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* In the lore provided by this book, it is described how Pokémon study was started by a 16th century French author named "Baron Tajirin". This character is named after Pokémon's creator, [[Satoshi Tajiri]]. Later in the introduction, it is said that a certain "Professor Nishinomori" was the father of Japanese Pokémon study, "Nishinomori" being a combination of the names of [[Koji Nishino]] and [[Ken Sugimori]], both of whom played a key role in the development of Pokémon Red and Green. | * In the lore provided by this book, it is described how Pokémon study was started by a 16th century French author named "Baron Tajirin". This character is named after Pokémon's creator, [[Satoshi Tajiri]]. Later in the introduction, it is said that a certain "Professor Nishinomori" was the father of Japanese Pokémon study, "Nishinomori" being a combination of the names of [[Koji Nishino]] and [[Ken Sugimori]], both of whom played a key role in the development of Pokémon Red and Green. | ||
** Professor Nishinomori's descendant appeared in the anime in the episode [[ | ** Professor Nishinomori's descendant appeared in the anime in the episode ''[[EP012|HThe Evolution Solution]]''. The English dub named him [[Professor Westwood V]], with "Westwood" being a literal translation of "Nishinomori" (Nishi meaning west and Mori meaning forest or woods). | ||
* The introduction states that in Baron Tajirin's time only 30 Pokémon had been discovered. This is likely a reference to how, when developing Pokémon Red and Green, Satoshi Tajiri thought the Game Boy carts would only have room for 30 Pokémon, which was described in Tajiri's biographical manga. | * The introduction states that in Baron Tajirin's time only 30 Pokémon had been discovered. This is likely a reference to how, when developing Pokémon Red and Green, Satoshi Tajiri thought the Game Boy carts would only have room for 30 Pokémon, which was described in Tajiri's biographical manga. | ||
* The fact that researchers have been arguing over {{p|Bulbasaur}}'s classification for six years appears to be a nod to how Pokémon Red and Green took six years to develop. | * The fact that researchers have been arguing over {{p|Bulbasaur}}'s classification for six years appears to be a nod to how Pokémon Red and Green took six years to develop. | ||