[Evil Knockoff|Dark Pretty Cure]]. With the last of her strength, Cure Moonlight implores two fairies- Chypre and Coffret- to [[Take Up My Sword|search for her successor]].


It turns out that Tsubomi is a [[The Chosen One|perfect candidate]] to take up the Pretty Cure power as Cure Blossom... perfect in every area except actual competence, giving her the title of [[This Loser Is You|The Weakest Pretty Cure Ever]]. However, driven by her desire to change and protect those around her, Tsubomi slowly begins to improve herself.
It turns out that Tsubomi is a [[The Chosen One|perfect candidate]] to take up the Pretty Cure power as Cure Blossom... perfect in every area except actual competence, giving her the title of [[This Loser Is You|The Weakest Pretty Cure Ever]]. However, driven by her desire to change and protect those around her, Tsubomi slowly begins to improve herself.


Soon afterwards, Erika gets into the act as Cure Marine. Together, they fight against the Desert Apostles, who seek to turn the world into a desert by killing the [[World Tree|Tree of Hearts]]. To speed the process along, the Apostles can steal the Heart Flowers of those going through [[Sadness Tropes|a rough patch]] and turn them into Desertrians, [[The Berserker|berserker]] [[Monster of the Week|monsters]] who are [[Evil Counterpart|the embodiment of that person's frustrations and insecurities]]. Fortunately, it's nothing that a bit of [[Defeat Equals Friendship|punch-based therapy]] can't handle.
Soon afterwards, Erika gets into the act as Cure Marine. Together, they fight against the Desert Apostles, who seek to turn the world into a desert by killing the [[World Tree|Tree of Hearts]]. To speed the process along, the Apostles can steal the Heart Flowers of those going through [[Sadness Tropes|a rough patch]] and turn them into Desertrians, [[The Berserker|berserker]] [[Monster of the Week|monsters]] who are [[Evil Counterpart|the embodiment of that person's frustrations and insecurities]]. Fortunately, it's nothing that a bit of [[Defeat Equals Friendship|punch-based therapy]] can't handle.
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Later on, [[Bifauxnen]] [[Student Council President]] Itsuki Myoudouin joins as [[Sixth Ranger|Third Ranger]] Cure Sunshine to form a [[Power Trio]]. Then there's Yuri Tsukikage, the former Cure Moonlight who has [[Broken Bird|yet to recover]] from her [[Despair Event Horizon|traumatic defeat]] at the hands of Dark Pretty Cure.
Later on, [[Bifauxnen]] [[Student Council President]] Itsuki Myoudouin joins as [[Sixth Ranger|Third Ranger]] Cure Sunshine to form a [[Power Trio]]. Then there's Yuri Tsukikage, the former Cure Moonlight who has [[Broken Bird|yet to recover]] from her [[Despair Event Horizon|traumatic defeat]] at the hands of Dark Pretty Cure.


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=== This anime provides examples of: ===
* [[Actor Allusion]]: Tsubomi's mom happens to be named Mizuki. Hm...
* [[Actor Allusion]]: Tsubomi's mom happens to be named Mizuki. Hm...
** We see Tsubomi wears a shirt with a numeral 7 on it in the first episode and at other times throughout the series; later we see Erika wearing a similar one. It's either because this is the seventh Precure series or because the first name of Tsubomi's voice actor is Nana, which means seven in Japanese. Nana Mizuki is the most famous actor in the show's credits.
** We see Tsubomi wears a shirt with a numeral 7 on it in the first episode and at other times throughout the series; later we see Erika wearing a similar one. It's either because this is the seventh Precure series or because the first name of Tsubomi's voice actor is Nana, which means seven in Japanese. Nana Mizuki is the most famous actor in the show's credits.
** Yuri isn't the first [[Sailor Moon|bespectacled magical girl]] that [[Aya Hisakawa]] has ever played.
** Yuri isn't the first [[Sailor Moon|bespectacled magical girl]] that [[Aya Hisakawa]] has ever played.
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Cobraja, given his reaction to the fact [[Unsettling Gender Reveal|Itsuki is actually a girl]]...
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Cobraja, given his reaction to the fact [[Unsettling Gender Reveal|Itsuki is actually a girl]]...
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* [[Anime First]]
* [[Anime First]]
* [[Apocalypse How]]: {{spoiler|Class X, Planetary Annihilation. Dune has destroyed a green forest planet to fuel his desert power.}} Didn't expect that in a kid's anime, huh?
* [[Apocalypse How]]: {{spoiler|Class X, Planetary Annihilation. Dune has destroyed a green forest planet to fuel his desert power.}} Didn't expect that in a kid's anime, huh?
* [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking]]: Cure Blossom in Episode 2.
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: Cure Blossom in Episode 2.
{{quote| '''Cure Blossom:''' Not only did you hurt Erika-san, you even trampled the flowers. [[This Means War|I've... I'VE HAD ENOUGH!]]}}
{{quote|'''Cure Blossom:''' Not only did you hurt Erika-san, you even trampled the flowers. [[This Means War|I've... I'VE HAD ENOUGH!]]}}
* [[Art Shift]]: Happens whenever the hell it wants.
* [[Art Shift]]: Happens whenever the hell it wants.
* [[Art Style Dissonance]]: Despite the cutesy and kiddy art, the show deals with some pretty heavy topics. Though the fact that kids actually deal with this and the show pretty much tells them that you can't always bury your feelings is [[Fridge Brilliance|pretty crafty when you consider how conservative Japan is about complaining]].
* [[Art Style Dissonance]]: Despite the cutesy and kiddy art, the show deals with some pretty heavy topics. Though the fact that kids actually deal with this and the show pretty much tells them that you can't always bury your feelings is [[Fridge Brilliance|pretty crafty when you consider how conservative Japan is about complaining]].
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* [[Breather Episode|Breather (Half-)Episode]]: The first half of episode 47. Between the defeat of Kumojacky and Cobraja and the battle versus Dark Pretty Cure and Prof. Sabaku, we see how hilarious Sunacky can be.
* [[Breather Episode|Breather (Half-)Episode]]: The first half of episode 47. Between the defeat of Kumojacky and Cobraja and the battle versus Dark Pretty Cure and Prof. Sabaku, we see how hilarious Sunacky can be.
* [[By the Power of Greyskull]]: This time, it's "''Pretty Cure, Open My Heart!''" ''[[Shugo Chara]]'' anyone?
* [[By the Power of Greyskull]]: This time, it's "''Pretty Cure, Open My Heart!''" ''[[Shugo Chara]]'' anyone?
* [[Cain and Abel]]: {{spoiler|Yuri Tsukikage and Dark Pretty Cure.}} It ended relatively well, {{spoiler|with Mr. Tsukikage acknowledging that both of them are his daughters and that Dark Pretty Cure is indeed Yuri's little sister}}. [[Alas Poor Villain|But not before Cure Moonlight dealt lethal damage to Dark Pretty Cure...]]
* [[Cain and Abel]]: {{spoiler|Yuri Tsukikage and Dark Pretty Cure.}} It ended relatively well, {{spoiler|with Mr. Tsukikage acknowledging that both of them are his daughters and that Dark Pretty Cure is indeed Yuri's little sister}}. [[Alas, Poor Villain|But not before Cure Moonlight dealt lethal damage to Dark Pretty Cure...]]
* [[Calling the Old Man Out]]: Heartwarmingly [[Averted]]. Neither Yuri nor {{spoiler|Dark Pretty Cure}} ever call {{spoiler|Mr. Tsukikage/Prof. Sabaku}} out. To his discredit, he ''is'' an awful father.
* [[Calling the Old Man Out]]: Heartwarmingly [[Averted]]. Neither Yuri nor {{spoiler|Dark Pretty Cure}} ever call {{spoiler|Mr. Tsukikage/Prof. Sabaku}} out. To his discredit, he ''is'' an awful father.
* [[The Cameo]]: Aya Ikeda and Mayu Kudou (singers for ''Heartcatch'''s [[Anime Theme Song]] and [[Ending Theme|Ending Themes]] respectively) make an appearance in episode 36 as members of the school's light music club.
* [[The Cameo]]: Aya Ikeda and Mayu Kudou (singers for ''Heartcatch'''s [[Anime Theme Song]] and [[Ending Theme|Ending Themes]] respectively) make an appearance in episode 36 as members of the school's light music club.
** Mayu Kudou has done this before in ''[[Yes Pretty Cure 5 (Anime)|Yes Pretty Cure 5]]'' (which she sang the [[Anime Theme Song]] of) with Kanako Miyamoto (singer for that season's [[Ending Theme|Ending Themes]]).
** Mayu Kudou has done this before in ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5]]'' (which she sang the [[Anime Theme Song]] of) with Kanako Miyamoto (singer for that season's [[Ending Theme|Ending Themes]]).
* [[Camera Fiend]]: Kanae Tada.
* [[Camera Fiend]]: Kanae Tada.
** [[Bland Name Product]]: Kanae uses a "Nihon" camera, an obvious stand-in for a Nikon.
** [[Bland-Name Product]]: Kanae uses a "Nihon" camera, an obvious stand-in for a Nikon.
* [[Care Bear Stare]]: Any attack with "forte" in it, if Cure Marine and Sasorina's reactions to getting hit by them are any indication
* [[Care Bear Stare]]: Any attack with "forte" in it, if Cure Marine and Sasorina's reactions to getting hit by them are any indication
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Tsubomi, Erika and Itsuki all have "limit phrases" used when battling against Desertrians. On the other hand, a straighter example of this would be Nanami's "A smile is the best!"
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Tsubomi, Erika and Itsuki all have "limit phrases" used when battling against Desertrians. On the other hand, a straighter example of this would be Nanami's "A smile is the best!"
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* [[Continuity Nod]]: At the end of [[The Movie]], {{spoiler|1=the fairies are shown waving the light sticks first used in the All Stars DX2 movie.}}
* [[Continuity Nod]]: At the end of [[The Movie]], {{spoiler|1=the fairies are shown waving the light sticks first used in the All Stars DX2 movie.}}
** Also, in Episode 48, {{spoiler|Salamander and Olivier from [[The Movie]] appear in Sabaaku's [[Start of Darkness]] flashback.}}
** Also, in Episode 48, {{spoiler|Salamander and Olivier from [[The Movie]] appear in Sabaaku's [[Start of Darkness]] flashback.}}
* [[Crap Saccharine World]]: For all the bright, vivid colors and cutesy outfits, the series is mostly spent with the public at large being blissfully unaware that [[The End of the World As We Know It]] is barely being held at bay by four inexperienced teenagers. Also see [[Darker and Edgier]] below.
* [[Crap Saccharine World]]: For all the bright, vivid colors and cutesy outfits, the series is mostly spent with the public at large being blissfully unaware that [[The End of the World as We Know It]] is barely being held at bay by four inexperienced teenagers. Also see [[Darker and Edgier]] below.
* [[Crossover]]: The openings of Episodes 5-8 showed all the franchise's characters together in a teaser for the second [[Bat Family Crossover]] movie.
* [[Crossover]]: The openings of Episodes 5-8 showed all the franchise's characters together in a teaser for the second [[Bat Family Crossover]] movie.
* [[Crouching Moron Hidden Badass]]: {{spoiler|''Coupe-sama!''}}
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: {{spoiler|''Coupe-sama!''}}
* [[Cue the Sun]]: When Itsuki transforms for the first time.
* [[Cue the Sun]]: When Itsuki transforms for the first time.
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: When Dune actually appears in person, he totally thrashed the Precures{{spoiler|, Cure Flower included}}.
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: When Dune actually appears in person, he totally thrashed the Precures{{spoiler|, Cure Flower included}}.
** {{spoiler|Cures vs. Dune, round 2 reverses it. The girls come at him so hard, he can barely get an attack in edgewise. [[One Winged Angel|And then he grows big enough to literally punch the Earth]].}}
** {{spoiler|Cures vs. Dune, round 2 reverses it. The girls come at him so hard, he can barely get an attack in edgewise. [[One-Winged Angel|And then he grows big enough to literally punch the Earth]].}}
* [[Cuteness Proximity]]: Itsuki.
* [[Cuteness Proximity]]: Itsuki.
* [[Cutesy Name Town]]/[[Premiseville]]: Kibogahana ("Flower of Hope").
* [[Cutesy Name Town]]/[[Premiseville]]: Kibogahana ("Flower of Hope").
* [[Dancing Theme]]: The 3D CGI from ''[[Fresh Pretty Cure (Anime)|Fresh]]'' makes a return, and is more complex than last time. An entire ''mosh pit'' was rendered for the first ending.
* [[Dancing Theme]]: The 3D CGI from ''[[Fresh Pretty Cure|Fresh]]'' makes a return, and is more complex than last time. An entire ''mosh pit'' was rendered for the first ending.
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: After 49 episodes, some of which contains {{spoiler|[[Parental Abandonment]] and its consequences, [[Dead Partner|a dead fairy partner]] [[Disappears Into Light|which then gets]] [[Deader Than Dead]], [[Cain and Abel|ultra-violent sibling rivalry]], people forced into comas and made into mentally-unbalanced soldiers for alien forces, and several on-screen character deaths including a main character's long-lost father, which was sort-of betraying her}}, it's safe to say that this is [[What Do You Mean Its for Kids|the darkest iteration]] of ''[[Pretty Cure (Anime)|Pretty Cure]]'' since ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star (Anime)|Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star]]''. It remains to be seen if ''[[Suite Pretty Cure (Anime)|Suite Pretty Cure]]'' keeps the pattern going.
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: After 49 episodes, some of which contains {{spoiler|[[Parental Abandonment]] and its consequences, [[Dead Partner|a dead fairy partner]] [[Disappears Into Light|which then gets]] [[Deader Than Dead]], [[Cain and Abel|ultra-violent sibling rivalry]], people forced into comas and made into mentally-unbalanced soldiers for alien forces, and several on-screen character deaths including a main character's long-lost father, which was sort-of betraying her}}, it's safe to say that this is [[What Do You Mean It's for Kids?|the darkest iteration]] of ''[[Pretty Cure]]'' since ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star]]''. It remains to be seen if ''[[Suite Pretty Cure]]'' keeps the pattern going.
** All those GRIMDARK-ness only made the theme of hope shine brighter.
** All those GRIMDARK-ness only made the theme of hope shine brighter.
* [[Dead Partner]]: {{spoiler|Yuri's fairy partner Cologne was killed while battling Dark Pretty Cure and Professor Sabaku, which is the reason why she flipped out on Itsuki for not taking better care of Potpourri.}}
* [[Dead Partner]]: {{spoiler|Yuri's fairy partner Cologne was killed while battling Dark Pretty Cure and Professor Sabaku, which is the reason why she flipped out on Itsuki for not taking better care of Potpourri.}}
* [[Deflector Shields]]: Potpourri and Cure Sunshine can summon these.
* [[Deflector Shields]]: Potpourri and Cure Sunshine can summon these.
* [[Despair Event Horizon]]: Episode 45. {{spoiler|Thankfully, there were a few survivors.}}
* [[Despair Event Horizon]]: Episode 45. {{spoiler|Thankfully, there were a few survivors.}}
** [[Defied]] in episode 49. When you're not the [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (Anime)|Dai-Gurren-dan]], the proper reaction to seeing a giant [[Eldritch Abomination]] from outer space pummeling your planet with impunity is to tremble in despair. However, [[Plucky Girl|Erika]] instead decides that the Cures must fight it, [[Refuge in Audacity|what with being "14-year old beautiful superheroines"]].
** [[Defied]] in episode 49. When you're not the [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Dai-Gurren-dan]], the proper reaction to seeing a giant [[Eldritch Abomination]] from outer space pummeling your planet with impunity is to tremble in despair. However, [[Plucky Girl|Erika]] instead decides that the Cures must fight it, [[Refuge in Audacity|what with being "14-year old beautiful superheroines"]].
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: Yuri's dad has been missing for some time. {{spoiler|But she found him when she met with Professor Sabaku after she defeated Dark Pretty Cure.}}
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: Yuri's dad has been missing for some time. {{spoiler|But she found him when she met with Professor Sabaku after she defeated Dark Pretty Cure.}}
* [[Disappears Into Light]]: {{spoiler|Cologne}} in episode 34, {{spoiler|Dark Pretty Cure}} in episode 48.
* [[Disappears Into Light]]: {{spoiler|Cologne}} in episode 34, {{spoiler|Dark Pretty Cure}} in episode 48.
* [[Dressing As the Enemy]]: In episode 47. And it works!
* [[Dressing as the Enemy]]: In episode 47. And it works!
* [[Elemental Hair]]
* [[Elemental Hair]]
* [[Elemental Powers]]
* [[Elemental Powers]]
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** [[Lunacy]]: Cure Moonlight
** [[Lunacy]]: Cure Moonlight
** [[Casting a Shadow]]: Dark Pretty Cure
** [[Casting a Shadow]]: Dark Pretty Cure
* [[Eleventh Hour Superpower]]: {{spoiler|Infinity Silhouette.}}
* [[Eleventh-Hour Superpower]]: {{spoiler|Infinity Silhouette.}}
* [[The End of the World As We Know It]]: {{spoiler|Episode 45. Dune kills the Heart Tree, turning the entire world into a desert.}}
* [[The End of the World as We Know It]]: {{spoiler|Episode 45. Dune kills the Heart Tree, turning the entire world into a desert.}}
* [[Enemy Without]]: Episode 37 had each of the girls fighting their own version of one.
* [[Enemy Without]]: Episode 37 had each of the girls fighting their own version of one.
* [[Even the Girls Want Her]]: Girls think Itsuki is pretty. Many of them continue thinking this way even long after they find out she's a girl.
* [[Even the Girls Want Her]]: Girls think Itsuki is pretty. Many of them continue thinking this way even long after they find out she's a girl.
* [[Excited Episode Title]]: 90% of the episodes use this some of them are extreme in the spoiler department, even if said development is in the last 5 seconds of the episode.
* [[Excited Episode Title]]: 90% of the episodes use this some of them are extreme in the spoiler department, even if said development is in the last 5 seconds of the episode.
* [[Hair Decorations]]: Tsubomi has her yellow flower-shaped scrunchies, and {{spoiler|her little sister has a bow that looks like Chypre's}}.
* [[Hair Decorations]]: Tsubomi has her yellow flower-shaped scrunchies, and {{spoiler|her little sister has a bow that looks like Chypre's}}.
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: Dark Precure, who else?
* [[Evil Counterpart]]: Dark Precure, who else?
** [[Evil Twin]]: The mirage counterparts the Cures face in their Super Silhouette test.
** [[Evil Twin]]: The mirage counterparts the Cures face in their Super Silhouette test.
* [[Evolving Credits]]: The opening incorporates Cure Sunshine and then Cure Moonlight as they join the active Pretty Cure roster.
* [[Evolving Credits]]: The opening incorporates Cure Sunshine and then Cure Moonlight as they join the active Pretty Cure roster.
* [[Expy]]:
* [[Expy]]:
** Sayaka in episode 3 is into soccer, and looks a lot like Rin from ''[[Yes Pretty Cure 5 (Anime)|Yes Pretty Cure 5]]''. Lampshaded in episode 21 when Potpourri is scouting for the third Pretty Cure, and tells her there have been soccer-playing Cures before.
** Sayaka in episode 3 is into soccer, and looks a lot like Rin from ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5]]''. Lampshaded in episode 21 when Potpourri is scouting for the third Pretty Cure, and tells her there have been soccer-playing Cures before.
** Prior to the show's premiere, some people thought Tsubomi and Erika resembled [[Fushigi Boshi no Futago Hime|Fine and Rein]], mainly because of the theme colors.
** Prior to the show's premiere, some people thought Tsubomi and Erika resembled [[Fushigiboshi no Futagohime|Fine and Rein]], mainly because of the theme colors.
** Hiroto from episode 15 looks like a young [[Rurouni Kenshin|Kenshin]], though the crossed scar is on the opposite cheek.
** Hiroto from episode 15 looks like a young [[Rurouni Kenshin|Kenshin]], though the crossed scar is on the opposite cheek.
** Way too many people compare Erika's older sister Momoka to [[Fresh Pretty Cure (Anime)|Miki]], right down to her being a fashion model.
** Way too many people compare Erika's older sister Momoka to [[Fresh Pretty Cure|Miki]], right down to her being a fashion model.
* [[Evil Eye]]/[[Eyepatch of Power]]/[[Eyes of Gold]]: Dark Pretty Cure's right eye. Most of the time she fights with it closed, but her power increases dramatically whenever she opens it. {{spoiler|As of Ep. 42, both of her eyes are [[Eyes of Gold|gold,]] yet her brief appearance there seems to suggest that all three tropes still apply.}}
* [[Evil Eye]]/[[Eyepatch of Power]]/[[Eyes of Gold]]: Dark Pretty Cure's right eye. Most of the time she fights with it closed, but her power increases dramatically whenever she opens it. {{spoiler|As of Ep. 42, both of her eyes are [[Eyes of Gold|gold,]] yet her brief appearance there seems to suggest that all three tropes still apply.}}
* [[Expository Hairstyle Change]]: {{spoiler|Itsuki}} in the final episode. {{spoiler|She's finally wearing the girls' uniform too!}}
* [[Expository Hairstyle Change]]: {{spoiler|Itsuki}} in the final episode. {{spoiler|She's finally wearing the girls' uniform too!}}
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** To a lesser extent, Cure Moonlight as well, with the full length glove on just her right arm, and the off-center placement of her accessories.
** To a lesser extent, Cure Moonlight as well, with the full length glove on just her right arm, and the off-center placement of her accessories.
* [[The Fashionista]]: Erika, very much so, though she's rubbed off on both Tsubomi and Itsuki.
* [[The Fashionista]]: Erika, very much so, though she's rubbed off on both Tsubomi and Itsuki.
* [[First Name Basis]]: Episode 25 kicks off with Erika excitedly doing this with Itsuki.
* [[First-Name Basis]]: Episode 25 kicks off with Erika excitedly doing this with Itsuki.
* [[Fleeting Demographic]]: Young Girls.
* [[Fleeting Demographic]]: Young Girls.
* [[Floral Theme Naming]]: Tsubomi means "flower bud", and Erika is probably named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erica the flower erica]. Additionally, Itsuki's name means "flowering tree", foreshadowing the fact that she eventually became [[Sixth Ranger|Cure Sunshine]], and Yuri (Cure Moonlight)'s name means "lily".
* [[Floral Theme Naming]]: Tsubomi means "flower bud", and Erika is probably named after [[wikipedia:Erica|the flower erica]]. Additionally, Itsuki's name means "flowering tree", foreshadowing the fact that she eventually became [[Sixth Ranger|Cure Sunshine]], and Yuri (Cure Moonlight)'s name means "lily".
** Additionally, we have the mothers: Tsubomi's mom Mizuki (the "ki" part probably meaning "tree"), Erika's mom [[Cherry Blossom Girl|Sakura]], Itsuki's mom Tsubaki ("camellia"), and Yuri's mom Haruna (the "haru" part meaning "spring"). And finally, Granny Kaoruko's name is formed with the kanji for "fragrance" and "child".
** Additionally, we have the mothers: Tsubomi's mom Mizuki (the "ki" part probably meaning "tree"), Erika's mom [[Cherry Blossom Girl|Sakura]], Itsuki's mom Tsubaki ("camellia"), and Yuri's mom Haruna (the "haru" part meaning "spring"). And finally, Granny Kaoruko's name is formed with the kanji for "fragrance" and "child".
* [[Flower Motifs]]: Pretty much what the entire series is based around.
* [[Flower Motifs]]: Pretty much what the entire series is based around.
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* [[Funny Background Event]]: Not really "background", as there was nobody in the foreground when it happened, but at one point during the first episode, a background student was shown arriving at school after [[Late for School|getting late]].
* [[Funny Background Event]]: Not really "background", as there was nobody in the foreground when it happened, but at one point during the first episode, a background student was shown arriving at school after [[Late for School|getting late]].
* [[Fusion Dance]]: {{spoiler|Infinity Silhouette.}}
* [[Fusion Dance]]: {{spoiler|Infinity Silhouette.}}
* [[Gay Paree]]: The setting of [[The Movie]]. It's the first time a ''[[Pretty Cure (Anime)|Pretty Cure]]'' movie, not counting the [[Pretty Cure All Stars (Anime)|two All-Stars movies]], takes place on Earth instead of in some fantastical land.
* [[Gay Paree]]: The setting of [[The Movie]]. It's the first time a ''[[Pretty Cure]]'' movie, not counting the [[Pretty Cure All Stars|two All-Stars movies]], takes place on Earth instead of in some fantastical land.
* [[Genki Girl]]: Erika, PERIOD.
* [[Genki Girl]]: Erika, PERIOD.
* [[Girlish Pigtails]]: Tsubomi after her makeover.
* [[Girlish Pigtails]]: Tsubomi after her makeover.
* [[The Glasses Gotta Go]]: One of the first things that Erika does to Tsubomi as part of her "makeover". Though Tsubomi still wears them from time to time afterwards.
* [[The Glasses Gotta Go]]: One of the first things that Erika does to Tsubomi as part of her "makeover". Though Tsubomi still wears them from time to time afterwards.
* [[Gospel Revival Number]]: The second ED, "Tomorrow Song ~Ashita no Uta~".
* [[Gospel Revival Number]]: The second ED, "Tomorrow Song [[Ashita no Uta]]".
* [[Grandma What Massive Hotness You Have]]: {{spoiler|Cure Flower.}}
* [[Grandma, What Massive Hotness You Have!]]: {{spoiler|Cure Flower.}}
* [[Gratuitous English]]
* [[Gratuitous English]]
* [[Gratuitous French]]: Present at various points in [[The Movie]], due to it taking place in Paris.
* [[Gratuitous French]]: Present at various points in [[The Movie]], due to it taking place in Paris.
* [[Gratuitous Italian]]: In the names of the Cures' [[Finishing Move|Finishing Moves]]: ''forte'' and ''fortissimo''
* [[Gratuitous Italian]]: In the names of the Cures' [[Finishing Move|Finishing Moves]]: ''forte'' and ''fortissimo''
* [[Good Eyes Evil Eyes]]: Tsubomi, Erika and Itsuki are all doe-eyed to signal their status as heroines. On the other hand, Yuri's eyes start out narrow, but become larger once she regains her ability to transform into Cure Moonlight and starts bonding with the other Cures.
* [[Good Eyes, Evil Eyes]]: Tsubomi, Erika and Itsuki are all doe-eyed to signal their status as heroines. On the other hand, Yuri's eyes start out narrow, but become larger once she regains her ability to transform into Cure Moonlight and starts bonding with the other Cures.
* [[Go Out With a Smile]]: A Pretty Cure's [[Finishing Move]] causes those who get hit by it to enter a state of complete bliss; if the target is a [[Monster of the Week|Desertrian]] or {{spoiler|one of the Desert Apostles}}, this is accompanied by fading away and returning to human form. Also, {{spoiler|pretty much everyone who dies in this series}} goes through this.
* [[Go Out with a Smile]]: A Pretty Cure's [[Finishing Move]] causes those who get hit by it to enter a state of complete bliss; if the target is a [[Monster of the Week|Desertrian]] or {{spoiler|one of the Desert Apostles}}, this is accompanied by fading away and returning to human form. Also, {{spoiler|pretty much everyone who dies in this series}} goes through this.
* [[Graceful Loser]]: {{spoiler|Both Kumojacky and Cobraja}} in episode 46.
* [[Graceful Loser]]: {{spoiler|Both Kumojacky and Cobraja}} in episode 46.
* [[The Guards Must Be Crazy]]: Well, the Sunacky in Castle Planet are sand-brained.
* [[The Guards Must Be Crazy]]: Well, the Sunacky in Castle Planet are sand-brained.
* [[Hair of Gold]]: Cure Sunshine
* [[Hair of Gold]]: Cure Sunshine
* [[Heir to The Dojo]]: Itsuki; it's the reason she has to dress as a boy.
* [[Heir to the Dojo]]: Itsuki; it's the reason she has to dress as a boy.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|Cologne flew in front of an attack from Professor Sabaku to save Cure Moonlight, costing him his life.}}
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|Cologne flew in front of an attack from Professor Sabaku to save Cure Moonlight, costing him his life.}}
** {{spoiler|And Sabaku himself protects Yuri and Tsubomi from one of Dune's attacks in episode 48, killing him in the process.}}
** {{spoiler|And Sabaku himself protects Yuri and Tsubomi from one of Dune's attacks in episode 48, killing him in the process.}}
* [[Heroic Second Wind]]: {{spoiler|For Cure Moonlight after Tsubomi's speech in Episode 48, with a [[Theme Music Power Up]].}}
* [[Heroic Second Wind]]: {{spoiler|For Cure Moonlight after Tsubomi's speech in Episode 48, with a [[Theme Music Power-Up]].}}
* [[Hey Wait]]: The infiltration scene in Episode 47.
* [[Hey, Wait!]]: The infiltration scene in Episode 47.
* [[Hot Blooded]]: Kumojaki and Erika. Also subverted with Kenji, who appeared to be this because of his fluffy hair, but turned out to be a rather nice guy.
* [[Hot-Blooded]]: Kumojaki and Erika. Also subverted with Kenji, who appeared to be this because of his fluffy hair, but turned out to be a rather nice guy.
* [[Hot Mom]]: The more perverted fans had a field day with Tsubomi's mom Mizuki and Kenji's mom Keiko...
* [[Hot Mom]]: The more perverted fans had a field day with Tsubomi's mom Mizuki and Kenji's mom Keiko...
* [[How Do I Shot Web]]: Cure Blossom's first battle. Marine and Sunshine do ''not'' have this problem, but this can be explained away as a matter of self-confidence.
* [[How Do I Shot Web?]]: Cure Blossom's first battle. Marine and Sunshine do ''not'' have this problem, but this can be explained away as a matter of self-confidence.
* [[I Am Your Opponent]]: [[Hot Blooded|Kumojacky]] loves this trope. Every Desert Messenger and Precure at least likes it.
* [[I Am Your Opponent]]: [[Hot-Blooded|Kumojacky]] loves this trope. Every Desert Messenger and Precure at least likes it.
* [[Image Song]]: And yes, Toei didn't let the singing talent of [[Nana Mizuki|three]] [[Houko Kuwashima|of]] [[Aya Hisakawa|their]] leads go unused. The Cures actually get ''three'' songs each instead of the normal one or two.
* [[Image Song]]: And yes, Toei didn't let the singing talent of [[Nana Mizuki|three]] [[Houko Kuwashima|of]] [[Aya Hisakawa|their]] leads go unused. The Cures actually get ''three'' songs each instead of the normal one or two.
* [[Implausible Fencing Powers]]: Kumojaki's [[Beam Spam|power-up attacks]] with the Dark Bracelet are pretty out there.
* [[Implausible Fencing Powers]]: Kumojaki's [[Beam Spam|power-up attacks]] with the Dark Bracelet are pretty out there.
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: Cobraja throws exploding photos, a la [[X Men|a certain Cajun.]]
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: Cobraja throws exploding photos, a la [[X-Men|a certain Cajun.]]
* [[It Gets Worse]]: {{spoiler|Even Heartcatch Mirage isn't enough to stop Dune. He turns into [[One Winged Angel|an enormous giant man in outer space]] and then starts pummeling the Earth with his bare hands.}}
* [[It Gets Worse]]: {{spoiler|Even Heartcatch Mirage isn't enough to stop Dune. He turns into [[One-Winged Angel|an enormous giant man in outer space]] and then starts pummeling the Earth with his bare hands.}}
* [[Killed Off for Real]]: {{spoiler|Alas, poor Mr. Tsukikage and Dark Pretty Cure...}}
* [[Killed Off for Real]]: {{spoiler|Alas, poor Mr. Tsukikage and Dark Pretty Cure...}}
* [[Kung Shui]]: Cure Marine versus Cobraja's fight causes massive damage to ''space platforms''.
* [[Kung Shui]]: Cure Marine versus Cobraja's fight causes massive damage to ''space platforms''.
* [[Large Ham]]: Kumojaki, Cobraja, ''and'' [[No Indoor Voice|Erika]].
* [[Large Ham]]: Kumojaki, Cobraja, ''and'' [[No Indoor Voice|Erika]].
* [[Late Arrival Spoiler]]: Itsuki Myoudouin is a girl (and Cure Sunshine), Yuri Tsukikage is Cure Moonlight. Notably the [[Trailers Always Spoil|trailers didn't even bother hiding their transformations]].
* [[Late Arrival Spoiler]]: Itsuki Myoudouin is a girl (and Cure Sunshine), Yuri Tsukikage is Cure Moonlight. Notably the [[Trailers Always Spoil|trailers didn't even bother hiding their transformations]].
* [[Legacy Character]]: Other ''[[Pretty Cure (Anime)|Pretty Cure]]'' series had hinted at this, but ''Heartcatch'' is the first to actually show it, with Tsubomi's grandmother being a former Precure. {{spoiler|The very last shot of the series hints that Futaba has become a Cure herself in a few years.}}
* [[Legacy Character]]: Other ''[[Pretty Cure]]'' series had hinted at this, but ''Heartcatch'' is the first to actually show it, with Tsubomi's grandmother being a former Precure. {{spoiler|The very last shot of the series hints that Futaba has become a Cure herself in a few years.}}
* [[Let's Get Dangerous]]: Tsubomi's "I've had enough!" Also, Kumojacky and Cobraja begin taking their battles with the Pretty Cures much, ''much'' more seriously after {{spoiler|Sasorina is purified, seeking to avenge her death}}.
* [[Let's Get Dangerous]]: Tsubomi's "I've had enough!" Also, Kumojacky and Cobraja begin taking their battles with the Pretty Cures much, ''much'' more seriously after {{spoiler|Sasorina is purified, seeking to avenge her death}}.
* [[Love At First Sight]]: According to Episode 9, Tsubomi's parents met that way.
* [[Love At First Sight]]: According to Episode 9, Tsubomi's parents met that way.
* [[Love Confession]]: Yuri gets one in episode 42...by a childhood friend [[Precocious Crush|at least 5 years younger than she is]].
* [[Love Confession]]: Yuri gets one in episode 42...by a childhood friend [[Precocious Crush|at least 5 years younger than she is]].
* [[Luckily My Shield Will Protect Me]]: Cure Sunshine invokes this with her Shiny Tambourine.
* [[Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me]]: Cure Sunshine invokes this with her Shiny Tambourine.
* [[Luke I Am Your Father]]: {{spoiler|First, Kaoruko mentions never having to deal with anyone like Professor Sabaku during her tenure. Then, she mentions Yuri's father disappeared some years ago while looking for the Heart Tree. Then we find out that Dark Pretty Cure and Cure Moonlight are apparently two halves of the same whole. Sure enough, he is revealed as Yuri's father in episode 47 after his [[Cool Mask]] is sliced in two.}}
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: {{spoiler|First, Kaoruko mentions never having to deal with anyone like Professor Sabaku during her tenure. Then, she mentions Yuri's father disappeared some years ago while looking for the Heart Tree. Then we find out that Dark Pretty Cure and Cure Moonlight are apparently two halves of the same whole. Sure enough, he is revealed as Yuri's father in episode 47 after his [[Cool Mask]] is sliced in two.}}
* [[Macross Missile Massacre]]: Pretty Cure Gold Forte Burst
* [[Macross Missile Massacre]]: Pretty Cure Gold Forte Burst
* [[Mad Scientists Beautiful Daughter]]: Dark Pretty Cure.
* [[Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter]]: Dark Pretty Cure.
* [[Magic Dance]]: Cure Sunshine dances to power up her Gold Forte Burst, for some unexplained [[Rule of Cool|reason]].
* [[Magic Dance]]: Cure Sunshine dances to power up her Gold Forte Burst, for some unexplained [[Rule of Cool|reason]].
* [[Magical Girl]]
* [[Magical Girl]]
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* [[Meaningful Name]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]
* [[Meganekko]]: Tsubomi and Yuri.
* [[Meganekko]]: Tsubomi and Yuri.
* [[Megaton Punch]]: {{spoiler|Infinity Silhouette's attack.}}
* [[Megaton Punch]]: {{spoiler|Infinity Silhouette's attack.}}
* [[Merchandise Driven]]: Probably the most egregious example in the franchise. The Heart Pot is a piggy bank, the Heartcatch Mirage is a jewelry box, the Shiny Tambourine lights up when spun a few times, and the Tacts have a dial that the Cures have to spin frantically to complete their spells, turning otherwise cool-looking [[Finishing Move|Finishing Moves]] into complete [[Narm]].
* [[Merchandise-Driven]]: Probably the most egregious example in the franchise. The Heart Pot is a piggy bank, the Heartcatch Mirage is a jewelry box, the Shiny Tambourine lights up when spun a few times, and the Tacts have a dial that the Cures have to spin frantically to complete their spells, turning otherwise cool-looking [[Finishing Move|Finishing Moves]] into complete [[Narm]].
* [[Mid Season Upgrade]]: More like three fourths through, but Super Silhouette.
* [[Mid-Season Upgrade]]: More like three fourths through, but Super Silhouette.
* [[Mismatched Eyes]]: Dark Pretty Cure, one [[Purple Eyes|purple]] and one [[Eyes of Gold|gold]].
* [[Mismatched Eyes]]: Dark Pretty Cure, one [[Purple Eyes|purple]] and one [[Eyes of Gold|gold]].
** {{spoiler|Subverted from episode 42 onwards, as they're ''both'' gold.}}
** {{spoiler|Subverted from episode 42 onwards, as they're ''both'' gold.}}
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* [[Missing Mom]]: Nanami (who also happens to be the star of the Mother's Day episode)'s mother has passed away.
* [[Missing Mom]]: Nanami (who also happens to be the star of the Mother's Day episode)'s mother has passed away.
* [[Mundane Utility]]: Erika tries to use the powers of the Marine Tact to clean her room and give herself a massage in episode 39. Coffret is not amused.
* [[Mundane Utility]]: Erika tries to use the powers of the Marine Tact to clean her room and give herself a massage in episode 39. Coffret is not amused.
* [[Never Mess With Granny]]: Kaoruko Hanasaki, Tsubomi's grandmother, not only won a prominent karate tournament when younger, but was also a former Pretty Cure. {{spoiler|Cure Flower makes a triumphant reappearance in episode 44.}}
* [[Never Mess with Granny]]: Kaoruko Hanasaki, Tsubomi's grandmother, not only won a prominent karate tournament when younger, but was also a former Pretty Cure. {{spoiler|Cure Flower makes a triumphant reappearance in episode 44.}}
* [[New Transfer Student]]: Tsubomi.
* [[New Transfer Student]]: Tsubomi.
* [[Nietzsche Wannabe]]: Dune.
* [[Nietzsche Wannabe]]: Dune.
* [[Nigh Invulnerable]]: Nearly everyone who are shown fighting, but especially [[Plucky Girl|Cure Marine]] in episode 46.
* [[Nigh Invulnerable]]: Nearly everyone who are shown fighting, but especially [[Plucky Girl|Cure Marine]] in episode 46.
* [[Noblewomans Laugh]]: The drama club in episode 16 is doing a play where an extra is playing [[The Ojou]] and tries this laugh but gets yelled at that its not ''grand enough''.
* [[Noblewoman's Laugh]]: The drama club in episode 16 is doing a play where an extra is playing [[The Ojou]] and tries this laugh but gets yelled at that its not ''grand enough''.
* [[Nobody Poops]]: Subverted with Chypre and Coffret, who poop out the Heart Seeds much like [[Ojamajo Doremi|Pao-chan]]. The [[Brain Bleach]] is right there. This is probably why the sequence was cleaned up in later episodes.
* [[Nobody Poops]]: Subverted with Chypre and Coffret, who poop out the Heart Seeds much like [[Ojamajo Doremi|Pao-chan]]. The [[Brain Bleach]] is right there. This is probably why the sequence was cleaned up in later episodes.
** And then there's episode 28 where they take out an army of [[Monster of the Week|Monsters Of The Week]]...let that sink in for a few seconds.
** And then there's episode 28 where they take out an army of [[Monster of the Week|Monsters Of The Week]]...let that sink in for a few seconds.
* [[Non Human Sidekick]]: The fairies.
* [[Non-Human Sidekick]]: The fairies.
* [[Not So Above It All]]: Itsuki loves cute things, but she can't say so because she wants to be a great martial artist like her brother once was. To compensate, Tsubomi offers to have her join the fashion club.
* [[Not So Above It All]]: Itsuki loves cute things, but she can't say so because she wants to be a great martial artist like her brother once was. To compensate, Tsubomi offers to have her join the fashion club.
* [[Odd Friendship]]: Tsubomi is a [[Shrinking Violet]] while Erika is way too much of a [[Genki Girl]].
* [[Odd Friendship]]: Tsubomi is a [[Shrinking Violet]] while Erika is way too much of a [[Genki Girl]].
* [[Ominous Floating Castle]]: Wakuseijo/The Planet Castle.
* [[Ominous Floating Castle]]: Wakuseijo/The Planet Castle.
* [[On the Next Episode of Catchphrase]]: "We'll catch everyone's hearts!" uttered by Tsubomi and Erika.
* [["On the Next Episode of..." Catchphrase]]: "We'll catch everyone's hearts!" uttered by Tsubomi and Erika.
* [[One Winged Angel]]: The final form of Dune in episode 49, an [[Attack of the Fifty Foot Whatever|enormous giant man]] in outer space.
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: The final form of Dune in episode 49, an [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|enormous giant man]] in outer space.
* [[One Scene Wonder]]: [[Hot Mom|Keiko Ban]], who so far only appeared in a single scene from episode 18 but has an oddly disproportional quantity of fanart.
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: [[Hot Mom|Keiko Ban]], who so far only appeared in a single scene from episode 18 but has an oddly disproportional quantity of fanart.
** Semi-averted. Keiko made a return cameo in episode 36.
** Semi-averted. Keiko made a return cameo in episode 36.
* [[Opaque Lenses]]: Tsubomi when wearing her glasses.
* [[Opaque Lenses]]: Tsubomi when wearing her glasses.
** Yuri gets these in Episode 34 when the girls ask her to take part in the fashion show and Erika starts taking her measurements ''just by looking''.
** Yuri gets these in Episode 34 when the girls ask her to take part in the fashion show and Erika starts taking her measurements ''just by looking''.
* [[Pink Girl Blue Boy]]: Chypre and Coffret.
* [[Pink Girl, Blue Boy]]: Chypre and Coffret.
* [[Plot-Based Photograph Obfuscation]]: Nanami's mother.
* [[Plot Based Photograph Obfuscation]]: Nanami's mother.
* [[Power Dyes Your Hair]]: The Cures all have their hair turn a lighter color during the [[Transformation Sequence]].
* [[Power Dyes Your Hair]]: The Cures all have their hair turn a lighter color during the [[Transformation Sequence]].
* [[Power Fist]]: The maiden that appears when the Super Silhouette Precures use the Heart Catch Orchestra uses this to the fullest.
* [[Power Fist]]: The maiden that appears when the Super Silhouette Precures use the Heart Catch Orchestra uses this to the fullest.
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* [[The Power of Friendship]]: Cure Marine preaches about it to Kumojacky in episode 46, who thinks that being strong is everything.
* [[The Power of Friendship]]: Cure Marine preaches about it to Kumojacky in episode 46, who thinks that being strong is everything.
* [[The Power of Love]]: The power of Infinite Pretty Cure is literally Infinite Love, which she/they use to stop Dune's earth-shaking rampage.
* [[The Power of Love]]: The power of Infinite Pretty Cure is literally Infinite Love, which she/they use to stop Dune's earth-shaking rampage.
* [[Pre Explosion Buildup]]: Erika's Marine Dynamite.
* [[Pre-Explosion Buildup]]: Erika's Marine Dynamite.
* [[Prehensile Hair]]: Sasorina
* [[Prehensile Hair]]: Sasorina
* [[Punched Across the Room]]: Well, Kumojacky punches Cure Marine across the space platform and ''through'' several stone pillars in episode 46. That's some ''[[Saint Seiya]]''-level battle there.
* [[Punched Across the Room]]: Well, Kumojacky punches Cure Marine across the space platform and ''through'' several stone pillars in episode 46. That's some ''[[Saint Seiya]]''-level battle there.
* [[Punctuated for Emphasis]]: "THIS! IS! TSUBOMI!"
* [[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!]]: "THIS! IS! TSUBOMI!"
* [[Puni Plush]]: Compared to previous seasons, at least. A lot of fans will be reminded of ''[[Ojamajo Doremi]]'' '''and''' ''[[Casshern Sins]]'', both of which had the same character designer.
* [[Puni Plush]]: Compared to previous seasons, at least. A lot of fans will be reminded of ''[[Ojamajo Doremi]]'' '''and''' ''[[Casshern Sins]]'', both of which had the same character designer.
* [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]]: The Desert Apostles trio.
* [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]]: The Desert Apostles trio.
* [[Rapid Fire Fisticuffs]] ''and then'' [[Pummel Duel]]: Cure Marine versus Kumojacky in episode 46.
* [[Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs]] ''and then'' [[Pummel Duel]]: Cure Marine versus Kumojacky in episode 46.
* [[Razor Wind]]: Kumojacky's standard attacks, which Cure Marine counters with [[More Dakka|Marine Shooter]].
* [[Razor Wind]]: Kumojacky's standard attacks, which Cure Marine counters with [[More Dakka|Marine Shooter]].
* [[Real Is Brown]]: Like in ''[[Yes Pretty Cure 5 (Anime)|Yes Pretty Cure 5]]'', most of Tsubomi and Erika's classmates have brownish hair, the only exceptions being Sayaka Uejima and episode 15's Hiroto, both having very bright red hair.
* [[Real Is Brown]]: Like in ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5]]'', most of Tsubomi and Erika's classmates have brownish hair, the only exceptions being Sayaka Uejima and episode 15's Hiroto, both having very bright red hair.
* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: Ban-kun is a very scary looking guy with a bad reputation... who also loves drawing weepy shojo manga of Cure Blossom and Cure Marine.
* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: Ban-kun is a very scary looking guy with a bad reputation... who also loves drawing weepy shojo manga of Cure Blossom and Cure Marine.
* [[The Reason You Suck Speech]]: In episode 46, Cure Marine delivers one to Kumojacky while Cure Sunshine delivers one to Cobraja.
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: In episode 46, Cure Marine delivers one to Kumojacky while Cure Sunshine delivers one to Cobraja.
* [[Redemption Equals Death]]: {{spoiler|Mr. Tsukikage.}}
* [[Redemption Equals Death]]: {{spoiler|Mr. Tsukikage.}}
* [[Retired Badass]]: Kaoruko Hanasaki, AKA Cure Flower, who has fought and defeated Dune in the past. {{spoiler|Kumojacky and Cobraja never knew what hit 'em when they temporarily forced her out of retirement in episode 44.}}
* [[Retired Badass]]: Kaoruko Hanasaki, AKA Cure Flower, who has fought and defeated Dune in the past. {{spoiler|Kumojacky and Cobraja never knew what hit 'em when they temporarily forced her out of retirement in episode 44.}}
** Coupe, her fairy partner also qualifies.
** Coupe, her fairy partner also qualifies.
* [[The Reveal]]: Why do the Desert Apostles run with their tails between their legs whenever they're in danger of being purified? {{spoiler|It's because they're made from Heart Flowers themselves, making them functionally humanoid Desertians and subject to the same conditions.}}
* [[The Reveal]]: Why do the Desert Apostles run with their tails between their legs whenever they're in danger of being purified? {{spoiler|It's because they're made from Heart Flowers themselves, making them functionally humanoid Desertians and subject to the same conditions.}}
** Episode 47 also counts, with regards to {{spoiler|Professor Sabaku's [[Luke I Am Your Father|identity]].}}
** Episode 47 also counts, with regards to {{spoiler|Professor Sabaku's [[Luke, I Am Your Father|identity]].}}
* [[Ridiculously Cute Critter|Ridiculously Cute Critters]]: The Cure partners, especially Potpourri.
* [[Ridiculously Cute Critter|Ridiculously Cute Critters]]: The Cure partners, especially Potpourri.
* [[Romantic Two Girl Friendship]]: It wouldn't be ''Pretty Cure'' without it.
* [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]]: It wouldn't be ''Pretty Cure'' without it.
* [[Rose Haired Girl]]: Tsubomi as Cure Blossom.
* [[Rose-Haired Girl]]: Tsubomi as Cure Blossom.
* [[Sarcastic Clapping]]: Dune in episode 48, following a dramatic scene.
* [[Sarcastic Clapping]]: Dune in episode 48, following a dramatic scene.
* [[Scary Shiny Glasses]]: The student council members (sans Itsuki) have them ''all the time''.
* [[Scary Shiny Glasses]]: The student council members (sans Itsuki) have them ''all the time''.
* [[School Play]]: In Episode 16, the fashion club is charged of making costumes for the school play the drama club is holding.
* [[School Play]]: In Episode 16, the fashion club is charged of making costumes for the school play the drama club is holding.
* [[Secret Test of Character]]: Episodes 37 and 38.
* [[Secret Test of Character]]: Episodes 37 and 38.
* [[Series Franchise]]
* [[Media Franchise]]
* [[Shojo]]
* [[Shojo]]
* [[Shoulder Angels]]: In Episode 28, Erika has these, arguing over whether to do her summer homework.
* [[Shoulder Angels]]: In Episode 28, Erika has these, arguing over whether to do her summer homework.
* [[Shout Out]]: In Episode 5, Tsubomi ([[Nana Mizuki]]) adds rapeseed (''[[Lyrical Nanoha|Nanoha]]na'') to the flower arrangement.
* [[Shout-Out]]: In Episode 5, Tsubomi ([[Nana Mizuki]]) adds rapeseed (''[[Lyrical Nanoha|Nanoha]]na'') to the flower arrangement.
** The red/magenta heart seeds are essentially Magical Girl [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00|Trans-Am]].
** The red/magenta heart seeds are essentially Magical Girl [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00|Trans-Am]].
** Floral Power Fortissimo is basically a very girly [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (Anime)|Giga Drill Breaker]] - projectiles are thrown to hold the enemy in place, complete with a colorful background (just like the galaxy background), then the girls charge at the enemy as the finishing blow, piercing through its "heart". Then, it floats for a second, while the girls strike a pose, at which point it explodes in a mushroom cloud.
** Floral Power Fortissimo is basically a very girly [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Giga Drill Breaker]] - projectiles are thrown to hold the enemy in place, complete with a colorful background (just like the galaxy background), then the girls charge at the enemy as the finishing blow, piercing through its "heart". Then, it floats for a second, while the girls strike a pose, at which point it explodes in a mushroom cloud.
** Kumojacky looks a lot like [[Captain Harlock]]. See [[Wrong Genre Savvy]] below.
** Kumojacky looks a lot like [[Captain Harlock]]. See [[Wrong Genre Savvy]] below.
** Yuri is the best in her class, always being the first at every test. [[Sailor Moon|Ami Mizuno]], anyone?
** Yuri is the best in her class, always being the first at every test. [[Sailor Moon|Ami Mizuno]], anyone?
** The [[Mooks|Sunacky]] can only speak high-pitched "eeee!" sounds like Shocker soldiers from ''[[Kamen Rider (TV)|Kamen Rider]]''.
** The [[Mooks|Sunacky]] can only speak high-pitched "eeee!" sounds like Shocker soldiers from ''[[Kamen Rider (TV series)|Kamen Rider]]''.
* [[Shrinking Violet]]: Tsubomi and Naomi.
* [[Shrinking Violet]]: Tsubomi and Naomi.
* [[Shout Out]]: "Heartcatch Precure!: The Movie" was set in Paris and Mount Saint Michael in France, obiviously.
* [[Shout-Out]]: "Heartcatch Precure!: The Movie" was set in Paris and Mount Saint Michael in France, obiviously.
* [[Skirt Over Slacks]]: The biking shorts variation, but this time they are ''really'' short.
* [[Skirt Over Slacks]]: The biking shorts variation, but this time they are ''really'' short.
* [[Shy Blue Haired Girl]]: Averted with Erika; to make up for that, we have Tsubomi, who is a Shy ''Red'' Haired Girl.
* [[Shy Blue-Haired Girl]]: Averted with Erika; to make up for that, we have Tsubomi, who is a Shy ''Red'' Haired Girl.
* [[Sixth Ranger]]: Cure Sunshine, whose appearance, powers, and identity -- Itsuki -- were revealed through leaked merchandising scans. Cure Moonlight became a ''Fourth'' Ranger in Episode 33. {{spoiler|And then Cure Flower appears as the ''Zeroth'' Ranger in episode 44.}}
* [[Sixth Ranger]]: Cure Sunshine, whose appearance, powers, and identity -- Itsuki -- were revealed through leaked merchandising scans. Cure Moonlight became a ''Fourth'' Ranger in Episode 33. {{spoiler|And then Cure Flower appears as the ''Zeroth'' Ranger in episode 44.}}
* [[Spell My Name With an S]]: Coffret is pretty easy to figure out, but Chypre had to be vindicated by a trading card after dozens of spellings. Cobraja/Cobrager/Kobraj and Kumojaki/Kumojacky continue to be debated by fans.
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Coffret is pretty easy to figure out, but Chypre had to be vindicated by a trading card after dozens of spellings. Cobraja/Cobrager/Kobraj and Kumojaki/Kumojacky continue to be debated by fans.
* [[Spirit Advisor]]: {{spoiler|The power of the Heart Tree managed to revive Cologne's spirit and he gave Yuri a pep talk to convince her to take up the mantle of Cure Moonlight again.}}
* [[Spirit Advisor]]: {{spoiler|The power of the Heart Tree managed to revive Cologne's spirit and he gave Yuri a pep talk to convince her to take up the mantle of Cure Moonlight again.}}
* [[Spoiler Opening]]: The second opening, ending, and eyecatches all feature Cure Moonlight very prominently, indicating her return in episode 33.
* [[Spoiler Opening]]: The second opening, ending, and eyecatches all feature Cure Moonlight very prominently, indicating her return in episode 33.
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* [[Taking the Bullet]]: Erika takes [[Taken for Granite|the bullet]] for Tsubomi in Episode 6.
* [[Taking the Bullet]]: Erika takes [[Taken for Granite|the bullet]] for Tsubomi in Episode 6.
** {{spoiler|Cologne took one for Cure Moonlight, resulting in his death.}}
** {{spoiler|Cologne took one for Cure Moonlight, resulting in his death.}}
* [[Talk to The Fist]]: Cure Marine to Kumojacky in episode 46. Also doubles as [[Shut UP Hannibal]].
* [[Talk to the Fist]]: Cure Marine to Kumojacky in episode 46. Also doubles as [[Shut UP, Hannibal]].
* [[Tall Dark and Bishoujo]]: Both forms of Cure Moonlight.
* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]]: Both forms of Cure Moonlight.
* [[Tempting Fate]]: Erika's "Don't worry, if powerful enemies appear, we will smack 'em down!". {{spoiler|Naturally enough, the very next scene has the Pretty Cures tasting a sample of Dune's real power. And then Dune reveals just what kind of [[Cosmic Horror]] he is...he probably wouldn't be very out of place in ''[[Halo]]''.}}
* [[Tempting Fate]]: Erika's "Don't worry, if powerful enemies appear, we will smack 'em down!". {{spoiler|Naturally enough, the very next scene has the Pretty Cures tasting a sample of Dune's real power. And then Dune reveals just what kind of [[Cosmic Horror]] he is...he probably wouldn't be very out of place in ''[[Halo]]''.}}
* [[Theme Naming]]: Along with the floral example above, all of the Desert Messengers have desert-themed names: Sasorina (a play on the Japanese word for scorpion, "sasori"), '''Cobra'''ja (bonus points for "ja" being a Japanese homonym for "snake"), Kumojaki (a play on the Japanese word for spider, "kumo" and his [[Verbal Tic]]), Sabaku (from the Japanese words for "desert" and "evil") and Dune (a rare English example, referring to a sand dune).
* [[Theme Naming]]: Along with the floral example above, all of the Desert Messengers have desert-themed names: Sasorina (a play on the Japanese word for scorpion, "sasori"), '''Cobra'''ja (bonus points for "ja" being a Japanese homonym for "snake"), Kumojaki (a play on the Japanese word for spider, "kumo" and his [[Verbal Tic]]), Sabaku (from the Japanese words for "desert" and "evil") and Dune (a rare English example, referring to a sand dune).
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* [[Trailers Always Spoil]]: The preview for episode 23 has a shot of Cure Sunshine's identity, while the preview and title of [[Christmas Episode|Episode 44]] clearly indicate {{spoiler|Cure Flower's reappearance}}.
* [[Trailers Always Spoil]]: The preview for episode 23 has a shot of Cure Sunshine's identity, while the preview and title of [[Christmas Episode|Episode 44]] clearly indicate {{spoiler|Cure Flower's reappearance}}.
* [[Transformation Sequence]]: This time the modesty is kept by long, flowy dresses made of light rather than the usual sparkly bodies.
* [[Transformation Sequence]]: This time the modesty is kept by long, flowy dresses made of light rather than the usual sparkly bodies.
** [[Transformation Is a Free Action]]: It's a [[Magical Girl]] series. And it's ''[[Pretty Cure (Anime)|Pretty Cure]]'', to boot.
** [[Transformation Is a Free Action]]: It's a [[Magical Girl]] series. And it's ''[[Pretty Cure]]'', to boot.
* [[Transformation Trinket]]: The Kokoro and Shiny Perfumes, the Heart Pot and the Heartcatch Mirage.
* [[Transformation Trinket]]: The Kokoro and Shiny Perfumes, the Heart Pot and the Heartcatch Mirage.
* [[Trauma Conga Line]]: Yuri. Before the series even begins, she {{spoiler|loses her beloved fairy partner after he pulls a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] to save her life}} and suffers a [[Heroic BSOD|crippling]] loss to Dark Pretty Cure. Then comes the final arc, where she is hit by a machine-gun volley of traumatic revelations and events: {{spoiler|Sabaku is her [[Disappeared Dad]]; Dark Pretty Cure is her genetic younger sister created by her [[Brainwashed]] father ''specifically'' to kill Yuri; Dark Pretty Cure (her younger sister) ''dies'' at Yuri's hands; her father ''leaves Yuri'' to comfort the [[Evil Knockoff]] in her dying moments; and her father '''is murdered in front of Yuri''' by the [[Big Bad]]}}. And she still manages to hold it together enough to [[Save the World]] with nothing more than [[Lady of War|grit]] and [[The Power of Friendship]]. You would think that the series would [[Throw the Dog A Bone|give Yuri come kind of compensation or reward]] for all the losses she's suffered, but [[Bittersweet Ending|no]].
* [[Trauma Conga Line]]: Yuri. Before the series even begins, she {{spoiler|loses her beloved fairy partner after he pulls a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] to save her life}} and suffers a [[Heroic BSOD|crippling]] loss to Dark Pretty Cure. Then comes the final arc, where she is hit by a machine-gun volley of traumatic revelations and events: {{spoiler|Sabaku is her [[Disappeared Dad]]; Dark Pretty Cure is her genetic younger sister created by her [[Brainwashed]] father ''specifically'' to kill Yuri; Dark Pretty Cure (her younger sister) ''dies'' at Yuri's hands; her father ''leaves Yuri'' to comfort the [[Evil Knockoff]] in her dying moments; and her father '''is murdered in front of Yuri''' by the [[Big Bad]]}}. And she still manages to hold it together enough to [[Save the World]] with nothing more than [[Lady of War|grit]] and [[The Power of Friendship]]. You would think that the series would [[Throw the Dog a Bone|give Yuri come kind of compensation or reward]] for all the losses she's suffered, but [[Bittersweet Ending|no]].
* [[Unexplained Recovery]]: {{spoiler|Not only do the Desert Generals, whose recoveries ''are'' explained, manage to recover, returning to being normal humans after being purified, but Erika implies that even the Sunackies survived... somehow. [[Killed Off for Real|Mr. Tsukikage and Dark Pretty Cure however, aren't so fortunate...]]}}
* [[Unexplained Recovery]]: {{spoiler|Not only do the Desert Generals, whose recoveries ''are'' explained, manage to recover, returning to being normal humans after being purified, but Erika implies that even the Sunackies survived... somehow. [[Killed Off for Real|Mr. Tsukikage and Dark Pretty Cure however, aren't so fortunate...]]}}
* [[Unsettling Gender Reveal]]: Tsubomi develops a crush on [[Bifauxnen|Itsuki]] at first sight and is despondent when she learns that "he" is a girl during episode 7. (Granted, [[Les Yay|she still fawns over her now and again]].) Humorously, Cobraja is pretty shocked that Itsuki is female as well.
* [[Unsettling Gender Reveal]]: Tsubomi develops a crush on [[Bifauxnen|Itsuki]] at first sight and is despondent when she learns that "he" is a girl during episode 7. (Granted, [[Les Yay|she still fawns over her now and again]].) Humorously, Cobraja is pretty shocked that Itsuki is female as well.
* [[Verbal Tic]]: Coffret and Chypre end their sentences with "~desu".
* [[Verbal Tic]]: Coffret and Chypre end their sentences with "~desu".
** Potpourri slurs this into "deshu," presumably on account of being a newborn.
** Potpourri slurs this into "deshu," presumably on account of being a newborn.
** Kumojaki speaks with a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tosa-ben Tosa-dialect], which results in his use of "-jaki" and "-ze yo" to punctuate his statements.
** Kumojaki speaks with a [[wikipedia:Tosa-ben|Tosa-dialect]], which results in his use of "-jaki" and "-ze yo" to punctuate his statements.
* [[Victim of the Week]]: A departure from previous continuities. Someone with an emotional problem is vulnerable to having their Heart Flower stolen, so expect to see a lot of these.
* [[Victim of the Week]]: A departure from previous continuities. Someone with an emotional problem is vulnerable to having their Heart Flower stolen, so expect to see a lot of these.
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: Cobraja in episode 46, after [[The Reason You Suck Speech|he realizes]] what kind of despicable (read:unbeautiful) monster he is. But he refuses to stop as he reckons it's too late to go back.
* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: Cobraja in episode 46, after [["The Reason You Suck" Speech|he realizes]] what kind of despicable (read:unbeautiful) monster he is. But he refuses to stop as he reckons it's too late to go back.
* [[Villains Out Shopping]]: In Episode 18, the girls are helping a friend write a manga, so they go to a bookstore for supplies. At one point, Kumojacky's distinctive long red hair and [[Final Fantasy|White Mage longcoat]] cross the foreground holding some presumably [[Testosterone Poisoning|extremely manly]] manga.
* [[Villains Out Shopping]]: In Episode 18, the girls are helping a friend write a manga, so they go to a bookstore for supplies. At one point, Kumojacky's distinctive long red hair and [[Final Fantasy|White Mage longcoat]] cross the foreground holding some presumably [[Testosterone Poisoning|extremely manly]] manga.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: Episode 39 reveals that this is the basic dynamic between Erika and Coffret. Coffret might not have known it yet, though.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: Episode 39 reveals that this is the basic dynamic between Erika and Coffret. Coffret might not have known it yet, though.
* [[White Haired Pretty Boy]]: Olivier from the movie.
* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]: Olivier from the movie.
** {{spoiler|And Sabaku.}}
** {{spoiler|And Sabaku.}}
* [[Who Would Want to Watch Us]]: In Episode 18, Tsubomi and Erika discover that one of their classmates has been drawing [[Doujinshi]] of Blossom and Marine. However it's much lighter on [[Flanderization]] than most instances of this trope, and the girls even volunteer to help him ink it.
* [[Who Would Want to Watch Us?]]: In Episode 18, Tsubomi and Erika discover that one of their classmates has been drawing [[Doujinshi]] of Blossom and Marine. However it's much lighter on [[Flanderization]] than most instances of this trope, and the girls even volunteer to help him ink it.
* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]: Itsuki.
* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]: Itsuki.
* [[Word Salad Title]]
* [[Word Salad Title]]
* [[The Worf Effect]]: Subverted. The girls (especially Cure Sunshine) were shown to be able to hold their own against the Desert Apostles in the past, but once Cure Moonlight showed up, they were easily beaten up. Admittedly, the Apostles were stronger thanks to the Dark Bracelets, and by the end of the episode, the three of them were nearly able to cleanse them, but only after Cure Moonlight softened them up quite a bit.
* [[The Worf Effect]]: Subverted. The girls (especially Cure Sunshine) were shown to be able to hold their own against the Desert Apostles in the past, but once Cure Moonlight showed up, they were easily beaten up. Admittedly, the Apostles were stronger thanks to the Dark Bracelets, and by the end of the episode, the three of them were nearly able to cleanse them, but only after Cure Moonlight softened them up quite a bit.
* [[Wrecked Weapon]]: Cure Marine breaks Kumojacky's sword in episode 46 as part of her [[Heroic Second Wind]]. [[What Do You Mean Its Not Awesome|And then the fight devolves into a]] [[Pummel Duel]].
* [[Wrecked Weapon]]: Cure Marine breaks Kumojacky's sword in episode 46 as part of her [[Heroic Second Wind]]. [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|And then the fight devolves into a]] [[Pummel Duel]].
* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: Let's face it, if [[Hot Blooded|Kumojacky]] were in a [[Giant Mecha]] series, he'd be the ''good'' guy.
* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: Let's face it, if [[Hot-Blooded|Kumojacky]] were in a [[Giant Mecha]] series, he'd be the ''good'' guy.
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: All of the heroines have hair colors that match their Pretty Cure color theme. Erika's case is literal, since she actually does have blue hair.
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: All of the heroines have hair colors that match their Pretty Cure color theme. Erika's case is literal, since she actually does have blue hair.


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Latest revision as of 13:39, 3 October 2020

The seventh entry in the Pretty Cure series, and the first since Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star to use a pair of Cures as the main characters.

When Innocent Flower Girl Tsubomi Hanasaki and her parents move to a new town, Tsubomi has her heart set on starting with a clean slate and changing her quiet personality to become more outgoing. Fashion-loving Genki Girl Erika Kurumi immediately attaches herself to her, and no matter how hard Tsubomi tries she just can't pry her off.

Meanwhile, Tsubomi is having a strange dream where she witnesses the last stand of a mysterious woman in white called Cure Moonlight against the sinister Dark Pretty Cure. With the last of her strength, Cure Moonlight implores two fairies- Chypre and Coffret- to search for her successor.

It turns out that Tsubomi is a perfect candidate to take up the Pretty Cure power as Cure Blossom... perfect in every area except actual competence, giving her the title of The Weakest Pretty Cure Ever. However, driven by her desire to change and protect those around her, Tsubomi slowly begins to improve herself.

Soon afterwards, Erika gets into the act as Cure Marine. Together, they fight against the Desert Apostles, who seek to turn the world into a desert by killing the Tree of Hearts. To speed the process along, the Apostles can steal the Heart Flowers of those going through a rough patch and turn them into Desertrians, berserker monsters who are the embodiment of that person's frustrations and insecurities. Fortunately, it's nothing that a bit of punch-based therapy can't handle.

Later on, Bifauxnen Student Council President Itsuki Myoudouin joins as Third Ranger Cure Sunshine to form a Power Trio. Then there's Yuri Tsukikage, the former Cure Moonlight who has yet to recover from her traumatic defeat at the hands of Dark Pretty Cure.

Tropes used in Heartcatch Pretty Cure include:

Cure Blossom: Not only did you hurt Erika-san, you even trampled the flowers. I've... I'VE HAD ENOUGH!