List of references to Pokémon in popular culture: Difference between revisions

==List of references to Pokémon in popular culture==

===Science===

* '''''{{wp|Aerodactylus}} scolopaciceps''''' was renamed from ''Pterodactylus scolopaciceps'' in October 2014 due to a newly discovered {{wp|taxon}}omic separation. The name refers to {{p|Aerodactyl}}, a Pokémon based on various pterosaur species because it "seemed a pertinent name for a genus which has been synonymous with ''Pterodatylus'' [sic] for so long due to a combination of features".<ref>[http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0110646#s5 PLOS ONE: The Problem of Cryptic Pterosaur Taxa in Early Ontogeny]</ref>

* '''''{{wp|Alistra}} pikachu''''' is a species of spider described by Yejie Lin and Shuqiang Li in 2021, named after {{p|Pikachu}} due to its yellow appearance.<ref name=Lin2021/> Another species of spider, '''''{{wp|Epicratinus}} pikachu''''', was named after Pikachu due to the female's {{wp|epigyne|epigynum}} resembling Pikachu's face.<ref>Gonçalves, R. A. & Brescovit, A. D. (2020). [https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4886.1.1 Taxonomic review and cladistic analysis of Neotropical spider genus ''Epicratinus'' Jocqué & Baert, 2005 (Araneae: Zodariidae) with description of eleven new species]. ''Zootaxa'', 4886(1).</ref>

* '''''{{wp|Binburrum}} {{p|articuno}}''''', '''''Binburrum {{p|zapdos}}''''', and '''''Binburrum {{p|moltres}}''''' are three species of beetles found in different parts of Australia, first described in 2020 and named after the three [[legendary birds]] of [[Kanto]] to reflect their rarity.<ref>[https://twitter.com/YHsiaoBeetle/status/1345310387059625985 Tweet by Yun Hsiao (@YHsiaoBeetle)], posted Jan 2, 2021</ref><ref>Hsiao, Y. & Pollock, D. A. (2020). ''[https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-entomologist/article/abs/contribution-to-the-knowledge-of-the-endemic-australian-genus-binburrum-pollock-1995-coleoptera-pyrochroidae-pilipalpinae-with-description-of-three-new-species/D9782DFAEEF63A38915484E7CD532F46 Contribution to the knowledge of the endemic Australian genus Binburrum Pollock, 1995 (Coleoptera: Pyrochroidae: Pilipalpinae), with description of three new species].'' The Canadian Entomologist. 153 (2): 244–256.</ref>

* '''''Chilicola {{p|charizard}}''''' is a species of stem-nesting bee, which received its name in May 2016. The discoverer, Spencer K. Monckton, was inspired to name the species after Charizard thanks to its mountainous habitat and the orange coloration found in the first specimen he observed.<ref>[http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=7731 A revision of ''Chilicola'' (''Heteroediscelis''), a subgenus of xeromelissine bees (Hymenoptera, Colletidae) endemic to Chile: taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeography, with descriptions of eight new species]</ref><ref>(June 1, 2016). "[https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/844107 One of 8 new endemic polyester bees from Chile bears the name of a draconic Pokemon]." ''EurekAlert!''. Pensoft Publishers.</ref>

* '''''{{wp|Hedruris}} dratini''''' is a species of {{wp|nematode}} whose adults parasitize on the stomachs of freshwater turtles. Although the paper describing ''H. dratini'' officially states that its specific name "is an arbitrary combination of two words (dra = dragon; tini = tiny)",<ref>Palumbo, E. et al. (2019). [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-helminthology/article/new-species-of-hedruris-nematoda-hedruridae-from-freshwater-turtles-its-life-cycle-and-biogeographic-distribution-of-the-genus/4E8BB55B37F233B5EBBDD818528D8A72 A new species of ''Hedruris'' (Nematoda: Hedruridae) from freshwater turtles, its life cycle and biogeographic distribution of the genus]. ''Journal of Helminthology'', 94.</ref> the Twitter account for the Journal of Helminthology (in which the paper is published) nonetheless acknowledged that the species is named after the dragon Pokémon {{p|Dratini}}.<ref name=JHelminthology2019>[https://twitter.com/JHelminthology/status/1210384215461642245 Journal of Helminthology (@JHelminthology) on Twitter.] Posted on December 27, 2019.</ref><ref name=JHelminthology2022>[https://twitter.com/JHelminthology/status/1493763359644127235 Journal of Helminthology (@JHelminthology) on Twitter.] Posted on February 16, 2022.</ref>

* '''''{{wp|Hiperantha}} pikachu''''' is a species of beetle first described in 2021. It is named after {{p|Pikachu}} because its {{wp|elytron|elytra}} are yellow with black tips, similar to Pikachu's ears.<ref>Pineda, Cristian R. & Barros, Rafael C. (2021). [https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.5082.1.4 Notes on Stigmoderini (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) from Brazil, with the description of a new species of ''Hiperantha'' Gistel, 1834, and new distributional records]. ''Zootaxa'', 5082(1): 41–52.</ref>

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| style="text-align:left" | In ''Top Cops'', Bullet tries to get back the money he lost by selling a knockoff Pokémon Card, of {{OBP|Detective Pikachu|character|Detective}} Bullshit.  

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In ''Final Desmithation'', Rick is fighting the employees of a fortune cookie factory where the fortunes become true. When Rick encounters one who controls {{t|Fire}}, and another who controls {{t|water}}, he decides maybe he "can Pokémon this shit."

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The flavor text of card "Hir'eek, the Bat" is "REPEL’S EFFECT WORE OFF."(Japanese translation use a {{wp|Ōgon Bat}} reference instead), which is a reference to the item Repel.

The flavor text of card "Fossil Fanatic" is "Praise Lord Helix!", which is a reference to ''Twitch Plays Pokémon'' meme about Helix Fossil. Its Japanese flavor text is "こういうものには つかいどきが　あるのじゃ！"(literal translation: This can be used (somewhere else)!; corresponding quote in English game: This isn't the time to use that!),which is a reference to Professor Oak's quote when using item at the wrong time.

The flavor text of card "Fan Club" is "Well that was weird. Yeah, I just walked up to the president of the fan club, he blabbered on for like 10 minutes, and then gave me a bike voucher..."(Japanese:いったい何だったんだろう？その、ファンクラブの会長に近づいたら、10分くらい自慢話を聞かされて、その後なぜか自転車の引換券をもらったんだ…), which is a reference to the Pokémon Fan Club Chairman who giving out Bike Voucher in Kanto.

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| style="text-align:left" | In commemoration of Pokémon's {{pkmn|20th Anniversary}}, an {{smw|List of officially released courses in Super Mario Maker|Event Course}} entitled {{smw|I Choose You!}} was uploaded on February 11, 2016. When the player completes this course, they will unlock a {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, or {{p|Squirtle}} costume. Completing the course three times will unlock all three. Unlike the Super Smash Bros. Pokémon costumes, these costumes have a full set of custom sound effects and music taken from {{2v2|Red|Green}}.

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* In Chapter 980 of the {{wp|One Piece}} manga series, Eustass Kid is seen attacking Scratchmen Apoo with a large arm made of scrap metal. Two {{p|Meltan}} can be seen embedded in Kid's mechanical arm. In Chapter 981, a Meltan is seen on Eustass Kid's shoulder.

* In Chapter 350 of the manga series {{wp|Komi Can't Communicate}}, a cellphone saleswoman offers Komi the God Phone, which resembles the [[Arc Phone]] from [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]].

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* 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===

** [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.

* 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/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."

===Web videos===

* 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?"

** 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.

** In [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGixUd6jjs4 TERRORISMO] (English: ''TERRORISM''), Sub-Lieutenant Braga was ordered to safely dispose of a bag that might contain a bomb, while Commander Peçanha was giving instructions on the phone. However, at some point the Commander ordered him to open the {{wp|Pokémon GO}} game and search for a Pikachu instead of disposing the bomb. Sub-Lieutenant Braga was not interested in playing the game, but was ordered to do so. It was also said that catching Pikachu was needed to so they could have more Pokémon than 22th Batallion of Pilates. A {{p|Dragonite}} spawned, so the Commander Peçanha instructed him to catch it without letting other people know about it, and further explained that Sub-Lieutenant Braga should use a [[Razz Berry]], throw an [[Ultra Ball]] and shout "[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]". At the end, a Sergeant from the Pilates Battalion quickly appeared and caught the Dragonite, so Peçanha ordered Braga to use "{{m|Thunder Shock}}", meaning that Braga should shoot that Sergeant. In the post-credits scene, a real terrorist appeared with bombs, but the Sergeant talked with him in a friendly manner and told him to go explode elsewhere because that's the location of his [[Gym]].

* 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.