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===Websites=== | ===Websites=== | ||
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* During the ''{{wp|Hetalia: Axis Powers}}'' 2011 Christmas event, Ladonia was passing the time playing Pokémon on his [[Game Boy]] and stated his favorite Pokémon was {{p|Stunfisk}} in his rushed introduction to Denmark.<ref>[http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/xmas2011/2011_12_5.php Hetalia 2011 Christmas Event, page 5]</ref> | |||
* On the virtual pet site ''{{wp|Neopets}}'', a Pikachu can be seen on the Gallery of Evil page.<ref>[http://www.neopets.com/evil.phtml Neopets - The Gallery of Evil]</ref> | |||
* One of the screensavers included in {{wp|XScreenSaver}} is called "JigglyPuff" (''sic'').<ref>[http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/screenshots/ XScreenSaver: Screenshots]</ref> | |||
===Webcomics=== | |||
* ''{{wp|Cyanide and Happiness}}'' has referenced Pokémon in a few comics. | * ''{{wp|Cyanide and Happiness}}'' has referenced Pokémon in a few comics. | ||
** [http://explosm.net/comics/421 One comic] made a joke about {{Ash}} catching all the STDs. | ** [http://explosm.net/comics/421 One comic] made a joke about {{Ash}} catching all the STDs. | ||
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** [http://explosm.net/comics/3023/ A fourth comic] had two people saying they were a fan of ''Pokémon'' and ''The Legend of Zelda''. | ** [http://explosm.net/comics/3023/ A fourth comic] had two people saying they were a fan of ''Pokémon'' and ''The Legend of Zelda''. | ||
** [http://explosm.net/comics/4502/ A fifth comic] has Ash try to catch a dog before the dog takes the Poké Ball and catches Ash instead. | ** [http://explosm.net/comics/4502/ A fifth comic] has Ash try to catch a dog before the dog takes the Poké Ball and catches Ash instead. | ||
* In ''{{wp|Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal}}'': | |||
** [https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/pokemon A comic] has examples of "realistic Pokémon evolution", based on Darwinian evolution. | |||
** In [https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/parenting-2 another comic], a young girl makes her dad pretend he is a "pink {{p|Pikachu}}" for 7 hours of play. In a bonus panel (accessible by clicking on the red button below the comic), the girl says "Pokémon controls me, and I control you." | |||
** In [https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/love-7 another comic], a young girl named Ellen says she will marry Billy because he has 407 Pokémon cards. | |||
** In the page 221 of the book ''Science: Ruining Everything Since 1543'', one of the children says to their evolution teacher at school: "You can skip this part. We've all played a lot of Pokémon." | |||
* [https://xkcd.com/1147/ Strip #1147] of ''{{wp|xkcd}}'', titled "Evolving", parodies Pokémon [[evolution]] by depicting a bacteria evolving into becoming more resistant to penicillin, much to the chagrin of the scientist observing it. | |||
* In [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2021/03/10/1252-yunas-immortal-zugzwang-game-i/ a comic] from ''Sandra and Woo'', Yuna is playing Pokémon Sword while simultaneously playing in a chess tournament. A man tells her that she can't play Pokémon Sword during the chess tournament, although an exception would only be possible for Pokémon Ruby. Yuna's opponent Logan appears hopelessly unable to win against her, and desperately tells the man to let her play as much Pokémon as she wants. | |||
===Web videos=== | |||
* ''{{wp|Death Battle}}'' has six battles featuring Pokémon: | * ''{{wp|Death Battle}}'' has six battles featuring Pokémon: | ||
** The first was [[Ash's Pikachu]] vs. {{wp|Blanka}}. Blanka was declared the winner due to his self-taught survival skills, electric resistance, and his greater strength and size compared to Pikachu giving him an edge over Pikachu's {{t|Electric}} typing and reliance on a Trainer.<ref>[http://www.screwattack.com/shows/originals/death-battle/death-battle-pikachu-vs-blanka Death Battle: Pikachu vs. Blanka]</ref> | ** The first was [[Ash's Pikachu]] vs. {{wp|Blanka}}. Blanka was declared the winner due to his self-taught survival skills, electric resistance, and his greater strength and size compared to Pikachu giving him an edge over Pikachu's {{t|Electric}} typing and reliance on a Trainer.<ref>[http://www.screwattack.com/shows/originals/death-battle/death-battle-pikachu-vs-blanka Death Battle: Pikachu vs. Blanka]</ref> | ||
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** The sixth was a battle between Goro of ''{{wp|Mortal Kombat}}'' vs {{p|Machamp}}; the winner was Machamp, due to its power input, the ability to adapt and counter all of Goro's moves, and the ability {{a|Guts}}.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZXGw3Q25Ys</ref> | ** The sixth was a battle between Goro of ''{{wp|Mortal Kombat}}'' vs {{p|Machamp}}; the winner was Machamp, due to its power input, the ability to adapt and counter all of Goro's moves, and the ability {{a|Guts}}.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZXGw3Q25Ys</ref> | ||
* ''{{wp|Epic Rap Battles of History}}'' featured a battle between Ash Ketchum and Charles Darwin. Jessie and James make a cameo appearance, as does Ash's Pikachu, and several other Pokémon including Charizard, Butterfree, Alolan Exeggutor, Lapras, and Magikarp. Jigglypuff is also mentioned. | * ''{{wp|Epic Rap Battles of History}}'' featured a battle between Ash Ketchum and Charles Darwin. Jessie and James make a cameo appearance, as does Ash's Pikachu, and several other Pokémon including Charizard, Butterfree, Alolan Exeggutor, Lapras, and Magikarp. Jigglypuff is also mentioned. | ||
* | * On ''{{wp|The Annoying Orange}}'', in "Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)", three Pikachu were some of Marshmallow's gifts.<ref>[https://youtu.be/jQnqyMOQmlA?t=36 Annoying Orange - Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas) on YouTube.com]</ref> The series also features multiple parodies of the Pokémon franchise itself, including ''KitchenMon'', ''KitchenMon 2'', and ''KitchenMon 3'' (parodies of the Pokémon anime); ''Pokémon Orange'' (a parody of the core series games); and ''KitchenMon GO'' (a parody of Pokémon GO). | ||
* ''{{wp|Homestar Runner}}'' has made a number of references to the series, usually playing on Pikachu's similar appearance to the character of [http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/The_Cheat The Cheat].<ref>[http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Pokémon Pokémon on HRWiki.org]</ref> In particular, Pikachu appears on screen during "[http://www.homestarrunner.com/cheatvideo.html The Cheat Theme Song]", when the lyrics are "Who's the man that looks like The Cheat?" | * ''{{wp|Homestar Runner}}'' has made a number of references to the series, usually playing on Pikachu's similar appearance to the character of [http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/The_Cheat The Cheat].<ref>[http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Pokémon Pokémon on HRWiki.org]</ref> In particular, Pikachu appears on screen during "[http://www.homestarrunner.com/cheatvideo.html The Cheat Theme Song]", when the lyrics are "Who's the man that looks like The Cheat?" | ||
* TeamFourStar's ''Dragon Ball Z Abridged'' contains a running joke in Season 1 where Nappa calls Chiaotzu a "Pokémon". He tries to throw a [[Poké Ball]] to catch him, but this fails, as Vegeta tells him he has damage him significantly first. | |||
** In the stinger at the end of Episode 47, Imperfect Cell is shown "[[Evolution|evolving]]" into Semi-Perfect Cell, in the same Game Boy style of a Pokémon evolving in {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, complete with background music. | |||
* On ''[[zw:w:c:inanimateinsanity:Inanimate Insanity Invitational|Inanimate Insanity Invitational]]''<!-- The use of "zw:w:c:" is a workaround for the yet unavailable general prefix for FANDOM wikis -->, the name, appearance, and basis of [[zw:w:c:inanimateinsanity:Goo|Goo]] is similar to that of {{p|Goomy}}.<ref>[https://twitter.com/MeesterTweester/status/1378387073867071490?s=20&t=HphckD6q5bBDQdf7ZJz-9A @MeesterTweester]</ref> One of the show's staff members, [[zw:w:c:inanimateinsanity:Taylor Grodin|Taylor Grodin]], commented that it's "VERY DIRECTLY INTENTIONAL" (''sic'').<!-- The original comment is already in all-caps --> | * On ''[[zw:w:c:inanimateinsanity:Inanimate Insanity Invitational|Inanimate Insanity Invitational]]''<!-- The use of "zw:w:c:" is a workaround for the yet unavailable general prefix for FANDOM wikis -->, the name, appearance, and basis of [[zw:w:c:inanimateinsanity:Goo|Goo]] is similar to that of {{p|Goomy}}.<ref>[https://twitter.com/MeesterTweester/status/1378387073867071490?s=20&t=HphckD6q5bBDQdf7ZJz-9A @MeesterTweester]</ref> One of the show's staff members, [[zw:w:c:inanimateinsanity:Taylor Grodin|Taylor Grodin]], commented that it's "VERY DIRECTLY INTENTIONAL" (''sic'').<!-- The original comment is already in all-caps --> | ||
* In the third installment of SamBakZa's ''{{wp|There She Is!!}}'' series, the character Doki chases and tries various methods of capturing a fleeing Nabi. When all of her attempts fail, she uses a [[Poké Ball]], throwing it at Nabi's head and knocking him down. | * In the third installment of SamBakZa's ''{{wp|There She Is!!}}'' series, the character Doki chases and tries various methods of capturing a fleeing Nabi. When all of her attempts fail, she uses a [[Poké Ball]], throwing it at Nabi's head and knocking him down. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||