List of references to popular culture in Pokémon

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References to other franchises in the Pokémon franchise are occasionally made.

Pokémon

In the games

In the core series games

In the side series games

In the spin-off games

In the anime

Original series

 
The Team Rocket trio in their Morning Musume-inspired disguises

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

 
Zorua mimicking MGM's logo

Pokémon the Series: XY

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Pokémon Horizons: The Series

GOTCHA!

  • The animated short opens with a scene of the four protagonists of Stand by Me walking along a railroad, a reference to the film which played on the television in the Generation I games.

In other animated media

POKÉMON Detective Pikachu

In the manga

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

Pokémon Adventures

  • Jet, a competitor in the Pokéathlon, is based on Jet Link (or Cyborg 002) from Cyborg 009, having a near identical resemblance and his reputation for being fast.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

In the TCG

  • A ruling on Dark Pokémon from Wizards of the Coast indicating that a Dark Stage 1 Pokémon cannot evolve into a non-Dark Stage 2 Pokémon was concluded with a statement from "Yoda the non-Pokémon". It reads, "Once you walk down the Dark Path, forever will it dominate your destiny".[4] This in reference to the character Yoda from Star Wars, with the quote written in their style of speaking.
  • The numbers of damage counters put by Mimikyu VMAX's Ominous Numbers attack, 4 and 13, are considered superstitious in certain cultures: 4 is feared in East Asian cultures, while 13 is feared mainly in European culture.

In the books

See also

References


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