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 * The introduction states that in Baron Tajirin's time only 30 Pokémon had been discovered. This is likely a reference to how, when developing Pokémon Red and Green, Satoshi Tajiri thought the Game Boy carts would only have room for 30 Pokémon, which was described in Tajiri's biographical manga.
 * The fact that researchers have been arguing over {{p|Bulbasaur}}'s classification for six years appears to be a nod to how Pokémon Red and Green took six years to develop.
-* Charmander's entry describes how smokers use its flame's tail to light up their cigarette, something which was later shown off in a [https://twitter.com/HiResPokemon/status/1167095102508085250 set of playing cards] illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno and published in Corocoro Comics in late 1996.
+* {{p|Charmander}}'s entry describes how smokers use its flame's tail to light up their cigarette, something which was later shown off in a [https://twitter.com/HiResPokemon/status/1167095102508085250 set of playing cards] illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno and published in Corocoro Comics in late 1996.
 * In ''[[EP042|Showdown at Dark City]]'', the Pokédex mentions that {{p|Electabuzz}} and {{p|Scyther}} can both distinguish colors, and that they are enraged by the color red, details which were only seen in this book.
-* Snorlax's entry contains an overt reference to Koji Nishino, as it describes how it got its Japanese name because it is capable of digesting moldy food. Indeed, "Kabi" is the Japanese word for mold, and Snorlax got its Japanese name "Kabigon" because it is a caricature of Nishino, who was said to eat pretty much anything he found, even if it was moldy.
+* {{p|Snorlax}}'s entry contains an overt reference to Koji Nishino, as it describes how it got its Japanese name because it is capable of digesting moldy food. Indeed, "Kabi" is the Japanese word for mold, and Snorlax got its Japanese name "Kabigon" because it is a caricature of Nishino, who was said to eat pretty much anything he found, even if it was moldy.
-* In Squirtle's entry, its habitat is described as unknown, perhaps because [[starter Pokémon]] can't be found in the wild. As for its "long neck", it has never been seen, but was still mentioned a handful of times across the series, such as in its Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon Sword Pokédex entries, and in ''[[EP012|Here Comes the Squirtle Squad]]''.
+* In {{p|Squirtle}}'s entry, its habitat is described as unknown, perhaps because [[starter Pokémon]] can't be found in the wild. As for its "long neck", it has never been seen, but was still mentioned a handful of times across the series, such as in its Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon Sword Pokédex entries, and in ''[[EP012|Here Comes the Squirtle Squad]]''.
-* In Oddish's entry, it is given the nickname "Walkimendes", which is a pun on {{wp|Archimedes}}, a Greek philosopher.
+* In {{p|Oddish}}'s entry, it is given the nickname "Walkimendes", which is a pun on {{wp|Archimedes}}, a Greek philosopher. In Japanese, this nickname also breaks down to "alki-men-desu," which translates into "We are walking men", which is fitting given Oddish's status as a walking plant.
 * The entry for {{p|Kangaskhan}} refers to female Kangaskhan only, implying the existence of male Kangaskhan.
+* The nickname "gangster of the sea" in {{p|Tentacruel}}'s entry was only ever mentioned in the anime, by Ash's Pokedex in ''[[EP019|Tentacool & Tentacruel]]''.
+* As mentioned in {{p|Doduo}}'s entry, this Pokémon ''does'' have wings, though they are extremely small, much like real-life kiwi birds. They were only referenced in its ''Yellow'' and ''Let's Go'' Pokédex entries.
+*The short story mentioned in {{p|Kadabra}}'s entry, "The Transformation", is an overt reference to Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis", in which a man wakes up one morning, only to realize that he's turned into a giant insect. This entry is also interesting, in that it describes what happened to the little boy as being fiction, whereas the in-game Pokédex entries tell it as if it really happened.
+*In {{p|Moltres}}' entry, the idea of drinking phoenix blood to gain immortality isn't taken from any real-life myth, but is rather an homage to "Phoenix", a manga series by the legendary Osamu Tezuka.
 * The entry for members of the Nidoran lines makes direct reference to {{p|Nidoran♀}}'s ability to produce Eggs, and {{p|Nidorina}}'s inability to do so. This is consistent to Nidorina and {{p|Nidoqueen}} being unable to breed ever since the {{pkmn|breeding}} mechanic was introduced in {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} (which would be released years later). Baby Nidoran are also mentioned, and they were later seen on a [https://hirespokemon.tumblr.com/post/176993460046/my-nidobabies-ah-those-simpler-times-when-you 1997 ad for ''Pokémon Battoen''.]
 * According to an illustration, {{p|Golduck}} is the fastest swimmer of the Kanto Pokémon, reaching speeds above 90 kilometres per hour. Additionally, {{p|Dewgong}}'s swim speed is somewhere between 30 km/h and 60 km/h.