Talk:List of references to Pokémon in popular culture

On the XKCD "not into Pokémon" trend

Does the trend about dismissing uninteresting stuff with "I'm not really into Pokémon" started at some point in 2007 between XKCD (and some others) webcomic readers counts as a reference of some sort? I'm willing to analyze the subject and look for factual references if this is considered worthy of a mention. --Solovino 22:30, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

Fraiser

I remember an episode where Fraiser shows up at a kid's birthday party and a woman (forgot her name) offers him some Pokémon punch. Fraser declines the offer and instead asks for coffee. Auragirl 02:09, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

House

In a new episode where a patient is storing a bunch of dangerous weapons, House mentions Arceus and the time space legend. No one else in the room understands what he is talking about.Auragirl 02:12, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

Homestar Runner

The fact that the Homestar Runner character The Cheat is based of Pikachu is incorrect, as The Cheat was created before Pokemon was really well known in the USA, (1996 The Cheat was created) However, I'm not denying that later on The Cheat was changed to look like Pikachu, just the fact that he was designed like him isn't true. Ugoz 08:37, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

Codename: Kids Next Door Reference

I have a picture if we want to add it. Animelover0018 06:07, 7 January 2010 (UTC)Animelover0018

Nickelodeon Magazine

I remember reading an old Nickelodeon magazine that showed what some comic/game/cartoon characters would look in real life (but not actually shown in real life, just realistic drawings). Among the group, Ash is there, trying to catch a butterfly with a net. Where would this go on the list? --Reversinator 19:55, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

Jeopardy!

What would be a good way to add Jeopardy's references to Pokémon, if it is able to be added? --Dr. Forrester 18:22, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Suite Life on Deck

If one were to look in the episode "Party On!" when Sean Kingston is singing, Cody can be seen with a Pokewalker, possibly a reference to the fact that the Sprouse twins did an American commercial for HeartGold and SoulSilver Cyndaquil155 19:38, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

Site

I think this site (http://www.trsrockin.com/ripoffs.html) has some interesting references. --Siegfried 06:58, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

MAD!

Warner Brothers did do a 3rd skit based off of Pokemon called "Pokemon Park" (A crossover between the anime and the movie Jurassic Park). Here's the clip if anyone wants to add it to the page. Pgj1997 18:49, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

Magazines

Where would I put something about pokemon appearing in a french-canadian magazine numerous times?—★Pika³³²³ 22:06, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

NCIS

I was watching an episode of NCIS and a boy had a box of Pokémon cards that he used to hide a gun. do you think this should be mentioned? FrankTheTank000 21:40, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

That's violent =P—★Pika³³²³ 00:14, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Phineas and Ferb

I've watched an episode of Phineas and Ferb called 'De Plane! De Plane!'. In this episode, Dr. Doofenshmirtz builds a device to evaporate swimming pools by focusing sunlight. He calls this 'Greevil', which also happens to be the name of Cipher's leader in Pokémon XD. MetalMetroid997 11:53, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

It sounds more like a coincedence. It's just a portemanu of "Green" and "Evil" Pgj1997 18:12, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

Having the same name doesn't count as a reference if it's just a coincidence FrankTheTank000 21:47, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

Wizards

I was watching Wizards of Waverly Place with my little sister and I noticed the wizards theme sounded like the same tune as the indigo league music. Also, in an episode of Good Luck Charlie someone drew a picture of an eevee on a chalkboard in the basement. Auragirl 02:13, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

kid vs kat

In an episode called ``Me Coop You Kat`` Kat builds a device that strongly resembles the Meowth balloon which is destroyed by Coop and Dennis.

Stay fit

I remember a PSA where a boy buys some Pokémon cards from a store. He finds a card he wanted but it gets blown away by the wind and he runs out of breath after attempting to get it back.

Angel City - Love Me Right (Oh Sheila): Poliwhirl Teddy?

In the music video for Love Me Right (Oh Sheila), one of the teddies (the blue one) lying next to singer Lara McAllen looks like it could be a Poliwhirl, but as there arent an close ups of it, I'm not 100% sure, is anyone else able to tell?

By MOCKBU4

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Vuvuzela2010⚡ 00:34, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

Private Practice

I just walked into the room while my mom was watching the show and I saw something that's probably relevant. It's somewhere near the end, where a kid and his apparent dad are talking. The kid is holding a Reshiram action figure and puts it on the table before he turns on the TV. It's the episode that just aired today, "Step One". - unsigned comment from Knuclear200x (talk • contribs)

Thanks, I've added it to the page. Pikiwyn ^talk 18:46, 22 November 2011 (UTC)

League of Legends reference

In the PC game League of Legends, the character Skarner says his name ala-Pokémon style if he stays still in a bush for a random amount of time.

By kajitisouls

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Cho'Gath 02:12, 1 December 2011 (UTC)

I don't really consider that to be a reference. ^★Jo the Marten^★ ಠ_ಠ♥ 02:17, 1 December 2011 (UTC)

Futurama

I watched an episode of Futurama one day called 'A Leela of Her Own' and I noticed in one scene there was an alien with Ash's baseball cap from the original series on. Is this notable enough for me to add in? Pokedex493 00:03, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

Radio?

Would references on the radio count? They played the Pokemon Theme on 97.3 Forth One this morning, as they were talking about how Pokemon was the top Christmas present back in the day. Vuvuzela2010 Δ 18:39, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

Trade & Battle: Card Hero

I have heard that there are references to Pokémon in the game Trade & Battle: Card Hero, developed by Nintendo R&D1 and Intelligent Systems; a game that became quite popular in Japan. Supposedly, amongst the references there is an NPC who remarks that everyone is out playing a game called "Rocket Monsters" and one of the NPCs idolizes "Team Pocket" as one of his favourite villains.

Does anyone who can understand Japanese know which NPCs? (I own the game, but the save battery on it is dead) I also wonder if there are any references to Pokémon in the sequels, High Speed Card Battle: Card Hero and the Japanese DSiWare game Card Hero: Speed Battle Custom --Chickasaurus 18:52, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

Reference in the AnoHana anime

Just stumbled upon this, could someone who knows Japanese (or anything about this anime) add this? Vuvuzela2010 Δ 19:45, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

A fateful encounter

I was at walmart and played a demo of a dungeon crawler game on a wii. The character was level 3 and was traveling with a man and a weird squirl thing. I was supposed to get through a forest area and had to fight creatures that resembled qwilfish, parasect, and beedrill. I don't know what game it was, does anyone know what i'm talking about? Auragirl 01:46, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

Another reference.

There is a reference there to Pokémon, one of them [more precisely, the one in blue clothes] something about Pokémon accessory (in my dub, it was pencil case [or however it is called]), not sure about original, so I can't enter it. Marked +-+-+ 17:40, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Mmmhm, at 06:11 in the video, the person says "Remember that time in grade 2 when I took your Pokémon lunch box?" Don't know how notable this is, Let's see what others think. --Tails0600 12:16, 18 January 2012 (UTC)

Law & Order: SVU

In tonight's episode "Home Invasions", the sole living victim's boyfriend's father used the fact that his son still has his Pokémon cards to make example of his sexual immaturity, as the girl was found with herpes. I'll provide full details later, but I figure I notify the basic stuff first. If anyone else watches the show and would be able to add it with proper info in the proper place, go ahead. PS: the pronunciation was more Pokey-mun--SandmanDP 03:43, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

Have added it. Feel free to move it if needed and add in more info. Frozen Fennec 03:52, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

Resident evil

On my resident evil the mercenaries 3D there is a skill called thunderbolt at first I thought nothing of it but when i fully upgraded it something familiar happened it shows electricty coming from the sky much like in super smash bros. brawl but blue may i add this? VENUS,MEGA,SCEPT,TORTE,SERP 18:46, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

"Thunderbolt" is an actual word, meaning a bolt of lightning accompanied by a thunderclap. While it's possible that it could be a reference, I suspect it's more likely just using a word for its meaning. Werdnae (talk) 20:27, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

That's why i thought nothing of at first but its effect is that physical attacks against enemies gains electric properties like static electricity but stronger thats why i think its name is a reference.VENUS,MEGA,SCEPT,TORTE,SERP 19:17, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Inappropriateness

Shouldn't there be an warning or something, as this article contains some worse than G-rated stuff. I think. プリングルズ/品客薯片/ప్రింగిల్స్ 01:53, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Such as?--ForceFire 04:11, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

The Law & Order thing. That might be offensive to younger people. And reference to more mature shows. プリングルズ/品客薯片/ప్రింగిల్స్ 04:15, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

I think we should be able to make this page G, or even PG-rated without getting rid of vital information. That L&O entry had a lot of unnecessary information which could be questionable for kids. I don't feel, just because we refer to South Park, Law & Order, or Robot Chicken, that the page should have a warning on it. While these shows aren't meant for children, we're not covering any inappropriate information. It's totally on the reader if they go and watch the episode we mention. ^★Jo the Marten^★ ಠ_ಠ♥ 04:23, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

I guess you're right. プリングルズ/品客薯片/ప్రింగిల్స్ 15:15, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

Let's Go Quintuplets

I'm not sure what the episode is called in English since I only have the Japanese version, but there's a scene where Krystal runs past a shop which has a pikachu-esque plush in the window. It probably isn't worth adding, but here's a shot of it in case it is: http://tinypic.com/r/2lxctw6/6--Bardock 12:06, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Eevee?

It says that there's a drawing of eevee on the chalkboard but it says that the episode is unknown and there's no picture supporting this PLUS I looked it up and still didn't find anything to support this.There should be at least a small piece of proof.VENUS,MEGA,SCEPT,TORTE,SERP (talk) 19:48, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

The Big Bang Theory

In the episode where howard and Raj huy a 3D printer, howard says that he spent all his money on Pokemon cards. Auragirl (talk) 18:59, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

The Colbert Report

On February 28 on "The Colbert Report", Steven Colbert was talking about people giving away memorabilia of the pope. He makes a joke about Pokemon, or "PoPeMon", and he says afterwards "God Bless 'em All!" Someone should put this in the article. JacobtheDoduo (talk) 22:53, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

Smosh?

Smosh has MANY Pokemon references, including a music video. Should these videos be included? Chaossy (talk) 13:38, 5 March 2013 (UTC)

I doubt YouTube videos are notable enough. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy Smosh, but this page is for TV shows, movies, other video games, etc. MasterZ (talk) 01:35, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

Malcolm in the middle

The same Squirtle Doll dat in the episode Bowling is, is in a episode season 2 "Carnival" [1] --Altruis _でんき 14:19, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

Pinky Dinky Doo

Not sure if it's a popular enough show, but an action figure craze among Tyler and his friends called Moo Moo Miggy Monsters is an obvious parody of Pokémon. There's even a scene where he plays a video game about them with a battle style just like Pokémon. Add? MF231 00:00, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

In Response to Pinky Dinky Doo

Anything that mentions it is good, even if it isn't that popular, so go ahead and add it! User talk:Lizarddolphin 19:09 30 April 2013 (UTC)

My Little Pony

So, why is the MLP bit listed here? All that happens in the actual episode is that Twilight gets angry and turns into a Rapidash-like figure. It's just temporary for a quick gag, and more importantly, it isn't actually a Rapidash, just something that looks like one. It goes completely unnamed for the entirety of its appearance. It wasn't meant to be a Pokémon reference, I don't think. It's seriously Twilight, not Rapidash, so I'm betting that there was a brony who was being annoying (big surprise) and just added it for the sake of adding it, so I'm removing it now. --GoldenSandslash15 (talk) 19:40, 25 June 2013 (UTC)

Servant x Service

In episode 2 of the anime Servant x Service, Hasebe joins a discussion on anime with his coworkers and has a montage of games that he has played, where Pokimon, a spoof of Pokémon, was listed, as well as a distorted Pikachu and Bulbasaur. --GymLeaderChuck (talk) 18:23, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

Saturday Night Live

I can't be sure, if it was actually the Jennifer Aniston/Sting episode, but Jennifer Aniston was a mom, and they were talking about the 1st Pokemon movie, with Mewtwo, and they were also talking about the cards where the "son" traded his holographic Charizard for a bunch of weaker cards (like Metapod, Diglett). I believe Darrel Hammond was the father. --Dman dustin (talk) 20:23, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

Strip Mall on Comedy Central

They made fun of Pokémon in the show Strip Mall, which aired on Comedy Central in the 90's. Its super long ago, but I remember the show was about adult movies being filmed in a strip mall. Well at some point they spoof Pokémon and the lead actor gets put in a Coma. In the hospital the guy gets outted about his "Acting career" to his girlfrind by a nurse wanting an autograph. She says she accidentally bought it for her kids and on the cover the guy is a Pikachu. At some point he wakes up from the coma and is then knocked back out by the enraged and sickened girlfriend. Yamitora1 (talk) 11:46, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

Ok, doing some research and finding a youtube clip... It turns out that Strip Mall's adult movie spoof of it was called "Pokememon" and one of the actresses (dressed up like Misty) involved even tells the director that "there's a cartoon just like this" We'll leave the discussion of the youtube clip there...

So should this be added, or because it is a little adult in nature should it not be added? I know you guys have Ling-Ling from Drawn Together mentioned, and that show is all kinds of adult...but what is the rule of thumb for this kind of thing? I know for a fact the Parody surfaced in at least two episodes, one in which it was being made, another in which I described earlier. There might be more episodes involved, I am not sure without rewatching the actual show. Yamitora1 (talk) 16:51, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

If it's a reference, add it. It's a TV show. Unless the reference image has nudity in, it's fine. ☆The Solar Dragon☆ 17:07, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

Better Homes and Gardens

In certain episodes of Better Homes and Gardens, I just saw a Pikachu plush toy, could someone add this and the picture? --Cinday123 (Talk) 23:52, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

References are intentional. This sounds more like a coincidence. ^★Jo the Marten^★ ಠ_ಠ♥ 03:31, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

So Pokémon plush toys in a lifestyle show counted? --Cinday123 (Talk) 03:49, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

Not sure where this would go.

In one of the There She is!! episodes, the rabbit character (Doki) throws a Pokéball at the Cat character (Nabi).

There She Is!! is a Flash cartoon series produced by a three-person team and hosted on the Korean website SamBakZa.

I am not certain, but I believe at least one of the There She is episodes showed on G4 at some time or another. Yamitora1 (talk) 07:00, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

Ben 10

In Ben 10 Omniverse, episode "Catfigth" appears a big fish looks like Magikarp --HoopsterJohn (talk) 18:13, 24 April 2014 (UTC)

Put My Little Pony Back in!

I think it's obvious that the joke in My Little Pony was a parody of Rapidash. It may be a joke about her getting so mad that she catches fire. But try comparing this shot to Twilight's normal form and Rapidash. Who does she look more like? She looks more like Rapidash than herself. Really. Let's compare. Normally Twilight has purple fur. This Twilight has light yellow fur like Rapidash. Normal Twilight has purple eyes. This Twilight has red eyes. Normal Twilight has straight black mane with a pink streak. This Twilight has fiery mane like Rapidash. Her cutie mark is gone. And there are other ways that they could have used this effect. One is to make her completely engulfed in flames like Human Torch. She could get an aura of flame without changing color. She can just turn red. Or she can get mad with out any exaggeration. They can even take that scene out. It's not that important to leave it in. Twilight finally accepts the Pinkie Sense immediately after that Rapidash freak-out. While her body shape, height and art-style remained the same and her mane flames higher than Rapidash, she still obviously resembles Rapidash. How can that be unintentional? How would you know if some of the references on this page were intentional? Did the companies state they were? I think if an image obviously screams Pokémon like this, it should be added intentional or not. It doesn't matter if it's brief. It doesn't matter if it's just a character looking that way. It's obvious that Hasbro took advantage of Rapidash's unicorn look, the cartoon physics of bursting into flames when your angry and the fact that their show was attracting a broader audience than intended. I want that My Little Pony reference back in! And My Little Pony had later references for the bronies, like non-anthropomorphic versions of Mordekei and Rigby from Regular Show appearing as Fluttershy's animals. Sure, Regular Show may not have anything to do with Pokémon, but it shows a pattern and helps my Rapidash case. SeanWheeler (talk) 04:34, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

File:TwilightRapidash.png

Seriously? Look at me! I'm a Rapidash! How obvious could I possibly get? You think this is an accident? How is an accident? I usually have purple fur! There are some images on this page that don't even show the Pokémon reference as it is in the dialogue. But me? I'm am so obvious! ARE YOU KIDDING ME!? RAWR!!!

Let the picture speak for itself. Thank you Twilight. Oh shoot, I just made my first brony meme! Oh well, not like this joke was DONE TO DEATH! There are YouTube vids on this scene, many people commented on Twilight evolving into Rapidash, reviews of Feeling Pinkie Keen has compared her to Rapidash, TV Tropes has noted this scene as a Rapidash cameo. Even the My Little Pony Wiki has joked about this image of Twilight "evolving" into Rapidash. How do you know that this isn't supposed to be a Pokémon nod? She looks too much like Rapidash. There are other ways Hasbro could have done this. I would be surprised if the producers stated that it has nothing to do with Rapidash. Also, there is a reason why there is the Togepi template on the article. I think this is okay to add in the article. If someone won't add it, I will! SeanWheeler (talk) 01:11, 3 July 2014 (UTC) I don't understand how Twilight blatantly turning into Rapidash would be unintentional? Look. File:TwilightRapidash.png Here's a comparison between Twilight Sparkle and Rapidash. Now tell me, doesn't that moment when Twilight got mad make her look a lot like Rapidash? Red eyes, check. Fire mane check. Whitish yellow fur, check. Lack of cutie mark, check. She looked like a hybrid of herself and Rapidash. In fact the Rapidash is more noticeable than Twilight. She looks like a Rapidash that was transported into MLP universe. Also, how do we know that it was unintentional? Did you know what other ways she could get angry without turning into Rapidash? In fact the anger didn't need to be there in the first place because Twilight instantly calmed down and accepted the Pinkie Sense. Look at her original look. She's purple! And has straight hair with magenta streaks. And she has a cutie mark. She briefly loses that when she turned into Rapidash. And I have to disagree with Golden Sandslash when he pointed out that it was not meant to be a Pokémon reference. It obviously was a Pokémon reference. Why else would Twilight look like that? I mean look at the context. Pinkie Pie has this "Pinkie Sense". She shivered and sensed that a really big "doozy" would happen. The mane 6 get chased by a hydra. They escape the Hydra, but Pinkie's Sense kept tingling, meaning the Hydra wasn't the doozy. Twilight was surprised and confused at what could be doozier than a hydra. Pinkie told her she don't know. Twilight then turned into Rapidash for a second and quickly calmed down and finally believed in the Pinkie Sense. While it wasn't really Rapidash in-story, she clearly resembled one. Was it needed in the episode? No. Did Hasbro know of the Brony fandom? Possibly. Was it intentional? Most likely. Were there other references in My Little Pony to other franchises? Yep. So I'm very convinced that this was meant to be a Poké reference. And very fitting since the pre-evolved form of Rapidash was Ponyta. SeanWheeler (talk) 04:28, 3 July 2014 (UTC)

It is not obviously a Pokemon reference. I saw the episode once upon a time and the thought that she looked like Rapidash never crossed my mind. Anger and fiery/red go hand-in-hand. She got angry so she got bitchin' flames for hair and red eyes against a red background. I'm not an artist, but I can see the white fur being because it just looks better than keeping the purple; or maybe it's just keeping in line with the fire theme: white hot. And the cutie mark could have been forgotten or could have been deemed trivial or in-the-way.

You're playing a guessing game. I'm not sure I care how this turns out, but you're clearly way too invested in this for your judgement to be considered "objective". Tiddlywinks (talk) 04:46, 3 July 2014 (UTC)

Maybe the thought of Rapidash didn't cross your mind because you weren't thinking of Pokémon? You can finally get some jokes if someone points it out for you. The Princess Twilight didn't make me think of Zelda: Twilight Princess until Joshscorcher pointed it out in his review. But I totally think the Twilight Princess thing was coincidental. Her turning into Rapidash wasn't. And was it that necessary for her to turn into that Rapidash-like pony for a second right before believing in Pinkie Pie? Your playing a guessing game too. Golden Sandslash played a guessing game when he decided the MLP reference shouldn't be there. You guys agreed on one complaint. And I disagree with that complaint. Unless there is a source saying it was accidental, I'll keep insisting. SeanWheeler (talk) 13:21, 3 July 2014 (UTC)

After discussing with a couple of other staff, we feel that that since it's not clear that it is intentional or likely intentional, we shouldn't list it. Majority of the references we do list is rather obvious, where this one feels more like a coincidence if anything. --Pokemaster97 16:16, 3 July 2014 (UTC)

How is this not clearly intentional? I look at it and keep guessing this might have happened.

Lauren Faust: We now have a fanbase of grown males liking Friendship is Magic. We should do something about it.

Cartoonist: How can grown man like ponies and rainbows?

Faust: I don't know. But I'm sure some of these people like Pokémon. So let's see if we can make a joke in the show.

Cartoonist: Okay.

Faust: There is this Pokémon named Rapidash. It's a Fire unicorn. In the My Little Pony episode we're working on, Twilight should get so angry that she turns into a Rapidash cameo. I'll give you a picture of Rapidash. Now try applying a Rapidash skin on Twilight in her burst of anger.

Cartoonist: Okay.

The cartoonist gets the FRLG artwork of Rapidash, and with his editing tools, copies Rapidash's colors onto Twilight. Removes her cutie mark. Replaced her mane with flames. Looking closely at Rapidash's eyes and noticing it has no pupils in its red irises, he removes Twilight's pupils. Now tell a scenario that makes it an accident. Also if the image gets deleted, it will mess up the thumbnail in one of my comments. SeanWheeler (talk) 17:35, 3 July 2014 (UTC)

There are plenty of image hosting services out there; if you want to use that image in a post, you should use on of them—Bulbagarden Archives is not an image hosting service. Anyway, providing a possible way for it to be a reference does not make it clear that it is intentional or likely intentional. I know My Little Pony does have plenty of pop culture references, but since there is significant uncertainty about the reference being intentional, I do not think it warrants inclusion here. --SnorlaxMonster 17:52, 3 July 2014 (UTC)

How do I make a photobucket image a thumbnail and retain my joke in the caption about Twilight herself being angry at you guys? Is there a way to put photobucket images in thumbnails? Or can we only do that with Bulbagarden Archives images? SeanWheeler (talk) 18:50, 3 July 2014 (UTC)