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* Paul was first revealed to the fandom through a [[CoroCoro]] scan that showed him alongside Ash and Dawn. However, his name and role was not revealed until the following week. The first scan showed him commanding a {{AP|Chimchar}}. | * Paul was first revealed to the fandom through a [[CoroCoro]] scan that showed him alongside Ash and Dawn. However, his name and role was not revealed until the following week. The first scan showed him commanding a {{AP|Chimchar}}. | ||
* His Japanese name, ''Shinji'', can be taken to be 信二, which literally means ''faithful second (son)''. This fits, as he has an older brother, [[Reggie]]. He may be named for 宮崎慎二 ''[[Shinji Miyazaki]]'', who is the composer of the music of the Pokémon anime. The name Paul, meanwhile, is a reference to Paul Baron, a staff member at The Pokémon Company, as well as {{game3|Diamond and Pearl|Pokémon Pearl|s}}, in contrast to {{an|Dawn}} referencing {{game3|Diamond and Pearl|Pokémon Diamond|s}}. This can also be applied to his Japanese name— the Japanese word for "pearl" is ''shinju'' (真珠), though there is no such link for Dawn's Japanese name. There is, however, a link in Dawn's own rival, {{si|Kenny}}, whose Japanese name of ケンゴ ''Kengo'' is similar to the Japanese 金剛 ''kongo''. His Japanese name also shares the Japanese name of [[Lake Verity]]. | * His Japanese name, ''Shinji'', can be taken to be 信二, which literally means ''faithful second (son)''. This fits, as he has an older brother, [[Reggie]]. He may be named for 宮崎慎二 ''[[Shinji Miyazaki]]'', who is the composer of the music of the Pokémon anime. The name Paul, meanwhile, is a reference to Paul Baron, a staff member at The Pokémon Company, as well as {{game3|Diamond and Pearl|Pokémon Pearl|s}}, in contrast to {{an|Dawn}} referencing {{game3|Diamond and Pearl|Pokémon Diamond|s}}. This can also be applied to his Japanese name— the Japanese word for "pearl" is ''shinju'' (真珠), though there is no such link for Dawn's Japanese name. There is, however, a link in Dawn's own rival, {{si|Kenny}}, whose Japanese name of ケンゴ ''Kengo'' is similar to the Japanese 金剛 ''kongo''. His Japanese name also shares the Japanese name of [[Lake Verity]]. | ||
* Several similarities have been noted between Paul and a game rival, {{ga|Silver}}. Their personalities are especially similar in that they both are rather cold towards not only the people around them, but also to their | * Several similarities have been noted between Paul and a game rival, {{ga|Silver}}. Their personalities are especially similar in that they both are rather cold towards not only the people around them, but also to their Pokémon. Another interesting similarity is that the pose used in Paul's stock art is the same as the pose in a picture of Silver drawn by [[Ken Sugimori]], right down to the angle and position of the hands and feet. Paul has similar taste in Pokémon to the {{adv|Silver}} portrayed in Pokémon Adventures. Both have an Ursaring. Both have also owned a Murkrow at one point, and assuming Paul caught his Weavile as a Sneasel, both have owned a Sneasel at one point. Furthermore, when Silver had a cameo in the original Japanese opening of ''[[The Legend of Thunder!]]'', he was seen with a Nidoking, another Pokémon that Paul has. | ||
[[Image:SugimoriSilverSketch.jpg|thumb|Sugimori's sketch of Silver]] | [[Image:SugimoriSilverSketch.jpg|thumb|Sugimori's sketch of Silver]] | ||
**Furthermore, both have challenged, been defeated easily by, and given crucial advice about raising Pokémon with love and care by their respective regional [[Champion|Champions]], [[Lance]] and [[Cynthia]] respectively. While Lance's words being Silver's true catalyst, it is unknown yet if Cynthia's words have truly affected Paul. | **Furthermore, both have challenged, been defeated easily by, and given crucial advice about raising Pokémon with love and care by their respective regional [[Champion|Champions]], [[Lance]] and [[Cynthia]] respectively. While Lance's words being Silver's true catalyst, it is unknown yet if Cynthia's words have truly affected Paul. | ||