List of references to Pokémon in popular culture

2009-10-08T07:34:11Z

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The peak of Pokémon's popularity has left its mark on popular culture. Due to its prominence as the mascot of the franchise, these references frequently feature {{p|Pikachu}} in some form.

===References in TV and movies===
* The {{wp|South Park}} episode ''{{wp|Chinpokomon}}'' parodies Pokémon and fad culture in general. The line of toys have additionally made cameos in many subsequent episodes. During the episode Kenny dies of an epileptic seizure as a reference to the banned episode [[EP038]]. The episode additionally heavily parodies the {{pkmn|anime}} and video games to a lesser extent. [[Ash Ketchum]] and [[James]] are both parodied.

* {{wp|Ling-Ling}}, one of the main characters of {{wp|Drawn Together}}, is a direct parody of Pikachu. He mentions that one of his pastimes is [[EP038|giving children seizures]].

* In an episode of {{wp|Jackie Chan Adventures}}, a franchise called "Gnomekop" appears, which is, Pokémon plus the "G", spelled backwards. It also uses the slogan "Gotta collect 'em all", similar to Pokémon's [[Gotta Catch 'em All!]]

* {{wp|Robot Chicken}} has done two sketches spoofing Pokémon.

* {{wp|Hayate the Combat Butler}} features references to numerous anime and manga series, including Pokémon. Pikachu has made background cameos, the pet tiger has referenced Pikachu when assuming himself to be the mascot character and in one episode the cast travel on a plane based on ANA Flights. In the sixth episode, a framed image of a blue Pikachu can be seen near the beginning of the episode. The image was based on one of {{AP|Pikachu}}'s anime art. In some episodes, various sound effects and BGM make a reference to Pokémon.

* {{wp|The Simpsons}} has an episode called {{wp|Pokey Mom}}. Pokémon was also referenced in an episode in which the family is watching an episode of {{wp|Kids Say the Darndest Things}}.
:Cosby: What do you like to play?
:Child: Pok-ee-mon!
:Cosby: Pok-ee-mon?! With the Pok-ee and the mon and the thing where the guy comes out of the thing...

*Pikachu has been seen in the Simpsons episode {{wp|Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade}} in Bart's satellite TV-induced hallucination. The effects of [[EP038]] are also experienced by the family in the episode {{wp|Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo}} after they watch the local program "Battling Seizure Robots".

*In the {{wp|The Simpsons opening sequence#Couch gag|couch gag}} of ''The Simpson'' episodes ''{{wp|'Tis the Fifteenth Season}}'' and ''{{wp|Fraudcast News}}'', {{wp|Maggie Simpson|Maggie}} was dressed up as a {{p|Pikachu}}.

* {{wp|Homestar Runner}} featured a Pikachu in one of their toons titled "[http://www.homestarrunner.com/cheatvideo.html The Cheat Theme Song]," starring a character who seems to be based off of Pikachu called "[http://www.homestarrunner.com/vcr_cheat.html The Cheat]."

* Two episodes of {{wp|Johnny Test}} featured Tinymon, with a [[Pokédex|Tinydex]], [[Poké Ball|Tiny cubes]] that capture creatures, a character named [[Ash Ketchum|Blast Ketchup]], and the slogan "Gotta snatch 'em all!".

* A episode of {{wp|The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy}} had a trading card game called "Hoke mon". When Grim made the cards real, the event caused destruction of the city.

* An episode of {{wp|The Norm Show}} had a parody of Pokémon when a boy named Tommy thought he was Ash. The skit featured actors dressed as the following Pokémon {{p|Squirtle}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Butterfree}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{p|Meowth}}.

*In ''Dustin's fowl play'', when {{wp|Dustin the Turkey|Dustin}} is wondering what new job he should get, Socky asks ''are we going to become Pokémon trainers?''

* ''{{wp|Austin Powers in Goldmember}}'' features people in costumes of {{p|Charmander}} and {{p|Pikachu}} among those running from "not Godzilla" in the Tokyo scene. The deleted scenes also feature background appearances of {{p|Meowth}} and {{p|Celebi}} costumes, the Pikachu car and a {{p|Dragonite}} plushie.

* Parts of the insert song in part 3 of the popular flash cartoon series ''Charlie the Unicorn'' bear resemblance to the original [[PokéRap]].

* In episode 3 of the second season of {{WP|The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya}}, two {{P|Pikachu}} masks, a purple {{P|Turtwig}} mask, a yellow {{P|Chimchar}} mask, and an orange {{P|Piplup}} mask can be seen.

* {{wp|Lucky Star (manga)#Anime|Lucky Star}} makes several references to Pokémon. In one of the episodes the characters go to a festival, and Kagami has trouble catching fish, as they just swim away from her. When she finally catches one, she shoutes "get da ze!", correctly tanslated to "''[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]''" In another episode, Konata states that she can name [[List of Pokémon|every Po**mon]]. In a third instance, Konata states that {{wp|Kinkaku-ji}} is gold, but {{wp|Ginkaku-ji}} isn't silver, referencing both [[Tin Tower|Tin]] and [[Brass Tower]]s, and {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}. She also wonders if they're like Poke{{tt|***|It should be noted that the anime censors the last part of the name}}, "with {{game3|Ruby and Sapphire|sapphire and ruby|s}} and stuff".

*In the anime Detective Conan, Ash, Misty and Brock makes a cameo apearance as kids who were staying in a certain train station in one of the episodes of the series. However, the distinct facial features each possess, such as Brock's eyes, their hairstyles, etc., were slightly altered and switched between the three kids.

===Other references===
*In the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade there are hot air balloons of Pikachu and a Poké Ball.

==External Links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqhS90ONhAQ Pokémon Sketch]
*[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Pikachu Pikachu refernces in Homestar Runner]
*[http://filmcow.com/charlietheunicorn3.html Charlie the Unicorn 3]

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2009-08-25T09:14:26Z

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==Chibibroccoli==
===About me===

:I like to browse around this site bulbapedia, so one day, I decided to join in as a user.
:I like the pokemon anime series very much and I follow this series. I also like to play the game as well, especially [[Pokemon Mystery Dungeon]] (I like [[Skitty]]!) My favorite anime character in the anime series is [[Jessie]] and I like [[May]] as well.

====Likes====
*reading books
*watching anime (I like ''Detective Conan, Saber Marionette, and of course, Pokemon'')
*listening to j-pop (I like songs by [[Hayashibara Megumi]])
====Dislikes====
*being late (so that's why I got {{p|Skitty}}...)
*boredom
====Hobbies====
*playing video games
*sketching comics

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2009-08-01T07:33:21Z

Chibibroccoli: Created page with '==Chibibroccoli== ===About me=== :I like to browse around this site bulbapedia, so one day, I decided to join in as a user. :I like the pokemon anime series very much and I fol…'

==Chibibroccoli==
===About me===

:I like to browse around this site bulbapedia, so one day, I decided to join in as a user.
:I like the pokemon anime series very much and I follow this series. I also like to play the game as well, especially [[Pokemon Mystery Dungeon]] (I like [[Skitty]]!) My favorite anime character in the anime series is [[Jessie]] and I like [[May]] as well.

====Likes====
*reading books
*watching anime (I like ''Detective Conan, Saber Marionette, and of course, Pokemon'')
*listening to j-pop (I like songs by [[Hayashibara Megumi]])
====Dislikes====
*being late (so that's why I got [[skitty]]...)
*boredom
====Hobbies====
*playing video games
*sketching comics

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