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| style="text-align:left" | Hilda's long list of conversation topics includes "{{ka|old man}} {{pkmn|Trainer}}", "{{m|fly}} on a bird", "[[Cinnabar Island|cinnamon island]]", and "{{m|Surf|seal}} along the shore", a reference to the [[Old man glitch]]. Also when Gilbert is escaping from Cornelius he changes into [[MissingNo.]] for a split-second.
| style="text-align:left" | Hilda's long list of conversation topics includes "{{ka|old man}} {{pkmn|Trainer}}", "{{m|fly}} on a bird", "[[Cinnabar Island|cinnamon island]]", and "{{m|Surf|seal}} along the shore", a reference to the [[Old man glitch]]. Also when Gilbert is escaping from Cornelius he changes into [[MissingNo.]] for a split-second.
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| ''{{wp|The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.}}
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| rowspan="9" | ''{{wp|MAD (TV series)|MAD}}''
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| ''2012 Dalmatians / Grey's in Anime''
| ''Multiple Episodes''
| style="text-align:left" | In the "{{wp|Grey's Anatomy|Grey's}} In Anime" skit, {{wp|Derek Shepherd|Derek Shepherd}} (who wears a hat similar to Ash's) throws a [[Poké Ball]] and summons a Pikachu lookalike, known as "Checkaflu", who shocks the patient and defibrillates him.
| style="text-align:left" | Several MAD sketch have included references to Pokémon. These include notably "{{wp|Grey's Anatomy|Grey's}} In Anime" where a character wearing a Ash like that use a Pikachu-like character as a defribilator as well as a sketch in the episode ''Cliffordfield / Big Time Rushmore'' which features a skit about rejected Pokémon and Pokémon Park (a Pokémon-based spoof of ''{{wp|Jurassic Park}}''). Other sketches have included "Big League Pika-Chew" (in which Pikachu-based gum appears). "Pokémon of Interest" (a crossover with ''{{wp|Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest}}'', "Pokémonsters, Inc" (a crossover with ''{{wp|Monsters, Inc.|Monsters, Inc.}}''. Other sketches have used Pokémon to spoof other modern culture trend: "PokéHarmony" spoofing the dating website {{wp|eHarmony}}, "The less you know", spoofing ''{{wp|The more you know}}'' with alleged Pokémon facts, and "Psyduck" spoofing ''{{wp|Psych}}'' using the titular Pokémon.
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| ''Cliffordfield / Big Time Rushmore''
| style="text-align:left" | The episode features a skit about rejected Pokémon. Among these is Punchachu, a punching mouse with huge arms and small feet, whose Trainer looks like [[Max]]. Ironically, its special attack is kicking. Another rejected Pokémon is Glasstar, a bear-like creature made out of glass. Its special attack is "frailty". Another reject Pokémon is Buzzkill, an owl-based Pokémon that looks similar to {{p|Hoothoot}}, whose special attack is indifference. When told how it loves battles, all it said was, "meh" while shrugging its shoulders. The last reject Pokémon is Uncle Hank (who was just an old man). His special attack is {{m|Confusion}}; all he does is get confused about what was going on.
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| ''Pokémon Park / WWER''
| style="text-align:left" | The episode that features the skit "Pokémon Park", a spoof of ''{{wp|Jurassic Park}}''. An unknown {{pkmn|Professor}} invites Ash (who has curly hair and glasses), Misty (who holds a [[Nintendo DS]] and has blond hair), Jessie (with blue hair) and James (with green hair). It features the Pokémon {{p|Charmander}}, {{p|Charizard}}, {{p|Magikarp}}, {{p|Gyarados}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Pidgey}}, and {{p|Bulbasaur}}. "Yu-Gi-Oh! Island" and "Digimon Island" are mentioned too.
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| ''Pooh Grit / Not-A-Fan-A-Montana''
| style="text-align:left" | One skit features a brand of gum called "Big League Pika-Chew" (a take on {{wp|Big League Chew|Big League Chew}}), made of real shredded Pikachu, and it helps people in baseball by giving the ball a shock when they hit it with a bat.
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| ''Twilight: Staking Dawn / Cookie Blue''
| style="text-align:left" | One skit shows "PokéHarmony", which spoofs the dating website {{wp|eHarmony}}. It starts with a Geodude who can't get a date with a boulder, and then shows a female {{tt|Hitmonchan|Hitmonchan can only be male however}} paired up with a Machamp, a Bulbasaur who decided a Venusaur was right for her despite Venusaur being "evolved enough to be her father", Mewtwo, who didn't need anyone, and a Pikachu paired with a Jolteon. Ash Ketchum hosted the fake commercial.
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| ''Men in Black to the Future / Pokémon of Interest''
| style="text-align:left" | The "Pokémon of Interest" segment was a crossover between Pokémon and ''{{wp|Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest}}''. John Reese was assigned to capture a {{p|Psyduck}} and bring it to Harold Finch. When using [[Poké Ball]]s didn't work, he hits it with a shovel. Harold then turns to {{Ash}} and asks "What have you been doing for 14 seasons?!", referencing how many seasons the anime was up to at this point.
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| ''Pokémonsters, Inc. / Bane and Kate''
| style="text-align:left" | This skit was a crossover between Pokémon and ''{{wp|Monsters, Inc.|Monsters, Inc.}}'' In this skit, Ash Ketchum ends up in the world of Monsters, Inc. and goes crazy, attempting to catch all of the monsters. His {{AP|Pignite}} and {{AP|Krookodile}} are featured as well (but have different body styles/colors) throughout the skit, along with his {{AP|Pikachu}} who appeared briefly at the end, deciding to let his Trainer stay trapped inside a Poké Ball as some sort of revenge, although in the anime, Pikachu is always outside of its Poké Ball.
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| ''Les the Miz / The Lex Factor''
| style="text-align:left" | This episode featured a skit parodying ''{{wp|The More You Know}}'' titled "The Less You Know". In this skit, the announcer claimed that Poké Balls were able to hold Pokémon because they're airtight, with a {{pkmn|Trainer}} resembling [[Misty]] expressing disgust at the stench left behind after sending out her {{p|Squirtle}}.
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| ''Jaws the Great and Powerful / Off Their Spockers''
| style="text-align:left" | This episode featured a spoof of ''{{wp|Psych}}'' called ''{{p|Psyduck}}'', with the tagline "They'll pretty much let anything be a cop these days".
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| rowspan="9" | ''{{wp|Robot Chicken}}''
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| ''Cracked China''
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| style="text-align:left" | A skit titled "Poké Ball High Life" in the episode parodies the anime, where viewers find out what [[Ash Ketchum|Ash]]'s [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]] is up to while {{tt|inside its Poké Ball|though Ash's Pikachu doesn't stay in a Poké Ball in the anime}}, which happens to be a raving party with cocktails and nonstop dancing.
| style="text-align:left" | Several skits in Robot Chicken have parodied Pokémon. Notable skits include "Poké Ball High Life" showing [[Ash Ketchum|Ash]]'s [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]]'s party life in a Pokéball, "The Greatest Pokémon Generation" showing former Pokémon fans in their old age and "Timely Michael Vick Joke" in which Ash and Pikachu must battle {{wp|Michael Vick}} and his {{wp|Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation|Rottweiler}}, or"Bloopers", in which an outtake from the Pokémon anime is shown. Other sketches appears in the episodes ''The Hobbit: There and Bennigan's'' where Ash plays tennis with Pikachu's Pokéball to punish his Pokémon, ''Freshly Baked: The Robot Chicken Santa Claus Pot cookie Freakout Special: Special Edition'' where elves sing about making Pokémon toys for Christmas, ''Strummy Sad Sad'' where the daycare man is shown teaching Ash and friends how Pokémon eggs are made, and ''3 2 1 2 333, 222, 3...66?'' which features Ash and Pikachu battling {{wp|Henry Kissinger}} and another sketch featuring Ash-Greninja.
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| ''Junk in the Trunk''
| style="text-align:left" | A skit titled "Bloopers!", showcases various outtakes and goofs on the sets of various TV shows. One scene involves bloopers from the Pokémon anime. Pikachu and Squirtle are having a conversation in Pokémon speak. Eventually, Squirtle breaks custom and starts speaking with profanity-riddled dialogue in human tongue, claiming the Pokémon speech makes no sense at all. Pikachu asks "Earl" to say the line or he'll get the gas with skunk spray, to which Squirtle asks the kids to "go read a book or something".
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| ''Chirlaxx''
| style="text-align:left" | In the beginning of one skit, {{wp|George W. Bush}} is seen playing a Pokémon game on his [[Game Boy]] and says "Taste Poké-flame, Chirlaxx!"
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| ''Caffeine-Induced Aneurysm''
| style="text-align:left" | A skit titled "The Greatest Pokémon Generation" involves some children playing with Pokémon figurines and an old man exclaims that back in his day there were only [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|150 Pokémon]], and his wife informs him there were actually {{p|Mew|151}}. He exclaims that she is a nerd, and then dies of a heart attack. Saddened, she then proclaims "That's how he would have wanted to go".
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| ''Walking Dead Lobster''
| style="text-align:left" | A skit titled "Timely Michael Vick Joke", simultaneously parodying the Pokémon games and the {{wp|Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation|Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting ring case}} involved {{wp|Michael Vick}} challenging Red (named Ash in this) to battle with a Rottweiler. Pikachu uses [[Thunder Shock]], lowering it to one HP, which leads to Vick torturing the dog to death. He is then arrested and eventually goes back to the NFL, with money raining down on him and "Vick Wins" in the text box, leaving Ash confused.
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| ''The Hobbit: There and Bennigan's''
| style="text-align:left" | Ash and Misty are shown playing tennis, and Misty questions why they're playing with a Poké Ball instead of a tennis ball. Ash says it's because Pikachu peed on his rug, and Pikachu then comes out of the Poké Ball and vomits from motion sickness.
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| ''Freshly Baked: The Robot Chicken Santa Claus Pot Cookie Freakout Special: Special Edition''
| style="text-align:left" |In the second song, the elves are singing about all the toys they make, and one of the lyrics is ''Pokémon'', and a Pikachu holding a leaf is seen on the assembly line.
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| ''Strummy Strummy Sad Sad''
| style="text-align:left" | The Day Care Man teaches Ash, Misty, and Brock how Pokémon eggs are made.
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| ''3 2 1 2 333, 222, 3... 66? ''
| style="text-align:left"  | This episodes contained two sketches: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RJjyNGxoDg One where Pikachu fights] {{wp|Henry Kissinger}}, and another with Ash-Greninja with a fin that looks like an erection, talking to a lady that is disturbed by that. Oddly, the Ash-Greninja is missing the shuriken on its back.
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| ''{{wp|Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series)|Sabrina, the Teenage Witch}}''
| ''{{wp|Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series)|Sabrina, the Teenage Witch}}''
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| rowspan="5" | ''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/The_Simpsons The Simpsons]''
| ''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/The_Simpsons The Simpsons]''
| ''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Children_of_a_Lesser_Clod Children of a Lesser Clod]''
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| style="text-align:left" | The family are watching an episode of ''{{wp|Kids Say the Darndest Things}}'' when the host, {{wp|Bill Cosby}}, is interviewing a guest:
| style="text-align:left" | Pokémon appears in several episode of the show, most notably in ''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Postcards_from_the_Wedge Postcards from the Wedge]'' where Bart is shown watching the [[Pokémon anime]] on TV, and wondering how it has managed to stayed so fresh, and in the short ''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Pokémon_Now%3F Pokémon Now?]'' released on YouTube, which parodies [[Pokémon GO]]. Other brief mentions occurs in ''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Children_of_a_Lesser_Clod Children of a Lesser Clod]'' (where it's named as a child's favorite game), ''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Chief_of_Hearts Chief of Hearts]'' where a game called "Battle Ball" is said to "makes ''Digimon'' look like ''[[Pokémon]]''", and in ''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Let's_Go_Fly_a_Coot Let's Go Fly a Coot]'' where [https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Milhouse_Van_Houten Milhouse] wants his cheese cut in Pokémon shapes.
::'''Cosby''': What do you like to play?
::'''Child''': Pok-ee-mon!
::'''Cosby''': Pok-ee-mon?! With the Pok-ee and the mon and the thing where the guy comes out of the thing...
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| ''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Postcards_from_the_Wedge Postcards from the Wedge]''
| style="text-align:left" | [https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Bart_Simpson Bart] watches the [[Pokémon anime]] on TV, with {{Ash}} in his [[List of clothing in the anime#Ash|Diamond and Pearl attire]] and his {{AP|Pikachu}}; and Bart questions how did the series "stay so fresh", as a possible reference to how both the Pokémon anime and ''The Simpsons'' have been on the air for over a decade. This episode aired on the same day as the release of {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} in the United States.
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| ''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Chief_of_Hearts Chief of Hearts]''
| style="text-align:left" | [https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Bart_Simpson Bart] plays a game called "Battle Ball" (a take on ''{{wp|Bakugan}}'') and one boy says that the game "makes ''Digimon'' look like ''[[Pokémon]]''".
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| ''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Let's_Go_Fly_a_Coot Let's Go Fly a Coot]''
| [https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Milhouse_Van_Houten Milhouse] said he wanted the cheese cut like Pokémon characters, not The Muppets.
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| ''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Pokémon_Now%3F Pokémon Now?]''
| On July 16, 2016, a Simpsons short was uploaded on Fox Animation's official YouTube channel titled [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDCg7f93R6o THE SIMPSONS: Pokémon Now?]. The short is a parody of [[Pokémon GO]] with [https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Homer_Simpson Homer], [https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Bart_Simpson Bart], and [https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Lisa_Simpson Lisa] going to the [https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Springfield_City_Zoo Springfield Zoo]; here, Homer is playing Pokémon GO and catches {{p|Mankey}}, {{p|Diglett}}, {{p|Grimer}}, {{p|Rattata}}, {{p|Sandshrew}}, and a {{p|Drowzee}}.
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| ''{{wp|Strip Mall}}''
| ''{{wp|Strip Mall}}''
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