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Added a fourth wall break in AG164 where James and Jessie ask if they're in reruns already
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===Original series===
===Original series===
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| style="text-align:center"|''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]''
| style="text-align:center"|''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]''
| [[James]] says ''"Drat! We wasted this episode cheering the good guys!"''  
| [[James]] says ''"Drat! We wasted this episode cheering the good guys!"''
|-style="background: #fff"
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| style="text-align:center"|''[[EP026|Pokémon Scent-sation]]''
| style="text-align:center"|''[[EP026|Pokémon Scent-sation]]''
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| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|''[[EP049|So Near, Yet So Farfetch’d]]''
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|''[[EP049|So Near, Yet So Farfetch’d]]''
| When {{ka|Keith}} tricked Team Rocket by giving them some {{p|Voltorb}}, Meowth said, ''"He tricked us twice in one episode.''"
| When {{OBP|Keith|EP049}} tricked Team Rocket by giving them some {{p|Voltorb}}, Meowth said, ''"He tricked us twice in one episode.''"
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| During the ending, when the narrator credits Psyduck with saving the rest of Misty's Pokémon from Keith, Psyduck, in its own language, happily replies to him.
| During the ending, when the narrator credits Psyduck with saving the rest of Misty's Pokémon from Keith, Psyduck, in its own language, happily replies to him.
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| When Team Rocket interrupts the show and sing their song, they say that they will, ''"...be the new stars of this cartoon."''
| When Team Rocket interrupts the show and sing their song, they say that they will, ''"...be the new stars of this cartoon."''
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| style="text-align:center; background:#fff; {{roundybl|10px}}" |''[[EP251|Beauty is Skin Deep]]''  
| style="text-align:center; background:#fff; {{roundybl|10px}}" |''[[EP251|Beauty is Skin Deep]]''
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybr|10px}}" | Jessie says to {{TP|Clair|Dratini}}: ''"If you don't cool it, the show's over for all of us!"''
| style="background:#fff; {{roundybr|10px}}" | Jessie says to {{TP|Clair|Dratini}}: ''"If you don't cool it, the show's over for all of us!"''
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===Advanced Generation===
===Advanced Generation===
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| style="text-align:center"|''[[SS015|Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl!]]''
| style="text-align:center"|''[[SS015|Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl!]]''
| When {{an|Crystal}} states [[Butch]]'s name wrong, Butch pushes the split screens featuring {{an|Professor Oak}} and Crystal apart to state his name correctly, meaning that he is aware of the existence of the split screens.
| When {{OBP|Crystal|SS015}} states [[Butch]]'s name wrong, Butch pushes the split screens featuring {{an|Professor Oak}} and Crystal apart to state his name correctly, meaning that he is aware of the existence of the split screens.
|-style="background: #fff"
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| style="text-align:center"|''[[AG101|Vanity Affair]]''
| style="text-align:center"|''[[AG101|Vanity Affair]]''
| Jessie states that even if she were to write the script it would not be any better.
| Jessie states that even if she were to write the script it would not be any better.
|-style="background: #fff"
| style="text-align:center"|''[[AG117|Berry, Berry Interesting]]''
| Max says, ''"Lucky for Brock this is his fantasy, or he'd be wearing that milk!"'', meaning that he is aware of Brock's fantasy scene.
|-style="background: #fff"
| style="text-align:center"|''[[AG141|Hail to the Chef!]]''
| Max says that Brock's fantasy is now being closed to make way for reality while intruding into Brock's fantasy and yanking Brock's fantasy chair out from underneath him, meaning that he is aware of Brock's fantasy scene.
|-style="background: #fff"
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| style="text-align:center"|''[[AG147|Sweet Baby James]]''
| style="text-align:center"|''[[AG147|Sweet Baby James]]''
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| style="text-align:center"|''[[AG150|May's Egg-Cellent Adventure]]''
| style="text-align:center"|''[[AG150|May's Egg-Cellent Adventure]]''
| Meowth says that James is giving him a pain, but he cannot say where because there are kids watching the show.
| Meowth says that James is giving him a pain, but he cannot say where because there are kids watching the show.
|-style="background: #fff"
| style="text-align:center"|''[[AG164|Ka Boom with a View!]]''
| Jessie and James ask, ''"We're in reruns already?"'' when Meowth accidentally trips one of their own traps.
|-style="background: #fff"
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| style="text-align:center"|''[[AG174|New Plot, Odd Lot!]]''
| style="text-align:center"|''[[AG174|New Plot, Odd Lot!]]''
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| style="text-align:center"|''[[AG189|Gathering The Gang of Four!]]''
| style="text-align:center"|''[[AG189|Gathering The Gang of Four!]]''
| Team Rocket says they have waited nine seasons to capture Pikachu. [[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]], is the ninth season of the anime, which this episode takes place in. Meowth also says they'll make through the tenth season.
| Team Rocket says they have waited nine seasons to capture Pikachu. This episode takes place in the ninth season of the anime, [[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]. Meowth also says they'll return in the tenth season.
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| style="text-align:center; background:#fff; {{roundybl|10px}}" |''[[AG192|Home Is Where the Start Is!]]''
| style="text-align:center; background:#fff; {{roundybl|10px}}" |''[[AG192|Home Is Where the Start Is!]]''
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===Diamond & Pearl series===
===Diamond & Pearl series===
{| style="background: #{{diamond color light}}; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; {{roundy|10px}} border: 3px solid #{{diamond color light}}"
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| style="text-align:center"|''[[DP044|Mass Hip-Po-Sis]]''
| style="text-align:center"|''[[DP044|Mass Hip-Po-Sis]]''
| After Jessie realizes she's in a blast-off, she demands a script change and James comments she should go with it or the makers might call in Cassidy.  
| After Jessie realizes she's in a blast-off, she demands a script change and James comments she should go with it or the makers might call in Cassidy.
|-style="background: #fff"
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| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|''[[DP046|A Maze-ing Race!]]''
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|''[[DP046|A Maze-ing Race!]]''
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| style="text-align:center"|''[[DP094|Doc Brock!]]''
| style="text-align:center"|''[[DP094|Doc Brock!]]''
| Ash interrupts the narrator's closing speech saying he forgot about {{AP|Gliscor}}.
| Ash interrupts the narrator's closing speech saying he forgot about {{AP|Gliscor}}.
|-style="background: #fff"
|-style="background: #fff"
| style="text-align:center"|''[[DP104|Sleepless In Pre-Battle!]]''
| style="text-align:center"|''[[DP104|Sleepless In Pre-Battle!]]''
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| style="text-align:center"| ''[[DP135|Beating the Bustle and Hustle!]]''
| style="text-align:center"| ''[[DP135|Beating the Bustle and Hustle!]]''
| When [[Azure]] insults Team Rocket, James makes a split in the screen and shoves it at Azure's face.
| When [[Azure]] insults Team Rocket, James makes a split in the screen and shoves it at Azure's face.
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| style="text-align:center"| ''[[DP166|The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!]]''
| While Team Rocket does the motto, James and Meowth hum along to the background music as Jessie says ''Putting the do-gooders in their place!''
|-style="background: #fff"
|-style="background: #fff"
| style="text-align:center"| ''[[DP173|Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!]]''
| style="text-align:center"| ''[[DP173|Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!]]''
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===Best Wishes series===
===Best Wishes series===
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===XY series===
===XY series===
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{| style="background: #{{x color light}}; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; {{roundy|10px}} border: 3px solid #{{x color light}}"
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| When Jessie fantasizes about marrying Steven Stone, James and Meowth tear out Steven and the background respectively.
| When Jessie fantasizes about marrying Steven Stone, James and Meowth tear out Steven and the background respectively.
|- style="background: #fff"
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| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center"| ''[[XY080|Rotom's Wish!]]''
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center"| ''[[XY081|Rotom's Wish!]]''
| The episode concludes with [[Weston]]'s {{p|Rotom}} smirking and winking at the audience.
| The episode concludes with [[Weston]]'s {{p|Rotom}} smirking and winking at the audience.
|- style="background: #fff"
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| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center"| ''[[XY084|Mending a Broken Spirit!]]''
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center"| ''[[XY085|Mending a Broken Spirit!]]''
| When James tells Jessie and Meowth how he knows how [[Serena's Braixen]] must feel like after having its wand stick broken, he looks at the screen and asks the audience if they know the same feeling too. Jessie and Meowth also turn to look at the screen in confusion of who James is talking to.
| When James tells Jessie and Meowth how he knows how [[Serena's Braixen]] must feel like after having its wand stick broken, he looks at the screen and asks the audience if they know the same feeling too. Jessie and Meowth also turn to look at the screen in confusion of who James is talking to.
|- style="background: #fff"
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| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center"| ''[[XY087|A Trip Down Memory Train!]]''
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center"| ''[[XY088|A Trip Down Memory Train!]]''
| As Team Rocket blasts off at the beginning of the episode, Jessie yells that she wants more screen time.
| As Team Rocket blasts off at the beginning of the episode, Jessie yells that she wants more screen time.
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center"| ''[[XY105|Party Dancecapades!]]''
| After Ash, Serena, [[Miette]], and James are chosen to participate in the [[Multi Battle|Tag Battle]], [[Monsieur Pierre]] says ''"The battle begins next!"'' right before it goes to the [[Who's That Pokémon?]].
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center"| ''[[XY114|A Keeper for Keeps?!]]''
| In one scene, {{an|Bonnie}} directly talks to the audience.
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===Specials===
===Specials===
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===Movies===
===Movies===
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| {{OBP|Slowking|M02}} tells Team Rocket that lots of people saw them risk their lives to save the world. All four of them then look at the audience, and the Rocket trio realizes that it's true.
| {{OBP|Slowking|M02}} tells Team Rocket that lots of people saw them risk their lives to save the world. All four of them then look at the audience, and the Rocket trio realizes that it's true.
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| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; background: #fff;" | ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]''
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; background: #fff;" | ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown: Entei]]''
| style="background: #fff;" | Meowth asks Jessie whether or not she thinks they will get a bigger part in [[M04|the next movie]].
| style="background: #fff;" | Meowth asks Jessie whether or not she thinks they will get a bigger part in [[M04|the next movie]].
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| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}" | ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]''
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center; background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}" | ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]''
| style="background: #fff" | When Jessie mentions diamonds and pearls, Meowth says they would be a "[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|good name for a game]]", a nod to the Generation IV games.
| style="background: #fff" | When Jessie mentions diamonds and pearls, Meowth says they would be a "[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|good name for a game]]", a nod to the Generation IV games.
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|style="background: #fff; {{roundybr|10px}}"| When James mentions diamonds and pearls again, Meowth says they should at least get through this season first. [[S10|The next season]] starts the Sinnoh arc.
|style="background: #fff; {{roundybr|10px}}"| When James mentions diamonds and pearls again, Meowth says they should at least get through this season first. [[S10|The next season]] starts the Sinnoh arc.
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==In the games==
==In the games==
===[[Core series]]===
===[[Core series]]===
* [[Trainer Tips]] signs and message boards provide advice to the player in using the game's control scheme. Similar instructions are also given by NPCs, such as the player's [[Mom|mother]], the regional [[Pokémon Professor]], and NPCs telling the player that they are [[Save|saving]].
* [[Trainer Tips]] signs and message boards provide advice to the player in using the game's control scheme. Similar instructions are also given by NPCs, such as the player's [[mother]], the regional [[Pokémon Professor]], and NPCs telling the player that they are [[Save|saving]].
* In the [[Generation I]] games and {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, there is a sign on {{Rt|17|Kanto}} that says "Don't throw the game, throw [[Poké Ball]]s instead!".
* In the [[Generation I]] games and {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, there is a sign on {{Rt|17|Kanto}} that says "Don't throw the game, throw [[Poké Ball]]s instead!".
* The [[Game Freak]] office can be found in [[Celadon City]] and [[Castelia City]]. The characters there will announce their role in the game when the {{player}} speaks to them:
* The [[Game Freak]] office can be found in [[Celadon City]] and [[Castelia City]]. The characters there will announce their role in the game when the {{player}} speaks to them:
** "I'm the game designer!"
** "I'm the game designer!"
** "I wrote the story!"
** "I wrote the story!"
** "I'm the graphic artist! I drew you!" or "I'm the graphic designer! I'm a skilled dot artist!"
** "I'm the graphic artist! I drew you!" or "I'm the graphic designer! I'm a skilled dot artist!"
** "Me? I'm the programmer!".
** "Me? I'm the programmer!".
** In addition, examining the computers gives this message: "It's the game program! [[Cheating|Messing with it]] could bug out the game!"  
** In addition, examining the computers gives this message: "It's the game program! [[Cheating|Messing with it]] could bug out the game!"
*** The game designer will personally award the player the [[diploma]] after completion of the [[regional Pokédex|regional]] or [[National Pokédex]].  
*** The game designer will personally award the player the [[diploma]] after completion of the [[regional Pokédex|regional]] or [[National Pokédex]].
** In other games, Game Freak employees are seen on vacation. A group stays in the [[Cove Lily Motel]] in [[Lilycove City]] and a single member stays at the [[Hotel Grand Lake]] in [[Valor Lakefront]].
** In other games, Game Freak employees are seen on vacation. A group stays in the [[Cove Lily Motel]] in [[Lilycove City]] and a single member stays at the [[Hotel Grand Lake]] in [[Valor Lakefront]].
* In the [[Pokémon Communication Center]], a staff member receives an email stating Game Freak's desire of linking at worldwide level without link cable barriers.
* In the [[Pokémon Communication Center]], a staff member receives an email stating Game Freak's desire of linking at worldwide level without link cable barriers.