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** Professor Nishinomori's descendant appeared in the anime in the episode ''[[EP066|The 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). | ** Professor Nishinomori's descendant appeared in the anime in the episode ''[[EP066|The 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 introduction states that Pokémon Red and Green take place in 1996, the same year the games were released. | |||
* 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. | ||
* {{p|Charmander}}'s entry describes how smokers use its flame's tail to light up their cigarette, something which was later shown off in a [https://twitter.com/HiResPokemon/status/1167095102508085250 set of playing cards] illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno and published in Corocoro Comics in late 1996. | * {{p|Charmander}}'s entry describes how smokers use its flame's tail to light up their cigarette, something which was later shown off in a [https://twitter.com/HiResPokemon/status/1167095102508085250 set of playing cards] illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno and published in Corocoro Comics in late 1996. | ||