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Pokémon Master

2021-09-10T23:07:19Z

MasterZ: /* Theories */

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[[File:Pokémon League.png|thumb|220px|A [[Pokémon League]] poster aimed at aspiring Pokémon Masters]]
'''Pokémon Master''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンマスター''' ''Pokémon Master'') is a title in the [[Pokémon world]]. It is the goal of many [[Pokémon Trainer]]s to become a Pokémon Master. However, exactly what this position is and how one attains it is vague and never fully explained.

In response to an email sent to its mailbag, [[Pokémon.com]] posted the following:

<blockquote>"I'm very sorry, but the Pokémon Company does not answer questions of this nature.
It is the intent of the Pokémon creators that such questions be left to the imaginations and interpretations of Pokémon fans, adding more excitement and mystery to the Pokémon universe."</blockquote>

In the {{pkmn|anime}}, {{Ash}} left [[Pallet Town]] and started his {{pkmn|journey}} with the goal of becoming a Pokémon Master. In his endeavors to achieve this goal, he has traveled across many [[region]]s and competed in their respective [[Pokémon League Conference]]s, though he has mentioned that being a {{pkmn|Champion|Pokémon League Champion}} is just one step towards becoming a Pokémon Master.

==Usage==
* In {{5v2|Red|Blue|Yellow|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, after defeating [[Lance]] he says "''I hate to admit it, but you are a POKéMON master!''".
* In {{3v2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, after defeating all the {{p|Electrode}} in the [[Team Rocket HQ]], Lance says "''The journey to becoming the Pokémon Master is long and difficult. Knowing that, will you keep going?''"
** In {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, he instead says "''The journey to becoming the Pokémon Champion is long and difficult. Knowing that, will you keep going?''"
* [[Extreme Pokémon: The Guide for the Ultimate Fan]] calls [[Lorelei|Prima]] a Pokémon Master.
* [[The Official Pokémon Handbook]] states that a Trainer would deserve the title of Pokémon Master upon defeating or catching {{p|Mewtwo}}. The handbook also refers to the Elite Four members as "Master Trainers".
* According to [[A Sneak Peek at Pokémon]], one of the tasks to become a Pokémon Master is to [[Gotta catch 'em all!|catch all Pokémon]].
* The book ''[[Charizard, Go!]]'' states that a Pokémon Master must catch one of every kind of Pokémon and become a member of the [[Pokémon League]].
* According to [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]] manga, a Pokémon Master is simply an elite Trainer who is considered a professional and regularly takes part in Pokémon League competitions.
* In ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', Nurse Joy (while brainwashed) invites the Trainers to have a battle against the world's greatest Pokémon Master on [[New Island]], who is later revealed to be {{OBP|Mewtwo|M01}}.
* In ''[[The Legend of Thunder!]]'', {{jo|Marina}} called [[Lance]] a great Pokémon Master.
* In his [[DP075|debut episode]], [[Wallace]] is called a Champion Master. Likewise in ''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]'', [[Cynthia]] is referred to as a Champion Master. Both of them are the last person to be battled at the {{DL|Pokémon League|Champion League}}. Champion Masters must defend their title against all opposing Trainers. In a sense, they are undefeated by any Trainer that has officially challenged them to claim their title. Ash states that becoming a Champion Master is one step toward becoming a Pokémon Master.
* In [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], there are trainers who are Masters of one of each of 149 Pokémon available in the games.

==Theories==
{{fan speculation|section}}
* It has been theorized that when one becomes a [[Pokémon Champion]] of a regional [[Pokémon League]], one attains the title of Pokémon Master.
** This theory is supported by Lance calling the player a Pokémon Master upon his defeat in {{5v2|Red|Blue|Yellow|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, before revealing that the player must first face {{ga|Blue}} becoming Champion.
** It is implied in the dub of ''[[DP191|Memories Are Made Of Bliss!]]'' that this is the case. However, the Japanese version explicitly states that it is only one step to being a Pokémon Master.
** However, Ash won the [[Alola League]] and still does not consider himself a Pokémon Master.
* In a 2008 interview with the webmaster of [[PokéBeach]], [[Masamitsu Hidaka]] stated that if Ash becomes a Pokémon Master, it would be the last episode of the show.<ref>[https://www.pokebeach.com/2008/07/second-pokemon-interview-with-masamitsu-hidaka-many-interesting-points PokéBeach]: Second Interview with Masamitsu Hidaka – Many Interesting Points!</ref>
* It has been theorized that, in the context of the {{pkmn|anime}}, Pokémon Masters are the members of the [[Elite Four]].
** This theory is supported by the book [[Extreme Pokémon: The Guide for the Ultimate Fan]] calling [[Lorelei|Prima]] a Pokémon Master.
* After defeating [[Giovanni]] at [[Viridian Gym]], when he gives the player the {{Badge|Earth}} he says it is "evidence of your mastery as a Pokémon Trainer" which may imply that a Pokémon Master is one who has collected all of the [[Gym]] [[Badge]]s in a [[region]].
** Yet, in the context of the anime, this is not the case as Ash has collected all the Gym Badges in multiple regions and still does not consider himself a Pokémon Master.
* It has been theorized that one who is unbeatable in battle is considered a Pokémon Master.
** This was implied in ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', where {{OBP|Mewtwo|M01}} referred to himself as a Pokémon Master, with him being the strongest being emphasized throughout the movie.
* [[The Official Pokémon Collector's Sticker Book]] implies that one is made a Pokémon Master by [[Gotta catch 'em all!|catching all Pokémon]].
** It has also been theorized that this, along with becoming a Pokémon Champion, is the criteria.
* In ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'', [[Verity]] questions if being a Pokémon Master meant being the world's strongest Pokémon Trainer; {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|M20|Ash}} replies that it is "much more than that".
** [[Goh]] asks Ash a similar question in ''[[JN006|Working My Way Back to Mew!]]'' and Ash gives a similar response.

==In other languages==
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==See also==
* [[Master Trainer]]
* [[Type expert]]

==References==
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Hey You, Pikachu!

2014-10-12T02:12:55Z

MasterZ:

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|jcaption=Japanese boxart of Hey You, Pikachu!
|caption=Boxart of Hey You, Pikachu!
|platform=[[Nintendo 64]]
|category=Virtual pet
|players=Single player
|developer=[[Ambrella]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|gen_series=[[Generation I]] [[Spin-off Pokémon games|side series]]
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|release_date_ja=December 12, 1998
|release_date_na=November 6, 2000
|website_ja=[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/other/64-genki/ Pokémon.co.jp] [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_npgj/ Nintendo.co.jp]
|website_en=[http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/hey-you-pikachu/ Pokémon.com] [https://web.archive.org/web/20010623210127/http://www.nintendo.com/games/gamepage/gamepage_main.jsp?gameId=127 Nintendo.com]
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'''Hey You, Pikachu!''' (Japanese: '''ピカチュウげんきでちゅう''' ''Pikachu is Fine-achu'') is a spin-off game for [[Nintendo 64]] developed by [[Ambrella]]. The [[Voice Recognition Unit]], a specialised microphone for the Nintendo 64, is included with it. Using voice-recognition software, the game interprets a player's commands, letting one interact verbally with {{p|Pikachu}}.

The player is asked by [[Professor Oak]] to test out a new invention named the PokéHelper, which allows one to talk to any Pokémon present. The player goes to a fenced-in area of [[Viridian Forest]], and first meet the Pikachu that will become the partner through the game. The entire game takes place in an area between [[Pewter City]] and [[Viridian City]], according to the in-game maps.

There are three levels of difficulty, each of them accessible from a different location in the house, that offer 17 stages that can be replayed, and one stage that can be played once per saved file. The player's interactions with the world are limited to picking up items, using the Megaphone, once obtained, to knock fruits out of trees, giving items to Pikachu, and controlling Pikachu's general behavior via vocal commands.

The game is one of the two that utilizes the Nintendo 64's Voice Recognition Unit, and it understands about 200 words, including "{{m|Thunder Shock|ThunderShock}}", "{{m|Thunderbolt}}," and "{{m|Thunder}}".

==Blurb==
For the first time ever you can actually talk to your {{p|Pikachu|favorite Pokémon}}. Tag along with {{p|Pikachu}} as it goes through its daily routines, taking field trips, going fishing and having picnics, becoming better friends with each passing day. The more you speak, the closer friends you'll be!

* Talk into the microphone, see Pikachu react. Your voice travels to Pikachu through the N64 Voice Recognition Unit and microphone-both included.
* Pal around with Pikachu - together you'll gather cooking ingredients, fish for favorite {{t|water}} Pokémon, and even hunt for buried treasure on a deserted island.
* Speak to Pikachu using a variety of key words and phrases. Friendship is based on communication, and there's plenty to talk about!

==Characters==
===Human===
* Mom (player's mother)
* [[Professor Oak]]
===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}}
* {{p|Bulbasaur}}
* {{p|Venusaur}}
* {{p|Charmander}}
* {{p|Squirtle}}
* {{p|Caterpie}}
* {{p|Metapod}}
* {{p|Butterfree}}
* {{p|Oddish}}
* {{p|Gloom}}
* {{p|Vileplume}}
* {{p|Poliwag}}
* {{p|Poliwhirl}}
* {{p|Abra}}
* {{p|Slowpoke}}
* {{p|Magnemite}}
* {{p|Haunter}}
* {{p|Lapras}}
* {{p|Togepi}}

==Levels==
===Pikachu's Discovery Days===
The beginner level, which is selectable from the sliding door in the player's bedroom. It is represented by a childlike scribble of the areas in the game, done with wax crayons, and the background music is a remix of the {{game|Red and Blue|s}} title theme. It is the only area where the three fishing spots can be selected and played.

The locations available from this level are:
* Viridian Forest
* Ochre Woods
* Ochre Fishing Spot
* Springleaf Field
* Cobalt Fishing Spot
* Olivine Fishing Spot

===Pikachu's Play Days===
An intermediary level, which appears from the front gate of the player's house's front yard. It is represented by a relatively-detailed sketch of the areas in the game, done with coloring pencils, and the background music is a tropical remix of the Pokémon Red and Blue title theme as well.

The locations available from this level are:
* Ochre Woods
* Springleaf Field
* [[Cobalt Coast]]
* Cobalt Island
* Olivine Lake

===Pikachu's Daring Days===
[[File:Hey You Pikachu Daring Days.png|thumb|right|200px|Map for the Daring Days level]]
The most difficult level, which appears at the side gate of the player's house's front yard. It is represented by a highly-detailed map of the areas in the game, and the background music is a fanfare-like remix of the Pokémon Red and Blue title theme. Professor Oak's secret training can be selected by telling the name to Pikachu while on the map.

The locations available from this level are:
* Viridian Forest
* Ochre Woods
* Springleaf Field
* Cobalt Island
* Olivine Lake
* Professor Oak's Secret Training

==Mission Types==
===A Pokémon Picnic===
In these missions, which take place in Ochre Woods, the player and Pikachu have to gather ingredients for {{p|Bulbasaur}}'s meal, and send them to Bulbasaur by calling {{p|Magnemite}} over. Bulbasaur asks for three ingredients, but one of the ingredients needs to be doubled, for a total of four ingredients to give to Magnemite in order for the mission to be completed. A {{p|Togepi}} [[Pokémon Egg]] can also be found and hatched through repetitive visits to the two shops of the game. {{p|Abra}}'s shop is placed in an area that can only be reached from the second Pokémon Picnic mission onward. The only rewards are seeing the reaction Pikachu and its friends have to the various meals Bulbasaur serves, failed or successful.

===Caring For Caterpie===
In these missions, which take place in Viridian Forest, the player and Pikachu must supervise from one to five {{p|Caterpie}}, depending on how many of them evolved into {{p|Metapod}} in prior Caring For Caterpie missions. The way to complete this mission type is to let Pikachu distract the Caterpie, and feed them bloomed roses when hungry. The Caterpie will evolve into Metapod once fed enough times, and the Metapod will turn into {{p|Butterfree}} once enough time has passed. At the end of the day, Butterfree comes back and rewards Pikachu with a ruby, a glass marble, a balloon or a colored jewel.

===Field Trip===
In these missions, which take place in Springleaf Field, the player and Pikachu need only enjoy themselves for a day. Pikachu can find, greet and water {{p|Oddish}}, {{p|Gloom}} and {{p|Vileplume}} here. {{p|Charmander}} is also sometimes seen in the first mission, and {{p|Diglett}} sometimes tries to trip Pikachu in the third mission. The second mission takes place in an area with one of Abra's shops. While watering Oddish and Gloom make them evolve, there is one unique Oddish that only grows [[Giant Pokémon|larger over time]], until it is at least ten times Pikachu's size, in the third Field Trip mission. Another odd phenomenon are the strange radish and smelly radish that Pikachu sometimes mistakes for Oddish and Gloom.

===Gone Fishing!===
In these missions, the player and Pikachu can go to three locations, and start fishing Pokémon out of the water. The Pokémon caught are of various sizes, and each fishing spot contains different Pokémon, including rare ones like Dratini. There are also other Pokémon milling about out of the water and watching Pikachu fish, also dependent on the locations chosen. [[Professor Oak]] sometimes comments on the pond once the player leaves at the end of the day, mentioning rare catches in the location. If Pikachu catches a large Pokémon, it will be rewarded with a fishing flag to take home with it.

===Little Lost Poliwag===
In these missions, which take place at Olivine Lake, the player and Pikachu have to gather up five lost {{p|Poliwag}}, and bring them back home, safe and sound. The first Little Lost Poliwag mission allows the player to meet with {{p|Squirtle}}, who will bring all the found Poliwag back home to their mother, and reward Pikachu with a silver coin, a glass marble, a balloon or a colored jewel. The second mission's location is home to the Poliwag's mother, {{p|Poliwhirl}}, and a mischievous {{p|Haunter}} who can be shocked away from scaring the Poliwag with an electric attack.

===The Piñata Game===
This mission, found at Cobalt Coast, only has one part to it, but can be replayed normally like the other missions. Pikachu is invited to a piñata party held by {{p|Venusaur}}, and all its friends want to help it smack the [[Poké Ball]] containing the rewards open. If Pikachu can successfully open the Poké Ball more than once, Venusaur rewards it with the harmonica, which calls {{p|Lapras}} over to ferry Pikachu and the player to Cobalt Island.

===Treasure Hunt===
In these missions, which take place on Cobalt Island, the player and Pikachu have to explore a small island full of buried treasure. {{p|Slowpoke}} sunbathes on a rock near the shore, and Lapras can sometimes be seen swimming around the island, watching the treasure hunt. The treasure chests that Pikachu can dig up can then be opened by reading the sign associated with them, and repeating the order to Pikachu. One of the prizes that can be obtained from a big treasure chest is the [[wp:Shinai|toy sword]] that decorates the protagonists' bedroom from then on.

==Items==
* Ball
* Cupcake
* Fishing hook
* Harmonica
* Lucky hook
* Megaphone
* PokéHelper
* Watering Can
* Watering Pail
* Flying Acorn

==Trivia==
* The Japanese name of the game, '''ピカチュウげんきでちゅう''' ''Pikachu Genki Dechū'', is a pun on ピカチュウげんきです ''Pikachu is fine''.
* Although the game has not gained any direct sequels, [[Pokémon Channel]] seems to be a sequel, since it is a virtual pet simulation game in which the player shall raise a Pikachu. [[Pokémon Dash]] may also be an indirect sequel, as the Pikachu there is similar to that one in Channel: it even sometimes starts to laugh when being petted, among other things. It is unknown if the Pikachu and/or the player character are the same.
** [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]] and its sequel, [[PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond]] both seem to be other indirect sequels - although the gameplay is significantly different from the virtual pet aspects of Hey You, Pikachu! and Channel, the core of starring a Pikachu and being intended for younger fans of Pokémon is similar.
* Hey You, Pikachu!, PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure and PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond are so far the only Pokémon games that don't have the word 'Pokémon' in their English titles.
* According to the in-game maps, there is water to the northeast of Viridian Forest, where Cobalt Coast and Cobalt Island are located.
* The cluster of houses representing Pewter City are only visible in the drawing of Pikachu's Discovery Days.
* After completing Professor Oak's Training, if players say "Professor Oak's Training" on the Daring Days map the game will select a normally unselectable area on the bottom left corner of the map and the Professor Oak's Training game will load up.
* On the title screen the garden features plants that are not available in the game.
* Several Pokémon books can be found in the bedroom with pictures of Pokémon on the cover.
* The Pokémon Quiz minigame is an [[Nintendo 64]] cartridge and strangely multiple copies of the game can be seen by the console. One of the copies is most likely the Shadow Pokémon Quiz minigame but the others are unknown.
* Certain objects move when the player speaks such as a toy in the Bedroom.
* The Instruction Booklet warns players to not say "Electric XXX" to Pikachu; otherwise, it will get angry. This word makes it the only word not displayed ever in-game.
* A popular belief is that saying "Sony" or "Playstation" causes Pikachu to get angry. However, this has been proven to be untrue.
* Objects and items can be moved with the speech bubble from the megaphone item. Also, Pokémon will react to the megaphone, often running away from the noise.
* This is the first Pokémon game to feature {{p|Togepi|a Pokémon}} from the [[Generation II|following generation]].


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Talk:Wailord (Pokémon)

2014-09-21T16:10:18Z

MasterZ:

If we don't mention HSOWA, we miss chronicling one of the more amusing parts of the fandom! Things like hot skitty on wailord action are part of the pokemon-related humor that makes a fandom thrive and are too funny not to chronicle in an encyclopedic form!

(Besides, Celebishipping is on here, and I'm sure there are other ships listed equally outrageous)

(Some things are just that funny, and something should be mentioned of the whole HSOWA phenomenon.)

(Not that I have time or knowledge needed to start the article)

-Birdboy2000, MAR 27 2005, 5:10 EST.

:Here is the article:
::Some random people created something that went like "Hot Skitty on Wailord Action". This became an annoying fad for a week or two and then made a brief reappearance every few weeks, like all boring and non-notable internet fads.
:[[User:Jshadias|Jshadias]] 22:16, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Evkl wanted it removed. Case closed. We're supposed to be an encyclopedia. The pokedex should deal with facts. Not BS.[[User:LedianX|LedianX]] 00:26, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)

It is a '''fact''' that the fad existed - it came, and it went. Now, whether it deserves a mention, another story. - [[User:Zhen Lin|振霖]][[User talk:Zhen Lin|T]] 00:37, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Just because it existed doesn't mean it should be in the Pokédex entries which are for: Moves, Pokedex entries, origins of the names and basic information. Not fads. Evkl already said that it shouldn't be there. Case closed.[[User:LedianX|LedianX]] 01:22, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Moves, pokedex, origin, and basic information can be found quite easily in many places. Shouldn't there be something more? [[User:Birdboy2000|Birdboy2000]] 03:02, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)

:I agree, this is supposed to be a pokémon related encyclopedia, not info about craziness on the internet. But I will revert myself, since it has its own article. [[User:TheBlazikenMaster|TheBlazikenMaster]] 18:11, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
::I think it at least deserves a mention in the trivia section. '''[[User:TTEchidna|T]][[User talk:TTEchidna|T]][[wp:Echidna|Echidna]]''' 18:13, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
:::Moved to trivia, it's inappropriate for the biology anyway. [[User:TheBlazikenMaster|TheBlazikenMaster]] 19:38, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

Come on,why the people can't forget about the "HSOWA" thing? 15:00 15 September 2007

It could mention though that it is interesting that it is, as the biggest of all Pokemon, able to breed with the smallest (Diglett)? Just a thought.[[User:Gastly's mama|Gastly's mama]] 17:13, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

== Name origin ==

The derivation from 'wail' meaning to bellow has been included but there is no reference in flavour text for this Pokémon's entries. Could it have been this characteristic was deprecated before the version was finalised but the name was never changed? {{unsigned|Ainohuyuah}}

==Edit Request==
The minorest of all minor edits. in the anime pokedex entry can you put a comma in between prey and it. Please and thank you. [[User:Littlmiget123|Littlmiget123]] 00:47, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

== origin? ==

Wailord? Torpedo?

You have got to be kidding me. {{unsigned|Mpcamel1729}}
:We're not. Torpedoes can be shaped like that, and seeing as Wailord is aquatic, it's as good an origin as any. Heck, if any of the origins were to be questioned I'd think someone would question blimp (as that has one less similarity—setting—going for it). --[[User:AndyPKMN|AndyPKMN]] [[User talk:AndyPKMN|(talk)]] 23:42, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

== Redirect needed ==

I typed in its Japanese name, doesn't redirect to Wailord. Somebody create a redirect? Thanks. --[[User:YoshisWorld|'''☆Yoshis''']][[User talk:YoshisWorld|'''World☆''']] 13:03, 18 September 2011 (UTC)
:Done. Thanks for bringing it to attention. [[User:Pokemaster97|--Pokemaster]][[User talk:Pokemaster97|97]] 13:29, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

== Guys ==

Guys
According to the height and weight given for Wailords, they are less dense than air. That should be on the trivia. {{unsigned|Varkarrus}}

I added it, and I don't know why they removed it. ★☆[[User:Togetic45|'''Toge''']][[User talk:Togetic45|'''tic''']][[Special:Contributions/Togetic45|'''45''']]☆★ 13:10, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
:You ''should'' know, because I wrote an edit summary about it. You can't calculate its {{wp|density}} from just height and mass. You need to know Wailord's ''volume''.--'''[[User:Dennou Zenshi|電禅]][[User talk:Dennou Zenshi|Den Zen]]''' 13:19, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
::I think it's safe to compare him to a cylinder of sorts. Let's call it a 48' - 20' cyinder, and work on that. ★☆[[User:Togetic45|'''Toge''']][[User talk:Togetic45|'''tic''']][[Special:Contributions/Togetic45|'''45''']]☆★ 12:05, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
:::No. It's original research. Stop adding it. [[User:Pumpkinking0192|Pumpkinking0192]] ([[User talk:Pumpkinking0192|talk]]) 18:20, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
::::I'm not adding it. I was just saying Jwittz is onto something, and he has a good point. ★☆[[User:Togetic45|'''Toge''']][[User talk:Togetic45|'''tic''']][[Special:Contributions/Togetic45|'''45''']]☆★ 08:29, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
:::::Honestly calculating Wailord's volume should be easy with all the 3D models available, but then people would likely argue model inconsistency rather than just accepting it as fact [[User:Bioness|Bioness]] ([[User talk:Bioness|talk]]) 14:58, 4 August 2013 (UTC)
::::::I'm not going to post them all but google "Wailord density" and you'll get at least 4 links which accurately support Wailord being less dense than air [[User:Bioness|Bioness]] ([[User talk:Bioness|talk]]) 11:37, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
:::::::Accurately? How it can be accurate when you know only weight and height? Without volume (which we don't know), none of them will be correct. [[User:Marked +-+-+|Marked +-+-+]] ([[User talk:Marked +-+-+|talk]]) 11:39, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
:::::::: Well, it's the Float Whale Pokémon for a reason. [[User:MasterZ|MasterZ]] ([[User talk:MasterZ|talk]]) 16:10, 21 September 2014 (UTC)

List of references to Pokémon in popular culture

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'''References to the Pokémon franchise''' are often made in other media. While {{p|Pikachu}} is a common target due to its prominence as the mascot of the franchise, other Pokémon, characters, and elements of the various Pokémon series are often lampooned.

==References in TV, movies and radio==

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|-
! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytl|10px}}"| Series/Movie
! style="background: #6AA9E4;"| Episode
! style="background: #6AA9E4;"| Details
! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytr|10px}}"| Image
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|100 Greatest (UK TV series)|100 Greatest}}''
| ''100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross''
| style="text-align:left;" | In ''100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross'', Pokémon was featured as the 37th greatest toy, with emphasis being on the [[TCG]], and the problems it created for schools dealing with the theft of cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|30 Rock}}''
| ''{{wp|Stride of Pride}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon is a recurring theme in this episode with one of {{wp|Jack Donaghy|Jack}}'s girlfriends. When referring to Jack's polygamy, she said that it was like Pokémon the way Jack had "gotta catch 'em all". Jack pluralizes Pokémon as "Pokémons" only to have her correct him. Jack brings up Pokémon numerous times throughout the episode in reference to his girlfriend, including referring to a text message he got as being "Pokémon'd". At the end of the episode, Liz writes a letter on her laptop, and also refers to "Pokémons" and her life as "little creatures running around".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|97.3 Forth One}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In an airing on 14 December 2011, the [[Pokémon Theme]] was briefly played, as the hosts mentioned that Pokémon was the top Christmas present at the height of its popularity.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|American Dad!}}''
| ''{{wp|A Piñata Named Desire}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While {{wp|Steve Smith (American Dad!)|Steve}} was remembering about he and his friends used to have sleepovers when they were little, a pink and purple {{p|Pikachu}} is seen on the t-shirt worn by his friend Toshi.
|[[File:APinataNamedDesire.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Buck, Wild}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the first act, Steve is upset about being seated at the kids' table, pointing out that the kids are playing with Pokémon cards and they are not very good. He yells at one of the kids for "wasting his {{p|Charizard}}".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day}}''
| ''Menma the Hero''
| style="text-align:left;" | Tetsudō suggests that the wish Menma might want granted was to have a rare monster from a video game called "Nokezori Monsters" ("Nokemon" for short), which Jinta buys from the game shop Anaru works at.
|[[File:Anohana Nokemon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Austin Powers in Goldmember}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | The movie 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.
|[[File:Austin Powers Goldmember Charmander.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Arthur (TV Series)|Arthur}}''
| ''Arthur Loses his Marbles''
| style="text-align:left;" | Muffy says that she has fifty-four Dopeyman cards in a pack, in resemblance to Pokémon cards, and with one card a take on a Pikachu called "Stinkachu".
|[[File:ArthurLosesHisMarbles.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Are We There Yet? (TV Series)|Are We There Yet?}}''
| '' The Bad Dream Episode''
| style="text-align:left;" | After Nick says "You can't make a sequel for everything", Kevin says "They should've told that to the Pokémon people thirteen movies ago!" and then names all Pokémon movies up to [[M13]], including [[Mewtwo Returns|MR]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Bad Santa}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | One child asks "Santa" for Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Barter Kings}}''
| ''Tazed and Confused''
| style="text-align:left;" | During interviews for a new employee, one of the interviewees cites his history as a collector of Pokémon cards as relevant work experience.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Beast Machines}}''
| ''Revelations, Part I: Discovery''
| style="text-align:left;" | Jetstorm says "[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Bernard's Watch}}''
| {{tt|N/A|Entire series throughout.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Bernard's room is often shown to have first-generation Pokémon posters.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" |''{{wp|The Big Bang Theory}}''
| The Cooper/Kripke Inversion
| style="text-align:left;" | Even after being taken off his joint checking account with his wife until he learned the value of money, {{wp|Howard Wolowitz}} still spent his lunch's allowance on [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|Pokémon cards]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|The Indecision Amalgamation
| style="text-align:left;" | When Sheldon and Amy are at an electronics store and Sheldon is trying to decide between buying a PlayStation 4 or an Xbox One, advertisements for {{game|X and Y}} are seen.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Brum (TV series)|Brum}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon plushes can be seen at a stall in a fairground.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Cleveland Show}}''
| ''{{wp|Ain't Nothin' But Mutton Bustin'}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While {{wp|Cleveland Brown|Cleveland}} and {{wp|List of The Cleveland Show characters#Rallo_Tubbs|Rallo}} visit the County Fair, one of the stands has {{p|Gengar}} plushies.
|[[File:AintNothinButMuttonBustin.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Codename: Kids Next Door}}''
| ''Operation: A.R.C.H.I.V.E.''
| style="text-align:left;" | A character that can be seen in the audience looks similar to {{Ash}} in his [[original series]] clothes.
|[[File:OperationArchive.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Community (TV series)|Community}}''
| ''{{wp|Digital Estate Planning}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Hilda's long list of conversation topics includes "{{ka|old man}} {{pkmn|Trainer}}", "{{m|fly}} on a bird", "[[Cinnabar Island|cinnamon island]]", and "{{m|Surf|seal}} along the shore", a reference to the [[Old man glitch]]. Also when Gilbert is escaping from Cornelius he changes into [[Missingno.]] for a split-second.
|[[File:Community.png|200px]][[File:Community2.png|200px]]


|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Case Closed|Detective Conan}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} make a cameo appearance as kids who were staying in a certain train station. However, the distinct facial features each possess, such as Brock's eyes, their hairstyles, etc., were slightly altered and switched between the three kids.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Drawn Together}}''
| {{tt|N/A|Entire series throughout.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the main characters, {{wp|List of Drawn Together characters#Ling-Ling|Ling-Ling}}, is a direct parody of {{p|Pikachu}}. He mentions that one of his pastimes is [[EP038|giving children seizures]].
|[[File:Ling-Ling.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Drunk History}}''
| '' Boston''
| style="text-align:left;" | After the retelling of the 1990 {{wp|Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum}} art theft, a man says he knows how they must feel because he had $100 worth of Pokémon cards stolen as a kid including holographic [[Charizard (Base Set 4)]], [[Blastoise (Base Set 2)]], and [[Professor Oak (Base Set 88)]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Dustin the Turkey|Dustin in Fowl Play}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | When {{wp|Dustin the Turkey}} was wondering what new job he should get, Socky asks "are we going to become [[Pokémon Trainer]]s?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|EastEnders}}''
| {{tt|N/A|An episode that aired sometime between 2001 and 2003. EastEnders episodes do not have titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Doctor {{wp|Anthony Trueman}} explains {{wp|Yin and Yang}} to his ex {{wp|Kat Slater}}, who then replied "Yin? Yang? You're not letting Pokémon characters take over your life?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Emmerdale}}''
| {{tt|N/A|An episode shown on 25 August 2011. Emmerdale episodes do not have titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Sandy Thomas}} plays an orange DSi, a sound effect from a Pokémon Ranger game is heard and he cries out in annoyance "Every time I get to the big boss Raikou on level 3, I need {{wp|Gabby Thomas|Gabby}}, only a child can work this wretched thing", much to his son {{wp|Ashley Thomas|Ashley}}'s annoyance. However, the music that is heard from the game is the initial encounter theme, which is inconsistent with what Sandy had stated to have happened.
|[[File:Emmerdale Pokemon Ranger Guardian Signs.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|ER (television series)|ER}}''
| ''{{wp|And in the End...}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A patient says "I am [[M02|the chosen one]], come to be known as {{p|Lugia}}."
|[[File:AndInTheEnd.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne}}''
| ''{{wp|Search and Estroy}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | General Skarr and Major Dr. Ghastly create the Poké-Digi Tank. A parody of both Pokémon and Digimon.
|[[File:SearchAndEstroy.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Everybody Loves Raymond}}''
| ''Hackidu''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode focuses "Hackidu", which is a spoof of Pokémon and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. Ray's daughter Ally makes a trade with a boy, giving him a sizable stack of cards for just one of hers, called "Scramisaur". Ray thinks the trade is unfair, so he talks to the boy's father and the trade is reversed. Ray then learns that he shouldn't have gotten the trade reversed, and attempts to get the card back. Hackidu is also watched on TV during the episode.
|[[File:Hackidu.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Family Guy}}''
| ''{{wp|April in Quahog}}
| style="text-align:left;" | A poster depicting a superhero that strongly resembles a {{p|Machoke}} can be seen in {{wp|Chris Griffin|Chris's}} room.
|[[File:AprilInQuahog.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Fillmore!}}''
| ''Test of the Tested''
| style="text-align:left;" | A cheerleading coach says that her team, while in a human pyramid, is "as strong as a {{p|Geodude}} using its {{m|Harden}} attack".
|[[File:TestOfTheTested.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Gabriel Iglesias}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | His friends have given him the nickname "Pikachu" and this is often referenced during his stand-up performances, occasionally mimicking Pikachu's voice.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|George Lopez (TV series)|George Lopez}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | When George and Benny discuss ways to make money, the former suggests that the latter pretend to be a {{p|Pikachu}} in Mexico.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ghost Stories (anime)|Ghost Stories}}'' (dub)
| ''Akane-san of the Broadcasting Room!! Voice of the Dead''
| style="text-align:left;" | The [[Pokémon anime]] is referenced when Leo states that the broadcast begins right after Pokémon.
|[[File:Ghost Stories.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| align="center" rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Good Luck Charlie}}''
| ''A L.A.R.P. in the Park''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a card game named "Pokeo", based on the Pokémon Trading Card Game and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. During this episode the characters mention type advantage, for example: "Grass power is no match for volcano power". A chicken character, called "Chikapu," has a name which is a distortion of "Pikachu".
|
|- style="background: #fff"|- style="background: #fff"
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | A picture of an {{p|Eevee}} is drawn on a chalkboard in the basement.
|
|- style="background: #fff"|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Good Vibes (U.S. TV series)|Good Vibes}}''
| ''The Grass is Always Greener''
| style="text-align:left;" | When Mondo sees Woody's room for the first time, he comments on all the awards for competitions he has. Woody admits that many of them were purchased on {{wp|ebay}} by his parents. Mondo then asks how much they spent on the "lame Pokémon tournament participant ribbon", a gold ribbon with a {{p|Pikachu}} on it, to which Woody claims that he won on his own.
| [[File:Good Vibes Pokemon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | A cartridge of Pokémon Sapphire can be seen in Dr. {{wp|Hector Hammond}}'s apartment.
| [[File:Green Lantern Pokémon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy}}''
| ''It's Hokey Mon!''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a trading card game named "Hokey Mon".
|[[File:ItsHokeyMon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Grojband}}''
| ''Super Zeroes''
| style="text-align:left;" | In this episode, the lead guitarist Corey tries to come up with a gimmick for their band, and is seen in a purple Pikachu costume.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Haiyore! Nyaruko-san}}''
| ''Like a Close Encounter of the Third Kind'' and ''Great Conspiracy X''
| style="text-align:left;" | Nyaruko summons her pets Shanta and Nephren-Car from a [[Poké Ball]]-esque object, during which she says 「君に決めた！」 ''Kimi ni kimeta!'' ("I choose you!")<ref>[http://nyaruref.blogspot.ca/2012/04/haiyore-nyaruko-san-episode-1.html NyaruReferences: Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Episode 1 References]</ref><ref>[http://nyaruref.blogspot.ca/2012/05/haiyore-nyaruko-san-episode-5.html NyaruReferences: Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Episode 5 References]</ref>
|[[File:Nyaruko.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Hayate the Combat Butler}}''
| Many episodes
| style="text-align:left;" | 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 background music make a reference to Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Heroes (TV series)|Heroes}}''
| ''{{wp|One of Us, One of Them}}'' and ''{{wp|Dual (Heroes)|Dual}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Hiro Nakamura}} was called {{p|Pikachu}} once in each of those two episodes.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Hetalia: Axis Powers}}'' (dub)
| ''Episode 18''
| style="text-align:left;" | During a battle against the Axis Powers, America chooses China to fight and says, "China, I choose you!" After beating and capturing the Axis Powers, America then says, "Yeah, we caught them all!"
| [[File:Reference Hetalia.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|House (TV series)|House M.D}}
| ''{{wp|Perils of Paranoia}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While having a discussion with his diagnostic team, {{wp|Gregory House|House}} says, "Which is why {{p|Arceus}} created a universe with three states of matter and 300 solid or liquid poisons that could cause his symptoms," upon which {{wp|Chris Taub|Taub}} asks, "Arceus?" House then suggests he look it up.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|IS (Infinite Stratos)|Infinite Stratos 2}}''
| ''Open Your Heart''
| style="text-align:left;" | Tatenashi grabs Houki's breasts while saying ''Houki-chan getto da ze!'' ("Houki, caught you!"), a reference to the Japanese [[Gotta catch 'em all!|slogan]] of the Pokémon franchise, ''Pokémon getto da ze!''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WnNItb5lUw#t=12s Infinite Stratos 2 - Her breast are bigger than mine!]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Inside Amy Schumer}}''
| ''Clown Panties''
| style="text-align:left;" | A 6-year-old Amy interviews states that the {{pkmn|anime}} is one of his favorite TV shows.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Jackie Chan Adventures}}''
| ''Tough Break''
| style="text-align:left;" | A franchise called "Gnomekop" appears in an episode, which is Pokémon spelled backwards plus a "G". It also uses the slogan "Gotta collect 'em all", similar to Pokémon's [[Gotta catch 'em all!]]
|[[File:Gnomekop.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Jeopardy!}}''
| Several
| style="text-align:left;" | The franchise and parts thereof has been used in [http://j-archive.com/search.php?search=pokemon&submit=Search a number of clues and responses].
| [[File:JEOPARDYCLUE.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Johnny Bravo}}''
| ''20,000 Leagues Over My Head''
| style="text-align:left;" | Clam-League 9000 is a show which Johnny Bravo watches and enjoys. Due to his addiction with the show, Johnny goes to great lengths to secure all of the Clam-League 9000 toys, but unfortunately goes about it by deep-sea diving for actual clams. The Clam-League 9000 is somewhat of a lampoon fusion of both {{wp|Dragonball Z}} and Pokémon. The main rival characters of the show bear resemblance to Goku, Vegeta and Piccolo, the latter of which were combined into one green skinned Antagonist.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Johnny Test}}''
| ''Johnny'mon'' and ''The Return of Johnny'mon''
| style="text-align:left;" | Two episodes featured Tinymon, with a [[Pokédex|Tinydex]], [[Poké Ball|Tiny Cubes]] that contain creatures, a character named [[Ash Ketchum|Blast Ketchup]], and the slogan "Gotta snatch 'em all!". The episodes feature a legendary Tinymon known as "Screechereen," which greatly resembles [[Shadow Lugia]]. Blast Ketchup's Tinymon, Kadoomerang, also slightly resembles {{p|Squirtle}}. Evolution and attacks are also featured. For example, Screechereen evolves from Cuddlebuns, who is said to be the {{p|Magikarp|weakest}} Pokémon. It turned out that it needs love in order for it to evolve into the legendary Tinymon. Something similar to link cables are also featured. In the plot, Johnny and his sisters get stuck in a Tinymon game and need to trade with a cable in order to get out. However, a battle must first be won in order to access that function.
|[[File:Johnnymon.png|200px]] [[File:Johnnymon 2.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit|Law & Order: SVU}}''
| ''Uncivilized''
| style="text-align:left;" | A victim was last seen on his way to a store to buy Pokémon cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Home Invasions''
| style="text-align:left;" | The father of the victim's boyfriend stated that his son still has his Pokémon cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Go! Go! Itsutsugo Land|Let's Go Quintuplets!}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a scene in which Krystal runs past a shop which has a Pikachu-esque plush in the window.
|[[File:Pikachu Itsutsugo Land.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Lost (TV series)|Lost}}''
| ''{{wp|Ji Yeon}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In a flashback, {{wp|Jin-Soo Kwon|Jin}} is looking for a stuffed panda in a toy store that has an extensive amount of Pokémon merchandise on the shelves in the background.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| align="center" rowspan="3" | ''{{wp|Lucky Star (manga)#Anime|Lucky Star}}''
| ''Base of the Sun''
| style="text-align:left;" | Kagami asks Konata if she has any talents besides making faces. Konata replies by stating that she can name every Pok{{tt|***|the anime censors this part}}n.
|[[File:BaseOfTheSun.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''The Famous Shooter''
| style="text-align:left;" | 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 shouts "get da ze!", which is "''[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]''" in Japanese.
|[[File:TheFamousShooter.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pandora's Box''
| style="text-align:left;" | Konata states that {{wp|Kinkaku-ji}} is gold, but {{wp|Ginkaku-ji}} isn't silver, referencing both the [[Bell Tower|Bell]] and [[Burned Tower|Brass Tower]]s, and {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}. She also wonders if they're like Po{{tt|*|the anime censors this part}}émon, and "if they have a {{game3|Ruby and Sapphire|Sapphire and Ruby|s}} or something".
|[[File:PandorasBox.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="13" | ''{{wp|MAD (TV series)|MAD}}''
| ''2012 Dalmatians / Grey's in Anime''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the "{{wp|Grey's Anatomy|Grey's}} In Anime" skit, {{wp|Derek Shepherd|Derek Shepherd}} (who wears a hat similar to Ash's) throws a [[Poké Ball]]-esque object, and a Pikachu lookalike, known as "Checkaflu", shocks the patient as the doctor says "clear!"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Cliffordfield / Big Time Rushmore''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a skit about rejected Pokémon. Among these is Punchachu, a punching mouse with huge arms and small feet, whose Trainer looks like [[Max]]. Ironically, its special attack is kicking. Another rejected Pokémon is Glasstar, a bear-like creature made out of glass. Its special attack is "frailty". Another reject Pokémon is Buzzkill, an owl-based Pokémon that looks similar to {{p|Hoothoot}}, whose special attack is indifference. When told how it loves battles, all it said was, "meh" while shrugging its shoulders. The last reject Pokémon is Uncle Hank (who was just an old man). His special attack is {{m|Confusion}}; all he does is get confused about what was going on.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pokémon Park / WWER''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode that features the skit "Pokémon Park", a spoof of ''{{wp|Jurassic Park}}''. An unknown [[Pokémon Professor|Professor]] invited Ash (who had black curly hair and glasses), Misty (who is holding a [[Nintendo DS|DS]] and has blond hair), Jessie (who had blue hair) and James (who had green hair). It features characters similar to {{p|Charmander}}, {{p|Charizard}}, {{p|Magikarp}}, {{p|Gyarados}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Bulbasaur}}. "Yu-Gi-Oh! Island" and "Digimon Island" are mentioned too.
|[[File:PokémonPark.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''The Straight A-Team / Gaming's Next Top Princess''
| style="text-align:left;" | Misty is among the contestants in "Gaming's Next Top Princess," among the likes of {{met|Samus Aran}}, {{smw|Princess Peach}}, {{zw|Princess Zelda}}, {{wp|Amy Rose}}, {{wp|Felicia (Darkstalkers)|Felicia}}, {{wp|Tifa Lockhart}}, {{wp|Lara Croft}}, and {{smw|Birdo}}.
|[[File:Misty in MAD.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pooh Grit / Not-A-Fan-A-Montana''
| style="text-align:left;" | One skit features a brand of gum called "Big League Pika-Chew" (a take on {{wp|Big League Chew|Big League Chew}}), made of real live Pikachu, and it helps people in baseball by giving the ball a shock when they hit it with a bat.
|
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| ''Kung Fu Blander / Destroy, Bob the Builder, Destroy''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Kung Fu Blander" skit has Po, the main character of the ''{{wp|Kung Fu Panda}}'' movie series, fighting the main villain of the {{wp|Kung Fu Panda 2|second}} ''Kung Fu Panda'' movie, Shen. When he learns that only a hero in "black and white" can defeat Shen and that it isn't him, he resorts to pulling several items and characters matching the description to use against Shen. One of the objects Po pulls out is {{p|Reshiram}} and {{p|Zekrom}}.
|[[File:KungFuBlander.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Twilight: Staking Dawn / Cookie Blue''
| style="text-align:left;" | One skit shows "PokéHarmony", which spoofs the dating website {{wp|eHarmony}}. It starts with a Geodude who can't get a date with a boulder, and then shows a female {{tt|Hitmonchan|Hitmonchan can only be male however}} paired up with a Machamp, a Bulbasaur who decided a Venusaur was right for her despite Venusaur being "evolved enough to be her father", and Mewtwo, who didn't need anyone. Ash Ketchum hosted the fake commercial.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Men in Black to the Future / Pokémon of Interest''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Pokémon of Interest" segment was a crossover between Pokémon and ''{{wp|Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest}}''. John Reese was assigned to capture a {{p|Psyduck}} and bring it to Harold Finch. When using [[Poké Ball]]s didn't work, he hits it with a shovel. Harold then turns to {{Ash}} and asks "What have you been doing for the past 14 seasons?!". This may have been a reference to when his voice actor [[Veronica Taylor]] was replaced by [[Sarah Natochenny]] in 2006.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus / The Adjustment Burro''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus" skit was a crossover between the {{wp|Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film series)|''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series}} and ''{{wp|Kid Icarus}}''. In the skit, Pikachu is shown to be part of the gang that harasses {{wp|Pit (Kid Icarus)|Pit}}, and {{wp|Ms. Pac-Man|Ms. Pac-Man}} uses Squirtle to extinguish the flames in the science lab.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pokémonsters, Inc. / Bane and Kate''
| style="text-align:left;" | This skit was a crossover between Pokémon and ''{{wp|Monsters, Inc.|Monsters, Inc.}}'' In this skit, Ash Ketchum ends up in the world of Monsters, Inc. and goes crazy, attempting to catch all of the monsters. His {{AP|Pignite}} and {{AP|Krookodile}} are featured as well (but have different body styles/colors) throughout the skit, along with his {{AP|Pikachu}} who appeared briefly at the end.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Les the Miz / The Lex Factor''
| style="text-align:left;" | This episode featured a skit parodying ''{{wp|The More You Know}}'' titled "The Less You Know". In this skit, the announcer claimed that Poké Balls were able to hold Pokémon because they're airtight, with a {{pkmn|Trainer}} resembling [[Misty]] expressing disgust at the stench left behind after sending out her {{p|Squirtle}}.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Jaws the Great and Powerful / Off Their Spockers''
| style="text-align:left;" | This episode featured a spoof of ''{{wp|Psych}}'' called ''{{p|Psyduck}}'', with the tagline "They'll pretty much let anything be a cop these days".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''The Dullverine / Under the Dumb''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the first sketch, a Japanese girl who tells {{wp|Wolverine (comics)|Wolverine}} that they have to go to Japan to film ''{{wp|The Wolverine (film)|The Wolverine}}'' is shown carrying a Pikachu umbrella.
|[[File:DullverinePikachu.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Malcolm in the Middle}}''
| ''{{wp|List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes#Season 3: 2001–2002|Company Picnic (Part 1)}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Dewey is sitting at a picnic table with a boy and both Pokémon cards in their hand, and can be seen making a trade. There are also cards laid on the table. The boy then offers Dewey some candy, which he is not supposed to be eating due to hyperactivity. After eating it, Dewey freaks out and throws some of the cards in the air.
|[[File:CompanyPicnicPart1.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes#Season 3: 2001–2002|Bowling}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A {{p|Charmander}} doll can be seen sitting on the bed in some episodes, along with a Squirtle doll.
|[[File:Charmander Malcolm in the Middle bowling.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Haruhi Suzumiya|The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya}}''
| ''Endless Eight'' ({{wp|List of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya episodes#2009_version|part two}})
| style="text-align:left;" | Two {{p|Pikachu}} masks, a purple {{p|Turtwig}} mask, a yellow {{p|Chimchar}} mask, and an orange {{p|Piplup}} mask can be seen on display.
|[[File:EndlessEight.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon bed sheets can be seen on multiple occasions.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Babysitter's a Vampire}}''
| ''{{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire episodes#Season 1: 2011|Friday Night Frights}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When the ghost of {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Coach Ed|Coach ED}} ({{wp|Clé Bennett}}) haunts {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Ethan Morgan|Ethan Morgan}} ({{wp|Matthew Knight}}), threatening him that he'd ruin his life if he didn't win a trophy for their school, the young boy gets into a wrestling match with {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Kurt the Hurt|Kurt the Hurt}} ({{wp|William Greenblatt}}). When it becomes clear that he cannot win, Ethan exclaims that he has "never won a fight" to which his friend {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Benny Weir|Benny Weir}} ({{wp|Atticus Mitchell}}) replies, "False; remember that time in grade 2 when I took your Pokémon lunchbox?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Family}}''
| ''{{wp|List of My Family episodes#Series One (2000)|Pain in the Class}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | After finding out that his mother {{wp|Susan Harper (My Family)|Susan Harper}} ({{wp|Zoë Wanamaker}}) has invited the parents of his school bully round to solve his bullying problem, {{wp|Michael Harper (My Family)|Michael}} ({{wp|Gabriel Thomson}}) says 'goodbye' to some of his possessions, including his Pokémon cards, commenting that he only had 212 left to collect.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Hero (TV series)|My Hero}}''
| ''{{wp|My Hero (series 1)|Christmas}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When Ultronian superhero {{wp|Thermoman}}, aka. George Sunday ({{wp|Ardal O'Hanlon}}) is visiting his cousin Arnie ({{wp|Lou Hirsch}}) in {{wp|Las Vegas}} to ask him about the human holiday of Christmas, he says that he doesn't understand Christmas as although it is the season of goodwill, he says he was in Manchester the previous day to stop a pitched battle. Arnie asks if it was between rival gangs, but George says it was "three mums wanting the last Pokémon".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Norm Show}}''
| ''Artie Comes to Town''
| style="text-align:left;" | The first scene is a parody of Pokémon, as a boy named Tommy thought he was Ash. The skit featured actors dressed as {{p|Squirtle}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Butterfree}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{p|Meowth}}. It features a Pokémon battle between Norm and Tommy.
|[[File:ArtieComesToTown.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Oblivious}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | During a speed round in a {{wp|sushi}} bar, {{wp|Regan Burns}} asks the contestants, "{{p|Pikachu}} is a character in what cartoon?" Another one of the contestants answered the $20 worth question correctly, the answer being {{pkmn|anime|Pokémon}}.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Osmosis Jones}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | When Ozzy tries to stop Drix from leaving Frank's body, one of the germs carries a Pikachu, as a joke on allergies.
|[[File:Osmosis Jones.png|200px]]
|- style= "background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Pinky Dinky Doo}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In several episodes, Tyler is shown talking about or playing with action figures called "Moo-Moo Miggy Monsters", which is based off of Pokémon. In one episode, Tyler plays a video game with a style very similar to Pokémon.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Portlandia (TV series)|Portlandia}}''
| ''Alexandra''
| style="text-align:left;" | In a sketch depicting a pair of Japanese toy specialists assisting a worker at the fictional ''Jewel Case Inc.'' in becoming more noticeable, a {{p|Victini}} figure, among many other toys, is placed on the worker's desk as a conversational piece.
| [[File:Portlandia.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Private Practice}}''
| ''Step One''
| style="text-align:left;" | An action figure of {{p|Reshiram}} is shown in this episode.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ranma 1/2}}''
| ''And the Challenger is... A Girl?!''
| style="text-align:left;" | The dub inserts multiple references to {{pkmn|anime|Pokémon}} airing on television. It should be noted that these are dub only, as the original Japanese episode was written and aired several years before {{game|Red and Green|s}} were even released.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|ReBoot}}''
| ''{{wp|ReBoot: My Two Bobs|My Two Bobs}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's featured game is a game entitled "Pantsu Hebi X", which is a parody of both Pokémon-styled battles and anime in general. In it, the dog character Frisket reboots itself to resemble {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:ReBoot.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Recess (TV series)|Recess}}''
| ''The Game''
| style="text-align:left;" | The addictive card game featured in the episode, named "Ajimbo", appears to be a a parody of the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}}.
|[[File:Ajimbo.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="6" | ''{{wp|Robot Chicken}}''
| ''Cracked China''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit titled "Pikachu Secret" in the episode parodies the anime. In its running time of 62 seconds, things happen such as Ash wondering when Misty is going to "shut up and make dinner", {{Gary}} calling Ash "ass", and Ash's Pikachu {{wp|Grinding (dance)|grinding}} another while inside its Poké Ball.
|[[File:PikachuSecret.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Junk in the Trunk''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit titled "Bloopers!", which runs for 5 minutes and 13 seconds, has 26 seconds which is devoted to parodying the anime. Pikachu and Squirtle are having a conversation in Pokémon speak. Eventually, Squirtle breaks custom and starts speaking with profanity-riddled dialogue in human tongue, claiming the Pokémon speech makes no sense at all. Pikachu asks "Earl" to say the line or he'll get the gas with skunk spray, to which Squirtle asks the kids to "go read a book or something".
|[[File:AS-PikaandSqui.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Chirlaxx''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the beginning of one skit, {{wp| George W. Bush}} is seen playing a Pokémon game on his [[Game Boy]] and says "Taste Poké-flame, Chirlaxx!"
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Caffeine-Induced Aneurysm''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit involves some children playing with Pokémon figurines and an old man exclaims that back in his day there were only [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|150 Pokémon]], and his wife informs him there were actually {{p|Mew|151}}. He exclaims that she is a nerd, and then dies of a heart attack. Saddened, she then proclaims "That's how he would have wanted to go."
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Walking Dead Lobster''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit parodying the games involved {{wp|Michael Vick}} challenging Red (named Ash in this) to battle with a Rottweiler. Pikachu uses [[Thunder Shock]], lowering it to one HP, which leads to Vick torturing the dog to death. He is then arrested and eventually goes back to the NFL, with money raining down on him and "Vick Wins" in the text box, leaving Ash confused.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''The Hobbit: There and Bennigan's''
| style="text-align:left;" | Ash and Misty are shown playing tennis, and Misty questions why they're playing with a Poké Ball. Ash says it's because Pikachu peed on his rug, and Pikachu then comes out of the Poké Ball and vomits from motion sickness.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei#Anime|Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei}}''
| ''Not Losing to Elbows, Not Losing to Knees''
| style="text-align:left;" | When Abiru says Nozomu would look good with a tail, he was pictured with various tails including those that resemble the tails of {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Glameow}}.
|[[File:NotLosingToElbows.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2"| ''{{wp|Saturday Night Live}}''
| ''John McCain / The White Stripes''
| style="text-align:left;" | In a "Hardball" sketch, Harry Belefonte (played by Tracy Morgan) makes many references to the unfair treatment of blacks. One of his references is "Pokémon is a slave trade, Pikachu is the slave master!"
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Robert De Niro/ Diddy-Dirty Money''
| style="text-align:left;" | In "The Abacus Conundrum" skit, one of the fake books listed is called "The Pokémon Directive," and has a Pikachu on the cover.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|See Spot Run}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | James tells Gordon Smith that he had a nightmare of a {{p|Charizard}} trying to burn him, in resemblance to [[Ash's Charizard]]. James also tells him what a Pokémon is, as some people may not understand.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Sex and the City}}''
| ''Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl...''
| style="text-align:left;" | While looking at pictures at Charlotte's gallery, Samantha says, "You know, women dressing like men is very popular right now," to which Carrie replies, "And here I thought it was Pokémon."
|[[File:BoyGirlBoyGirl.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="7" | ''{{wp|The Simpsons}}''
| ''{{wp|Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Pikachu can be seen in {{wp|Bart Simpson|Bart}}'s satellite TV-induced hallucination
|[[File:BartVsLisaVsThirdGrade.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Pokey Mom}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's title is based on the word "Pokémon".
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Children of a Lesser Clod}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The family are watching an episode of ''{{wp|Kids Say the Darndest Things}}'' when the host, {{wp|Bill Cosby}}, is interviewing a guest:
::'''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...
|[[File:ChildrenOfALesserClod.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Postcards from the Wedge}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Bart watches the [[Pokémon anime]] on TV, with {{Ash}} in his [[List of clothing in the anime#Ash|Diamond and Pearl attire]] and his {{AP|Pikachu}}; and Bart questions how did the series "stay so fresh", as a possible reference to how both the Pokémon anime and ''The Simpsons'' have been on the air for over a decade. This episode aired on the same day as the release of {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} in the United States.
|[[File:PostcardsFromTheWedge.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|'Tis the Fifteenth Season}}'' and ''{{wp|Fraudcast News}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the {{wp|The Simpsons opening sequence#Couch gag|couch gag}}, {{wp|Maggie Simpson|Maggie}} is [[Pokémon cosplay|dressed up]] as a {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:TisTheFifteenthSeason.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Thirty Minutes over Tokyo}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The effects of ''[[EP038|Electric Soldier Porygon]]'' are experienced by the family in the episode, after they watch the local program "Battling Seizure Robots".
||[[File:ThirtyMinutesOverTokyo.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Chief of Hearts}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Bart plays a game called "Battle Ball" (a take on ''{{wp|Bakugan}}'') and one boy says that the game "makes ''{{wp|Digimon}}'' look like ''Pokémon''".
|[[File:ChiefOfHearts.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|South Park}}''
| ''{{wp|Chinpokomon}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode parodies Pokémon and fad culture in general. The line of toys have additionally made cameos in many subsequent episodes. During the episode {{wp|Kenny McCormick|Kenny}} dies of an epileptic seizure as a reference to the banned episode ''[[EP038|Electric Soldier Porygon]]''. The episode additionally heavily parodies the {{pkmn|anime}} and video games to a lesser extent. [[Ash Ketchum]] and [[James]] are both parodied. Some of the "Chinpokomon" seen closely resemble {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Meowth}} and {{p|Charmander}}.
|[[File:Chinpokomon.png|200px]]

|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Steven Universe}}''
| ''Steven the Sword Fighter''
| style="text-align:left;" | A figure in Steven's room looks like a Pikachu merged with a {{wp|Character_design_of_Final_Fantasy#Moogle|Moogle}}.
|[[File:Pikachu SU.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Strip Mall}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | In several episodes, an adult movie parody called ''Pokememon'' is used as an on-going plot device. The lead actress of the film is seen dressed similar to Misty's original design, and her role's name is ''Fisty,'' a further play on the character.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Suite Life of Zack & Cody}}''
| ''{{wp|Odd Couples}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In multiple episodes, a toy [[Poké Ball]] can be seen on a shelf in Zack and Cody's bedroom.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Suite Life on Deck}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|List of recurring characters in The Suite Life on Deck#Woody Fink|Woody}} can be seen reading a Pokémon book.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!}}''
| ''Man Person''
| style="text-align:left;" | Cyborg and Robin high-five after catching all of Beast Boy's escaped body parts. The caption: "Caught 'em All" is shown in this scene, referencing the Pokémon logo and motto.
|[[File:caught_'em_all.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|That's So Weird (TV series)|That's So Weird}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon has been mentioned multiple times in the series.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Toradora!}}''
| ''No Matter What''
| style="text-align:left;" | Minori Kushieda finds Ryūji Takasu thinking and says 「ため息ゲットだぜ！」 ''Tameiki getto da ze!'' ("I caught your sigh!"), a shout out to the Japanese slogan of the Pokémon franchise, 「ポケモンゲットだぜ！」''Pokémon getto da ze!''. She also referenced other popular franchises, such as ''{{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}''.
|[[File:NoMatterWhat.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Transformers Animated}}'' (Japanese dub)
| ''Garbage In, Garbage Out''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's Japanese broadcast [[eyecatch]] is an homage to [[Who's That Pokémon?]], with Wreck-Gar being the silhouetted character.<ref>[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Garbage_In%2C_Garbage_Out "Garbage, In, Garbage Out" on TFWiki.net]</ref>
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Tween Academy: Class of 2012}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In Kara's room, a {{p|Pikachu}} hat can be seen on an ''{{wp|Astro Boy}}'' statue.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ultraman Tiga}}'' (English dub)
| ''Attack of the Crow-Men''
| style="text-align:left;" | As the Crow-Men threaten to shrink and distribute the GUTS gang, they say that they'll be bigger than ''Pokémon''.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan = "2" | ''{{wp|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US)}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | A question for $500,000 was ''Which of the following characters is not considered a "Pokémon"?'', with the possible answers being A) {{p|Jigglypuff}}, B) {{wp|Frodo Baggins|Frodo}}; C) {{p|Squirtle}}; and D) {{p|Pikachu}}. After the 50/50 lifeline was used, the two remaining answers left were A and B. The contestant then took the money, leaving with $250,000.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANKYbuVOyks $500,000 Pokémon question on WWTBAM]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | A question for $8,000 was ''As any Pokémon-loving kid could tell you, Pikachu is primarily what color?'', with the possible answers being A) Red, B) Yellow; C) Green; and D) Blue. After the Ask the Expert lifeline was used, the contestant correctly answered B.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaAsR-jvRJs Pokémon...Expert? (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire)]</ref>
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|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Whose Line Is It Anyway? (U.S. TV series)|Whose Line is it Anyway?}}''
| {{wp|List of Whose Line Is It Anyway? US episodes#Season 2|Season 2}}, Episode 32; {{tt|Show No. 235|Aired on April 20, 2000. American Whose Line is it Anyway? episodes are given show numbers post-production, but otherwise don't have actual titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon was one of the audience's suggestions used in a playing of "{{wp|List of games from Whose Line Is It Anyway?#Other games|Film, TV & Theatre Styles}}", which was played out by series regulars, {{wp|Ryan Stiles}} and {{wp|Colin Mochrie}}, and the episode's {{tt|fourth chair|A recurring or occasionally guest cast member who takes a fourth seat that's not occupied by Mochrie, Stiles, or Wayne Brady. Wayne became a regular from Season 2 onwards.}}, {{wp|Karen Maruyama}}. When Pokémon was used as a style for the scene, Karen says in a purposefully bad Asian-style accent, "Harro, [''sic''] I am Ichi!" She stiffly walks up to Ryan and says to him, "Please don't go!" to which he responds, "Oh, you're making my tail catch on fire!" and pretends to spew a flame from a tail, most likely referring to {{p|Charmander}}. As Karen turns to Colin and walks up to him, Colin spreads his arms apart and shouts, "{{p|Jigglypuff}}!" Karen pretends to shoot beams from her eyes, and she and Colin both jump and walk around on stage. Ryan then walks up to them and yells in a high-pitched, drawn-out voice, "Pikachu!" After Karen bobs over in front of Ryan like a {{wp|drinking bird}} for a moment, host {{wp|Drew Carey}} sounds the buzzer to freeze the players and change the style. Pokémon was also suggested by another audience member in a later episode's playing of the same game, but it was not used.
|[[File:Whose Line Pokémon.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| {{wp|List of Whose Line Is It Anyway? US episodes#Season 3|Season 3}}, Episode 34; {{tt|Show No. 343|Aired on May 4, 2001. American Whose Line is it Anyway? episodes are given show numbers post-production, but otherwise don't have actual titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | However, Pokémon was used again for a different playing of the same game, even though no audience members were intelligibly heard making that suggestion. (Though on the other hand, ''anime'' was an audience suggestion.) {{wp|Kathy Greenwood}} is the fourth chair for this episode, joining Colin and Ryan in "Film, TV, & Theatre Styles". This was a different portraying of a Pokémon "style" in comparison to the playing in show #235. When Pokémon was used as the last style for this playing's scene, Colin shouts out, "Pikachu!" in a high-pitched voice this time instead of Ryan, causing the audience to burst out in laughter as he started walking around the stage. He then pretends to shock Ryan, who yells, "Ow!" in response and does his Charmander pose used in show #235. Colin turns around, shouts "Pikachu!" again, and walks to the other side of the small stage. He then turns back to Kathy and Ryan and sends more "{{m|ThunderShock|shocks}}" towards them, causing Kathy to hop a bit on every "shock" sent towards her. (It had no effect on "Charmander Ryan", who was looking away and continuing to do his pose.) Kathy maintained {{tt|her scene's character|Playing as the wife of 'Police Chief Colin'}} throughout the style, pretending to point a handgun at Colin. Drew sounds the buzzer several times afterwards to end the game, sending the cast members back to their seats. He also awards 1,000 extra "{{tt|points|Since Whose Line is it Anyway? is a slight parody of game shows, the points are fake and irrelevant. Hence, 'the points don't matter'.}}" to Colin for his "Pikadoo" act (getting Colin to say, "Pikachu," once more to correct Drew, which also causes Ryan to say, "Bless you,") and says to him, "Oh, I'd love to see you and your wife going at it, man."
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Wipeout (2008 U.S. game show)|Wipeout}}'' (as ''Winter Wipeout'')
| ''{{wp|Wipeout (Season 4)#Winter Episode 4: Baby, It's Blob Outside|Baby, It's Blob Outside}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the contestants in this episode, Mika Mori, was given the nickname "Mikachu" in the episode. At one point during the episode, show co-host {{wp|John Henson}} said that Mika was {{p|Jigglypuff}}'d about the height of the hurdles.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| style="background: #fff;"| ''{{wp|Yin Yang Yo!}}
| ''Smoke and Mirrors''
| style="text-align:left;" | Smoke catches Yang in Prison Prism ([[Poké Ball]] spoof), while later Mirrors catches Yin with it. They later force them to fight against each other in a tournament.
|[[File:Yin Yang Yo Poké Ball spoof.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{wp|Yowamushi Pedal}}
| Ride.2 ''To Recruit More Members''
| style="text-align:left;" | Sakamichi asks Shunsuke about his favorite anime, to which he confusingly replies "Nekoemon", a possible reference to Pokémon.
|[[File:Yowamushi Pedal 01.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff; {{roundybr|10px}}"
|}

==References in non-Pokémon games==
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! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytl|10px}}"| Game
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| ''{{np|Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the random items a villager may ask players to collect is ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]'' (but it is actually a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS]]'')
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{jwp|ちっちゃいエイリアン|Chee-Chai Alien}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When starting the game for the first time, a character called "Saraba" introduces himself to the player. He says that Pokémon is undesirable. Instead, the player must help him save planet Earth and space by clearing it from dark matter. This game was developed by [[Creatures]], who own one third of the copyright to the Pokémon franchise.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Civilization V|Sid Meier's Civilization V}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There are several Pokémon-themed achievements in this {{wp|Steam (software)|Steampowered}} game. These include achievements named "It's Super Effective!" and "Gotta Catch 'Em All".<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/stats/CivV/achievements/ Sid Meier's Civilization V global achievement stats on Steam]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|DC Universe Online}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A feat in the game titled "Gotta Catch 'Em All" is achieved when players beat at least one player for every one of the six initial set of powers available in the game.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Draw Something}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Players are able to draw a {{p|Pikachu}}, earning one coin if chosen.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | This RPG has several Pokémon references, which include {{p|Marowak}}'s Spine in Illunibi or the body of Peke Utchoo (whose name is parody of {{p|Pikachu}}). In Arkngthand, there is a {{p|Weepinbell|Weepingbell}} Hall while in the Urshilaku Burial Caverns, there is a section known as {{p|Kakuna}} Burial.<ref>[http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Easter_Eggs Morrowind:Easter Eggs on The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the city of Los Santos, San Andreas, there is a gift shop featuring signage of [[Ash Ketchum]], {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Squirtle}}. It is inaccessible, plays no role in the storyline and exists solely as scenery. It's inclusion is an anachronism as ''San Andreas'' is set in 1992, while the characters featured were not released until 1996.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Harvest Moon 64}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | If the characters Karen and Kai were to marry and have a child, their child will be dressed in a Pikachu costume.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''[http://www.stickpage.com/stealingthediamondgameplay.shtml Henry Stickmin: Stealing the Diamond]
| style="text-align:left;" | When Henry gets to the Tunisian Diamond in the Epic Ending, to find that night guards patrol there, a Poké Ball is one of the options Henry can choose.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2"| ''{{wp|Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | At the beginning of Chapter 8 on the True End route, Rom and Ram (twin sisters who {{wp|Moe anthropomorphism|personify}} the [[Nintendo DS]]) mention playing the "Pocketed Monstrosities" games:
::'''Ram''': Lowee's best games are easily the ones in the "Pocketed Monstrosities" franchise. You catch and raise 1,510,376 monsters.
::'''Rom''': Oh, yeah. I was playing it earlier and I captured the {{p|Eevee|Eebee}} monster
::'''Ram''': No way! I really want that one! Gimme.
::'''Rom''': [[Trade|I'll give you its parents later.]] They're both [[Generation IV|fourth generation]], so you'll probably get one from them.
|[[File:HDNmk2-pokemon.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a mouse villain character named "Pirachu," a pun on both "Pikachu" and, given the general motif of the ''Neptunia'' franchise's villains, "{{wp|Copyright infringement of software|piracy}}."
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{ip|Kid Icarus: Uprising}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | After players defeat the Kraken as part of {{ip|Dyntos}}'s {{ip|The Three Trials|Three Trials}}, {{ip|Pit}} calls the Kraken a "Tentafool", possibly a reference to {{p|Tentacool}}.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the ''Zelda'' series, the ''{{zw|Keaton}} Mask'' introduced in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time}}'' bears a strong resemblance to Pikachu. It is mentioned in the game that Keaton "has been really popular lately", the game was released in 1998 when the fad level of Pokémon was still sharply on the rise. The item returned in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask}}'' where wearing it in certain areas would lead to ''{{zw|Keaton}}'' himself appearing, though this version of the character was revealed to be a {{wp|kitsune}}. The mask also has a background cameo in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|Wind Waker}}''.
|[[File:Legend of Zelda Keaton Mask.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Little Inferno}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The description text for the Giant Spider item is written in the style of [[Pokémon battle]] messages: "[[Wild Pokémon|A Giant Spider appears!]] [[Escape|You attempt to flee!]] Giant Spider attacks {{wp|Genji: Days of the Blade#Giant Enemy Crab|for massive damage}}!!"
|[[File:LittleInferno.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{smw|Mario Artist: Paint Studio}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the official pictures shows somebody drawing a silhouette of Pikachu.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Minecraft}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | As an easter egg, if you delete the splashes.txt file but not the META-INF folder from the game's files, the only [http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Splash splash text] to be shown is "{{p|Missingno.|missingno}}".
|[[File:Minecraft-Missingno.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Monster Legends''
| style="text-align:left;" | Two monsters resemble Pokémon: The Turtle resembles {{p|Lapras}} and the Thunder Scout {{p|Zapdos}}.
|[[File:MonsterLegends_Zapdos.png|200px]][[File:MonsterLegends_Lapras.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{pk|Pikmin (game)|Pikmin}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The {{pk|S.S. Dolphin}}'s ship part called the {{pk|Bowsprit}} resembles a [[Poké Ball]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Poker Night at the Inventory}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Strong Bad}} asks {{wp|Sam & Max#Characters|Max}} if he's a Pokémon (pronounced as Poke-mon).
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There's a skill point titled "Gotta Catch Them All", a reference to the franchise's original slogan.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Runescape}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While a player is training the Dungeoneering skill in Daemonheim, after every floor players can receive a title. One of them is ''[[EP001|I choose you!]]'', received for summoning [[Party|6]] or more familiars.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{smw|Super Mario Galaxy}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a [[Poké Ball]]-shaped planet in the {{smw|Buoy Base Galaxy}}. Inside it is a {{smw|Power Star}}, which is needed to finish the level, possibly a reference to the Poké Ball's importance in the [[Pokémon games]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Simpsons Game}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The game features "Sparklemon" in the level "Big Super Happy Fun Fun Game". {{wp|Homer Simpson|Homer}} and {{wp|Lisa Simpson|Lisa}} must travel to three temples where they fight the Sparklemon in turn-based {{pkmn|battle}}s before they can collect them in "[[Poké Ball|capturing balls]]". The first two Sparklemon are based on {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Squirtle}}. One of the Sparklemon also uses a strike called "{{m|Scratch}} Attack". [[Damage modification|Type matchups]] is also presented in the form of moves' super-effectiveness, resistance, and immunity.
|[[File:The Simpsons Game.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Super Scribblenauts}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a level where Maxwell has to defeat a Witch's monsters which is set out as a Pokémon Battle format.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Tomodachi Life}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | An item named the Trucker Hat is sold in the Hat Shop for Miis to wear. Its description says, "This hat is the best. In fact it's [[Pokémon Theme|the very best.]] Why? Slip it on and find out!" This hat resembles one worn by {{ga|Red}} during Generations {{gen|I}} and {{gen|II}}.
| [[File:Tomodachi Pokemon Reference.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Trade & Battle: Card Hero}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There are a few spoofs on the Pokémon franchise in this [[Game Boy Color]] game developed by {{nw|Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo}} and {{nw|Intelligent Systems}}. One example of these references is an NPC who exclaims that he has been watching the show "Rocket Monsters".<ref>[http://fryguy64.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=cameo&action=display&thread=4105 Trade & Battle: Card Hero - Text Dump]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{smw|Wario Land 3}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the game's 100 treasures is a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]''; however, the player cannot interact with it.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{smw|Yoshi's Story}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The stages ''{{smw|Jelly Pipe|Stage 2-3}}'' and ''{{smw|Torrential Maze|Stage 2-4}}'' are made out entirely out of newspaper clippings, the text: ''Pikachu'', among others, is seen. So far, it has only been seen in one or two areas.
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|- style="background: #fff; {{roundybr|10px}}"
|}

==Other references==
===Books, comics and manga===
*{{wp|List of The Simpsons comics|''The Simpsons'' Comics}} make several references:
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics, there is a story called ''An Anime Among Us'', in which Bart has a dream sequence which contains numerous references to Japanese traditional and popular culture, including anime such as ''{{wp|Sailor Moon}}'' and Pokémon. The most prominent references to Pokémon are Bart dressed like [[Ash Ketchum]], a Pocket Goblins (Pockegob) Trainer, and {{wp|Santa's Little Helper}} is a reference to Pikachu (Santa-choo). Bart fights against a trio from "Team Sprocket", with {{wp|Bart's Girlfriend|Jessica Lovejoy}} appearing as [[Jessie]], {{wp|Nelson Muntz}} appearing as [[James]], and {{wp|Martin Prince}} in a {{MTR}} costume (Cat Scratch-eth). This story is available in Bart Simpson Comics issue #12 as well as the collection book ''Big Bratty Book of Bart Simpson''.
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''Destroy All Manga!'', many references to various manga and anime are made, including ''{{wp|Dragon Ball}}'', ''{{wp|Sailor Moon}}'', and Pokémon. A series called "Porkymen" features many Pokémon-like creatures, including "Pikkanoze", a creature which shares striking resemblance with Pikachu. Also creatures similar to {{p|Venusaur}}, {{p|Onix}}, {{p|Blastoise}}, {{p|Geodude}} and {{p|Gengar}} are shown. When Porkymen are chasing {{wp|In Marge We Trust|Mr. Sparkle}}, Pikkanoze says, "Catch Mr. Sparkle, my Porkymen comrades! [[Gotta catch 'em all!|Catch him all!!!]]" When Mr. Sparkle encases Porkymen in soap bubbles, Pikkanoze says that it's "[[Poké Ball|somewhat familiar]]". This story is available in Simpsons Comics issue #45 as well as the collection book ''Simpsons Comics Unchained''.
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''All's Veldt That Ends Veldt!'', Maggie watches the aforementioned "Porkeymen", which is shown to use a Pokémon-like slogan "Gotta pitch 'em all!". When Maggie watches the show, Pikkanose's eyes release rapidly flashing light, causing Maggie to become hypnotized. This is obviously a reference to the infamous "[[EP038|seizure episode]]". This story is available in Bart Simpson Comics issue #7 as well as the collection book ''Big Bad Book of Bart Simpson''.
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''Day of the Nerd'', {{wp|Comic Book Guy}} dresses up like an anime character, using XL contact lenses to make his eyes seem like anime eyes, black laser lights to create himself speed stripes whenever he moves quickly, and a {{DL|List of Pokémon by color|yellow}} cat he calls, "Comicachu", an obvious reference to Pikachu. This story is available in Simpsons Comics issue #73 as well as the collection book ''Simpsons Comics Beach Blanket Bongo''.
* In the book ''Babymouse: Cupcake Tycoon'', Pikachu is one of the many "people" seen watching an interview. It is later assumed that the same Pikachu was one of the two thousand "people" to buy Babymouse's cupcakes, as referenced by the narrator asking Babymouse how she was going to get her cupcakes to Japan.
* In {{wp|Neil Gaiman}}'s novella ''{{wp|Coraline}},'' the illustration on page 88 shows a Pikachu head among several other toys.
* In the ''{{wp|Love Hina}}'' manga, the main character, {{wp|Keitaro Urashima}}, can be seen with a {{p|Pikachu}} photo sticker while he checks his photo album filled with pictures of himself.
* In the novel ''{{wp|Mad Dogs}}'', Pokemon ''(sic)'' was mentioned as one of the fads that had passed around CHERUB campus.
* In the tenth book in the ''{{wp|Jigsaw Jones Mysteries}}'' series, ''The Case of the Ghostwriter'', Stringbean hires Jigsaw to take the case by offering him bubble gum, a {{wp|Darth Maul}} pencil eraser, a rubber band ball, $0.36, and a {{tcg|Diglett}} card. Jigsaw calls Diglett too common, so Stringbean instead offers a First Edition {{tcg|Gloom}} card, which he accepts.
* In Volume 5 of the ''{{wp|Sword Art Online}}'' light novel series, when discussing possible ways for someone to shoot a bullet in virtual reality and kill someone else in real life, Kirito mentions an instance in which animation effects in an [[EP038|episode]] of [[Pokémon anime|a certain anime]] caused children across Japan to become sick.
* In {{wp|Rick Riordan}}'s book ''{{wp|The Mark of Athena}}'', war-crazed Coach Hedge is sailing a ship while singing the [[Pokémon Theme]], replacing the [[Gotta catch 'em all!]] catchphrase with "Gotta Kill 'Em All".
* A ''{{wp|Mother Goose and Grimm}}'' [http://www.grimmy.com/images/MGG_Archive/MGG_2014/MGG-2014-05-31.gif comic strip from May 31, 2014] featured a pair of Pikachu. It portrayed how the species got its name in a satirical manner.

===Real world===
* In 2008, Japanese researchers discovered a new protein which helps carry electrical impulses from the eyes to the brain and named it {{wp|Pikachurin}}. According to the researchers, the decision was based on both Pokémon and protein possessing "lightning-fast moves and shocking electric effects".
* {{wp|Zbtb7}}, a gene that discovered by a geneticist from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City, was originally named "Pokemon", stands for "POK erythroid myeloid ontogenic factor".
* During a Republican debate for the ''{{wp|United States presidential election, 2012}}'', candidate {{wp|Herman Cain}} quotes a 'poet' saying "Life can be a challenge, life can seem impossible, but it's never easy when there's so much on the line." These are actually the beginning lines of ''{{so|The Power of One}}'', the theme song for the [[M02|movie of the same name]]. During his withdrawal speech, he reused the line but with proper attribution.
* In an interview with CultBox, ''{{wp|Hollyoaks}}'' actor Andrew Still, who portrays {{wp|Joel Dexter}} in the series, was asked what TV show reminded him of his childhood, to which he replied: "Definitely Pokémon. I remember going to a childminder when I was around 5 and me and all the other kids there would sit religiously around the TV and watch it".<ref>[http://www.cultbox.co.uk/blog/top-of-the-box/2441-hollyoaks-star-andrew-stills-tv-choices 'Hollyoaks' star Andrew Still's TV choices - CultBox]</ref>

===Songs===
* Parts of the insert song in [http://filmcow.com/charlietheunicorn3.html part three] of the popular flash cartoon series ''{{wp|Charlie the Unicorn}}'' bear resemblance to the original [[Kanto Pokérap|Pokérap]].
* A song from {{wp|The Lonely Island}} album ''{{wp|Turtleneck & Chain}}'', "Japan", mentions dumping Pokémon in the river.
* A song from {{wp|Bow Wow (rapper)|Bow Wow}}'s album ''{{wp|Wanted (Bow Wow album)|Wanted}}'', "B.O.W.", has the lyrics "Get up out the stores like Pokémon did".
* A song from {{wp|Lil' Kim}}'s album ''{{wp|The Naked Truth}}'', "Get Yours", makes a reference to the common mispronunciation of "Pokéman".<ref>[http://youtu.be/nRJ446_liMs?t=52s Lil Kim's "Get Yours' (feat. Sha-Dash & T.I.)" on YouTube.com]</ref>
* The {{wp|Azealia Banks}} song "Bitch Is Ill" makes a lewd comparison involving the electricity of a Pikachu.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hngZkblwUM&feature=youtu.be&t=2m48s Azealia Banks' "Bitch Is Ill" on Youtube.com]</ref>

===Websites===
* ''{{wp|Homestar Runner}}'' has made a number of references to the series, usually playing on Pikachu's similar appearance to the character of The Cheat.<ref>[http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Pikachu Pikachu 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?"
* On ''{{wp|The Annoying Orange}}'', in "Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)", 3 Pokémon were one of Marshmallow's gifts.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQnqyMOQmlA#t=0m36s Annoying Orange - Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)]</ref>
* During the ''{{wp|Hetalia: Axis Powers}}'' 2011 Christmas event, Ladonia was passing the time playing Pokémon on his [[Game Boy]] and stated his favorite Pokémon was {{p|Stunfisk}} in his rushed introduction to Denmark.<ref>[http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/xmas2011/2011_12_5.php Hetalia 2011 Christmas Event, page 5]</ref>
* One of the screensavers included in {{wp|XScreenSaver}} is called "JigglyPuff" ''(sic)''.<ref>[http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/screenshots/ XScreenSaver: Screenshots]</ref>
* 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>
* The virtual pet site ''[http://www.subeta.net Subeta]'' contains several references to Pokémon, including an item which heavily resembles a Poké Ball called Spherical Self-Contained Capture and Storage Unit<ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Spherical+Self-Contained+Capture+and+Storage+Unit SubetaLodge - Spherical Self-Contained Capture and Storage Unit]</ref> and two items that parody [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Pokémon Red and Blue]].<ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Betamon%3A+Azure+Gamepet+Game SubetaLodge - Betamon: Azure Gamepet Game]</ref><ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Betamon%3A+Crimson+Gamepet+Game SubetaLodge - Betamon: Crimson Gamepet Game]</ref>
* ''{{wp|Death Battle}}'' has two battles featuring Pokémon:
** The first was {{AP|Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu}} vs. {{wp|Blanka}}. Blanka was declared the winner due to his self-taught survival skills, electric resistance, and his greater strength and size compared to Pikachu giving him an edge over Pikachu's {{t|Electric}} typing and reliance on a Trainer.<ref>[http://www.screwattack.com/shows/originals/death-battle/death-battle-pikachu-vs-blanka Death Battle: Pikachu vs. Blanka]</ref>
** The second was a three-way free-for-all between a wild {{p|Venusaur}}, a wild {{p|Charizard}} and a wild {{p|Blastoise}}. Blastoise was found to win 48% of over 7,000 simulated [[Pokémon battle]]s between the three Pokémon using game mechanics and was thus declared the winner of the battle. <ref>[http://www.screwattack.com/shows/originals/death-battle/pokemon-battle-royale-death-battle Death Battle: Pokémon Battle Royale]</ref>
** Additionally, in the {{wp|Vegeta}} vs. {{wp|Shadow the Hedgehog}} battle, when Shadow sends Vegeta to the Moon, a recolored {{p|Ducklett}} wearing a space helmet can be seen.
* The coloring game on children's author {{wp|Dav Pilkey}}'s [http://www.pilkey.com website] was once called "Pilkeymon's Paintbox"<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120622114244/http://www.pilkey.com/painter.php</ref> and featured a {{p|Pikachu}}-like boy as its menu icon.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20080403031704/http://www.pilkey.com/games.php</ref> After the site's 2013 redesign, the game was renamed "Pilkey Painter" and the menu icons were removed.
* In the third installment of SamBakZa's {{wp|There She Is!!}} series, the character Doki chases and employees various methods of trying to capture a fleeing Nabi. When all of her attempts fail, she uses a Pokéball, throwing it at Nabi's head and knocking him down.

==See also==
* [[List of references to popular culture in Pokémon]]

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

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'''References to the Pokémon franchise''' are often made in other media. While {{p|Pikachu}} is a common target due to its prominence as the mascot of the franchise, other Pokémon, characters, and elements of the various Pokémon series are often lampooned.

==References in TV, movies and radio==

{| style="background: #2E83D2; margin-left: 10px; text-align:center; margin-bottom: 10px; {{roundy|10px}} border: 3px solid #81807A"
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! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytl|10px}}"| Series/Movie
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| ''{{wp|100 Greatest (UK TV series)|100 Greatest}}''
| ''100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross''
| style="text-align:left;" | In ''100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross'', Pokémon was featured as the 37th greatest toy, with emphasis being on the [[TCG]], and the problems it created for schools dealing with the theft of cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|30 Rock}}''
| ''{{wp|Stride of Pride}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon is a recurring theme in this episode with one of {{wp|Jack Donaghy|Jack}}'s girlfriends. When referring to Jack's polygamy, she said that it was like Pokémon the way Jack had "gotta catch 'em all". Jack pluralizes Pokémon as "Pokémons" only to have her correct him. Jack brings up Pokémon numerous times throughout the episode in reference to his girlfriend, including referring to a text message he got as being "Pokémon'd". At the end of the episode, Liz writes a letter on her laptop, and also refers to "Pokémons" and her life as "little creatures running around".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|97.3 Forth One}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In an airing on 14 December 2011, the [[Pokémon Theme]] was briefly played, as the hosts mentioned that Pokémon was the top Christmas present at the height of its popularity.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|American Dad!}}''
| ''{{wp|A Piñata Named Desire}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While {{wp|Steve Smith (American Dad!)|Steve}} was remembering about he and his friends used to have sleepovers when they were little, a pink and purple {{p|Pikachu}} is seen on the t-shirt worn by his friend Toshi.
|[[File:APinataNamedDesire.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Buck, Wild}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the first act, Steve is upset about being seated at the kids' table, pointing out that the kids are playing with Pokémon cards and they are not very good. He yells at one of the kids for "wasting his {{p|Charizard}}".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day}}''
| ''Menma the Hero''
| style="text-align:left;" | Tetsudō suggests that the wish Menma might want granted was to have a rare monster from a video game called "Nokezori Monsters" ("Nokemon" for short), which Jinta buys from the game shop Anaru works at.
|[[File:Anohana Nokemon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Austin Powers in Goldmember}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | The movie 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.
|[[File:Austin Powers Goldmember Charmander.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Arthur (TV Series)|Arthur}}''
| ''Arthur Loses his Marbles''
| style="text-align:left;" | Muffy says that she has fifty-four Dopeyman cards in a pack, in resemblance to Pokémon cards, and with one card a take on a Pikachu called "Stinkachu".
|[[File:ArthurLosesHisMarbles.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Are We There Yet? (TV Series)|Are We There Yet?}}''
| '' The Bad Dream Episode''
| style="text-align:left;" | After Nick says "You can't make a sequel for everything", Kevin says "They should've told that to the Pokémon people thirteen movies ago!" and then names all Pokémon movies up to [[M13]], including [[Mewtwo Returns|MR]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Bad Santa}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | One child asks "Santa" for Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Barter Kings}}''
| ''Tazed and Confused''
| style="text-align:left;" | During interviews for a new employee, one of the interviewees cites his history as a collector of Pokémon cards as relevant work experience.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Beast Machines}}''
| ''Revelations, Part I: Discovery''
| style="text-align:left;" | Jetstorm says "[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Bernard's Watch}}''
| {{tt|N/A|Entire series throughout.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Bernard's room is often shown to have first-generation Pokémon posters.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" |''{{wp|The Big Bang Theory}}''
| The Cooper/Kripke Inversion
| style="text-align:left;" | Even after being taken off his joint checking account with his wife until he learned the value of money, {{wp|Howard Wolowitz}} still spent his lunch's allowance on [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|Pokémon cards]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|The Indecision Amalgamation
| style="text-align:left;" | When Sheldon and Amy are at an electronics store and Sheldon is trying to decide between buying a PlayStation 4 or an Xbox One, advertisements for {{game|X and Y}} are seen.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Brum (TV series)|Brum}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon plushes can be seen at a stall in a fairground.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Cleveland Show}}''
| ''{{wp|Ain't Nothin' But Mutton Bustin'}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While {{wp|Cleveland Brown|Cleveland}} and {{wp|List of The Cleveland Show characters#Rallo_Tubbs|Rallo}} visit the County Fair, one of the stands has {{p|Gengar}} plushies.
|[[File:AintNothinButMuttonBustin.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Codename: Kids Next Door}}''
| ''Operation: A.R.C.H.I.V.E.''
| style="text-align:left;" | A character that can be seen in the audience looks similar to {{Ash}} in his [[original series]] clothes.
|[[File:OperationArchive.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Community (TV series)|Community}}''
| ''{{wp|Digital Estate Planning}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Hilda's long list of conversation topics includes "{{ka|old man}} {{pkmn|Trainer}}", "{{m|fly}} on a bird", "[[Cinnabar Island|cinnamon island]]", and "{{m|Surf|seal}} along the shore", a reference to the [[Old man glitch]]. Also when Gilbert is escaping from Cornelius he changes into [[Missingno.]] for a split-second.
|[[File:Community.png|200px]][[File:Community2.png|200px]]


|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Case Closed|Detective Conan}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} make a cameo appearance as kids who were staying in a certain train station. However, the distinct facial features each possess, such as Brock's eyes, their hairstyles, etc., were slightly altered and switched between the three kids.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Drawn Together}}''
| {{tt|N/A|Entire series throughout.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the main characters, {{wp|List of Drawn Together characters#Ling-Ling|Ling-Ling}}, is a direct parody of {{p|Pikachu}}. He mentions that one of his pastimes is [[EP038|giving children seizures]].
|[[File:Ling-Ling.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Drunk History}}''
| '' Boston''
| style="text-align:left;" | After the retelling of the 1990 {{wp|Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum}} art theft, a man says he knows how they must feel because he had $100 worth of Pokémon cards stolen as a kid including holographic [[Charizard (Base Set 4)]], [[Blastoise (Base Set 2)]], and [[Professor Oak (Base Set 88)]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Dustin the Turkey|Dustin in Fowl Play}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | When {{wp|Dustin the Turkey}} was wondering what new job he should get, Socky asks "are we going to become [[Pokémon Trainer]]s?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|EastEnders}}''
| {{tt|N/A|An episode that aired sometime between 2001 and 2003. EastEnders episodes do not have titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Doctor {{wp|Anthony Trueman}} explains {{wp|Yin and Yang}} to his ex {{wp|Kat Slater}}, who then replied "Yin? Yang? You're not letting Pokémon characters take over your life?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Emmerdale}}''
| {{tt|N/A|An episode shown on 25 August 2011. Emmerdale episodes do not have titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Sandy Thomas}} plays an orange DSi, a sound effect from a Pokémon Ranger game is heard and he cries out in annoyance "Every time I get to the big boss Raikou on level 3, I need {{wp|Gabby Thomas|Gabby}}, only a child can work this wretched thing", much to his son {{wp|Ashley Thomas|Ashley}}'s annoyance. However, the music that is heard from the game is the initial encounter theme, which is inconsistent with what Sandy had stated to have happened.
|[[File:Emmerdale Pokemon Ranger Guardian Signs.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|ER (television series)|ER}}''
| ''{{wp|And in the End...}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A patient says "I am [[M02|the chosen one]], come to be known as {{p|Lugia}}."
|[[File:AndInTheEnd.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne}}''
| ''{{wp|Search and Estroy}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | General Skarr and Major Dr. Ghastly create the Poké-Digi Tank. A parody of both Pokémon and Digimon.
|[[File:SearchAndEstroy.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Everybody Loves Raymond}}''
| ''Hackidu''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode focuses "Hackidu", which is a spoof of Pokémon and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. Ray's daughter Ally makes a trade with a boy, giving him a sizable stack of cards for just one of hers, called "Scramisaur". Ray thinks the trade is unfair, so he talks to the boy's father and the trade is reversed. Ray then learns that he shouldn't have gotten the trade reversed, and attempts to get the card back. Hackidu is also watched on TV during the episode.
|[[File:Hackidu.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Family Guy}}''
| ''{{wp|April in Quahog}}
| style="text-align:left;" | A poster depicting a superhero that strongly resembles a {{p|Machoke}} can be seen in {{wp|Chris Griffin|Chris's}} room.
|[[File:AprilInQuahog.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Fillmore!}}''
| ''Test of the Tested''
| style="text-align:left;" | A cheerleading coach says that her team, while in a human pyramid, is "as strong as a {{p|Geodude}} using its {{m|Harden}} attack".
|[[File:TestOfTheTested.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Gabriel Iglesias}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | His friends have given him the nickname "Pikachu" and this is often referenced during his stand-up performances, occasionally mimicking Pikachu's voice.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|George Lopez (TV series)|George Lopez}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | When George and Benny discuss ways to make money, the former suggests that the latter pretend to be a {{p|Pikachu}} in Mexico.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ghost Stories (anime)|Ghost Stories}}'' (dub)
| ''Akane-san of the Broadcasting Room!! Voice of the Dead''
| style="text-align:left;" | The [[Pokémon anime]] is referenced when Leo states that the broadcast begins right after Pokémon.
|[[File:Ghost Stories.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| align="center" rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Good Luck Charlie}}''
| ''A L.A.R.P. in the Park''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a card game named "Pokeo", based on the Pokémon Trading Card Game and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. During this episode the characters mention type advantage, for example: "Grass power is no match for volcano power". A chicken character, called "Chikapu," has a name which is a distortion of "Pikachu".
|
|- style="background: #fff"|- style="background: #fff"
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | A picture of an {{p|Eevee}} is drawn on a chalkboard in the basement.
|
|- style="background: #fff"|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Good Vibes (U.S. TV series)|Good Vibes}}''
| ''The Grass is Always Greener''
| style="text-align:left;" | When Mondo sees Woody's room for the first time, he comments on all the awards for competitions he has. Woody admits that many of them were purchased on {{wp|ebay}} by his parents. Mondo then asks how much they spent on the "lame Pokémon tournament participant ribbon", a gold ribbon with a {{p|Pikachu}} on it, to which Woody claims that he won on his own.
| [[File:Good Vibes Pokemon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | A cartridge of Pokémon Sapphire can be seen in Dr. {{wp|Hector Hammond}}'s apartment.
| [[File:Green Lantern Pokémon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy}}''
| ''It's Hokey Mon!''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a trading card game named "Hokey Mon".
|[[File:ItsHokeyMon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Grojband}}''
| ''Super Zeroes''
| style="text-align:left;" | In this episode, the lead guitarist Corey tries to come up with a gimmick for their band, and is seen in a purple Pikachu costume.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Haiyore! Nyaruko-san}}''
| ''Like a Close Encounter of the Third Kind'' and ''Great Conspiracy X''
| style="text-align:left;" | Nyaruko summons her pets Shanta and Nephren-Car from a [[Poké Ball]]-esque object, during which she says 「君に決めた！」 ''Kimi ni kimeta!'' ("I choose you!")<ref>[http://nyaruref.blogspot.ca/2012/04/haiyore-nyaruko-san-episode-1.html NyaruReferences: Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Episode 1 References]</ref><ref>[http://nyaruref.blogspot.ca/2012/05/haiyore-nyaruko-san-episode-5.html NyaruReferences: Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Episode 5 References]</ref>
|[[File:Nyaruko.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Hayate the Combat Butler}}''
| Many episodes
| style="text-align:left;" | 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 background music make a reference to Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Heroes (TV series)|Heroes}}''
| ''{{wp|One of Us, One of Them}}'' and ''{{wp|Dual (Heroes)|Dual}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Hiro Nakamura}} was called {{p|Pikachu}} once in each of those two episodes.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Hetalia: Axis Powers}}'' (dub)
| ''Episode 18''
| style="text-align:left;" | During a battle against the Axis Powers, America chooses China to fight and says, "China, I choose you!" After beating and capturing the Axis Powers, America then says, "Yeah, we caught them all!"
| [[File:Reference Hetalia.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|House (TV series)|House M.D}}
| ''{{wp|Perils of Paranoia}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While having a discussion with his diagnostic team, {{wp|Gregory House|House}} says, "Which is why {{p|Arceus}} created a universe with three states of matter and 300 solid or liquid poisons that could cause his symptoms," upon which {{wp|Chris Taub|Taub}} asks, "Arceus?" House then suggests he look it up.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|IS (Infinite Stratos)|Infinite Stratos 2}}''
| ''Open Your Heart''
| style="text-align:left;" | Tatenashi grabs Houki's breasts while saying ''Houki-chan getto da ze!'' ("Houki, caught you!"), a reference to the Japanese [[Gotta catch 'em all!|slogan]] of the Pokémon franchise, ''Pokémon getto da ze!''.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WnNItb5lUw#t=12s Infinite Stratos 2 - Her breast are bigger than mine!]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Inside Amy Schumer}}''
| ''Clown Panties''
| style="text-align:left;" | A 6-year-old Amy interviews states that the {{pkmn|anime}} is one of his favorite TV shows.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Jackie Chan Adventures}}''
| ''Tough Break''
| style="text-align:left;" | A franchise called "Gnomekop" appears in an episode, which is Pokémon spelled backwards plus a "G". It also uses the slogan "Gotta collect 'em all", similar to Pokémon's [[Gotta catch 'em all!]]
|[[File:Gnomekop.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Jeopardy!}}''
| Several
| style="text-align:left;" | The franchise and parts thereof has been used in [http://j-archive.com/search.php?search=pokemon&submit=Search a number of clues and responses].
| [[File:JEOPARDYCLUE.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Johnny Bravo}}''
| ''20,000 Leagues Over My Head''
| style="text-align:left;" | Clam-League 9000 is a show which Johnny Bravo watches and enjoys. Due to his addiction with the show, Johnny goes to great lengths to secure all of the Clam-League 9000 toys, but unfortunately goes about it by deep-sea diving for actual clams. The Clam-League 9000 is somewhat of a lampoon fusion of both {{wp|Dragonball Z}} and Pokémon. The main rival characters of the show bear resemblance to Goku, Vegeta and Piccolo, the latter of which were combined into one green skinned Antagonist.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Johnny Test}}''
| ''Johnny'mon'' and ''The Return of Johnny'mon''
| style="text-align:left;" | Two episodes featured Tinymon, with a [[Pokédex|Tinydex]], [[Poké Ball|Tiny Cubes]] that contain creatures, a character named [[Ash Ketchum|Blast Ketchup]], and the slogan "Gotta snatch 'em all!". The episodes feature a legendary Tinymon known as "Screechereen," which greatly resembles [[Shadow Lugia]]. Blast Ketchup's Tinymon, Kadoomerang, also slightly resembles {{p|Squirtle}}. Evolution and attacks are also featured. For example, Screechereen evolves from Cuddlebuns, who is said to be the {{p|Magikarp|weakest}} Pokémon. It turned out that it needs love in order for it to evolve into the legendary Tinymon. Something similar to link cables are also featured. In the plot, Johnny and his sisters get stuck in a Tinymon game and need to trade with a cable in order to get out. However, a battle must first be won in order to access that function.
|[[File:Johnnymon.png|200px]] [[File:Johnnymon 2.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit|Law & Order: SVU}}''
| ''Uncivilized''
| style="text-align:left;" | A victim was last seen on his way to a store to buy Pokémon cards.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Home Invasions''
| style="text-align:left;" | The father of the victim's boyfriend stated that his son still has his Pokémon cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Go! Go! Itsutsugo Land|Let's Go Quintuplets!}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a scene in which Krystal runs past a shop which has a Pikachu-esque plush in the window.
|[[File:Pikachu Itsutsugo Land.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Lost (TV series)|Lost}}''
| ''{{wp|Ji Yeon}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In a flashback, {{wp|Jin-Soo Kwon|Jin}} is looking for a stuffed panda in a toy store that has an extensive amount of Pokémon merchandise on the shelves in the background.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| align="center" rowspan="3" | ''{{wp|Lucky Star (manga)#Anime|Lucky Star}}''
| ''Base of the Sun''
| style="text-align:left;" | Kagami asks Konata if she has any talents besides making faces. Konata replies by stating that she can name every Pok{{tt|***|the anime censors this part}}n.
|[[File:BaseOfTheSun.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''The Famous Shooter''
| style="text-align:left;" | 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 shouts "get da ze!", which is "''[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]''" in Japanese.
|[[File:TheFamousShooter.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pandora's Box''
| style="text-align:left;" | Konata states that {{wp|Kinkaku-ji}} is gold, but {{wp|Ginkaku-ji}} isn't silver, referencing both the [[Bell Tower|Bell]] and [[Burned Tower|Brass Tower]]s, and {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}. She also wonders if they're like Po{{tt|*|the anime censors this part}}émon, and "if they have a {{game3|Ruby and Sapphire|Sapphire and Ruby|s}} or something".
|[[File:PandorasBox.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="13" | ''{{wp|MAD (TV series)|MAD}}''
| ''2012 Dalmatians / Grey's in Anime''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the "{{wp|Grey's Anatomy|Grey's}} In Anime" skit, {{wp|Derek Shepherd|Derek Shepherd}} (who wears a hat similar to Ash's) throws a [[Poké Ball]]-esque object, and a Pikachu lookalike, known as "Checkaflu", shocks the patient as the doctor says "clear!"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Cliffordfield / Big Time Rushmore''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a skit about rejected Pokémon. Among these is Punchachu, a punching mouse with huge arms and small feet, whose Trainer looks like [[Max]]. Ironically, its special attack is kicking. Another rejected Pokémon is Glasstar, a bear-like creature made out of glass. Its special attack is "frailty". Another reject Pokémon is Buzzkill, an owl-based Pokémon that looks similar to {{p|Hoothoot}}, whose special attack is indifference. When told how it loves battles, all it said was, "meh" while shrugging its shoulders. The last reject Pokémon is Uncle Hank (who was just an old man). His special attack is {{m|Confusion}}; all he does is get confused about what was going on.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pokémon Park / WWER''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode that features the skit "Pokémon Park", a spoof of ''{{wp|Jurassic Park}}''. An unknown [[Pokémon Professor|Professor]] invited Ash (who had black curly hair and glasses), Misty (who is holding a [[Nintendo DS|DS]] and has blond hair), Jessie (who had blue hair) and James (who had green hair). It features characters similar to {{p|Charmander}}, {{p|Charizard}}, {{p|Magikarp}}, {{p|Gyarados}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Bulbasaur}}. "Yu-Gi-Oh! Island" and "Digimon Island" are mentioned too.
|[[File:PokémonPark.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''The Straight A-Team / Gaming's Next Top Princess''
| style="text-align:left;" | Misty is among the contestants in "Gaming's Next Top Princess," among the likes of {{met|Samus Aran}}, {{smw|Princess Peach}}, {{zw|Princess Zelda}}, {{wp|Amy Rose}}, {{wp|Felicia (Darkstalkers)|Felicia}}, {{wp|Tifa Lockhart}}, {{wp|Lara Croft}}, and {{smw|Birdo}}.
|[[File:Misty in MAD.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pooh Grit / Not-A-Fan-A-Montana''
| style="text-align:left;" | One skit features a brand of gum called "Big League Pika-Chew" (a take on {{wp|Big League Chew|Big League Chew}}), made of real live Pikachu, and it helps people in baseball by giving the ball a shock when they hit it with a bat.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Kung Fu Blander / Destroy, Bob the Builder, Destroy''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Kung Fu Blander" skit has Po, the main character of the ''{{wp|Kung Fu Panda}}'' movie series, fighting the main villain of the {{wp|Kung Fu Panda 2|second}} ''Kung Fu Panda'' movie, Shen. When he learns that only a hero in "black and white" can defeat Shen and that it isn't him, he resorts to pulling several items and characters matching the description to use against Shen. One of the objects Po pulls out is {{p|Reshiram}} and {{p|Zekrom}}.
|[[File:KungFuBlander.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Twilight: Staking Dawn / Cookie Blue''
| style="text-align:left;" | One skit shows "PokéHarmony", which spoofs the dating website {{wp|eHarmony}}. It starts with a Geodude who can't get a date with a boulder, and then shows a female {{tt|Hitmonchan|Hitmonchan can only be male however}} paired up with a Machamp, a Bulbasaur who decided a Venusaur was right for her despite Venusaur being "evolved enough to be her father", and Mewtwo, who didn't need anyone. Ash Ketchum hosted the fake commercial.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Men in Black to the Future / Pokémon of Interest''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Pokémon of Interest" segment was a crossover between Pokémon and ''{{wp|Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest}}''. John Reese was assigned to capture a {{p|Psyduck}} and bring it to Harold Finch. When using [[Poké Ball]]s didn't work, he hits it with a shovel. Harold then turns to {{Ash}} and asks "What have you been doing for the past 14 seasons?!". This may have been a reference to when his voice actor [[Veronica Taylor]] was replaced by [[Sarah Natochenny]] in 2006.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus / The Adjustment Burro''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus" skit was a crossover between the {{wp|Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film series)|''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series}} and ''{{wp|Kid Icarus}}''. In the skit, Pikachu is shown to be part of the gang that harasses {{wp|Pit (Kid Icarus)|Pit}}, and {{wp|Ms. Pac-Man|Ms. Pac-Man}} uses Squirtle to extinguish the flames in the science lab.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pokémonsters, Inc. / Bane and Kate''
| style="text-align:left;" | This skit was a crossover between Pokémon and ''{{wp|Monsters, Inc.|Monsters, Inc.}}'' In this skit, Ash Ketchum ends up in the world of Monsters, Inc. and goes crazy, attempting to catch all of the monsters. His {{AP|Pignite}} and {{AP|Krookodile}} are featured as well (but have different body styles/colors) throughout the skit, along with his {{AP|Pikachu}} who appeared briefly at the end.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Les the Miz / The Lex Factor''
| style="text-align:left;" | This episode featured a skit parodying ''{{wp|The More You Know}}'' titled "The Less You Know". In this skit, the announcer claimed that Poké Balls were able to hold Pokémon because they're airtight, with a {{pkmn|Trainer}} resembling [[Misty]] expressing disgust at the stench left behind after sending out her {{p|Squirtle}}.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Jaws the Great and Powerful / Off Their Spockers''
| style="text-align:left;" | This episode featured a spoof of ''{{wp|Psych}}'' called ''{{p|Psyduck}}'', with the tagline "They'll pretty much let anything be a cop these days".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''The Dullverine / Under the Dumb''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the first sketch, a Japanese girl who tells {{wp|Wolverine (comics)|Wolverine}} that they have to go to Japan to film ''{{wp|The Wolverine (film)|The Wolverine}}'' is shown carrying a Pikachu umbrella.
|[[File:DullverinePikachu.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Malcolm in the Middle}}''
| ''{{wp|List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes#Season 3: 2001–2002|Company Picnic (Part 1)}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Dewey is sitting at a picnic table with a boy and both Pokémon cards in their hand, and can be seen making a trade. There are also cards laid on the table. The boy then offers Dewey some candy, which he is not supposed to be eating due to hyperactivity. After eating it, Dewey freaks out and throws some of the cards in the air.
|[[File:CompanyPicnicPart1.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes#Season 3: 2001–2002|Bowling}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A {{p|Charmander}} doll can be seen sitting on the bed in some episodes, along with a Squirtle doll.
|[[File:Charmander Malcolm in the Middle bowling.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Haruhi Suzumiya|The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya}}''
| ''Endless Eight'' ({{wp|List of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya episodes#2009_version|part two}})
| style="text-align:left;" | Two {{p|Pikachu}} masks, a purple {{p|Turtwig}} mask, a yellow {{p|Chimchar}} mask, and an orange {{p|Piplup}} mask can be seen on display.
|[[File:EndlessEight.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon bed sheets can be seen on multiple occasions.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Babysitter's a Vampire}}''
| ''{{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire episodes#Season 1: 2011|Friday Night Frights}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When the ghost of {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Coach Ed|Coach ED}} ({{wp|Clé Bennett}}) haunts {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Ethan Morgan|Ethan Morgan}} ({{wp|Matthew Knight}}), threatening him that he'd ruin his life if he didn't win a trophy for their school, the young boy gets into a wrestling match with {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Kurt the Hurt|Kurt the Hurt}} ({{wp|William Greenblatt}}). When it becomes clear that he cannot win, Ethan exclaims that he has "never won a fight" to which his friend {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Benny Weir|Benny Weir}} ({{wp|Atticus Mitchell}}) replies, "False; remember that time in grade 2 when I took your Pokémon lunchbox?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Family}}''
| ''{{wp|List of My Family episodes#Series One (2000)|Pain in the Class}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | After finding out that his mother {{wp|Susan Harper (My Family)|Susan Harper}} ({{wp|Zoë Wanamaker}}) has invited the parents of his school bully round to solve his bullying problem, {{wp|Michael Harper (My Family)|Michael}} ({{wp|Gabriel Thomson}}) says 'goodbye' to some of his possessions, including his Pokémon cards, commenting that he only had 212 left to collect.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Hero (TV series)|My Hero}}''
| ''{{wp|My Hero (series 1)|Christmas}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When Ultronian superhero {{wp|Thermoman}}, aka. George Sunday ({{wp|Ardal O'Hanlon}}) is visiting his cousin Arnie ({{wp|Lou Hirsch}}) in {{wp|Las Vegas}} to ask him about the human holiday of Christmas, he says that he doesn't understand Christmas as although it is the season of goodwill, he says he was in Manchester the previous day to stop a pitched battle. Arnie asks if it was between rival gangs, but George says it was "three mums wanting the last Pokémon".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Norm Show}}''
| ''Artie Comes to Town''
| style="text-align:left;" | The first scene is a parody of Pokémon, as a boy named Tommy thought he was Ash. The skit featured actors dressed as {{p|Squirtle}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Butterfree}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{p|Meowth}}. It features a Pokémon battle between Norm and Tommy.
|[[File:ArtieComesToTown.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Oblivious}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | During a speed round in a {{wp|sushi}} bar, {{wp|Regan Burns}} asks the contestants, "{{p|Pikachu}} is a character in what cartoon?" Another one of the contestants answered the $20 worth question correctly, the answer being {{pkmn|anime|Pokémon}}.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Osmosis Jones}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | When Ozzy tries to stop Drix from leaving Frank's body, one of the germs carries a Pikachu, as a joke on allergies.
|[[File:Osmosis Jones.png|200px]]
|- style= "background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Pinky Dinky Doo}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In several episodes, Tyler is shown talking about or playing with action figures called "Moo-Moo Miggy Monsters", which is based off of Pokémon. In one episode, Tyler plays a video game with a style very similar to Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Portlandia (TV series)|Portlandia}}''
| ''Alexandra''
| style="text-align:left;" | In a sketch depicting a pair of Japanese toy specialists assisting a worker at the fictional ''Jewel Case Inc.'' in becoming more noticeable, a {{p|Victini}} figure, among many other toys, is placed on the worker's desk as a conversational piece.
| [[File:Portlandia.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Private Practice}}''
| ''Step One''
| style="text-align:left;" | An action figure of {{p|Reshiram}} is shown in this episode.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ranma 1/2}}''
| ''And the Challenger is... A Girl?!''
| style="text-align:left;" | The dub inserts multiple references to {{pkmn|anime|Pokémon}} airing on television. It should be noted that these are dub only, as the original Japanese episode was written and aired several years before {{game|Red and Green|s}} were even released.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|ReBoot}}''
| ''{{wp|ReBoot: My Two Bobs|My Two Bobs}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's featured game is a game entitled "Pantsu Hebi X", which is a parody of both Pokémon-styled battles and anime in general. In it, the dog character Frisket reboots itself to resemble {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:ReBoot.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Recess (TV series)|Recess}}''
| ''The Game''
| style="text-align:left;" | The addictive card game featured in the episode, named "Ajimbo", appears to be a a parody of the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}}.
|[[File:Ajimbo.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="5" | ''{{wp|Robot Chicken}}''
| ''Cracked China''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit titled "Pikachu Secret" in the episode parodies the anime. In its running time of 62 seconds, things happen such as Ash wondering when Misty is going to "shut up and make dinner", {{Gary}} calling Ash "ass", and Ash's Pikachu {{wp|Grinding (dance)|grinding}} another while inside its Poké Ball.
|[[File:PikachuSecret.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Junk in the Trunk''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit titled "Bloopers!", which runs for 5 minutes and 13 seconds, has 26 seconds which is devoted to parodying the anime. Pikachu and Squirtle are having a conversation in Pokémon speak. Eventually, Squirtle breaks custom and starts speaking with profanity-riddled dialogue in human tongue, claiming the Pokémon speech makes no sense at all. Pikachu asks "Earl" to say the line or he'll get the gas with skunk spray, to which Squirtle asks the kids to "go read a book or something".
|[[File:AS-PikaandSqui.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Chirlaxx''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the beginning of one skit, {{wp| George W. Bush}} is seen playing a Pokémon game on his [[Game Boy]] and says "Taste Poké-flame, Chirlaxx!"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Caffeine-Induced Aneurysm''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit involves some children playing with Pokémon figurines and an old man exclaims that back in his day there were only [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|150 Pokémon]], and his wife informs him there were actually {{p|Mew|151}}. He exclaims that she is a nerd, and then dies of a heart attack. Saddened, she then proclaims "That's how he would have wanted to go."
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Walking Dead Lobster''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit parodying the games involved {{wp|Michael Vick}} challenging Red (named Ash in this) to battle with a Rottweiler. Pikachu uses [[Thunder Shock]], lowering it to one HP, which leads to Vick torturing the dog to death. He is then arrested and eventually goes back to the NFL, with money raining down on him and "Vick Wins" in the text box, leaving Ash confused.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei#Anime|Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei}}''
| ''Not Losing to Elbows, Not Losing to Knees''
| style="text-align:left;" | When Abiru says Nozomu would look good with a tail, he was pictured with various tails including those that resemble the tails of {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Glameow}}.
|[[File:NotLosingToElbows.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2"| ''{{wp|Saturday Night Live}}''
| ''John McCain / The White Stripes''
| style="text-align:left;" | In a "Hardball" sketch, Harry Belefonte (played by Tracy Morgan) makes many references to the unfair treatment of blacks. One of his references is "Pokémon is a slave trade, Pikachu is the slave master!"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Robert De Niro/ Diddy-Dirty Money''
| style="text-align:left;" | In "The Abacus Conundrum" skit, one of the fake books listed is called "The Pokémon Directive," and has a Pikachu on the cover.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|See Spot Run}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | James tells Gordon Smith that he had a nightmare of a {{p|Charizard}} trying to burn him, in resemblance to [[Ash's Charizard]]. James also tells him what a Pokémon is, as some people may not understand.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Sex and the City}}''
| ''Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl...''
| style="text-align:left;" | While looking at pictures at Charlotte's gallery, Samantha says, "You know, women dressing like men is very popular right now," to which Carrie replies, "And here I thought it was Pokémon."
|[[File:BoyGirlBoyGirl.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="7" | ''{{wp|The Simpsons}}''
| ''{{wp|Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Pikachu can be seen in {{wp|Bart Simpson|Bart}}'s satellite TV-induced hallucination
|[[File:BartVsLisaVsThirdGrade.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Pokey Mom}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's title is based on the word "Pokémon".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Children of a Lesser Clod}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The family are watching an episode of ''{{wp|Kids Say the Darndest Things}}'' when the host, {{wp|Bill Cosby}}, is interviewing a guest:
::'''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...
|[[File:ChildrenOfALesserClod.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Postcards from the Wedge}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Bart watches the [[Pokémon anime]] on TV, with {{Ash}} in his [[List of clothing in the anime#Ash|Diamond and Pearl attire]] and his {{AP|Pikachu}}; and Bart questions how did the series "stay so fresh", as a possible reference to how both the Pokémon anime and ''The Simpsons'' have been on the air for over a decade. This episode aired on the same day as the release of {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} in the United States.
|[[File:PostcardsFromTheWedge.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|'Tis the Fifteenth Season}}'' and ''{{wp|Fraudcast News}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the {{wp|The Simpsons opening sequence#Couch gag|couch gag}}, {{wp|Maggie Simpson|Maggie}} is [[Pokémon cosplay|dressed up]] as a {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:TisTheFifteenthSeason.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Thirty Minutes over Tokyo}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The effects of ''[[EP038|Electric Soldier Porygon]]'' are experienced by the family in the episode, after they watch the local program "Battling Seizure Robots".
||[[File:ThirtyMinutesOverTokyo.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Chief of Hearts}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Bart plays a game called "Battle Ball" (a take on ''{{wp|Bakugan}}'') and one boy says that the game "makes ''{{wp|Digimon}}'' look like ''Pokémon''".
|[[File:ChiefOfHearts.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|South Park}}''
| ''{{wp|Chinpokomon}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode parodies Pokémon and fad culture in general. The line of toys have additionally made cameos in many subsequent episodes. During the episode {{wp|Kenny McCormick|Kenny}} dies of an epileptic seizure as a reference to the banned episode ''[[EP038|Electric Soldier Porygon]]''. The episode additionally heavily parodies the {{pkmn|anime}} and video games to a lesser extent. [[Ash Ketchum]] and [[James]] are both parodied. Some of the "Chinpokomon" seen closely resemble {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Meowth}} and {{p|Charmander}}.
|[[File:Chinpokomon.png|200px]]

|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Steven Universe}}''
| ''Steven the Sword Fighter''
| style="text-align:left;" | A figure in Steven's room looks like a Pikachu merged with a {{wp|Character_design_of_Final_Fantasy#Moogle|Moogle}}.
|[[File:Pikachu SU.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Strip Mall}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | In several episodes, an adult movie parody called ''Pokememon'' is used as an on-going plot device. The lead actress of the film is seen dressed similar to Misty's original design, and her role's name is ''Fisty,'' a further play on the character.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Suite Life of Zack & Cody}}''
| ''{{wp|Odd Couples}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In multiple episodes, a toy [[Poké Ball]] can be seen on a shelf in Zack and Cody's bedroom.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Suite Life on Deck}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|List of recurring characters in The Suite Life on Deck#Woody Fink|Woody}} can be seen reading a Pokémon book.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Teen Titans Go! (TV series)|Teen Titans Go!}}''
| ''Man Person''
| style="text-align:left;" | Cyborg and Robin high-five after catching all of Beast Boy's escaped body parts. The caption: "Caught 'em All" is shown in this scene, referencing the Pokémon logo and motto.
|[[File:caught_'em_all.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|That's So Weird (TV series)|That's So Weird}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon has been mentioned multiple times in the series.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Toradora!}}''
| ''No Matter What''
| style="text-align:left;" | Minori Kushieda finds Ryūji Takasu thinking and says 「ため息ゲットだぜ！」 ''Tameiki getto da ze!'' ("I caught your sigh!"), a shout out to the Japanese slogan of the Pokémon franchise, 「ポケモンゲットだぜ！」''Pokémon getto da ze!''. She also referenced other popular franchises, such as ''{{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}''.
|[[File:NoMatterWhat.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Transformers Animated}}'' (Japanese dub)
| ''Garbage In, Garbage Out''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's Japanese broadcast [[eyecatch]] is an homage to [[Who's That Pokémon?]], with Wreck-Gar being the silhouetted character.<ref>[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Garbage_In%2C_Garbage_Out "Garbage, In, Garbage Out" on TFWiki.net]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Tween Academy: Class of 2012}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In Kara's room, a {{p|Pikachu}} hat can be seen on an ''{{wp|Astro Boy}}'' statue.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ultraman Tiga}}'' (English dub)
| ''Attack of the Crow-Men''
| style="text-align:left;" | As the Crow-Men threaten to shrink and distribute the GUTS gang, they say that they'll be bigger than ''Pokémon''.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan = "2" | ''{{wp|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US)}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | A question for $500,000 was ''Which of the following characters is not considered a "Pokémon"?'', with the possible answers being A) {{p|Jigglypuff}}, B) {{wp|Frodo Baggins|Frodo}}; C) {{p|Squirtle}}; and D) {{p|Pikachu}}. After the 50/50 lifeline was used, the two remaining answers left were A and B. The contestant then took the money, leaving with $250,000.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANKYbuVOyks $500,000 Pokémon question on WWTBAM]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | A question for $8,000 was ''As any Pokémon-loving kid could tell you, Pikachu is primarily what color?'', with the possible answers being A) Red, B) Yellow; C) Green; and D) Blue. After the Ask the Expert lifeline was used, the contestant correctly answered B.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaAsR-jvRJs Pokémon...Expert? (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire)]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Whose Line Is It Anyway? (U.S. TV series)|Whose Line is it Anyway?}}''
| {{wp|List of Whose Line Is It Anyway? US episodes#Season 2|Season 2}}, Episode 32; {{tt|Show No. 235|Aired on April 20, 2000. American Whose Line is it Anyway? episodes are given show numbers post-production, but otherwise don't have actual titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon was one of the audience's suggestions used in a playing of "{{wp|List of games from Whose Line Is It Anyway?#Other games|Film, TV & Theatre Styles}}", which was played out by series regulars, {{wp|Ryan Stiles}} and {{wp|Colin Mochrie}}, and the episode's {{tt|fourth chair|A recurring or occasionally guest cast member who takes a fourth seat that's not occupied by Mochrie, Stiles, or Wayne Brady. Wayne became a regular from Season 2 onwards.}}, {{wp|Karen Maruyama}}. When Pokémon was used as a style for the scene, Karen says in a purposefully bad Asian-style accent, "Harro, [''sic''] I am Ichi!" She stiffly walks up to Ryan and says to him, "Please don't go!" to which he responds, "Oh, you're making my tail catch on fire!" and pretends to spew a flame from a tail, most likely referring to {{p|Charmander}}. As Karen turns to Colin and walks up to him, Colin spreads his arms apart and shouts, "{{p|Jigglypuff}}!" Karen pretends to shoot beams from her eyes, and she and Colin both jump and walk around on stage. Ryan then walks up to them and yells in a high-pitched, drawn-out voice, "Pikachu!" After Karen bobs over in front of Ryan like a {{wp|drinking bird}} for a moment, host {{wp|Drew Carey}} sounds the buzzer to freeze the players and change the style. Pokémon was also suggested by another audience member in a later episode's playing of the same game, but it was not used.
|[[File:Whose Line Pokémon.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| {{wp|List of Whose Line Is It Anyway? US episodes#Season 3|Season 3}}, Episode 34; {{tt|Show No. 343|Aired on May 4, 2001. American Whose Line is it Anyway? episodes are given show numbers post-production, but otherwise don't have actual titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | However, Pokémon was used again for a different playing of the same game, even though no audience members were intelligibly heard making that suggestion. (Though on the other hand, ''anime'' was an audience suggestion.) {{wp|Kathy Greenwood}} is the fourth chair for this episode, joining Colin and Ryan in "Film, TV, & Theatre Styles". This was a different portraying of a Pokémon "style" in comparison to the playing in show #235. When Pokémon was used as the last style for this playing's scene, Colin shouts out, "Pikachu!" in a high-pitched voice this time instead of Ryan, causing the audience to burst out in laughter as he started walking around the stage. He then pretends to shock Ryan, who yells, "Ow!" in response and does his Charmander pose used in show #235. Colin turns around, shouts "Pikachu!" again, and walks to the other side of the small stage. He then turns back to Kathy and Ryan and sends more "{{m|ThunderShock|shocks}}" towards them, causing Kathy to hop a bit on every "shock" sent towards her. (It had no effect on "Charmander Ryan", who was looking away and continuing to do his pose.) Kathy maintained {{tt|her scene's character|Playing as the wife of 'Police Chief Colin'}} throughout the style, pretending to point a handgun at Colin. Drew sounds the buzzer several times afterwards to end the game, sending the cast members back to their seats. He also awards 1,000 extra "{{tt|points|Since Whose Line is it Anyway? is a slight parody of game shows, the points are fake and irrelevant. Hence, 'the points don't matter'.}}" to Colin for his "Pikadoo" act (getting Colin to say, "Pikachu," once more to correct Drew, which also causes Ryan to say, "Bless you,") and says to him, "Oh, I'd love to see you and your wife going at it, man."
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Wipeout (2008 U.S. game show)|Wipeout}}'' (as ''Winter Wipeout'')
| ''{{wp|Wipeout (Season 4)#Winter Episode 4: Baby, It's Blob Outside|Baby, It's Blob Outside}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the contestants in this episode, Mika Mori, was given the nickname "Mikachu" in the episode. At one point during the episode, show co-host {{wp|John Henson}} said that Mika was {{p|Jigglypuff}}'d about the height of the hurdles.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="background: #fff;"| ''{{wp|Yin Yang Yo!}}
| ''Smoke and Mirrors''
| style="text-align:left;" | Smoke catches Yang in Prison Prism ([[Poké Ball]] spoof), while later Mirrors catches Yin with it. They later force them to fight against each other in a tournament.
|[[File:Yin Yang Yo Poké Ball spoof.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{wp|Yowamushi Pedal}}
| Ride.2 ''To Recruit More Members''
| style="text-align:left;" | Sakamichi asks Shunsuke about his favorite anime, to which he confusingly replies "Nekoemon", a possible reference to Pokémon.
|[[File:Yowamushi Pedal 01.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff; {{roundybr|10px}}"
|}

==References in non-Pokémon games==
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{np|Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the random items a villager may ask players to collect is ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]'' (but it is actually a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS]]'')
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{jwp|ちっちゃいエイリアン|Chee-Chai Alien}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When starting the game for the first time, a character called "Saraba" introduces himself to the player. He says that Pokémon is undesirable. Instead, the player must help him save planet Earth and space by clearing it from dark matter. This game was developed by [[Creatures]], who own one third of the copyright to the Pokémon franchise.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Civilization V|Sid Meier's Civilization V}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There are several Pokémon-themed achievements in this {{wp|Steam (software)|Steampowered}} game. These include achievements named "It's Super Effective!" and "Gotta Catch 'Em All".<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/stats/CivV/achievements/ Sid Meier's Civilization V global achievement stats on Steam]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|DC Universe Online}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A feat in the game titled "Gotta Catch 'Em All" is achieved when players beat at least one player for every one of the six initial set of powers available in the game.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Draw Something}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Players are able to draw a {{p|Pikachu}}, earning one coin if chosen.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | This RPG has several Pokémon references, which include {{p|Marowak}}'s Spine in Illunibi or the body of Peke Utchoo (whose name is parody of {{p|Pikachu}}). In Arkngthand, there is a {{p|Weepinbell|Weepingbell}} Hall while in the Urshilaku Burial Caverns, there is a section known as {{p|Kakuna}} Burial.<ref>[http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Easter_Eggs Morrowind:Easter Eggs on The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the city of Los Santos, San Andreas, there is a gift shop featuring signage of [[Ash Ketchum]], {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Squirtle}}. It is inaccessible, plays no role in the storyline and exists solely as scenery. It's inclusion is an anachronism as ''San Andreas'' is set in 1992, while the characters featured were not released until 1996.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Harvest Moon 64}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | If the characters Karen and Kai were to marry and have a child, their child will be dressed in a Pikachu costume.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''[http://www.stickpage.com/stealingthediamondgameplay.shtml Henry Stickmin: Stealing the Diamond]
| style="text-align:left;" | When Henry gets to the Tunisian Diamond in the Epic Ending, to find that night guards patrol there, a Poké Ball is one of the options Henry can choose.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2"| ''{{wp|Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | At the beginning of Chapter 8 on the True End route, Rom and Ram (twin sisters who {{wp|Moe anthropomorphism|personify}} the [[Nintendo DS]]) mention playing the "Pocketed Monstrosities" games:
::'''Ram''': Lowee's best games are easily the ones in the "Pocketed Monstrosities" franchise. You catch and raise 1,510,376 monsters.
::'''Rom''': Oh, yeah. I was playing it earlier and I captured the {{p|Eevee|Eebee}} monster
::'''Ram''': No way! I really want that one! Gimme.
::'''Rom''': [[Trade|I'll give you its parents later.]] They're both [[Generation IV|fourth generation]], so you'll probably get one from them.
|[[File:HDNmk2-pokemon.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a mouse villain character named "Pirachu," a pun on both "Pikachu" and, given the general motif of the ''Neptunia'' franchise's villains, "{{wp|Copyright infringement of software|piracy}}."
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{ip|Kid Icarus: Uprising}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | After players defeat the Kraken as part of {{ip|Dyntos}}'s {{ip|The Three Trials|Three Trials}}, {{ip|Pit}} calls the Kraken a "Tentafool", possibly a reference to {{p|Tentacool}}.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the ''Zelda'' series, the ''{{zw|Keaton}} Mask'' introduced in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time}}'' bears a strong resemblance to Pikachu. It is mentioned in the game that Keaton "has been really popular lately", the game was released in 1998 when the fad level of Pokémon was still sharply on the rise. The item returned in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask}}'' where wearing it in certain areas would lead to ''{{zw|Keaton}}'' himself appearing, though this version of the character was revealed to be a {{wp|kitsune}}. The mask also has a background cameo in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|Wind Waker}}''.
|[[File:Legend of Zelda Keaton Mask.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Little Inferno}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The description text for the Giant Spider item is written in the style of [[Pokémon battle]] messages: "[[Wild Pokémon|A Giant Spider appears!]] [[Escape|You attempt to flee!]] Giant Spider attacks {{wp|Genji: Days of the Blade#Giant Enemy Crab|for massive damage}}!!"
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|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{smw|Mario Artist: Paint Studio}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the official pictures shows somebody drawing a silhouette of Pikachu.
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|''{{wp|Minecraft}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | As an easter egg, if you delete the splashes.txt file but not the META-INF folder from the game's files, the only [http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Splash splash text] to be shown is "{{p|Missingno.|missingno}}".
|[[File:Minecraft-Missingno.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Monster Legends''
| style="text-align:left;" | Two monsters resemble Pokémon: The Turtle resembles {{p|Lapras}} and the Thunder Scout {{p|Zapdos}}.
|[[File:MonsterLegends_Zapdos.png|200px]][[File:MonsterLegends_Lapras.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{pk|Pikmin (game)|Pikmin}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The {{pk|S.S. Dolphin}}'s ship part called the {{pk|Bowsprit}} resembles a [[Poké Ball]].
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Poker Night at the Inventory}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Strong Bad}} asks {{wp|Sam & Max#Characters|Max}} if he's a Pokémon (pronounced as Poke-mon).
|
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| ''{{wp|Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There's a skill point titled "Gotta Catch Them All", a reference to the franchise's original slogan.
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| ''{{wp|Runescape}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While a player is training the Dungeoneering skill in Daemonheim, after every floor players can receive a title. One of them is ''[[EP001|I choose you!]]'', received for summoning [[Party|6]] or more familiars.
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| ''{{smw|Super Mario Galaxy}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a [[Poké Ball]]-shaped planet in the {{smw|Buoy Base Galaxy}}. Inside it is a {{smw|Power Star}}, which is needed to finish the level, possibly a reference to the Poké Ball's importance in the [[Pokémon games]].
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| ''{{wp|The Simpsons Game}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The game features "Sparklemon" in the level "Big Super Happy Fun Fun Game". {{wp|Homer Simpson|Homer}} and {{wp|Lisa Simpson|Lisa}} must travel to three temples where they fight the Sparklemon in turn-based {{pkmn|battle}}s before they can collect them in "[[Poké Ball|capturing balls]]". The first two Sparklemon are based on {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Squirtle}}. One of the Sparklemon also uses a strike called "{{m|Scratch}} Attack". [[Damage modification|Type matchups]] is also presented in the form of moves' super-effectiveness, resistance, and immunity.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Super Scribblenauts}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a level where Maxwell has to defeat a Witch's monsters which is set out as a Pokémon Battle format.
|
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| ''{{wp|Tomodachi Life}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | An item named the Trucker Hat is sold in the Hat Shop for Miis to wear. Its description says, "This hat is the best. In fact it's [[Pokémon Theme|the very best.]] Why? Slip it on and find out!" This hat resembles one worn by {{ga|Red}} during Generations {{gen|I}} and {{gen|II}}.
| [[File:Tomodachi Pokemon Reference.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Trade & Battle: Card Hero}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There are a few spoofs on the Pokémon franchise in this [[Game Boy Color]] game developed by {{nw|Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo}} and {{nw|Intelligent Systems}}. One example of these references is an NPC who exclaims that he has been watching the show "Rocket Monsters".<ref>[http://fryguy64.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=cameo&action=display&thread=4105 Trade & Battle: Card Hero - Text Dump]</ref>
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| ''{{smw|Wario Land 3}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the game's 100 treasures is a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]''; however, the game was released before the Pokémon Pikachu. Also, the player can't interact with it.
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| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{smw|Yoshi's Story}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The stages ''{{smw|Jelly Pipe|Stage 2-3}}'' and ''{{smw|Torrential Maze|Stage 2-4}}'' are made out entirely out of newspaper clippings, the text: ''Pikachu'', among others, is seen. So far, it has only been seen in one or two areas.
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==Other references==
===Books, comics and manga===
*{{wp|List of The Simpsons comics|''The Simpsons'' Comics}} make several references:
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics, there is a story called ''An Anime Among Us'', in which Bart has a dream sequence which contains numerous references to Japanese traditional and popular culture, including anime such as ''{{wp|Sailor Moon}}'' and Pokémon. The most prominent references to Pokémon are Bart dressed like [[Ash Ketchum]], a Pocket Goblins (Pockegob) Trainer, and {{wp|Santa's Little Helper}} is a reference to Pikachu (Santa-choo). Bart fights against a trio from "Team Sprocket", with {{wp|Bart's Girlfriend|Jessica Lovejoy}} appearing as [[Jessie]], {{wp|Nelson Muntz}} appearing as [[James]], and {{wp|Martin Prince}} in a {{MTR}} costume (Cat Scratch-eth). This story is available in Bart Simpson Comics issue #12 as well as the collection book ''Big Bratty Book of Bart Simpson''.
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''Destroy All Manga!'', many references to various manga and anime are made, including ''{{wp|Dragon Ball}}'', ''{{wp|Sailor Moon}}'', and Pokémon. A series called "Porkymen" features many Pokémon-like creatures, including "Pikkanoze", a creature which shares striking resemblance with Pikachu. Also creatures similar to {{p|Venusaur}}, {{p|Onix}}, {{p|Blastoise}}, {{p|Geodude}} and {{p|Gengar}} are shown. When Porkymen are chasing {{wp|In Marge We Trust|Mr. Sparkle}}, Pikkanoze says, "Catch Mr. Sparkle, my Porkymen comrades! [[Gotta catch 'em all!|Catch him all!!!]]" When Mr. Sparkle encases Porkymen in soap bubbles, Pikkanoze says that it's "[[Poké Ball|somewhat familiar]]". This story is available in Simpsons Comics issue #45 as well as the collection book ''Simpsons Comics Unchained''.
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''All's Veldt That Ends Veldt!'', Maggie watches the aforementioned "Porkeymen", which is shown to use a Pokémon-like slogan "Gotta pitch 'em all!". When Maggie watches the show, Pikkanose's eyes release rapidly flashing light, causing Maggie to become hypnotized. This is obviously a reference to the infamous "[[EP038|seizure episode]]". This story is available in Bart Simpson Comics issue #7 as well as the collection book ''Big Bad Book of Bart Simpson''.
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''Day of the Nerd'', {{wp|Comic Book Guy}} dresses up like an anime character, using XL contact lenses to make his eyes seem like anime eyes, black laser lights to create himself speed stripes whenever he moves quickly, and a {{DL|List of Pokémon by color|yellow}} cat he calls, "Comicachu", an obvious reference to Pikachu. This story is available in Simpsons Comics issue #73 as well as the collection book ''Simpsons Comics Beach Blanket Bongo''.
* In the book ''Babymouse: Cupcake Tycoon'', Pikachu is one of the many "people" seen watching an interview. It is later assumed that the same Pikachu was one of the two thousand "people" to buy Babymouse's cupcakes, as referenced by the narrator asking Babymouse how she was going to get her cupcakes to Japan.
* In {{wp|Neil Gaiman}}'s novella ''{{wp|Coraline}},'' the illustration on page 88 shows a Pikachu head among several other toys.
* In the ''{{wp|Love Hina}}'' manga, the main character, {{wp|Keitaro Urashima}}, can be seen with a {{p|Pikachu}} photo sticker while he checks his photo album filled with pictures of himself.
* In the novel ''{{wp|Mad Dogs}}'', Pokemon ''(sic)'' was mentioned as one of the fads that had passed around CHERUB campus.
* In the tenth book in the ''{{wp|Jigsaw Jones Mysteries}}'' series, ''The Case of the Ghostwriter'', Stringbean hires Jigsaw to take the case by offering him bubble gum, a {{wp|Darth Maul}} pencil eraser, a rubber band ball, $0.36, and a {{tcg|Diglett}} card. Jigsaw calls Diglett too common, so Stringbean instead offers a First Edition {{tcg|Gloom}} card, which he accepts.
* In Volume 5 of the ''{{wp|Sword Art Online}}'' light novel series, when discussing possible ways for someone to shoot a bullet in virtual reality and kill someone else in real life, Kirito mentions an instance in which animation effects in an [[EP038|episode]] of [[Pokémon anime|a certain anime]] caused children across Japan to become sick.
* In {{wp|Rick Riordan}}'s book ''{{wp|The Mark of Athena}}'', war-crazed Coach Hedge is sailing a ship while singing the [[Pokémon Theme]], replacing the [[Gotta catch 'em all!]] catchphrase with "Gotta Kill 'Em All".
* A ''{{wp|Mother Goose and Grimm}}'' [http://www.grimmy.com/images/MGG_Archive/MGG_2014/MGG-2014-05-31.gif comic strip from May 31, 2014] featured a pair of Pikachu. It portrayed how the species got its name in a satirical manner.

===Real world===
* In 2008, Japanese researchers discovered a new protein which helps carry electrical impulses from the eyes to the brain and named it {{wp|Pikachurin}}. According to the researchers, the decision was based on both Pokémon and protein possessing "lightning-fast moves and shocking electric effects".
* {{wp|Zbtb7}}, a gene that discovered by a geneticist from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City, was originally named "Pokemon", stands for "POK erythroid myeloid ontogenic factor".
* During a Republican debate for the ''{{wp|United States presidential election, 2012}}'', candidate {{wp|Herman Cain}} quotes a 'poet' saying "Life can be a challenge, life can seem impossible, but it's never easy when there's so much on the line." These are actually the beginning lines of ''{{so|The Power of One}}'', the theme song for the [[M02|movie of the same name]]. During his withdrawal speech, he reused the line but with proper attribution.
* In an interview with CultBox, ''{{wp|Hollyoaks}}'' actor Andrew Still, who portrays {{wp|Joel Dexter}} in the series, was asked what TV show reminded him of his childhood, to which he replied: "Definitely Pokémon. I remember going to a childminder when I was around 5 and me and all the other kids there would sit religiously around the TV and watch it".<ref>[http://www.cultbox.co.uk/blog/top-of-the-box/2441-hollyoaks-star-andrew-stills-tv-choices 'Hollyoaks' star Andrew Still's TV choices - CultBox]</ref>

===Songs===
* Parts of the insert song in [http://filmcow.com/charlietheunicorn3.html part three] of the popular flash cartoon series ''{{wp|Charlie the Unicorn}}'' bear resemblance to the original [[Kanto Pokérap|Pokérap]].
* A song from {{wp|The Lonely Island}} album ''{{wp|Turtleneck & Chain}}'', "Japan", mentions dumping Pokémon in the river.
* A song from {{wp|Bow Wow (rapper)|Bow Wow}}'s album ''{{wp|Wanted (Bow Wow album)|Wanted}}'', "B.O.W.", has the lyrics "Get up out the stores like Pokémon did".
* A song from {{wp|Lil' Kim}}'s album ''{{wp|The Naked Truth}}'', "Get Yours", makes a reference to the common mispronunciation of "Pokéman".<ref>[http://youtu.be/nRJ446_liMs?t=52s Lil Kim's "Get Yours' (feat. Sha-Dash & T.I.)" on YouTube.com]</ref>
* The {{wp|Azealia Banks}} song "Bitch Is Ill" makes a lewd comparison involving the electricity of a Pikachu.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hngZkblwUM&feature=youtu.be&t=2m48s Azealia Banks' "Bitch Is Ill" on Youtube.com]</ref>

===Websites===
* ''{{wp|Homestar Runner}}'' has made a number of references to the series, usually playing on Pikachu's similar appearance to the character of The Cheat.<ref>[http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Pikachu Pikachu 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?"
* On ''{{wp|The Annoying Orange}}'', in "Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)", 3 Pokémon were one of Marshmallow's gifts.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQnqyMOQmlA#t=0m36s Annoying Orange - Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)]</ref>
* During the ''{{wp|Hetalia: Axis Powers}}'' 2011 Christmas event, Ladonia was passing the time playing Pokémon on his [[Game Boy]] and stated his favorite Pokémon was {{p|Stunfisk}} in his rushed introduction to Denmark.<ref>[http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/xmas2011/2011_12_5.php Hetalia 2011 Christmas Event, page 5]</ref>
* One of the screensavers included in {{wp|XScreenSaver}} is called "JigglyPuff" ''(sic)''.<ref>[http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/screenshots/ XScreenSaver: Screenshots]</ref>
* 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>
* The virtual pet site ''[http://www.subeta.net Subeta]'' contains several references to Pokémon, including an item which heavily resembles a Poké Ball called Spherical Self-Contained Capture and Storage Unit<ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Spherical+Self-Contained+Capture+and+Storage+Unit SubetaLodge - Spherical Self-Contained Capture and Storage Unit]</ref> and two items that parody [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Pokémon Red and Blue]].<ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Betamon%3A+Azure+Gamepet+Game SubetaLodge - Betamon: Azure Gamepet Game]</ref><ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Betamon%3A+Crimson+Gamepet+Game SubetaLodge - Betamon: Crimson Gamepet Game]</ref>
* ''{{wp|Death Battle}}'' has two battles featuring Pokémon:
** The first was {{AP|Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu}} vs. {{wp|Blanka}}. Blanka was declared the winner due to his self-taught survival skills, electric resistance, and his greater strength and size compared to Pikachu giving him an edge over Pikachu's {{t|Electric}} typing and reliance on a Trainer.<ref>[http://www.screwattack.com/shows/originals/death-battle/death-battle-pikachu-vs-blanka Death Battle: Pikachu vs. Blanka]</ref>
** The second was a three-way free-for-all between a wild {{p|Venusaur}}, a wild {{p|Charizard}} and a wild {{p|Blastoise}}. Blastoise was found to win 48% of over 7,000 simulated [[Pokémon battle]]s between the three Pokémon using game mechanics and was thus declared the winner of the battle. <ref>[http://www.screwattack.com/shows/originals/death-battle/pokemon-battle-royale-death-battle Death Battle: Pokémon Battle Royale]</ref>
** Additionally, in the {{wp|Vegeta}} vs. {{wp|Shadow the Hedgehog}} battle, when Shadow sends Vegeta to the Moon, a recolored {{p|Ducklett}} wearing a space helmet can be seen.
* The coloring game on children's author {{wp|Dav Pilkey}}'s [http://www.pilkey.com website] was once called "Pilkeymon's Paintbox"<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120622114244/http://www.pilkey.com/painter.php</ref> and featured a {{p|Pikachu}}-like boy as its menu icon.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20080403031704/http://www.pilkey.com/games.php</ref> After the site's 2013 redesign, the game was renamed "Pilkey Painter" and the menu icons were removed.
* In the third installment of SamBakZa's {{wp|There She Is!!}} series, the character Doki chases and employees various methods of trying to capture a fleeing Nabi. When all of her attempts fail, she uses a Pokéball, throwing it at Nabi's head and knocking him down.

==See also==
* [[List of references to popular culture in Pokémon]]

==References==
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'''File 4 - Charizard''' (Japanese: '''レポート4リザードン''' ''Report 4 - {{tt|Lizardon|Charizard}}'') is the fourth and final episode of [[Pokémon Origins]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on October 2, 2013 and was released on [[Pokémon TV]] on November 22, 2013.

{{spoilers}}

==Plot==
After going through Victory Road, Red makes it to Indigo Plateau, where he fights against the Elite Four. He defeats Lance, who tells Red that he can be Champion if he completes one more challenge. Red is surprised that the Champion is Blue, who is also surprised that Red made it. While Red was battling, Blue was busy searching for the right Pokémon to match up with his opponents. The battle begins and after some intense fighting between both Trainers' entire teams, when Blue's Blastoise defeats Jolteon, Red sends out his final Pokémon, Charizard. Blue remarks that this is similar to Red and Blue's first Pokémon battle, and he taunts Red by saying he (Blue) won. Red counters that the tables have turned. And with that, the two Pokémon fight each other. Blastoise uses Hydro Pump and nearly beats Charizard, but Charizard holds on and uses Fire Spin to knock out Blastoise. Blue begins to ponder why he lost, and declares Red the Pokémon Champion.

Professor Oak makes a visit and congratulates Red on his victory, and reprimands Blue on his loss, saying that he didn't treat his Pokémon with love. Oak takes Red to the Pokémon Hall of Fame, where Red is put in a picture with his six Pokémon. Red's journey is not over yet; he still works to complete his Pokédex, catching the remaining Pokémon he had not yet caught.

Later, having captured all of the remaining known Pokémon in the region, including the legendary Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres, he triumphantly returns to Pallet Town, only to find the lab empty. He looks for Professor Oak, and one of his aides tells him some serious news. Blue was severely injured while exploring Cerulean Cave, when he had encountered a Pokémon never seen before. Blue's Pokémon were no match, and Blue himself was crushed by his Blastoise, who had been thrown at him by this adversary's attack. When asked if the Pokédex collected any data on this mysterious Pokémon, Blue reveals that his Pokédex was inadvertantly crushed by Blastoise during the encounter. Red and Professor Oak try searching for the Pokémon in Red's Pokédex, even narrowing it down to a Psychic-type Pokémon, but Blue confirms that nothing in the Pokédex matches this Pokémon. Blue tries to stop Red from suffering the same fate as him, and that causes Red to remember some of what he had from a book in the Pokémon Mansion. Meanwhile, in Lavender Town, Mr. Fuji hears rumors of a viciously powerful Pokémon in Cerulean Cave, and fears the worst. He has seen it before, back in his glory days. Red remembers some diary entries of the book. Oak was surprised that Fuji gave Red the gems. Red tells Oak about the diary entries, and Oak tells that Fuji was Professor Fuji before his studies were halted. He suggests that Red needs to keep the stones, one for Charizard, and one for him.

Back in Lavender Town, Mr. Fuji gets word that Red has gone to Cerulean Cave. He fears Red is going to challenge the monster he discovered long ago. There is all but a small chance of winning ever since he met him at the Pokémon Tower. Fuji remembers a legend from the Kalos region, that if a trainer and his Pokémon have a strong friendship, the Pokémon can transcend normal evolution. Meanwhile, in Cerulean Cave, Red battles Mewtwo, but none of his Pokémon have any effect; even Articuno is easily defeated. Eventually, he sends out Charizard, and after the two Pokémon fight for a bit, Red tries to catch Mewtwo in an Ultra Ball, but Mewtwo easily breaks out. Charizard continues fighting, with Red even risking himself to save his Pokémon, but Mewtwo sends Charizard and Red into the water, leaving them to drown. All of a sudden, Charizard begins to glow, and so do Red's stones, which turn out to be Mega Stones. This causes Charizard to Mega Evolve into Mega Charizard X. With its newfound power, Charizard goes on the offensive, finally slamming Mewtwo into a nearby stalagmite with a Mega Punch, weakening it enough for Red to catch it in another Ultra Ball. After catching Mewtwo, he celebrates with Charizard for finally completing the Pokédex. Back in Pallet Town, Professor Oak and the boys eat lunch, Blue complaining that he should have been the one to catch Mewtwo, but then Red remembers what the diaries said about Mewtwo coming from Mew. He decides to find it and catch it. Right outside the window, a Mew comes into view before flying away, as if teasing Red.

==Major events==
* {{OBP|Red|Origins}} arrives at the [[Indigo Plateau]] and defeats the [[Elite Four]].
* Red finds out that {{OBP|Blue|Origins}} has already become the {{pkmn|Champion}}.
* Red defeats Blue, thus becoming the new Pokémon League Champion.
* Red enters the [[Hall of Fame]].
* Red manages to collect all the 149 known [[Pokémon (species)|Pokémon species]], including the [[legendary birds]].
* Red learns about {{p|Mewtwo}}, the 150th Pokémon.
* Red enters the [[Cerulean Cave]] in order to {{pkmn2|caught|capture}} Mewtwo.
* The stones given to Red by [[Mr. Fuji]] are revealed to be [[Mega Stone]]s from [[Kalos]].
* Red's Charizard [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolves]] into Mega Charizard X for the first time.
* Red successfully captures Mewtwo.
* Red sets off to find and capture {{p|Mew}} in order to complete the [[Pokédex]].

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{OBP|Red|Origins}}
* [[Lorelei]]
* [[Bruno]]
* [[Agatha]]
* [[Lance]]
* {{OBP|Blue|Origins}}
* [[Professor Oak]]
* [[Professors' aides|Professor Oak's aide]]
* [[Mr. Fuji]]
* [[Reina]]

===Pokémon===
* {{p|Charizard}} ({{OBP|Red|Origins}}'s; [[Mega Evolution|Mega Charizard X]])
* {{p|Jolteon}} ({{DL|Vee|In the anime|Red's}})
* {{p|Scyther}} ({{OBP|Red|Origins}}'s)
* {{p|Dodrio}} ({{OBP|Red|Origins}}'s)
* {{p|Lapras}} ({{OBP|Red|Origins}}'s)
* {{p|Persian}} ({{OBP|Red|Origins}}'s)
* {{p|Fearow}} ({{OBP|Red|Origins}}'s; new)
* {{p|Arbok}} ({{OBP|Red|Origins}}'s; new)
* {{p|Tentacool}} ({{OBP|Red|Origins}}'s; new)
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Red|Pikachu (game)}}; new)
* {{p|Chansey}} ({{OBP|Red|Origins}}'s; new)
* {{p|Rapidash}} ({{OBP|Red|Origins}}'s)
* {{p|Tauros}} ({{OBP|Red|Origins}}'s)
* {{p|Articuno}} ({{OBP|Red|Origins}}'s; new)
* {{p|Zapdos}} ({{OBP|Red|Origins}}'s; new)
* {{p|Moltres}} ({{OBP|Red|Origins}}'s; new)
* {{p|Gengar}} ({{OBP|Red|Origins}}'s)
* {{p|Mewtwo}} ({{OBP|Red|Origins}}'s; new)
* {{p|Pidgeot}} ({{OBP|Blue|Origins}}'s)
* {{p|Alakazam}} ({{OBP|Blue|Origins}}'s)
* {{p|Rhydon}} ({{OBP|Blue|Origins}}'s)
* {{p|Arcanine}} ({{OBP|Blue|Origins}}'s)
* {{p|Exeggutor}} ({{OBP|Blue|Origins}}'s)
* {{p|Blastoise}} ({{OBP|Blue|Origins}}'s)
* {{p|Dewgong}} ([[Lorelei]]'s)
* {{p|Onix}} ({{OP|Bruno|Onix}})
* {{p|Gengar}} ({{OP|Agatha|Gengar}})
* {{p|Dragonite}} ({{OP|Lance|Dragonite}})
* {{p|Vulpix}} ([[Lavender Town#Lavender Volunteer Pokémon House|Pokémon House]])
* {{p|Oddish}} ([[Lavender Town#Lavender Volunteer Pokémon House|Pokémon House]])
* {{p|Growlithe}} ([[Lavender Town#Lavender Volunteer Pokémon House|Pokémon House]])
* {{p|Cubone}} ([[Lavender Town#Lavender Volunteer Pokémon House|Pokémon House]])
* {{p|Rhydon}} (statue)
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{tc|Scientist}} review)
* {{p|Butterfree}} ({{tc|Scientist}} review)
* {{p|Raticate}} ({{tc|Scientist}} review)
* {{p|Clefable}} ({{tc|Scientist}} review)
* {{p|Mankey}} ({{tc|Scientist}} review)
* {{p|Machamp}} ({{tc|Scientist}} review)
* {{p|Victreebel}} ({{tc|Scientist}} review)
* {{p|Haunter}} ({{tc|Scientist}} review)
* {{p|Seaking}} ({{tc|Scientist}} review)
* {{p|Aerodactyl}} ({{tc|Scientist}} review)
* {{p|Mew}}

==Trivia==
* A {{p|Growlithe}} plays with a {{m|substitute}}-like plushie in [[Mr. Fuji]]'s {{DL|Lavender Town|Lavender Volunteer Pokémon House}}.
* One of the pictures in the Hall of Fame features a {{p|Jynx}} with her original black coloring instead of her purple coloring that has been present since [[Generation III]] ([[Generation II]] outside of Japan).
* A {{p|Slowking}} is seen in a photo of a previous Champion in the [[Hall of Fame]], despite being a [[Generation II]] Pokémon.

===Errors===
* After catching Mewtwo, the yellow H on its Ultra Ball is missing when Red runs towards Charizard.

===Dub edits===

==In other languages==
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Anistar City

2013-12-28T01:33:49Z

MasterZ:

{{Town infobox
|name=Anistar City
|jpname=ヒャッコクシティ
|jptrans=Hyakkoku City
|image=Anistar City XY.png
|size=300
|region=Kalos
|generation=6
|slogan=The starry city marking the hours.
|mapdesc=Some say the enigmatic device used as a sundial came from outer space.
|gym=Anistar Gym
|gymno=7
|leader=Olympia
|leadervs=VSOlympia.png{{!}}150px
|badge=Psychic
|gymtype=Psychic
|west=Route 17
|regionwest=Kalos
|south=Route 18
|regionsouth=Kalos
|colordark=602F6B
|colormed=B87333
|colorlight=C3B091}}

'''Anistar City''' (Japanese: '''ヒャッコクシティ''' ''Hyakkoku City'') is a city located in the [[Kalos]] [[region]].

==Places of interest==
===Anistar Gym===
{{main|Anistar Gym}}
The Anistar Gym is the official [[Gym]] of Anistar City, whose Gym Leader is [[Olympia]] and specializes in {{type|Psychic}} Pokémon.

===Café===
In the northern part of town is a café the player pays to enter. Daily, patrons inside will show off a Pokémon that is indexed by the [[Pokédex]] if previously unseen.

===Hidden Power Checker===
After providing the player [[TM10]], a man in the house next to the boutique will tell the player what type {{m|Hidden Power}} will act as for any Pokémon he is shown.

===Sundial===
The Sundial to the north of the city is used in the post-game to upgrade the [[Mega Ring]]. This also allows the player to find the [[Mega Stones]] hidden throughout [[Kalos]].

When the player defeats {{ga|Serena}} or {{ga|Calem}} at [[Kiloude City]], they inform the player that [[Professor Sycamore]] is waiting for them in Anistar City at the sundial with info on [[Mega Stone]] and the [[Mega Ring]]. At the sundial, Professor Sycamore tells the player that he has discovered a way to level up the Mega Ring. He tells the player to touch it against the sundial, and after doing so, he reveals that from 8 PM to 9 PM, the Mega Ring will resonate with Mega Stones that are underground. However, this will only be possible at that time, when the sun is shining through the sundial. It will not work at any other time.

===Old man's house===
In the house two spots north of the boutique, an old man can be found depressed because of the death of his wife. He will ask the player to lend him any Pokémon level 5 or under to keep him company for the time being. After defeating the Elite Four, the player can return to the house only to find that the old man has passed away and left behind a Poké Ball containing the Pokémon lent to him, a letter thanking the player for their helping him in his last moments, and a {{DL|Valuable item|Comet Shard}}. However, if the player has a full team, they cannot take the Pokémon back until an open spot is made. Also, if the player has already defeated the Elite Four, they will need to do it again in order to receive the Comet Shard.

===Memory Girl===
Next to the entrance of the Pokémon Center is a girl who can read Pokémon memories. She can tell the player things like whether the Pokémon was hatched from an Egg, or a particular situation where it was used in battle. If a Pokémon is traded from another player or is fed treats by someone, she can tell the player these facts as well. For example, a [[Bulbasaur (Pokémon)|Bulbasaur]] hatched and traded to another player might generate a message like this: "[[Venusaur (Pokémon)|Venusaur]] hatched from an Egg and saw ''Trainer 1'' for the first time at...[[Lumiose City|a large city]]. The Pokémon remembers that it was restless. And...Venusaur was raised by ''Trainer 2'' and evolved at [[Kalos Route 17|a snow-swept road]]. The Pokémon remembers that it got light-hearted."

==Poké Mart==
{{shop|Right clerk}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|TM14|70,000|PD||TM Ice|Blizzard}}|{{shopitem|TM25|70,000|PD||TM Electric|Thunder}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|TM38|70,000|PD||TM Fire|Fire Blast}}|{{shopitem|TM52|70,000|PD||TM Fighting|Focus Blast}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|TM15|90,000|PD||TM Normal|Hyper Beam}}}}
{{shopfooter}}

==Items==
{{Itlisth|city}}
{{Itemlist|Repeat Ball|From Professor Sycamore's assistant upon entering the city|X=yes|y=yes|display={{ball|Repeat}} ×10}}
{{Itemlist|TM Fire|From a Hex Maniac in the Pokémon Center (11:00 AM-5:59 PM)|X=yes|y=yes|display={{TM|35|Flamethrower}}}}
{{Itemlist|TM Normal|From a Hex Maniac in the Pokémon Center (6:00 PM-7:59 PM)|X=yes|y=yes|display={{TM|77|Psych Up}}}}
{{Itemlist|TM Normal|From a Hex Maniac in the Pokémon Center (8:00 PM-3:59 AM)|X=yes|y=yes|display={{TM|90|Substitute}}}}
{{Itemlist|TM Normal|From a Hex Maniac in the Pokémon Center (4:00 AM-10:59 AM)|X=yes|y=yes|display={{TM|32|Double Team}}}}
{{Itemlist|Comet Shard|Inside the house where an old man asks for a level 5 or under Pokémon once he passes away|X=yes|y=yes|display={{DL|Valuable item|Comet Shard}}}}
{{Itemlist|Escape Rope|East of the Gym ''(hidden)''|X=yes|y=yes|}}
{{Itemlist|Sun Stone|In a bush next to the Anistar Sundial ''(hidden)''|X=yes|y=yes|display={{evostone|Sun Stone}}}}
{{Itemlist|Pretty Wing|In a bush west of the café ''(hidden)''|X=yes|y=yes|display={{DL|Valuable item|Pretty Wing}}}}
{{Itemlist|Super Repel|Next to the Clothing Boutique ''(hidden)''|X=yes|y=yes|display={{DL|Repel|Super Repel}}}}
{{Itemlist|TM Normal|From a Psychic in the house next to the Boutique|X=yes|y=yes|display={{TM|10|Hidden Power}}}}
{{Itlistfoot|city}}

==Trainers==
{{MSP|650|Chespin}} If the player chose {{p|Chespin}}:
{{Party
|color={{X color}}
|headcolor={{X color light}}
|bordercolor={{X color dark}}
|sprite=VSCalem.png{{!}}150px
|prize={{pdollar}}4600
|class=Pokémon Trainer
|classlink=Pokémon Trainer
|name={{color2|000|Calem (game)|Calem}}
|game=XY
|location=Anistar City
|pokemon=4
|pokemon1={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=678
|pokemon=Meowstic
|spritegender=male
|level=44
|gender=male
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Keen Eye
|move1=Fake Out|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Psychic|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
|move3=Disarming Voice|move3type=Fairy|move3cat=Special
|move4=Shadow Ball|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Special
}}
|pokemon2={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=359
|pokemon=Absol
|level=44
|gender=male
|type1=Dark
|ability=Super Luck
|move1=Swords Dance|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=Slash|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Night Slash|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Quick Attack|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon3={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=135
|pokemon=Jolteon
|level=44
|gender=male
|type1=Electric
|ability=Volt Absorb
|move1=Discharge|move1type=Electric|move1cat=Special
|move2=Quick Attack|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Double Kick|move3type=Fighting|move3cat=Physical}}
|pokemon4={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=655
|pokemon=Delphox
|level=46
|gender=male
|type1=Fire|type2=Psychic
|ability=Blaze
|move1=Psychic|move1type=Psychic|move1cat=Special
|move2=Flamethrower|move2type=Fire|move2cat=Special}}
}}
{{Party
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|headcolor={{y color light}}
|bordercolor={{y color dark}}
|sprite=VSSerena.png{{!}}150px
|prize={{pdollar}}4600
|class=Pokémon Trainer
|classlink=Pokémon Trainer
|name={{color2|000|Serena (game)|Serena}}
|game=XY
|location=Anistar City
|pokemon=4
|pokemon1={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=678
|pokemon=Meowstic
|spritegender=female
|level=44
|gender=female
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Keen Eye
|move1=Fake Out|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Psychic|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
|move3=Disarming Voice|move3type=Fairy|move3cat=Special
|move4=Shadow Ball|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon2={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=359
|pokemon=Absol
|level=44
|gender=male
|type1=Dark
|ability=Super Luck
|move1=Swords Dance|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=Slash|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Night Slash|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Quick Attack|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon3={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=135
|pokemon=Jolteon
|level=44
|gender=male
|type1=Electric
|ability=Volt Absorb
|move1=Discharge|move1type=Electric|move1cat=Special
|move2=Quick Attack|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Double Kick|move3type=Fighting|move3cat=Physical}}
|pokemon4={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=655
|pokemon=Delphox
|level=46
|gender=male
|type1=Fire|type2=Psychic
|ability=Blaze
|move1=Psychic|move1type=Psychic|move1cat=Special
|move2=Flamethrower|move2type=Fire|move2cat=Special}}
}}
{{MSP|653|Fennekin}} If the player chose {{p|Fennekin}}:
{{Party
|color={{X color}}
|headcolor={{X color light}}
|bordercolor={{X color dark}}
|sprite=VSCalem.png{{!}}150px
|prize={{pdollar}}4600
|class=Pokémon Trainer
|classlink=Pokémon Trainer
|name={{color2|000|Calem (game)|Calem}}
|game=XY
|location=Anistar City
|pokemon=4
|pokemon1={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=678
|pokemon=Meowstic
|spritegender=male
|level=44
|gender=male
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Keen Eye
|move1=Fake Out|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Psychic|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
|move3=Disarming Voice|move3type=Fairy|move3cat=Special
|move4=Shadow Ball|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Special
}}
|pokemon2={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=359
|pokemon=Absol
|level=44
|gender=male
|type1=Dark
|ability=Super Luck
|move1=Swords Dance|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=Slash|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Night Slash|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Quick Attack|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon3={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=136
|pokemon=Flareon
|level=44
|gender=male
|type1=Fire
|ability=Flash Fire
|move1=Quick Attack|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Lava Plume|move2type=Fire|move2cat=Special
|move3=Bite|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
}}
|pokemon4={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=658
|pokemon=Greninja
|level=46
|gender=male
|type1=Water|type2=Dark
|ability=Torrent
|move1=Water Shuriken|move1type=Water|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Dark Pulse|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Special}}
}}
{{Party
|color={{y color}}
|headcolor={{y color light}}
|bordercolor={{y color dark}}
|sprite=VSSerena.png{{!}}150px
|prize={{pdollar}}4600
|class=Pokémon Trainer
|classlink=Pokémon Trainer
|name={{color2|000|Serena (game)|Serena}}
|game=XY
|location=Anistar City
|pokemon=4
|pokemon1={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=678
|pokemon=Meowstic
|spritegender=female
|level=44
|gender=female
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Keen Eye
|move1=Fake Out|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Psychic|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
|move3=Disarming Voice|move3type=Fairy|move3cat=Special
|move4=Shadow Ball|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon2={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=359
|pokemon=Absol
|level=44
|gender=male
|type1=Dark
|ability=Super Luck
|move1=Swords Dance|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=Slash|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Night Slash|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Quick Attack|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon3={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=136
|pokemon=Flareon
|level=44
|gender=male
|type1=Fire
|ability=Flash Fire
|move1=Quick Attack|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Lava Plume|move2type=Fire|move2cat=Special
|move3=Bite|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
}}
|pokemon4={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=658
|pokemon=Greninja
|level=46
|gender=male
|type1=Water|type2=Dark
|ability=Torrent
|move1=Water Shuriken|move1type=Water|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Dark Pulse|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Special}}
}}

{{MSP|656|Froakie}} If the player chose {{p|Froakie}}:
{{Party
|color={{X color}}
|headcolor={{X color light}}
|bordercolor={{X color dark}}
|sprite=VSCalem.png{{!}}150px
|prize={{pdollar}}4600
|class=Pokémon Trainer
|classlink=Pokémon Trainer
|name={{color2|000|Calem (game)|Calem}}
|game=XY
|location=Anistar City
|pokemon=4
|pokemon1={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=678
|pokemon=Meowstic
|spritegender=male
|level=44
|gender=male
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Keen Eye
|move1=Fake Out|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Psychic|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
|move3=Disarming Voice|move3type=Fairy|move3cat=Special
|move4=Shadow Ball|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Special
}}
|pokemon2={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=359
|pokemon=Absol
|level=44
|ability=Super Luck
|gender=male
|type1=Dark
|move1=Swords Dance|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=Slash|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Night Slash|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Quick Attack|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon3={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=134
|pokemon=Vaporeon
|level=44
|gender=male
|type1=Water
|ability=Water Absorb
|move1=Aurora Beam|move1type=Ice|move1cat=Special
|move2=Muddy Water|move2type=Water|move2cat=Special
|move3=Quick Attack|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical}}
|pokemon4={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=652
|pokemon=Chesnaught
|level=46
|gender=male
|type1=Grass|type2=Fighting
|ability=Overgrow
|move1=Seed Bomb|move1type=Grass|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Brick Break|move2type=Fighting|move2cat=Physical}}
}}
{{Party
|color={{y color}}
|headcolor={{y color light}}
|bordercolor={{y color dark}}
|sprite=VSSerena.png{{!}}150px
|prize={{pdollar}}4600
|class=Pokémon Trainer
|classlink=Pokémon Trainer
|name={{color2|000|Serena (game)|Serena}}
|game=XY
|location=Anistar City
|pokemon=4
|pokemon1={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=678
|pokemon=Meowstic
|spritegender=female
|level=44
|gender=female
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Keen Eye
|move1=Fake Out|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Psychic|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
|move3=Disarming Voice|move3type=Fairy|move3cat=Special
|move4=Shadow Ball|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Special}}
|pokemon2={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=359
|pokemon=Absol
|level=44
|ability=Super Luck
|gender=male
|type1=Dark
|move1=Swords Dance|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=Slash|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Night Slash|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Quick Attack|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical}}
|pokemon3={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=134
|pokemon=Vaporeon
|level=44
|gender=male
|type1=Water
|ability=Water Absorb
|move1=Aurora Beam|move1type=Ice|move1cat=Special
|move2=Muddy Water|move2type=Water|move2cat=Special
|move3=Quick Attack|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical}}
|pokemon4={{Pokémon/6
|ndex=652
|pokemon=Chesnaught
|level=46
|gender=male
|type1=Grass|type2=Fighting
|ability=Overgrow
|move1=Seed Bomb|move1type=Grass|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Brick Break|move2type=Fighting|move2cat=Physical}}
}}

==Trivia==
* Anistar's Japanese motto is {{tt|星巡る　時告げの　街|The city that tells the time surrounded by the stars}}.
==Origin==
Anistar City's real-life counterpart is the city of {{wp|Strasbourg}}, where traces of human occupation have been found dating back 600,000 years. Strasbourg's entire city center has been designated a World Heritage Site.
==Name origin==
{| class="roundy" style="float:left; background: #C3B091; border: 3px solid #602F6B"
|-
! style="{{roundytl}}" | Language
! Name
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Japanese
| ヒャッコクシティ ''Hyakkoku City''
| From 百刻 ''hyakkoku'' (an ancient time measurement system that divides a day into 100 equal intervals called ''{{wp|Ke (unit)|ke}}'') and 百刻香 ''hyakkoku-kō'' (a name for a certain type of {{wp|incense clock|incense seal}})
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| English
| Anistar City
| From ''{{wp|Illicium verum|star anise}}'' and ''star''
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| French
| Flusselles
| From ''{{wp|Fluxus}}'' and ''{{wp|Flux (disambiguation)|flux}}''
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| German
| Fluxia City
| From ''Fluxus'' and ''flux''
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Italian
| Fluxopoli
| From ''Fluxus'' and ''flux''
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Spanish
| Ciudad Fluxus
| From ''Fluxus'' and ''flux''
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Korean
| 향전시티 ''Hyangjeon City''
| From 향전 (香篆) ''hyangjeon'', incense seal

|}

{{-}}
{{stub|Location}}
{{Kalos}} 
{{Project Cities and Towns notice}}

[[Category:Kalos locations]]
[[Category:X and Y locations]]
[[Category:Cities]]

[[de:Fluxia City]]
[[fr:Flusselles]]
[[it:Fluxopoli]]
[[ja:ヒャッコクシティ]]
[[zh:百刻市]]

User:MasterZ

2013-11-24T21:13:55Z

MasterZ:

Hey everyone, it's MasterZ. I've always been a Pokémon fan, and I've always used Bulbapedia to improve my games and find Pokémon I didn't previously own. I first joined when I saw that the description for the [[Key Item]] [[Grubby Hanky]] was empty, and I knew that it needed to be filled in. It was going to be a one-time thing, but I edit what I think is necessary.

==Pokémon Games I currently own==
{{User All Generations}}
{{User Yellow}}
{{User Silver}}
{{User Starter|Spr_2s_155|Cyndaquil}}
{{User Champion|S}}
{{User Defeated Red|GS}}
{{User Ruby}}
{{User Starter|Spr_3r_258|Mudkip}}
{{User Champion|Ru}}
{{User FireRed}}
{{User Starter|Spr_3f_004|Charmander}}
{{User Champion|FR}}
{{User Diamond}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_393|Piplup}}
{{User Champion|D}}
{{User Pearl}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_387|Turtwig}}
{{User Platinum}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_390|Chimchar}}
{{User Champion|Pt}}
{{User SoulSilver}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4h_155|Cyndaquil}}
{{User Champion|SS}}
{{User Defeated Red}}
{{User White}}
{{User Starter|Spr_5b_501|Oshawott}}
{{User Champion|Bl}}
{{User Complete National Dex}}
{{User Black 2}}
{{User Starter|Spr_5b_498|Tepig}}
{{User Champion|B2}}
{{User Dex}}
{{User X}}
{{User Dex}}

==Spin-off Games I currently own==
{{User XD}}
{{User Mt. Battle}}
{{User Mystery Dungeon Blue}}
{{User Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky}}
{{User Ranger}}
{{User Partner|311|Minun}}
{{User Ranger 2}}
{{User Partner|396|Starly}}

Pokémon controversies

2013-11-19T02:12:19Z

MasterZ:

{{NCS}}
There have been numerous '''controversies''' over events, images, names, and other themes stemming from [[Pokémon]]. This is likely due to the game's extreme popularity eliciting a backlash from some members of society.

==Imagery and symbolism==
===Perceived Nazi imagery===
====In the TCG====
Members of the Jewish community accused [[Nintendo]] of using an offensive image in the Japanese version of {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Koga's Ninja Trick|115}}. The image in question, features an omote manji, a left-facing version of the {{wp|swastika}}.

Even though the Western world perceives the swastika to be a symbol of the {{wp|fascist}} and {{wp|racist}} policies of {{wp|Nazi Germany}} during the course of {{wp|World War II}}, as well as hate, prejudice and {{wp|White supremacy}} in general, the swastika has its roots as a symbol of peace and good luck by many cultures. The earliest form of the swastika discovered was one used in Ancient India. It also was found in cultures that had no connection with India, such as Native American and First Nation cultures. It was because of its long and ancient history that {{wp|Adolf Hitler}} adopted it as the Nazi Party symbol, as he felt it to be—among other things—a connection to Aryan ancestors who lived in Ancient India.

Since World War II, however, its use has diminished, but it is still commonly used by other cultures who either didn't have any contact with the Nazis or their use of the swastika as a symbol of peace was still stronger than the swastika as a symbol of hate. In India and its neighboring countries, the swastika represent love and mercy, as well as wealth and good fortune. In Asian countries, such as China, Japan and (South) Korea, the swastika can be found on maps to represent Buddhist temples. In all these nations, the swastika can also be found on all kinds of media, businesses, buildings, clothing just as much as any other symbol would. However, it is because of its liberal use that the swastika can create international miscommunications, such as its use on the Japanese version of Koga's Ninja Trick.

====In the anime====
In ''[[AG013|All Things Bright and Beautifly!]]'', a Team Rocket fantasy involves [[Jessie]], [[James]], {{MTR}}, and many {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s raising their hands in a manner somewhat similar to the {{wp|Nazi salute|Hitler salute}}. This was edited out in the English dub of the anime, with the grunts no longer raising their hands. Despite this, {{MTR}}'s arm remains unedited in the dub.

<gallery>
File:AG013 original shot.png|Original Japanese version
File:AG013 dub shot.png|Dubbed English version
</gallery>

====In the games====
In European releases of {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, the sprite art for {{p|Registeel}} is altered slightly. While in Japanese and English releases, Registeel's arm is extended, non-English European versions use an altered sprite, depicting it with its both of its arms down, presumably due to the original pose's resemblance to the {{wp|Nazi salute|Hitler salute}}. In all versions of {{game2|HeartGold|SoulSilver|Platinum}}, the revised sprite is used.

<gallery>
File:Spr 4d 379.png|International DP Registeel
File:Spr 4p 379.png|European DP/Worldwide PtHGSS Registeel
</gallery>
{{-}}

===Satanism===
Some {{wp|Christian fundamentalism|fundamentalist Christian}} groups have accused Pokémon as being linked to {{wp|Satanism}}. The following is a summarized and possibly incomplete list of their reasons for this accusation:
*Pokémon are like demons. They are captured and must be called upon to perform tasks.
*Magical talismans (supposedly a reference to [[Badge|Gym Badges]]) are needed to control them.
*Pokémon [[evolution|evolve]]. Though this transformation is more akin to metamorphosis in most Pokémon, the theory of evolution is denied entirely by the most fundamentalist creationists, who believe that all things as they are presently were divinely inspired.
**Some Pokémon evolution even requires the use of certain magical [[evolutionary stone|stones]].
*Many Pokémon have extraordinary paranormal powers, notably {{type|Psychic}}s. Those with Psychic powers are labeled as having been given these powers by {{wp|Satan}} in the {{wp|Bible}} itself.
*Many Pokémon embody or practice East Asian spiritual or mystical concepts, being that the franchise originated in Japan. Some Christian groups denounce these as pagan rituals.
*Some claim that if one were to {{wp|backmasking|play backwards}} the [[Pokérap]], "[[Gotta Catch 'em All!]]" can be heard as "I love you, Satan".

In response to these claims, in 2000 the {{wp|Vatican City}}-based {{wp|TV2000|Sat 2000}} broadcast public approval of Pokémon, stating that the games did not have "any harmful moral side effects" and was based on "ties of intense friendship".<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20000818054740/http://www.nypostonline.com/news/2630.htm NYPost.com: POKEMON EARNS PAPAL BLESSING (archive)]</ref>

===Claims of Zionist Jewish plot in the Arab and Islamic world===
Some outspoken, fundamentalist Muslims claimed that Pokémon is a Jewish conspiracy that is intended to brainwash Muslim children to make them renounce their faith. These same groups claimed that the word "Pokémon" is a phrase that means "I am Jewish", with the claimers and their followers generally unaware of the franchise's Japanese origin. The "Evolution vs. Creationism" conflict was also commonly brought up.

In 2001, the {{wp|Grand Mufti}} of {{wp|Saudi Arabia}}, who is the highest religious authority in the kingdom, issued a {{wp|fatwā}} banning the Pokémon franchise, claiming it encourages gambling and promotes {{wp|Zionism}}. High Muslim authorities in {{wp|Qatar}} and {{wp|Egypt}} then joined the ban. As this happened during the {{wp|second Intifada}}, a {{wp|Jordan}}ian newspaper printed a caricature of Israeli Prime Minister {{wp|Ariel Sharon}} sitting in a tank and laughing at an Arab man chasing a Pokémon. This is meant to convey that Arabs are distracted from their conflict with the Israelis by popular franchises, with Pokémon as an example of such "distractions."

Despite the initial banning, which quickly wiped away [[Pokémon merchandise]], especially the card game, from markets in Saudi Arabia, Pokémon video games quickly returned to be sold normally, but under much less demand from local consumers. Some Pokémon merchandise, such as the {{OBP|Expedition Base Set|TCG}} reappeared in certain stores a few years later, but newer sets were never brought. Games from [[Generation III]] on seem completely unaffected by the ban.

===Racism===
====Jynx====
[[File:124Jynx OS anime.png|thumb|right|Artwork of Jynx in her original design|150px]]
{{wp|Carole Boston Weatherford}}, a cultural critic, claimed that {{p|Jynx}}, which had recently appeared in ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'', was a negative racial stereotype of African-Americans. She chiefly compared Jynx to the racist characters in ''{{wp|The Story of Little Black Sambo}}'', and further compared Jynx to {{wp|Mr. Popo}} of the {{wp|Dragon Ball}} franchise, a character who is also potentially offensive in his design.

Weatherford's complaint caused many repercussions in the Pokémon franchise. The sprites of Jynx in the international release of {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}} were edited, and [[EP250]] was cut from international airings of the anime. A sequence depicting Jynx in its original design in ''[[AG013|All Things Bright and Beautifly!]]'' was also cut from the dub.

Jynx's design was officially revised by Nintendo to being purple, rather than black, and this change was reflected in later games (beginning with {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}) and the anime (starting in ''[[AG115|Mean With Envy]]''). Jynx has also been recolored in [[VIZ Media]]'s reissues of [[Pokémon Adventures]]. Although the manga is colored in black-and-white, Jynx appearing in the manga are recolored as a dark gray rather than a straight black, suggesting that they are purple instead of black. It is also recolored to purple on the back cover of the reissue of {{PAV|4}}.

In recent years, some fans of Pokémon have noted that Jynx may be inspired by {{wp|ganguro}}, a Japanese fashion where women tan heavily, bleach their hair, and apply large amounts of makeup, instead of a black stereotype. This theory is mainly based on Jynx's long, straight, blonde hair, a common attribute of ganguro fashion.

Other people, however, think Jynx is based on a Nordic princess. This is because there are legends saying things like due to the blistering cold, a princess's skin turned black. They argue that Jynx's hair looks more like royalty than an African stereotype. They also say that being based on a {{wp|Viking}} could reason why they are {{t|Ice}} type. This is further expressed by Jynx sharing traits with the iconic opera singing "{{wp|It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings|Fat Lady}}," who is pop-culturally portrayed dressed as the {{wp|valkyrie}} {{wp|Brünnhilde}}.

<gallery>
File:Spr 2c 124.gif|International Crystal Jynx
File:Spr 2c 124 jp.gif|Japanese Crystal Jynx
</gallery>

====Lenora====
[[File:BW014 comparison.png|thumb|220px|Lenora's apron removal as seen in the anime]]
[[Nacrene City]] [[Gym Leader]] [[Lenora]] also brought up concerns of racism. While no complaints were filed, actions were taken to alter her clothing. Lenora's original artwork, as well as her in game sprites, depict her wearing a large apron. Concerns arose that people outside of Japan would allude Lenora to the {{wp|Mammy archetype}}. Similar to Lenora, the mammy is a dark skin-toned woman who wears a handkerchief on her head and an apron. Because of the similarity, Lenora's artwork was changed, from her wearing the apron to her having it slung over her shoulder like a cape. Despite this, Lenora's in-game sprites were not altered in the international release of {{2v2|Black|White}}, nor was any attempt made to re-alter the sprites for [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]].

In the original version of ''[[BW014|A Night in the Nacrene City Museum!]]'', Lenora was depicted wearing her apron. In the English dub aired, her apron was removed completely.

===Animal cruelty===
In the past, several animal rights groups have tried to ban Pokémon, claiming that Pokémon battles closely resemble {{wp|cockfight}}s. This aspect of the controversy was actually touched upon in {{game|Black and White|s}}.

Upon the release of [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2]], {{wp|People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA}} released a mock game named "Pokémon Black and Blue". In the game, the player controls the Pokémon to attack the opposing human. PETA claims that the way the Pokémon are "stuffed" into the Poké Ball is similar to how circus elephants are chained inside railroad carts. Nintendo responded to this by simply stating, “Nintendo and The Pokémon Company take the inappropriate use of our products and intellectual property seriously.” Around the release of [[Pokémon X and Y]], PETA released another mock game called "Pokémon Red, White, and Blue" that features Nintendo's "association" with McDonald's and also makes fun of the frequent release of sister games.

==Lawsuits==
Various lawsuits have been filed against Nintendo and Game Freak regarding Pokémon or Pokémon characters.

===Uri Geller===
In November 2000, {{wp|Uri Geller}}, a man claiming to be a psychic who is to be able to bend spoons with psychic powers, tried to sue Nintendo for £60 million (the equivalent of US $100 million), claiming that {{p|Kadabra}}, known as ''Yungerer'' in Japan, was an unauthorized parody of himself. Besides Kadabra's use of [[Type-enhancing item#TwistedSpoon|bent spoons]] to enhance its {{t|psychic}} powers, the {{wp|katakana}} for its name, ユンゲラー, is visually similar to the transliteration of his own name into Japanese (ユリゲラー).

He also claimed that Kadabra was {{wp|Antisemitism|anti-Semitic}} in nature, with the star on its forehead and lightning bolts resembling the logo of the Nazi {{wp|Schutzstaffel|SS}}. He is quoted as saying: "''Nintendo turned me into an evil, occult Pokémon character. Nintendo stole my identity by using my name and my signature image.''"

The lawsuit was thrown out of court. Despite this, there has not been a Kadabra card in the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}} since {{TCG|Skyridge}} in 2003 and Kadabra has not appeared in the Pokémon anime since ''[[AG146|Fear Factor Phony]]'', perhaps as a precaution against Geller's history of lawsuits. {{p|Abra}} and {{p|Alakazam}} cards have continued to be printed, despite the fact that this makes it impossible to play Alakazam cards in matches that prevent the use of older cards without a card that specifically allows evolved Pokémon to be played. However, the only Abra card released after {{tcg|Skyridge}}, in {{tcg|Mysterious Treasures}}, has an attack that allows it to evolve directly into Alakazam, skipping the Kadabra stage.

===Gambling===
A parents' group attempted to sue manufacturers of collectible cards, including Nintendo and Wizards of the Coast, claiming that the cards' collectible nature and the random distribution of the cards in packs constitutes illegal gambling.

European releases of {{game|Platinum}} replace the [[slot machine]]s in [[Veilstone City]]'s [[Game Corner]] from {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} with non-playable [[game machine]]s in fear that they would encourage younger players to gamble. This change has been greatly criticized by European players, who felt that it virtually destroyed the concept and point of the Game Corner.

All non-Japanese releases of {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} replace the slot machines of the two Game Corners in [[Goldenrod City]] and [[Celadon City]] with a new game called [[Voltorb Flip]]. In this game, similar to {{wp|Minesweeper (Computer Game)|Minesweeper}}, coins are not wagered against a win or a loss, but instead given out for completing a level. While many find the game to be entertaining, unlike the case with the European release of Pokémon Platinum, the change in the Game Corners' interior design removed the ability of coins to be purchased in bulk, making playing Voltorb Flip the only possible way to get coins. Additionally, due to the change, the location of the [[Coin Case]] was changed in the international versions, and is now given directly by the man in charge of the Game Corner.

Pokémon {{4v|Black|White|Black 2|White 2}} feature no Game Corner at all.

==="Pokémon Kills"===
In 1999, as a promotion for ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', {{wp|Burger King}} released a [[1999 Burger King promotional Pokémon toys|series of promotional toys]] in handheld [[Poké Ball]]s with their Kids' Meals. After their daughter suffocated because she had covered her mouth and nose with half of the Poké Ball, two parents set up a website named "Pokémon Kills".

In response to this, Burger King recalled the Poké Balls and exchanged them for food for a limited amount of time.

==Violence==
Although [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] and [[TAJ Productions|TAJ]] allow for some cartoon violence in the anime, the following episodes contain scenes that were deemed to be "too violent", and thus were cut from the English broadcast:
*''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'': {{an|Misty}} slapping {{Ash}} after he tells her that he's okay, presumably because of his apparent lack of care for {{AP|Pikachu}}.
*''[[EP009|The School of Hard Knocks]]'': Misty smashing {{an|Brock}} with a log because he says, "to be continued..." rather than beginning the episode.
*[[EP035]]: Safari Zone Warden, Kaiser, repeatedly threatening Ash and the group with a revolver, leading to the entire episode being banned.
*''[[AG024|A Corphish Out of Water]]'': A {{p|Carvanha}} hitting Ash in the back of the head.
Scenes like these are common in animated productions, and are a source of comic relief, much like when characters in ''{{wp|Looney Tunes}}'' and ''{{wp|Tom and Jerry}}'' are hit by heavy objects, and end up completely fine afterward.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1003454.stm BBC News - Geller sues Nintendo over Pokémon]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/581493.stm BBC News - Burger King in Pokémon recall]
*[http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=3cGEwFIsk0g&fmt=18 Pokérap played backwards]

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List of references to Pokémon in popular culture

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'''References to the Pokémon franchise''' are often made in other media. While {{p|Pikachu}} is a common target due to its prominence as the mascot of the franchise, other Pokémon, characters, and elements of the various Pokémon series are often lampooned.

==References in TV, movies and radio==
{| style="background: #2E83D2; margin-left: 10px; text-align:center; margin-bottom: 10px; {{roundy|10px}} border: 3px solid #81807A"
|-
! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytl|10px}}"| Series/Movie
! style="background: #6AA9E4;"| Episode
! style="background: #6AA9E4;"| Details
! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytr|10px}}"| Image
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|100 Greatest (UK TV series)|100 Greatest}}''
| ''100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross''
| style="text-align:left;" | In ''100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross'', Pokémon was featured as the 37th greatest toy, with emphasis being on the [[TCG]], and the problems it created for schools dealing with the theft of cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|30 Rock}}''
| ''Stride of Pride''
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon is a recurring theme in this episode with one of Jack's girlfriends. When referring to Jack's polygamy, she said that it was like Pokémon the way Jack had "gotta catch 'em all". Jack pluralizes Pokémon as "Pokémons" only to have her correct him. Jack brings up Pokémon numerous times throughout the episode in reference to his girlfriend, including referring to a text message he got as being "Pokémon'd". At the end of the episode, Liz writes a letter on her laptop, and also refers to "Pokémons" and her life as "little creatures running around".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|97.3 Forth One}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In an airing on 14 December 2011, the [[Pokémon Theme]] was briefly played, as the hosts mentioned that Pokémon was the top Christmas present at the height of its popularity.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|American Dad!}}''
| ''{{wp|A Piñata Named Desire}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While {{wp|Steve Smith (American Dad!)|Steve}} was remembering about he and his friends used to have sleepovers when they were little, a pink and purple {{p|Pikachu}} is seen on the t-shirt worn by his friend Toshi.
|[[File:APinataNamedDesire.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Buck, Wild}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the first act, Steve is upset about being seated at the kids' table, pointing out that the kids are playing with ''Pokémon'' cards... badly. He yells at one of the kids for "wasting his [[Charizard]]".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day}}''
| ''Menma the Hero''
| style="text-align:left;" | Tetsudō suggests that the wish Menma might want granted was to have a rare monster from a video game called Nokemon (Nokezori Monsters for short), which Jinta buys from the game shop Anaru works at.
|[[File:Anohana Nokemon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Austin Powers in Goldmember}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | The movie 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.
|[[File:Austin Powers Goldmember Charmander.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Arthur (TV Series)|Arthur}}''
| ''Arthur Loses his Marbles''
| style="text-align:left;" | Muffy says that she has fifty-four Dopeyman cards in a pack, in resemblance to Pokémon cards, and with one card a take on a Pikachu called "Stinkachu".
|[[File:ArthurLosesHisMarbles.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Are We There Yet? (TV Series)|Are We There Yet?}}''
| '' The Bad Dream Episode''
| style="text-align:left;" | After Nick says "You can't make a sequel for everything", Kevin says "They should've told that to the Pokémon people thirteen movies ago!" and then names all Pokémon movies up to [[M13]], including [[Mewtwo Returns|MR]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Bad Santa}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | One child asks "Santa" for Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Barter Kings}}''
| ''Tazed and Confused''
| style="text-align:left;" | During interviews for a new employee, one of the interviewees cites his history as a collector of Pokémon cards as relevant work experience.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Beast Machines}}''
| ''Revelations, Part I: Discovery''
| style="text-align:left;" | Jetstorm says "[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Bernard's Watch}}''
| {{tt|N/A|Entire series throughout.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Bernard's room is often shown to have first-generation Pokémon posters.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Big Bang Theory}}''
| The Cooper/Kripke Inversion
| style="text-align:left;" | Even after being taken off his joint checking account with his wife until he learned the value of money, {{wp|Howard Wolowitz}} still spent his lunch's allowance on [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|Pokémon cards]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Brum (TV series)|Brum}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon plushes can be seen at a stall in a fairground.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Cleveland Show}}''
| ''{{wp|Ain't Nothin' But Mutton Bustin'}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While {{wp|Cleveland Brown|Cleveland}} and {{wp|List of The Cleveland Show characters#Rallo_Tubbs|Rallo}} visit the County Fair, one of the stands has {{p|Gengar}} plushies.
|[[File:AintNothinButMuttonBustin.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Codename: Kids Next Door}}''
| ''Operation: A.R.C.H.I.V.E.''
| style="text-align:left;" | A character that can be seen in the audience looks similar to {{Ash}} in his [[original series]] clothes.
|[[File:OperationArchive.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Community (TV series)|Community}}''
| ''Digital Estate Planning''
| style="text-align:left;" | Hilda's long list of conversation topics includes "{{ka|old man}} {{pkmn|Trainer}}", "{{m|fly}} on a bird", "[[Cinnabar Island|cinnamon island]]", and "{{m|Surf|seal}} along the shore", a reference to the [[Old man glitch]]. Also when Gilbert is escaping from Cornelius he changes into [[Missingno.]] for a split-second.
|[[File:Community.png|200px]][[File:Community2.png|200px]]


|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Case Closed|Detective Conan}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} make a cameo appearance as kids who were staying in a certain train station. However, the distinct facial features each possess, such as Brock's eyes, their hairstyles, etc., were slightly altered and switched between the three kids.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Drawn Together}}''
| {{tt|N/A|Entire series throughout.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the main characters, {{wp|List of Drawn Together characters#Ling-Ling|Ling-Ling}}, is a direct parody of {{p|Pikachu}}. He mentions that one of his pastimes is [[EP038|giving children seizures]].
|[[File:Ling-Ling.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Drunk History}}''
| '' Boston''
| style="text-align:left;" | After the retelling of the 1990 {{wp|Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum}} art theft, a man says he knows how they must feel because he had $100 worth of Pokémon cards stolen as a kid including holographic [[Charizard (Base Set 4)]], [[Blastoise (Base Set 2)]], and [[Professor Oak (Base Set 88)]].
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Dustin the Turkey|Dustin in Fowl Play}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | When {{wp|Dustin the Turkey}} was wondering what new job he should get, Socky asks "are we going to become [[Pokémon Trainer]]s?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|EastEnders}}''
| {{tt|N/A|An episode that aired sometime between 2001 and 2003. EastEnders episodes do not have titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Doctor {{wp|Anthony Trueman}} explains {{wp|Yin and Yang}} to his ex {{wp|Kat Slater}}, who then replied "Yin? Yang? You're not letting Pokémon characters take over your life?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Emmerdale}}''
| {{tt|N/A|An episode shown on 25 August 2011. Emmerdale episodes do not have titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Sandy Thomas}} plays an orange DSi, a sound effect from a Pokémon Ranger game is heard and he cries out in annoyance "Every time I get to the big boss Raikou on level 3, I need {{wp|Gabby Thomas|Gabby}}, only a child can work this wretched thing", much to his son {{wp|Ashley Thomas|Ashley}}'s annoyance. However, the music that is heard from the game is the initial encounter theme, which is inconsistent with what Sandy had stated to have happened.
|[[File:Emmerdale Pokemon Ranger Guardian Signs.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|ER (television series)|ER}}''
| ''{{wp|And in the End...}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A patient says "I am [[M02|the chosen one]], come to be known as {{p|Lugia}}."
|[[File:AndInTheEnd.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne}}''
| ''{{wp|Search and Estroy}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | General Skarr and Major Dr. Ghastly create the Poké-Digi Tank. A parody of both Pokémon and Digimon.
|[[File:SearchAndEstroy.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Everybody Loves Raymond}}''
| ''Hackidu''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode focuses "Hackidu", which is a spoof of Pokémon and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. Ray's daughter Ally makes a trade with a boy, giving him a sizable stack of cards for just one of hers, called "Scramisaur". Ray thinks the trade is unfair, so he talks to the boy's father and the trade is reversed. Ray then learns that he shouldn't have gotten the trade reversed, and attempts to get the card back. Hackidu is also watched on TV during the episode.
|[[File:Hackidu.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Family Guy}}''
| ''{{wp|April in Quahog}}
| style="text-align:left;" | A poster depicting a superhero that strongly resembles a {{p|Machoke}} can be seen in {{wp|Chris Griffin|Chris's}} room.
|[[File:AprilInQuahog.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Fillmore!}}''
| ''Test of the Tested''
| style="text-align:left;" | A cheerleading coach says that her team, while in a human pyramid, is "as strong as a {{p|Geodude}} using its {{m|Harden}} attack".
|[[File:TestOfTheTested.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Gabriel Iglesias}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | His friends have given him the nickname "Pikachu" and this is often referenced during his stand-up performances, occasionally mimicking Pikachu's voice.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|George Lopez (TV series)|George Lopez}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | When George and Benny discuss ways to make money, the former suggests that the latter pretend to be a {{p|Pikachu}} in Mexico.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ghost Stories (anime)|Ghost Stories}}'' (dub)
| ''Akane-san of the Broadcasting Room!! Voice of the Dead''
| style="text-align:left;" | The [[Pokémon anime]] is referenced when Leo states that the broadcast begins right after Pokémon.
|[[File:Ghost Stories.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| align="center" rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Good Luck Charlie}}''
| A L.A.R.P. in the Park
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a card game named "Pokeo," based on the Pokémon Trading Card Game and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. During this episode the characters mention type advantage, for example: "Grass power is no match for volcano power".
|
|- style="background: #fff"|- style="background: #fff"
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | A picture of an {{p|Eevee}} is drawn on a chalkboard in the basement.
|
|- style="background: #fff"|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Good Vibes (U.S. TV series)|Good Vibes}}''
| The Grass is Always Greener
| style="text-align:left;" | When Mondo sees Woody's room for the first time, he comments on all the awards for competitions he has. Woody admits that many of them were purchased on {{wp|ebay}} by his parents. Mondo then asks how much they spent on the "lame Pokémon tournament participant ribbon", a gold ribbon with a {{p|Pikachu}} on it, to which Woody claims that he won on his own.
| [[File:Good Vibes Pokemon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | A cartridge of Pokémon Sapphire can be seen in Dr. {{wp|Hector Hammond}}'s apartment.
| [[File:Green Lantern Pokémon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy}}''
| ''It's Hokey Mon!''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a trading card game named "Hokey Mon".
|[[File:ItsHokeyMon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Grojband}}''
| ''Super Zeroes''
| style="text-align:left;" | In this episode, the lead guitarist Corey tries to come up with a gimmick for their band, and is seen in a purple Pikachu costume.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Haiyore! Nyaruko-san}}''
| ''Like a Close Encounter of the Third Kind'' and ''Great Conspiracy X''
| style="text-align:left;" | Nyaruko summons her pets Shanta and Nephren-Car from a [[Poké Ball]]-esque object, during which she says 「君に決めた！」 ''Kimi ni kimeta!'' ("I choose you!")<ref>[http://nyaruref.blogspot.ca/2012/04/haiyore-nyaruko-san-episode-1.html NyaruReferences: Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Episode 1 References]</ref><ref>[http://nyaruref.blogspot.ca/2012/05/haiyore-nyaruko-san-episode-5.html NyaruReferences: Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Episode 5 References]</ref>
|[[File:Nyaruko.png|200px]]
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| ''{{wp|Hayate the Combat Butler}}''
| Many episodes
| style="text-align:left;" | 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 background music make a reference to Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Heroes (TV series)|Heroes}}''
| ''{{wp|One of Us, One of Them}}'' and ''{{wp|Dual (Heroes)|Dual}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Hiro Nakamura}} was called {{p|Pikachu}} once in each of those two episodes.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Hetalia: Axis Powers}}'' (dub)
| ''Episode 18''
| style="text-align:left;" | During a battle against the Axis Powers, America chooses China to fight and says, "China, I choose you!" After beating and capturing the Axis Powers, America then says, "Yeah, we caught them all!"
| [[File:Reference Hetalia.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|House (TV series)|House M.D}}
| ''{{wp|Perils of Paranoia}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While having a discussion with his diagnostic team, House says, "Which is why {{p|Arceus}} created a universe with three states of matter and 300 solid or liquid poisons that could cause his symptoms," upon which Taub asks, "Arceus?" House then suggests he look it up.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Inside Amy Schumer}}''
| ''Clown Panties''
| style="text-align:left;" | A 6-year-old Amy interviews states that the {{pkmn|anime}} is one of his favorite TV shows.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Jackie Chan Adventures}}''
| ''Tough Break''
| style="text-align:left;" | A franchise called "Gnomekop" appears in an episode, which is Pokémon spelled backwards plus a "G". It also uses the slogan "Gotta collect 'em all", similar to Pokémon's [[Gotta catch 'em all!]]
|[[File:Gnomekop.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Jeopardy!}}''
| Several
| style="text-align:left;" | The franchise and parts thereof has been used in [http://j-archive.com/search.php?search=pokemon&submit=Search a number of clues and responses].
| [[File:JEOPARDYCLUE.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Johnny Test}}''
| ''Johnny'mon'' and ''The Return of Johnny'mon''
| style="text-align:left;" | Two episodes featured Tinymon, with a [[Pokédex|Tinydex]], [[Poké Ball|Tiny Cubes]] that contain creatures, a character named [[Ash Ketchum|Blast Ketchup]], and the slogan "Gotta snatch 'em all!". The episodes feature a legendary Tinymon known as "Screechereen," which greatly resembles [[Shadow Lugia]]. Blast Ketchup's Tinymon, Kadoomerang, also slightly resembles {{p|Squirtle}}. Evolution and attacks are also featured. For example, Screechereen evolves from Cuddlebuns, who is said to be the {{p|Magikarp|weakest}} Pokémon. It turned out that it needs love in order for it to evolve into the legendary Tinymon. Something similar to link cables are also featured. In the plot, Johnny and his sisters get stuck in a Tinymon game and need to trade with a cable in order to get out. However, a battle must first be won in order to access that function.
|[[File:Johnnymon.png|200px]] [[File:Johnnymon 2.png|200px]]
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| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit|Law & Order: SVU}}''
| ''Uncivilized''
| style="text-align:left;" | A victim was last seen on his way to a store to buy Pokémon cards.
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| ''Home Invasions''
| style="text-align:left;" | The father of the victim's boyfriend stated that his son still has his Pokémon cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Go! Go! Itsutsugo Land|Let's Go Quintuplets!}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a scene in which Krystal runs past a shop which has a Pikachu-esque plush in the window.
|[[File:Pikachu Itsutsugo Land.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Lost (TV series)|Lost}}''
| ''{{wp|Ji Yeon}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In a flashback, {{wp|Jin-Soo Kwon|Jin}} is looking for a stuffed panda in a toy store that has an extensive amount of Pokémon merchandise on the shelves in the background.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| align="center" rowspan="3" | ''{{wp|Lucky Star (manga)#Anime|Lucky Star}}''
| ''Base of the Sun''
| style="text-align:left;" | Kagami asks Konata if she has any talents besides making faces. Konata replies by stating that she can name every Pok{{tt|***|the anime censors this part}}n.
|[[File:BaseOfTheSun.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''The Famous Shooter''
| style="text-align:left;" | 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 shouts "get da ze!", which is "''[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]''" in Japanese.
|[[File:TheFamousShooter.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pandora's Box''
| style="text-align:left;" | Konata states that {{wp|Kinkaku-ji}} is gold, but {{wp|Ginkaku-ji}} isn't silver, referencing both the [[Bell Tower|Bell]] and [[Burned Tower|Brass Tower]]s, and {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}. She also wonders if they're like Po{{tt|*|the anime censors this part}}émon, and "if they have a {{game3|Ruby and Sapphire|Sapphire and Ruby|s}} or something".
|[[File:PandorasBox.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="13" | ''{{wp|MAD (TV series)|MAD}}''
| ''2012 Dalmatians / Grey's in Anime''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the "{{wp|Grey's Anatomy|Grey's}} In Anime" skit, {{wp|Derek Shepherd|Derek Shepherd}} (who wears a hat similar to Ash's) throws a [[Poké Ball]]-esque object, and a Pikachu lookalike, known as "Checkaflu", shocks the patient as the doctor says "clear!"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Cliffordfield / Big Time Rushmore''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a skit about rejected Pokémon. Among these is Punchachu, a punching mouse with huge arms and small feet, whose Trainer looks like [[Max]]. Ironically, its special attack is kicking. Another rejected Pokémon is Glasstar, a bear-like creature made out of glass. Its special attack is "frailty". Another reject Pokémon is Buzzkill, an owl-based Pokémon that looks similar to {{p|Hoothoot}}, whose special attack is indifference. When told how it loves battles, all it said was, "meh" while shrugging its shoulders. The last reject Pokémon is Uncle Hank (who was just an old man). His special attack is {{m|Confusion}}; all he does is get confused about what was going on.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pokémon Park''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode that features the skit "Pokémon Park", a spoof of ''{{wp|Jurassic Park}}''. An unknown [[Pokémon Professor|Professor]] invited Ash (who had black curly hair and glasses), Misty (who is holding a [[Nintendo DS|DS]] and has blond hair), Jessie (who had blue hair) and James (who had green hair). It features characters similar to {{p|Charmander}}, {{p|Charizard}}, {{p|Magikarp}}, {{p|Gyarados}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Bulbasaur}}. "Yu-Gi-Oh! Island" and "Digimon Island" are mentioned too.
|[[File:PokémonPark.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Gaming's Next Top Princess''
| style="text-align:left;" | Misty is among the contestants in "Gaming's Next Top Princess," among the likes of {{met|Samus Aran}}, {{smw|Princess Peach}}, {{zw|Princess Zelda}}, {{wp|Amy Rose}}, {{wp|Felicia (Darkstalkers)|Felicia}}, {{wp|Tifa Lockhart}}, {{wp|Lara Croft}}, and {{smw|Birdo}}.
|[[File:Misty in MAD.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pooh Grit / Not-A-Fan-A-Montana''
| style="text-align:left;" | One skit features a brand of gum called "Big League Pika-Chew" (a take on {{wp|Big League Chew|Big League Chew}}), made of real live Pikachu, and it helps people in baseball by giving the ball a shock when they hit it with a bat.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Kung Fu Blander''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Kung Fu Blander" skit has Po, the main character of the ''{{wp|Kung Fu Panda}}'' movie series, fighting the main villain of the {{wp|Kung Fu Panda 2|second}} ''Kung Fu Panda'' movie, Shen. When he learns that only a hero in "black and white" can defeat Shen and that it isn't him, he resorts to pulling several items and characters matching the description to use against Shen. One of the objects Po pulls out is {{p|Reshiram}} and {{p|Zekrom}}.
|[[File:KungFuBlander.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Twilight: Staking Dawn / Cookie Blue''
| style="text-align:left;" | One skit shows "PokéHarmony", which spoofs the dating website {{wp|eHarmony}}. It starts with a Geodude who can't get a date with a boulder, and then shows a female {{tt|Hitmonchan|Hitmonchan can only be male however}} paired up with a Machamp, a Bulbasaur who decided a Venusaur was right for her despite Venusaur being "evolved enough to be her father", and Mewtwo, who didn't need anyone. Ash Ketchum hosted the fake commercial.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pokémon of Interest''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Pokémon of Interest" segment was a crossover between Pokémon and ''{{wp|Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest}}''. John Reese was assigned to capture a {{p|Psyduck}} and bring it to Harold Finch. When using [[Poké Ball]]s didn't work, he hits it with a shovel. Harold then turns to {{Ash}} and asks "What have you been doing for the past 14 seasons?!". This may have been a reference to when his voice actor [[Veronica Taylor]] was replaced by [[Sarah Natochenny]] in 2006.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus" skit was a crossover between the {{wp|Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film series)|''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series}} and ''{{wp|Kid Icarus}}''. In the skit, Pikachu is shown to be part of the gang that harasses {{wp|Pit (Kid Icarus)|Pit}}, and {{wp|Ms. Pac-Man|Ms. Pac-Man}} uses Squirtle to extinguish the flames in the science lab.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pokémonsters, Inc.''
| style="text-align:left;" | This skit was a crossover between Pokémon and ''{{wp|Monsters, Inc.|Monsters, Inc.}}'' In this skit, Ash Ketchum ends up in the world of Monsters, Inc. and goes crazy, attempting to catch all of the monsters. His {{AP|Pignite}} and {{AP|Krookodile}} are featured as well (but have different body styles/colors) throughout the skit, along with his {{AP|Pikachu}} who appeared briefly at the end.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Les the Miz / The Lex Factor''
| style="text-align:left;" | This episode featured a skit parodying ''{{wp|The More You Know}}'' titled "The Less You Know". In this skit, the announcer claimed that Poké Balls were able to hold Pokémon because they're airtight, with a {{pkmn|Trainer}} resembling [[Misty]] expressing disgust at the stench left behind after sending out her {{p|Squirtle}}.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Jaws the Great and Powerful / Off Their Spockers''
| style="text-align:left;" | This episode featured a spoof of ''{{wp|Psych}}'' called ''{{p|Psyduck}}'', with the tagline "They'll pretty much let anything be a cop these days".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''The Dullverine / Under the Dumb''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the first sketch, a Japanese girl who tells Wolverine that they have to go to Japan for the new movie is shown carrying a Pikachu umbrella.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Malcolm in the Middle}}''
| ''{{wp|List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes#Season 3: 2001–2002|Company Picnic (Part 1)}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Dewey is sitting at a picnic table with a boy and both Pokémon cards in their hand, and can be seen making a trade. There are also cards laid on the table. The boy then offers Dewey some candy, which he is not supposed to be eating due to hyperactivity. After eating it, Dewey freaks out and throws some of the cards in the air.
|[[File:CompanyPicnicPart1.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes#Season 3: 2001–2002|Bowling}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A {{p|Charmander}} doll can be seen sitting on the bed in some episodes, along with a Squirtle doll.
|[[File:Charmander Malcolm in the Middle bowling.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Haruhi Suzumiya|The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya}}''
| ''Endless Eight'' ({{wp|List of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya episodes#2009_version|part two}})
| style="text-align:left;" | Two {{p|Pikachu}} masks, a purple {{p|Turtwig}} mask, a yellow {{p|Chimchar}} mask, and an orange {{p|Piplup}} mask can be seen on display.
|[[File:EndlessEight.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Babysitter's a Vampire}}''
| ''{{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire episodes#Season 1: 2011|Friday Night Frights}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When the ghost of {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Coach Ed|Coach ED}} ({{wp|Clé Bennett}}) haunts {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Ethan Morgan|Ethan Morgan}} ({{wp|Matthew Knight}}), threatening him that he'd ruin his life if he didn't win a trophy for their school, the young boy gets into a wrestling match with {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Kurt the Hurt|Kurt the Hurt}} ({{wp|William Greenblatt}}). When it becomes clear that he cannot win, Ethan exclaims that he has "never won a fight" to which his friend {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Benny Weir|Benny Weir}} ({{wp|Atticus Mitchell}}) replies, "False; remember that time in grade 2 when I took your Pokémon lunchbox?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Family}}''
| ''{{wp|List of My Family episodes#Series One (2000)|Pain in the Class}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | After finding out that his mother {{wp|Susan Harper (My Family)|Susan Harper}} ({{wp|Zoë Wanamaker}}) has invited the parents of his school bully round to solve his bullying problem, {{wp|Michael Harper (My Family)|Michael}} ({{wp|Gabriel Thomson}}) says 'goodbye' to some of his possessions, including his Pokémon cards, commenting that he only had 212 left to collect.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Hero (TV series)|My Hero}}''
| ''{{wp|My Hero (series 1)|Christmas}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When Ultronian superhero {{wp|Thermoman}}, aka. George Sunday ({{wp|Ardal O'Hanlon}}) is visiting his cousin Arnie ({{wp|Lou Hirsch}}) in {{wp|Las Vegas}} to ask him about the human holiday of Christmas, he says that he doesn't understand Christmas as although it is the season of goodwill, he says he was in Manchester the previous day to stop a pitched battle. Arnie asks if it was between rival gangs, but George says it was "three mums wanting the last Pokémon".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Norm Show}}''
| ''Artie Comes to Town''
| style="text-align:left;" | The first scene is a parody of Pokémon, as a boy named Tommy thought he was Ash. The skit featured actors dressed as {{p|Squirtle}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Butterfree}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{p|Meowth}}. It features a Pokémon battle between Norm and Tommy.
|[[File:ArtieComesToTown.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Oblivious}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | During a speed round in a {{wp|sushi}} bar, {{wp|Regan Burns}} asks the contestants, "{{p|Pikachu}} is a character in what cartoon?" Another one of the contestants answered the $20 worth question correctly, the answer being {{pkmn|anime|Pokémon}}.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Osmosis Jones}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | When Ozzy tries to stop Drix from leaving Frank's body, one of the germs carries a Pikachu, as a joke on allergies.
|[[File:Osmosis Jones.png|200px]]
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|''{{wp|Pinky Dinky Doo}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In several episodes, Tyler is shown talking about or playing with action figures called "Moo-Moo Miggy Monsters", which is based off of Pokémon. In one episode, Tyler plays a video game with a style very similar to Pokémon.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Private Practice}}''
| ''Step One''
| style="text-align:left;" | An action figure of {{p|Reshiram}} is shown in this episode.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ranma 1/2}}''
| ''And the Challenger is... A Girl?!''
| style="text-align:left;" | The dub inserts multiple references to {{pkmn|anime|Pokémon}} airing on television. It should be noted that these are dub only, as the original Japanese episode was written and aired several years before {{game|Red and Green|s}} were even released.
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| ''{{wp|ReBoot}}''
| ''My Two Bobs''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's featured game is a game entitled "Pantsu Hebi X", which is a parody of both Pokémon-styled battles and anime in general. In it, the dog character Frisket reboots itself to resemble {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:ReBoot.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Recess (TV series)|Recess}}''
| ''The Game''
| style="text-align:left;" | The addictive card game featured in the episode, named "Ajimbo", appears to be a a parody of the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}}.
|[[File:Ajimbo.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="4" | ''{{wp|Robot Chicken}}''
| ''Cracked China''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit titled "Pikachu Secret" in the episode parodies the anime. In its running time of 62 seconds, things happen such as Ash wondering when Misty is going to "shut up and make dinner", {{Gary}} calling Ash "ass", and Ash's Pikachu {{wp|Grinding (dance)|grinding}} another while inside its Poké Ball.
|[[File:PikachuSecret.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Junk in the Trunk''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit titled "Bloopers!", which runs for 5 minutes and 13 seconds, has 26 seconds which is devoted to parodying the anime. Pikachu and Squirtle are having a conversation in Pokémon speak. Eventually, Squirtle breaks custom and starts speaking with profanity-riddled dialogue in human tongue, claiming the Pokémon speech makes no sense at all. Pikachu asks "Earl" to say the line or he'll get the gas with skunk spray, to which Squirtle asks the kids to "go read a book or something".
|[[File:AS-PikaandSqui.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Chirlaxx''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the beginning of one skit, {{wp| George W. Bush}} is seen playing a Pokémon game on his [[Game Boy]] and says "Taste Poké-flame, Chirlaxx!"
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Caffeine-Induced Aneurysm''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit involves some children playing with Pokémon figurines and an old man exclaims that back in his day there were only [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|150 Pokémon]], and his wife (presumably) informs him there were actually {{p|Mew|151}}. He exclaims that she is a nerd, and then dies of a heart attack. Saddened, she then proclaims "That's how he would have wanted to go."
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| ''{{wp|Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei#Anime|Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei}}''
| ''Not Losing to Elbows, Not Losing to Knees''
| style="text-align:left;" | When Abiru says Nozomu would look good with a tail, he was pictured with various tails including those that resemble the tails of {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Glameow}}.
|[[File:NotLosingToElbows.png|200px]]
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| rowspan="2"| ''{{wp|Saturday Night Live}}''
| ''John McCain / The White Stripes''
| style="text-align:left;" | In a "Hardball" sketch, Harry Belefonte (played by Tracy Morgan) makes many references to the unfair treatment of blacks. One of his references is "Pokémon is a slave trade, Pikachu is the slave master!"
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| ''Robert De Niro/ Diddy-Dirty Money''
| style="text-align:left;" | In "The Abacus Conundrum" skit, one of the fake books listed is called "The Pokémon Directive," and has a Pikachu on the cover.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|See Spot Run}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | James tells Gordon Smith that he had a nightmare of a {{p|Charizard}} trying to burn him, in resemblance to [[Ash's Charizard]]. James also tells him what a Pokémon is, as some people may not understand.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Sex and the City}}''
| ''Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl...''
| style="text-align:left;" | While looking at pictures at Charlotte's gallery, Samantha says, "You know, women dressing like men is very popular right now," to which Carrie replies, "And here I thought it was Pokémon."
|[[File:BoyGirlBoyGirl.png|200px]]
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| rowspan="7" | ''{{wp|The Simpsons}}''
| ''{{wp|Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Pikachu can be seen in {{wp|Bart Simpson|Bart}}'s satellite TV-induced hallucination
|[[File:BartVsLisaVsThirdGrade.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Pokey Mom}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's title is based on the word "Pokémon".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Children of a Lesser Clod}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The family are watching an episode of ''{{wp|Kids Say the Darndest Things}}'' when the host, {{wp|Bill Cosby}}, is interviewing a guest:
::'''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...
|[[File:ChildrenOfALesserClod.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Postcards from the Wedge}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Bart watches the [[Pokémon anime]] on TV, with {{Ash}} in his [[List of clothing in the anime#Ash|Diamond and Pearl attire]] and his {{AP|Pikachu}}; and Bart questions how did the series "stay so fresh", as a possible reference to how both the Pokémon anime and ''The Simpsons'' have been on the air for over a decade. This episode aired on the same day as the release of {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} in the United States.
|[[File:PostcardsFromTheWedge.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|'Tis the Fifteenth Season}}'' and ''{{wp|Fraudcast News}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the {{wp|The Simpsons opening sequence#Couch gag|couch gag}}, {{wp|Maggie Simpson|Maggie}} is [[Pokémon Cosplay|dressed up]] as a {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:TisTheFifteenthSeason.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Thirty Minutes over Tokyo}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The effects of ''[[EP038|Electric Soldier Porygon]]'' are experienced by the family in the episode, after they watch the local program "Battling Seizure Robots".
||[[File:ThirtyMinutesOverTokyo.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Chief of Hearts}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Bart plays a game called "Battle Ball" (a take on ''{{wp|Bakugan}}'') and one boy says that the game "makes ''{{wp|Digimon}}'' look like ''Pokémon''".
|[[File:ChiefOfHearts.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|South Park}}''
| ''{{wp|Chinpokomon}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode parodies Pokémon and fad culture in general. The line of toys have additionally made cameos in many subsequent episodes. During the episode {{wp|Kenny McCormick|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. Some of the "Chinpokomon" seen closely resemble {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Meowth}} and {{p|Charmander}}.
|[[File:Chinpokomon.png|200px]]

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| ''{{wp|The Suite Life on Deck}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|List of recurring characters in The Suite Life on Deck#Woody_Fink|Woody}} can be seen reading a Pokémon book.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Suite Life of Zack & Cody}}''
| ''{{wp|Odd Couples}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In multiple episodes, a toy [[Poké Ball]] can be seen on a shelf in Zack and Cody's bedroom.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|That's So Weird (TV series)|That's So Weird}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon has been mentioned multiple times in the series.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon bed sheets can be seen on multiple occasions.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Toradora!}}''
| ''No Matter What''
| style="text-align:left;" | Minori Kushieda finds Ryūji Takasu thinking and says 「ため息ゲットだぜ！」 ''Tameiki getto da ze!'' ("I caught your sigh!"), a shout out to the Japanese slogan of the Pokémon franchise, 「ポケモンゲットだぜ！」''Pokémon getto da ze!''. She also referenced other popular franchises, such as ''{{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}''.
|[[File:NoMatterWhat.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Transformers Animated}}'' (Japanese dub)
| ''Garbage In, Garbage Out''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's Japanese broadcast [[eyecatch]] is an homage to [[Who's That Pokémon?]], with Wreck-Gar being the silhouetted character.<ref>[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Garbage_In%2C_Garbage_Out "Garbage, In, Garbage Out" on TFWiki.net]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Tween Academy: Class of 2012}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In Kara's room, a {{p|Pikachu}} hat can be seen on an ''{{wp|Astro Boy}}'' statue.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US)}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | A question for $500,000 was ''Which of the following characters is not considered a "Pokémon"?'', with the possible answers being A) {{p|Jigglypuff}}, B) {{wp|Frodo Baggins|Frodo}}; C) {{p|Squirtle}}; and D) {{p|Pikachu}}. After the 50/50 lifeline was used, the two remaining answers left were A and B. The contestant then took the money, leaving with $250,000.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Whose Line Is It Anyway? (U.S. TV series)|Whose Line is it Anyway?}}''
| {{wp|List of Whose Line Is It Anyway? US episodes#Season 2|Season 2}}, Episode 32; {{tt|Show No. 235|Aired on April 20, 2000. American Whose Line is it Anyway? episodes are given show numbers post-production, but otherwise don't have actual titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon was one of the audience's suggestions used in a playing of "{{wp|List of games from Whose Line Is It Anyway?#Other games|Film, TV & Theatre Styles}}", which was played out by series regulars, {{wp|Ryan Stiles}} and {{wp|Colin Mochrie}}, and the episode's {{tt|fourth chair|A recurring or occasionally guest cast member who takes a fourth seat that's not occupied by Mochrie, Stiles, or Wayne Brady. Wayne became a regular from Season 2 onwards.}}, {{wp|Karen Maruyama}}. When Pokémon was used as a style for the scene, Karen says in a purposefully bad Asian-style accent, "Harro, [''sic''] I am Ichi!" She stiffly walks up to Ryan and says to him, "Please don't go!" to which he responds, "Oh, you're making my tail catch on fire!" and pretends to spew a flame from a tail, most likely referring to {{p|Charmander}}. As Karen turns to Colin and walks up to him, Colin spreads his arms apart and shouts, "{{p|Jigglypuff}}!" Karen pretends to shoot beams from her eyes, and she and Colin both jump and walk around on stage. Ryan then walks up to them and yells in a high-pitched, drawn-out voice, "Pikachu!" After Karen bobs over in front of Ryan like a {{wp|drinking bird}} for a moment, host {{wp|Drew Carey}} sounds the buzzer to freeze the players and change the style. Pokémon was also suggested by another audience member in a later episode's playing of the same game, but it was not used.
|[[File:Whose Line Pokémon.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| {{wp|List of Whose Line Is It Anyway? US episodes#Season 3|Season 3}}, Episode 34; {{tt|Show No. 343|Aired on May 4, 2001. American Whose Line is it Anyway? episodes are given show numbers post-production, but otherwise don't have actual titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | However, Pokémon was used again for a different playing of the same game, even though no audience members were intelligibly heard making that suggestion. (Though on the other hand, ''anime'' was an audience suggestion.) {{wp|Kathy Greenwood}} is the fourth chair for this episode, joining Colin and Ryan in "Film, TV, & Theatre Styles". This was a different portraying of a Pokémon "style" in comparison to the playing in show #235. When Pokémon was used as the last style for this playing's scene, Colin shouts out, "Pikachu!" in a high-pitched voice this time instead of Ryan, causing the audience to burst out in laughter as he started walking around the stage. He then pretends to shock Ryan, who yells, "Ow!" in response and does his Charmander pose used in show #235. Colin turns around, shouts "Pikachu!" again, and walks to the other side of the small stage. He then turns back to Kathy and Ryan and sends more "{{m|ThunderShock|shocks}}" towards them, causing Kathy to hop a bit on every "shock" sent towards her. (It had no effect on "Charmander Ryan", who was looking away and continuing to do his pose.) Kathy maintained {{tt|her scene's character|Playing as the wife of 'Police Chief Colin'}} throughout the style, pretending to point a handgun at Colin. Drew sounds the buzzer several times afterwards to end the game, sending the cast members back to their seats. He also awards 1,000 extra "{{tt|points|Since Whose Line is it Anyway? is a slight parody of game shows, the points are fake and irrelevant. Hence, 'the points don't matter'.}}" to Colin for his "Pikadoo" act (getting Colin to say, "Pikachu," once more to correct Drew, which also causes Ryan to say, "Bless you,") and says to him, "Oh, I'd love to see you and your wife going at it, man."
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Wipeout (2008 U.S. game show)|Wipeout}}'' (as ''Winter Wipeout'')
| ''{{wp|Wipeout (Season 4)#Winter Episode 4: Baby, It's Blob Outside|Baby, It's Blob Outside}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the contestants in this episode, Mika Mori, was given the nickname "Mikachu" in the episode. At one point during the episode, show co-host {{wp|John Henson}} said that Mika was {{p|Jigglypuff}}'d about the height of the hurdles.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{wp|Yin Yang Yo!}}
| ''Smoke and Mirrors''
| style="text-align:left;" | Smoke catches Yang in Prison Prism ([[Poké Ball]] spoof), while later Mirrors catches Yin with it. They later force them to fight against each other in a tournament.
|[[File:Yin Yang Yo Poké Ball spoof.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{wp|Yowamushi Pedal}}
| Ride.2 ''To Recruit More Members''
| style="text-align:left;" | Sakamichi asks Shunsuke about his favorite anime, to which he confusingly replies "Nekoemon", a possible reference to Pokémon.
|[[File:Yowamushi Pedal 01.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff; {{roundybr|10px}}"
|}

==References in non-Pokémon games==
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! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytl|10px}}"| Game
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{np|Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the random items a villager may ask players to collect is ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]'' (but it is actually a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS]]'')
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{jwp|ちっちゃいエイリアン|Chee-Chai Alien}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When starting the game for the first time, a character called "Saraba" introduces himself to the player. He says that Pokémon is undesirable. Instead, the player must help him save planet Earth and space by clearing it from dark matter. This game was developed by [[Creatures]], who own one third of the copyright to the Pokémon franchise.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Civilization V|Sid Meier's Civilization V}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There are several Pokémon-themed achievements in this {{wp|Steam (software)|Steampowered}} game. These include achievements named "It's Super Effective!" and "Gotta Catch 'Em All".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|DC Universe Online}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A feat in the game titled "Gotta Catch 'Em All" is achieved when players beat at least one player for every one of the six initial set of powers available in the game.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Draw Something}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Players are able to draw a {{p|Pikachu}}, earning one coin if chosen.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | This RPG has several Pokémon references, which include {{p|Marowak}}'s Spine in Illunibi or the body of Peke Utchoo (whose name is parody of {{p|Pikachu}}). In Arkngthand, there is a {{p|Weepinbell|Weepingbell}} Hall while in the Urshilaku Burial Caverns, there is a section known as {{p|Kakuna}} Burial.<ref>[http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Easter_Eggs Morrowind:Easter Eggs on The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Harvest Moon 64}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | If the characters Karen and Kai were to marry and have a child, their child will be dressed in a Pikachu costume.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2"| ''{{wp|Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | At the beginning of Chapter 8 on the True End route, Rom and Ram (twin sisters who personify the Nintendo DS) mention playing the "Pocketed Monstrosities" games:
::'''Ram''': Lowee's best games are easily the ones in the "Pocketed Monstrosities" franchise. You catch and raise 1,510,376 monsters.
::'''Rom''': Oh, yeah. I was playing it earlier and I captured the {{p|Eevee|Eebee}} monster
::'''Ram''': No way! I really want that one! Gimme.
::'''Rom''': I'll give you its parents later. They're both fourth generation, so you'll probably get one from them.
|[[File:HDNmk2-pokemon.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a mouse villain character named "Pirachu," a pun on both "Pikachu" and, given the general motif of the ''Neptunia'' franchise's villains, "{{wp|Copyright infringement of software|piracy}}."
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{ip|Kid Icarus: Uprising}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | After players defeat the Kraken as part of {{ip|Dyntos}}'s {{ip|The Three Trials|Three Trials}}, {{ip|Pit}} calls the Kraken a "Tentafool", possibly a reference to {{p|Tentacool}}.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the ''Zelda'' series, the ''{{zw|Keaton}} Mask'' introduced in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time}}'' bears a strong resemblance to Pikachu. It is mentioned in the game that Keaton "has been really popular lately", the game was released in 1998 when the fad level of Pokémon was still sharply on the rise. The item returned in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask}}'' where wearing it in certain areas would lead to ''{{zw|Keaton}}'' himself appearing, though this version of the character was revealed to be a {{wp|kitsune}}. The mask also has a background cameo in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|Wind Waker}}''.
|[[File:Legend of Zelda Keaton Mask.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Little Inferno}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The description text for the Giant Spider item is written in the style of [[Pokémon battle]] messages: "[[Wild Pokémon|A Giant Spider appears!]] [[Escape|You attempt to flee!]] Giant Spider attacks {{wp|Genji: Days of the Blade#Giant Enemy Crab|for massive damage}}!!"
|[[File:LittleInferno.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{smw|Mario Artist: Paint Studio}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the official pictures shows somebody drawing a silhouette of Pikachu.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Minecraft}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | As an easter egg, if you delete the splashes.txt file but not the META-INF folder from the game's files, the only [http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Splash splash text] to be shown is "{{p|Missingno.|missingno}}".
|[[File:Minecraft-Missingno.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Monster Legends''
| style="text-align:left;" | Two monsters resemble Pokémon, one {{p|Lapras}} and one {{p|Zapdos}}.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{pk|Pikmin (game)|Pikmin}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The {{pk|S.S. Dolphin}}'s ship part called the {{pk|Bowsprit}} resembles a [[Poké Ball]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Poker Night at the Inventory}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Strong Bad}} asks {{wp|Sam & Max#Characters|Max}} if he's a Pokémon (pronounced as Poke-mon).
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There's a skill point titled "Gotta Catch Them All", a reference to the franchise's original slogan.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Runescape}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While a player is training the Dungeoneering skill in Daemonheim, after every floor players can receive a title. One of them is ''[[EP001|I choose you!]]'', received for summoning [[Party|6]] or more familiars.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{smw|Super Mario Galaxy}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a [[Poké Ball]]-shaped planet in the {{smw|Buoy Base Galaxy}}. Inside it is a {{smw|Power Star}}, which is needed to finish the level, possibly a reference to the Poké Ball's importance in the [[Pokémon games]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Simpsons Game}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The game features "Sparklemon" in the level "Big Super Happy Fun Fun Game". Homer and Lisa must travel to three temples where they fight the Sparklemon in turn-based {{pkmn|battle}}s before they can collect them in "[[Poké Ball|capturing balls]]". The first two Sparklemon are based on {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Squirtle}}. One of the Sparklemon also uses a strike called "{{m|Scratch}} Attack". [[Damage modification|Type matchups]] is also presented in the form of moves' super-effectiveness, resistance, and immunity.
|[[File:The Simpsons Game.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Super Scribblenauts}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a level where Maxwell has to defeat a Witch's monsters which is set out as a Pokémon Battle format.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Trade & Battle: Card Hero}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There are a few spoofs on the Pokémon franchise in this [[Game Boy Color]] game developed by {{nw|Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo}} and {{nw|Intelligent Systems}}. One example of these references is an NPC who exclaims that he has been watching the show "Rocket Monsters".<ref>[http://fryguy64.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=cameo&action=display&thread=4105 Trade & Battle: Card Hero - Text Dump]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{smw|Wario Land 3}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the game's 100 treasures is a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]''; however, the player cannot interact with it.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{smw|Yoshi's Story}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The stages ''{{smw|Jelly Pipe|Stage 2-3}}'' and ''{{smw|Torrential Maze|Stage 2-4}}'' are made out entirely out of newspaper clippings, the text: ''Pikachu'', among others, is seen. So far, it has only been seen in one or two areas.
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|}

==Other references==
===Books, comics and manga===
*{{wp|List of The Simpsons comics|''The Simpsons'' Comics}} make several references:
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics, there is a story called ''An Anime Among Us'', in which Bart has a dream sequence which contains numerous references to Japanese traditional and popular culture, including anime such as ''{{wp|Sailor Moon}}'' and Pokémon. The most prominent references to Pokémon are Bart dressed like [[Ash Ketchum]], a Pocket Goblins (Pockegob) Trainer, and {{wp|Santa's Little Helper}} is a reference to Pikachu (Santa-choo). Bart fights against a trio from "Team Sprocket", with {{wp|Bart's Girlfriend|Jessica Lovejoy}} appearing as [[Jessie]], {{wp|Nelson Muntz}} appearing as [[James]], and {{wp|Martin Prince}} in a {{MTR}} costume (Cat Scratch-eth). This story is available in Bart Simpson Comics issue #12 as well as the collection book ''Big Bratty Book of Bart Simpson''.
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''Destroy All Manga!'', many references to various manga and anime are made, including ''{{wp|Dragon Ball}}'', ''{{wp|Sailor Moon}}'', and Pokémon. A series called "Porkymen" features many Pokémon-like creatures, including "Pikkanoze", a creature which shares striking resemblance with Pikachu. Also creatures similar to {{p|Venusaur}}, {{p|Onix}}, {{p|Blastoise}}, {{p|Geodude}} and {{p|Gengar}} are shown. When Porkymen are chasing {{wp|In Marge We Trust|Mr. Sparkle}}, Pikkanoze says, "Catch Mr. Sparkle, my Porkymen comrades! [[Gotta catch 'em all!|Catch him all!!!]]" When Mr. Sparkle encases Porkymen in soap bubbles, Pikkanoze says that it's "[[Poké Ball|somewhat familiar]]". This story is available in Simpsons Comics issue #45 as well as the collection book ''Simpsons Comics Unchained''.
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''All's Veldt That Ends Veldt!'', Maggie watches the aforementioned "Porkeymen", which is shown to use a Pokémon-like slogan "Gotta pitch 'em all!". When Maggie watches the show, Pikkanose's eyes release rapidly flashing light, causing Maggie to become hypnotized. This is obviously a reference to the infamous "[[EP038|seizure episode]]". This story is available in Bart Simpson Comics issue #7 as well as the collection book ''Big Bad Book of Bart Simpson''.
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''Day of the Nerd'', {{wp|Comic Book Guy}} dresses up like an anime character, using XL contact lenses to make his eyes seem like anime eyes, black laser lights to create himself speed stripes whenever he moves quickly, and a {{DL|List of Pokémon by color|yellow}} cat he calls, "Comicachu", an obvious reference to Pikachu. This story is available in Simpsons Comics issue #73 as well as the collection book ''Simpsons Comics Beach Blanket Bongo''.
* In the book ''Babymouse: Cupcake Tycoon'', Pikachu is one of the many "people" seen watching an interview. It is later assumed that the same Pikachu was one of the two thousand "people" to buy Babymouse's cupcakes, as referenced by the narrator asking Babymouse how she was going to get her cupcakes to Japan.
* In {{wp|Neil Gaiman}}'s novella ''{{wp|Coraline}},'' the illustration on page 88 shows a Pikachu head among several other toys.
* In the ''{{wp|Love Hina}}'' manga, the main character, {{wp|Keitaro Urashima}}, can be seen with a {{p|Pikachu}} photo sticker while he checks his photo album filled with pictures of himself.
* In the novel ''{{wp|Mad Dogs}}'', Pokemon ''(sic)'' was mentioned as one of the fads that had passed around CHERUB campus.
* In the tenth book in the ''{{wp|Jigsaw Jones Mysteries}}'' series, ''The Case of the Ghostwriter'', Stringbean hires Jigsaw to take the case by offering him bubble gum, a {{wp|Darth Maul}} pencil eraser, a rubber band ball, $0.36, and a {{tcg|Diglett}} card. Jigsaw calls Diglett too common, so Stringbean instead offers a First Edition {{tcg|Gloom}} card, which he accepts.
* In Volume 5 of the ''{{wp|Sword Art Online}}'' light novel series, when discussing possible ways for someone to shoot a bullet in virtual reality and kill someone else in real life, Kirito mentions an instance in which animation effects in an [[EP038|episode]] of [[Pokémon anime|a certain anime]] caused children across Japan to become sick.<ref>[http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Sword_Art_Online:Volume_5_Chapter_1 ''Sword Art Online'' Volume 5 - Chapter 1]</ref>

===Real world===
* In 2008, Japanese researchers discovered a new protein which helps carry electrical impulses from the eyes to the brain and named it {{wp|Pikachurin}}. According to the researchers, the decision was based on both Pokémon and protein possessing "lightning-fast moves and shocking electric effects".
* {{wp|Zbtb7}}, a gene that discovered by a geneticist from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City, was originally named "Pokemon", stands for "POK erythroid myeloid ontogenic factor".
* During a Republican debate for the ''{{wp|United States presidential election, 2012}}'', candidate {{wp|Herman Cain}} quotes a 'poet' saying "Life can be a challenge, life can seem impossible, but it's never easy when there's so much on the line." These are actually the beginning lines of ''{{so|The Power of One}}'', the theme song for the [[M02|movie of the same name]]. During his withdrawal speech, he reused the line but with proper attribution.
* In an interview with CultBox, ''{{wp|Hollyoaks}}'' actor Andrew Still, who portrays {{wp|Joel Dexter}} in the series, was asked what TV show reminded him of his childhood, to which he replied: "Definitely Pokémon. I remember going to a childminder when I was around 5 and me and all the other kids there would sit religiously around the TV and watch it".<ref>[http://www.cultbox.co.uk/blog/top-of-the-box/2441-hollyoaks-star-andrew-stills-tv-choices 'Hollyoaks' star Andrew Still's TV choices - CultBox]</ref>

===Songs===
* Parts of the insert song in [http://filmcow.com/charlietheunicorn3.html part three] of the popular flash cartoon series ''{{wp|Charlie the Unicorn}}'' bear resemblance to the original [[Kanto Pokérap|Pokérap]].
* In {{wp|The Lonely Island}} song, ''Japan'', they mention Pokémon.
* In 2005, {{wp|Bow Wow (rapper)|Bow Wow}} released a song called B.O.W., which in it he mentioned Pokémon.

===Websites===
* ''{{wp|Homestar Runner}}'' has made a number of references to the series, usually playing on Pikachu's similar appearance to the character of The Cheat.<ref>[http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Pikachu Pikachu 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?"
* On ''{{wp|The Annoying Orange}}'', in "Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)", 3 Pokémon were one of Marshmallow's gifts.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQnqyMOQmlA#t=0m36s Annoying Orange - Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)]</ref>
* During the ''{{wp|Hetalia: Axis Powers}}'' 2011 Christmas event, Ladonia was passing the time playing Pokémon on his [[Game Boy]] and stated his favorite Pokémon was {{p|Stunfisk}} in his rushed introduction to Denmark.<ref>[http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/xmas2011/2011_12_5.php Hetalia 2011 Christmas Event, page 5]</ref>
* One of the screensavers included in {{wp|XScreenSaver}} is called "JigglyPuff" ''(sic)''.<ref>[http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/screenshots/ XScreenSaver: Screenshots]</ref>
* 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>
* The virtual pet site ''[http://www.subeta.net Subeta]'' contains several references to Pokémon, including an item which heavily resembles a Poké Ball called Spherical Self-Contained Capture and Storage Unit<ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Spherical+Self-Contained+Capture+and+Storage+Unit SubetaLodge - Spherical Self-Contained Capture and Storage Unit]</ref> and two items that parody [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Pokémon Red and Blue]].<ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Betamon%3A+Azure+Gamepet+Game SubetaLodge - Betamon: Azure Gamepet Game]</ref><ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Betamon%3A+Crimson+Gamepet+Game SubetaLodge - Betamon: Crimson Gamepet Game]</ref>
* In ''{{wp|Death Battle}}'''s {{wp|Vegeta}} vs. {{wp|Shadow the Hedgehog}} battle, when Shadow sends Vegeta to the Moon, a recolored {{p|Ducklett}} with space helmet can be seen.
* The coloring game on children's author {{wp|Dav Pilkey}}'s [http://www.pilkey.com website] was once called "Pilkeymon's Paintbox"<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120622114244/http://www.pilkey.com/painter.php</ref> and featured a {{p|Pikachu}}-like boy as its menu icon.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20080403031704/http://www.pilkey.com/games.php</ref> After the site's 2013 redesign, the game was renamed "Pilkey Painter" and the menu icons were removed.

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

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'''References to the Pokémon franchise''' are often made in other media. While {{p|Pikachu}} is a common target due to its prominence as the mascot of the franchise, other Pokémon, characters, and elements of the various Pokémon series are often lampooned.

==References in TV, movies and radio==
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| ''{{wp|100 Greatest (UK TV series)|100 Greatest}}''
| ''100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross''
| style="text-align:left;" | In ''100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross'', Pokémon was featured as the 37th greatest toy, with emphasis being on the [[TCG]], and the problems it created for schools dealing with the theft of cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|30 Rock}}''
| ''Stride of Pride''
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon is a recurring theme in this episode with one of Jack's girlfriends. When referring to Jack's polygamy, she said that it was like Pokémon the way Jack had "gotta catch 'em all". Jack pluralizes Pokémon as "Pokémons" only to have her correct him. Jack brings up Pokémon numerous times throughout the episode in reference to his girlfriend, including referring to a text message he got as being "Pokémon'd". At the end of the episode, Liz writes a letter on her laptop, and also refers to "Pokémons" and her life as "little creatures running around".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|97.3 Forth One}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In an airing on 14 December 2011, the [[Pokémon Theme]] was briefly played, as the hosts mentioned that Pokémon was the top Christmas present at the height of its popularity.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|American Dad!}}''
| ''{{wp|A Piñata Named Desire}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While {{wp|Steve Smith (American Dad!)|Steve}} was remembering about he and his friends used to have sleepovers when they were little, a pink and purple {{p|Pikachu}} is seen on the t-shirt worn by his friend Toshi.
|[[File:APinataNamedDesire.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Buck, Wild}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the first act, Steve is upset about being seated at the kids' table, pointing out that the kids are playing with ''Pokémon'' cards... badly. He yells at one of the kids for "wasting his [[Charizard]]".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day}}''
| ''Menma the Hero''
| style="text-align:left;" | Tetsudō suggests that the wish Menma might want granted was to have a rare monster from a video game called Nokemon (Nokezori Monsters for short), which Jinta buys from the game shop Anaru works at.
|[[File:Anohana Nokemon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Austin Powers in Goldmember}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | The movie 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.
|[[File:Austin Powers Goldmember Charmander.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Arthur (TV Series)|Arthur}}''
| ''Arthur Loses his Marbles''
| style="text-align:left;" | Muffy says that she has fifty-four Dopeyman cards in a pack, in resemblance to Pokémon cards, and with one card a take on a Pikachu called "Stinkachu".
|[[File:ArthurLosesHisMarbles.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Are We There Yet? (TV Series)|Are We There Yet?}}''
| '' The Bad Dream Episode''
| style="text-align:left;" | After Nick says "You can't make a sequel for everything", Kevin says "They should've told that to the Pokémon people thirteen movies ago!" and then names all Pokémon movies up to [[M13]], including [[Mewtwo Returns|MR]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Bad Santa}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | One child asks "Santa" for Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Barter Kings}}''
| ''Tazed and Confused''
| style="text-align:left;" | During interviews for a new employee, one of the interviewees cites his history as a collector of Pokémon cards as relevant work experience.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Beast Machines}}''
| ''Revelations, Part I: Discovery''
| style="text-align:left;" | Jetstorm says "[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Bernard's Watch}}''
| {{tt|N/A|Entire series throughout.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Bernard's room is often shown to have first-generation Pokémon posters.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Big Bang Theory}}''
| The Cooper/Kripke Inversion
| style="text-align:left;" | Even after being taken off his joint checking account with his wife until he learned the value of money, {{wp|Howard Wolowitz}} still spent his lunch's allowance on [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|Pokémon cards]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Brum (TV series)|Brum}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon plushes can be seen at a stall in a fairground.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Cleveland Show}}''
| ''{{wp|Ain't Nothin' But Mutton Bustin'}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While {{wp|Cleveland Brown|Cleveland}} and {{wp|List of The Cleveland Show characters#Rallo_Tubbs|Rallo}} visit the County Fair, one of the stands has {{p|Gengar}} plushies.
|[[File:AintNothinButMuttonBustin.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Codename: Kids Next Door}}''
| ''Operation: A.R.C.H.I.V.E.''
| style="text-align:left;" | A character that can be seen in the audience looks similar to {{Ash}} in his [[original series]] clothes.
|[[File:OperationArchive.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Community (TV series)|Community}}''
| ''Digital Estate Planning''
| style="text-align:left;" | Hilda's long list of conversation topics includes "{{ka|old man}} {{pkmn|Trainer}}", "{{m|fly}} on a bird", "[[Cinnabar Island|cinnamon island]]", and "{{m|Surf|seal}} along the shore", a reference to the [[Old man glitch]]. Also when Gilbert is escaping from Cornelius he changes into [[Missingno.]] for a split-second.
|[[File:Community.png|200px]][[File:Community2.png|200px]]


|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Case Closed|Detective Conan}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} make a cameo appearance as kids who were staying in a certain train station. However, the distinct facial features each possess, such as Brock's eyes, their hairstyles, etc., were slightly altered and switched between the three kids.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Drawn Together}}''
| {{tt|N/A|Entire series throughout.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the main characters, {{wp|List of Drawn Together characters#Ling-Ling|Ling-Ling}}, is a direct parody of {{p|Pikachu}}. He mentions that one of his pastimes is [[EP038|giving children seizures]].
|[[File:Ling-Ling.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Drunk History}}''
| '' Boston''
| style="text-align:left;" | After the retelling of the 1990 {{wp|Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum}} art theft, a man says he knows how they must feel because he had $100 worth of Pokémon cards stolen as a kid including holographic [[Charizard (Base Set 4)]], [[Blastoise (Base Set 2)]], and [[Professor Oak (Base Set 88)]].
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Dustin the Turkey|Dustin in Fowl Play}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | When {{wp|Dustin the Turkey}} was wondering what new job he should get, Socky asks "are we going to become [[Pokémon Trainer]]s?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|EastEnders}}''
| {{tt|N/A|An episode that aired sometime between 2001 and 2003. EastEnders episodes do not have titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Doctor {{wp|Anthony Trueman}} explains {{wp|Yin and Yang}} to his ex {{wp|Kat Slater}}, who then replied "Yin? Yang? You're not letting Pokémon characters take over your life?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Emmerdale}}''
| {{tt|N/A|An episode shown on 25 August 2011. Emmerdale episodes do not have titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Sandy Thomas}} plays an orange DSi, a sound effect from a Pokémon Ranger game is heard and he cries out in annoyance "Every time I get to the big boss Raikou on level 3, I need {{wp|Gabby Thomas|Gabby}}, only a child can work this wretched thing", much to his son {{wp|Ashley Thomas|Ashley}}'s annoyance. However, the music that is heard from the game is the initial encounter theme, which is inconsistent with what Sandy had stated to have happened.
|[[File:Emmerdale Pokemon Ranger Guardian Signs.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|ER (television series)|ER}}''
| ''{{wp|And in the End...}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A patient says "I am [[M02|the chosen one]], come to be known as {{p|Lugia}}."
|[[File:AndInTheEnd.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne}}''
| ''{{wp|Search and Estroy}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | General Skarr and Major Dr. Ghastly create the Poké-Digi Tank. A parody of both Pokémon and Digimon.
|[[File:SearchAndEstroy.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Everybody Loves Raymond}}''
| ''Hackidu''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode focuses "Hackidu", which is a spoof of Pokémon and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. Ray's daughter Ally makes a trade with a boy, giving him a sizable stack of cards for just one of hers, called "Scramisaur". Ray thinks the trade is unfair, so he talks to the boy's father and the trade is reversed. Ray then learns that he shouldn't have gotten the trade reversed, and attempts to get the card back. Hackidu is also watched on TV during the episode.
|[[File:Hackidu.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Family Guy}}''
| ''{{wp|April in Quahog}}
| style="text-align:left;" | A poster depicting a superhero that strongly resembles a {{p|Machoke}} can be seen in {{wp|Chris Griffin|Chris's}} room.
|[[File:AprilInQuahog.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Fillmore!}}''
| ''Test of the Tested''
| style="text-align:left;" | A cheerleading coach says that her team, while in a human pyramid, is "as strong as a {{p|Geodude}} using its {{m|Harden}} attack".
|[[File:TestOfTheTested.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Gabriel Iglesias}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | His friends have given him the nickname "Pikachu" and this is often referenced during his stand-up performances, occasionally mimicking Pikachu's voice.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|George Lopez (TV series)|George Lopez}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | When George and Benny discuss ways to make money, the former suggests that the latter pretend to be a {{p|Pikachu}} in Mexico.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ghost Stories (anime)|Ghost Stories}}'' (dub)
| ''Akane-san of the Broadcasting Room!! Voice of the Dead''
| style="text-align:left;" | The [[Pokémon anime]] is referenced when Leo states that the broadcast begins right after Pokémon.
|[[File:Ghost Stories.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| align="center" rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Good Luck Charlie}}''
| A L.A.R.P. in the Park
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a card game named "Pokeo," based on the Pokémon Trading Card Game and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. During this episode the characters mention type advantage, for example: "Grass power is no match for volcano power".
|
|- style="background: #fff"|- style="background: #fff"
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | A picture of an {{p|Eevee}} is drawn on a chalkboard in the basement.
|
|- style="background: #fff"|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Good Vibes (U.S. TV series)|Good Vibes}}''
| The Grass is Always Greener
| style="text-align:left;" | When Mondo sees Woody's room for the first time, he comments on all the awards for competitions he has. Woody admits that many of them were purchased on {{wp|ebay}} by his parents. Mondo then asks how much they spent on the "lame Pokémon tournament participant ribbon", a gold ribbon with a {{p|Pikachu}} on it, to which Woody claims that he won on his own.
| [[File:Good Vibes Pokemon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | A cartridge of Pokémon Sapphire can be seen in Dr. {{wp|Hector Hammond}}'s apartment.
| [[File:Green Lantern Pokémon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy}}''
| ''It's Hokey Mon!''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a trading card game named "Hokey Mon".
|[[File:ItsHokeyMon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Grojband}}''
| ''Super Zeroes''
| style="text-align:left;" | In this episode, the lead guitarist Corey tries to come up with a gimmick for their band, and is seen in a purple Pikachu costume.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Haiyore! Nyaruko-san}}''
| ''Like a Close Encounter of the Third Kind'' and ''Great Conspiracy X''
| style="text-align:left;" | Nyaruko summons her pets Shanta and Nephren-Car from a [[Poké Ball]]-esque object, during which she says 「君に決めた！」 ''Kimi ni kimeta!'' ("I choose you!")<ref>[http://nyaruref.blogspot.ca/2012/04/haiyore-nyaruko-san-episode-1.html NyaruReferences: Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Episode 1 References]</ref><ref>[http://nyaruref.blogspot.ca/2012/05/haiyore-nyaruko-san-episode-5.html NyaruReferences: Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Episode 5 References]</ref>
|[[File:Nyaruko.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Hayate the Combat Butler}}''
| Many episodes
| style="text-align:left;" | 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 background music make a reference to Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Heroes (TV series)|Heroes}}''
| ''{{wp|One of Us, One of Them}}'' and ''{{wp|Dual (Heroes)|Dual}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Hiro Nakamura}} was called {{p|Pikachu}} once in each of those two episodes.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Hetalia: Axis Powers}}'' (dub)
| ''Episode 18''
| style="text-align:left;" | During a battle against the Axis Powers, America chooses China to fight and says, "China, I choose you!" After beating and capturing the Axis Powers, America then says, "Yeah, we caught them all!"
| [[File:Reference Hetalia.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|House (TV series)|House M.D}}
| ''{{wp|Perils of Paranoia}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While having a discussion with his diagnostic team, House says, "Which is why {{p|Arceus}} created a universe with three states of matter and 300 solid or liquid poisons that could cause his symptoms," upon which Taub asks, "Arceus?" House then suggests he look it up.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Inside Amy Schumer}}''
| ''Clown Panties''
| style="text-align:left;" | A 6-year-old Amy interviews states that the {{pkmn|anime}} is one of his favorite TV shows.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Jackie Chan Adventures}}''
| ''Tough Break''
| style="text-align:left;" | A franchise called "Gnomekop" appears in an episode, which is Pokémon spelled backwards plus a "G". It also uses the slogan "Gotta collect 'em all", similar to Pokémon's [[Gotta catch 'em all!]]
|[[File:Gnomekop.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Jeopardy!}}''
| Several
| style="text-align:left;" | The franchise and parts thereof has been used in [http://j-archive.com/search.php?search=pokemon&submit=Search a number of clues and responses].
| [[File:JEOPARDYCLUE.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Johnny Test}}''
| ''Johnny'mon'' and ''The Return of Johnny'mon''
| style="text-align:left;" | Two episodes featured Tinymon, with a [[Pokédex|Tinydex]], [[Poké Ball|Tiny Cubes]] that contain creatures, a character named [[Ash Ketchum|Blast Ketchup]], and the slogan "Gotta snatch 'em all!". The episodes feature a legendary Tinymon known as "Screechereen," which greatly resembles [[Shadow Lugia]]. Blast Ketchup's Tinymon, Kadoomerang, also slightly resembles {{p|Squirtle}}. Evolution and attacks are also featured. For example, Screechereen evolves from Cuddlebuns, who is said to be the {{p|Magikarp|weakest}} Pokémon. It turned out that it needs love in order for it to evolve into the legendary Tinymon. Something similar to link cables are also featured. In the plot, Johnny and his sisters get stuck in a Tinymon game and need to trade with a cable in order to get out. However, a battle must first be won in order to access that function.
|[[File:Johnnymon.png|200px]] [[File:Johnnymon 2.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit|Law & Order: SVU}}''
| ''Uncivilized''
| style="text-align:left;" | A victim was last seen on his way to a store to buy Pokémon cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Home Invasions''
| style="text-align:left;" | The father of the victim's boyfriend stated that his son still has his Pokémon cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Go! Go! Itsutsugo Land|Let's Go Quintuplets!}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a scene in which Krystal runs past a shop which has a Pikachu-esque plush in the window.
|[[File:Pikachu Itsutsugo Land.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Lost (TV series)|Lost}}''
| ''{{wp|Ji Yeon}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In a flashback, {{wp|Jin-Soo Kwon|Jin}} is looking for a stuffed panda in a toy store that has an extensive amount of Pokémon merchandise on the shelves in the background.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| align="center" rowspan="3" | ''{{wp|Lucky Star (manga)#Anime|Lucky Star}}''
| ''Base of the Sun''
| style="text-align:left;" | Kagami asks Konata if she has any talents besides making faces. Konata replies by stating that she can name every Pok{{tt|***|the anime censors this part}}n.
|[[File:BaseOfTheSun.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''The Famous Shooter''
| style="text-align:left;" | 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 shouts "get da ze!", which is "''[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]''" in Japanese.
|[[File:TheFamousShooter.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pandora's Box''
| style="text-align:left;" | Konata states that {{wp|Kinkaku-ji}} is gold, but {{wp|Ginkaku-ji}} isn't silver, referencing both the [[Bell Tower|Bell]] and [[Burned Tower|Brass Tower]]s, and {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}. She also wonders if they're like Po{{tt|*|the anime censors this part}}émon, and "if they have a {{game3|Ruby and Sapphire|Sapphire and Ruby|s}} or something".
|[[File:PandorasBox.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="12" | ''{{wp|MAD (TV series)|MAD}}''
| ''2012 Dalmatians / Grey's in Anime''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the "{{wp|Grey's Anatomy|Grey's}} In Anime" skit, {{wp|Derek Shepherd|Derek Shepherd}} (who wears a hat similar to Ash's) throws a [[Poké Ball]]-esque object, and a Pikachu lookalike, known as "Checkaflu", shocks the patient as the doctor says "clear!"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Cliffordfield / Big Time Rushmore''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a skit about rejected Pokémon. Among these is Punchachu, a punching mouse with huge arms and small feet, whose Trainer looks like [[Max]]. Ironically, its special attack is kicking. Another rejected Pokémon is Glasstar, a bear-like creature made out of glass. Its special attack is "frailty". Another reject Pokémon is Buzzkill, an owl-based Pokémon that looks similar to {{p|Hoothoot}}, whose special attack is indifference. When told how it loves battles, all it said was, "meh" while shrugging its shoulders. The last reject Pokémon is Uncle Hank (who was just an old man). His special attack is {{m|Confusion}}; all he does is get confused about what was going on.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pokémon Park''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode that features the skit "Pokémon Park", a spoof of ''{{wp|Jurassic Park}}''. An unknown [[Pokémon Professor|Professor]] invited Ash (who had black curly hair and glasses), Misty (who is holding a [[Nintendo DS|DS]] and has blond hair), Jessie (who had blue hair) and James (who had green hair). It features characters similar to {{p|Charmander}}, {{p|Charizard}}, {{p|Magikarp}}, {{p|Gyarados}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Bulbasaur}}. "Yu-Gi-Oh! Island" and "Digimon Island" are mentioned too.
|[[File:PokémonPark.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Gaming's Next Top Princess''
| style="text-align:left;" | Misty is among the contestants in "Gaming's Next Top Princess," among the likes of {{met|Samus Aran}}, {{smw|Princess Peach}}, {{zw|Princess Zelda}}, {{wp|Amy Rose}}, {{wp|Felicia (Darkstalkers)|Felicia}}, {{wp|Tifa Lockhart}}, {{wp|Lara Croft}}, and {{smw|Birdo}}.
|[[File:Misty in MAD.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pooh Grit / Not-A-Fan-A-Montana''
| style="text-align:left;" | One skit features a brand of gum called "Big League Pika-Chew" (a take on {{wp|Big League Chew|Big League Chew}}), made of real live Pikachu, and it helps people in baseball by giving the ball a shock when they hit it with a bat.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Kung Fu Blander''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Kung Fu Blander" skit has Po, the main character of the ''{{wp|Kung Fu Panda}}'' movie series, fighting the main villain of the {{wp|Kung Fu Panda 2|second}} ''Kung Fu Panda'' movie, Shen. When he learns that only a hero in "black and white" can defeat Shen and that it isn't him, he resorts to pulling several items and characters matching the description to use against Shen. One of the objects Po pulls out is {{p|Reshiram}} and {{p|Zekrom}}.
|[[File:KungFuBlander.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Twilight: Staking Dawn / Cookie Blue''
| style="text-align:left;" | One skit shows "PokéHarmony", which spoofs the dating website {{wp|eHarmony}}. It starts with a Geodude who can't get a date with a boulder, and then shows a female {{tt|Hitmonchan|Hitmonchan can only be male however}} paired up with a Machamp, a Bulbasaur who decided a Venusaur was right for her despite Venusaur being "evolved enough to be her father", and Mewtwo, who didn't need anyone. Ash Ketchum hosted the fake commercial.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pokémon of Interest''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Pokémon of Interest" segment was a crossover between Pokémon and ''{{wp|Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest}}''. John Reese was assigned to capture a {{p|Psyduck}} and bring it to Harold Finch. When using [[Poké Ball]]s didn't work, he hits it with a shovel. Harold then turns to {{Ash}} and asks "What have you been doing for the past 14 seasons?!". This may have been a reference to when his voice actor [[Veronica Taylor]] was replaced by [[Sarah Natochenny]] in 2006.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus" skit was a crossover between the {{wp|Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film series)|''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series}} and ''{{wp|Kid Icarus}}''. In the skit, Pikachu is shown to be part of the gang that harasses {{wp|Pit (Kid Icarus)|Pit}}, and {{wp|Ms. Pac-Man|Ms. Pac-Man}} uses Squirtle to extinguish the flames in the science lab.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pokémonsters, Inc.''
| style="text-align:left;" | This skit was a crossover between Pokémon and ''{{wp|Monsters, Inc.|Monsters, Inc.}}'' In this skit, Ash Ketchum ends up in the world of Monsters, Inc. and goes crazy, attempting to catch all of the monsters. His {{AP|Pignite}} and {{AP|Krookodile}} are featured as well (but have different body styles/colors) throughout the skit, along with his {{AP|Pikachu}} who appeared briefly at the end.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Les the Miz / The Lex Factor''
| style="text-align:left;" | This episode featured a skit parodying ''{{wp|The More You Know}}'' titled "The Less You Know". In this skit, the announcer claimed that Poké Balls were able to hold Pokémon because they're airtight, with a {{pkmn|Trainer}} resembling [[Misty]] expressing disgust at the stench left behind after sending out her {{p|Squirtle}}.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Jaws the Great and Powerful / Off Their Spockers''
| style="text-align:left;" | This episode featured a spoof of ''{{wp|Psych}}'' called ''{{p|Psyduck}}'', with the tagline "They'll pretty much let anything be a cop these days".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''The Dullverine / Under the Dumb''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the first sketch, a Japanese girl who tells Wolverine that they have to go to Japan for the new movie is shown carrying a Pikachu umbrella.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Malcolm in the Middle}}''
| ''{{wp|List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes#Season 3: 2001–2002|Company Picnic (Part 1)}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Dewey is sitting at a picnic table with a boy and both Pokémon cards in their hand, and can be seen making a trade. There are also cards laid on the table. The boy then offers Dewey some candy, which he is not supposed to be eating due to hyperactivity. After eating it, Dewey freaks out and throws some of the cards in the air.
|[[File:CompanyPicnicPart1.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes#Season 3: 2001–2002|Bowling}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A {{p|Charmander}} doll can be seen sitting on the bed in some episodes, along with a Squirtle doll.
|[[File:Charmander Malcolm in the Middle bowling.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Haruhi Suzumiya|The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya}}''
| ''Endless Eight'' ({{wp|List of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya episodes#2009_version|part two}})
| style="text-align:left;" | Two {{p|Pikachu}} masks, a purple {{p|Turtwig}} mask, a yellow {{p|Chimchar}} mask, and an orange {{p|Piplup}} mask can be seen on display.
|[[File:EndlessEight.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Babysitter's a Vampire}}''
| ''{{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire episodes#Season 1: 2011|Friday Night Frights}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When the ghost of {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Coach Ed|Coach ED}} ({{wp|Clé Bennett}}) haunts {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Ethan Morgan|Ethan Morgan}} ({{wp|Matthew Knight}}), threatening him that he'd ruin his life if he didn't win a trophy for their school, the young boy gets into a wrestling match with {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Kurt the Hurt|Kurt the Hurt}} ({{wp|William Greenblatt}}). When it becomes clear that he cannot win, Ethan exclaims that he has "never won a fight" to which his friend {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Benny Weir|Benny Weir}} ({{wp|Atticus Mitchell}}) replies, "False; remember that time in grade 2 when I took your Pokémon lunchbox?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Family}}''
| ''{{wp|List of My Family episodes#Series One (2000)|Pain in the Class}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | After finding out that his mother {{wp|Susan Harper (My Family)|Susan Harper}} ({{wp|Zoë Wanamaker}}) has invited the parents of his school bully round to solve his bullying problem, {{wp|Michael Harper (My Family)|Michael}} ({{wp|Gabriel Thomson}}) says 'goodbye' to some of his possessions, including his Pokémon cards, commenting that he only had 212 left to collect.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Hero (TV series)|My Hero}}''
| ''{{wp|My Hero (series 1)|Christmas}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When Ultronian superhero {{wp|Thermoman}}, aka. George Sunday ({{wp|Ardal O'Hanlon}}) is visiting his cousin Arnie ({{wp|Lou Hirsch}}) in {{wp|Las Vegas}} to ask him about the human holiday of Christmas, he says that he doesn't understand Christmas as although it is the season of goodwill, he says he was in Manchester the previous day to stop a pitched battle. Arnie asks if it was between rival gangs, but George says it was "three mums wanting the last Pokémon".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Norm Show}}''
| ''Artie Comes to Town''
| style="text-align:left;" | The first scene is a parody of Pokémon, as a boy named Tommy thought he was Ash. The skit featured actors dressed as {{p|Squirtle}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Butterfree}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{p|Meowth}}. It features a Pokémon battle between Norm and Tommy.
|[[File:ArtieComesToTown.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Oblivious}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | During a speed round in a {{wp|sushi}} bar, {{wp|Regan Burns}} asks the contestants, "{{p|Pikachu}} is a character in what cartoon?" Another one of the contestants answered the $20 worth question correctly, the answer being {{pkmn|anime|Pokémon}}.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Osmosis Jones}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | When Ozzy tries to stop Drix from leaving Frank's body, one of the germs carries a Pikachu, as a joke on allergies.
|[[File:Osmosis Jones.png|200px]]
|- style= "background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Pinky Dinky Doo}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In several episodes, Tyler is shown talking about or playing with action figures called "Moo-Moo Miggy Monsters", which is based off of Pokémon. In one episode, Tyler plays a video game with a style very similar to Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Private Practice}}''
| ''Step One''
| style="text-align:left;" | An action figure of {{p|Reshiram}} is shown in this episode.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ranma 1/2}}''
| ''And the Challenger is... A Girl?!''
| style="text-align:left;" | The dub inserts multiple references to {{pkmn|anime|Pokémon}} airing on television. It should be noted that these are dub only, as the original Japanese episode was written and aired several years before {{game|Red and Green|s}} were even released.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|ReBoot}}''
| ''My Two Bobs''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's featured game is a game entitled "Pantsu Hebi X", which is a parody of both Pokémon-styled battles and anime in general. In it, the dog character Frisket reboots itself to resemble {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:ReBoot.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Recess (TV series)|Recess}}''
| ''The Game''
| style="text-align:left;" | The addictive card game featured in the episode, named "Ajimbo", appears to be a a parody of the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}}.
|[[File:Ajimbo.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="4" | ''{{wp|Robot Chicken}}''
| ''Cracked China''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit titled "Pikachu Secret" in the episode parodies the anime. In its running time of 62 seconds, things happen such as Ash wondering when Misty is going to "shut up and make dinner", {{Gary}} calling Ash "ass", and Ash's Pikachu {{wp|Grinding (dance)|grinding}} another while inside its Poké Ball.
|[[File:PikachuSecret.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Junk in the Trunk''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit titled "Bloopers!", which runs for 5 minutes and 13 seconds, has 26 seconds which is devoted to parodying the anime. Pikachu and Squirtle are having a conversation in Pokémon speak. Eventually, Squirtle breaks custom and starts speaking with profanity-riddled dialogue in human tongue, claiming the Pokémon speech makes no sense at all. Pikachu asks "Earl" to say the line or he'll get the gas with skunk spray, to which Squirtle asks the kids to "go read a book or something".
|[[File:AS-PikaandSqui.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Chirlaxx''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the beginning of one skit, {{wp| George W. Bush}} is seen playing a Pokémon game on his [[Game Boy]] and says "Taste Poké-flame, Chirlaxx!"
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Caffeine-Induced Aneurysm''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit involves some children playing with Pokémon figurines and an old man exclaims that back in his day there were only [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|150 Pokémon]], and his wife (presumably) informs him there were actually {{p|Mew|151}}. He exclaims that she is a nerd, and then dies of a heart attack. Saddened, she then proclaims "That's how he would have wanted to go."
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei#Anime|Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei}}''
| ''Not Losing to Elbows, Not Losing to Knees''
| style="text-align:left;" | When Abiru says Nozomu would look good with a tail, he was pictured with various tails including those that resemble the tails of {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Glameow}}.
|[[File:NotLosingToElbows.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2"| ''{{wp|Saturday Night Live}}''
| ''John McCain / The White Stripes''
| style="text-align:left;" | In a "Hardball" sketch, Harry Belefonte (played by Tracy Morgan) makes many references to the unfair treatment of blacks. One of his references is "Pokémon is a slave trade, Pikachu is the slave master!"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Robert De Niro/ Diddy-Dirty Money''
| style="text-align:left;" | In "The Abacus Conundrum" skit, one of the fake books listed is called "The Pokémon Directive," and has a Pikachu on the cover.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|See Spot Run}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | James tells Gordon Smith that he had a nightmare of a {{p|Charizard}} trying to burn him, in resemblance to [[Ash's Charizard]]. James also tells him what a Pokémon is, as some people may not understand.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Sex and the City}}''
| ''Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl...''
| style="text-align:left;" | While looking at pictures at Charlotte's gallery, Samantha says, "You know, women dressing like men is very popular right now," to which Carrie replies, "And here I thought it was Pokémon."
|[[File:BoyGirlBoyGirl.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="7" | ''{{wp|The Simpsons}}''
| ''{{wp|Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Pikachu can be seen in {{wp|Bart Simpson|Bart}}'s satellite TV-induced hallucination
|[[File:BartVsLisaVsThirdGrade.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Pokey Mom}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's title is based on the word "Pokémon".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Children of a Lesser Clod}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The family are watching an episode of ''{{wp|Kids Say the Darndest Things}}'' when the host, {{wp|Bill Cosby}}, is interviewing a guest:
::'''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...
|[[File:ChildrenOfALesserClod.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Postcards from the Wedge}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Bart watches the [[Pokémon anime]] on TV, with {{Ash}} in his [[List of clothing in the anime#Ash|Diamond and Pearl attire]] and his {{AP|Pikachu}}; and Bart questions how did the series "stay so fresh", as a possible reference to how both the Pokémon anime and ''The Simpsons'' have been on the air for over a decade. This episode aired on the same day as the release of {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} in the United States.
|[[File:PostcardsFromTheWedge.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|'Tis the Fifteenth Season}}'' and ''{{wp|Fraudcast News}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the {{wp|The Simpsons opening sequence#Couch gag|couch gag}}, {{wp|Maggie Simpson|Maggie}} is [[Pokémon Cosplay|dressed up]] as a {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:TisTheFifteenthSeason.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Thirty Minutes over Tokyo}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The effects of ''[[EP038|Electric Soldier Porygon]]'' are experienced by the family in the episode, after they watch the local program "Battling Seizure Robots".
||[[File:ThirtyMinutesOverTokyo.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Chief of Hearts}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Bart plays a game called "Battle Ball" (a take on ''{{wp|Bakugan}}'') and one boy says that the game "makes ''{{wp|Digimon}}'' look like ''Pokémon''".
|[[File:ChiefOfHearts.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|South Park}}''
| ''{{wp|Chinpokomon}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode parodies Pokémon and fad culture in general. The line of toys have additionally made cameos in many subsequent episodes. During the episode {{wp|Kenny McCormick|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. Some of the "Chinpokomon" seen closely resemble {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Meowth}} and {{p|Charmander}}.
|[[File:Chinpokomon.png|200px]]

|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Suite Life on Deck}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|List of recurring characters in The Suite Life on Deck#Woody_Fink|Woody}} can be seen reading a Pokémon book.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Suite Life of Zack & Cody}}''
| ''{{wp|Odd Couples}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In multiple episodes, a toy [[Poké Ball]] can be seen on a shelf in Zack and Cody's bedroom.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|That's So Weird (TV series)|That's So Weird}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon has been mentioned multiple times in the series.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon bed sheets can be seen on multiple occasions.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Toradora!}}''
| ''No Matter What''
| style="text-align:left;" | Minori Kushieda finds Ryūji Takasu thinking and says 「ため息ゲットだぜ！」 ''Tameiki getto da ze!'' ("I caught your sigh!"), a shout out to the Japanese slogan of the Pokémon franchise, 「ポケモンゲットだぜ！」''Pokémon getto da ze!''. She also referenced other popular franchises, such as ''{{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}''.
|[[File:NoMatterWhat.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Transformers Animated}}'' (Japanese dub)
| ''Garbage In, Garbage Out''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's Japanese broadcast [[eyecatch]] is an homage to [[Who's That Pokémon?]], with Wreck-Gar being the silhouetted character.<ref>[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Garbage_In%2C_Garbage_Out "Garbage, In, Garbage Out" on TFWiki.net]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Tween Academy: Class of 2012}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In Kara's room, a {{p|Pikachu}} hat can be seen on an ''{{wp|Astro Boy}}'' statue.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US)}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | A question for $500,000 was ''Which of the following characters is not considered a "Pokémon"?'', with the possible answers being A) {{p|Jigglypuff}}, B) {{wp|Frodo Baggins|Frodo}}; C) {{p|Squirtle}}; and D) {{p|Pikachu}}. After the 50/50 lifeline was used, the two remaining answers left were A and B. The contestant then took the money, leaving with $250,000.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Whose Line Is It Anyway? (U.S. TV series)|Whose Line is it Anyway?}}''
| {{wp|List of Whose Line Is It Anyway? US episodes#Season 2|Season 2}}, Episode 32; {{tt|Show No. 235|Aired on April 20, 2000. American Whose Line is it Anyway? episodes are given show numbers post-production, but otherwise don't have actual titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon was one of the audience's suggestions used in a playing of "{{wp|List of games from Whose Line Is It Anyway?#Other games|Film, TV & Theatre Styles}}", which was played out by series regulars, {{wp|Ryan Stiles}} and {{wp|Colin Mochrie}}, and the episode's {{tt|fourth chair|A recurring or occasionally guest cast member who takes a fourth seat that's not occupied by Mochrie, Stiles, or Wayne Brady. Wayne became a regular from Season 2 onwards.}}, {{wp|Karen Maruyama}}. When Pokémon was used as a style for the scene, Karen says in a purposefully bad Asian-style accent, "Harro, [''sic''] I am Ichi!" She stiffly walks up to Ryan and says to him, "Please don't go!" to which he responds, "Oh, you're making my tail catch on fire!" and pretends to spew a flame from a tail, most likely referring to {{p|Charmander}}. As Karen turns to Colin and walks up to him, Colin spreads his arms apart and shouts, "{{p|Jigglypuff}}!" Karen pretends to shoot beams from her eyes, and she and Colin both jump and walk around on stage. Ryan then walks up to them and yells in a high-pitched, drawn-out voice, "Pikachu!" After Karen bobs over in front of Ryan like a {{wp|drinking bird}} for a moment, host {{wp|Drew Carey}} sounds the buzzer to freeze the players and change the style. Pokémon was also suggested by another audience member in a later episode's playing of the same game, but it was not used.
|[[File:Whose Line Pokémon.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| {{wp|List of Whose Line Is It Anyway? US episodes#Season 3|Season 3}}, Episode 34; {{tt|Show No. 343|Aired on May 4, 2001. American Whose Line is it Anyway? episodes are given show numbers post-production, but otherwise don't have actual titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | However, Pokémon was used again for a different playing of the same game, even though no audience members were intelligibly heard making that suggestion. (Though on the other hand, ''anime'' was an audience suggestion.) {{wp|Kathy Greenwood}} is the fourth chair for this episode, joining Colin and Ryan in "Film, TV, & Theatre Styles". This was a different portraying of a Pokémon "style" in comparison to the playing in show #235. When Pokémon was used as the last style for this playing's scene, Colin shouts out, "Pikachu!" in a high-pitched voice this time instead of Ryan, causing the audience to burst out in laughter as he started walking around the stage. He then pretends to shock Ryan, who yells, "Ow!" in response and does his Charmander pose used in show #235. Colin turns around, shouts "Pikachu!" again, and walks to the other side of the small stage. He then turns back to Kathy and Ryan and sends more "{{m|ThunderShock|shocks}}" towards them, causing Kathy to hop a bit on every "shock" sent towards her. (It had no effect on "Charmander Ryan", who was looking away and continuing to do his pose.) Kathy maintained {{tt|her scene's character|Playing as the wife of 'Police Chief Colin'}} throughout the style, pretending to point a handgun at Colin. Drew sounds the buzzer several times afterwards to end the game, sending the cast members back to their seats. He also awards 1,000 extra "{{tt|points|Since Whose Line is it Anyway? is a slight parody of game shows, the points are fake and irrelevant. Hence, 'the points don't matter'.}}" to Colin for his "Pikadoo" act (getting Colin to say, "Pikachu," once more to correct Drew, which also causes Ryan to say, "Bless you,") and says to him, "Oh, I'd love to see you and your wife going at it, man."
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Wipeout (2008 U.S. game show)|Wipeout}}'' (as ''Winter Wipeout'')
| ''{{wp|Wipeout (Season 4)#Winter Episode 4: Baby, It's Blob Outside|Baby, It's Blob Outside}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the contestants in this episode, Mika Mori, was given the nickname "Mikachu" in the episode. At one point during the episode, show co-host {{wp|John Henson}} said that Mika was {{p|Jigglypuff}}'d about the height of the hurdles.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{wp|Yin Yang Yo!}}
| ''Smoke and Mirrors''
| style="text-align:left;" | Smoke catches Yang in Prison Prism ([[Poké Ball]] spoof), while later Mirrors catches Yin with it. They later force them to fight against each other in a tournament.
|[[File:Yin Yang Yo Poké Ball spoof.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{wp|Yowamushi Pedal}}
| Ride.2 ''To Recruit More Members''
| style="text-align:left;" | Sakamichi asks Shunsuke about his favorite anime, to which he confusingly replies "Nekoemon", a possible reference to Pokémon.
|[[File:Yowamushi Pedal 01.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff; {{roundybr|10px}}"
|}

==References in non-Pokémon games==
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| ''{{np|Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the random items a villager may ask players to collect is ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]'' (but it is actually a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS]]'')
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{jwp|ちっちゃいエイリアン|Chee-Chai Alien}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When starting the game for the first time, a character called "Saraba" introduces himself to the player. He says that Pokémon is undesirable. Instead, the player must help him save planet Earth and space by clearing it from dark matter. This game was developed by [[Creatures]], who own one third of the copyright to the Pokémon franchise.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Civilization V|Sid Meier's Civilization V}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There are several Pokémon-themed achievements in this {{wp|Steam (software)|Steampowered}} game. These include achievements named "It's Super Effective!" and "Gotta Catch 'Em All".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|DC Universe Online}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A feat in the game titled "Gotta Catch 'Em All" is achieved when players beat at least one player for every one of the six initial set of powers available in the game.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Draw Something}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Players are able to draw a {{p|Pikachu}}, earning one coin if chosen.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | This RPG has several Pokémon references, which include {{p|Marowak}}'s Spine in Illunibi or the body of Peke Utchoo (whose name is parody of {{p|Pikachu}}). In Arkngthand, there is a {{p|Weepinbell|Weepingbell}} Hall while in the Urshilaku Burial Caverns, there is a section known as {{p|Kakuna}} Burial.<ref>[http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Easter_Eggs Morrowind:Easter Eggs on The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Harvest Moon 64}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | If the characters Karen and Kai were to marry and have a child, their child will be dressed in a Pikachu costume.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2"| ''{{wp|Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | At the beginning of Chapter 8 on the True End route, Rom and Ram (twin sisters who personify the Nintendo DS) mention playing the "Pocketed Monstrosities" games:
::'''Ram''': Lowee's best games are easily the ones in the "Pocketed Monstrosities" franchise. You catch and raise 1,510,376 monsters.
::'''Rom''': Oh, yeah. I was playing it earlier and I captured the {{p|Eevee|Eebee}} monster
::'''Ram''': No way! I really want that one! Gimme.
::'''Rom''': I'll give you its parents later. They're both fourth generation, so you'll probably get one from them.
|[[File:HDNmk2-pokemon.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a mouse villain character named "Pirachu," a pun on both "Pikachu" and, given the general motif of the ''Neptunia'' franchise's villains, "{{wp|Copyright infringement of software|piracy}}."
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{ip|Kid Icarus: Uprising}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | After players defeat the Kraken as part of {{ip|Dyntos}}'s {{ip|The Three Trials|Three Trials}}, {{ip|Pit}} calls the Kraken a "Tentafool", possibly a reference to {{p|Tentacool}}.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the ''Zelda'' series, the ''{{zw|Keaton}} Mask'' introduced in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time}}'' bears a strong resemblance to Pikachu. It is mentioned in the game that Keaton "has been really popular lately", the game was released in 1998 when the fad level of Pokémon was still sharply on the rise. The item returned in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask}}'' where wearing it in certain areas would lead to ''{{zw|Keaton}}'' himself appearing, though this version of the character was revealed to be a {{wp|kitsune}}. The mask also has a background cameo in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|Wind Waker}}''.
|[[File:Legend of Zelda Keaton Mask.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Little Inferno}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The description text for the Giant Spider item is written in the style of [[Pokémon battle]] messages: "[[Wild Pokémon|A Giant Spider appears!]] [[Escape|You attempt to flee!]] Giant Spider attacks {{wp|Genji: Days of the Blade#Giant Enemy Crab|for massive damage}}!!"
|[[File:LittleInferno.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{smw|Mario Artist: Paint Studio}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the official pictures shows somebody drawing a silhouette of Pikachu.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Minecraft}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | As an easter egg, if you delete the splashes.txt file but not the META-INF folder from the game's files, the only [http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Splash splash text] to be shown is "{{p|Missingno.|missingno}}".
|[[File:Minecraft-Missingno.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Monster Legends''
| style="text-align:left;" | Two monsters resemble Pokémon, one {{p|Lapras}} and one {{p|Zapdos}}.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{pk|Pikmin (game)|Pikmin}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The {{pk|S.S. Dolphin}}'s ship part called the {{pk|Bowsprit}} resembles a [[Poké Ball]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Poker Night at the Inventory}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Strong Bad}} asks {{wp|Sam & Max#Characters|Max}} if he's a Pokémon (pronounced as Poke-mon).
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There's a skill point titled "Gotta Catch Them All", a reference to the franchise's original slogan.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Runescape}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While a player is training the Dungeoneering skill in Daemonheim, after every floor players can receive a title. One of them is ''[[EP001|I choose you!]]'', received for summoning [[Party|6]] or more familiars.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{smw|Super Mario Galaxy}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a [[Poké Ball]]-shaped planet in the {{smw|Buoy Base Galaxy}}. Inside it is a {{smw|Power Star}}, which is needed to finish the level, possibly a reference to the Poké Ball's importance in the [[Pokémon games]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Simpsons Game}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The game features "Sparklemon" in the level "Big Super Happy Fun Fun Game". Homer and Lisa must travel to three temples where they fight the Sparklemon in turn-based {{pkmn|battle}}s before they can collect them in "[[Poké Ball|capturing balls]]". The first two Sparklemon are based on {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Squirtle}}. One of the Sparklemon also uses a strike called "{{m|Scratch}} Attack". [[Damage modification|Type matchups]] is also presented in the form of moves' super-effectiveness, resistance, and immunity.
|[[File:The Simpsons Game.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Super Scribblenauts}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a level where Maxwell has to defeat a Witch's monsters which is set out as a Pokémon Battle format.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Trade & Battle: Card Hero}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There are a few spoofs on the Pokémon franchise in this [[Game Boy Color]] game developed by {{nw|Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo}} and {{nw|Intelligent Systems}}. One example of these references is an NPC who exclaims that he has been watching the show "Rocket Monsters".<ref>[http://fryguy64.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=cameo&action=display&thread=4105 Trade & Battle: Card Hero - Text Dump]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{smw|Wario Land 3}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the game's 100 treasures is a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]''; however, the player cannot interact with it.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{smw|Yoshi's Story}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The stages ''{{smw|Jelly Pipe|Stage 2-3}}'' and ''{{smw|Torrential Maze|Stage 2-4}}'' are made out entirely out of newspaper clippings, the text: ''Pikachu'', among others, is seen. So far, it has only been seen in one or two areas.
|
|- style="background: #fff; {{roundybr|10px}}"
|}

==Other references==
===Books, comics and manga===
*{{wp|List of The Simpsons comics|''The Simpsons'' Comics}} make several references:
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics, there is a story called ''An Anime Among Us'', in which Bart has a dream sequence which contains numerous references to Japanese traditional and popular culture, including anime such as ''{{wp|Sailor Moon}}'' and Pokémon. The most prominent references to Pokémon are Bart dressed like [[Ash Ketchum]], a Pocket Goblins (Pockegob) Trainer, and {{wp|Santa's Little Helper}} is a reference to Pikachu (Santa-choo). Bart fights against a trio from "Team Sprocket", with {{wp|Bart's Girlfriend|Jessica Lovejoy}} appearing as [[Jessie]], {{wp|Nelson Muntz}} appearing as [[James]], and {{wp|Martin Prince}} in a {{MTR}} costume (Cat Scratch-eth). This story is available in Bart Simpson Comics issue #12 as well as the collection book ''Big Bratty Book of Bart Simpson''.
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''Destroy All Manga!'', many references to various manga and anime are made, including ''{{wp|Dragon Ball}}'', ''{{wp|Sailor Moon}}'', and Pokémon. A series called "Porkymen" features many Pokémon-like creatures, including "Pikkanoze", a creature which shares striking resemblance with Pikachu. Also creatures similar to {{p|Venusaur}}, {{p|Onix}}, {{p|Blastoise}}, {{p|Geodude}} and {{p|Gengar}} are shown. When Porkymen are chasing {{wp|In Marge We Trust|Mr. Sparkle}}, Pikkanoze says, "Catch Mr. Sparkle, my Porkymen comrades! [[Gotta catch 'em all!|Catch him all!!!]]" When Mr. Sparkle encases Porkymen in soap bubbles, Pikkanoze says that it's "[[Poké Ball|somewhat familiar]]". This story is available in Simpsons Comics issue #45 as well as the collection book ''Simpsons Comics Unchained''.
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''All's Veldt That Ends Veldt!'', Maggie watches the aforementioned "Porkeymen", which is shown to use a Pokémon-like slogan "Gotta pitch 'em all!". When Maggie watches the show, Pikkanose's eyes release rapidly flashing light, causing Maggie to become hypnotized. This is obviously a reference to the infamous "[[EP038|seizure episode]]". This story is available in Bart Simpson Comics issue #7 as well as the collection book ''Big Bad Book of Bart Simpson''.
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''Day of the Nerd'', {{wp|Comic Book Guy}} dresses up like an anime character, using XL contact lenses to make his eyes seem like anime eyes, black laser lights to create himself speed stripes whenever he moves quickly, and a {{DL|List of Pokémon by color|yellow}} cat he calls, "Comicachu", an obvious reference to Pikachu. This story is available in Simpsons Comics issue #73 as well as the collection book ''Simpsons Comics Beach Blanket Bongo''.
* In the book ''Babymouse: Cupcake Tycoon'', Pikachu is one of the many "people" seen watching an interview. It is later assumed that the same Pikachu was one of the two thousand "people" to buy Babymouse's cupcakes, as referenced by the narrator asking Babymouse how she was going to get her cupcakes to Japan.
* In {{wp|Neil Gaiman}}'s novella ''{{wp|Coraline}},'' the illustration on page 88 shows a Pikachu head among several other toys.
* In the ''{{wp|Love Hina}}'' manga, the main character, {{wp|Keitaro Urashima}}, can be seen with a {{p|Pikachu}} photo sticker while he checks his photo album filled with pictures of himself.
* In the novel ''{{wp|Mad Dogs}}'', Pokemon ''(sic)'' was mentioned as one of the fads that had passed around CHERUB campus.
* In the tenth book in the ''{{wp|Jigsaw Jones Mysteries}}'' series, ''The Case of the Ghostwriter'', Stringbean hires Jigsaw to take the case by offering him bubble gum, a {{wp|Darth Maul}} pencil eraser, a rubber band ball, $0.36, and a {{tcg|Diglett}} card. Jigsaw calls Diglett too common, so Stringbean instead offers a First Edition {{tcg|Gloom}} card, which he accepts.
* In Volume 5 of the ''{{wp|Sword Art Online}}'' light novel series, when discussing possible ways for someone to shoot a bullet in virtual reality and kill someone else in real life, Kirito mentions an instance in which animation effects in an [[EP038|episode]] of [[Pokémon anime|a certain anime]] caused children across Japan to become sick.<ref>[http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Sword_Art_Online:Volume_5_Chapter_1 ''Sword Art Online'' Volume 5 - Chapter 1]</ref>

===Real world===
* In 2008, Japanese researchers discovered a new protein which helps carry electrical impulses from the eyes to the brain and named it {{wp|Pikachurin}}. According to the researchers, the decision was based on both Pokémon and protein possessing "lightning-fast moves and shocking electric effects".
* {{wp|Zbtb7}}, a gene that discovered by a geneticist from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City, was originally named "Pokemon", stands for "POK erythroid myeloid ontogenic factor".
* During a Republican debate for the ''{{wp|United States presidential election, 2012}}'', candidate {{wp|Herman Cain}} quotes a 'poet' saying "Life can be a challenge, life can seem impossible, but it's never easy when there's so much on the line." These are actually the beginning lines of ''{{so|The Power of One}}'', the theme song for the [[M02|movie of the same name]]. During his withdrawal speech, he reused the line but with proper attribution.
* In an interview with CultBox, ''{{wp|Hollyoaks}}'' actor Andrew Still, who portrays {{wp|Joel Dexter}} in the series, was asked what TV show reminded him of his childhood, to which he replied: "Definitely Pokémon. I remember going to a childminder when I was around 5 and me and all the other kids there would sit religiously around the TV and watch it".<ref>[http://www.cultbox.co.uk/blog/top-of-the-box/2441-hollyoaks-star-andrew-stills-tv-choices 'Hollyoaks' star Andrew Still's TV choices - CultBox]</ref>

===Songs===
* Parts of the insert song in [http://filmcow.com/charlietheunicorn3.html part three] of the popular flash cartoon series ''{{wp|Charlie the Unicorn}}'' bear resemblance to the original [[Kanto Pokérap|Pokérap]].
* In {{wp|The Lonely Island}} song, ''Japan'', they mention Pokémon.
* In 2005, {{wp|Bow Wow (rapper)|Bow Wow}} released a song called B.O.W., which in it he mentioned Pokémon.

===Websites===
* ''{{wp|Homestar Runner}}'' has made a number of references to the series, usually playing on Pikachu's similar appearance to the character of The Cheat.<ref>[http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Pikachu Pikachu 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?"
* On ''{{wp|The Annoying Orange}}'', in "Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)", 3 Pokémon were one of Marshmallow's gifts.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQnqyMOQmlA#t=0m36s Annoying Orange - Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)]</ref>
* During the ''{{wp|Hetalia: Axis Powers}}'' 2011 Christmas event, Ladonia was passing the time playing Pokémon on his [[Game Boy]] and stated his favorite Pokémon was {{p|Stunfisk}} in his rushed introduction to Denmark.<ref>[http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/xmas2011/2011_12_5.php Hetalia 2011 Christmas Event, page 5]</ref>
* One of the screensavers included in {{wp|XScreenSaver}} is called "JigglyPuff" ''(sic)''.<ref>[http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/screenshots/ XScreenSaver: Screenshots]</ref>
* 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>
* The virtual pet site ''[http://www.subeta.net Subeta]'' contains several references to Pokémon, including an item which heavily resembles a Poké Ball called Spherical Self-Contained Capture and Storage Unit<ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Spherical+Self-Contained+Capture+and+Storage+Unit SubetaLodge - Spherical Self-Contained Capture and Storage Unit]</ref> and two items that parody [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Pokémon Red and Blue]].<ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Betamon%3A+Azure+Gamepet+Game SubetaLodge - Betamon: Azure Gamepet Game]</ref><ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Betamon%3A+Crimson+Gamepet+Game SubetaLodge - Betamon: Crimson Gamepet Game]</ref>
* In ''{{wp|Death Battle}}'''s {{wp|Vegeta}} vs. {{wp|Shadow the Hedgehog}} battle, when Shadow sends Vegeta to the Moon, a recolored {{p|Ducklett}} with space helmet can be seen.
* The coloring game on children's author {{wp|Dav Pilkey}}'s [http://www.pilkey.com website] was once called "Pilkeymon's Paintbox"<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120622114244/http://www.pilkey.com/painter.php</ref> and featured a {{p|Pikachu}}-like boy as its menu icon.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20080403031704/http://www.pilkey.com/games.php</ref> After the site's 2013 redesign, the game was renamed "Pilkey Painter" and the menu icons were removed.

==References==
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Fighting Dojo

2013-11-15T00:19:05Z

MasterZ:

{{Infobox location
|image=Fighting Dojo FRLG.png
|type=building
|location_name=Fighting Dojo
|altname=Pokémon Dojo
|japanese_name={{tt|かくとうどうじょう|Kakutō Dōjō}}
|translated_name=Fighting Dojo
|location=[[Saffron City]]
|region=Kanto
|generation={{Gen|I}}, {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}
|map=Kanto Saffron City Map.png
}}
The '''Fighting Dojo''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|かくとうどうじょう|Kakutō Dōjō}}''' ''Fighting Dojo'') is a former [[Gym|Pokémon Gym]] located in [[Saffron City]].

==In the games==
In [[Generation I|Generations I]], {{gen|II}}, and {{gen|III}}, the Fighting Dojo remains open and hosts {{pkmn|Trainer}}s who specialize in {{type|Fighting}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. In [[Generation IV]], the [[Gym Leader]]s of the [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]] [[region]]s convene here and may be challenged to a rematch.

===Generation I===
[[File:Fighting Dojo RBY.png|thumb|Generation I Fighting Dojo]]
{{sign|RBY|header|}}
{{sign|RBY|FIGHTING DOJO|}}
{{sign|RBY|}}
{{sign|RBY|footer|}}
The Fighting Dojo was first seen in the [[Generation I]] games, positioned to the west of the [[Saffron Gym]]. In these early games, it was established that the Fighting Dojo and the [[Saffron Gym]] once competed against each other to determine which one would be the [[Indigo League]]'s sixth Pokémon [[Gym]]. Due to the [[super effective|type advantage]] that Saffron Gym's {{type|Psychic}} Pokémon had over the Fighting Dojo's Fighting-type Pokémon, Saffron Gym easily won and became the official gym.

Although no [[Badge]] can be won in the Dojo, the unofficial Gym remains open and continues to accept challenges. Four {{tc|Black Belt}}s test the {{player}}'s abilities before the player can challenge their master, the [[Kiyo|Karate Master]]. The reward for defeating him is a choice between {{p|Hitmonlee}} or {{p|Hitmonchan}}; both Pokémon are at level 30.

Unlike other Gyms, the Fighting Dojo has a simple design which has not changed much over the generations. Between its appearances from the Generation I games to {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the Dojo has maintained a wooden floor with no mazes or puzzles to solve. Pure strength and battle strategy is needed to succeed in here.

The two banners on the wall of the Dojo read "''Struggle for vengeance!''" and "''A complicated fracture.''"

===Generation II===
The most significant change in the [[Generation II]] games is that only one of the students is left and the Fighting Dojo is, at that time, much like {{safari|Kanto}}, temporarily closed down. The Karate Master can be found training in [[Johto]]'s [[Mt. Mortar]]. It is in this [[generation]] that his name is revealed to be [[Kiyo]] (Japanese: ノブヒコ ''Nobuhiko'').

At the Dojo, there are two scrolls behind the student that say "''What goes around comes around!''" and "''Enemies on every side!''"

The sign outside the Dojo welcomes the player to the facility.

{{sign|RBY|header|}}
{{sign|RBY|Everyone Welcome!|}}
{{sign|RBY|FIGHTING DOJO|}}
{{sign|RBY|footer|}}

===Generation III===
{{sign|FRLG|header|}}
{{sign|FRLG|FIGHTING DOJO|}}
{{sign|FRLG|footer|}}
{{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} pose the same challenge to {{player}}s as the original [[Generation I]] games. The key difference apart from the obvious aesthetic changes is the level of the [[gift Pokémon]], which are now level 25.

The [[Kiyo|Karate Master]] is erroneously named Koichi (Japanese: タケノリ ''Takenori'') in these games as opposed to Kiyo (Japanese: ノブヒコ ''Nobuhiko'') in [[Generation II]]. This is an oversight on part of [[Game Freak]] and his name Kiyo was reinstated in {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}.

===Generation IV===
[[File:Fighting Dojo HGSS.png|thumb|right|Generation IV Fighting Dojo with all the Gym Leaders]]
''For more details on how to rematch the Gym Leaders, see [[Rematch#Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver|Rematch]].''

In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the Fighting Dojo is similar to [[Generation II]]. The same student is the only one left and the [[Kiyo|Karate Master]] is once again training at [[Mt. Mortar]] in [[Johto]].

Aesthetic differences aside, the Karate Master is now known as the Karate King. The student at the Dojo also informs the {{player}} that the [[Gym Leader]]s of [[Kanto]] and Johto are allowed to use the Dojo to hold [[rematch]]es with him or her, much like how the [[Sinnoh]] Gym Leaders can be found for a rematch at the [[Battleground]] in {{game|Platinum}}. However, unlike Platinum, the Leaders will not arrive at the Dojo until they have been called on for a rematch.

The sign outside the Dojo welcomes the player as in Generation II.

{{sign|DPcity|header|}}
{{sign|DPcity|Everyone is Welcome!|}}
{{sign|DPcity|Fighting Dojo|}}
{{sign|DPcity|footer|}}

===Pokémon===
====Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow====
{{Catch/header|fighting|no}}
{{Catch/div|fighting|Gift Pokémon}}
{{Catch/entry1|106|Hitmonlee|yes|yes|yes|Gift|30|{{tt|One|Either this or Hitmonchan}}|type1=Fighting}}
{{Catch/entry1|107|Hitmonchan|yes|yes|yes|Gift|30|{{tt|One|Either this or Hitmonlee}}|type1=Fighting}}
{{Catch/footer|fighting}}

====Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen====
{{catch/header|fighting|no}}
{{catch/div|fighting|Gift Pokémon}}
{{catch/entryfl|106|Hitmonlee|yes|yes|Gift|25|{{tt|One|Either this or Himonchan}}|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entryfl|107|Hitmonchan|yes|yes|Gift|25|{{tt|One|Either this or Himonlee}}|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/footer|fighting}}

===Trainers===
====Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow====
{{trainerheader|fighting}}
{{trainerentry|Spr RG Blackbelt.png|Black Belt||775|3|066|Machop||31|None|056|Mankey||31|None|057|Primeape||31|None|}}
{{trainerdiv|fighting}}
{{trainerentry|Spr RG Blackbelt.png|Black Belt||800|2|066|Machop||32|None|067|Machoke||32|None|}}
{{trainerdiv|fighting}}
{{trainerentry|Spr RG Blackbelt.png|Black Belt||900|1|057|Primeape||36|None|}}
{{trainerdiv|fighting}}
{{trainerentry|Spr RG Blackbelt.png|Black Belt||775|3|056|Mankey||31|None|056|Mankey||31|None|057|Primeape||31|None|}}
{{trainerfooter|fighting}}

{{Party|color={{fighting color}}|bordercolor={{fighting color dark}}|headcolor={{fighting color light}}
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|game=RGBY
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|pokemon=2
|pokemon1={{Pokémon/1|game=Yellow|ndex=106|pokemon=Hitmonlee
|level=37|type1=Fighting
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|move2=Rolling Kick|move2type=Fighting
|move3=Meditate|move3type=Psychic
|move4=Mega Kick|move4type=Normal}}
|pokemon2={{Pokémon/1|game=Yellow|ndex=107|pokemon=Hitmonchan
|level=37|type1=Fighting
|move1=Comet Punch|move1type=Normal
|move2=Mega Punch|move2type=Normal
|move3=Agility|move3type=Psychic
|move4=Fire Punch|move4type=Fire}}}}

====Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen====
{{trainerheader|fighting}}
{{trainerentry|Spr FRLG Black Belt.png|Black Belt|Hideki|768|2|066|Machop|♂|32||067|Machoke|♂|32||36=タイキ|37=Taiki}}
{{trainerdiv|fighting}}
{{trainerentry|Spr FRLG Black Belt.png|Black Belt|Hitoshi|744|3|066|Machop|♂|31||056|Mankey|♂|31||057|Primeape|♂|31||36=イワオ|37=Iwao}}
{{trainerdiv|fighting}}
{{trainerentry|Spr FRLG Black Belt.png|Black Belt|Mike|744|3|056|Mankey|♂|31|None|056|Mankey|♂|31|None|057|Primeape|♂|31|None|36=ノボル|37=Noboru}}
{{trainerdiv|fighting}}
{{trainerentry|Spr FRLG Black Belt.png|Black Belt|Aaron|768|1|057|Primeape|♂|36||36=タツマ|37=Tatsuma}}
{{trainerfooter|fighting}}

{{Party|color={{fighting color}}|bordercolor={{fighting color dark}}|headcolor={{fighting color light}}
|sprite=Spr FRLG Black Belt.png
|prize={{PDollar}}888
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|game=FRLG
|location=Fighting Dojo
|pokemon=2
|pokemon1={{Pokémon/3|game=FireRed and LeafGreen|ndex=106|pokemon=Hitmonlee
|level=37|gender=male|ability=Limber|type1=Fighting
|move1=Hi Jump Kick|move1type=Fighting
|move2=Foresight|move2type=Normal
|move3=Focus Energy|move3type=Normal
|move4=Mind Reader|move4type=Normal}}
|pokemon2={{Pokémon/3|game=FireRed and LeafGreen|ndex=107|pokemon=Hitmonchan
|level=37|gender=male|ability=Keen Eye|type1=Fighting
|move1=Sky Uppercut|move1type=Fighting
|move2=ThunderPunch|move2type=Electric
|move3=Ice Punch|move3type=Ice
|move4=Fire Punch|move4type=Fire}}}}

====Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver====
=====Falkner=====
{{Party
|color={{flying color}}
|bordercolor={{flying color dark}}
|headcolor={{flying color light}}
|sprite=Spr HGSS Falkner.png
|prize={{PDollar}}6720
|class=Leader
|name={{color2|000000|Falkner}}
|game=HGSS
|location=Fighting Dojo
|pokemon=6

|pokemon1={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=398
|pokemon=Staraptor
|game=Platinum
|spritegender=male
|gender=male
|type1=Normal|type2=Flying
|ability=Intimidate
|level=50
|move1=U-turn|move1type=Bug|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Close Combat|move2type=Fighting|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Brave Bird|move3type=Flying|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Attract|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status
}}

|pokemon2={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=164
|pokemon=Noctowl
|game=HeartGold
|gender=male
|type1=Normal|type2=Flying
|ability=Insomnia
|level=52
|move1=Air Slash|move1type=Flying|move1cat=Special
|move2=FeatherDance|move2type=Flying|move2cat=Status
|move3=Roost|move3type=Flying|move3cat=Status
|move4=Shadow Ball|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Special
}}

|pokemon3={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=277
|pokemon=Swellow
|game=Diamond
|gender=male
|held=Flame Orb
|type1=Normal|type2=Flying
|ability=Guts
|level=52
|move1=Protect|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=Double Team|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status
|move3=Facade|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Endeavor|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical
}}

|pokemon4={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=430
|pokemon=Honchkrow
|game=Platinum
|gender=male
|type1=Dark|type2=Flying
|ability=Insomnia
|level=54
|move1=Dark Pulse|move1type=Dark|move1cat=Special
|move2=Thunder Wave|move2type=Electric|move2cat=Status
|move3=Sucker Punch|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Night Slash|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Physical
}}

|pokemon5={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=279
|pokemon=Pelipper
|game=Platinum
|gender=male
|type1=Water|type2=Flying
|ability=Keen Eye
|level=48
|move1=Surf|move1type=Water|move1cat=Special
|move2=Tailwind|move2type=Flying|move2cat=Status
|move3=Ice Beam|move3type=Ice|move3cat=Special
|move4=Hidden Power|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Special
}}

|pokemon6={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=018
|pokemon=Pidgeot
|game=HeartGold
|gender=male
|type1=Normal|type2=Flying
|ability=Keen Eye
|level=56
|move1=Double Team|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=Return|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Swagger|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=Roost|move4type=Flying|move4cat=Status
}}
}}

=====Bugsy=====
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|pokemon=6

|pokemon1={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=212
|pokemon=Scizor
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|spritegender=female
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|move4=Superpower|move4type=Fighting|move4cat=Physical}}

|pokemon2={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=292
|pokemon=Shedinja
|game=Diamond
|type1=Bug|type2=Ghost
|ability=Wonder Guard
|level=48
|move1=Shadow Sneak|move1type=Ghost|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Toxic|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Status
|move3=X-Scissor|move3type=Bug|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Swagger|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status}}

|pokemon3={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=469
|pokemon=Yanmega
|game=Platinum
|gender=female
|type1=Bug|type2=Flying
|ability=Tinted Lens
|level=52
|move1=AncientPower|move1type=Rock|move1cat=Special
|move2=Detect|move2type=Fighting|move2cat=Status
|move3=Bug Buzz|move3type=Bug|move3cat=Special
|move4=Air Slash|move4type=Flying|move4cat=Special}}

|pokemon4={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=127
|pokemon=Pinsir
|game=HeartGold
|gender=female
|type1=Bug
|ability=Mold Breaker
|level=55
|move1=Earthquake|move1type=Ground|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Rock Tomb|move2type=Rock|move2cat=Physical
|move3=X-Scissor|move3type=Bug|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Guillotine|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical}}

|pokemon5={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=214
|pokemon=Heracross
|game=HeartGold
|gender=female
|spritegender=female
|type1=Bug|type2=Fighting
|ability=Guts
|level=54
|move1=Stone Edge|move1type=Rock|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Counter|move2type=Fighting|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Close Combat|move3type=Fighting|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Megahorn|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Physical}}

|pokemon6={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=416
|pokemon=Vespiquen
|game=Platinum
|gender=female
|type1=Bug|type2=Flying
|ability=Pressure
|held=Sitrus Berry
|level=52
|move1=Confuse Ray|move1type=Ghost|move1cat=Status
|move2=Attack Order|move2type=Bug|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Protect|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=Defend Order|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Status}}
}}

=====Whitney=====
{{Party
|color={{normal color}}
|bordercolor={{normal color dark}}
|headcolor={{normal color light}}
|sprite=Spr HGSS Whitney.png
|prize={{PDollar}}6960
|class=Leader
|name={{color2|000000|Whitney}}
|game=HGSS
|location=Fighting Dojo
|pokemon=6

|pokemon1={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=203
|pokemon=Girafarig
|game=HeartGold
|gender=female
|spritegender=female
|type1=Normal|type2=Psychic
|ability=Inner Focus
|level=52
|move1=Calm Mind|move1type=Psychic|move1cat=Status
|move2=Psychic|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
|move3=Shadow Ball|move3type=Ghost|move3cat=Special
|move4=Baton Pass|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status}}

|pokemon2={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=463
|pokemon=Lickilicky
|game=Platinum
|gender=female
|type1=Normal
|ability=Own Tempo
|level=50
|move1=Wring Out|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Special
|move2=Ice Beam|move2type=Ice|move2cat=Special
|move3=Thunderbolt|move3type=Electric|move3cat=Special
|move4=Flamethrower|move4type=Fire|move4cat=Special}}

|pokemon3={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=400
|pokemon=Bibarel
|game=Platinum
|gender=female
|spritegender=female
|type1=Normal|type2=Water
|ability=Simple
|level=54
|move1=Double Team|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=Charge Beam|move2type=Electric|move2cat=Special
|move3=Surf|move3type=Water|move3cat=Special
|move4=Ice Beam|move4type=Ice|move4cat=Special}}

|pokemon4={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=301
|pokemon=Delcatty
|game=Diamond
|gender=female
|type1=Normal
|ability=Normalize
|level=54
|move1=Fake Out|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Calm Mind|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Status
|move3=Assist|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=Baton Pass|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status}}

|pokemon5={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=036
|pokemon=Clefable
|game=HeartGold
|gender=female
|type1=Normal
|ability=Magic Guard
|level=52
|move1=Fire Blast|move1type=Fire|move1cat=Special
|move2=Blizzard|move2type=Ice|move2cat=Special
|move3=Thunder|move3type=Electric|move3cat=Special
|move4=Calm Mind|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Status}}

|pokemon6={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=241
|pokemon=Miltank
|game=HeartGold
|gender=female
|type1=Normal
|ability=Scrappy
|level=58
|held=Lum Berry
|move1=Body Slam|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Rest|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Status
|move3=Attract|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=Sleep Talk|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status}}
}}

=====Morty=====
{{Party
|color={{ghost color}}
|headcolor={{ghost color light}}
|bordercolor={{ghost color dark}}
|sprite=Spr HGSS Morty.png
|prize={{PDollar}}6840
|class=Leader
|name={{color2|000000|Morty}}
|game=HGSS
|location=Fighting Dojo
|pokemon=6

|pokemon1={{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|ndex=426
|pokemon=Drifblim
|held=Sitrus Berry
|gender=male
|level=52
|ability=Unburden
|type1=Ghost|type2=Flying
|move1=Destiny Bond|move1type=Ghost|move1cat=Status
|move2=Substitute|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status
|move3=Thunderbolt|move3type=Electric|move3cat=Special
|move4=Shadow Ball|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Special
}}

|pokemon2={{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|ndex=477
|pokemon=Dusknoir
|gender=male
|level=52
|ability=Pressure
|type1=Ghost
|move1=Pain Split|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=Substitute|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status
|move3=Will-O-Wisp|move3type=Fire|move3cat=Status
|move4=Payback|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Physical
}}

|pokemon3={{Pokémon/4
|game=Diamond
|ndex=302
|pokemon=Sableye
|level=52
|gender=male
|ability=Stall
|type1=Dark|type2=Ghost
|move1=Fake Out|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Ice Punch|move2type=Ice|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Brick Break|move3type=Fighting|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Sucker Punch|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Physical
}}

|pokemon4={{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|ndex=429
|pokemon=Mismagius
|gender=male
|level=54
|ability=Levitate
|type1=Ghost
|move1=Perish Song|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=Mean Look|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status
|move3=Confuse Ray|move3type=Ghost|move3cat=Status
|move4=Astonish|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Physical
}}

|pokemon5={{Pokémon/4
|game=HeartGold
|ndex=094
|pokemon=Gengar
|gender=male
|level=57
|ability=Levitate
|type1=Ghost|type2=Poison
|move1=Hypnosis|move1type=Psychic|move1cat=Status
|move2=Confuse Ray|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Status
|move3=Shadow Ball|move3type=Ghost|move3cat=Special
|move4=Focus Blast|move4type=Fighting|move4cat=Special
}}

|pokemon6={{Pokémon/4
|game=HeartGold
|ndex=094
|pokemon=Gengar
|gender=male
|level=57
|ability=Levitate
|type1=Ghost|type2=Poison
|move1=Substitute|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=Thunderbolt|move2type=Electric|move2cat=Special
|move3=Shadow Ball|move3type=Ghost|move3cat=Special
|move4=Destiny Bond|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Status
}}
}}

=====Chuck=====
{{Party
|color={{fighting color}}
|bordercolor={{fighting color dark}}
|headcolor={{fighting color light}}
|sprite=Spr HGSS Chuck.png
|prize={{PDollar}}7200
|class=Leader
|name={{color2|000000|Chuck}}
|game=HGSS
|location=Fighting Dojo
|pokemon=6

|pokemon1={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=308
|pokemon=Medicham
|game=Platinum
|gender=male
|spritegender=male
|held=Sitrus Berry
|type1=Fighting|type2=Psychic
|ability=Pure Power
|level=54
|move1=Psycho Cut|move1type=Psychic|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Hi Jump Kick|move2type=Fighting|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Attract|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=ThunderPunch|move4type=Electric|move4cat=Physical
}}

|pokemon2={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=107
|pokemon=Hitmonchan
|game=HeartGold
|gender=male
|type1=Fighting
|ability=Iron Fist
|level=52
|move1=Mach Punch|move1type=Fighting|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Double Team|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status
|move3=Swagger|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=Focus Punch|move4type=Fighting|move4cat=Physical
}}

|pokemon3={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=106
|pokemon=Hitmonlee
|game=HeartGold
|gender=male
|type1=Fighting
|ability=Reckless
|level=55
|move1=Fake Out|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Bulk Up|move2type=Fighting|move2cat=Status
|move3=Blaze Kick|move3type=Fire|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Hi Jump Kick|move4type=Fighting|move4cat=Physical
}}

|pokemon4={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=286
|pokemon=Breloom
|game=Diamond
|type1=Grass|type2=Fighting
|gender=male
|ability=Poison Heal
|level=54
|held=Toxic Orb
|move1=Substitute|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=Stone Edge|move2type=Rock|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Focus Punch|move3type=Fighting|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Drain Punch|move4type=Fighting|move4cat=Physical
}}

|pokemon5={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=057
|pokemon=Primeape
|game=HeartGold
|type1=Fighting
|gender=male
|ability=Anger Point
|level=56
|move1=Swagger|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=ThunderPunch|move2type=Electric|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Payback|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Close Combat|move4type=Fighting|move4cat=Physical
}}

|pokemon6={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=062
|pokemon=Poliwrath
|game=HeartGold
|type1=Water|type2=Fighting
|gender=male
|ability=Damp
|held=Sitrus Berry
|level=60
|move1=Substitute|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=Waterfall|move2type=Water|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Double Team|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=Focus Punch|move4type=Fighting|move4cat=Physical}}
}}

=====Jasmine=====
{{Party
|color={{steel color}}
|bordercolor={{steel color dark}}
|headcolor={{steel color light}}
|sprite=Spr HGSS Jasmine.png
|prize={{PDollar}}7440
|class=Leader
|name={{color2|000000|Jasmine}}
|game=HGSS
|location=Fighting Dojo
|pokemon=6

|pokemon1={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=376
|pokemon=Metagross
|game=Diamond
|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic
|ability=Clear Body
|level=52
|move1=Gravity|move1type=Psychic|move1cat=Status
|move2=Meteor Mash|move2type=Steel|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Bullet Punch|move3type=Steel|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Explosion|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical}}

|pokemon2={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=462
|pokemon=Magnezone
|game=Platinum
|type1=Electric|type2=Steel
|ability=Sturdy
|level=56
|move1=Zap Cannon|move1type=Electric|move1cat=Special
|move2=Lock-On|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status
|move3=Mirror Coat|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Special
|move4=Metal Sound|move4type=Steel|move4cat=Status}}

|pokemon3={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=227
|pokemon=Skarmory
|gender=female
|game=HeartGold
|type1=Steel|type2=Flying
|ability=Sturdy
|level=52
|move1=Steel Wing|move1type=Steel|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Spikes|move2type=Ground|move2cat=Status
|move3=Night Slash|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Air Slash|move4type=Flying|move4cat=Special}}

|pokemon4={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=437
|pokemon=Bronzong
|game=Platinum
|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic
|ability=Heatproof
|level=50
|move1=Gyro Ball|move1type=Steel|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Hypnosis|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Status
|move3=Dream Eater|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Special
|move4=Gravity|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Status}}

|pokemon5={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=395
|pokemon=Empoleon
|game=Platinum
|gender=male
|type1=Water|type2=Steel
|ability=Torrent
|level=52
|move1=Roar|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=Hydro Pump|move2type=Water|move2cat=Special
|move3=Blizzard|move3type=Ice|move3cat=Special
|move4=Aqua Jet|move4type=Water|move4cat=Physical}}

|pokemon6={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=208
|pokemon=Steelix
|game=HeartGold
|gender=female
|spritegender=female
|type1=Steel|type2=Ground
|ability=Sturdy
|level=62
|move1=Stone Edge|move1type=Rock|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Iron Tail|move2type=Steel|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Stealth Rock|move3type=Rock|move3cat=Status
|move4=Roar|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status}}
}}

=====Pryce=====
{{Party
|color={{ice color}}
|bordercolor={{ice color dark}}
|headcolor={{ice color light}}
|sprite=Spr HGSS Pryce.png
|prize={{pdollar}}7200
|class=Leader
|name={{color2|000000|Pryce}}
|game=HGSS
|location=Fighting Dojo
|pokemon=6

|pokemon1={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=460
|pokemon=Abomasnow
|game=Platinum
|gender=male
|spritegender=male
|type1=Grass|type2=Ice
|ability=Snow Warning
|level=56
|move1=Ice Shard|move1type=Ice|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Wood Hammer|move2type=Grass|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Earthquake|move3type=Ground|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Blizzard|move4type=Ice|move4cat=Special}}

|pokemon2={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=087
|pokemon=Dewgong
|game=HeartGold
|gender=male
|type1=Water|type2=Ice
|ability=Thick Fat
|level=58
|held=Lum Berry
|move1=Dive|move1type=Water|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Rest|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Status
|move3=Sleep Talk|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=Sheer Cold|move4type=Ice|move4cat=Special}}

|pokemon3={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=362
|pokemon=Glalie
|gender=male
|game=Platinum
|type1=Ice
|ability=Inner Focus
|level=52
|move1=Torment|move1type=Dark|move1cat=Status
|move2=Payback|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Attract|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=Blizzard|move4type=Ice|move4cat=Special}}

|pokemon4={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=478
|pokemon=Froslass
|game=Platinum
|gender=female
|type1=Ice|type2=Ghost
|ability=Snow Cloak
|level=52
|move1=Ice Shard|move1type=Ice|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Confuse Ray|move2type=Ghost|move2cat=Status
|move3=Attract|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=Blizzard|move4type=Ice|move4cat=Special}}

|pokemon5={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=365
|pokemon=Walrein
|game=Diamond
|gender=male
|type1=Ice|type2=Water
|ability=Ice Body
|level=54
|move1=Swagger|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=Hail|move2type=Ice|move2cat=Status
|move3=Body Slam|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Blizzard|move4type=Ice|move4cat=Special}}

|pokemon6={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=473
|pokemon=Mamoswine
|game=Platinum
|gender=male
|spritegender=male
|type1=Ice|type2=Ground
|ability=Snow Cloak
|level=60
|held=Sitrus Berry
|move1=Earthquake|move1type=Ground|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Double Team|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status
|move3=Stone Edge|move3type=Rock|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Avalanche|move4type=Ice|move4cat=Physical}}
}}

=====Clair=====
{{Party|
|color={{dragon color}}
|bordercolor={{dragon color dark}}
|headcolor={{dragon color light}}
|sprite=Spr HGSS Clair.png
|prize={{PDollar}}7200
|class=Leader
|name={{color2|000000|Clair}}
|game=HGSS
|location=Fighting Dojo
|pokemon=6

|pokemon1={{Pokémon/4
|pokemon=Gyarados
|ndex=130
|level=56
|game=HeartGold
|gender=female
|type1=Water|type2=Flying
|spritegender=female
|held=Wacan Berry
|ability=Intimidate
|move1=Dragon Dance|move1type=Dragon|move1cat=Status
|move2=Earthquake|move2type=Ground|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Waterfall|move3type=Water|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Dragon Pulse|move4type=Dragon|move4cat=Special}}

|pokemon2={{Pokémon/4
|pokemon=Dragonair
|ndex=148
|level=52
|game=HeartGold
|gender=female
|type1=Dragon
|ability=Shed Skin
|move1=Thunder Wave|move1type=Electric|move1cat=Status
|move2=Thunderbolt|move2type=Electric|move2cat=Special
|move3=Flamethrower|move3type=Fire|move3cat=Special
|move4=Dragon Rush|move4type=Dragon|move4cat=Physical}}

|pokemon3={{Pokémon/4
|pokemon=Aerodactyl
|ndex=142
|level=52
|game=HeartGold
|gender=male
|type1=Rock|type2=Flying
|ability=Rock Head
|move1=Rock Slide|move1type=Rock|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Earthquake|move2type=Ground|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Thunder Fang|move3type=Electric|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Roar|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status}}

|pokemon4={{Pokémon/4
|pokemon=Kingdra
|ndex=230
|level=56
|game=HeartGold
|gender=female
|type1=Water|type2=Dragon
|ability=Sniper
|move1=DragonBreath|move1type=Dragon|move1cat=Special
|move2=Ice Beam|move2type=Ice|move2cat=Special
|move3=Yawn|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=Hydro Pump|move4type=Water|move4cat=Special}}

|pokemon5={{Pokémon/4
|pokemon=Charizard
|ndex=006
|level=52
|game=HeartGold
|gender=male
|type1=Fire|type2=Flying
|ability=Blaze
|move1=Air Slash|move1type=Flying|move1cat=Special
|move2=Fire Fang|move2type=Fire|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Shadow Claw|move3type=Ghost|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Dragon Claw|move4type=Dragon|move4cat=Physical}}

|pokemon6={{Pokémon/4
|pokemon=Dragonite
|ndex=149
|level=60
|game=HeartGold
|gender=female
|type1=Dragon|type2=Flying
|held=Sitrus Berry
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=Safeguard|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=DragonBreath|move2type=Dragon|move2cat=Special
|move3=Hyper Beam|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Special
|move4=Thunder|move4type=Electric|move4cat=Special}}
}}

=====Brock=====
{{Party|
|color={{rock color}}
|bordercolor={{rock color dark}}
|headcolor={{rock color light}}
|sprite=Spr HGSS Brock.png
|prize={{PDollar}}6840
|class=Leader
|name={{color2|000000|Brock}}
|game=HGSS
|location=Fighting Dojo
|pokemon=6

|pokemon1={{Pokémon/4
|pokemon=Golem
|ndex=076
|level=55
|game=HeartGold
|gender=male
|type1=Rock|type2=Ground
|ability=Sturdy
|move1=Sandstorm|move1type=Rock|move1cat=Status
|move2=Rock Slide|move2type=Rock|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Rock Polish|move3type=Rock|move3cat=Status
|move4=Earthquake|move4type=Ground|move4cat=Physical
}}

|pokemon2={{Pokémon/4
|pokemon=Relicanth
|ndex=369
|level=54
|game=Diamond
|gender=male
|spritegender=male
|type1=Water|type2=Rock
|held=Lum Berry
|ability=Rock Head
|move1=Head Smash|move1type=Rock|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Aqua Tail|move2type=Water|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Earthquake|move3type=Ground|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Rest|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Status
}}

|pokemon3={{Pokémon/4
|pokemon=Omastar
|ndex=139
|level=56
|game=HeartGold
|gender=male
|type1=Rock|type2=Water
|ability=Shell Armor
|move1=Protect|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=Sandstorm|move2type=Rock|move2cat=Status
|move3=Brine|move3type=Water|move3cat=Special
|move4=AncientPower|move4type=Rock|move4cat=Special
}}

|pokemon4={{Pokémon/4
|pokemon=Onix
|ndex=095
|level=61
|game=HeartGold
|gender=male
|type1=Rock|type2=Ground
|held=Sitrus Berry
|ability=Sturdy
|move1=Stealth Rock|move1type=Rock|move1cat=Status
|move2=Rock Slide|move2type=Rock|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Rock Polish|move3type=Rock|move3cat=Status
|move4=Sandstorm|move4type=Rock|move4cat=Status
}}

|pokemon5={{Pokémon/4
|pokemon=Kabutops
|ndex=141
|level=55
|game=HeartGold
|gender=male
|type1=Rock|type2=Water
|ability=Battle Armor
|move1=Rock Slide|move1type=Rock|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Aqua Jet|move2type=Water|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Endure|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=Giga Drain|move4type=Grass|move4cat=Special
}}

|pokemon6={{Pokémon/4
|pokemon=Rampardos
|ndex=409
|level=57
|game=Platinum
|gender=male
|type1=Rock
|ability=Mold Breaker
|move1=Earthquake|move1type=Ground|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Stone Edge|move2type=Rock|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Avalanche|move3type=Ice|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Rock Polish|move4type=Rock|move4cat=Status}}
}}

=====Misty=====
{{Party|color={{water color}}|bordercolor={{water color dark}}|headcolor={{water color light}}
|sprite=Spr HGSS Misty.png
|prize={{PDollar}}7200
|class=Leader
|name={{color2|000000|Misty}}
|game=HGSS
|location=Fighting Dojo
|pokemon=6

|pokemon1={{Pokémon/4
|game=HeartGold
|ndex=121
|pokemon=Starmie
|level=60
|type1=Water|type2=Psychic
|held=Colbur Berry
|ability=Natural Cure
|move1=Thunderbolt|move1type=Electric|move1cat=Special
|move2=Ice Beam|move2type=Ice|move2cat=Special
|move3=Psychic|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Special
|move4=Surf|move4type=Water|move4cat=Special}}

|pokemon2={{Pokémon/4
|game=HeartGold
|ndex=195
|pokemon=Quagsire
|gender=female
|spritegender=female
|level=56
|type1=Water|type2=Ground
|ability=Water Absorb
|move1=Rain Dance|move1type=Water|move1cat=Status
|move2=Amnesia|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Status
|move3=Water Pulse|move3type=Water|move3cat=Special
|move4=Earthquake|move4type=Ground|move4cat=Physical}}

|pokemon3={{Pokémon/4
|game=HeartGold
|ndex=131
|pokemon=Lapras
|gender=female
|level=56
|type1=Water|type2=Ice
|ability=Shell Armor
|move1=Rain Dance|move1type=Water|move1cat=Status
|move2=Perish Song|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status
|move3=Blizzard|move3type=Ice|move3cat=Special
|move4=Surf|move4type=Water|move4cat=Special}}

|pokemon4={{Pokémon/4
|game=HeartGold
|ndex=171
|pokemon=Lanturn
|gender=female
|level=54
|type1=Water|type2=Electric
|ability=Illuminate
|move1=Thunderbolt|move1type=Electric|move1cat=Special
|move2=Thunder Wave|move2type=Electric|move2cat=Status
|move3=Confuse Ray|move3type=Ghost|move3cat=Status
|move4=Surf|move4type=Water|move4cat=Special}}

|pokemon5={{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|ndex=419 f
|pokemon=Floatzel
|gender=female
|level=54
|type1=Water
|ability=Swift Swim
|move1=Agility|move1type=Psychic|move1cat=Status
|move2=Waterfall|move2type=Water|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Ice Fang|move3type=Ice|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Baton Pass|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status}}

|pokemon6={{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|ndex=350
|pokemon=Milotic
|gender=female
|spritegender=female
|level=60
|type1=Water
|ability=Marvel Scale
|move1=Hydro Pump|move1type=Water|move1cat=Special
|move2=Ice Beam|move2type=Ice|move2cat=Special
|move3=Rest|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Status
|move4=Sleep Talk|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status}}
}}

=====Lt. Surge=====
{{Party
|color={{electric color}}
|bordercolor={{electric color dark}}
|headcolor={{electric color light}}
|sprite=Spr HGSS Lt Surge.png
|prize={{PDollar}}6720
|class=Leader
|name={{color2|000000|Lt. Surge}}
|game=HGSS
|location=Fighting Dojo
|pokemon=6

|pokemon1={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=026
|pokemon=Raichu
|game=HeartGold
|gender=male
|spritegender=male
|type1=Electric
|ability=Static
|level=60
|move1=Thunderbolt|move1type=Electric|move1cat=Special
|move2=Grass Knot|move2type=Grass|move2cat=Special
|move3=Quick Attack|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Thunder Wave|move4type=Electric|move4cat=Status
}}

|pokemon2={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=310
|pokemon=Manectric
|gender=male
|game=Diamond
|type1=Electric
|held=Pinap Berry
|ability=Static
|level=52
|move1=Natural Gift|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Discharge|move2type=Electric|move2cat=Special
|move3=Thunder Wave|move3type=Electric|move3cat=Status
|move4=Overheat|move4type=Fire|move4cat=Special
}}

|pokemon3={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=462
|pokemon=Magnezone
|game=Platinum
|type1=Electric|type2=Steel
|ability=Magnet Pull
|level=52
|move1=Thunderbolt|move1type=Electric|move1cat=Special
|move2=Magnet Rise|move2type=Electric|move2cat=Status
|move3=Double Team|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=Mirror Shot|move4type=Steel|move4cat=Special
}}

|pokemon4={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=101
|pokemon=Electrode
|game=HeartGold
|type1=Electric
|ability=Static
|level=52
|move1=Thunder Wave|move1type=Electric|move1cat=Status
|move2=Double Team|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status
|move3=Thunderbolt|move3type=Electric|move3cat=Special
|move4=Explosion|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical
}}

|pokemon5={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=417
|pokemon=Pachirisu
|game=Platinum
|gender=male
|spritegender=male
|type1=Electric
|ability=Pickup
|level=58
|move1=Quick Attack|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Sweet Kiss|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status
|move3=Super Fang|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Discharge|move4type=Electric|move4cat=Special
}}

|pokemon6={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=466
|pokemon=Electivire
|gender=male
|game=Platinum
|type1=Electric
|held=Sitrus Berry
|ability=Motor Drive
|level=56
|move1=Thunderbolt|move1type=Electric|move1cat=Special
|move2=Ice Punch|move2type=Ice|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Cross Chop|move3type=Fighting|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Earthquake|move4type=Ground|move4cat=Physical
}}
}}

=====Erika=====
{{Party
|color={{grass color}}
|bordercolor={{grass color dark}}
|headcolor={{grass color light}}
|sprite=Spr HGSS Erika.png
|prize={{PDollar}}6600
|class=Leader
|name={{color2|000000|Erika}}
|game=HGSS
|location=Fighting Dojo
|pokemon=6

|pokemon1={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=275
|spritegender=female
|pokemon=Shiftry
|gender=female
|game=Diamond
|type1=Grass|type2=Dark
|ability=Chlorophyll
|level=54
|move1=Leaf Storm|move1type=Grass|move1cat=Special
|move2=Sucker Punch|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Sunny Day|move3type=Fire|move3cat=Status
|move4=Explosion|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical
}}

|pokemon2={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=189
|pokemon=Jumpluff
|gender=female
|game=HeartGold
|type1=Grass|type2=Flying
|ability=Chlorophyll
|level=53
|move1=U-turn|move1type=Bug|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Memento|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Status
|move3=Sleep Powder|move3type=Grass|move3cat=Status
|move4=Giga Drain|move4type=Grass|move4cat=Special
}}

|pokemon3={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=071
|pokemon=Victreebel
|gender=female
|game=HeartGold
|type1=Grass|type2=Poison
|held=Kelpsy Berry
|ability=Chlorophyll
|level=56
|move1=Natural Gift|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Sludge Bomb|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Special
|move3=Leaf Storm|move3type=Grass|move3cat=Special
|move4=Leaf Blade|move4type=Grass|move4cat=Physical
}}

|pokemon4={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=182
|pokemon=Bellossom
|gender=female
|game=HeartGold
|type1=Grass
|ability=Chlorophyll
|level=56
|move1=Sunny Day|move1type=Fire|move1cat=Status
|move2=SolarBeam|move2type=Grass|move2cat=Special
|move3=Giga Drain|move3type=Grass|move3cat=Special
|move4=Attract|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status}}

|pokemon5={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=465 f
|pokemon=Tangrowth
|gender=female
|game=Platinum
|type1=Grass
|ability=Chlorophyll
|level=60
|move1=Swords Dance|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=Power Whip|move2type=Grass|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Rock Slide|move3type=Rock|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Earthquake|move4type=Ground|move4cat=Physical
}}

|pokemon6={{Pokémon/4
|ndex=407
|pokemon=Roserade
|gender=female
|spritegender=female
|game=Platinum
|type1=Grass|type2=Poison
|ability=Natural Cure
|level=55
|move1=Weather Ball|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Special
|move2=Energy Ball|move2type=Grass|move2cat=Special
|move3=Sludge Bomb|move3type=Poison|move3cat=Special
|move4=Stun Spore|move4type=Grass|move4cat=Status
}}
}}

=====Janine=====
{{Party|color={{poison color}}|bordercolor={{poison color dark}}|headcolor={{poison color light}}
|sprite=Spr HGSS Janine.png‎
|prize={{PDollar}}6600
|class=Leader
|name={{color2|000000|Janine}}
|game=HGSS
|location=Fighting Dojo
|pokemon=6

|pokemon1={{Pokémon/4
|game=HeartGold
|ndex=169
|pokemon=Crobat
|gender=female
|level=52
|type1=Poison|type2=Flying
|ability=Inner Focus
|move1=Heat Wave|move1type=Fire|move1cat=Special
|move2=Cross Poison|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Confuse Ray|move3type=Ghost|move3cat=Status
|move4=U-turn|move4type=Bug|move4cat=Physical}}

|pokemon2={{Pokémon/4
|game=HeartGold
|ndex=110
|pokemon=Weezing
|gender=female
|level=56
|type1=Poison
|ability=Levitate
|move1=Thunderbolt|move1type=Electric|move1cat=Special
|move2=Sludge Bomb|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Special
|move3=Toxic|move3type=Poison|move3cat=Status
|move4=Explosion|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical}}

|pokemon3={{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|ndex=454
|pokemon=Toxicroak
|gender=female
|spritegender=female
|level=52
|type1=Poison|type2=Fighting
|ability=Dry Skin
|move1=Cross Chop|move1type=Fighting|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Poison Jab|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Attract|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=Substitute|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status}}

|pokemon4={{Pokémon/4
|game=HeartGold
|ndex=168
|pokemon=Ariados
|gender=female
|level=58
|type1=Bug|type2=Poison
|ability=Insomnia
|move1=Bounce|move1type=Flying|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Toxic|move2type=Poison|move2cat=Status
|move3=Swagger|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=Night Shade|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Special}}

|pokemon5={{Pokémon/4
|game=HeartGold
|ndex=049
|pokemon=Venomoth
|gender=female
|level=59
|type1=Bug|type2=Poison
|held=Sitrus Berry
|ability=Tinted Lens
|move1=Psychic|move1type=Psychic|move1cat=Special
|move2=Bug Buzz|move2type=Bug|move2cat=Special
|move3=Sleep Powder|move3type=Grass|move3cat=Status
|move4=Double Team|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status}}

|pokemon6={{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|ndex=452
|pokemon=Drapion
|gender=female
|level=55
|type1=Poison|type2=Dark
|ability=Sniper
|move1=Confuse Ray|move1type=Ghost|move1cat=Status
|move2=Swords Dance|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status
|move3=Cross Poison|move3type=Poison|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Crunch|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Physical}}
}}

=====Sabrina=====
{{Party
|color={{psychic color}}
|bordercolor={{psychic color dark}}
|headcolor={{psychic color light}}
|sprite=Spr HGSS Sabrina.png
|prize={{PDollar}}6360
|class=Leader
|name={{color2|000000|Sabrina}}
|game=HGSS
|location=Fighting Dojo
|pokemon=6

|pokemon1={{Pokémon/4
|game=HeartGold
|ndex=065
|pokemon=Alakazam
|gender=male
|spritegender=male
|level=60
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Synchronize
|move1=Gravity|move1type=Psychic|move1cat=Status
|move2=Psychic|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
|move3=Focus Blast|move3type=Fighting|move3cat=Special
|move4=Energy Ball|move4type=Grass|move4cat=Special}}

|pokemon2={{Pokémon/4
|game=HeartGold
|ndex=196
|pokemon=Espeon
|gender=male
|level=58
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Synchronize
|move1=Calm Mind|move1type=Psychic|move1cat=Status
|move2=Psychic|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
|move3=Shadow Ball|move3type=Ghost|move3cat=Special
|move4=Baton Pass|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status}}

|pokemon3={{Pokémon/4
|game=HeartGold
|ndex=122
|pokemon=Mr. Mime
|gender=female
|level=56
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Filter
|move1=Reflect|move1type=Psychic|move1cat=Status
|move2=Skill Swap|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Status
|move3=Thunder|move3type=Electric|move3cat=Special
|move4=Psychic|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Special}}

|pokemon4={{Pokémon/4
|game=HeartGold
|ndex=124
|pokemon=Jynx
|gender=female
|level=54
|type1=Ice|type2=Psychic
|ability=Forewarn
|move1=Psychic|move1type=Psychic|move1cat=Special
|move2=Focus Blast|move2type=Fighting|move2cat=Special
|move3=Blizzard|move3type=Ice|move3cat=Special
|move4=Perish Song|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status}}

|pokemon5={{Pokémon/4
|game=HeartGold
|ndex=202
|pokemon=Wobbuffet
|gender=female
|spritegender=female
|level=53
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Shadow Tag
|move1=Counter|move1type=Fighting|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Mirror Coat|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
|move3=Destiny Bond|move3type=Ghost|move3cat=Status
|move4=Encore|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status}}

|pokemon6={{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|ndex=475
|pokemon=Gallade
|gender=male
|level=53
|type1=Psychic|type2=Fighting
|ability=Steadfast
|held=Sitrus Berry
|move1=Stone Edge|move1type=Rock|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Psycho Cut|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Night Slash|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Close Combat|move4type=Fighting|move4cat=Physical}}
}}

=====Blaine=====
{{Party
|color={{fire color}}
|bordercolor={{fire color dark}}
|headcolor={{fire color light}}
|sprite=Spr HGSS Blaine.png
|prize={{PDollar}}7440
|class=Leader
|name={{color2|000000|Blaine}}
|game=HGSS
|location=Fighting Dojo
|pokemon=6

|pokemon1={{Pokémon/4
|game=Diamond
|ndex=324
|pokemon=Torkoal
|gender=male
|level=54
|type1=Fire
|ability=White Smoke
|move1=Yawn|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=Sunny Day|move2type=Fire|move2cat=Status
|move3=Body Slam|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Overheat|move4type=Fire|move4cat=Special}}

|pokemon2={{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|ndex=323
|pokemon=Camerupt
|gender=male
|spritegender=male
|level=57
|type1=Fire|type2=Ground
|ability=Solid Rock
|move1=Eruption|move1type=Fire|move1cat=Special
|move2=Earthquake|move2type=Ground|move2cat=Physical
|move3=SolarBeam|move3type=Grass|move3cat=Special
|move4=Sunny Day|move4type=Fire|move4cat=Status}}

|pokemon3={{Pokémon/4
|game=HeartGold
|ndex=078
|pokemon=Rapidash
|gender=male
|level=60
|type1=Fire
|ability=Flash Fire
|move1=Flare Blitz|move1type=Fire|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Megahorn|move2type=Bug|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Quick Attack|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Overheat|move4type=Fire|move4cat=Special}}

|pokemon4={{Pokémon/4
|game=HeartGold
|ndex=219
|pokemon=Magcargo
|gender=male
|level=58
|type1=Fire|type2=Rock
|ability=Flame Body
|move1=Curse|move1type=???|move1cat=Status
|move2=Gyro Ball|move2type=Steel|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Overheat|move3type=Fire|move3cat=Special
|move4=Stone Edge|move4type=Rock|move4cat=Physical}}

|pokemon5={{Pokémon/4
|game=HeartGold
|ndex=229
|pokemon=Houndoom
|gender=male
|spritegender=male
|level=54
|type1=Dark|type2=Fire
|ability=Flash Fire
|move1=Dark Pulse|move1type=Dark|move1cat=Special
|move2=Flamethrower|move2type=Fire|move2cat=Special
|move3=Shadow Ball|move3type=Ghost|move3cat=Special
|move4=Sucker Punch|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Physical}}

|pokemon6={{Pokémon/4
|game=HeartGold
|ndex=467
|pokemon=Magmortar
|gender=male
|level=62
|type1=Fire
|ability=Flame Body
|move1=Flamethrower|move1type=Fire|move1cat=Special
|move2=Thunderbolt|move2type=Electric|move2cat=Special
|move3=Low Kick|move3type=Fighting|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Confuse Ray|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Status}}}}

=====Blue=====
{{Party
|color={{blue color}}
|headcolor={{blue color light}}
|bordercolor={{blue color dark}}
|sprite=Spr HGSS Blue.png
|prize={{PDollar}}11520
|class=Leader
|name={{color2|000000|Blue (game)|Blue}}
|game=HGSS
|location=Fighting Dojo
|pokemon=6

|pokemon1={{Pokémon/4
|game=HeartGold
|ndex=103
|pokemon=Exeggutor
|gender=male
|level=67
|type1=Grass|type2=Psychic
|ability=Chlorophyll
|move1=Leaf Storm|move1type=Grass|move1cat=Special
|move2=Psychic|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
|move3=Explosion|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Trick Room|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Status}}

|pokemon2={{Pokémon/4
|game=HeartGold
|ndex=068
|pokemon=Machamp
|gender=male
|level=69
|type1=Fighting
|ability=No Guard
|held=Iron Ball
|move1=Stone Edge|move1type=Rock|move1cat=Physical
|move2=DynamicPunch|move2type=Fighting|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Fling|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Attract|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status}}

|pokemon3={{Pokémon/4
|game=HeartGold
|ndex=464
|pokemon=Rhyperior
|gender=male
|spritegender=male
|level=70
|type1=Ground|type2=Rock
|ability=Solid Rock
|move1=Earthquake|move1type=Ground|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Megahorn|move2type=Bug|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Stone Edge|move3type=Rock|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Thunder Fang|move4type=Electric|move4cat=Physical}}

|pokemon4={{Pokémon/4
|game=HeartGold
|ndex=059
|pokemon=Arcanine
|gender=male
|level=68
|type1=Fire
|ability=Flash Fire
|move1=Flare Blitz|move1type=Fire|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Thunder Fang|move2type=Electric|move2cat=Physical
|move3=ExtremeSpeed|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Crunch|move4type=Dark|move4cat=Physical}}

|pokemon5={{Pokémon/4
|game=HeartGold
|ndex=248
|pokemon=Tyranitar
|gender=male
|level=70
|type1=Rock|type2=Dark
|ability=Sand Stream
|move1=Low Kick|move1type=Fighting|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Fire Fang|move2type=Fire|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Rock Slide|move3type=Rock|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Earthquake|move4type=Ground|move4cat=Physical}}

|pokemon6={{Pokémon/4
|game=HeartGold
|ndex=018
|pokemon=Pidgeot
|gender=male
|level=72
|type1=Normal|type2=Flying
|ability=Tangled Feet
|held=Sitrus Berry
|move1=Double Team|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=Return|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Air Slash|move3type=Flying|move3cat=Special
|move4=Steel Wing|move4type=Steel|move4cat=Physical}}
}}

===Layout===
{{mapgen
|hv=v
|colordark={{fighting color dark}}
|colorlight={{fighting color light}}
|genI=Fighting Dojo RBY.png
|sizeI=160px
|genII=Fighting Dojo GSC.png
|sizeII=160px
|genIII=Fighting Dojo FRLG.png
|sizeIII=208px
|genIV=Fighting Dojo HGSS.png
|sizeIV=256px
}}

==In the anime==
[[File:Fighting Dojo anime.png|thumb|The Fighting Dojo in the anime]]
Karate Master [[Kiyo]] appeared in the episode ''[[EP233|A Tyrogue Full of Trouble]]''; however, here he doesn't seem to be related to the Fighting Dojo.

The Dojo debuted in ''[[AG145|Pasta La Vista!]]'', in which it was erroneously titled as the '''Pokémon Dojo'''. It had the slogan "''The Strongest Pokémon at the Pokémon Dojo.''" [[Master Hamm]] wanted his son, [[Kyle Hamm|Kyle]], to take over the Dojo. When {{Ash}} and [[Max]] got in, he ordered them to clean the floor. Later, [[Terri]] challenged the Master as well. In the end, Kyle ended up running both the Dojo and his {{wp|noodle}} restaurant, while the Master decided to travel all around [[Pokémon world|the world]] selling noodles.

==Trivia==
* In {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, despite many [[Gym Leader]]s owning Pokémon that are dual-type with another Leader's specialty, only {{p|Magnezone}} and {{p|Pidgeot}} are used by more than one Leader. [[Lt. Surge]] and [[Jasmine]] both use Magnezone, while [[Falkner]] and {{ga|Blue}} both use Pidgeot, with Pidgeot being the highest-level Pokémon of both.
* [[Morty]] is the only Gym Leader that still uses multiple members of the same species Pokémon in his rematch, with his two {{p|Gengar}}.
* [[Clair]] is the only Gym Leader that does not use any [[Generation III]] or [[Generation IV]] Pokémon in her rematch.
** She is also the only Gym Leader, other than Blue who doesn't specialize in a type, to use Pokémon not of her type specialty in her rematch.
* Clair's team during her rematch is almost the same as [[Lance]]'s during his first match, only with two of [[Lance's Dragonite]] being replaced by Clair's {{p|Kingdra}} and {{p|Dragonair}}.
* [[Bugsy]] and Lt. Surge are the only Gym Leaders that do not have at least one Pokémon on their teams use the move they hand out as a [[TM]] upon their initial defeats ({{m|U-turn}} and {{m|Shock Wave}}, respectively).
* In [[Generation IV]], while the {{player}} is in the Fighting Dojo, all Gym Leaders, even those who are in the building, will respond to a [[Pokégear#Phone|call]] by saying that they are getting bad reception and suggest the player to call from a different place, regardless of the day of the week.
* The Gym Leaders from [[Johto]] all appear on the left side of the Dojo, while the Gym Leaders from [[Kanto]] appear on the right side. This is most likely meant to represent the position of the two different [[region]]s that the Gym Leaders come from.
* In [[Generation VI]], a Black Belt in [[Lumiose City]] is stated to have moved from Kanto to open a Fighting Dojo. It's likely he once a trainer at the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City.

==In other languages==
{{Langtable|color={{fighting color}}|bordercolor={{fighting color dark}}
|zh_cmn=格鬥道場 ''{{tt|Gédòu Dàochǎng|Fighting Dojo}}''
|da=Karatemesterens træningssal
|de=Karate Dojo
|fr=Dojo de Safrania
|it=Dojo Karate
|ko=격투도장 ''Gyeoktu Dojang''
|es=Dojo-Karate
}}
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Pokémon controversies

2013-11-10T18:40:34Z

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There have been numerous '''controversies''' over events, images, names, and other themes stemming from [[Pokémon]]. This is likely due to the game's extreme popularity eliciting a backlash from some members of society.

==Imagery and symbolism==
===Perceived Nazi imagery===
====In the TCG====
Members of the Jewish community accused [[Nintendo]] of using an offensive image in the Japanese version of {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Koga's Ninja Trick|115}}. The image in question, features an omote manji, a left-facing version of the {{wp|swastika}}.

Even though the Western world perceives the swastika to be a symbol of the {{wp|fascist}} and {{wp|racist}} policies of {{wp|Nazi Germany}} during the course of {{wp|World War II}}, as well as hate, prejudice and {{wp|White supremacy}} in general, the swastika has its roots as a symbol of peace and good luck by many cultures. The earliest form of the swastika discovered was one used in Ancient India. It also was found in cultures that had no connection with India, such as Native American and First Nation cultures. It was because of its long and ancient history that {{wp|Adolf Hitler}} adopted it as the Nazi Party symbol, as he felt it to be—among other things—a connection to Aryan ancestors who lived in Ancient India.

Since World War II, however, its use has diminished, but it is still commonly used by other cultures who either didn't have any contact with the Nazis or their use of the swastika as a symbol of peace was still stronger than the swastika as a symbol of hate. In India and its neighboring countries, the swastika represent love and mercy, as well as wealth and good fortune. In Asian countries, such as China, Japan and (South) Korea, the swastika can be found on maps to represent Buddhist temples. In all these nations, the swastika can also be found on all kinds of media, businesses, buildings, clothing just as much as any other symbol would. However, it is because of its liberal use that the swastika can create international miscommunications, such as its use on the Japanese version of Koga's Ninja Trick.

====In the anime====
In ''[[AG013|All Things Bright and Beautifly!]]'', a Team Rocket fantasy involves [[Jessie]], [[James]], {{MTR}}, and many {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s raising their hands in a manner somewhat similar to the {{wp|Nazi salute|Hitler salute}}. This was edited out in the English dub of the anime, with the grunts no longer raising their hands. Despite this, {{MTR}}'s arm remains unedited in the dub.

<gallery>
File:AG013 original shot.png|Original Japanese version
File:AG013 dub shot.png|Dubbed English version
</gallery>

====In the games====
In European releases of {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, the sprite art for {{p|Registeel}} is altered slightly. While in Japanese and English releases, Registeel's arm is extended, non-English European versions use an altered sprite, depicting it with its both of its arms down, presumably due to the original pose's resemblance to the {{wp|Nazi salute|Hitler salute}}. In all versions of {{game2|HeartGold|SoulSilver|Platinum}}, the revised sprite is used.

<gallery>
File:Spr 4d 379.png|International DP Registeel
File:Spr 4p 379.png|European DP/Worldwide PtHGSS Registeel
</gallery>
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===Satanism===
Some {{wp|Christian fundamentalism|fundamentalist Christian}} groups have accused Pokémon as being linked to {{wp|Satanism}}. The following is a summarized and possibly incomplete list of their reasons for this accusation:
*Pokémon are like demons. They are captured and must be called upon to perform tasks.
*Magical talismans (supposedly a reference to [[Badge|Gym Badges]]) are needed to control them.
*Pokémon [[evolution|evolve]]. Though this transformation is more akin to metamorphosis in most Pokémon, the theory of evolution is denied entirely by the most fundamentalist creationists, who believe that all things as they are presently were divinely inspired.
**Some Pokémon evolution even requires the use of certain magical [[evolutionary stone|stones]].
*Many Pokémon have extraordinary paranormal powers, notably {{type|Psychic}}s. Those with Psychic powers are labeled as having been given these powers by {{wp|Satan}} in the {{wp|Bible}} itself.
*Many Pokémon embody or practice East Asian spiritual or mystical concepts, being that the franchise originated in Japan. Some Christian groups denounce these as pagan rituals.
*Some claim that if one were to {{wp|backmasking|play backwards}} the [[Pokérap]], "[[Gotta Catch 'em All!]]" can be heard as "I love you, Satan".

In response to these claims, in 2000 the {{wp|Vatican City}}-based {{wp|TV2000|Sat 2000}} broadcast public approval of Pokémon, stating that the games did not have "any harmful moral side effects" and was based on "ties of intense friendship".<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20000818054740/http://www.nypostonline.com/news/2630.htm NYPost.com: POKEMON EARNS PAPAL BLESSING (archive)]</ref>

===Claims of Zionist Jewish plot in the Arab and Islamic world===
Some outspoken, fundamentalist Muslims claimed that Pokémon is a Jewish conspiracy that is intended to brainwash Muslim children to make them renounce their faith. These same groups claimed that the word "Pokémon" is a phrase that means "I am Jewish", with the claimers and their followers generally unaware of the franchise's Japanese origin. The "Evolution vs. Creationism" conflict was also commonly brought up.

In 2001, the {{wp|Grand Mufti}} of {{wp|Saudi Arabia}}, who is the highest religious authority in the kingdom, issued a {{wp|fatwā}} banning the Pokémon franchise, claiming it encourages gambling and promotes {{wp|Zionism}}. High Muslim authorities in {{wp|Qatar}} and {{wp|Egypt}} then joined the ban. As this happened during the {{wp|second Intifada}}, a {{wp|Jordan}}ian newspaper printed a caricature of Israeli Prime Minister {{wp|Ariel Sharon}} sitting in a tank and laughing at an Arab man chasing a Pokémon. This is meant to convey that Arabs are distracted from their conflict with the Israelis by popular franchises, with Pokémon as an example of such "distractions."

Despite the initial banning, which quickly wiped away [[Pokémon merchandise]], especially the card game, from markets in Saudi Arabia, Pokémon video games quickly returned to be sold normally, but under much less demand from local consumers. Some Pokémon merchandise, such as the {{OBP|Expedition Base Set|TCG}} reappeared in certain stores a few years later, but newer sets were never brought. Games from [[Generation III]] on seem completely unaffected by the ban.

===Racism===
====Jynx====
[[File:124Jynx OS anime.png|thumb|right|Artwork of Jynx in her original design|150px]]
{{wp|Carole Boston Weatherford}}, a cultural critic, claimed that {{p|Jynx}}, which had recently appeared in ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'', was a negative racial stereotype of African-Americans. She chiefly compared Jynx to the racist characters in ''{{wp|The Story of Little Black Sambo}}'', and further compared Jynx to {{wp|Mr. Popo}} of the {{wp|Dragon Ball}} franchise, a character who is also potentially offensive in his design.

Weatherford's complaint caused many repercussions in the Pokémon franchise. The sprites of Jynx in the international release of {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}} were edited, and [[EP250]] was cut from international airings of the anime. A sequence depicting Jynx in its original design in ''[[AG013|All Things Bright and Beautifly!]]'' was also cut from the dub.

Jynx's design was officially revised by Nintendo to being purple, rather than black, and this change was reflected in later games (beginning with {{game|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}) and the anime (starting in ''[[AG115|Mean With Envy]]''). Jynx has also been recolored in [[VIZ Media]]'s reissues of [[Pokémon Adventures]]. Although the manga is colored in black-and-white, Jynx appearing in the manga are recolored as a dark gray rather than a straight black, suggesting that they are purple instead of black. It is also recolored to purple on the back cover of the reissue of {{PAV|4}}.

In recent years, some fans of Pokémon have noted that Jynx may be inspired by {{wp|ganguro}}, a Japanese fashion where women tan heavily, bleach their hair, and apply large amounts of makeup, instead of a black stereotype. This theory is mainly based on Jynx's long, straight, blonde hair, a common attribute of ganguro fashion.

Other people, however, think Jynx is based on a Nordic princess. This is because there are legends saying things like due to the blistering cold, a princess's skin turned black. They argue that Jynx's hair looks more like royalty than an African stereotype. They also say that being based on a {{wp|Viking}} could reason why they are {{t|Ice}} type. This is further expressed by Jynx sharing traits with the iconic opera singing "{{wp|It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings|Fat Lady}}," who is pop-culturally portrayed dressed as the {{wp|valkyrie}} {{wp|Brünnhilde}}.

<gallery>
File:Spr 2c 124.gif|International Crystal Jynx
File:Spr 2c 124 jp.gif|Japanese Crystal Jynx
</gallery>

====Lenora====
[[File:BW014 comparison.png|thumb|220px|Lenora's apron removal as seen in the anime]]
[[Nacrene City]] [[Gym Leader]] [[Lenora]] also brought up concerns of racism. While no complaints were filed, actions were taken to alter her clothing. Lenora's original artwork, as well as her in game sprites, depict her wearing a large apron. Concerns arose that people outside of Japan would allude Lenora to the {{wp|Mammy archetype}}. Similar to Lenora, the mammy is a dark skin-toned woman who wears a handkerchief on her head and an apron. Because of the similarity, Lenora's artwork was changed, from her wearing the apron to her having it slung over her shoulder like a cape. Despite this, Lenora's in-game sprites were not altered in the international release of {{2v2|Black|White}}, nor was any attempt made to re-alter the sprites for [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]].

In the original version of ''[[BW014|A Night in the Nacrene City Museum!]]'', Lenora was depicted wearing her apron. In the English dub aired, her apron was removed completely.

===Animal cruelty===
In the past, several animal rights groups have tried to ban Pokémon, claiming that Pokémon battles closely resemble {{wp|cockfight}}s. This aspect of the controversy was actually touched upon in {{game|Black and White|s}}.

Upon the release of [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2]], {{wp|People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA}} released a mock game named "Pokémon Black and Blue". In the game, the player controls the Pokémon to attack the opposing human. PETA claims that the way the Pokémon are "stuffed" into the Poké Ball is similar to how circus elephants are chained inside railroad carts. Nintendo responded to this by simply stating, “Nintendo and The Pokémon Company take the inappropriate use of our products and intellectual property seriously.” Less than a month after the release of [[Pokémon X and Y]], PETA released another mock game called "Pokémon Red, White, and Blue" that features Nintendo's "association" with McDonald's and also makes fun of the frequent release of sister games.

==Lawsuits==
Various lawsuits have been filed against Nintendo and Game Freak regarding Pokémon or Pokémon characters.

===Uri Geller===
In November 2000, {{wp|Uri Geller}}, a man claiming to be a psychic who is to be able to bend spoons with psychic powers, tried to sue Nintendo for £60 million (the equivalent of US $100 million), claiming that {{p|Kadabra}}, known as ''Yungerer'' in Japan, was an unauthorized parody of himself. Besides Kadabra's use of [[Type-enhancing item#TwistedSpoon|bent spoons]] to enhance its {{t|psychic}} powers, the {{wp|katakana}} for its name, ユンゲラー, is visually similar to the transliteration of his own name into Japanese (ユリゲラー).

He also claimed that Kadabra was {{wp|Antisemitism|anti-Semitic}} in nature, with the star on its forehead and lightning bolts resembling the logo of the Nazi {{wp|Schutzstaffel|SS}}. He is quoted as saying: "''Nintendo turned me into an evil, occult Pokémon character. Nintendo stole my identity by using my name and my signature image.''"

The lawsuit was thrown out of court. Despite this, there has not been a Kadabra card in the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}} since {{TCG|Skyridge}} in 2003 and Kadabra has not appeared in the Pokémon anime since ''[[AG146|Fear Factor Phony]]'', perhaps as a precaution against Geller's history of lawsuits. {{p|Abra}} and {{p|Alakazam}} cards have continued to be printed, despite the fact that this makes it impossible to play Alakazam cards in matches that prevent the use of older cards without a card that specifically allows evolved Pokémon to be played. However, the only Abra card released after {{tcg|Skyridge}}, in {{tcg|Mysterious Treasures}}, has an attack that allows it to evolve directly into Alakazam, skipping the Kadabra stage.

===Gambling===
A parents' group attempted to sue manufacturers of collectible cards, including Nintendo and Wizards of the Coast, claiming that the cards' collectible nature and the random distribution of the cards in packs constitutes illegal gambling.

European releases of {{game|Platinum}} replace the [[slot machine]]s in [[Veilstone City]]'s [[Game Corner]] from {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} with non-playable [[game machine]]s in fear that they would encourage younger players to gamble. This change has been greatly criticized by European players, who felt that it virtually destroyed the concept and point of the Game Corner.

All non-Japanese releases of {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} replace the slot machines of the two Game Corners in [[Goldenrod City]] and [[Celadon City]] with a new game called [[Voltorb Flip]]. In this game, similar to {{wp|Minesweeper (Computer Game)|Minesweeper}}, coins are not wagered against a win or a loss, but instead given out for completing a level. While many find the game to be entertaining, unlike the case with the European release of Pokémon Platinum, the change in the Game Corners' interior design removed the ability of coins to be purchased in bulk, making playing Voltorb Flip the only possible way to get coins. Additionally, due to the change, the location of the [[Coin Case]] was changed in the international versions, and is now given directly by the man in charge of the Game Corner.

Pokémon {{4v|Black|White|Black 2|White 2}} feature no Game Corner at all.

==="Pokémon Kills"===
In 1999, as a promotion for ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', {{wp|Burger King}} released a [[1999 Burger King promotional Pokémon toys|series of promotional toys]] in handheld [[Poké Ball]]s with their Kids' Meals. After their daughter suffocated because she had covered her mouth and nose with half of the Poké Ball, two parents set up a website named "Pokémon Kills".

In response to this, Burger King recalled the Poké Balls and exchanged them for food for a limited amount of time.

==Violence==
Although [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] and [[TAJ Productions|TAJ]] allow for some cartoon violence in the anime, the following episodes contain scenes that were deemed to be "too violent", and thus were cut from the English broadcast:
*''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'': {{an|Misty}} slapping {{Ash}} after he tells her that he's okay, presumably because of his apparent lack of care for {{AP|Pikachu}}.
*''[[EP009|The School of Hard Knocks]]'': Misty smashing {{an|Brock}} with a log because he says, "to be continued..." rather than beginning the episode.
*[[EP035]]: Safari Zone Warden, Kaiser, repeatedly threatening Ash and the group with a revolver, leading to the entire episode being banned.
*''[[AG024|A Corphish Out of Water]]'': A {{p|Carvanha}} hitting Ash in the back of the head.
Scenes like these are common in animated productions, and are a source of comic relief, much like when characters in ''{{wp|Looney Tunes}}'' and ''{{wp|Tom and Jerry}}'' are hit by heavy objects, and end up completely fine afterward.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1003454.stm BBC News - Geller sues Nintendo over Pokémon]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/581493.stm BBC News - Burger King in Pokémon recall]
*[http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=3cGEwFIsk0g&fmt=18 Pokérap played backwards]

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Pokémon Egg

2013-11-02T18:13:22Z

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[[File:SugimoriEggs.png|right|thumb|235px|Eggs of {{p|Togepi}} and {{p|Elekid}}]]
A '''Pokémon Egg''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンのタマゴ''' ''Pokémon {{tt|tamago|Egg}}'') is an object from which all {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} are known to hatch. An Egg's shell will usually have a pattern that reflects the appearance of the Pokémon developing inside, though in the games, this is not the case (likely to save space on the game media).

Pokémon Eggs are produced by {{pkmn|breeding}} two Pokémon of a compatible [[Egg Group]] and opposite gender together and will contain, by default, the lowest species in the evolutionary line of the mother. According to a girl in [[Solaceon Town]], where one of many [[Pokémon Day Care]]s are located, no one has ever seen a Pokémon lay an Egg, and thus, it is not confirmed that this is how they appear. No alternate explanation for their creation is offered, however, and most assume that the details are not gone into to keep the games appropriate for all audiences. According to a [[Gentleman]] in [[Coumarine City]], Eggs aren't actually eggs and are more like "cradles".

Some Pokémon, known as [[baby Pokémon]], are also found by hatching them from an Egg created by their evolved forms, either naturally or through use of a held [[incense]]. Unlike other species {{egg|Undiscovered|which cannot breed}}, baby Pokémon evolve into species which can do so. The majority of [[legendary Pokémon]] cannot breed in captivity, and thus cannot produce Eggs of themselves. However, a notable exception is made with {{p|Manaphy}} and {{p|Phione}}, which both produce Phione Eggs if bred with {{p|Ditto}}.

==In the games==
Pokémon Eggs have appeared in all games where Pokémon breeding has been available, and were a major plot point in [[Generation II]], in which they were introduced. They have also appeared in several side games.

===Mechanics===
[[File:Egg Gen II.png|frame|right|An Egg's status screen in [[Generation II]]]]
Despite [[time]] being an introduced concept in Generation II, the amount of time left until a Pokémon hatches from its Egg is instead determined by the number of steps taken by the player when it is in the party.

Eggs utilize the same memory allocation as Pokémon, so the coding structure is very similar. What would be the [[friendship]] value in a Pokémon is the [[Egg cycle]] count for an Egg. Unlike friendship, this value counts down after every 256 steps (255 from [[Generation IV]] on), rather than increasing. When the count reaches zero, the Egg will hatch. The number of Egg cycles required for an Egg to hatch is determined by its species and is determined at creation.

The number of Egg cycles that an Egg has left determines what is displayed on its status screen. When an Egg has more than 10 Egg cycles remaining, it will display, "Wonder what's inside? It needs more time, though." When the Egg's cycles have dipped below that, but are still above 5, it will display, "It moves around inside sometimes. It must be close to hatching." When the Egg has less than 5 cycles remaining, it will display, "It's making sounds inside! It's going to hatch soon!"

===Generation II===
[[File:Gold Silver Beta Egg.png|thumb|An Egg hatching in the [[Pokémon Gold and Silver beta|beta version of Gold and Silver]]]]
[[File:Stadium 2 Egg.png|thumb|left|An Egg in [[Pokémon Stadium 2]]]]
Generation II introduced the system of Egg creation and hatching that would continue, much unaltered, to the present. The first Pokémon Egg obtainable by the {{player}} in the series was a [[key item]] given by [[Mr. Pokémon]] in {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}. The {{key|II|Mystery Egg}} is to be delivered to [[Professor Elm]] in [[New Bark Town]]; he will then study it and have one of his aides return it to the player in the [[Violet City]] [[Pokémon Center]].

Elm's studies show that when a Pokémon Egg is carried with a {{pkmn|Trainer}} with a [[party]] of lively Pokémon, it will eventually hatch. This is easily proven, as some time after the Egg is given, if it is kept in the party, it will hatch into a {{p|Togepi}}.

The player reaching the Daycare on {{rt|34|Johto}} marks where the game mechanics of breeding are truly introduced. Though unrevealed in the games (and only ever truly shown by {{g|Stadium 2}} and [[Pokédex 3D]]), Pokémon belong to one or two of fifteen [[Egg Group]]s, and those which share an Egg Group and are of opposite gender are capable of breeding. Pokémon without gender can be bred with a {{p|Ditto}}, as can any other Pokémon. Pokémon in the {{egg2|Undiscovered}} will not breed with any Pokémon, and will thus not produce any Eggs.

Pokémon that hatch from an Egg will come out at level 5, having whatever moves their species can learn by that level, any [[TM]] or [[HM]] moves they are compatible with that were known by their father, and any [[Egg move]]s their father passed down. The father's moves take priority over the moves the species would usually have at that level.

These are the only games in which an Egg's status screen differs considerably from that of a normal Pokémon, as all later games use either a modified version of the Pokémon status screen of that game (as is the case in Generation III), or the same status screen, minus some pages (as is the case in Generation IV and V).

====Eggs available====
Aside from Eggs made by the player's Pokémon, the following Eggs can be obtained in Generation II:
* {{p|Togepi}}{{sup/2|GSC}}: From [[Mr. Pokémon]], initially classed as a [[key item]]. Received from [[Professor Elm]]'s aide in [[Violet City]].
* {{anchor|Odd Egg|Odd Egg}}{{sup/2|C}}: From the [[Day-Care Couple|Day-Care Man]]. Will hatch into a {{p|Pichu}}, {{p|Cleffa}}, {{p|Igglybuff}}, {{p|Tyrogue}}, {{p|Smoochum}}, {{p|Elekid}}, or {{p|Magby}} that knows {{m|Dizzy Punch}}. It has a 14% chance of being {{Shiny}} in international versions. In the Japanese version of Crystal, the Day-Care Man instead gives out an {{key|II|Egg Ticket}} that can be traded in at the [[Pokémon Communication Center]] for the Odd Egg. The Odd Egg in the Japanese version has a 50% chance of being {{Shiny}}.

===Generation III===
Generation III retained much of the system introduced in Generation II, with only one major change. If specific Pokémon are holding specific items, the baby Pokémon that hatch from their Eggs will be different, new baby Pokémon introduced in this generation. These special [[incense]]s are specific to {{p|Marill}} and {{p|Wobbuffet}}'s evolutionary line, and when held by them, will cause the baby to be an {{p|Azurill}} or {{p|Wynaut}} instead. Presumably, this is to keep breeding consistent—as the items did not exist in earlier generations, they could never be held, always resulting in the evolved form hatching.

All other mechanics present in Generation II are present in Generation III, including the system for hatching the Eggs. Egg Groups now have more members, but the groups themselves number the same as in Generation II, and no Pokémon have changed groups.
In {{game|Emerald}}, several more mechanics were added. A Pokémon's [[nature]] could be influenced through its mother holding an {{evostone|Everstone}} while in the Day-Care, while Pokémon with {{a|Magma Armor}} or {{a|Flame Body}} would quicken the hatching process if in the party with Eggs.

In Generation III, a Pokémon Egg's type is listed as {{t|???}}.

====Eggs available====
Aside from Eggs made by the player's Pokémon, the following Eggs can be obtained in Generation III:
* {{p|Wynaut}}: From an old couple in [[Lavaridge Town]].{{sup/3|RSE}}
* {{p|Togepi}}: From an old man in the [[Water Labyrinth]].{{sup/3|FRLG}}

===Generation IV===
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Generation IV expanded on the mechanics found in Emerald, making them standard to the series, as well as added more baby Pokémon only obtainable through [[incense]] breeding. A new mechanic is that both parents can now pass down its nature to its offspring if one of them holds an Everstone. In addition to this, Pokémon Eggs were altered to hatching at level 1, for better consistency with the games' early routes. This would have been possible in Generation III as well, but was not in Generation II due to a glitch in the programming that caused level 1 "[[Experience#Experience to level|Medium Slow]]" Pokémon to jump to level 100 instantly when leveled up.
A change in mechanics from Generation III causes the Eggs to hatch slightly earlier, with the Egg cycle number going down after 255, rather than 256, steps. The Manaphy Egg obtainable from Ranger games came with its own [[party]] and status screen sprites.

Trainers can use the Pokétch {{DL|Pokétch|Day-Care Checker}} app to check whether or not an Egg has yet been produced, unlike in previous generations' games, where Trainers attempting to breed two Pokémon would need to stay near the Day-Care Center to make sure that they got an Egg as soon as it was ready.

Eggs may also be transferred to [[My Pokémon Ranch]], but they will not hatch as long as they are kept in the game. When 999 Pokémon are present in the ranch, it will expand and jump to level 25, the maximum level. Once this level is reached, [[Hayley]] will offer to trade any Pokémon Egg for her Mew.

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, Eggs can be given a spa treatment at the [[Ribbon Syndicate]] building. This will cause the Egg to have an increased [[friendship]] upon hatching. However, Eggs cannot be given massages; if attempted, the [[Massage Lady]] will exclaim, "That's silly! I'd break that Egg if I tried to massage it!"

<gallery>
File:Poketch Egg.png|An Egg on the [[Pokétch]]
File:Ranch Egg.png|An Egg in [[My Pokémon Ranch]]
File:Battle Rev Egg.png|An Egg in [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]]
File:Battle Rev Manaphy Egg.png|A Manaphy Egg in Pokémon Battle Revolution
File:Dragon hatch HGSS.png|An Egg produced by {{p|Arceus}}, about to hatch into {{p|Dialga}}, {{p|Palkia}} or {{p|Giratina}}
File:ManaphyEggmssoa.png|Manaphy Egg in {{g|Ranger: Shadows of Almia}}
</gallery>

====Eggs available====
Aside from Eggs made by the player's Pokémon, the following Eggs can be obtained in Generation IV:
* {{p|Happiny}}: From a hiker in [[Hearthome City]].{{sup/4|DP}}
* {{p|Riolu}}: From [[Riley]] on [[Iron Island]].{{sup/4|DPPt}}
* {{p|Togepi}}: From [[Cynthia]] in [[Eterna City]].{{sup/4|Pt}}
* {{p|Manaphy}}: From {{ga|Pokémon Ranger}}, {{g|Ranger: Shadows of Almia}} and {{g|Ranger: Guardian Signs}}.{{sup/4|DPPtHGSS}}
* {{p|Togepi}}: From [[Mr. Pokémon]]. Initially classed as a [[key item]], the {{key|IV|Mystery Egg}}. Received from [[Professor Elm]]'s aide in [[Violet City]].{{sup/4|HGSS}}
* {{p|Mareep}}: From [[Primo]], after entering the correct secret phrase.{{sup/4|HGSS}}
* {{p|Wooper}}: From [[Primo]], after entering the correct secret phrase.{{sup/4|HGSS}}
* {{p|Slugma}}: From [[Primo]], after entering the correct secret phrase.{{sup/4|HGSS}}

===Generation V===
Building on the mechanics introduced in HeartGold and SoulSilver, Generation V adds the possibility of female Pokémon with a Hidden Ability to pass on their exclusive Ability to its offspring, unless the father is a Ditto. No new baby Pokémon were introduced this generation. The Manaphy Egg is found [[List of Pokémon by index number (Generation V)|in the coding of Black and White]], but was not used.

====Eggs available====
Aside from Eggs made by the player's Pokémon, the following Eggs can be obtained in Generation V:
* {{p|Larvesta}}: From a {{tc|Pokémon Ranger}} inside a building on {{rt|18|Unova}}.{{sup/5|BW}}
* {{p|Happiny}}: From a {{tc|Pokémon Breeder}} inside the eastern gate in [[Nacrene City]].{{sup/5|B2W2}}

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===Side games===
[[File:Hey You Pikachu Togepi Egg.png|thumb|right|A Togepi Egg]]
====Hey You, Pikachu!====
In [[Hey You, Pikachu!]], a Togepi Egg can be found and hatched while completing the Pokémon Picnic missions.

====Pokémon Snap====
The first Eggs to appear in the games were, in actuality, slightly before Generation II, with Eggs of the [[Kanto]] [[legendary birds]] appearing in {{g|Snap}}. These Eggs could be hatched by interaction with the player through various means:

* {{p|Articuno}}: This Egg is in the [[Pokémon Island Cave|Cave]] area. It is silver and has a crystalline form. It hatches with the aid of two dancing {{p|Jynx}}.
* {{p|Zapdos}}: This Egg is in the [[Pokémon Island Tunnel|Tunnel]] area. It is yellow with a jagged electric pattern on it. It hatches with the aid of a {{p|Pikachu}}'s {{m|Thunderbolt}}.
* {{p|Moltres}}: This Egg is in the [[Pokémon Island Volcano|Volcano]] area. It is white with a red flame design on it. It hatches when a [[Pester Ball]] or an apple knocks it into the lava.

<gallery>
File:Articuno Egg Snap.png|Articuno Egg
File:Zapdos Egg Snap.png|Zapdos Egg
File:Moltres Egg Snap.png|Moltres Egg
</gallery>

====Pokémon Puzzle Challenge====
[[File:Puzzle Challenge Eggs.png|thumb|right|Eggs available in Puzzle Challenge]]
Four Eggs are available as unlockables in {{g|Puzzle Challenge}}; over time, they will hatch, and the Pokémon inside are only playable in Marathon mode.
* {{p|Magby}} is available after hatching the Fire Egg.
* {{p|Elekid}} is available after hatching the Lightning Egg.
* {{p|Igglybuff}} is available after hatching the Normal Circle Egg.
* {{p|Cleffa}} is available after hatching the Normal Star Egg.

====Pokémon Breeder mini====
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Three Eggs containing {{p|Treecko}}, {{p|Torchic}} and {{p|Mudkip}} are available for the player to choose between in {{g|Breeder mini}}. However, these Eggs have a generic appearance, rather than their individual designs present in other media.

====Pokémon Channel====
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In {{g|Channel}}, Pokémon Eggs appear on the ''Eggzamination: Hatch Up!'' channel, where the player can guess which Pokémon is within an Egg, and will win money if correct on hatching, which can take any time between 10 minutes to 24 hours. While some Pokémon hatch from plain white Eggs, a number of Eggs that have appeared in the anime are a main feature on the channel. Pokémon with Eggs seen include {{p|Bellsprout}}, {{p|Hoppip}}, {{p|Igglybuff}}, {{p|Ledyba}}, {{p|Mudkip}}, {{p|Oddish}}, {{p|Phanpy}}, {{p|Smoochum}}, {{p|Swinub}}, {{p|Teddiursa}}, {{p|Torchic}}, {{p|Treecko}}, {{p|Wooper}}, and {{p|Zubat}}.
<gallery>
File:Blank Egg Channel.png|Generic Egg
File:Treecko Egg Channel.png|Treecko Egg
File:Torchic Egg Channel.png|Torchic Egg
</gallery>

====Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire====
[[File:Pinball RS Egg.png|thumb|right|Pinball RS Eggs]]
Eggs can be hatched while playing in Egg Mode in {{g|Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire}}. While playing on the [[Ruby Field]], hit {{p|Cyndaquil}} into the Egg stand three times to start heating the Egg. Hitting it once more will make the Egg hatch. Afterwards, sending the ball into the Egg stand again will lead to {{p|Aerodactyl}} or {{p|Totodile}} replacing the Egg. While playing on the [[Sapphire Field]], send the ball through the Egg Stand to turn on one of the lights. This only works by sending the ball up the lower Egg Loop and not through Spoink launching the ball. Once all four lights are lit, the Egg will hatch the next time the ball is sent through the Egg stand. Afterwards, sending the ball through the Egg stand once more makes a new Egg appear and the process starts over. After an Egg has been hatched it must be caught by hitting it twice with the [[Poké Ball]] in less than a minute, otherwise it will go back into the Egg Stand.

====Pokémon Mystery Dungeon====
[[File:Wonder Egg.png|frame|right]]
In [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness]] and [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky|Sky]], the {{player}} can earn Eggs as a reward for missions with a reward listed as ???. Only one Egg can be kept at a time, and will be sent to [[Treasure Town#Chansey's Hut|Chansey]]. The Egg will hatch after a random number of missions, at which point, the hatched Pokémon will join the player's team and know [[Egg move]]s. A [[Wonder Egg]] can be found at the end of the [[Surrounded Sea]], which will hatch into {{p|Manaphy}} the next morning.

====Pokémon Battle Chess BW Version====
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In {{g|Battle Chess BW Version}}, a {{p|Victini}} Egg acts as the equivalent of a king piece in chess. The Egg can take three hits before it hatches, and Victini can take one before fainting. If this Victini faints, the controlling player loses. The Egg can still be moved even while unhatched.

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File:Egg Yellow Battle Chess.png|Untouched
File:Egg2 Yellow Battle Chess.png|Damaged once
File:Egg3 Yellow Battle Chess.png|Damaged twice
File:Egg Blue Battle Chess.png|Untouched
</gallery>

==In the anime==
[[File:Breeding house Eggs.png|thumb|220px|A [[Pokémon Day Care|breeding house]] in the {{pkmn|anime}}, full of different Pokémon Eggs]]
The anime was where Pokémon Eggs made their debut, with {{Ash}}'s find of an Egg in ''[[EP046|Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon]]'' predating Pokémon Snap by nearly a year. The Egg was kept safe by {{an|Brock}}, but unlike later episodes, was not kept in its own case.

Later Eggs have all been shown to be kept in a [[Egg case|case]], which includes a [[Poké Ball]] for the baby to be put into upon hatching. Aside from Togepi's Egg, which hatched like an Egg would in the real world, later Eggs are shown to flash white before hatching, then to glow white and transform into the Pokémon they contain.

In the episode ''[[EP263|Address Unown]]'', it was revealed that Pokémon are able to see the world outside of their Eggs. More than that, Pokémon have been seen interacting from inside their Eggs—Manaphy had used {{m|Heart Swap}} on Team Rocket before it even hatched (it was also implied that it was the one who gave May the dream involving [[Samiya|the Sea Temple]]).

In ''[[SS015|Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl]]'', a fossilized {{p|Aerodactyl}} Egg is shown, and revealed to have been used in conjunction with an [[Old Amber]] to resurrect a living Aerodactyl.

===Pokémon hatched from Eggs===
; [[Misty's Togetic|Misty's Togepi]]
: This Egg was white with blue and red triangular spots. It was found by {{Ash}} deep in [[Grampa Canyon]] in ''[[EP046|Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon]]''. It was taken care of by {{an|Brock}} and, for a short period, by {{MTR}}. It hatched into a {{p|Togepi}} in ''[[EP050|Who Gets to Keep Togepi?]]''. Since {{an|Misty}} was the first person it saw, the baby Pokémon thought she was its mother, and thus became hers.
; [[Ash's Donphan|Ash's Phanpy]]
: This Egg was light blue with no designs. It was given to {{Ash}} as a prize for winning a race in ''[[EP228|Extreme Pokémon!]]''. He took care of it himself, and it hatched into a {{p|Phanpy}} in ''[[EP230|Hatching a Plan!]]''.
; [[Ash's Larvitar]]
: This Egg was jade green with no designs. It was given to {{Ash}} in ''[[EP257|Lapras of Luxury]]''. It hatched into a {{p|Larvitar}} in ''[[EP258|Hatch Me If You Can!]]''.
; [[Misty's Azurill]]
: This Egg was never seen. It was the offspring of [[Tracey's Marill]], and then {{Tracey}} gave it to {{an|Misty}} as mentioned in ''[[AG132|The Scheme Team!]]'', when Azurill itself first appeared.
[[File:Eevee hatches.png|right|thumb|[[May's Glaceon|May's Eevee]] hatching from its Egg]]
; [[May's Glaceon|May's Eevee]]
: This Egg was brown with a cream-colored zigzag stripe around its middle. It was given to {{an|May}} by a day-care worker in ''[[AG150|May's Egg-Cellent Adventure]]''. She took care of it herself, and it hatched into an {{p|Eevee}} in ''[[AG157|Time-Warp Heals All Wounds]]''.
; [[Manaphy (M09)|Manaphy]]
: This Egg was translucent blue with a red, yolk-like sphere and a ring of yellow dots inside of it. It was primary to the plot of ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]''. During the movie, while everyone was trying to protect the Egg, the center began to glow. When {{an|May}} caught it after being tossed into the air, it began to hatch into a {{p|Manaphy}}.
; [[Brock's Chansey|Brock's Happiny]]
: This Egg was light pink with a white stripe around the center and a red top. It was won by {{an|Brock}} in a {{pkmn|Cosplay}} Convention in ''[[DP033|All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go!]]''. He took care of it himself, and it hatched into a {{p|Happiny}} with the help of [[Nurse Joy]] in ''[[DP038|One Big Happiny Family!]]''.
; [[Dawn's Quilava|Dawn's Cyndaquil]]
: {{an|Dawn}}'s Egg obtained in ''[[DP143|An Egg Scramble!]]'' hatched into a baby Cyndaquil later in the episode. The Egg was mostly green, with a cream colored bottom and three red spots near the bottom.
; [[Ash's Scraggy]]
: Ash's Egg obtained in ''[[BW012|Here Comes the Trubbish Squad!]]'' hatched into a baby {{p|Scraggy}} in ''[[BW017|Scraggy-Hatched to be Wild!]]''. The Egg is similar to the ones seen in the games. However, it retains Scraggy's color scheme, being tan with brown spots.

<gallery>
File:Togepi Egg.png|[[Misty's Togetic|Misty's Togepi]] Egg
File:Phanpy Egg.png|[[Ash's Donphan|Ash's Phanpy]] Egg
File:Larvitar Egg.png|[[Ash's Larvitar]] Egg
File:May Eevee Egg.png|[[May's Glaceon|May's Eevee]] Egg
File:Manaphy Egg anime.png|{{OBP|Manaphy|M09}} Egg
File:Happiny Egg.png|[[Brock's Chansey|Brock's Happiny]] Egg
File:Cyndaquil Egg.png|[[Dawn's Quilava|Dawn's Cyndaquil]] Egg
File:Scraggy Egg.png|[[Ash's Scraggy]] Egg
</gallery>

===Other Pokémon Eggs in the anime===
[[File:Pokemon Eggs.png|200px|thumb|Some Eggs in a cart]]
* ''[[EP228|Extreme Pokémon!]]'': An entire breeding house full of Eggs appeared in this episode. Several "dummy" Eggs were used in the race. A large number of the Egg varieties seen, both real and dummy, are unique to this episode. Some of the designs seen are similar to {{p|Beedrill}}, {{p|Farfetch'd}}, {{p|Drowzee}}, {{p|Starmie}}, and {{p|Heracross}}, although Beedrill and Starmie usually cannot hatch from Eggs directly.
* ''[[AG025|A Mudkip Mission]]'': This episode showed a home where baby {{p|Mudkip}} were bred, and even showed one hatching and spraying May in the face. These Eggs were small and blue with orange spots.
* ''[[AG150|May's Egg-Cellent Adventure]]'': An entire breeding house full of Eggs appeared in this episode. Primarily, it featured an Egg of a {{p|Vulpix}} which was about to hatch, which was two shades of red with a design of curls separating the top from the bottom, reflecting the design of Vulpix's tails. Many other Eggs appeared in the breeding house. Based on the design, some of the other Eggs were identified as {{p|Aipom}}, {{p|Bellsprout}}, {{p|Chinchou}}, {{p|Cleffa}}, {{p|Elekid}}, {{p|Igglybuff}}, {{p|Ledyba}}, {{p|Magby}}, {{p|Pichu}}, {{p|Sandshrew}}, {{p|Sentret}}, {{p|Smoochum}}, {{p|Spinarak}}, {{p|Swinub}}, {{p|Teddiursa}}, and {{p|Wooper}}. A few of the designs were more difficult to distinguish than others.
* ''[[DP087|The Psyduck Stops Here!]]'': {{p|Psyduck}} Eggs were seen in this episode, and were the reason why the Psyduck were blocking the road. These Eggs were yellow with patterns that looked like Psyduck's feet.

<gallery>
File:Elekid Egg.png|An {{p|Elekid}} Egg in ''[[EP228|Extreme Pokémon!]]''
File:Sentret Egg.png|A {{p|Sentret}} Egg in ''[[EP228|Extreme Pokémon!]]''
File:Pichu Egg.png|A {{p|Pichu}} Egg in ''[[EP228|Extreme Pokémon!]]''
File:Dummy Pokemon Eggs 1.png|"Dummy" Eggs
File:Dummy Pokemon Eggs 2.png|"Dummy" Eggs
File:Mudkip hatching.gif|A {{p|Mudkip}} hatching from its Egg
File:Aipom Egg.png|An {{p|Aipom}} Egg in ''[[AG150|May's Egg-Cellent Adventure]]''
File:Bellsprout Egg.png|A {{p|Bellsprout}} Egg in ''May's Egg-Cellent Adventure''
File:Chinchou Egg.png|A {{p|Chinchou}} Egg in ''May's Egg-Cellent Adventure''
File:Cleffa Egg.png|A {{p|Cleffa}} Egg in ''May's Egg-Cellent Adventure''
File:Igglybuff Egg.png|An {{p|Igglybuff}} Egg in ''May's Egg-Cellent Adventure''
File:Ledyba Egg.png|A {{p|Ledyba}} Egg in ''May's Egg-Cellent Adventure''
File:Magby Egg.png|A {{p|Magby}} Egg in ''May's Egg-Cellent Adventure''
File:Sandshrew Egg.png|A {{p|Sandshrew}} Egg in ''May's Egg-Cellent Adventure''
File:Smoochum Egg.png|A {{p|Smoochum}} Egg in ''May's Egg-Cellent Adventure''
File:Spinarak Egg.png|A {{p|Spinarak}} Egg in ''May's Egg-Cellent Adventure''
File:Swinub Egg.png|A {{p|Swinub}} Egg in ''May's Egg-Cellent Adventure''
File:Teddiursa Egg.png|A {{p|Teddiursa}} Egg in ''May's Egg-Cellent Adventure''
File:Wooper Egg.png|A {{p|Wooper}} Egg in ''May's Egg-Cellent Adventure''
File:Vulpix Egg.png|A {{p|Vulpix}} Egg in ''May's Egg-Cellent Adventure''
File:Unknown Egg.png|A {{p|Slowpoke}} egg in ''May's Egg-Cellent Adventure''
File:Psyduck Eggs.png|Three {{p|Psyduck}} with their Eggs
</gallery>

==In the manga==
[[File:GB16.png|thumb|A Pichu Egg in the Pokémon Gold and Silver: The Golden Boys manga]]
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
* In ''[[PS013|Sigh for Psyduck]]'' a photograph of [[Mr. Fuji]]'s deceased {{p|Doduo}} is shown hatching from an Egg.
* {{adv|Red}}'s [[Pika]] and {{adv|Yellow}}'s [[Chuchu]] produce an Egg that later hatches into {{DL|Gold (Adventures)|Pichu|Gold's Pichu}}.
* {{adv|Gold}} receives an Egg from [[Jasmine]]'s Togetic, which eventually hatched into a Togepi.
*In ''[[PS441|Alternate Dimension Showdown XI]]'', {{adv|Diamond}} was given a {{p|Manaphy}} Egg by Looker which hatched into Manaphy at the [[Pokémon Day Care]]. Manaphy later produced an egg containing {{p|Phione}}.

===In the Pokémon Gold and Silver: The Golden Boys manga===
* {{GnB|Gold}} receives a Pokémon Egg from the [[Day-Care Couple]] in ''[[GB10|A Huge Mysterious Tree!!]]'', and it hatches into Pichu in ''[[GB16|The New Pokémon Is Hatched!!]]''.
* Chris hatches a {{p|Togepi}} from an Egg that {{GnB|Gold}} delivered to [[Professor Elm]].

===In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga===
* {{OBP|Red|Pocket Monsters}} hatches a Togepi Egg in {{Vol|Pokémon Pocket Monsters|6}}

==In the TCG==
* [[_____'s Chansey (Challenge from the Darkness)|_____'s Chansey]]: Depicts a {{p|Chansey}} hatching from an Egg, as well as many other generic Eggs in the background.
* [[Fossil Egg (Neo Discovery 72)|Fossil Egg]]: Used to hatch into any Pokémon that evolves from [[Mysterious Fossil (Fossil 62)|Mysterious Fossil]].

==Trivia==
* The Eggs of {{p|Elekid}} and {{p|Magby}} are the only Eggs whose designs depict those of the Pokémon's {{p|Electabuzz|evolved}} {{p|Magmar|form}}, rather than the Pokémon it directly hatches into.
* No Pokémon that was hatched from an Egg in the anime has evolved twice, either because their evolutionary line prohibits it ({{AP|Phanpy}}, {{TP|May|Eevee}} and {{AP|Scraggy}}), their evolutionary line went no further than one evolution at the time of their release ({{TP|Misty|Togepi}}), the Pokémon's Trainer is no longer part of the main cast ({{TP|Misty|Azurill}}, {{TP|Brock|Happiny}} and {{TP|Dawn|Cyndaquil}}), or simply because, as of this point, the Pokémon who ''can'' go on to evolve twice have not even undergone one evolutionary event yet ({{AP|Larvitar}}).
* Aside from {{OBP|Manaphy|M09}}, which is {{pkmn2|legendary}}, no anime Pokémon that has been seen hatching from an Egg is a Pokémon that is unable to evolve.
* In the anime, with the exception of [[Ash's Scraggy]], each Egg owned by a main character and shown onscreen has been stolen from the rightful owner prior to its hatching. The usual perpetrator is {{TRT}}, but there have been others.
** Misty's Togepi Egg was stolen by Team Rocket, though it was not hers at the time.
** Ash's Phanpy Egg was also stolen by Team Rocket.
** Ash's Larvitar Egg was stolen by [[Pokémon Poacher Brothers|three poachers]] prior to Ash obtaining it.
** May's Eevee Egg was first taken by accident by a disoriented {{p|Elekid}}. It was then found by Team Rocket and they planned to not return it to May. However, James willingly gives it to her in exchange for his {{TP|James|Mime Jr.}} which she had found.
** Manaphy's Egg was taken by [[The Phantom]], then rescued by [[Jack Walker]]. Then Team Rocket takes it from him briefly before Phantom attempts to get it back.
** Brock's Happiny Egg was stolen by Team Rocket. However, this was before it was given to him personally.
** Dawn's Cyndaquil Egg was taken by Team Rocket, and hatched when she got it back.
* Even though Eggs are incapable of battling, they have [[base stats]] programmed into the game. Each stat is 10.
** Through [[Pomeg glitch|a glitch]] in {{game|Emerald}} and [[Generation IV]], Eggs can actually battle in-game.
* In {{2v2|Ruby|Sapphire}}, there was a minor bug when Pokémon hatched from an Egg in another game was traded to either game. When so is done, the "Egg" that appears after the location where the Egg hatched in the summary will change to "met" when traded to Ruby or Sapphire. This bug was fixed in {{game|Emerald}}.
* Another issue with traded Eggs appears in all generations since Generation III: When an Egg is generated, it is given the OT, ID, secret ID, and game identifier of the game which created it. This can cause an Egg which is traded to hatch {{Shiny}} and then be normally colored, or hatch normally colored, and then be Shiny. This is due to the change in OT, ID, and secret ID happening after the hatching cutscene.
** This issue is also present if a Pokémon is traded between the main and remake games of the third and fourth generations: the game identifier is ''never'' changed, meaning that an Azurill Egg generated in Ruby, but then traded to FireRed and hatched will, though identifying itself as having FireRed's player as its OT, still be marked as having been generated in Ruby. When transferred via Pal Park to Generation IV, it will say that it is from Hoenn, rather than Kanto, as this is determined not by [[List of locations by index number (Generation III)|index number]] of the location hatched, but by game identifier. In Generation IV, this occurs between Sinnoh and Johto games when Pokémon are transferred forward to Generation V. It cannot occur between Kanto/Hoenn and Johto/Sinnoh games, however, as Pokémon Eggs cannot be transferred via Pal Park.
* The DVs of the Pokémon hatched from the Odd Egg will always be either 0/2/10/10/10 if Shiny or all 0 if non-Shiny, regardless of language version. These are the lowest possible values in Generation II for any Shiny or non-Shiny Pokémon, respectively.<ref>[http://www.upokecenter.com/games/crystal/oddegg.php Odd Egg - The Ultimate Pokémon Center]</ref>

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'''References to the Pokémon franchise''' are often made in other media. While {{p|Pikachu}} is a common target due to its prominence as the mascot of the franchise, other Pokémon, characters, and elements of the various Pokémon series are often lampooned.

==References in TV, movies and radio==
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! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytl|10px}}"| Series/Movie
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| ''{{wp|100 Greatest (UK TV series)|100 Greatest}}''
| ''100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross''
| style="text-align:left;" | In ''100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross'', Pokémon was featured as the 37th greatest toy, with emphasis being on the [[TCG]], and the problems it created for schools dealing with the theft of cards.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|30 Rock}}''
| ''Stride of Pride''
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon is a recurring theme in this episode with one of Jack's girlfriends. When referring to Jack's polygamy, she said that it was like Pokémon the way Jack had "gotta catch 'em all". Jack pluralizes Pokémon as "Pokémons" only to have her correct him. Jack brings up Pokémon numerous times throughout the episode in reference to his girlfriend, including referring to a text message he got as being "Pokémon'd". At the end of the episode, Liz writes a letter on her laptop, and also refers to "Pokémons" and her life as "little creatures running around".
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|97.3 Forth One}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In an airing on 14 December 2011, the [[Pokémon Theme]] was briefly played, as the hosts mentioned that Pokémon was the top Christmas present at the height of its popularity.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|American Dad!}}''
| ''{{wp|A Piñata Named Desire}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While {{wp|Steve Smith (American Dad!)|Steve}} was remembering about he and his friends used to have sleepovers when they were little, a pink and purple {{p|Pikachu}} is seen on the t-shirt worn by his friend Toshi.
|[[File:APinataNamedDesire.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Austin Powers in Goldmember}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | The movie 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.
|[[File:Austin Powers Goldmember Charmander.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Arthur (TV Series)|Arthur}}''
| ''Arthur Loses his Marbles''
| style="text-align:left;" | Muffy says that she has fifty-four Dopeyman cards in a pack, in resemblance to Pokémon cards, and with one card a take on a Pikachu called "Stinkachu".
|[[File:ArthurLosesHisMarbles.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Are We There Yet? (TV Series)|Are We There Yet?}}''
| '' The Bad Dream Episode''
| style="text-align:left;" | After Nick says "You can't make a sequel for everything", Kevin says "They should've told that to the Pokémon people thirteen movies ago!" and then names all Pokémon movies up to [[M13]], including [[Mewtwo Returns|MR]].
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Bad Santa}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | One child asks "Santa" for Pokémon.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Beast Machines}}''
| ''Revelations, Part I: Discovery''
| style="text-align:left;" | Jetstorm says "[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]"
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Bernard's Watch}}''
| {{tt|N/A|Entire series throughout.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Bernard's room is often shown to have first-generation Pokémon posters.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Big Bang Theory}}''
| The Cooper/Kripke Inversion
| style="text-align:left;" | Even after being taken off his joint checking account with his wife until he learned the value of money, {{wp|Howard Wolowitz}} still spent his lunch's allowance on [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|Pokémon cards]].
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Brum (TV series)|Brum}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon plushes can be seen at a stall in a fairground.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Cleveland Show}}''
| ''{{wp|Ain't Nothin' But Mutton Bustin'}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While {{wp|Cleveland Brown|Cleveland}} and {{wp|List of The Cleveland Show characters#Rallo_Tubbs|Rallo}} visit the County Fair, one of the stands has {{p|Gengar}} plushies.
|[[File:AintNothinButMuttonBustin.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Codename: Kids Next Door}}''
| ''Operation: A.R.C.H.I.V.E.''
| style="text-align:left;" | A character that can be seen in the audience looks similar to {{Ash}} in his [[original series]] clothes.
|[[File:OperationArchive.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Community (TV series)|Community}}''
| ''Digital Estate Planning''
| style="text-align:left;" | Hilda's long list of conversation topics includes "{{ka|old man}} {{pkmn|Trainer}}", "{{m|fly}} on a bird", "[[Cinnabar Island|cinnamon island]]", and "{{m|Surf|seal}} along the shore", a reference to the [[Old man glitch]]. Also when Gilbert is escaping from Cornelius he changes into [[Missingno.]] for a split-second.
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| ''{{wp|Case Closed|Detective Conan}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} make a cameo appearance as kids who were staying in a certain train station. However, the distinct facial features each possess, such as Brock's eyes, their hairstyles, etc., were slightly altered and switched between the three kids.
|
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| ''{{wp|Drawn Together}}''
| {{tt|N/A|Entire series throughout.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the main characters, {{wp|List of Drawn Together characters#Ling-Ling|Ling-Ling}}, is a direct parody of {{p|Pikachu}}. He mentions that one of his pastimes is [[EP038|giving children seizures]].
|[[File:Ling-Ling.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Drunk History}}''
| '' Boston''
| style="text-align:left;" | After the retelling of the 1990 {{wp|Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum}} art theft, a man says he knows how they must feel because he had $100 worth of Pokémon cards stolen as a kid including holographic [[Charizard (Base Set 4)]], [[Blastoise (Base Set 2)]], and [[Professor Oak (Base Set 88)]].
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Dustin the Turkey|Dustin in Fowl Play}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | When {{wp|Dustin the Turkey}} was wondering what new job he should get, Socky asks "are we going to become [[Pokémon Trainer]]s?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|EastEnders}}''
| {{tt|N/A|An episode that aired sometime between 2001 and 2003. EastEnders episodes do not have titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Doctor {{wp|Anthony Trueman}} explains {{wp|Yin and Yang}} to his ex {{wp|Kat Slater}}, who then replied "Yin? Yang? You're not letting Pokémon characters take over your life?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Emmerdale}}''
| {{tt|N/A|An episode shown on 25 August 2011. Emmerdale episodes do not have titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Sandy Thomas}} plays an orange DSi, a sound effect from a Pokémon Ranger game is heard and he cries out in annoyance "Every time I get to the big boss Raikou on level 3, I need {{wp|Gabby Thomas|Gabby}}, only a child can work this wretched thing", much to his son {{wp|Ashley Thomas|Ashley}}'s annoyance. However, the music that is heard from the game is the initial encounter theme, which is inconsistant with what Sandy had stated to have happened.
|[[File:Emmerdale Pokemon Ranger Guardian Signs.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|ER (television series)|ER}}''
| ''{{wp|And in the End...}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A patient says "I am [[M02|the chosen one]], come to be known as {{p|Lugia}}."
|[[File:AndInTheEnd.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne}}''
| ''{{wp|Search and Estroy}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | General Skarr and Major Dr. Ghastly create the Poké-Digi Tank. A parody of both Pokémon and Digimon.
|[[File:SearchAndEstroy.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Everybody Loves Raymond}}''
| ''Hackidu''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode focuses "Hackidu", which is a spoof of Pokémon and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. Ray's daughter Ally makes a trade with a boy, giving him a sizable stack of cards for just one of hers, called "Scramisaur". Ray thinks the trade is unfair, so he talks to the boy's father and the trade is reversed. Ray then learns that he shouldn't have gotten the trade reversed, and attempts to get the card back. Hackidu is also watched on TV during the episode.
|[[File:Hackidu.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Family Guy}}''
| ''{{wp|April in Quahog}}
| style="text-align:left;" | A poster depicting a superhero that strongly resembles a {{p|Machoke}} can be seen in {{wp|Chris Griffin|Chris's}} room.
|[[File:AprilInQuahog.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Fillmore!}}''
| ''Test of the Tested''
| style="text-align:left;" | A cheerleading coach says that her team, while in a human pyramid, is "as strong as a {{p|Geodude}} using its {{m|Harden}} attack".
|[[File:TestOfTheTested.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Gabriel Iglesias}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | His friends have given him the nickname "Pikachu" and this is often referenced during his stand-up performances, occasionally mimicking Pikachu's voice.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|George Lopez (TV series)|George Lopez}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | When George and Benny discuss ways to make money, the former suggests that the latter pretend to be a {{p|Pikachu}} in Mexico.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ghost Stories (anime)|Ghost Stories}}'' (dub)
| ''Akane-san of the Broadcasting Room!! Voice of the Dead''
| style="text-align:left;" | The [[Pokémon anime]] is referenced when Leo states that the broadcast begins right after Pokémon.
|[[File:Ghost Stories.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| align="center" rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Good Luck Charlie}}''
| A L.A.R.P. in the Park
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a card game named "Pokeo," based on the Pokémon Trading Card Game and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. During this episode the characters mention type advantage, for example: "Grass power is no match for volcano power".
|
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| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | A picture of an {{p|Eevee}} is drawn on a chalkboard in the basement.
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|- style="background: #fff"|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Good Vibes (U.S. TV series)|Good Vibes}}''
| The Grass is Always Greener
| style="text-align:left;" | When Mondo sees Woody's room for the first time, he comments on all the awards for competitions he has. Woody admits that many of them were purchased on {{wp|ebay}} by his parents. Mondo then asks how much they spent on the "lame Pokémon tournament participant ribbon", a gold ribbon with a {{p|Pikachu}} on it, to which Woody claims that he won on his own.
| [[File:Good Vibes Pokemon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | A cartridge of Pokémon Sapphire can be seen in Dr. {{wp|Hector Hammond}}'s apartment.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy}}''
| ''It's Hokey Mon!''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a trading card game named "Hokey Mon".
|[[File:ItsHokeyMon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Grojband}}''
| ''Super Zeroes''
| style="text-align:left;" | In this episode, the lead guitarist Corey tries to come up with a gimmick for their band, and is seen in a purple Pikachu costume.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Haiyore! Nyaruko-san}}''
| ''Like a Close Encounter of the Third Kind'' and ''Great Conspiracy X''
| style="text-align:left;" | Nyaruko summons her pets Shanta and Nephren-Car from a [[Poké Ball]]-esque object, during which she says 「君に決めた！」 ''Kimi ni kimeta!'' ("I choose you!")<ref>[http://nyaruref.blogspot.ca/2012/04/haiyore-nyaruko-san-episode-1.html NyaruReferences: Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Episode 1 References]</ref><ref>[http://nyaruref.blogspot.ca/2012/05/haiyore-nyaruko-san-episode-5.html NyaruReferences: Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Episode 5 References]</ref>
|[[File:Nyaruko.png|200px]]
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| ''{{wp|Hayate the Combat Butler}}''
| Many episodes
| style="text-align:left;" | 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 background music make a reference to Pokémon.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Heroes (TV series)|Heroes}}''
| ''{{wp|One of Us, One of Them}}'' and ''{{wp|Dual (Heroes)|Dual}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Hiro Nakamura}} was called {{p|Pikachu}} once in each of those two episodes.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Hetalia: Axis Powers}}'' (dub)
| ''Episode 18''
| style="text-align:left;" | During a battle against the Axis Powers, America chooses China to fight and says, "China, I choose you!" After beating and capturing the Axis Powers, America then says, "Yeah, we caught them all!"
| [[File:Reference Hetalia.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|House (TV series)|House M.D}}
| ''{{wp|Perils of Paranoia}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While having a discussion with his diagnostic team, House says, "Which is why {{p|Arceus}} created a universe with three states of matter and 300 solid or liquid poisons that could cause his symptoms," upon which Taub asks, "Arceus?" House then suggests he look it up.
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| ''{{wp|Inside Amy Schumer}}''
| ''Clown Panties''
| style="text-align:left;" | A 6-year-old Amy interviews states that the [[anime]] is one of his favorite TV shows.
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| ''{{wp|Jackie Chan Adventures}}''
| ''Tough Break''
| style="text-align:left;" | A franchise called "Gnomekop" appears in an episode, which is Pokémon spelled backwards plus a "G". It also uses the slogan "Gotta collect 'em all", similar to Pokémon's [[Gotta catch 'em all!]]
|[[File:Gnomekop.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Jeopardy!}}''
| Several
| style="text-align:left;" | The franchise and parts thereof has been used in [http://j-archive.com/search.php?search=pokemon&submit=Search a number of clues and responses].
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Johnny Test}}''
| ''Johnny'mon'' and ''The Return of Johnny'mon''
| style="text-align:left;" | Two episodes featured Tinymon, with a [[Pokédex|Tinydex]], [[Poké Ball|Tiny Cubes]] that contain creatures, a character named [[Ash Ketchum|Blast Ketchup]], and the slogan "Gotta snatch 'em all!". The episodes feature a legendary Tinymon known as "Screechereen," which greatly resembles [[Shadow Lugia]]. Blast Ketchup's Tinymon, Kadoomerang, also slightly resembles {{p|Squirtle}}. Evolution and attacks are also featured. For example, Screechereen evolves from Cuddlebuns, who is said to be the {{p|Magikarp|weakest}} Pokémon. It turned out that it needs love in order for it to evolve into the legendary Tinymon. Something similar to link cables are also featured. In the plot, Johnny and his sisters get stuck in a Tinymon game and need to trade with a cable in order to get out. However, a battle must first be won in order to access that function.
|[[File:Johnnymon.png|200px]] [[File:Johnnymon 2.png|200px]]
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| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit|Law & Order: SVU}}''
| ''Uncivilized''
| style="text-align:left;" | A victim was last seen on his way to a store to buy Pokémon cards.
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| ''Home Invasions''
| style="text-align:left;" | The father of the victim's boyfriend stated that his son still has his Pokémon cards.
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|''{{wp|Lost (TV series)|Lost}}''
| ''{{wp|Ji Yeon}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In a flashback, {{wp|Jin-Soo Kwon|Jin}} is looking for a stuffed panda in a toy store that has an extensive amount of Pokémon merchandise on the shelves in the backround.
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| align="center" rowspan="3" | ''{{wp|Lucky Star (manga)#Anime|Lucky Star}}''
| ''Base of the Sun''
| style="text-align:left;" | Kagami asks Konata if she has any talents besides making faces. Konata replies by stating that she can name every Pok{{tt|***|the anime censors this part}}n.
|[[File:BaseOfTheSun.png|200px]]
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| ''The Famous Shooter''
| style="text-align:left;" | 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 shouts "get da ze!", which is "''[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]''" in Japanese.
|[[File:TheFamousShooter.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pandora's Box''
| style="text-align:left;" | Konata states that {{wp|Kinkaku-ji}} is gold, but {{wp|Ginkaku-ji}} isn't silver, referencing both the [[Bell Tower|Bell]] and [[Burned Tower|Brass Tower]]s, and {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}. She also wonders if they're like Po{{tt|*|the anime censors this part}}émon, and "if they have a {{game3|Ruby and Sapphire|Sapphire and Ruby|s}} or something".
|[[File:PandorasBox.png|200px]]
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| rowspan="12" | ''{{wp|MAD (TV series)|MAD}}''
| ''2012 Dalmatians / Grey's in Anime''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the "{{wp|Grey's Anatomy|Grey's}} In Anime" skit, {{wp|Derek Shepherd|Derek Shepherd}} (who wears a hat similar to Ash's) throws a [[Poké Ball]]-esque object, and a Pikachu lookalike, known as "Checkaflu", shocks the patient as the doctor says "clear!"
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| ''Cliffordfield / Big Time Rushmore''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a skit about rejected Pokémon. Among these is Punchachu, a punching mouse with huge arms and small feet, whose Trainer looks like [[Max]]. Ironically, its special attack is kicking. Another rejected Pokémon is Glasstar, a bear-like creature made out of glass. Its special attack is "frailty". Another reject Pokémon is Buzzkill, an owl-based Pokémon that looks similar to {{p|Hoothoot}}, whose special attack is indifference. When told how it loves battles, all it said was, "meh" while shrugging its shoulders. The last reject Pokémon is Uncle Hank (who was just an old man). His special attack is {{m|Confusion}}; all he does is get confused about what was going on.
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| ''Pokémon Park''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode that features the skit "Pokémon Park", a spoof of ''{{wp|Jurassic Park}}''. An unknown [[Pokémon Professor|Professor]] invited Ash (who had black curly hair and glasses), Misty (who is holding a [[Nintendo DS|DS]] and has blond hair), Jessie (who had blue hair) and James (who had green hair). It features characters similar to {{p|Charmander}}, {{p|Charizard}}, {{p|Magikarp}}, {{p|Gyarados}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Bulbasaur}}. "Yu-Gi-Oh! Island" and "Digimon Island" are mentioned too.
|[[File:PokémonPark.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Gaming's Next Top Princess''
| style="text-align:left;" | Misty is among the contestants in "Gaming's Next Top Princess," among the likes of {{met|Samus Aran}}, {{smw|Princess Peach}}, {{zw|Princess Zelda}}, {{wp|Amy Rose}}, {{wp|Felicia (Darkstalkers)|Felicia}}, {{wp|Tifa Lockhart}}, {{wp|Lara Croft}}, and {{smw|Birdo}}.
|[[File:Misty in MAD.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pooh Grit / Not-A-Fan-A-Montana''
| style="text-align:left;" | One skit features a brand of gum called "Big League Pika-Chew" (a take on {{wp|Big League Chew|Big League Chew}}), made of real live Pikachu, and it helps people in baseball by giving the ball a shock when they hit it with a bat.
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| ''Kung Fu Blander''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Kung Fu Blander" skit has Po, the main character of the ''{{wp|Kung Fu Panda}}'' movie series, fighting the main villain of the {{wp|Kung Fu Panda 2|second}} ''Kung Fu Panda'' movie, Shen. When he learns that only a hero in "black and white" can defeat Shen and that it isn't him, he resorts to pulling several items and characters matching the description to use against Shen. One of the objects Po pulls out is {{p|Reshiram}} and {{p|Zekrom}}.
|[[File:KungFuBlander.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Twilight: Staking Dawn / Cookie Blue''
| style="text-align:left;" | One skit shows "PokéHarmony", which spoofs the dating website {{wp|eHarmony}}. It starts with a Geodude who can't get a date with a boulder, and then shows a female {{tt|Hitmonchan|Hitmonchan can only be male however}} paired up with a Machamp, a Bulbasaur who decided a Venusaur was right for her despite Venusaur being "evolved enough to be her father", and Mewtwo, who didn't need anyone. Ash Ketchum hosted the fake commercial.
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| ''Pokémon of Interest''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Pokémon of Interest" segment was a crossover between Pokémon and ''{{wp|Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest}}''. John Reese was assigned to capture a [[Psyduck]] and bring it to Harold Finch. When using [[Poké Ball]]s didn't work, he hits it with a shovel. Harold then turns to {{Ash}} and asks "What have you been doing for the past 14 seasons?!". This may have been a reference to when his voice actor [[Veronica Taylor]] was replaced by [[Sarah Natochenny]] in 2006.
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| ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus" skit was a crossover between the {{wp|Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film series)|''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series}} and ''{{wp|Kid Icarus}}''. In the skit, Pikachu is shown to be part of the gang that harasses {{wp|Pit (Kid Icarus)|Pit}}, and {{wp|Ms. Pac-Man|Ms. Pac-Man}} uses Squirtle to extinguish the flames in the science lab.
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| ''Pokémonsters, Inc.''
| style="text-align:left;" | This skit was a crossover between Pokémon and ''{{wp|Monsters, Inc.|Monsters, Inc.}}'' In this skit, Ash Ketchum ends up in the world of Monsters, Inc. and goes crazy, attempting to catch all of the monsters. His [[Ash's Pignite|Pignite]] and [[Ash's Krookodile|Krookodile]] are featured as well (but have different body styles/colors) throughout the skit, along with his [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]] who appeared briefly at the end.
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| ''Les the Miz / The Lex Factor''
| style="text-align:left;" | This episode featured a skit parodying ''{{wp|The More You Know}}'' titled "The Less You Know". In this skit, the announcer claimed that Poké Balls were able to hold Pokémon because they're airtight, with a {{pkmn|Trainer}} resembling [[Misty]] expressing disgust at the stench left behind after sending out her [[Squirtle]].
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| ''Jaws the Great and Powerful / Off Their Spockers''
| style="text-align:left;" | This episode featured a spoof of ''{{wp|Psych}}'' called ''[[Psyduck]]'', with the tagline "They'll pretty much let anything be a cop these days".
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| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Malcolm in the Middle}}''
| ''{{wp|List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes#Season 3: 2001–2002|Company Picnic (Part 1)}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Dewey is sitting at a picnic table with a boy and both Pokémon cards in their hand, and can be seen making a trade. There are also cards laid on the table. The boy then offers Dewey some candy, which he is not supposed to be eating due to hyperactivity. After eating it, Dewey freaks out and throws some of the cards in the air.
|[[File:CompanyPicnicPart1.png|200px]]
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| ''{{wp|List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes#Season 3: 2001–2002|Bowling}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A {{p|Charmander}} doll can be seen sitting on the bed in some episodes, along with a Squirtle doll.
|[[File:Charmander Malcolm in the Middle bowling.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Haruhi Suzumiya|The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya}}''
| ''Endless Eight'' ({{wp|List of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya episodes#2009_version|part two}})
| style="text-align:left;" | Two {{p|Pikachu}} masks, a purple {{p|Turtwig}} mask, a yellow {{p|Chimchar}} mask, and an orange {{p|Piplup}} mask can be seen on display.
|[[File:EndlessEight.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Babysitter's a Vampire}}''
| ''{{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire episodes#Season 1: 2011|Friday Night Frights}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When the ghost of {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Coach Ed|Coach ED}} ({{wp|Clé Bennett}}) haunts {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Ethan Morgan|Ethan Morgan}} ({{wp|Matthew Knight}}), threatening him that he'd ruin his life if he didn't win a trophy for their school, the young boy gets into a wrestling match with {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Kurt the Hurt|Kurt the Hurt}} ({{wp|William Greenblatt}}). When it becomes clear that he cannot win, Ethan exclaims that he has "never won a fight" to which his friend {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Benny Weir|Benny Weir}} ({{wp|Atticus Mitchell}}) replies, "False; remember that time in grade 2 when I took your Pokémon lunchbox?"
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| ''{{wp|My Family}}''
| ''{{wp|List of My Family episodes#Series One (2000)|Pain in the Class}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | After finding out that his mother {{wp|Susan Harper (My Family)|Susan Harper}} ({{wp|Zoë Wanamaker}}) has invited the parents of his school bully round to solve his bullying problem, {{wp|Michael Harper (My Family)|Michael}} ({{wp|Gabriel Thomson}}) says 'goodbye' to some of his possessions, including his Pokémon cards, commenting that he only had 212 left to collect.
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| ''{{wp|My Hero (TV series)|My Hero}}''
| ''{{wp|My Hero (series 1)|Christmas}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When Ultronian superhero {{wp|Thermoman}}, aka. George Sunday ({{wp|Ardal O'Hanlon}}) is visiting his cousin Arnie ({{wp|Lou Hirsch}}) in {{wp|Las Vegas}} to ask him about the human holiday of Christmas, he says that he doesn't understand Christmas as although it is the season of goodwill, he says he was in Manchester the previous day to stop a pitched battle. Arnie asks if it was between rival gangs, but George says it was "three mums wanting the last Pokémon".
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| ''{{wp|The Norm Show}}''
| ''Artie Comes to Town''
| style="text-align:left;" | The first scene is a parody of Pokémon, as a boy named Tommy thought he was Ash. The skit featured actors dressed as {{p|Squirtle}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Butterfree}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{p|Meowth}}. It features a Pokémon battle between Norm and Tommy.
|[[File:ArtieComesToTown.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Oblivious}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | During a speed round in a {{wp|sushi}} bar, {{wp|Regan Burns}} asks the contestants, "{{p|Pikachu}} is a character in what cartoon?" Another one of the contestants answered the $20 worth question correctly, the answer being {{pkmn|anime|Pokémon}}.
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| ''{{wp|Osmosis Jones}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | When Ozzy tries to stop Drix from leaving Frank's body, one of the germs carries a Pikachu, as a joke on allergies.
|[[File:Osmosis Jones.png|200px]]
|- style= "background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Pinky Dinky Doo}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In several episodes, Tyler is shown talking about or playing with action figures called "Moo-Moo Miggy Monsters", which is based off of Pokémon. In one episode, Tyler plays a video game with a style very similar to Pokémon.
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| ''{{wp|Private Practice}}''
| ''Step One''
| style="text-align:left;" | An action figure of {{p|Reshiram}} is shown in this episode.
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| ''{{wp|ReBoot}}''
| ''My Two Bobs''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's featured game is a game entitled "Pantsu Hebi X", which is a parody of both Pokémon-styled battles and anime in general. In it, the dog character Frisket reboots itself to resemble {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:ReBoot.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Recess (TV series)|Recess}}''
| ''The Game''
| style="text-align:left;" | The addictive card game featured in the episode, named "Ajimbo", appears to be a a parody of the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}}.
|[[File:Ajimbo.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="4" | ''{{wp|Robot Chicken}}''
| ''Cracked China''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit titled "Pikachu Secret" in the episode parodies the anime. In its running time of 62 seconds, things happen such as Ash wondering when Misty is going to "shut up and make dinner", {{Gary}} calling Ash "ass", and Ash's Pikachu {{wp|Grinding (dance)|grinding}} another while inside its Poké Ball.
|[[File:PikachuSecret.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Junk in the Trunk''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit titled "Bloopers!", which runs for 5 minutes and 13 seconds, has 26 seconds which is devoted to parodying the anime. Pikachu and Squirtle are having a conversation in Pokémon speak. Eventually, Squirtle breaks custom and starts speaking with profanity-riddled dialogue in human tongue, claiming the Pokémon speech makes no sense at all. Pikachu asks "Earl" to say the line or he'll get the gas with skunk spray, to which Squirtle asks the kids to "go read a book or something".
|[[File:AS-PikaandSqui.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Chirlaxx''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the beginning of one skit, {{wp| George W. Bush}} is seen playing a Pokémon game on his [[Game Boy]] and says "Taste Poké-flame, Chirlaxx!"
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Caffeine-Induced Aneurysm''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit involves some children playing with Pokémon figurines and an old man exclaims that back in his day there were only [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|150 Pokémon]], and his wife (presumably) informs him there were actually {{p|Mew|151}}. He exclaims that she is a nerd, and then dies of a heart attack. Saddened, she then proclaims "That's how he would have wanted to go."
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei#Anime|Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei}}''
| ''Not Losing to Elbows, Not Losing to Knees''
| style="text-align:left;" | When Abiru says Nozomu would look good with a tail, he was pictured with various tails including those that resemble the tails of {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Glameow}}.
|[[File:NotLosingToElbows.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2"| ''{{wp|Saturday Night Live}}''
| ''John McCain / The White Stripes''
| style="text-align:left;" | In a "Hardball" sketch, Harry Belefonte (played by Tracy Morgan) makes many references to the unfair treatment of blacks. One of his references is "Pokémon is a slave trade, Pikachu is the slave master!"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Robert De Niro/ Diddy-Dirty Money''
| style="text-align:left;" | In "The Abacus Conundrum" skit, one of the fake books listed is called "The Pokémon Directive," and has a Pikachu on the cover.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|See Spot Run}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | James tells Gordon Smith that he had a nightmare of a {{p|Charizard}} trying to burn him, in resemblance to [[Ash's Charizard]]. James also tells him what a Pokémon is, as some people may not understand.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Sex and the City}}''
| ''Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl...''
| style="text-align:left;" | While looking at pictures at Charlotte's gallery, Samantha says, "You know, women dressing like men is very popular right now," to which Carrie replies, "And here I thought it was Pokémon."
|[[File:BoyGirlBoyGirl.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="7" | ''{{wp|The Simpsons}}''
| ''{{wp|Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Pikachu can be seen in {{wp|Bart Simpson|Bart}}'s satellite TV-induced hallucination
|[[File:BartVsLisaVsThirdGrade.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Pokey Mom}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's title is based on the word "Pokémon".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Children of a Lesser Clod}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The family are watching an episode of ''{{wp|Kids Say the Darndest Things}}'' when the host, {{wp|Bill Cosby}}, is interviewing a guest:
::'''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...
|[[File:ChildrenOfALesserClod.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Postcards from the Wedge}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Bart watches the [[Pokémon anime]] on TV, with {{Ash}} in his [[List of clothing in the anime#Ash|Diamond and Pearl attire]] and his {{AP|Pikachu}}; and Bart questions how did the series "stay so fresh", as a possible reference to how both the Pokémon anime and ''The Simpsons'' have been on the air for over a decade. This episode aired on the same day as the release of {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} in the United States.
|[[File:PostcardsFromTheWedge.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|'Tis the Fifteenth Season}}'' and ''{{wp|Fraudcast News}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the {{wp|The Simpsons opening sequence#Couch gag|couch gag}}, {{wp|Maggie Simpson|Maggie}} is [[Pokémon Cosplay|dressed up]] as a {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:TisTheFifteenthSeason.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Thirty Minutes over Tokyo}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The effects of ''[[EP038|Electric Soldier Porygon]]'' are experienced by the family in the episode, after they watch the local program "Battling Seizure Robots".
||[[File:ThirtyMinutesOverTokyo.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Chief of Hearts}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Bart plays a game called "Battle Ball" (a take on ''{{wp|Bakugan}}'') and one boy says that the game "makes ''{{wp|Digimon}}'' look like ''Pokémon''".
|[[File:ChiefOfHearts.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|South Park}}''
| ''{{wp|Chinpokomon}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode parodies Pokémon and fad culture in general. The line of toys have additionally made cameos in many subsequent episodes. During the episode {{wp|Kenny McCormick|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. Some of the "Chinpokomon" seen closely resemble {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Meowth}} and {{p|Charmander}}.
|[[File:Chinpokomon.png|200px]]

|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Suite Life on Deck}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|List of recurring characters in The Suite Life on Deck#Woody_Fink|Woody}} can be seen reading a Pokémon book.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Suite Life of Zack & Cody}}''
| ''{{wp|Odd Couples}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In multiple episodes, a toy [[Poké Ball]] can be seen on a shelf in Zack and Cody's bedroom.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|That's So Weird (TV series)|That's So Weird}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon has been mentioned multiple times in the series.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon bed sheets can be seen on multiple occasions.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Toradora!}}''
| ''No Matter What''
| style="text-align:left;" | Minori Kushieda finds Ryūji Takasu thinking and says 「ため息ゲットだぜ！」 ''Tameiki getto da ze!'' ("I caught your sigh!"), a shout out to the Japanese slogan of the Pokémon franchise, 「ポケモンゲットだぜ！」''Pokémon getto da ze!''. She also referenced other popular franchises, such as ''{{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}''.
|[[File:NoMatterWhat.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Transformers Animated}}'' (Japanese dub)
| ''Garbage In, Garbage Out''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's Japanese broadcast [[eyecatch]] is an homage to [[Who's That Pokémon?]], with Wreck-Gar being the silhouetted character.<ref>[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Garbage_In%2C_Garbage_Out "Garbage, In, Garbage Out" on TFWiki.net]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Tween Academy: Class of 2012}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In Kara's room, a {{p|Pikachu}} hat can be seen on an ''{{wp|Astro Boy}}'' statue.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US)}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | A question for $500,000 was ''Which of the following characters is not considered a "Pokémon"?'', with the possible answers being A) {{p|Jigglypuff}}, B) {{wp|Frodo Baggins|Frodo}}; C) {{p|Squirtle}}; and D) {{p|Pikachu}}. After the 50/50 lifeline was used, the two remaining answers left were A and B. The contestant then took the money, leaving with $250,000.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Whose Line Is It Anyway? (U.S. TV series)|Whose Line is it Anyway?}}''
| {{wp|List of Whose Line Is It Anyway? US episodes#Season 2|Season 2}}, Episode 32; {{tt|Show No. 235|Aired on April 20, 2000. American Whose Line is it Anyway? episodes are given show numbers post-production, but otherwise don't have actual titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon was one of the audience's suggestions used in a playing of "{{wp|List of games from Whose Line Is It Anyway?#Other games|Film, TV & Theatre Styles}}", which was played out by series regulars, {{wp|Ryan Stiles}} and {{wp|Colin Mochrie}}, and the episode's {{tt|fourth chair|A recurring or occasionally guest cast member who takes a fourth seat that's not occupied by Mochrie, Stiles, or Wayne Brady. Wayne became a regular from Season 2 onwards.}}, {{wp|Karen Maruyama}}. When Pokémon was used as a style for the scene, Karen says in a purposefully bad Asian-style accent, "Harro, [''sic''] I am Ichi!" She stiffly walks up to Ryan and says to him, "Please don't go!" to which he responds, "Oh, you're making my tail catch on fire!" and pretends to spew a flame from a tail, most likely referring to {{p|Charmander}}. As Karen turns to Colin and walks up to him, Colin spreads his arms apart and shouts, "{{p|Jigglypuff}}!" Karen pretends to shoot beams from her eyes, and she and Colin both jump and walk around on stage. Ryan then walks up to them and yells in a high-pitched, drawn-out voice, "Pikachu!" After Karen bobs over in front of Ryan like a {{wp|drinking bird}} for a moment, host {{wp|Drew Carey}} sounds the buzzer to freeze the players and change the style. Pokémon was also suggested by another audience member in a later episode's playing of the same game, but it was not used.
|[[File:Whose Line Pokémon.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| {{wp|List of Whose Line Is It Anyway? US episodes#Season 3|Season 3}}, Episode 34; {{tt|Show No. 343|Aired on May 4, 2001. American Whose Line is it Anyway? episodes are given show numbers post-production, but otherwise don't have actual titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | However, Pokémon was used again for a different playing of the same game, even though no audience members were intelligibly heard making that suggestion. (Though on the other hand, ''anime'' was an audience suggestion.) {{wp|Kathy Greenwood}} is the fourth chair for this episode, joining Colin and Ryan in "Film, TV, & Theatre Styles". This was a different portraying of a Pokémon "style" in comparison to the playing in show #235. When Pokémon was used as the last style for this playing's scene, Colin shouts out, "Pikachu!" in a high-pitched voice this time instead of Ryan, causing the audience to burst out in laughter as he started walking around the stage. He then pretends to shock Ryan, who yells, "Ow!" in response and does his Charmander pose used in show #235. Colin turns around, shouts "Pikachu!" again, and walks to the other side of the small stage. He then turns back to Kathy and Ryan and sends more "{{m|ThunderShock|shocks}}" towards them, causing Kathy to hop a bit on every "shock" sent towards her. (It had no effect on "Charmander Ryan", who was looking away and continuing to do his pose.) Kathy maintained {{tt|her scene's character|Playing as the wife of 'Police Chief Colin'}} throughout the style, pretending to point a handgun at Colin. Drew sounds the buzzer several times afterwards to end the game, sending the cast members back to their seats. He also awards 1,000 extra "{{tt|points|Since Whose Line is it Anyway? is a slight parody of game shows, the points are fake and irrelevant. Hence, 'the points don't matter'.}}" to Colin for his "Pikadoo" act (getting Colin to say, "Pikachu," once more to correct Drew, which also causes Ryan to say, "Bless you,") and says to him, "Oh, I'd love to see you and your wife going at it, man."
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Wipeout (2008 U.S. game show)|Wipeout}}'' (as ''Winter Wipeout'')
| ''{{wp|Wipeout (Season 4)#Winter Episode 4: Baby, It's Blob Outside|Baby, It's Blob Outside}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the contestants in this episode, Mika Mori, was given the nickname "Mikachu" in the episode. At one point during the episode, show co-host {{wp|John Henson}} said that Mika was {{p|Jigglypuff}}'d about the height of the hurdles.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{wp|Yin Yang Yo!}}
| ''Smoke and Mirrors''
| style="text-align:left;" | Smoke catches Yang in Prison Prism ([[Poké Ball]] spoof), while later Mirrors catches Yin with it. They later force them to fight against each other in a tournament.
|[[File:Yin Yang Yo Poké Ball spoof.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff; {{roundybr|10px}}"
|}

==References in non-Pokémon games==
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| ''{{np|Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the random items a villager may ask players to collect is ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]'' (but it is actually a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS]]'')
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{jwp|ちっちゃいエイリアン|Chee-Chai Alien}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When starting the game for the first time, a character called "Saraba" introduces himself to the player. He says that Pokémon is undesirable. Instead, the player must help him save planet Earth and space by clearing it from dark matter. This game was developed by [[Creatures]], who own one third of the copyright to the Pokémon franchise.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Civilization V|Sid Meier's Civilization V}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There are several Pokémon-themed achievements in this {{wp|Steam (software)|Steampowered}} game. These include achievements named "It's Super Effective!" and "Gotta Catch 'Em All".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|DC Universe Online}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A feat in the game titled "Gotta Catch 'Em All" is achieved when players beat at least one player for every one of the six initial set of powers available in the game.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Draw Something}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Players are able to draw a {{p|Pikachu}}, earning one coin if chosen.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | This RPG has several Pokémon references, which include {{p|Marowak}}'s Spine in Illunibi or the body of Peke Utchoo (whose name is parody of {{p|Pikachu}}). In Arkngthand, there is a {{p|Weepinbell|Weepingbell}} Hall while in the Urshilaku Burial Caverns, there is a section known as {{p|Kakuna}} Burial.<ref>[http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Easter_Eggs Morrowind:Easter Eggs on The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Harvest Moon 64}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | If the characters Karen and Kai were to marry and have a child, their child will be dressed in a Pikachu costume.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2"| ''{{wp|Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | At the beginning of Chapter 8 on the True End route, Rom and Ram (twin sisters who personify the Nintendo DS) mention playing the "Pocketed Monstrosities" games:
::'''Ram''': Lowee's best games are easily the ones in the "Pocketed Monstrosities" franchise. You catch and raise 1,510,376 monsters.
::'''Rom''': Oh, yeah. I was playing it earlier and I captured the {{p|Eevee|Eebee}} monster
::'''Ram''': No way! I really want that one! Gimme.
::'''Rom''': I'll give you its parents later. They're both fourth generation, so you'll probably get one from them.
|[[File:HDNmk2-pokemon.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a mouse villain character named "Pirachu," a pun on both "Pikachu" and, given the general motif of the ''Neptunia'' franchise's villains, "{{wp|Copyright infringement of software|piracy}}."
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{ip|Kid Icarus: Uprising}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | After players defeat the Kraken as part of {{ip|Dyntos}}'s {{ip|The Three Trials|Three Trials}}, {{ip|Pit}} calls the Kraken a "Tentafool", possibly a reference to {{p|Tentacool}}.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the ''Zelda'' series, the ''{{zw|Keaton}} Mask'' introduced in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time}}'' bears a strong resemblance to Pikachu. It is mentioned in the game that Keaton "has been really popular lately", the game was released in 1998 when the fad level of Pokémon was still sharply on the rise. The item returned in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask}}'' where wearing it in certain areas would lead to ''{{zw|Keaton}}'' himself appearing, though this version of the character was revealed to be a {{wp|kitsune}}. The mask also has a background cameo in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|Wind Waker}}''.
|[[File:Legend of Zelda Keaton Mask.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Little Inferno}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The description text for the Giant Spider item is written in the style of [[Pokémon battle]] messages: "[[Wild Pokémon|A Giant Spider appears!]] [[Escape|You attempt to flee!]] Giant Spider attacks {{wp|Genji: Days of the Blade#Giant Enemy Crab|for massive damage}}!!"
|[[File:LittleInferno.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{smw|Mario Artist: Paint Studio}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the official pictures shows somebody drawing a silhouette of Pikachu.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Minecraft}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | As an easter egg, if you delete the splashes.txt file but not the META-INF folder from the game's files, the only [http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Splash splash text] to be shown is "{{p|Missingno.|missingno}}".
|[[File:Minecraft-Missingno.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{pk|Pikmin (game)|Pikmin}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The {{pk|S.S. Dolphin}}'s ship part called the {{pk|Bowsprit}} resembles a [[Poké Ball]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Poker Night at the Inventory}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Strong Bad}} asks {{wp|Sam & Max#Characters|Max}} if he's a Pokémon (pronounced as Poke-mon).
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There's a skill point titled "Gotta Catch Them All", a reference to the franchise's original slogan.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Runescape}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While a player is training the Dungeoneering skill in Daemonheim, after every floor players can receive a title. One of them is ''[[EP001|I choose you!]]'', received for summoning [[Party|6]] or more familiars.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{smw|Super Mario Galaxy}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a [[Poké Ball]]-shaped planet in the {{smw|Buoy Base Galaxy}}. Inside it is a {{smw|Power Star}}, which is needed to finish the level, possibly a reference to the Poké Ball's importance in the [[Pokémon games]].
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Simpsons Game}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The game features "Sparklemon" in the level "Big Super Happy Fun Fun Game". Homer and Lisa must travel to three temples where they fight the Sparklemon in turn-based {{pkmn|battle}}s before they can collect them in "[[Poké Ball|capturing balls]]". The first two Sparklemon are based on {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Squirtle}}. One of the Sparklemon also uses a strike called "{{m|Scratch}} Attack". [[Damage modification|Type matchups]] is also presented in the form of moves' super-effectiveness, resistance, and immunity.
|[[File:The Simpsons Game.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Super Scribblenauts}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a level where Maxwell has to defeat a Witch's monsters which is set out as a Pokémon Battle format.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Trade & Battle: Card Hero}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There are a few spoofs on the Pokémon franchise in this [[Game Boy Color]] game developed by {{nw|Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo}} and {{nw|Intelligent Systems}}. One example of these references is an NPC who exclaims that he has been watching the show "Rocket Monsters".<ref>[http://fryguy64.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=cameo&action=display&thread=4105 Trade & Battle: Card Hero - Text Dump]</ref>
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{smw|Wario Land 3}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the game's 100 treasures is a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]''; however, the player cannot interact with it.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{smw|Yoshi's Story}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The stages ''{{smw|Jelly Pipe|Stage 2-3}}'' and ''{{smw|Torrential Maze|Stage 2-4}}'' are made out entirely out of newspaper clippings, the text: ''Pikachu'', among others, is seen. So far, it has only been seen in one or two areas.
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|}

==Other references==
===Books, comics and manga===
*{{wp|List of The Simpsons comics|''The Simpsons'' Comics}} make several references:
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics, there is a story called ''An Anime Among Us'', in which Bart has a dream sequence which contains numerous references to Japanese traditional and popular culture, including anime such as ''{{wp|Sailor Moon}}'' and Pokémon. The most prominent references to Pokémon are Bart dressed like [[Ash Ketchum]], a Pocket Goblins (Pockegob) Trainer, and {{wp|Santa's Little Helper}} is a reference to Pikachu (Santa-choo). Bart fights against a trio from "Team Sprocket", with {{wp|Bart's Girlfriend|Jessica Lovejoy}} appearing as [[Jessie]], {{wp|Nelson Muntz}} appearing as [[James]], and {{wp|Martin Prince}} in a {{MTR}} costume (Cat Scratch-eth). This story is available in Bart Simpson Comics issue #12 as well as the collection book ''Big Bratty Book of Bart Simpson''.
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''Destroy All Manga!'', many references to various manga and anime are made, including ''{{wp|Dragon Ball}}'', ''{{wp|Sailor Moon}}'', and Pokémon. A series called "Porkymen" features many Pokémon-like creatures, including "Pikkanoze", a creature which shares striking resemblance with Pikachu. Also creatures similar to {{p|Venusaur}}, {{p|Onix}}, {{p|Blastoise}}, {{p|Geodude}} and {{p|Gengar}} are shown. When Porkymen are chasing {{wp|In Marge We Trust|Mr. Sparkle}}, Pikkanoze says, "Catch Mr. Sparkle, my Porkymen comrades! [[Gotta catch 'em all!|Catch him all!!!]]" When Mr. Sparkle encases Porkymen in soap bubbles, Pikkanoze says that it's "[[Poké Ball|somewhat familiar]]". This story is available in Simpsons Comics issue #45 as well as the collection book ''Simpsons Comics Unchained''.
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''All's Veldt That Ends Veldt!'', Maggie watches the aforementioned "Porkeymen", which is shown to use a Pokémon-like slogan "Gotta pitch 'em all!". When Maggie watches the show, Pikkanose's eyes release rapidly flashing light, causing Maggie to become hypnotized. This is obviously a reference to the infamous "[[EP038|seizure episode]]". This story is available in Bart Simpson Comics issue #7 as well as the collection book ''Big Bad Book of Bart Simpson''.
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''Day of the Nerd'', {{wp|Comic Book Guy}} dresses up like an anime character, using XL contact lenses to make his eyes seem like anime eyes, black laser lights to create himself speed stripes whenever he moves quickly, and a {{DL|List of Pokémon by color|yellow}} cat he calls, "Comicachu", an obvious reference to Pikachu. This story is available in Simpsons Comics issue #73 as well as the collection book ''Simpsons Comics Beach Blanket Bongo''.
* In the book ''Babymouse: Cupcake Tycoon'', Pikachu is one of the many "people" seen watching an interview. It is later assumed that the same Pikachu was one of the two thousand "people" to buy Babymouse's cupcakes, as referenced by the narrator asking Babymouse how she was going to get her cupcakes to Japan.
* In {{wp|Neil Gaiman}}'s novella ''{{wp|Coraline}},'' the illustration on page 88 shows a Pikachu head among several other toys.
* In the ''{{wp|Love Hina}}'' manga, the main character, {{wp|Keitaro Urashima}}, can be seen with a {{p|Pikachu}} photo sticker while he checks his photo album filled with pictures of himself.
* In the novel ''{{wp|Mad Dogs}}'', Pokemon ''(sic)'' was mentioned as one of the fads that had passed around CHERUB campus.
*In the tenth book in the ''{{wp|Jigsaw Jones Mysteries}}'' series, ''The Case of the Ghostwriter'', Stringbean hires Jigsaw to take the case by offering him bubble gum, a {{wp|Darth Maul}} pencil eraser, a rubber band ball, $0.36, and a {{tcg|Diglett}} card. Jigsaw calls Diglett too common, so Stringbean instead offers a First Edition {{tcg|Gloom}} card, which he accepts.
===Real world===
* In 2008, Japanese researchers discovered a new protein which helps carry electrical impulses from the eyes to the brain and named it {{wp|Pikachurin}}. According to the researchers, the decision was based on both Pokémon and protein possessing "lightning-fast moves and shocking electric effects".
* {{wp|Zbtb7}}, a gene that discovered by a geneticist from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City, was originally named "Pokemon", stands for "POK erythroid myeloid ontogenic factor".
* During a Republican debate for the ''{{wp|United States presidential election, 2012}}'', candidate {{wp|Herman Cain}} quotes a 'poet' saying "Life can be a challenge, life can seem impossible, but it's never easy when there's so much on the line." These are actually the beginning lines of ''{{so|The Power of One}}'', the theme song for the [[M02|movie of the same name]]. During his withdrawal speech, he reused the line but with proper attribution.
* In an interview with CultBox, ''{{wp|Hollyoaks}}'' actor Andrew Still, who portrays {{wp|Joel Dexter}} in the series, was asked what TV show reminded him of his childhood, to which he replied: "Definitely Pokémon. I remember going to a childminder when I was around 5 and me and all the other kids there would sit religiously around the TV and watch it".<ref>[http://www.cultbox.co.uk/blog/top-of-the-box/2441-hollyoaks-star-andrew-stills-tv-choices 'Hollyoaks' star Andrew Still's TV choices - CultBox]</ref>
===Songs===
* ''{{wp|Homestar Runner}}'' has made a number of references to the series, usually playing on Pikachu's similar appearance to the character of The Cheat.<ref>[http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Pikachu Pikachu 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?"
* Parts of the insert song in [http://filmcow.com/charlietheunicorn3.html part three] of the popular flash cartoon series ''{{wp|Charlie the Unicorn}}'' bear resemblance to the original [[Kanto Pokérap|Pokérap]].
* In {{wp|The Lonely Island}} song, ''Japan'', they mention Pokémon.
* In 2005, {{wp|Bow Wow (rapper)|Bow Wow}} released a song called B.O.W., which in it he mentioned Pokémon.
===Websites===
* On ''{{wp|The Annoying Orange}}'', in "Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)", 3 Pokémon were one of Marshmallow's gifts.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQnqyMOQmlA#t=0m36s Annoying Orange - Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)]</ref>
* During the ''{{wp|Hetalia: Axis Powers}}'' 2011 Christmas event, Ladonia was passing the time playing Pokémon on his [[Game Boy]] and stated his favorite Pokémon was {{p|Stunfisk}} in his rushed introduction to Denmark.<ref>[http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/xmas2011/2011_12_5.php Hetalia 2011 Christmas Event, page 5]</ref>
* One of the screensavers included in {{wp|XScreenSaver}} is called "JigglyPuff" ''(sic)''.<ref>[http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/screenshots/ XScreenSaver: Screenshots]</ref>
* In Volume 5 of the ''{{wp|Sword Art Online}}'' light novel series, when discussing possible ways for someone to shoot a bullet in virtual reality and kill someone else in real life, Kirito mentions an instance in which animation effects in an [[EP038|episode]] of [[Pokémon anime|a certain anime]] caused children across Japan to become sick.<ref>[http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Sword_Art_Online:Volume_5_Chapter_1 ''Sword Art Online'' Volume 5 - Chapter 1]</ref>
* 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>
* The virtual pet site ''[http://www.subeta.net Subeta]'' contains several references to Pokémon, including an item which heavily resembles a Poké Ball called Spherical Self-Contained Capture and Storage Unit<ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Spherical+Self-Contained+Capture+and+Storage+Unit SubetaLodge - Spherical Self-Contained Capture and Storage Unit]</ref> and two items that parody [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Pokémon Red and Blue]].<ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Betamon%3A+Azure+Gamepet+Game SubetaLodge - Betamon: Azure Gamepet Game]</ref><ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Betamon%3A+Crimson+Gamepet+Game SubetaLodge - Betamon: Crimson Gamepet Game]</ref>
* In ''{{wp|Death Battle}}'''s {{wp|Vegeta}} vs. {{wp|Shadow the Hedgehog}} battle, when Shadow sends Vegeta to the Moon, a recolored {{p|Ducklett}} with space helmet can be seen.
* The coloring game on children's author {{wp|Dav Pilkey}}'s [http://www.pilkey.com website] was once called "Pilkeymon's Paintbox"<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120622114244/http://www.pilkey.com/painter.php</ref> and featured a {{p|Pikachu}}-like boy as its menu icon.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20080403031704/http://www.pilkey.com/games.php</ref> After the site's 2013 redesign, the game was renamed "Pilkey Painter" and the menu icons were removed.

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

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'''References to the Pokémon franchise''' are often made in other media. While {{p|Pikachu}} is a common target due to its prominence as the mascot of the franchise, other Pokémon, characters, and elements of the various Pokémon series are often lampooned.

==References in TV, movies and radio==
{| style="background: #2E83D2; margin-left: 10px; text-align:center; margin-bottom: 10px; {{roundy|10px}} border: 3px solid #81807A"
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! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytl|10px}}"| Series/Movie
! style="background: #6AA9E4;"| Episode
! style="background: #6AA9E4;"| Details
! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytr|10px}}"| Image
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|100 Greatest (UK TV series)|100 Greatest}}''
| ''100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross''
| style="text-align:left;" | In ''100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross'', Pokémon was featured as the 37th greatest toy, with emphasis being on the [[TCG]], and the problems it created for schools dealing with the theft of cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|30 Rock}}''
| ''Stride of Pride''
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon is a recurring theme in this episode with one of Jack's girlfriends. When referring to Jack's polygamy, she said that it was like Pokémon the way Jack had "gotta catch 'em all". Jack pluralizes Pokémon as "Pokémons" only to have her correct him. Jack brings up Pokémon numerous times throughout the episode in reference to his girlfriend, including referring to a text message he got as being "Pokémon'd". At the end of the episode, Liz writes a letter on her laptop, and also refers to "Pokémons" and her life as "little creatures running around".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|97.3 Forth One}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In an airing on 14 December 2011, the [[Pokémon Theme]] was briefly played, as the hosts mentioned that Pokémon was the top Christmas present at the height of its popularity.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|American Dad!}}''
| ''{{wp|A Piñata Named Desire}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While {{wp|Steve Smith (American Dad!)|Steve}} was remembering about he and his friends used to have sleepovers when they were little, a pink and purple {{p|Pikachu}} is seen on the t-shirt worn by his friend Toshi.
|[[File:APinataNamedDesire.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Austin Powers in Goldmember}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | The movie 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.
|[[File:Austin Powers Goldmember Charmander.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Arthur (TV Series)|Arthur}}''
| ''Arthur Loses his Marbles''
| style="text-align:left;" | Muffy says that she has fifty-four Dopeyman cards in a pack, in resemblance to Pokémon cards, and with one card a take on a Pikachu called "Stinkachu".
|[[File:ArthurLosesHisMarbles.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Are We There Yet? (TV Series)|Are We There Yet?}}''
| '' The Bad Dream Episode''
| style="text-align:left;" | After Nick says "You can't make a sequel for everything", Kevin says "They should've told that to the Pokémon people thirteen movies ago!" and then names all Pokémon movies up to [[M13]], including [[Mewtwo Returns|MR]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Bad Santa}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | One child asks "Santa" for Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Beast Machines}}''
| ''Revelations, Part I: Discovery''
| style="text-align:left;" | Jetstorm says "[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Bernard's Watch}}''
| {{tt|N/A|Entire series throughout.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Bernard's room is often shown to have first-generation Pokémon posters.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Big Bang Theory}}''
| The Cooper/Kripke Inversion
| style="text-align:left;" | Even after being taken off his joint checking account with his wife until he learned the value of money, {{wp|Howard Wolowitz}} still spent his lunch's allowance on [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|Pokémon cards]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Brum (TV series)|Brum}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon plushes can be seen at a stall in a fairground.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Cleveland Show}}''
| ''{{wp|Ain't Nothin' But Mutton Bustin'}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While {{wp|Cleveland Brown|Cleveland}} and {{wp|List of The Cleveland Show characters#Rallo_Tubbs|Rallo}} visit the County Fair, one of the stands has {{p|Gengar}} plushies.
|[[File:AintNothinButMuttonBustin.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Codename: Kids Next Door}}''
| ''Operation: A.R.C.H.I.V.E.''
| style="text-align:left;" | A character that can be seen in the audience looks similar to {{Ash}} in his [[original series]] clothes.
|[[File:OperationArchive.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Community (TV series)|Community}}''
| ''Digital Estate Planning''
| style="text-align:left;" | Hilda's long list of conversation topics includes "{{ka|old man}} {{pkmn|Trainer}}", "{{m|fly}} on a bird", "[[Cinnabar Island|cinnamon island]]", and "{{m|Surf|seal}} along the shore", a reference to the [[Old man glitch]]. Also when Gilbert is escaping from Cornelius he changes into [[Missingno.]] for a split-second.
|[[File:Community.png|200px]][[File:Community2.png|200px]]


|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Case Closed|Detective Conan}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} make a cameo appearance as kids who were staying in a certain train station. However, the distinct facial features each possess, such as Brock's eyes, their hairstyles, etc., were slightly altered and switched between the three kids.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Drawn Together}}''
| {{tt|N/A|Entire series throughout.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the main characters, {{wp|List of Drawn Together characters#Ling-Ling|Ling-Ling}}, is a direct parody of {{p|Pikachu}}. He mentions that one of his pastimes is [[EP038|giving children seizures]].
|[[File:Ling-Ling.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Drunk History}}''
| '' Boston''
| style="text-align:left;" | After the retelling of the 1990 {{wp|Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum}} art theft, a man says he knows how they must feel because he had $100 worth of Pokémon cards stolen including holographic [[Charizard (Base Set 4)]], [[Blastoise (Base Set 2)]], and [[Professor Oak (Base Set 88)]].
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Dustin the Turkey|Dustin in Fowl Play}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | When {{wp|Dustin the Turkey}} was wondering what new job he should get, Socky asks "are we going to become [[Pokémon Trainer]]s?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|EastEnders}}''
| {{tt|N/A|An episode that aired sometime between 2001 and 2003. EastEnders episodes do not have titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Doctor {{wp|Anthony Trueman}} explains {{wp|Yin and Yang}} to his ex {{wp|Kat Slater}}, who then replied "Yin? Yang? You're not letting Pokémon characters take over your life?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Emmerdale}}''
| {{tt|N/A|An episode shown on 25 August 2011. Emmerdale episodes do not have titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Sandy Thomas}} plays an orange DSi, a sound effect from a Pokémon Ranger game is heard and he cries out in annoyance "Every time I get to the big boss Raikou on level 3, I need {{wp|Gabby Thomas|Gabby}}, only a child can work this wretched thing", much to his son {{wp|Ashley Thomas|Ashley}}'s annoyance. However, the music that is heard from the game is the initial encounter theme, which is inconsistant with what Sandy had stated to have happened.
|[[File:Emmerdale Pokemon Ranger Guardian Signs.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|ER (television series)|ER}}''
| ''{{wp|And in the End...}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A patient says "I am [[M02|the chosen one]], come to be known as {{p|Lugia}}."
|[[File:AndInTheEnd.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne}}''
| ''{{wp|Search and Estroy}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | General Skarr and Major Dr. Ghastly create the Poké-Digi Tank. A parody of both Pokémon and Digimon.
|[[File:SearchAndEstroy.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Everybody Loves Raymond}}''
| ''Hackidu''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode focuses "Hackidu", which is a spoof of Pokémon and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. Ray's daughter Ally makes a trade with a boy, giving him a sizable stack of cards for just one of hers, called "Scramisaur". Ray thinks the trade is unfair, so he talks to the boy's father and the trade is reversed. Ray then learns that he shouldn't have gotten the trade reversed, and attempts to get the card back. Hackidu is also watched on TV during the episode.
|[[File:Hackidu.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Family Guy}}''
| ''{{wp|April in Quahog}}
| style="text-align:left;" | A poster depicting a superhero that strongly resembles a {{p|Machoke}} can be seen in {{wp|Chris Griffin|Chris's}} room.
|[[File:AprilInQuahog.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Fillmore!}}''
| ''Test of the Tested''
| style="text-align:left;" | A cheerleading coach says that her team, while in a human pyramid, is "as strong as a {{p|Geodude}} using its {{m|Harden}} attack".
|[[File:TestOfTheTested.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Gabriel Iglesias}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | His friends have given him the nickname "Pikachu" and this is often referenced during his stand-up performances, occasionally mimicking Pikachu's voice.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|George Lopez (TV series)|George Lopez}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | When George and Benny discuss ways to make money, the former suggests that the latter pretend to be a {{p|Pikachu}} in Mexico.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ghost Stories (anime)|Ghost Stories}}'' (dub)
| ''Akane-san of the Broadcasting Room!! Voice of the Dead''
| style="text-align:left;" | The [[Pokémon anime]] is referenced when Leo states that the broadcast begins right after Pokémon.
|[[File:Ghost Stories.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| align="center" rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Good Luck Charlie}}''
| A L.A.R.P. in the Park
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a card game named "Pokeo," based on the Pokémon Trading Card Game and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. During this episode the characters mention type advantage, for example: "Grass power is no match for volcano power".
|
|- style="background: #fff"|- style="background: #fff"
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | A picture of an {{p|Eevee}} is drawn on a chalkboard in the basement.
|
|- style="background: #fff"|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Good Vibes (U.S. TV series)|Good Vibes}}''
| The Grass is Always Greener
| style="text-align:left;" | When Mondo sees Woody's room for the first time, he comments on all the awards for competitions he has. Woody admits that many of them were purchased on {{wp|ebay}} by his parents. Mondo then asks how much they spent on the "lame Pokémon tournament participant ribbon", a gold ribbon with a {{p|Pikachu}} on it, to which Woody claims that he won on his own.
| [[File:Good Vibes Pokemon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | A cartridge of Pokémon Sapphire can be seen in Dr. {{wp|Hector Hammond}}'s apartment.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy}}''
| ''It's Hokey Mon!''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a trading card game named "Hokey Mon".
|[[File:ItsHokeyMon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Grojband}}''
| ''Super Zeroes''
| style="text-align:left;" | In this episode, the lead guitarist Corey tries to come up with a gimmick for their band, and is seen in a purple Pikachu costume.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Haiyore! Nyaruko-san}}''
| ''Like a Close Encounter of the Third Kind'' and ''Great Conspiracy X''
| style="text-align:left;" | Nyaruko summons her pets Shanta and Nephren-Car from a [[Poké Ball]]-esque object, during which she says 「君に決めた！」 ''Kimi ni kimeta!'' ("I choose you!")<ref>[http://nyaruref.blogspot.ca/2012/04/haiyore-nyaruko-san-episode-1.html NyaruReferences: Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Episode 1 References]</ref><ref>[http://nyaruref.blogspot.ca/2012/05/haiyore-nyaruko-san-episode-5.html NyaruReferences: Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Episode 5 References]</ref>
|[[File:Nyaruko.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Hayate the Combat Butler}}''
| Many episodes
| style="text-align:left;" | 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 background music make a reference to Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Heroes (TV series)|Heroes}}''
| ''{{wp|One of Us, One of Them}}'' and ''{{wp|Dual (Heroes)|Dual}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Hiro Nakamura}} was called {{p|Pikachu}} once in each of those two episodes.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Hetalia: Axis Powers}}'' (dub)
| ''Episode 18''
| style="text-align:left;" | During a battle against the Axis Powers, America chooses China to fight and says, "China, I choose you!" After beating and capturing the Axis Powers, America then says, "Yeah, we caught them all!"
| [[File:Reference Hetalia.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|House (TV series)|House M.D}}
| ''{{wp|Perils of Paranoia}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While having a discussion with his diagnostic team, House says, "Which is why {{p|Arceus}} created a universe with three states of matter and 300 solid or liquid poisons that could cause his symptoms," upon which Taub asks, "Arceus?" House then suggests he look it up.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Inside Amy Schumer}}''
| ''Clown Panties''
| style="text-align:left;" | A 6-year-old Amy interviews states that the [[anime]] is one of his favorite TV shows.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Jackie Chan Adventures}}''
| ''Tough Break''
| style="text-align:left;" | A franchise called "Gnomekop" appears in an episode, which is Pokémon spelled backwards plus a "G". It also uses the slogan "Gotta collect 'em all", similar to Pokémon's [[Gotta catch 'em all!]]
|[[File:Gnomekop.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Jeopardy!}}''
| Several
| style="text-align:left;" | The franchise and parts thereof has been used in [http://j-archive.com/search.php?search=pokemon&submit=Search a number of clues and responses].
| [[File:JEOPARDYCLUE.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Johnny Test}}''
| ''Johnny'mon'' and ''The Return of Johnny'mon''
| style="text-align:left;" | Two episodes featured Tinymon, with a [[Pokédex|Tinydex]], [[Poké Ball|Tiny Cubes]] that contain creatures, a character named [[Ash Ketchum|Blast Ketchup]], and the slogan "Gotta snatch 'em all!". The episodes feature a legendary Tinymon known as "Screechereen," which greatly resembles [[Shadow Lugia]]. Blast Ketchup's Tinymon, Kadoomerang, also slightly resembles {{p|Squirtle}}. Evolution and attacks are also featured. For example, Screechereen evolves from Cuddlebuns, who is said to be the {{p|Magikarp|weakest}} Pokémon. It turned out that it needs love in order for it to evolve into the legendary Tinymon. Something similar to link cables are also featured. In the plot, Johnny and his sisters get stuck in a Tinymon game and need to trade with a cable in order to get out. However, a battle must first be won in order to access that function.
|[[File:Johnnymon.png|200px]] [[File:Johnnymon 2.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit|Law & Order: SVU}}''
| ''Uncivilized''
| style="text-align:left;" | A victim was last seen on his way to a store to buy Pokémon cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Home Invasions''
| style="text-align:left;" | The father of the victim's boyfriend stated that his son still has his Pokémon cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Lost (TV series)|Lost}}''
| ''{{wp|Ji Yeon}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In a flashback, {{wp|Jin-Soo Kwon|Jin}} is looking for a stuffed panda in a toy store that has an extensive amount of Pokémon merchandise on the shelves in the backround.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| align="center" rowspan="3" | ''{{wp|Lucky Star (manga)#Anime|Lucky Star}}''
| ''Base of the Sun''
| style="text-align:left;" | Kagami asks Konata if she has any talents besides making faces. Konata replies by stating that she can name every Pok{{tt|***|the anime censors this part}}n.
|[[File:BaseOfTheSun.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''The Famous Shooter''
| style="text-align:left;" | 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 shouts "get da ze!", which is "''[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]''" in Japanese.
|[[File:TheFamousShooter.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pandora's Box''
| style="text-align:left;" | Konata states that {{wp|Kinkaku-ji}} is gold, but {{wp|Ginkaku-ji}} isn't silver, referencing both the [[Bell Tower|Bell]] and [[Burned Tower|Brass Tower]]s, and {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}. She also wonders if they're like Po{{tt|*|the anime censors this part}}émon, and "if they have a {{game3|Ruby and Sapphire|Sapphire and Ruby|s}} or something".
|[[File:PandorasBox.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="12" | ''{{wp|MAD (TV series)|MAD}}''
| ''2012 Dalmatians / Grey's in Anime''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the "{{wp|Grey's Anatomy|Grey's}} In Anime" skit, {{wp|Derek Shepherd|Derek Shepherd}} (who wears a hat similar to Ash's) throws a [[Poké Ball]]-esque object, and a Pikachu lookalike, known as "Checkaflu", shocks the patient as the doctor says "clear!"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Cliffordfield / Big Time Rushmore''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a skit about rejected Pokémon. Among these is Punchachu, a punching mouse with huge arms and small feet, whose Trainer looks like [[Max]]. Ironically, its special attack is kicking. Another rejected Pokémon is Glasstar, a bear-like creature made out of glass. Its special attack is "frailty". Another reject Pokémon is Buzzkill, an owl-based Pokémon that looks similar to {{p|Hoothoot}}, whose special attack is indifference. When told how it loves battles, all it said was, "meh" while shrugging its shoulders. The last reject Pokémon is Uncle Hank (who was just an old man). His special attack is {{m|Confusion}}; all he does is get confused about what was going on.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pokémon Park''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode that features the skit "Pokémon Park", a spoof of ''{{wp|Jurassic Park}}''. An unknown [[Pokémon Professor|Professor]] invited Ash (who had black curly hair and glasses), Misty (who is holding a [[Nintendo DS|DS]] and has blond hair), Jessie (who had blue hair) and James (who had green hair). It features characters similar to {{p|Charmander}}, {{p|Charizard}}, {{p|Magikarp}}, {{p|Gyarados}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Bulbasaur}}. "Yu-Gi-Oh! Island" and "Digimon Island" are mentioned too.
|[[File:PokémonPark.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Gaming's Next Top Princess''
| style="text-align:left;" | Misty is among the contestants in "Gaming's Next Top Princess," among the likes of {{met|Samus Aran}}, {{smw|Princess Peach}}, {{zw|Princess Zelda}}, {{wp|Amy Rose}}, {{wp|Felicia (Darkstalkers)|Felicia}}, {{wp|Tifa Lockhart}}, {{wp|Lara Croft}}, and {{smw|Birdo}}.
|[[File:Misty in MAD.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pooh Grit / Not-A-Fan-A-Montana''
| style="text-align:left;" | One skit features a brand of gum called "Big League Pika-Chew" (a take on {{wp|Big League Chew|Big League Chew}}), made of real live Pikachu, and it helps people in baseball by giving the ball a shock when they hit it with a bat.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Kung Fu Blander''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Kung Fu Blander" skit has Po, the main character of the ''{{wp|Kung Fu Panda}}'' movie series, fighting the main villain of the {{wp|Kung Fu Panda 2|second}} ''Kung Fu Panda'' movie, Shen. When he learns that only a hero in "black and white" can defeat Shen and that it isn't him, he resorts to pulling several items and characters matching the description to use against Shen. One of the objects Po pulls out is {{p|Reshiram}} and {{p|Zekrom}}.
|[[File:KungFuBlander.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Twilight: Staking Dawn / Cookie Blue''
| style="text-align:left;" | One skit shows "PokéHarmony", which spoofs the dating website {{wp|eHarmony}}. It starts with a Geodude who can't get a date with a boulder, and then shows a female {{tt|Hitmonchan|Hitmonchan can only be male however}} paired up with a Machamp, a Bulbasaur who decided a Venusaur was right for her despite Venusaur being "evolved enough to be her father", and Mewtwo, who didn't need anyone. Ash Ketchum hosted the fake commercial.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pokémon of Interest''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Pokémon of Interest" segment was a crossover between Pokémon and ''{{wp|Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest}}''. John Reese was assigned to capture a [[Psyduck]] and bring it to Harold Finch. When using [[Poké Ball]]s didn't work, he hits it with a shovel. Harold then turns to {{Ash}} and asks "What have you been doing for the past 14 seasons?!". This may have been a reference to when his voice actor [[Veronica Taylor]] was replaced by [[Sarah Natochenny]] in 2006.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus" skit was a crossover between the {{wp|Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film series)|''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series}} and ''{{wp|Kid Icarus}}''. In the skit, Pikachu is shown to be part of the gang that harasses {{wp|Pit (Kid Icarus)|Pit}}, and {{wp|Ms. Pac-Man|Ms. Pac-Man}} uses Squirtle to extinguish the flames in the science lab.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pokémonsters, Inc.''
| style="text-align:left;" | This skit was a crossover between Pokémon and ''{{wp|Monsters, Inc.|Monsters, Inc.}}'' In this skit, Ash Ketchum ends up in the world of Monsters, Inc. and goes crazy, attempting to catch all of the monsters. His [[Ash's Pignite|Pignite]] and [[Ash's Krookodile|Krookodile]] are featured as well (but have different body styles/colors) throughout the skit, along with his [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]] who appeared briefly at the end.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Les the Miz / The Lex Factor''
| style="text-align:left;" | This episode featured a skit parodying ''{{wp|The More You Know}}'' titled "The Less You Know". In this skit, the announcer claimed that Poké Balls were able to hold Pokémon because they're airtight, with a {{pkmn|Trainer}} resembling [[Misty]] expressing disgust at the stench left behind after sending out her [[Squirtle]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Jaws the Great and Powerful / Off Their Spockers''
| style="text-align:left;" | This episode featured a spoof of ''{{wp|Psych}}'' called ''[[Psyduck]]'', with the tagline "They'll pretty much let anything be a cop these days".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Malcolm in the Middle}}''
| ''{{wp|List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes#Season 3: 2001–2002|Company Picnic (Part 1)}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Dewey is sitting at a picnic table with a boy and both Pokémon cards in their hand, and can be seen making a trade. There are also cards laid on the table. The boy then offers Dewey some candy, which he is not supposed to be eating due to hyperactivity. After eating it, Dewey freaks out and throws some of the cards in the air.
|[[File:CompanyPicnicPart1.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes#Season 3: 2001–2002|Bowling}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A {{p|Charmander}} doll can be seen sitting on the bed in some episodes, along with a Squirtle doll.
|[[File:Charmander Malcolm in the Middle bowling.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Haruhi Suzumiya|The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya}}''
| ''Endless Eight'' ({{wp|List of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya episodes#2009_version|part two}})
| style="text-align:left;" | Two {{p|Pikachu}} masks, a purple {{p|Turtwig}} mask, a yellow {{p|Chimchar}} mask, and an orange {{p|Piplup}} mask can be seen on display.
|[[File:EndlessEight.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Babysitter's a Vampire}}''
| ''{{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire episodes#Season 1: 2011|Friday Night Frights}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When the ghost of {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Coach Ed|Coach ED}} ({{wp|Clé Bennett}}) haunts {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Ethan Morgan|Ethan Morgan}} ({{wp|Matthew Knight}}), threatening him that he'd ruin his life if he didn't win a trophy for their school, the young boy gets into a wrestling match with {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Kurt the Hurt|Kurt the Hurt}} ({{wp|William Greenblatt}}). When it becomes clear that he cannot win, Ethan exclaims that he has "never won a fight" to which his friend {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Benny Weir|Benny Weir}} ({{wp|Atticus Mitchell}}) replies, "False; remember that time in grade 2 when I took your Pokémon lunchbox?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Family}}''
| ''{{wp|List of My Family episodes#Series One (2000)|Pain in the Class}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | After finding out that his mother {{wp|Susan Harper (My Family)|Susan Harper}} ({{wp|Zoë Wanamaker}}) has invited the parents of his school bully round to solve his bullying problem, {{wp|Michael Harper (My Family)|Michael}} ({{wp|Gabriel Thomson}}) says 'goodbye' to some of his possessions, including his Pokémon cards, commenting that he only had 212 left to collect.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Hero (TV series)|My Hero}}''
| ''{{wp|My Hero (series 1)|Christmas}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When Ultronian superhero {{wp|Thermoman}}, aka. George Sunday ({{wp|Ardal O'Hanlon}}) is visiting his cousin Arnie ({{wp|Lou Hirsch}}) in {{wp|Las Vegas}} to ask him about the human holiday of Christmas, he says that he doesn't understand Christmas as although it is the season of goodwill, he says he was in Manchester the previous day to stop a pitched battle. Arnie asks if it was between rival gangs, but George says it was "three mums wanting the last Pokémon".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Norm Show}}''
| ''Artie Comes to Town''
| style="text-align:left;" | The first scene is a parody of Pokémon, as a boy named Tommy thought he was Ash. The skit featured actors dressed as {{p|Squirtle}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Butterfree}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{p|Meowth}}. It features a Pokémon battle between Norm and Tommy.
|[[File:ArtieComesToTown.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Oblivious}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | During a speed round in a {{wp|sushi}} bar, {{wp|Regan Burns}} asks the contestants, "{{p|Pikachu}} is a character in what cartoon?" Another one of the contestants answered the $20 worth question correctly, the answer being {{pkmn|anime|Pokémon}}.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Osmosis Jones}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | When Ozzy tries to stop Drix from leaving Frank's body, one of the germs carries a Pikachu, as a joke on allergies.
|[[File:Osmosis Jones.png|200px]]
|- style= "background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Pinky Dinky Doo}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In several episodes, Tyler is shown talking about or playing with action figures called "Moo-Moo Miggy Monsters", which is based off of Pokémon. In one episode, Tyler plays a video game with a style very similar to Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Private Practice}}''
| ''Step One''
| style="text-align:left;" | An action figure of {{p|Reshiram}} is shown in this episode.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|ReBoot}}''
| ''My Two Bobs''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's featured game is a game entitled "Pantsu Hebi X", which is a parody of both Pokémon-styled battles and anime in general. In it, the dog character Frisket reboots itself to resemble {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:ReBoot.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Recess (TV series)|Recess}}''
| ''The Game''
| style="text-align:left;" | The addictive card game featured in the episode, named "Ajimbo", appears to be a a parody of the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}}.
|[[File:Ajimbo.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="4" | ''{{wp|Robot Chicken}}''
| ''Cracked China''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit titled "Pikachu Secret" in the episode parodies the anime. In its running time of 62 seconds, things happen such as Ash wondering when Misty is going to "shut up and make dinner", {{Gary}} calling Ash "ass", and Ash's Pikachu {{wp|Grinding (dance)|grinding}} another while inside its Poké Ball.
|[[File:PikachuSecret.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Junk in the Trunk''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit titled "Bloopers!", which runs for 5 minutes and 13 seconds, has 26 seconds which is devoted to parodying the anime. Pikachu and Squirtle are having a conversation in Pokémon speak. Eventually, Squirtle breaks custom and starts speaking with profanity-riddled dialogue in human tongue, claiming the Pokémon speech makes no sense at all. Pikachu asks "Earl" to say the line or he'll get the gas with skunk spray, to which Squirtle asks the kids to "go read a book or something".
|[[File:AS-PikaandSqui.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Chirlaxx''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the beginning of one skit, {{wp| George W. Bush}} is seen playing a Pokémon game on his [[Game Boy]] and says "Taste Poké-flame, Chirlaxx!"
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Caffeine-Induced Aneurysm''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit involves some children playing with Pokémon figurines and an old man exclaims that back in his day there were only [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|150 Pokémon]], and his wife (presumably) informs him there were actually {{p|Mew|151}}. He exclaims that she is a nerd, and then dies of a heart attack. Saddened, she then proclaims "That's how he would have wanted to go."
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei#Anime|Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei}}''
| ''Not Losing to Elbows, Not Losing to Knees''
| style="text-align:left;" | When Abiru says Nozomu would look good with a tail, he was pictured with various tails including those that resemble the tails of {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Glameow}}.
|[[File:NotLosingToElbows.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2"| ''{{wp|Saturday Night Live}}''
| ''John McCain / The White Stripes''
| style="text-align:left;" | In a "Hardball" sketch, Harry Belefonte (played by Tracy Morgan) makes many references to the unfair treatment of blacks. One of his references is "Pokémon is a slave trade, Pikachu is the slave master!"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Robert De Niro/ Diddy-Dirty Money''
| style="text-align:left;" | In "The Abacus Conundrum" skit, one of the fake books listed is called "The Pokémon Directive," and has a Pikachu on the cover.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|See Spot Run}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | James tells Gordon Smith that he had a nightmare of a {{p|Charizard}} trying to burn him, in resemblance to [[Ash's Charizard]]. James also tells him what a Pokémon is, as some people may not understand.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Sex and the City}}''
| ''Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl...''
| style="text-align:left;" | While looking at pictures at Charlotte's gallery, Samantha says, "You know, women dressing like men is very popular right now," to which Carrie replies, "And here I thought it was Pokémon."
|[[File:BoyGirlBoyGirl.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="7" | ''{{wp|The Simpsons}}''
| ''{{wp|Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Pikachu can be seen in {{wp|Bart Simpson|Bart}}'s satellite TV-induced hallucination
|[[File:BartVsLisaVsThirdGrade.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Pokey Mom}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's title is based on the word "Pokémon".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Children of a Lesser Clod}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The family are watching an episode of ''{{wp|Kids Say the Darndest Things}}'' when the host, {{wp|Bill Cosby}}, is interviewing a guest:
::'''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...
|[[File:ChildrenOfALesserClod.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Postcards from the Wedge}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Bart watches the [[Pokémon anime]] on TV, with {{Ash}} in his [[List of clothing in the anime#Ash|Diamond and Pearl attire]] and his {{AP|Pikachu}}; and Bart questions how did the series "stay so fresh", as a possible reference to how both the Pokémon anime and ''The Simpsons'' have been on the air for over a decade. This episode aired on the same day as the release of {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} in the United States.
|[[File:PostcardsFromTheWedge.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|'Tis the Fifteenth Season}}'' and ''{{wp|Fraudcast News}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the {{wp|The Simpsons opening sequence#Couch gag|couch gag}}, {{wp|Maggie Simpson|Maggie}} is [[Pokémon Cosplay|dressed up]] as a {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:TisTheFifteenthSeason.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Thirty Minutes over Tokyo}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The effects of ''[[EP038|Electric Soldier Porygon]]'' are experienced by the family in the episode, after they watch the local program "Battling Seizure Robots".
||[[File:ThirtyMinutesOverTokyo.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Chief of Hearts}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Bart plays a game called "Battle Ball" (a take on ''{{wp|Bakugan}}'') and one boy says that the game "makes ''{{wp|Digimon}}'' look like ''Pokémon''".
|[[File:ChiefOfHearts.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|South Park}}''
| ''{{wp|Chinpokomon}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode parodies Pokémon and fad culture in general. The line of toys have additionally made cameos in many subsequent episodes. During the episode {{wp|Kenny McCormick|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. Some of the "Chinpokomon" seen closely resemble {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Meowth}} and {{p|Charmander}}.
|[[File:Chinpokomon.png|200px]]

|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Suite Life on Deck}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|List of recurring characters in The Suite Life on Deck#Woody_Fink|Woody}} can be seen reading a Pokémon book.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Suite Life of Zack & Cody}}''
| ''{{wp|Odd Couples}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In multiple episodes, a toy [[Poké Ball]] can be seen on a shelf in Zack and Cody's bedroom.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|That's So Weird (TV series)|That's So Weird}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon has been mentioned multiple times in the series.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon bed sheets can be seen on multiple occasions.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Toradora!}}''
| ''No Matter What''
| style="text-align:left;" | Minori Kushieda finds Ryūji Takasu thinking and says 「ため息ゲットだぜ！」 ''Tameiki getto da ze!'' ("I caught your sigh!"), a shout out to the Japanese slogan of the Pokémon franchise, 「ポケモンゲットだぜ！」''Pokémon getto da ze!''. She also referenced other popular franchises, such as ''{{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}''.
|[[File:NoMatterWhat.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Transformers Animated}}'' (Japanese dub)
| ''Garbage In, Garbage Out''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's Japanese broadcast [[eyecatch]] is an homage to [[Who's That Pokémon?]], with Wreck-Gar being the silhouetted character.<ref>[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Garbage_In%2C_Garbage_Out "Garbage, In, Garbage Out" on TFWiki.net]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Tween Academy: Class of 2012}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In Kara's room, a {{p|Pikachu}} hat can be seen on an ''{{wp|Astro Boy}}'' statue.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US)}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | A question for $500,000 was ''Which of the following characters is not considered a "Pokémon"?'', with the possible answers being A) {{p|Jigglypuff}}, B) {{wp|Frodo Baggins|Frodo}}; C) {{p|Squirtle}}; and D) {{p|Pikachu}}. After the 50/50 lifeline was used, the two remaining answers left were A and B. The contestant then took the money, leaving with $250,000.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Whose Line Is It Anyway? (U.S. TV series)|Whose Line is it Anyway?}}''
| {{wp|List of Whose Line Is It Anyway? US episodes#Season 2|Season 2}}, Episode 32; {{tt|Show No. 235|Aired on April 20, 2000. American Whose Line is it Anyway? episodes are given show numbers post-production, but otherwise don't have actual titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon was one of the audience's suggestions used in a playing of "{{wp|List of games from Whose Line Is It Anyway?#Other games|Film, TV & Theatre Styles}}", which was played out by series regulars, {{wp|Ryan Stiles}} and {{wp|Colin Mochrie}}, and the episode's {{tt|fourth chair|A recurring or occasionally guest cast member who takes a fourth seat that's not occupied by Mochrie, Stiles, or Wayne Brady. Wayne became a regular from Season 2 onwards.}}, {{wp|Karen Maruyama}}. When Pokémon was used as a style for the scene, Karen says in a purposefully bad Asian-style accent, "Harro, [''sic''] I am Ichi!" She stiffly walks up to Ryan and says to him, "Please don't go!" to which he responds, "Oh, you're making my tail catch on fire!" and pretends to spew a flame from a tail, most likely referring to {{p|Charmander}}. As Karen turns to Colin and walks up to him, Colin spreads his arms apart and shouts, "{{p|Jigglypuff}}!" Karen pretends to shoot beams from her eyes, and she and Colin both jump and walk around on stage. Ryan then walks up to them and yells in a high-pitched, drawn-out voice, "Pikachu!" After Karen bobs over in front of Ryan like a {{wp|drinking bird}} for a moment, host {{wp|Drew Carey}} sounds the buzzer to freeze the players and change the style. Pokémon was also suggested by another audience member in a later episode's playing of the same game, but it was not used.
|[[File:Whose Line Pokémon.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| {{wp|List of Whose Line Is It Anyway? US episodes#Season 3|Season 3}}, Episode 34; {{tt|Show No. 343|Aired on May 4, 2001. American Whose Line is it Anyway? episodes are given show numbers post-production, but otherwise don't have actual titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | However, Pokémon was used again for a different playing of the same game, even though no audience members were intelligibly heard making that suggestion. (Though on the other hand, ''anime'' was an audience suggestion.) {{wp|Kathy Greenwood}} is the fourth chair for this episode, joining Colin and Ryan in "Film, TV, & Theatre Styles". This was a different portraying of a Pokémon "style" in comparison to the playing in show #235. When Pokémon was used as the last style for this playing's scene, Colin shouts out, "Pikachu!" in a high-pitched voice this time instead of Ryan, causing the audience to burst out in laughter as he started walking around the stage. He then pretends to shock Ryan, who yells, "Ow!" in response and does his Charmander pose used in show #235. Colin turns around, shouts "Pikachu!" again, and walks to the other side of the small stage. He then turns back to Kathy and Ryan and sends more "{{m|ThunderShock|shocks}}" towards them, causing Kathy to hop a bit on every "shock" sent towards her. (It had no effect on "Charmander Ryan", who was looking away and continuing to do his pose.) Kathy maintained {{tt|her scene's character|Playing as the wife of 'Police Chief Colin'}} throughout the style, pretending to point a handgun at Colin. Drew sounds the buzzer several times afterwards to end the game, sending the cast members back to their seats. He also awards 1,000 extra "{{tt|points|Since Whose Line is it Anyway? is a slight parody of game shows, the points are fake and irrelevant. Hence, 'the points don't matter'.}}" to Colin for his "Pikadoo" act (getting Colin to say, "Pikachu," once more to correct Drew, which also causes Ryan to say, "Bless you,") and says to him, "Oh, I'd love to see you and your wife going at it, man."
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Wipeout (2008 U.S. game show)|Wipeout}}'' (as ''Winter Wipeout'')
| ''{{wp|Wipeout (Season 4)#Winter Episode 4: Baby, It's Blob Outside|Baby, It's Blob Outside}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the contestants in this episode, Mika Mori, was given the nickname "Mikachu" in the episode. At one point during the episode, show co-host {{wp|John Henson}} said that Mika was {{p|Jigglypuff}}'d about the height of the hurdles.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{wp|Yin Yang Yo!}}
| ''Smoke and Mirrors''
| style="text-align:left;" | Smoke catches Yang in Prison Prism ([[Poké Ball]] spoof), while later Mirrors catches Yin with it. They later force them to fight against each other in a tournament.
|[[File:Yin Yang Yo Poké Ball spoof.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff; {{roundybr|10px}}"
|}

==References in non-Pokémon games==
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| ''{{np|Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the random items a villager may ask players to collect is ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]'' (but it is actually a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS]]'')
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{jwp|ちっちゃいエイリアン|Chee-Chai Alien}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When starting the game for the first time, a character called "Saraba" introduces himself to the player. He says that Pokémon is undesirable. Instead, the player must help him save planet Earth and space by clearing it from dark matter. This game was developed by [[Creatures]], who own one third of the copyright to the Pokémon franchise.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Civilization V|Sid Meier's Civilization V}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There are several Pokémon-themed achievements in this {{wp|Steam (software)|Steampowered}} game. These include achievements named "It's Super Effective!" and "Gotta Catch 'Em All".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|DC Universe Online}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A feat in the game titled "Gotta Catch 'Em All" is achieved when players beat at least one player for every one of the six initial set of powers available in the game.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Draw Something}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Players are able to draw a {{p|Pikachu}}, earning one coin if chosen.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | This RPG has several Pokémon references, which include {{p|Marowak}}'s Spine in Illunibi or the body of Peke Utchoo (whose name is parody of {{p|Pikachu}}). In Arkngthand, there is a {{p|Weepinbell|Weepingbell}} Hall while in the Urshilaku Burial Caverns, there is a section known as {{p|Kakuna}} Burial.<ref>[http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Easter_Eggs Morrowind:Easter Eggs on The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages]</ref>
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Harvest Moon 64}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | If the characters Karen and Kai were to marry and have a child, their child will be dressed in a Pikachu costume.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2"| ''{{wp|Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | At the beginning of Chapter 8 on the True End route, Rom and Ram (twin sisters who personify the Nintendo DS) mention playing the "Pocketed Monstrosities" games:
::'''Ram''': Lowee's best games are easily the ones in the "Pocketed Monstrosities" franchise. You catch and raise 1,510,376 monsters.
::'''Rom''': Oh, yeah. I was playing it earlier and I captured the {{p|Eevee|Eebee}} monster
::'''Ram''': No way! I really want that one! Gimme.
::'''Rom''': I'll give you its parents later. They're both fourth generation, so you'll probably get one from them.
|[[File:HDNmk2-pokemon.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a mouse villain character named "Pirachu," a pun on both "Pikachu" and, given the general motif of the ''Neptunia'' franchise's villains, "{{wp|Copyright infringement of software|piracy}}."
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{ip|Kid Icarus: Uprising}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | After players defeat the Kraken as part of {{ip|Dyntos}}'s {{ip|The Three Trials|Three Trials}}, {{ip|Pit}} calls the Kraken a "Tentafool", possibly a reference to {{p|Tentacool}}.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the ''Zelda'' series, the ''{{zw|Keaton}} Mask'' introduced in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time}}'' bears a strong resemblance to Pikachu. It is mentioned in the game that Keaton "has been really popular lately", the game was released in 1998 when the fad level of Pokémon was still sharply on the rise. The item returned in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask}}'' where wearing it in certain areas would lead to ''{{zw|Keaton}}'' himself appearing, though this version of the character was revealed to be a {{wp|kitsune}}. The mask also has a background cameo in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|Wind Waker}}''.
|[[File:Legend of Zelda Keaton Mask.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Little Inferno}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The description text for the Giant Spider item is written in the style of [[Pokémon battle]] messages: "[[Wild Pokémon|A Giant Spider appears!]] [[Escape|You attempt to flee!]] Giant Spider attacks {{wp|Genji: Days of the Blade#Giant Enemy Crab|for massive damage}}!!"
|[[File:LittleInferno.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{smw|Mario Artist: Paint Studio}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the official pictures shows somebody drawing a silhouette of Pikachu.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Minecraft}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | As an easter egg, if you delete the splashes.txt file but not the META-INF folder from the game's files, the only [http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Splash splash text] to be shown is "{{p|Missingno.|missingno}}".
|[[File:Minecraft-Missingno.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{pk|Pikmin (game)|Pikmin}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The {{pk|S.S. Dolphin}}'s ship part called the {{pk|Bowsprit}} resembles a [[Poké Ball]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Poker Night at the Inventory}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Strong Bad}} asks {{wp|Sam & Max#Characters|Max}} if he's a Pokémon (pronounced as Poke-mon).
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There's a skill point titled "Gotta Catch Them All", a reference to the franchise's original slogan.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Runescape}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While a player is training the Dungeoneering skill in Daemonheim, after every floor players can receive a title. One of them is ''[[EP001|I choose you!]]'', received for summoning [[Party|6]] or more familiars.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{smw|Super Mario Galaxy}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a [[Poké Ball]]-shaped planet in the {{smw|Buoy Base Galaxy}}. Inside it is a {{smw|Power Star}}, which is needed to finish the level, possibly a reference to the Poké Ball's importance in the [[Pokémon games]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Simpsons Game}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The game features "Sparklemon" in the level "Big Super Happy Fun Fun Game". Homer and Lisa must travel to three temples where they fight the Sparklemon in turn-based {{pkmn|battle}}s before they can collect them in "[[Poké Ball|capturing balls]]". The first two Sparklemon are based on {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Squirtle}}. One of the Sparklemon also uses a strike called "{{m|Scratch}} Attack". [[Damage modification|Type matchups]] is also presented in the form of moves' super-effectiveness, resistance, and immunity.
|[[File:The Simpsons Game.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Super Scribblenauts}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a level where Maxwell has to defeat a Witch's monsters which is set out as a Pokémon Battle format.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Trade & Battle: Card Hero}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There are a few spoofs on the Pokémon franchise in this [[Game Boy Color]] game developed by {{nw|Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo}} and {{nw|Intelligent Systems}}. One example of these references is an NPC who exclaims that he has been watching the show "Rocket Monsters".<ref>[http://fryguy64.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=cameo&action=display&thread=4105 Trade & Battle: Card Hero - Text Dump]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{smw|Wario Land 3}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the game's 100 treasures is a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]''; however, the player cannot interact with it.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{smw|Yoshi's Story}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The stages ''{{smw|Jelly Pipe|Stage 2-3}}'' and ''{{smw|Torrential Maze|Stage 2-4}}'' are made out entirely out of newspaper clippings, the text: ''Pikachu'', among others, is seen. So far, it has only been seen in one or two areas.
|
|- style="background: #fff; {{roundybr|10px}}"
|}

==Other references==
===Books, comics and manga===
*{{wp|List of The Simpsons comics|''The Simpsons'' Comics}} make several references:
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics, there is a story called ''An Anime Among Us'', in which Bart has a dream sequence which contains numerous references to Japanese traditional and popular culture, including anime such as ''{{wp|Sailor Moon}}'' and Pokémon. The most prominent references to Pokémon are Bart dressed like [[Ash Ketchum]], a Pocket Goblins (Pockegob) Trainer, and {{wp|Santa's Little Helper}} is a reference to Pikachu (Santa-choo). Bart fights against a trio from "Team Sprocket", with {{wp|Bart's Girlfriend|Jessica Lovejoy}} appearing as [[Jessie]], {{wp|Nelson Muntz}} appearing as [[James]], and {{wp|Martin Prince}} in a {{MTR}} costume (Cat Scratch-eth). This story is available in Bart Simpson Comics issue #12 as well as the collection book ''Big Bratty Book of Bart Simpson''.
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''Destroy All Manga!'', many references to various manga and anime are made, including ''{{wp|Dragon Ball}}'', ''{{wp|Sailor Moon}}'', and Pokémon. A series called "Porkymen" features many Pokémon-like creatures, including "Pikkanoze", a creature which shares striking resemblance with Pikachu. Also creatures similar to {{p|Venusaur}}, {{p|Onix}}, {{p|Blastoise}}, {{p|Geodude}} and {{p|Gengar}} are shown. When Porkymen are chasing {{wp|In Marge We Trust|Mr. Sparkle}}, Pikkanoze says, "Catch Mr. Sparkle, my Porkymen comrades! [[Gotta catch 'em all!|Catch him all!!!]]" When Mr. Sparkle encases Porkymen in soap bubbles, Pikkanoze says that it's "[[Poké Ball|somewhat familiar]]". This story is available in Simpsons Comics issue #45 as well as the collection book ''Simpsons Comics Unchained''.
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''All's Veldt That Ends Veldt!'', Maggie watches the aforementioned "Porkeymen", which is shown to use a Pokémon-like slogan "Gotta pitch 'em all!". When Maggie watches the show, Pikkanose's eyes release rapidly flashing light, causing Maggie to become hypnotized. This is obviously a reference to the infamous "[[EP038|seizure episode]]". This story is available in Bart Simpson Comics issue #7 as well as the collection book ''Big Bad Book of Bart Simpson''.
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''Day of the Nerd'', {{wp|Comic Book Guy}} dresses up like an anime character, using XL contact lenses to make his eyes seem like anime eyes, black laser lights to create himself speed stripes whenever he moves quickly, and a {{DL|List of Pokémon by color|yellow}} cat he calls, "Comicachu", an obvious reference to Pikachu. This story is available in Simpsons Comics issue #73 as well as the collection book ''Simpsons Comics Beach Blanket Bongo''.
* In the book ''Babymouse: Cupcake Tycoon'', Pikachu is one of the many "people" seen watching an interview. It is later assumed that the same Pikachu was one of the two thousand "people" to buy Babymouse's cupcakes, as referenced by the narrator asking Babymouse how she was going to get her cupcakes to Japan.
* In {{wp|Neil Gaiman}}'s novella ''{{wp|Coraline}},'' the illustration on page 88 shows a Pikachu head among several other toys.
* In the ''{{wp|Love Hina}}'' manga, the main character, {{wp|Keitaro Urashima}}, can be seen with a {{p|Pikachu}} photo sticker while he checks his photo album filled with pictures of himself.
* In the novel ''{{wp|Mad Dogs}}'', Pokemon ''(sic)'' was mentioned as one of the fads that had passed around CHERUB campus.
*In the tenth book in the ''{{wp|Jigsaw Jones Mysteries}}'' series, ''The Case of the Ghostwriter'', Stringbean hires Jigsaw to take the case by offering him bubble gum, a {{wp|Darth Maul}} pencil eraser, a rubber band ball, $0.36, and a {{tcg|Diglett}} card. Jigsaw calls Diglett too common, so Stringbean instead offers a First Edition {{tcg|Gloom}} card, which he accepts.
===Real world===
* In 2008, Japanese researchers discovered a new protein which helps carry electrical impulses from the eyes to the brain and named it {{wp|Pikachurin}}. According to the researchers, the decision was based on both Pokémon and protein possessing "lightning-fast moves and shocking electric effects".
* {{wp|Zbtb7}}, a gene that discovered by a geneticist from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City, was originally named "Pokemon", stands for "POK erythroid myeloid ontogenic factor".
* During a Republican debate for the ''{{wp|United States presidential election, 2012}}'', candidate {{wp|Herman Cain}} quotes a 'poet' saying "Life can be a challenge, life can seem impossible, but it's never easy when there's so much on the line." These are actually the beginning lines of ''{{so|The Power of One}}'', the theme song for the [[M02|movie of the same name]]. During his withdrawal speech, he reused the line but with proper attribution.
* In an interview with CultBox, ''{{wp|Hollyoaks}}'' actor Andrew Still, who portrays {{wp|Joel Dexter}} in the series, was asked what TV show reminded him of his childhood, to which he replied: "Definitely Pokémon. I remember going to a childminder when I was around 5 and me and all the other kids there would sit religiously around the TV and watch it".<ref>[http://www.cultbox.co.uk/blog/top-of-the-box/2441-hollyoaks-star-andrew-stills-tv-choices 'Hollyoaks' star Andrew Still's TV choices - CultBox]</ref>
===Songs===
* ''{{wp|Homestar Runner}}'' has made a number of references to the series, usually playing on Pikachu's similar appearance to the character of The Cheat.<ref>[http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Pikachu Pikachu 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?"
* Parts of the insert song in [http://filmcow.com/charlietheunicorn3.html part three] of the popular flash cartoon series ''{{wp|Charlie the Unicorn}}'' bear resemblance to the original [[Kanto Pokérap|Pokérap]].
* In {{wp|The Lonely Island}} song, ''Japan'', they mention Pokémon.
* In 2005, {{wp|Bow Wow (rapper)|Bow Wow}} released a song called B.O.W., which in it he mentioned Pokémon.
===Websites===
* On ''{{wp|The Annoying Orange}}'', in "Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)", 3 Pokémon were one of Marshmallow's gifts.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQnqyMOQmlA#t=0m36s Annoying Orange - Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)]</ref>
* During the ''{{wp|Hetalia: Axis Powers}}'' 2011 Christmas event, Ladonia was passing the time playing Pokémon on his [[Game Boy]] and stated his favorite Pokémon was {{p|Stunfisk}} in his rushed introduction to Denmark.<ref>[http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/xmas2011/2011_12_5.php Hetalia 2011 Christmas Event, page 5]</ref>
* One of the screensavers included in {{wp|XScreenSaver}} is called "JigglyPuff" ''(sic)''.<ref>[http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/screenshots/ XScreenSaver: Screenshots]</ref>
* In Volume 5 of the ''{{wp|Sword Art Online}}'' light novel series, when discussing possible ways for someone to shoot a bullet in virtual reality and kill someone else in real life, Kirito mentions an instance in which animation effects in an [[EP038|episode]] of [[Pokémon anime|a certain anime]] caused children across Japan to become sick.<ref>[http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Sword_Art_Online:Volume_5_Chapter_1 ''Sword Art Online'' Volume 5 - Chapter 1]</ref>
* 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>
* The virtual pet site ''[http://www.subeta.net Subeta]'' contains several references to Pokémon, including an item which heavily resembles a Poké Ball called Spherical Self-Contained Capture and Storage Unit<ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Spherical+Self-Contained+Capture+and+Storage+Unit SubetaLodge - Spherical Self-Contained Capture and Storage Unit]</ref> and two items that parody [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Pokémon Red and Blue]].<ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Betamon%3A+Azure+Gamepet+Game SubetaLodge - Betamon: Azure Gamepet Game]</ref><ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Betamon%3A+Crimson+Gamepet+Game SubetaLodge - Betamon: Crimson Gamepet Game]</ref>
* In ''{{wp|Death Battle}}'''s {{wp|Vegeta}} vs. {{wp|Shadow the Hedgehog}} battle, when Shadow sends Vegeta to the Moon, a recolored {{p|Ducklett}} with space helmet can be seen.
* The coloring game on children's author {{wp|Dav Pilkey}}'s [http://www.pilkey.com website] was once called "Pilkeymon's Paintbox"<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120622114244/http://www.pilkey.com/painter.php</ref> and featured a {{p|Pikachu}}-like boy as its menu icon.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20080403031704/http://www.pilkey.com/games.php</ref> After the site's 2013 redesign, the game was renamed "Pilkey Painter" and the menu icons were removed.

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

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'''References to the Pokémon franchise''' are often made in other media. While {{p|Pikachu}} is a common target due to its prominence as the mascot of the franchise, other Pokémon, characters, and elements of the various Pokémon series are often lampooned.

==References in TV, movies and radio==
{| style="background: #2E83D2; margin-left: 10px; text-align:center; margin-bottom: 10px; {{roundy|10px}} border: 3px solid #81807A"
|-
! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytl|10px}}"| Series/Movie
! style="background: #6AA9E4;"| Episode
! style="background: #6AA9E4;"| Details
! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytr|10px}}"| Image
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|100 Greatest (UK TV series)|100 Greatest}}''
| ''100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross''
| style="text-align:left;" | In ''100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross'', Pokémon was featured as the 37th greatest toy, with emphasis being on the [[TCG]], and the problems it created for schools dealing with the theft of cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|30 Rock}}''
| ''Stride of Pride''
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon is a recurring theme in this episode with one of Jack's girlfriends. When referring to Jack's polygamy, she said that it was like Pokémon the way Jack had "gotta catch 'em all". Jack pluralizes Pokémon as "Pokémons" only to have her correct him. Jack brings up Pokémon numerous times throughout the episode in reference to his girlfriend, including referring to a text message he got as being "Pokémon'd". At the end of the episode, Liz writes a letter on her laptop, and also refers to "Pokémons" and her life as "little creatures running around".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|97.3 Forth One}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In an airing on 14 December 2011, the [[Pokémon Theme]] was briefly played, as the hosts mentioned that Pokémon was the top Christmas present at the height of its popularity.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|American Dad!}}''
| ''{{wp|A Piñata Named Desire}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While {{wp|Steve Smith (American Dad!)|Steve}} was remembering about he and his friends used to have sleepovers when they were little, a pink and purple {{p|Pikachu}} is seen on the t-shirt worn by his friend Toshi.
|[[File:APinataNamedDesire.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Austin Powers in Goldmember}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | The movie 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.
|[[File:Austin Powers Goldmember Charmander.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Arthur (TV Series)|Arthur}}''
| ''Arthur Loses his Marbles''
| style="text-align:left;" | Muffy says that she has fifty-four Dopeyman cards in a pack, in resemblance to Pokémon cards, and with one card a take on a Pikachu called "Stinkachu".
|[[File:ArthurLosesHisMarbles.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Are We There Yet? (TV Series)|Are We There Yet?}}''
| '' The Bad Dream Episode''
| style="text-align:left;" | After Nick says "You can't make a sequel for everything", Kevin says "They should've told that to the Pokémon people thirteen movies ago!" and then names all Pokémon movies up to [[M13]], including [[Mewtwo Returns|MR]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Bad Santa}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | One child asks "Santa" for Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Beast Machines}}''
| ''Revelations, Part I: Discovery''
| style="text-align:left;" | Jetstorm says "[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Bernard's Watch}}''
| {{tt|N/A|Entire series throughout.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Bernard's room is often shown to have first-generation Pokémon posters.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Big Bang Theory}}''
| The Cooper/Kripke Inversion
| style="text-align:left;" | Even after being taken off his joint checking account with his wife until he learned the value of money, {{wp|Howard Wolowitz}} still spent his lunch's allowance on [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|Pokémon cards]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Brum (TV series)|Brum}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon plushes can be seen at a stall in a fairground.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Cleveland Show}}''
| ''{{wp|Ain't Nothin' But Mutton Bustin'}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While {{wp|Cleveland Brown|Cleveland}} and {{wp|List of The Cleveland Show characters#Rallo_Tubbs|Rallo}} visit the County Fair, one of the stands has {{p|Gengar}} plushies.
|[[File:AintNothinButMuttonBustin.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Codename: Kids Next Door}}''
| ''Operation: A.R.C.H.I.V.E.''
| style="text-align:left;" | A character that can be seen in the audience looks similar to {{Ash}} in his [[original series]] clothes.
|[[File:OperationArchive.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Community (TV series)|Community}}''
| ''Digital Estate Planning''
| style="text-align:left;" | Hilda's long list of conversation topics includes "{{ka|old man}} {{pkmn|Trainer}}", "{{m|fly}} on a bird", "[[Cinnabar Island|cinnamon island]]", and "{{m|Surf|seal}} along the shore", a reference to the [[Old man glitch]]. Also when Gilbert is escaping from Cornelius he changes into [[Missingno.]] for a split-second.
|[[File:Community.png|200px]][[File:Community2.png|200px]]


|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Case Closed|Detective Conan}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} make a cameo appearance as kids who were staying in a certain train station. However, the distinct facial features each possess, such as Brock's eyes, their hairstyles, etc., were slightly altered and switched between the three kids.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Drawn Together}}''
| {{tt|N/A|Entire series throughout.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the main characters, {{wp|List of Drawn Together characters#Ling-Ling|Ling-Ling}}, is a direct parody of {{p|Pikachu}}. He mentions that one of his pastimes is [[EP038|giving children seizures]].
|[[File:Ling-Ling.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Drunk History}}''
| '' Boston''
| style="text-align:left;" | After the retelling of the 1990 {{wp|Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum}} art theft, a man says he knows how they must feel because he had $100 worth of Pokémon cards stolen including holographic [[Charizard (Base Set 4)]], [[Blastoise (Base Set 2)]], and [[Professor Oak (Base Set 88)]].
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Dustin the Turkey|Dustin in Fowl Play}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | When {{wp|Dustin the Turkey}} was wondering what new job he should get, Socky asks "are we going to become [[Pokémon Trainer]]s?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|EastEnders}}''
| {{tt|N/A|An episode that aired sometime between 2001 and 2003. EastEnders episodes do not have titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Doctor {{wp|Anthony Trueman}} explains {{wp|Yin and Yang}} to his ex {{wp|Kat Slater}}, who then replied "Yin? Yang? You're not letting Pokémon characters take over your life?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Emmerdale}}''
| {{tt|N/A|An episode shown on 25 August 2011. Emmerdale episodes do not have titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Sandy Thomas}} plays an orange DSi, a sound effect from a Pokémon Ranger game is heard and he cries out in annoyance "Every time I get to the big boss Raikou on level 3, I need {{wp|Gabby Thomas|Gabby}}, only a child can work this wretched thing", much to his son {{wp|Ashley Thomas|Ashley}}'s annoyance. However, the music that is heard from the game is the initial encounter theme, which is inconsistant with what Sandy had stated to have happened.
|[[File:Emmerdale Pokemon Ranger Guardian Signs.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|ER (television series)|ER}}''
| ''{{wp|And in the End...}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A patient says "I am [[M02|the chosen one]], come to be known as {{p|Lugia}}."
|[[File:AndInTheEnd.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne}}''
| ''{{wp|Search and Estroy}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | General Skarr and Major Dr. Ghastly create the Poké-Digi Tank. A parody of both Pokémon and Digimon.
|[[File:SearchAndEstroy.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Everybody Loves Raymond}}''
| ''Hackidu''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode focuses "Hackidu", which is a spoof of Pokémon and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. Ray's daughter Ally makes a trade with a boy, giving him a sizable stack of cards for just one of hers, called "Scramisaur". Ray thinks the trade is unfair, so he talks to the boy's father and the trade is reversed. Ray then learns that he shouldn't have gotten the trade reversed, and attempts to get the card back. Hackidu is also watched on TV during the episode.
|[[File:Hackidu.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Family Guy}}''
| ''{{wp|April in Quahog}}
| style="text-align:left;" | A poster depicting a superhero that strongly resembles a {{p|Machoke}} can be seen in {{wp|Chris Griffin|Chris's}} room.
|[[File:AprilInQuahog.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Fillmore!}}''
| ''Test of the Tested''
| style="text-align:left;" | A cheerleading coach says that her team, while in a human pyramid, is "as strong as a {{p|Geodude}} using its {{m|Harden}} attack".
|[[File:TestOfTheTested.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Gabriel Iglesias}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | His friends have given him the nickname "Pikachu" and this is often referenced during his stand-up performances, occasionally mimicking Pikachu's voice.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|George Lopez (TV series)|George Lopez}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | When George and Benny discuss ways to make money, the former suggests that the latter pretend to be a {{p|Pikachu}} in Mexico.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ghost Stories (anime)|Ghost Stories}}'' (dub)
| ''Akane-san of the Broadcasting Room!! Voice of the Dead''
| style="text-align:left;" | The [[Pokémon anime]] is referenced when Leo states that the broadcast begins right after Pokémon.
|[[File:Ghost Stories.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| align="center" rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Good Luck Charlie}}''
| A L.A.R.P. in the Park
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a card game named "Pokeo," based on the Pokémon Trading Card Game and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. During this episode the characters mention type advantage, for example: "Grass power is no match for volcano power".
|
|- style="background: #fff"|- style="background: #fff"
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | A picture of an {{p|Eevee}} is drawn on a chalkboard in the basement.
|
|- style="background: #fff"|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Good Vibes (U.S. TV series)|Good Vibes}}''
| The Grass is Always Greener
| style="text-align:left;" | When Mondo sees Woody's room for the first time, he comments on all the awards for competitions he has. Woody admits that many of them were purchased on {{wp|ebay}} by his parents. Mondo then asks how much they spent on the "lame Pokémon tournament participant ribbon", a gold ribbon with a {{p|Pikachu}} on it, to which Woody claims that he won on his own.
| [[File:Good Vibes Pokemon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | A cartridge of Pokémon Sapphire can be seen in Dr. {{wp|Hector Hammond}}'s apartment.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy}}''
| ''It's Hokey Mon!''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a trading card game named "Hokey Mon".
|[[File:ItsHokeyMon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Grojband}}''
| ''Super Zeroes''
| style="text-align:left;" | In this episode, the lead guitarist Corey tries to come up with a gimmick for their band, and is seen in a purple Pikachu costume.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Haiyore! Nyaruko-san}}''
| ''Like a Close Encounter of the Third Kind'' and ''Great Conspiracy X''
| style="text-align:left;" | Nyaruko summons her pets Shanta and Nephren-Car from a [[Poké Ball]]-esque object, during which she says 「君に決めた！」 ''Kimi ni kimeta!'' ("I choose you!")<ref>[http://nyaruref.blogspot.ca/2012/04/haiyore-nyaruko-san-episode-1.html NyaruReferences: Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Episode 1 References]</ref><ref>[http://nyaruref.blogspot.ca/2012/05/haiyore-nyaruko-san-episode-5.html NyaruReferences: Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Episode 5 References]</ref>
|[[File:Nyaruko.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Hayate the Combat Butler}}''
| Many episodes
| style="text-align:left;" | 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 background music make a reference to Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Heroes (TV series)|Heroes}}''
| ''{{wp|One of Us, One of Them}}'' and ''{{wp|Dual (Heroes)|Dual}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Hiro Nakamura}} was called {{p|Pikachu}} once in each of those two episodes.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Hetalia: Axis Powers}}'' (dub)
| ''Episode 18''
| style="text-align:left;" | During a battle against the Axis Powers, America chooses China to fight and says, "China, I choose you!" After beating and capturing the Axis Powers, America then says, "Yeah, we caught them all!"
| [[File:Reference Hetalia.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|House (TV series)|House M.D}}
| ''{{wp|Perils of Paranoia}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While having a discussion with his diagnostic team, House says, "Which is why {{p|Arceus}} created a universe with three states of matter and 300 solid or liquid poisons that could cause his symptoms," upon which Taub asks, "Arceus?" House then suggests he look it up.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Inside Amy Schumer}}''
| ''Clown Panties''
| style="text-align:left;" | A 6-year-old Amy interviews states that the [[anime]] is one of his favorite TV shows.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Jackie Chan Adventures}}''
| ''Tough Break''
| style="text-align:left;" | A franchise called "Gnomekop" appears in an episode, which is Pokémon spelled backwards plus a "G". It also uses the slogan "Gotta collect 'em all", similar to Pokémon's [[Gotta catch 'em all!]]
|[[File:Gnomekop.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Jeopardy!}}''
| Several
| style="text-align:left;" | The franchise and parts thereof has been used in [http://j-archive.com/search.php?search=pokemon&submit=Search a number of clues and responses].
| [[File:JEOPARDYCLUE.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Johnny Test}}''
| ''Johnny'mon'' and ''The Return of Johnny'mon''
| style="text-align:left;" | Two episodes featured Tinymon, with a [[Pokédex|Tinydex]], [[Poké Ball|Tiny Cubes]] that contain creatures, a character named [[Ash Ketchum|Blast Ketchup]], and the slogan "Gotta snatch 'em all!". The episodes feature a legendary Tinymon known as "Screechereen," which greatly resembles [[Shadow Lugia]]. Blast Ketchup's Tinymon, Kadoomerang, also slightly resembles {{p|Squirtle}}. Evolution and attacks are also featured. For example, Screechereen evolves from Cuddlebuns, who is said to be the {{p|Magikarp|weakest}} Pokémon. It turned out that it needs love in order for it to evolve into the legendary Tinymon. Something similar to link cables are also featured. In the plot, Johnny and his sisters get stuck in a Tinymon game and need to trade with a cable in order to get out. However, a battle must first be won in order to access that function.
|[[File:Johnnymon.png|200px]] [[File:Johnnymon 2.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit|Law & Order: SVU}}''
| ''Uncivilized''
| style="text-align:left;" | A victim was last seen on his way to a store to buy Pokémon cards.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Home Invasions''
| style="text-align:left;" | The father of the victim's boyfriend stated that his son still has his Pokémon cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Lost (TV series)|Lost}}''
| ''{{wp|Ji Yeon}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In a flashback, {{wp|Jin-Soo Kwon|Jin}} is looking for a stuffed panda in a toy store that has an extensive amount of Pokémon merchandise on the shelves in the backround.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| align="center" rowspan="3" | ''{{wp|Lucky Star (manga)#Anime|Lucky Star}}''
| ''Base of the Sun''
| style="text-align:left;" | Kagami asks Konata if she has any talents besides making faces. Konata replies by stating that she can name every Pok{{tt|***|the anime censors this part}}n.
|[[File:BaseOfTheSun.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''The Famous Shooter''
| style="text-align:left;" | 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 shouts "get da ze!", which is "''[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]''" in Japanese.
|[[File:TheFamousShooter.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pandora's Box''
| style="text-align:left;" | Konata states that {{wp|Kinkaku-ji}} is gold, but {{wp|Ginkaku-ji}} isn't silver, referencing both the [[Bell Tower|Bell]] and [[Burned Tower|Brass Tower]]s, and {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}. She also wonders if they're like Po{{tt|*|the anime censors this part}}émon, and "if they have a {{game3|Ruby and Sapphire|Sapphire and Ruby|s}} or something".
|[[File:PandorasBox.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="12" | ''{{wp|MAD (TV series)|MAD}}''
| ''2012 Dalmatians / Grey's in Anime''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the "{{wp|Grey's Anatomy|Grey's}} In Anime" skit, {{wp|Derek Shepherd|Derek Shepherd}} (who wears a hat similar to Ash's) throws a [[Poké Ball]]-esque object, and a Pikachu lookalike, known as "Checkaflu", shocks the patient as the doctor says "clear!"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Cliffordfield / Big Time Rushmore''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a skit about rejected Pokémon. Among these is Punchachu, a punching mouse with huge arms and small feet, whose Trainer looks like [[Max]]. Ironically, its special attack is kicking. Another rejected Pokémon is Glasstar, a bear-like creature made out of glass. Its special attack is "frailty". Another reject Pokémon is Buzzkill, an owl-based Pokémon that looks similar to {{p|Hoothoot}}, whose special attack is indifference. When told how it loves battles, all it said was, "meh" while shrugging its shoulders. The last reject Pokémon is Uncle Hank (who was just an old man). His special attack is {{m|Confusion}}; all he does is get confused about what was going on.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pokémon Park''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode that features the skit "Pokémon Park", a spoof of ''{{wp|Jurassic Park}}''. An unknown [[Pokémon Professor|Professor]] invited Ash (who had black curly hair and glasses), Misty (who is holding a [[Nintendo DS|DS]] and has blond hair), Jessie (who had blue hair) and James (who had green hair). It features characters similar to {{p|Charmander}}, {{p|Charizard}}, {{p|Magikarp}}, {{p|Gyarados}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Bulbasaur}}. "Yu-Gi-Oh! Island" and "Digimon Island" are mentioned too.
|[[File:PokémonPark.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Gaming's Next Top Princess''
| style="text-align:left;" | Misty is among the contestants in "Gaming's Next Top Princess," among the likes of {{met|Samus Aran}}, {{smw|Princess Peach}}, {{zw|Princess Zelda}}, {{wp|Amy Rose}}, {{wp|Felicia (Darkstalkers)|Felicia}}, {{wp|Tifa Lockhart}}, {{wp|Lara Croft}}, and {{smw|Birdo}}.
|[[File:Misty in MAD.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pooh Grit / Not-A-Fan-A-Montana''
| style="text-align:left;" | One skit features a brand of gum called "Big League Pika-Chew" (a take on {{wp|Big League Chew|Big League Chew}}), made of real live Pikachu, and it helps people in baseball by giving the ball a shock when they hit it with a bat.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Kung Fu Blander''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Kung Fu Blander" skit has Po, the main character of the ''{{wp|Kung Fu Panda}}'' movie series, fighting the main villain of the {{wp|Kung Fu Panda 2|second}} ''Kung Fu Panda'' movie, Shen. When he learns that only a hero in "black and white" can defeat Shen and that it isn't him, he resorts to pulling several items and characters matching the description to use against Shen. One of the objects Po pulls out is {{p|Reshiram}} and {{p|Zekrom}}.
|[[File:KungFuBlander.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Twilight: Staking Dawn / Cookie Blue''
| style="text-align:left;" | One skit shows "PokéHarmony", which spoofs the dating website {{wp|eHarmony}}. It starts with a Geodude who can't get a date with a boulder, and then shows a female {{tt|Hitmonchan|Hitmonchan can only be male however}} paired up with a Machamp, a Bulbasaur who decided a Venusaur was right for her despite Venusaur being "evolved enough to be her father", and Mewtwo, who didn't need anyone. Ash Ketchum hosted the fake commercial.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pokémon of Interest''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Pokémon of Interest" segment was a crossover between Pokémon and ''{{wp|Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest}}''. John Reese was assigned to capture a [[Psyduck]] and bring it to Harold Finch. When using [[Poké Ball]]s didn't work, he hits it with a shovel. Harold then turns to {{Ash}} and asks "What have you been doing for the past 14 seasons?!". This may have been a reference to when his voice actor [[Veronica Taylor]] was replaced by [[Sarah Natochenny]] in 2006.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus" skit was a crossover between the {{wp|Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film series)|''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series}} and ''{{wp|Kid Icarus}}''. In the skit, Pikachu is shown to be part of the gang that harasses {{wp|Pit (Kid Icarus)|Pit}}, and {{wp|Ms. Pac-Man|Ms. Pac-Man}} uses Squirtle to extinguish the flames in the science lab.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pokémonsters, Inc.''
| style="text-align:left;" | This skit was a crossover between Pokémon and ''{{wp|Monsters, Inc.|Monsters, Inc.}}'' In this skit, Ash Ketchum ends up in the world of Monsters, Inc. and goes crazy, attempting to catch all of the monsters. His [[Ash's Pignite|Pignite]] and [[Ash's Krookodile|Krookodile]] are featured as well (but have different body styles/colors) throughout the skit, along with his [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]] who appeared briefly at the end.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Les the Miz / The Lex Factor''
| style="text-align:left;" | This episode featured a skit parodying ''{{wp|The More You Know}}'' titled "The Less You Know". In this skit, the announcer claimed that Poké Balls were able to hold Pokémon because they're airtight, with a {{pkmn|Trainer}} resembling [[Misty]] expressing disgust at the stench left behind after sending out her [[Squirtle]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Jaws the Great and Powerful / Off Their Spockers''
| style="text-align:left;" | This episode featured a spoof of ''{{wp|Psych}}'' called ''[[Psyduck]]'', with the tagline "They'll pretty much let anything be a cop these days".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Malcolm in the Middle}}''
| ''{{wp|List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes#Season 3: 2001–2002|Company Picnic (Part 1)}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Dewey is sitting at a picnic table with a boy and both Pokémon cards in their hand, and can be seen making a trade. There are also cards laid on the table. The boy then offers Dewey some candy, which he is not supposed to be eating due to hyperactivity. After eating it, Dewey freaks out and throws some of the cards in the air.
|[[File:CompanyPicnicPart1.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes#Season 3: 2001–2002|Bowling}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A {{p|Charmander}} doll can be seen sitting on the bed in some episodes, along with a Squirtle doll.
|[[File:Charmander Malcolm in the Middle bowling.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Haruhi Suzumiya|The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya}}''
| ''Endless Eight'' ({{wp|List of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya episodes#2009_version|part two}})
| style="text-align:left;" | Two {{p|Pikachu}} masks, a purple {{p|Turtwig}} mask, a yellow {{p|Chimchar}} mask, and an orange {{p|Piplup}} mask can be seen on display.
|[[File:EndlessEight.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Babysitter's a Vampire}}''
| ''{{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire episodes#Season 1: 2011|Friday Night Frights}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When the ghost of {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Coach Ed|Coach ED}} ({{wp|Clé Bennett}}) haunts {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Ethan Morgan|Ethan Morgan}} ({{wp|Matthew Knight}}), threatening him that he'd ruin his life if he didn't win a trophy for their school, the young boy gets into a wrestling match with {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Kurt the Hurt|Kurt the Hurt}} ({{wp|William Greenblatt}}). When it becomes clear that he cannot win, Ethan exclaims that he has "never won a fight" to which his friend {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Benny Weir|Benny Weir}} ({{wp|Atticus Mitchell}}) replies, "False; remember that time in grade 2 when I took your Pokémon lunchbox?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Family}}''
| ''{{wp|List of My Family episodes#Series One (2000)|Pain in the Class}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | After finding out that his mother {{wp|Susan Harper (My Family)|Susan Harper}} ({{wp|Zoë Wanamaker}}) has invited the parents of his school bully round to solve his bullying problem, {{wp|Michael Harper (My Family)|Michael}} ({{wp|Gabriel Thomson}}) says 'goodbye' to some of his possessions, including his Pokémon cards, commenting that he only had 212 left to collect.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Hero (TV series)|My Hero}}''
| ''{{wp|My Hero (series 1)|Christmas}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When Ultronian superhero {{wp|Thermoman}}, aka. George Sunday ({{wp|Ardal O'Hanlon}}) is visiting his cousin Arnie ({{wp|Lou Hirsch}}) in {{wp|Las Vegas}} to ask him about the human holiday of Christmas, he says that he doesn't understand Christmas as although it is the season of goodwill, he says he was in Manchester the previous day to stop a pitched battle. Arnie asks if it was between rival gangs, but George says it was "three mums wanting the last Pokémon".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Norm Show}}''
| ''Artie Comes to Town''
| style="text-align:left;" | The first scene is a parody of Pokémon, as a boy named Tommy thought he was Ash. The skit featured actors dressed as {{p|Squirtle}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Butterfree}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{p|Meowth}}. It features a Pokémon battle between Norm and Tommy.
|[[File:ArtieComesToTown.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Oblivious}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | During a speed round in a {{wp|sushi}} bar, {{wp|Regan Burns}} asks the contestants, "{{p|Pikachu}} is a character in what cartoon?" Another one of the contestants answered the $20 worth question correctly, the answer being {{pkmn|anime|Pokémon}}.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Osmosis Jones}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | When Ozzy tries to stop Drix from leaving Frank's body, one of the germs carries a Pikachu, as a joke on allergies.
|[[File:Osmosis Jones.png|200px]]
|- style= "background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Pinky Dinky Doo}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In several episodes, Tyler is shown talking about or playing with action figures called "Moo-Moo Miggy Monsters", which is based off of Pokémon. In one episode, Tyler plays a video game with a style very similar to Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Private Practice}}''
| ''Step One''
| style="text-align:left;" | An action figure of {{p|Reshiram}} is shown in this episode.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|ReBoot}}''
| ''My Two Bobs''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's featured game is a game entitled "Pantsu Hebi X", which is a parody of both Pokémon-styled battles and anime in general. In it, the dog character Frisket reboots itself to resemble {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:ReBoot.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Recess (TV series)|Recess}}''
| ''The Game''
| style="text-align:left;" | The addictive card game featured in the episode, named "Ajimbo", appears to be a a parody of the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}}.
|[[File:Ajimbo.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="4" | ''{{wp|Robot Chicken}}''
| ''Cracked China''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit titled "Pikachu Secret" in the episode parodies the anime. In its running time of 62 seconds, things happen such as Ash wondering when Misty is going to "shut up and make dinner", {{Gary}} calling Ash "ass", and Ash's Pikachu {{wp|Grinding (dance)|grinding}} another while inside its Poké Ball.
|[[File:PikachuSecret.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Junk in the Trunk''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit titled "Bloopers!", which runs for 5 minutes and 13 seconds, has 26 seconds which is devoted to parodying the anime. Pikachu and Squirtle are having a conversation in Pokémon speak. Eventually, Squirtle breaks custom and starts speaking with profanity-riddled dialogue in human tongue, claiming the Pokémon speech makes no sense at all. Pikachu asks "Earl" to say the line or he'll get the gas with skunk spray, to which Squirtle asks the kids to "go read a book or something".
|[[File:AS-PikaandSqui.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Chirlaxx''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the beginning of one skit, {{wp| George W. Bush}} is seen playing a Pokémon game on his [[Game Boy]] and says "Taste Poké-flame, Chirlaxx!"
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Caffeine-Induced Aneurysm''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit involves some children playing with Pokémon figurines and an old man exclaims that back in his day there were only [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|150 Pokémon]], and his wife (presumably) informs him there were actually {{p|Mew|151}}. He exclaims that she is a nerd, and then dies of a heart attack. Saddened, she then proclaims "That's how he would have wanted to go."
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei#Anime|Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei}}''
| ''Not Losing to Elbows, Not Losing to Knees''
| style="text-align:left;" | When Abiru says Nozomu would look good with a tail, he was pictured with various tails including those that resemble the tails of {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Glameow}}.
|[[File:NotLosingToElbows.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2"| ''{{wp|Saturday Night Live}}''
| ''John McCain / The White Stripes''
| style="text-align:left;" | In a "Hardball" sketch, Harry Belefonte (played by Tracy Morgan) makes many references to the unfair treatment of blacks. One of his references is "Pokémon is a slave trade, Pikachu is the slave master!"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Robert De Niro/ Diddy-Dirty Money''
| style="text-align:left;" | In "The Abacus Conundrum" skit, one of the fake books listed is called "The Pokémon Directive," and has a Pikachu on the cover.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|See Spot Run}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | James tells Gordon Smith that he had a nightmare of a {{p|Charizard}} trying to burn him, in resemblance to [[Ash's Charizard]]. James also tells him what a Pokémon is, as some people may not understand.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Sex and the City}}''
| ''Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl...''
| style="text-align:left;" | While looking at pictures at Charlotte's gallery, Samantha says, "You know, women dressing like men is very popular right now," to which Carrie replies, "And here I thought it was Pokémon."
|[[File:BoyGirlBoyGirl.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="7" | ''{{wp|The Simpsons}}''
| ''{{wp|Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Pikachu can be seen in {{wp|Bart Simpson|Bart}}'s satellite TV-induced hallucination
|[[File:BartVsLisaVsThirdGrade.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Pokey Mom}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's title is based on the word "Pokémon".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Children of a Lesser Clod}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The family are watching an episode of ''{{wp|Kids Say the Darndest Things}}'' when the host, {{wp|Bill Cosby}}, is interviewing a guest:
::'''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...
|[[File:ChildrenOfALesserClod.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Postcards from the Wedge}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Bart watches the [[Pokémon anime]] on TV, with {{Ash}} in his [[List of clothing in the anime#Ash|Diamond and Pearl attire]] and his {{AP|Pikachu}}; and Bart questions how did the series "stay so fresh", as a possible reference to how both the Pokémon anime and ''The Simpsons'' have been on the air for over a decade. This episode aired on the same day as the release of {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} in the United States.
|[[File:PostcardsFromTheWedge.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|'Tis the Fifteenth Season}}'' and ''{{wp|Fraudcast News}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the {{wp|The Simpsons opening sequence#Couch gag|couch gag}}, {{wp|Maggie Simpson|Maggie}} is [[Pokémon Cosplay|dressed up]] as a {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:TisTheFifteenthSeason.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Thirty Minutes over Tokyo}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The effects of ''[[EP038|Electric Soldier Porygon]]'' are experienced by the family in the episode, after they watch the local program "Battling Seizure Robots".
||[[File:ThirtyMinutesOverTokyo.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Chief of Hearts}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Bart plays a game called "Battle Ball" (a take on ''{{wp|Bakugan}}'') and one boy says that the game "makes ''{{wp|Digimon}}'' look like ''Pokémon''".
|[[File:ChiefOfHearts.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|South Park}}''
| ''{{wp|Chinpokomon}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode parodies Pokémon and fad culture in general. The line of toys have additionally made cameos in many subsequent episodes. During the episode {{wp|Kenny McCormick|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. Some of the "Chinpokomon" seen closely resemble {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Meowth}} and {{p|Charmander}}.
|[[File:Chinpokomon.png|200px]]

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| ''{{wp|The Suite Life on Deck}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|List of recurring characters in The Suite Life on Deck#Woody_Fink|Woody}} can be seen reading a Pokémon book.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Suite Life of Zack & Cody}}''
| ''{{wp|Odd Couples}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In multiple episodes, a toy [[Poké Ball]] can be seen on a shelf in Zack and Cody's bedroom.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|That's So Weird (TV series)|That's So Weird}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon has been mentioned multiple times in the series.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon bed sheets can be seen on multiple occasions.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Toradora!}}''
| ''No Matter What''
| style="text-align:left;" | Minori Kushieda finds Ryūji Takasu thinking and says 「ため息ゲットだぜ！」 ''Tameiki getto da ze!'' ("I caught your sigh!"), a shout out to the Japanese slogan of the Pokémon franchise, 「ポケモンゲットだぜ！」''Pokémon getto da ze!''. She also referenced other popular franchises, such as ''{{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}''.
|[[File:NoMatterWhat.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Transformers Animated}}'' (Japanese dub)
| ''Garbage In, Garbage Out''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's Japanese broadcast [[eyecatch]] is an homage to [[Who's That Pokémon?]], with Wreck-Gar being the silhouetted character.<ref>[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Garbage_In%2C_Garbage_Out "Garbage, In, Garbage Out" on TFWiki.net]</ref>
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Tween Academy: Class of 2012}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In Kara's room, a {{p|Pikachu}} hat can be seen on an ''{{wp|Astro Boy}}'' statue.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US)}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | A question for $500,000 was ''Which of the following characters is not considered a "Pokémon"?'', with the possible answers being A) {{p|Jigglypuff}}, B) {{wp|Frodo Baggins|Frodo}}; C) {{p|Squirtle}}; and D) {{p|Pikachu}}. After the 50/50 lifeline was used, the two remaining answers left were A and B. The contestant then took the money, leaving with $250,000.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Whose Line Is It Anyway? (U.S. TV series)|Whose Line is it Anyway?}}''
| {{wp|List of Whose Line Is It Anyway? US episodes#Season 2|Season 2}}, Episode 32; {{tt|Show No. 235|Aired on April 20, 2000. American Whose Line is it Anyway? episodes are given show numbers post-production, but otherwise don't have actual titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon was one of the audience's suggestions used in a playing of "{{wp|List of games from Whose Line Is It Anyway?#Other games|Film, TV & Theatre Styles}}", which was played out by series regulars, {{wp|Ryan Stiles}} and {{wp|Colin Mochrie}}, and the episode's {{tt|fourth chair|A recurring or occasionally guest cast member who takes a fourth seat that's not occupied by Mochrie, Stiles, or Wayne Brady. Wayne became a regular from Season 2 onwards.}}, {{wp|Karen Maruyama}}. When Pokémon was used as a style for the scene, Karen says in a purposefully bad Asian-style accent, "Harro, [''sic''] I am Ichi!" She stiffly walks up to Ryan and says to him, "Please don't go!" to which he responds, "Oh, you're making my tail catch on fire!" and pretends to spew a flame from a tail, most likely referring to {{p|Charmander}}. As Karen turns to Colin and walks up to him, Colin spreads his arms apart and shouts, "{{p|Jigglypuff}}!" Karen pretends to shoot beams from her eyes, and she and Colin both jump and walk around on stage. Ryan then walks up to them and yells in a high-pitched, drawn-out voice, "Pikachu!" After Karen bobs over in front of Ryan like a {{wp|drinking bird}} for a moment, host {{wp|Drew Carey}} sounds the buzzer to freeze the players and change the style. Pokémon was also suggested by another audience member in a later episode's playing of the same game, but it was not used.
|[[File:Whose Line Pokémon.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| {{wp|List of Whose Line Is It Anyway? US episodes#Season 3|Season 3}}, Episode 34; {{tt|Show No. 343|Aired on May 4, 2001. American Whose Line is it Anyway? episodes are given show numbers post-production, but otherwise don't have actual titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | However, Pokémon was used again for a different playing of the same game, even though no audience members were intelligibly heard making that suggestion. (Though on the other hand, ''anime'' was an audience suggestion.) {{wp|Kathy Greenwood}} is the fourth chair for this episode, joining Colin and Ryan in "Film, TV, & Theatre Styles". This was a different portraying of a Pokémon "style" in comparison to the playing in show #235. When Pokémon was used as the last style for this playing's scene, Colin shouts out, "Pikachu!" in a high-pitched voice this time instead of Ryan, causing the audience to burst out in laughter as he started walking around the stage. He then pretends to shock Ryan, who yells, "Ow!" in response and does his Charmander pose used in show #235. Colin turns around, shouts "Pikachu!" again, and walks to the other side of the small stage. He then turns back to Kathy and Ryan and sends more "{{m|ThunderShock|shocks}}" towards them, causing Kathy to hop a bit on every "shock" sent towards her. (It had no effect on "Charmander Ryan", who was looking away and continuing to do his pose.) Kathy maintained {{tt|her scene's character|Playing as the wife of 'Police Chief Colin'}} throughout the style, pretending to point a handgun at Colin. Drew sounds the buzzer several times afterwards to end the game, sending the cast members back to their seats. He also awards 1,000 extra "{{tt|points|Since Whose Line is it Anyway? is a slight parody of game shows, the points are fake and irrelevant. Hence, 'the points don't matter'.}}" to Colin for his "Pikadoo" act (getting Colin to say, "Pikachu," once more to correct Drew, which also causes Ryan to say, "Bless you,") and says to him, "Oh, I'd love to see you and your wife going at it, man."
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Wipeout (2008 U.S. game show)|Wipeout}}'' (as ''Winter Wipeout'')
| ''{{wp|Wipeout (Season 4)#Winter Episode 4: Baby, It's Blob Outside|Baby, It's Blob Outside}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the contestants in this episode, Mika Mori, was given the nickname "Mikachu" in the episode. At one point during the episode, show co-host {{wp|John Henson}} said that Mika was {{p|Jigglypuff}}'d about the height of the hurdles.
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| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{wp|Yin Yang Yo!}}
| ''Smoke and Mirrors''
| style="text-align:left;" | Smoke catches Yang in Prison Prism ([[Poké Ball]] spoof), while later Mirrors catches Yin with it. They later force them to fight against each other in a tournament.
|[[File:Yin Yang Yo Poké Ball spoof.png|200px]]
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|}

==References in non-Pokémon games==
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! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytl|10px}}"| Game
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| ''{{np|Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the random items a villager may ask players to collect is ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]'' (but it is actually a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS]]'')
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{jwp|ちっちゃいエイリアン|Chee-Chai Alien}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When starting the game for the first time, a character called "Saraba" introduces himself to the player. He says that Pokémon is undesirable. Instead, the player must help him save planet Earth and space by clearing it from dark matter. This game was developed by [[Creatures]], who own one third of the copyright to the Pokémon franchise.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Civilization V|Sid Meier's Civilization V}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There are several Pokémon-themed achievements in this {{wp|Steam (software)|Steampowered}} game. These include achievements named "It's Super Effective!" and "Gotta Catch 'Em All".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|DC Universe Online}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A feat in the game titled "Gotta Catch 'Em All" is achieved when players beat at least one player for every one of the six initial set of powers available in the game.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Draw Something}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Players are able to draw a {{p|Pikachu}}, earning one coin if chosen.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | This RPG has several Pokémon references, which include {{p|Marowak}}'s Spine in Illunibi or the body of Peke Utchoo (whose name is parody of {{p|Pikachu}}). In Arkngthand, there is a {{p|Weepinbell|Weepingbell}} Hall while in the Urshilaku Burial Caverns, there is a section known as {{p|Kakuna}} Burial.<ref>[http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Easter_Eggs Morrowind:Easter Eggs on The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Epic Battle Fantasy''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the third game, one of the text for Game Over screen is ''"You are out of usable Pokémon... You [[Black out|blacked out]]!"'' In the fourth game, there is what seems to be dead {{p|Pikachu}} in Greenwood, plants using {{m|SolarBeam|Solar Beam}} as noted by Natalie, and Matt's comment upon weak attack in early game, ''"Generic bird monster uses {{m|Wing Attack|wing attack}}. [[Damage modification|It's not very effective.]]"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Harvest Moon 64}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | If the characters Karen and Kai were to marry and have a child, their child will be dressed in a Pikachu costume.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2"| ''{{wp|Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | At the beginning of Chapter 8 on the True End route, Rom and Ram (twin sisters who personify the Nintendo DS) mention playing the "Pocketed Monstrosities" games:
::'''Ram''': Lowee's best games are easily the ones in the "Pocketed Monstrosities" franchise. You catch and raise 1,510,376 monsters.
::'''Rom''': Oh, yeah. I was playing it earlier and I captured the {{p|Eevee|Eebee}} monster
::'''Ram''': No way! I really want that one! Gimme.
::'''Rom''': I'll give you its parents later. They're both fourth generation, so you'll probably get one from them.
|[[File:HDNmk2-pokemon.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a mouse villain character named "Pirachu," a pun on both "Pikachu" and, given the general motif of the ''Neptunia'' franchise's villains, "{{wp|Copyright infringement of software|piracy}}."
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{ip|Kid Icarus: Uprising}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | After players defeat the Kraken as part of {{ip|Dyntos}}'s {{ip|The Three Trials|Three Trials}}, {{ip|Pit}} calls the Kraken a "Tentafool", possibly a reference to {{p|Tentacool}}.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the ''Zelda'' series, the ''{{zw|Keaton}} Mask'' introduced in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time}}'' bears a strong resemblance to Pikachu. It is mentioned in the game that Keaton "has been really popular lately", the game was released in 1998 when the fad level of Pokémon was still sharply on the rise. The item returned in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask}}'' where wearing it in certain areas would lead to ''{{zw|Keaton}}'' himself appearing, though this version of the character was revealed to be a {{wp|kitsune}}. The mask also has a background cameo in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|Wind Waker}}''.
|[[File:Legend of Zelda Keaton Mask.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Little Inferno}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The description text for the Giant Spider item is written in the style of [[Pokémon battle]] messages: "[[Wild Pokémon|A Giant Spider appears!]] [[Escape|You attempt to flee!]] Giant Spider attacks {{wp|Genji: Days of the Blade#Giant Enemy Crab|for massive damage}}!!"
|[[File:LittleInferno.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{smw|Mario Artist: Paint Studio}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the official pictures shows somebody drawing a silhouette of Pikachu.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Minecraft}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | As an easter egg, if you delete the splashes.txt file but not the META-INF folder from the game's files, the only [http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Splash splash text] to be shown is "{{p|Missingno.|missingno}}".
|[[File:Minecraft-Missingno.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{pk|Pikmin (game)|Pikmin}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The {{pk|S.S. Dolphin}}'s ship part called the {{pk|Bowsprit}} resembles a [[Poké Ball]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Poker Night at the Inventory}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Strong Bad}} asks {{wp|Sam & Max#Characters|Max}} if he's a Pokémon (pronounced as Poke-mon).
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There's a skill point titled "Gotta Catch Them All", a reference to the franchise's original slogan.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Runescape}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While a player is training the Dungeoneering skill in Daemonheim, after every floor players can receive a title. One of them is ''[[EP001|I choose you!]]'', received for summoning [[Party|6]] or more familiars.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{smw|Super Mario Galaxy}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a [[Poké Ball]]-shaped planet in the {{smw|Buoy Base Galaxy}}. Inside it is a {{smw|Power Star}}, which is needed to finish the level, possibly a reference to the Poké Ball's importance in the [[Pokémon games]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Simpsons Game}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The game features "Sparklemon" in the level "Big Super Happy Fun Fun Game". Homer and Lisa must travel to three temples where they fight the Sparklemon in turn-based {{pkmn|battle}}s before they can collect them in "[[Poké Ball|capturing balls]]". The first two Sparklemon are based on {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Squirtle}}. One of the Sparklemon also uses a strike called "{{m|Scratch}} Attack". [[Damage modification|Type matchups]] is also presented in the form of moves' super-effectiveness, resistance, and immunity.
|[[File:The Simpsons Game.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Super Scribblenauts}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a level where Maxwell has to defeat a Witch's monsters which is set out as a Pokémon Battle format.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Trade & Battle: Card Hero}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There are a few spoofs on the Pokémon franchise in this [[Game Boy Color]] game developed by {{nw|Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo}} and {{nw|Intelligent Systems}}. One example of these references is an NPC who exclaims that he has been watching the show "Rocket Monsters".<ref>[http://fryguy64.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=cameo&action=display&thread=4105 Trade & Battle: Card Hero - Text Dump]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{smw|Wario Land 3}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the game's 100 treasures is a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]''; however, the player cannot interact with it.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{smw|Yoshi's Story}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The stages ''{{smw|Jelly Pipe|Stage 2-3}}'' and ''{{smw|Torrential Maze|Stage 2-4}}'' are made out entirely out of newspaper clippings, the text: ''Pikachu'', among others, is seen. So far, it has only been seen in one or two areas.
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==Other references==
===Books, comics and manga===
*{{wp|List of The Simpsons comics|''The Simpsons'' Comics}} make several references:
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics, there is a story called ''An Anime Among Us'', in which Bart has a dream sequence which contains numerous references to Japanese traditional and popular culture, including anime such as ''{{wp|Sailor Moon}}'' and Pokémon. The most prominent references to Pokémon are Bart dressed like [[Ash Ketchum]], a Pocket Goblins (Pockegob) Trainer, and {{wp|Santa's Little Helper}} is a reference to Pikachu (Santa-choo). Bart fights against a trio from "Team Sprocket", with {{wp|Bart's Girlfriend|Jessica Lovejoy}} appearing as [[Jessie]], {{wp|Nelson Muntz}} appearing as [[James]], and {{wp|Martin Prince}} in a {{MTR}} costume (Cat Scratch-eth). This story is available in Bart Simpson Comics issue #12 as well as the collection book ''Big Bratty Book of Bart Simpson''.
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''Destroy All Manga!'', many references to various manga and anime are made, including ''{{wp|Dragon Ball}}'', ''{{wp|Sailor Moon}}'', and Pokémon. A series called "Porkymen" features many Pokémon-like creatures, including "Pikkanoze", a creature which shares striking resemblance with Pikachu. Also creatures similar to {{p|Venusaur}}, {{p|Onix}}, {{p|Blastoise}}, {{p|Geodude}} and {{p|Gengar}} are shown. When Porkymen are chasing {{wp|In Marge We Trust|Mr. Sparkle}}, Pikkanoze says, "Catch Mr. Sparkle, my Porkymen comrades! [[Gotta catch 'em all!|Catch him all!!!]]" When Mr. Sparkle encases Porkymen in soap bubbles, Pikkanoze says that it's "[[Poké Ball|somewhat familiar]]". This story is available in Simpsons Comics issue #45 as well as the collection book ''Simpsons Comics Unchained''.
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''All's Veldt That Ends Veldt!'', Maggie watches the aforementioned "Porkeymen", which is shown to use a Pokémon-like slogan "Gotta pitch 'em all!". When Maggie watches the show, Pikkanose's eyes release rapidly flashing light, causing Maggie to become hypnotized. This is obviously a reference to the infamous "[[EP038|seizure episode]]". This story is available in Bart Simpson Comics issue #7 as well as the collection book ''Big Bad Book of Bart Simpson''.
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''Day of the Nerd'', {{wp|Comic Book Guy}} dresses up like an anime character, using XL contact lenses to make his eyes seem like anime eyes, black laser lights to create himself speed stripes whenever he moves quickly, and a {{DL|List of Pokémon by color|yellow}} cat he calls, "Comicachu", an obvious reference to Pikachu. This story is available in Simpsons Comics issue #73 as well as the collection book ''Simpsons Comics Beach Blanket Bongo''.
* In the book ''Babymouse: Cupcake Tycoon'', Pikachu is one of the many "people" seen watching an interview. It is later assumed that the same Pikachu was one of the two thousand "people" to buy Babymouse's cupcakes, as referenced by the narrator asking Babymouse how she was going to get her cupcakes to Japan.
* In {{wp|Neil Gaiman}}'s novella ''{{wp|Coraline}},'' the illustration on page 88 shows a Pikachu head among several other toys.
* In the ''{{wp|Love Hina}}'' manga, the main character, {{wp|Keitaro Urashima}}, can be seen with a {{p|Pikachu}} photo sticker while he checks his photo album filled with pictures of himself.
* In the novel ''{{wp|Mad Dogs}}'', Pokemon ''(sic)'' was mentioned as one of the fads that had passed around CHERUB campus.
*In the tenth book in the ''{{wp|Jigsaw Jones Mysteries}}'' series, ''The Case of the Ghostwriter'', Stringbean hires Jigsaw to take the case by offering him bubble gum, a {{wp|Darth Maul}} pencil eraser, a rubber band ball, $0.36, and a {{tcg|Diglett}} card. Jigsaw calls Diglett too common, so Stringbean instead offers a First Edition {{tcg|Gloom}} card, which he accepts.
===Real world===
* In 2008, Japanese researchers discovered a new protein which helps carry electrical impulses from the eyes to the brain and named it {{wp|Pikachurin}}. According to the researchers, the decision was based on both Pokémon and protein possessing "lightning-fast moves and shocking electric effects".
* {{wp|Zbtb7}}, a gene that discovered by a geneticist from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City, was originally named "Pokemon", stands for "POK erythroid myeloid ontogenic factor".
* During a Republican debate for the ''{{wp|United States presidential election, 2012}}'', candidate {{wp|Herman Cain}} quotes a 'poet' saying "Life can be a challenge, life can seem impossible, but it's never easy when there's so much on the line." These are actually the beginning lines of ''{{so|The Power of One}}'', the theme song for the [[M02|movie of the same name]]. During his withdrawal speech, he reused the line but with proper attribution.
* In an interview with CultBox, ''{{wp|Hollyoaks}}'' actor Andrew Still, who portrays {{wp|Joel Dexter}} in the series, was asked what TV show reminded him of his childhood, to which he replied: "Definitely Pokémon. I remember going to a childminder when I was around 5 and me and all the other kids there would sit religiously around the TV and watch it".<ref>[http://www.cultbox.co.uk/blog/top-of-the-box/2441-hollyoaks-star-andrew-stills-tv-choices 'Hollyoaks' star Andrew Still's TV choices - CultBox]</ref>
===Songs===
* ''{{wp|Homestar Runner}}'' has made a number of references to the series, usually playing on Pikachu's similar appearance to the character of The Cheat.<ref>[http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Pikachu Pikachu 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?"
* Parts of the insert song in [http://filmcow.com/charlietheunicorn3.html part three] of the popular flash cartoon series ''{{wp|Charlie the Unicorn}}'' bear resemblance to the original [[Kanto Pokérap|Pokérap]].
* In {{wp|The Lonely Island}} song, ''Japan'', they mention Pokémon.
* In 2005, {{wp|Bow Wow (rapper)|Bow Wow}} released a song called B.O.W., which in it he mentioned Pokémon.
===Websites===
* On ''{{wp|The Annoying Orange}}'', in "Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)", 3 Pokémon were one of Marshmallow's gifts.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQnqyMOQmlA#t=0m36s Annoying Orange - Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)]</ref>
* During the ''{{wp|Hetalia: Axis Powers}}'' 2011 Christmas event, Ladonia was passing the time playing Pokémon on his [[Game Boy]] and stated his favorite Pokémon was {{p|Stunfisk}} in his rushed introduction to Denmark.<ref>[http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/xmas2011/2011_12_5.php Hetalia 2011 Christmas Event, page 5]</ref>
* One of the screensavers included in {{wp|XScreenSaver}} is called "JigglyPuff" ''(sic)''.<ref>[http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/screenshots/ XScreenSaver: Screenshots]</ref>
* In Volume 5 of the ''{{wp|Sword Art Online}}'' light novel series, when discussing possible ways for someone to shoot a bullet in virtual reality and kill someone else in real life, Kirito mentions an instance in which animation effects in an [[EP038|episode]] of [[Pokémon anime|a certain anime]] caused children across Japan to become sick.<ref>[http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Sword_Art_Online:Volume_5_Chapter_1 ''Sword Art Online'' Volume 5 - Chapter 1]</ref>
* 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>
* The virtual pet site ''[http://www.subeta.net Subeta]'' contains several references to Pokémon, including an item which heavily resembles a Poké Ball called Spherical Self-Contained Capture and Storage Unit<ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Spherical+Self-Contained+Capture+and+Storage+Unit SubetaLodge - Spherical Self-Contained Capture and Storage Unit]</ref> and two items that parody [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Pokémon Red and Blue]].<ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Betamon%3A+Azure+Gamepet+Game SubetaLodge - Betamon: Azure Gamepet Game]</ref><ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Betamon%3A+Crimson+Gamepet+Game SubetaLodge - Betamon: Crimson Gamepet Game]</ref>
* In ''{{wp|Death Battle}}'''s {{wp|Vegeta}} vs. {{wp|Shadow the Hedgehog}} battle, when Shadow sends Vegeta to the Moon, a recolored {{p|Ducklett}} with space helmet can be seen.
* The coloring game on children's author {{wp|Dav Pilkey}}'s [http://www.pilkey.com website] was once called "Pilkeymon's Paintbox"<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120622114244/http://www.pilkey.com/painter.php</ref> and featured a {{p|Pikachu}}-like boy as its menu icon.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20080403031704/http://www.pilkey.com/games.php</ref> After the site's 2013 redesign, the game was renamed "Pilkey Painter" and the menu icons were removed.

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List of references to Pokémon in popular culture

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'''References to the Pokémon franchise''' are often made in other media. While {{p|Pikachu}} is a common target due to its prominence as the mascot of the franchise, other Pokémon, characters, and elements of the various Pokémon series are often lampooned.

==References in TV, movies and radio==
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| ''{{wp|100 Greatest (UK TV series)|100 Greatest}}''
| ''100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross''
| style="text-align:left;" | In ''100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross'', Pokémon was featured as the 37th greatest toy, with emphasis being on the [[TCG]], and the problems it created for schools dealing with the theft of cards.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|30 Rock}}''
| ''Stride of Pride''
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon is a recurring theme in this episode with one of Jack's girlfriends. When referring to Jack's polygamy, she said that it was like Pokémon the way Jack had "gotta catch 'em all". Jack pluralizes Pokémon as "Pokémons" only to have her correct him. Jack brings up Pokémon numerous times throughout the episode in reference to his girlfriend, including referring to a text message he got as being "Pokémon'd". At the end of the episode, Liz writes a letter on her laptop, and also refers to "Pokémons" and her life as "little creatures running around".
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|97.3 Forth One}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In an airing on 14 December 2011, the [[Pokémon Theme]] was briefly played, as the hosts mentioned that Pokémon was the top Christmas present at the height of its popularity.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|American Dad!}}''
| ''{{wp|A Piñata Named Desire}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While {{wp|Steve Smith (American Dad!)|Steve}} was remembering about he and his friends used to have sleepovers when they were little, a pink and purple {{p|Pikachu}} is seen on the t-shirt worn by his friend Toshi.
|[[File:APinataNamedDesire.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Austin Powers in Goldmember}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | The movie 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.
|[[File:Austin Powers Goldmember Charmander.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Arthur (TV Series)|Arthur}}''
| ''Arthur Loses his Marbles''
| style="text-align:left;" | Muffy says that she has fifty-four Dopeyman cards in a pack, in resemblance to Pokémon cards, and with one card a take on a Pikachu called "Stinkachu".
|[[File:ArthurLosesHisMarbles.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Are We There Yet? (TV Series)|Are We There Yet?}}''
| '' The Bad Dream Episode''
| style="text-align:left;" | After Nick says "You can't make a sequel for everything", Kevin says "They should've told that to the Pokémon people thirteen movies ago!" and then names all Pokémon movies up to [[M13]], including [[Mewtwo Returns|MR]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Bad Santa}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | One child asks "Santa" for Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Beast Machines}}''
| ''Revelations, Part I: Discovery''
| style="text-align:left;" | Jetstorm says "[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Bernard's Watch}}''
| {{tt|N/A|Entire series throughout.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Bernard's room is often shown to have first-generation Pokémon posters.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Big Bang Theory}}''
| The Cooper/Kripke Inversion
| style="text-align:left;" | Even after being taken off his joint checking account with his wife until he learned the value of money, {{wp|Howard Wolowitz}} still spent his lunch's allowance on [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|Pokémon cards]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Brum (TV series)|Brum}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon plushes can be seen at a stall in a fairground.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Cleveland Show}}''
| ''{{wp|Ain't Nothin' But Mutton Bustin'}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While {{wp|Cleveland Brown|Cleveland}} and {{wp|List of The Cleveland Show characters#Rallo_Tubbs|Rallo}} visit the County Fair, one of the stands has {{p|Gengar}} plushies.
|[[File:AintNothinButMuttonBustin.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Codename: Kids Next Door}}''
| ''Operation: A.R.C.H.I.V.E.''
| style="text-align:left;" | A character that can be seen in the audience looks similar to {{Ash}} in his [[original series]] clothes.
|[[File:OperationArchive.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Community (TV series)|Community}}''
| ''Digital Estate Planning''
| style="text-align:left;" | Hilda's long list of conversation topics includes "{{ka|old man}} {{pkmn|Trainer}}", "{{m|fly}} on a bird", "[[Cinnabar Island|cinnamon island]]", and "{{m|Surf|seal}} along the shore", a reference to the [[Old man glitch]]. Also when Gilbert is escaping from Cornelius he changes into [[Missingno.]] for a split-second.
|[[File:Community.png|200px]][[File:Community2.png|200px]]


|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Case Closed|Detective Conan}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} make a cameo appearance as kids who were staying in a certain train station. However, the distinct facial features each possess, such as Brock's eyes, their hairstyles, etc., were slightly altered and switched between the three kids.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Drawn Together}}''
| {{tt|N/A|Entire series throughout.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the main characters, {{wp|List of Drawn Together characters#Ling-Ling|Ling-Ling}}, is a direct parody of {{p|Pikachu}}. He mentions that one of his pastimes is [[EP038|giving children seizures]].
|[[File:Ling-Ling.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Dustin the Turkey|Dustin in Fowl Play}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | When {{wp|Dustin the Turkey}} was wondering what new job he should get, Socky asks "are we going to become [[Pokémon Trainer]]s?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|EastEnders}}''
| {{tt|N/A|An episode that aired sometime between 2001 and 2003. EastEnders episodes do not have titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Doctor {{wp|Anthony Trueman}} explains {{wp|Yin and Yang}} to his ex {{wp|Kat Slater}}, who then replied "Yin? Yang? You're not letting Pokémon characters take over your life?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Emmerdale}}''
| {{tt|N/A|An episode shown on 25 August 2011. Emmerdale episodes do not have titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Sandy Thomas}} plays an orange DSi, a sound effect from a Pokémon Ranger game is heard and he cries out in annoyance "Every time I get to the big boss Raikou on level 3, I need {{wp|Gabby Thomas|Gabby}}, only a child can work this wretched thing", much to his son {{wp|Ashley Thomas|Ashley}}'s annoyance. However, the music that is heard from the game is the initial encounter theme, which is inconsistant with what Sandy had stated to have happened.
|[[File:Emmerdale Pokemon Ranger Guardian Signs.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|ER (television series)|ER}}''
| ''{{wp|And in the End...}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A patient says "I am [[M02|the chosen one]], come to be known as {{p|Lugia}}."
|[[File:AndInTheEnd.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne}}''
| ''{{wp|Search and Estroy}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | General Skarr and Major Dr. Ghastly create the Poké-Digi Tank. A parody of both Pokémon and Digimon.
|[[File:SearchAndEstroy.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Everybody Loves Raymond}}''
| ''Hackidu''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode focuses "Hackidu", which is a spoof of Pokémon and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. Ray's daughter Ally makes a trade with a boy, giving him a sizable stack of cards for just one of hers, called "Scramisaur". Ray thinks the trade is unfair, so he talks to the boy's father and the trade is reversed. Ray then learns that he shouldn't have gotten the trade reversed, and attempts to get the card back. Hackidu is also watched on TV during the episode.
|[[File:Hackidu.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Family Guy}}''
| ''{{wp|April in Quahog}}
| style="text-align:left;" | A poster depicting a superhero that strongly resembles a {{p|Machoke}} can be seen in {{wp|Chris Griffin|Chris's}} room.
|[[File:AprilInQuahog.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Fillmore!}}''
| ''Test of the Tested''
| style="text-align:left;" | A cheerleading coach says that her team, while in a human pyramid, is "as strong as a {{p|Geodude}} using its {{m|Harden}} attack".
|[[File:TestOfTheTested.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Gabriel Iglesias}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | His friends have given him the nickname "Pikachu" and this is often referenced during his stand-up performances, occasionally mimicking Pikachu's voice.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|George Lopez (TV series)|George Lopez}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | When George and Benny discuss ways to make money, the former suggests that the latter pretend to be a {{p|Pikachu}} in Mexico.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ghost Stories (anime)|Ghost Stories}}'' (dub)
| ''Akane-san of the Broadcasting Room!! Voice of the Dead''
| style="text-align:left;" | The [[Pokémon anime]] is referenced when Leo states that the broadcast begins right after Pokémon.
|[[File:Ghost Stories.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| align="center" rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Good Luck Charlie}}''
| A L.A.R.P. in the Park
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a card game named "Pokeo," based on the Pokémon Trading Card Game and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. During this episode the characters mention type advantage, for example: "Grass power is no match for volcano power".
|
|- style="background: #fff"|- style="background: #fff"
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | A picture of an {{p|Eevee}} is drawn on a chalkboard in the basement.
|
|- style="background: #fff"|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Good Vibes (U.S. TV series)|Good Vibes}}''
| The Grass is Always Greener
| style="text-align:left;" | When Mondo sees Woody's room for the first time, he comments on all the awards for competitions he has. Woody admits that many of them were purchased on {{wp|ebay}} by his parents. Mondo then asks how much they spent on the "lame Pokémon tournament participant ribbon", a gold ribbon with a {{p|Pikachu}} on it, to which Woody claims that he won on his own.
| [[File:Good Vibes Pokemon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | A cartridge of Pokémon Sapphire can be seen in Dr. {{wp|Hector Hammond}}'s apartment.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy}}''
| ''It's Hokey Mon!''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a trading card game named "Hokey Mon".
|[[File:ItsHokeyMon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Grojband}}''
| ''Super Zeroes''
| style="text-align:left;" | In this episode, the lead guitarist Corey tries to come up with a gimmick for their band, and is seen in a purple Pikachu costume.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Haiyore! Nyaruko-san}}''
| ''Like a Close Encounter of the Third Kind'' and ''Great Conspiracy X''
| style="text-align:left;" | Nyaruko summons her pets Shanta and Nephren-Car from a [[Poké Ball]]-esque object, during which she says 「君に決めた！」 ''Kimi ni kimeta!'' ("I choose you!")<ref>[http://nyaruref.blogspot.ca/2012/04/haiyore-nyaruko-san-episode-1.html NyaruReferences: Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Episode 1 References]</ref><ref>[http://nyaruref.blogspot.ca/2012/05/haiyore-nyaruko-san-episode-5.html NyaruReferences: Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Episode 5 References]</ref>
|[[File:Nyaruko.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Hayate the Combat Butler}}''
| Many episodes
| style="text-align:left;" | 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 background music make a reference to Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Heroes (TV series)|Heroes}}''
| ''{{wp|One of Us, One of Them}}'' and ''{{wp|Dual (Heroes)|Dual}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Hiro Nakamura}} was called {{p|Pikachu}} once in each of those two episodes.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Hetalia: Axis Powers}}'' (dub)
| ''Episode 18''
| style="text-align:left;" | During a battle against the Axis Powers, America chooses China to fight and says, "China, I choose you!" After beating and capturing the Axis Powers, America then says, "Yeah, we caught them all!"
| [[File:Reference Hetalia.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|House (TV series)|House M.D}}
| ''{{wp|Perils of Paranoia}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While having a discussion with his diagnostic team, House says, "Which is why {{p|Arceus}} created a universe with three states of matter and 300 solid or liquid poisons that could cause his symptoms," upon which Taub asks, "Arceus?" House then suggests he look it up.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Inside Amy Schumer}}''
| ''Clown Panties''
| style="text-align:left;" | A 6-year-old Amy interviews states that the [[anime]] is one of his favorite TV shows.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Jackie Chan Adventures}}''
| ''Tough Break''
| style="text-align:left;" | A franchise called "Gnomekop" appears in an episode, which is Pokémon spelled backwards plus a "G". It also uses the slogan "Gotta collect 'em all", similar to Pokémon's [[Gotta catch 'em all!]]
|[[File:Gnomekop.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Jeopardy!}}''
| Several
| style="text-align:left;" | The franchise and parts thereof has been used in [http://j-archive.com/search.php?search=pokemon&submit=Search a number of clues and responses].
| [[File:JEOPARDYCLUE.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Johnny Test}}''
| ''Johnny'mon'' and ''The Return of Johnny'mon''
| style="text-align:left;" | Two episodes featured Tinymon, with a [[Pokédex|Tinydex]], [[Poké Ball|Tiny Cubes]] that contain creatures, a character named [[Ash Ketchum|Blast Ketchup]], and the slogan "Gotta snatch 'em all!". The episodes feature a legendary Tinymon known as "Screechereen," which greatly resembles [[Shadow Lugia]]. Blast Ketchup's Tinymon, Kadoomerang, also slightly resembles {{p|Squirtle}}. Evolution and attacks are also featured. For example, Screechereen evolves from Cuddlebuns, who is said to be the {{p|Magikarp|weakest}} Pokémon. It turned out that it needs love in order for it to evolve into the legendary Tinymon. Something similar to link cables are also featured. In the plot, Johnny and his sisters get stuck in a Tinymon game and need to trade with a cable in order to get out. However, a battle must first be won in order to access that function.
|[[File:Johnnymon.png|200px]] [[File:Johnnymon 2.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit|Law & Order: SVU}}''
| ''Uncivilized''
| style="text-align:left;" | A victim was last seen on his way to a store to buy Pokémon cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Home Invasions''
| style="text-align:left;" | The father of the victim's boyfriend stated that his son still has his Pokémon cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Lost (TV series)|Lost}}''
| ''{{wp|Ji Yeon}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In a flashback, {{wp|Jin-Soo Kwon|Jin}} is looking for a stuffed panda in a toy store that has an extensive amount of Pokémon merchandise on the shelves in the backround.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| align="center" rowspan="3" | ''{{wp|Lucky Star (manga)#Anime|Lucky Star}}''
| ''Base of the Sun''
| style="text-align:left;" | Kagami asks Konata if she has any talents besides making faces. Konata replies by stating that she can name every Pok{{tt|***|the anime censors this part}}n.
|[[File:BaseOfTheSun.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''The Famous Shooter''
| style="text-align:left;" | 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 shouts "get da ze!", which is "''[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]''" in Japanese.
|[[File:TheFamousShooter.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pandora's Box''
| style="text-align:left;" | Konata states that {{wp|Kinkaku-ji}} is gold, but {{wp|Ginkaku-ji}} isn't silver, referencing both the [[Bell Tower|Bell]] and [[Burned Tower|Brass Tower]]s, and {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}. She also wonders if they're like Po{{tt|*|the anime censors this part}}émon, and "if they have a {{game3|Ruby and Sapphire|Sapphire and Ruby|s}} or something".
|[[File:PandorasBox.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="12" | ''{{wp|MAD (TV series)|MAD}}''
| ''2012 Dalmatians / Grey's in Anime''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the "{{wp|Grey's Anatomy|Grey's}} In Anime" skit, {{wp|Derek Shepherd|Derek Shepherd}} (who wears a hat similar to Ash's) throws a [[Poké Ball]]-esque object, and a Pikachu lookalike, known as "Checkaflu", shocks the patient as the doctor says "clear!"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Cliffordfield / Big Time Rushmore''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a skit about rejected Pokémon. Among these is Punchachu, a punching mouse with huge arms and small feet, whose Trainer looks like [[Max]]. Ironically, its special attack is kicking. Another rejected Pokémon is Glasstar, a bear-like creature made out of glass. Its special attack is "frailty". Another reject Pokémon is Buzzkill, an owl-based Pokémon that looks similar to {{p|Hoothoot}}, whose special attack is indifference. When told how it loves battles, all it said was, "meh" while shrugging its shoulders. The last reject Pokémon is Uncle Hank (who was just an old man). His special attack is {{m|Confusion}}; all he does is get confused about what was going on.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pokémon Park''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode that features the skit "Pokémon Park", a spoof of ''{{wp|Jurassic Park}}''. An unknown [[Pokémon Professor|Professor]] invited Ash (who had black curly hair and glasses), Misty (who is holding a [[Nintendo DS|DS]] and has blond hair), Jessie (who had blue hair) and James (who had green hair). It features characters similar to {{p|Charmander}}, {{p|Charizard}}, {{p|Magikarp}}, {{p|Gyarados}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Bulbasaur}}. "Yu-Gi-Oh! Island" and "Digimon Island" are mentioned too.
|[[File:PokémonPark.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Gaming's Next Top Princess''
| style="text-align:left;" | Misty is among the contestants in "Gaming's Next Top Princess," among the likes of {{met|Samus Aran}}, {{smw|Princess Peach}}, {{zw|Princess Zelda}}, {{wp|Amy Rose}}, {{wp|Felicia (Darkstalkers)|Felicia}}, {{wp|Tifa Lockhart}}, {{wp|Lara Croft}}, and {{smw|Birdo}}.
|[[File:Misty in MAD.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pooh Grit / Not-A-Fan-A-Montana''
| style="text-align:left;" | One skit features a brand of gum called "Big League Pika-Chew" (a take on {{wp|Big League Chew|Big League Chew}}), made of real live Pikachu, and it helps people in baseball by giving the ball a shock when they hit it with a bat.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Kung Fu Blander''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Kung Fu Blander" skit has Po, the main character of the ''{{wp|Kung Fu Panda}}'' movie series, fighting the main villain of the {{wp|Kung Fu Panda 2|second}} ''Kung Fu Panda'' movie, Shen. When he learns that only a hero in "black and white" can defeat Shen and that it isn't him, he resorts to pulling several items and characters matching the description to use against Shen. One of the objects Po pulls out is {{p|Reshiram}} and {{p|Zekrom}}.
|[[File:KungFuBlander.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Twilight: Staking Dawn / Cookie Blue''
| style="text-align:left;" | One skit shows "PokéHarmony", which spoofs the dating website {{wp|eHarmony}}. It starts with a Geodude who can't get a date with a boulder, and then shows a female {{tt|Hitmonchan|Hitmonchan can only be male however}} paired up with a Machamp, a Bulbasaur who decided a Venusaur was right for her despite Venusaur being "evolved enough to be her father", and Mewtwo, who didn't need anyone. Ash Ketchum hosted the fake commercial.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pokémon of Interest''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Pokémon of Interest" segment was a crossover between Pokémon and ''{{wp|Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest}}''. John Reese was assigned to capture a [[Psyduck]] and bring it to Harold Finch. When using [[Poké Ball]]s didn't work, he hits it with a shovel. Harold then turns to {{Ash}} and asks "What have you been doing for the past 14 seasons?!". This may have been a reference to when his voice actor [[Veronica Taylor]] was replaced by [[Sarah Natochenny]] in 2006.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus" skit was a crossover between the {{wp|Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film series)|''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series}} and ''{{wp|Kid Icarus}}''. In the skit, Pikachu is shown to be part of the gang that harasses {{wp|Pit (Kid Icarus)|Pit}}, and {{wp|Ms. Pac-Man|Ms. Pac-Man}} uses Squirtle to extinguish the flames in the science lab.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pokémonsters, Inc.''
| style="text-align:left;" | This skit was a crossover between Pokémon and ''{{wp|Monsters, Inc.|Monsters, Inc.}}'' In this skit, Ash Ketchum ends up in the world of Monsters, Inc. and goes crazy, attempting to catch all of the monsters. His [[Ash's Pignite|Pignite]] and [[Ash's Krookodile|Krookodile]] are featured as well (but have different body styles/colors) throughout the skit, along with his [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]] who appeared briefly at the end.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Les the Miz / The Lex Factor''
| style="text-align:left;" | This episode featured a skit parodying ''{{wp|The More You Know}}'' titled "The Less You Know". In this skit, the announcer claimed that Poké Balls were able to hold Pokémon because they're airtight, with a {{pkmn|Trainer}} resembling [[Misty]] expressing disgust at the stench left behind after sending out her [[Squirtle]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Jaws the Great and Powerful / Off Their Spockers''
| style="text-align:left;" | This episode featured a spoof of ''{{wp|Psych}}'' called ''[[Psyduck]]'', with the tagline "They'll pretty much let anything be a cop these days".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Malcolm in the Middle}}''
| ''{{wp|List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes#Season 3: 2001–2002|Company Picnic (Part 1)}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Dewey is sitting at a picnic table with a boy and both Pokémon cards in their hand, and can be seen making a trade. There are also cards laid on the table. The boy then offers Dewey some candy, which he is not supposed to be eating due to hyperactivity. After eating it, Dewey freaks out and throws some of the cards in the air.
|[[File:CompanyPicnicPart1.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes#Season 3: 2001–2002|Bowling}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A {{p|Charmander}} doll can be seen sitting on the bed in some episodes, along with a Squirtle doll.
|[[File:Charmander Malcolm in the Middle bowling.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Haruhi Suzumiya|The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya}}''
| ''Endless Eight'' ({{wp|List of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya episodes#2009_version|part two}})
| style="text-align:left;" | Two {{p|Pikachu}} masks, a purple {{p|Turtwig}} mask, a yellow {{p|Chimchar}} mask, and an orange {{p|Piplup}} mask can be seen on display.
|[[File:EndlessEight.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Babysitter's a Vampire}}''
| ''{{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire episodes#Season 1: 2011|Friday Night Frights}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When the ghost of {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Coach Ed|Coach ED}} ({{wp|Clé Bennett}}) haunts {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Ethan Morgan|Ethan Morgan}} ({{wp|Matthew Knight}}), threatening him that he'd ruin his life if he didn't win a trophy for their school, the young boy gets into a wrestling match with {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Kurt the Hurt|Kurt the Hurt}} ({{wp|William Greenblatt}}). When it becomes clear that he cannot win, Ethan exclaims that he has "never won a fight" to which his friend {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Benny Weir|Benny Weir}} ({{wp|Atticus Mitchell}}) replies, "False; remember that time in grade 2 when I took your Pokémon lunchbox?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Family}}''
| ''{{wp|List of My Family episodes#Series One (2000)|Pain in the Class}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | After finding out that his mother {{wp|Susan Harper (My Family)|Susan Harper}} ({{wp|Zoë Wanamaker}}) has invited the parents of his school bully round to solve his bullying problem, {{wp|Michael Harper (My Family)|Michael}} ({{wp|Gabriel Thomson}}) says 'goodbye' to some of his possessions, including his Pokémon cards, commenting that he only had 212 left to collect.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Hero (TV series)|My Hero}}''
| ''{{wp|My Hero (series 1)|Christmas}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When Ultronian superhero {{wp|Thermoman}}, aka. George Sunday ({{wp|Ardal O'Hanlon}}) is visiting his cousin Arnie ({{wp|Lou Hirsch}}) in {{wp|Las Vegas}} to ask him about the human holiday of Christmas, he says that he doesn't understand Christmas as although it is the season of goodwill, he says he was in Manchester the previous day to stop a pitched battle. Arnie asks if it was between rival gangs, but George says it was "three mums wanting the last Pokémon".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Norm Show}}''
| ''Artie Comes to Town''
| style="text-align:left;" | The first scene is a parody of Pokémon, as a boy named Tommy thought he was Ash. The skit featured actors dressed as {{p|Squirtle}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Butterfree}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{p|Meowth}}. It features a Pokémon battle between Norm and Tommy.
|[[File:ArtieComesToTown.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Oblivious}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | During a speed round in a {{wp|sushi}} bar, {{wp|Regan Burns}} asks the contestants, "{{p|Pikachu}} is a character in what cartoon?" Another one of the contestants answered the $20 worth question correctly, the answer being {{pkmn|anime|Pokémon}}.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Osmosis Jones}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | When Ozzy tries to stop Drix from leaving Frank's body, one of the germs carries a Pikachu, as a joke on allergies.
|[[File:Osmosis Jones.png|200px]]
|- style= "background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Pinky Dinky Doo}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In several episodes, Tyler is shown talking about or playing with action figures called "Moo-Moo Miggy Monsters", which is based off of Pokémon. In one episode, Tyler plays a video game with a style very similar to Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Private Practice}}''
| ''Step One''
| style="text-align:left;" | An action figure of {{p|Reshiram}} is shown in this episode.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|ReBoot}}''
| ''My Two Bobs''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's featured game is a game entitled "Pantsu Hebi X", which is a parody of both Pokémon-styled battles and anime in general. In it, the dog character Frisket reboots itself to resemble {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:ReBoot.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Recess (TV series)|Recess}}''
| ''The Game''
| style="text-align:left;" | The addictive card game featured in the episode, named "Ajimbo", appears to be a a parody of the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}}.
|[[File:Ajimbo.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="4" | ''{{wp|Robot Chicken}}''
| ''Cracked China''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit titled "Pikachu Secret" in the episode parodies the anime. In its running time of 62 seconds, things happen such as Ash wondering when Misty is going to "shut up and make dinner", {{Gary}} calling Ash "ass", and Ash's Pikachu {{wp|Grinding (dance)|grinding}} another while inside its Poké Ball.
|[[File:PikachuSecret.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Junk in the Trunk''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit titled "Bloopers!", which runs for 5 minutes and 13 seconds, has 26 seconds which is devoted to parodying the anime. Pikachu and Squirtle are having a conversation in Pokémon speak. Eventually, Squirtle breaks custom and starts speaking with profanity-riddled dialogue in human tongue, claiming the Pokémon speech makes no sense at all. Pikachu asks "Earl" to say the line or he'll get the gas with skunk spray, to which Squirtle asks the kids to "go read a book or something".
|[[File:AS-PikaandSqui.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Chirlaxx''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the beginning of one skit, {{wp| George W. Bush}} is seen playing a Pokémon game on his [[Game Boy]] and says "Taste Poké-flame, Chirlaxx!"
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Caffeine-Induced Aneurysm''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit involves some children playing with Pokémon figurines and an old man exclaims that back in his day there were only [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|150 Pokémon]], and his wife (presumably) informs him there were actually {{p|Mew|151}}. He exclaims that she is a nerd, and then dies of a heart attack. Saddened, she then proclaims "That's how he would have wanted to go."
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei#Anime|Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei}}''
| ''Not Losing to Elbows, Not Losing to Knees''
| style="text-align:left;" | When Abiru says Nozomu would look good with a tail, he was pictured with various tails including those that resemble the tails of {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Glameow}}.
|[[File:NotLosingToElbows.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2"| ''{{wp|Saturday Night Live}}''
| ''John McCain / The White Stripes''
| style="text-align:left;" | In a "Hardball" sketch, Harry Belefonte (played by Tracy Morgan) makes many references to the unfair treatment of blacks. One of his references is "Pokémon is a slave trade, Pikachu is the slave master!"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Robert De Niro/ Diddy-Dirty Money''
| style="text-align:left;" | In "The Abacus Conundrum" skit, one of the fake books listed is called "The Pokémon Directive," and has a Pikachu on the cover.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|See Spot Run}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | James tells Gordon Smith that he had a nightmare of a {{p|Charizard}} trying to burn him, in resemblance to [[Ash's Charizard]]. James also tells him what a Pokémon is, as some people may not understand.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Sex and the City}}''
| ''Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl...''
| style="text-align:left;" | While looking at pictures at Charlotte's gallery, Samantha says, "You know, women dressing like men is very popular right now," to which Carrie replies, "And here I thought it was Pokémon."
|[[File:BoyGirlBoyGirl.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="7" | ''{{wp|The Simpsons}}''
| ''{{wp|Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Pikachu can be seen in {{wp|Bart Simpson|Bart}}'s satellite TV-induced hallucination
|[[File:BartVsLisaVsThirdGrade.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Pokey Mom}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's title is based on the word "Pokémon".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Children of a Lesser Clod}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The family are watching an episode of ''{{wp|Kids Say the Darndest Things}}'' when the host, {{wp|Bill Cosby}}, is interviewing a guest:
::'''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...
|[[File:ChildrenOfALesserClod.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Postcards from the Wedge}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Bart watches the [[Pokémon anime]] on TV, with {{Ash}} in his [[List of clothing in the anime#Ash|Diamond and Pearl attire]] and his {{AP|Pikachu}}; and Bart questions how did the series "stay so fresh", as a possible reference to how both the Pokémon anime and ''The Simpsons'' have been on the air for over a decade. This episode aired on the same day as the release of {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} in the United States.
|[[File:PostcardsFromTheWedge.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|'Tis the Fifteenth Season}}'' and ''{{wp|Fraudcast News}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the {{wp|The Simpsons opening sequence#Couch gag|couch gag}}, {{wp|Maggie Simpson|Maggie}} is [[Pokémon Cosplay|dressed up]] as a {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:TisTheFifteenthSeason.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Thirty Minutes over Tokyo}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The effects of ''[[EP038|Electric Soldier Porygon]]'' are experienced by the family in the episode, after they watch the local program "Battling Seizure Robots".
||[[File:ThirtyMinutesOverTokyo.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Chief of Hearts}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Bart plays a game called "Battle Ball" (a take on ''{{wp|Bakugan}}'') and one boy says that the game "makes ''{{wp|Digimon}}'' look like ''Pokémon''".
|[[File:ChiefOfHearts.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|South Park}}''
| ''{{wp|Chinpokomon}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode parodies Pokémon and fad culture in general. The line of toys have additionally made cameos in many subsequent episodes. During the episode {{wp|Kenny McCormick|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. Some of the "Chinpokomon" seen closely resemble {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Meowth}} and {{p|Charmander}}.
|[[File:Chinpokomon.png|200px]]

|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Suite Life on Deck}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|List of recurring characters in The Suite Life on Deck#Woody_Fink|Woody}} can be seen reading a Pokémon book.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Suite Life of Zack & Cody}}''
| ''{{wp|Odd Couples}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In multiple episodes, a toy [[Poké Ball]] can be seen on a shelf in Zack and Cody's bedroom.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|That's So Weird (TV series)|That's So Weird}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon has been mentioned multiple times in the series.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon bed sheets can be seen on multiple occasions.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Toradora!}}''
| ''No Matter What''
| style="text-align:left;" | Minori Kushieda finds Ryūji Takasu thinking and says 「ため息ゲットだぜ！」 ''Tameiki getto da ze!'' ("I caught your sigh!"), a shout out to the Japanese slogan of the Pokémon franchise, 「ポケモンゲットだぜ！」''Pokémon getto da ze!''. She also referenced other popular franchises, such as ''{{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}''.
|[[File:NoMatterWhat.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Transformers Animated}}'' (Japanese dub)
| ''Garbage In, Garbage Out''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's Japanese broadcast [[eyecatch]] is an homage to [[Who's That Pokémon?]], with Wreck-Gar being the silhouetted character.<ref>[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Garbage_In%2C_Garbage_Out "Garbage, In, Garbage Out" on TFWiki.net]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Tween Academy: Class of 2012}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In Kara's room, a {{p|Pikachu}} hat can be seen on an ''{{wp|Astro Boy}}'' statue.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US)}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | A question for $500,000 was ''Which of the following characters is not considered a "Pokémon"?'', with the possible answers being A) {{p|Jigglypuff}}, B) {{wp|Frodo Baggins|Frodo}}; C) {{p|Squirtle}}; and D) {{p|Pikachu}}. After the 50/50 lifeline was used, the two remaining answers left were A and B. The contestant then took the money, leaving with $250,000.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Whose Line Is It Anyway? (U.S. TV series)|Whose Line is it Anyway?}}''
| {{wp|List of Whose Line Is It Anyway? US episodes#Season 2|Season 2}}, Episode 32; {{tt|Show No. 235|Aired on April 20, 2000. American Whose Line is it Anyway? episodes are given show numbers post-production, but otherwise don't have actual titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon was one of the audience's suggestions used in a playing of "{{wp|List of games from Whose Line Is It Anyway?#Other games|Film, TV & Theatre Styles}}", which was played out by series regulars, {{wp|Ryan Stiles}} and {{wp|Colin Mochrie}}, and the episode's {{tt|fourth chair|A recurring or occasionally guest cast member who takes a fourth seat that's not occupied by Mochrie, Stiles, or Wayne Brady. Wayne became a regular from Season 2 onwards.}}, {{wp|Karen Maruyama}}. When Pokémon was used as a style for the scene, Karen says in a purposefully bad Asian-style accent, "Harro, [''sic''] I am Ichi!" She stiffly walks up to Ryan and says to him, "Please don't go!" to which he responds, "Oh, you're making my tail catch on fire!" and pretends to spew a flame from a tail, most likely referring to {{p|Charmander}}. As Karen turns to Colin and walks up to him, Colin spreads his arms apart and shouts, "{{p|Jigglypuff}}!" Karen pretends to shoot beams from her eyes, and she and Colin both jump and walk around on stage. Ryan then walks up to them and yells in a high-pitched, drawn-out voice, "Pikachu!" After Karen bobs over in front of Ryan like a {{wp|drinking bird}} for a moment, host {{wp|Drew Carey}} sounds the buzzer to freeze the players and change the style. Pokémon was also suggested by another audience member in a later episode's playing of the same game, but it was not used.
|[[File:Whose Line Pokémon.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| {{wp|List of Whose Line Is It Anyway? US episodes#Season 3|Season 3}}, Episode 34; {{tt|Show No. 343|Aired on May 4, 2001. American Whose Line is it Anyway? episodes are given show numbers post-production, but otherwise don't have actual titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | However, Pokémon was used again for a different playing of the same game, even though no audience members were intelligibly heard making that suggestion. (Though on the other hand, ''anime'' was an audience suggestion.) {{wp|Kathy Greenwood}} is the fourth chair for this episode, joining Colin and Ryan in "Film, TV, & Theatre Styles". This was a different portraying of a Pokémon "style" in comparison to the playing in show #235. When Pokémon was used as the last style for this playing's scene, Colin shouts out, "Pikachu!" in a high-pitched voice this time instead of Ryan, causing the audience to burst out in laughter as he started walking around the stage. He then pretends to shock Ryan, who yells, "Ow!" in response and does his Charmander pose used in show #235. Colin turns around, shouts "Pikachu!" again, and walks to the other side of the small stage. He then turns back to Kathy and Ryan and sends more "{{m|ThunderShock|shocks}}" towards them, causing Kathy to hop a bit on every "shock" sent towards her. (It had no effect on "Charmander Ryan", who was looking away and continuing to do his pose.) Kathy maintained {{tt|her scene's character|Playing as the wife of 'Police Chief Colin'}} throughout the style, pretending to point a handgun at Colin. Drew sounds the buzzer several times afterwards to end the game, sending the cast members back to their seats. He also awards 1,000 extra "{{tt|points|Since Whose Line is it Anyway? is a slight parody of game shows, the points are fake and irrelevant. Hence, 'the points don't matter'.}}" to Colin for his "Pikadoo" act (getting Colin to say, "Pikachu," once more to correct Drew, which also causes Ryan to say, "Bless you,") and says to him, "Oh, I'd love to see you and your wife going at it, man."
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Wipeout (2008 U.S. game show)|Wipeout}}'' (as ''Winter Wipeout'')
| ''{{wp|Wipeout (Season 4)#Winter Episode 4: Baby, It's Blob Outside|Baby, It's Blob Outside}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the contestants in this episode, Mika Mori, was given the nickname "Mikachu" in the episode. At one point during the episode, show co-host {{wp|John Henson}} said that Mika was {{p|Jigglypuff}}'d about the height of the hurdles.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{wp|Yin Yang Yo!}}
| ''Smoke and Mirrors''
| style="text-align:left;" | Smoke catches Yang in Prison Prism ([[Poké Ball]] spoof), while later Mirrors catches Yin with it. They later force them to fight against each other in a tournament.
|[[File:Yin Yang Yo Poké Ball spoof.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff; {{roundybr|10px}}"
|}

==References in non-Pokémon games==
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| ''{{np|Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the random items a villager may ask players to collect is ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]'' (but it is actually a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS]]'')
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{jwp|ちっちゃいエイリアン|Chee-Chai Alien}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When starting the game for the first time, a character called "Saraba" introduces himself to the player. He says that Pokémon is undesirable. Instead, the player must help him save planet Earth and space by clearing it from dark matter. This game was developed by [[Creatures]], who own one third of the copyright to the Pokémon franchise.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Civilization V|Sid Meier's Civilization V}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There are several Pokémon-themed achievements in this {{wp|Steam (software)|Steampowered}} game. These include achievements named "It's Super Effective!" and "Gotta Catch 'Em All".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|DC Universe Online}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A feat in the game titled "Gotta Catch 'Em All" is achieved when players beat at least one player for every one of the six initial set of powers available in the game.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Draw Something}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Players are able to draw a {{p|Pikachu}}, earning one coin if chosen.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | This RPG has several Pokémon references, which include {{p|Marowak}}'s Spine in Illunibi or the body of Peke Utchoo (whose name is parody of {{p|Pikachu}}). In Arkngthand, there is a {{p|Weepinbell|Weepingbell}} Hall while in the Urshilaku Burial Caverns, there is a section known as {{p|Kakuna}} Burial.<ref>[http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Easter_Eggs Morrowind:Easter Eggs on The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Epic Battle Fantasy''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the third game, one of the text for Game Over screen is ''"You are out of usable Pokémon... You [[Black out|blacked out]]!"'' In the fourth game, there is what seems to be dead {{p|Pikachu}} in Greenwood, plants using {{m|SolarBeam|Solar Beam}} as noted by Natalie, and Matt's comment upon weak attack in early game, ''"Generic bird monster uses {{m|Wing Attack|wing attack}}. [[Damage modification|It's not very effective.]]"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Harvest Moon 64}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | If the characters Karen and Kai were to marry and have a child, their child will be dressed in a Pikachu costume.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2"| ''{{wp|Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | At the beginning of Chapter 8 on the True End route, Rom and Ram (twin sisters who personify the Nintendo DS) mention playing the "Pocketed Monstrosities" games:
::'''Ram''': Lowee's best games are easily the ones in the "Pocketed Monstrosities" franchise. You catch and raise 1,510,376 monsters.
::'''Rom''': Oh, yeah. I was playing it earlier and I captured the {{p|Eevee|Eebee}} monster
::'''Ram''': No way! I really want that one! Gimme.
::'''Rom''': I'll give you its parents later. They're both fourth generation, so you'll probably get one from them.
|[[File:HDNmk2-pokemon.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a mouse villain character named "Pirachu," a pun on both "Pikachu" and, given the general motif of the ''Neptunia'' franchise's villains, "{{wp|Copyright infringement of software|piracy}}."
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{ip|Kid Icarus: Uprising}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | After players defeat the Kraken as part of {{ip|Dyntos}}'s {{ip|The Three Trials|Three Trials}}, {{ip|Pit}} calls the Kraken a "Tentafool", possibly a reference to {{p|Tentacool}}.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the ''Zelda'' series, the ''{{zw|Keaton}} Mask'' introduced in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time}}'' bears a strong resemblance to Pikachu. It is mentioned in the game that Keaton "has been really popular lately", the game was released in 1998 when the fad level of Pokémon was still sharply on the rise. The item returned in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask}}'' where wearing it in certain areas would lead to ''{{zw|Keaton}}'' himself appearing, though this version of the character was revealed to be a {{wp|kitsune}}. The mask also has a background cameo in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|Wind Waker}}''.
|[[File:Legend of Zelda Keaton Mask.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Little Inferno}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The description text for the Giant Spider item is written in the style of [[Pokémon battle]] messages: "[[Wild Pokémon|A Giant Spider appears!]] [[Escape|You attempt to flee!]] Giant Spider attacks {{wp|Genji: Days of the Blade#Giant Enemy Crab|for massive damage}}!!"
|[[File:LittleInferno.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{smw|Mario Artist: Paint Studio}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the official pictures shows somebody drawing a silhouette of Pikachu.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Minecraft}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | As an easter egg, if you delete the splashes.txt file but not the META-INF folder from the game's files, the only [http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Splash splash text] to be shown is "{{p|Missingno.|missingno}}".
|[[File:Minecraft-Missingno.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{pk|Pikmin (game)|Pikmin}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The {{pk|S.S. Dolphin}}'s ship part called the {{pk|Bowsprit}} resembles a [[Poké Ball]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Poker Night at the Inventory}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Strong Bad}} asks {{wp|Sam & Max#Characters|Max}} if he's a Pokémon (pronounced as Poke-mon).
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There's a skill point titled "Gotta Catch Them All", a reference to the franchise's original slogan.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Runescape}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While a player is training the Dungeoneering skill in Daemonheim, after every floor players can receive a title. One of them is ''[[EP001|I choose you!]]'', received for summoning [[Party|6]] or more familiars.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{smw|Super Mario Galaxy}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a [[Poké Ball]]-shaped planet in the {{smw|Buoy Base Galaxy}}. Inside it is a {{smw|Power Star}}, which is needed to finish the level, possibly a reference to the Poké Ball's importance in the [[Pokémon games]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Simpsons Game}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The game features "Sparklemon" in the level "Big Super Happy Fun Fun Game". Homer and Lisa must travel to three temples where they fight the Sparklemon in turn-based {{pkmn|battle}}s before they can collect them in "[[Poké Ball|capturing balls]]". The first two Sparklemon are based on {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Squirtle}}. One of the Sparklemon also uses a strike called "{{m|Scratch}} Attack". [[Damage modification|Type matchups]] is also presented in the form of moves' super-effectiveness, resistance, and immunity.
|[[File:The Simpsons Game.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Super Scribblenauts}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a level where Maxwell has to defeat a Witch's monsters which is set out as a Pokémon Battle format.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Trade & Battle: Card Hero}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There are a few spoofs on the Pokémon franchise in this [[Game Boy Color]] game developed by {{nw|Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo}} and {{nw|Intelligent Systems}}. One example of these references is an NPC who exclaims that he has been watching the show "Rocket Monsters".<ref>[http://fryguy64.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=cameo&action=display&thread=4105 Trade & Battle: Card Hero - Text Dump]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{smw|Wario Land 3}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the game's 100 treasures is a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]''; however, the player cannot interact with it.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{smw|Yoshi's Story}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The stages ''{{smw|Jelly Pipe|Stage 2-3}}'' and ''{{smw|Torrential Maze|Stage 2-4}}'' are made out entirely out of newspaper clippings, the text: ''Pikachu'', among others, is seen. So far, it has only been seen in one or two areas.
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|}

==Other references==
===Books, comics and manga===
*{{wp|List of The Simpsons comics|''The Simpsons'' Comics}} make several references:
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics, there is a story called ''An Anime Among Us'', in which Bart has a dream sequence which contains numerous references to Japanese traditional and popular culture, including anime such as ''{{wp|Sailor Moon}}'' and Pokémon. The most prominent references to Pokémon are Bart dressed like [[Ash Ketchum]], a Pocket Goblins (Pockegob) Trainer, and {{wp|Santa's Little Helper}} is a reference to Pikachu (Santa-choo). Bart fights against a trio from "Team Sprocket", with {{wp|Bart's Girlfriend|Jessica Lovejoy}} appearing as [[Jessie]], {{wp|Nelson Muntz}} appearing as [[James]], and {{wp|Martin Prince}} in a {{MTR}} costume (Cat Scratch-eth). This story is available in Bart Simpson Comics issue #12 as well as the collection book ''Big Bratty Book of Bart Simpson''.
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''Destroy All Manga!'', many references to various manga and anime are made, including ''{{wp|Dragon Ball}}'', ''{{wp|Sailor Moon}}'', and Pokémon. A series called "Porkymen" features many Pokémon-like creatures, including "Pikkanoze", a creature which shares striking resemblance with Pikachu. Also creatures similar to {{p|Venusaur}}, {{p|Onix}}, {{p|Blastoise}}, {{p|Geodude}} and {{p|Gengar}} are shown. When Porkymen are chasing {{wp|In Marge We Trust|Mr. Sparkle}}, Pikkanoze says, "Catch Mr. Sparkle, my Porkymen comrades! [[Gotta catch 'em all!|Catch him all!!!]]" When Mr. Sparkle encases Porkymen in soap bubbles, Pikkanoze says that it's "[[Poké Ball|somewhat familiar]]". This story is available in Simpsons Comics issue #45 as well as the collection book ''Simpsons Comics Unchained''.
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''All's Veldt That Ends Veldt!'', Maggie watches the aforementioned "Porkeymen", which is shown to use a Pokémon-like slogan "Gotta pitch 'em all!". When Maggie watches the show, Pikkanose's eyes release rapidly flashing light, causing Maggie to become hypnotized. This is obviously a reference to the infamous "[[EP038|seizure episode]]". This story is available in Bart Simpson Comics issue #7 as well as the collection book ''Big Bad Book of Bart Simpson''.
** In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''Day of the Nerd'', {{wp|Comic Book Guy}} dresses up like an anime character, using XL contact lenses to make his eyes seem like anime eyes, black laser lights to create himself speed stripes whenever he moves quickly, and a {{DL|List of Pokémon by color|yellow}} cat he calls, "Comicachu", an obvious reference to Pikachu. This story is available in Simpsons Comics issue #73 as well as the collection book ''Simpsons Comics Beach Blanket Bongo''.
* In the book ''Babymouse: Cupcake Tycoon'', Pikachu is one of the many "people" seen watching an interview. It is later assumed that the same Pikachu was one of the two thousand "people" to buy Babymouse's cupcakes, as referenced by the narrator asking Babymouse how she was going to get her cupcakes to Japan.
* In {{wp|Neil Gaiman}}'s novella ''{{wp|Coraline}},'' the illustration on page 88 shows a Pikachu head among several other toys.
* In the ''{{wp|Love Hina}}'' manga, the main character, {{wp|Keitaro Urashima}}, can be seen with a {{p|Pikachu}} photo sticker while he checks his photo album filled with pictures of himself.
* In the novel ''{{wp|Mad Dogs}}'', Pokemon ''(sic)'' was mentioned as one of the fads that had passed around CHERUB campus.
*In the tenth book in the ''{{wp|Jigsaw Jones Mysteries}}'' series, ''The Case of the Ghostwriter'', Stringbean hires Jigsaw to take the case by offering him bubble gum, a {{wp|Darth Maul}} pencil eraser, a rubber band ball, $0.36, and a {{tcg|Diglett}} card. Jigsaw calls Diglett too common, so Stringbean instead offers a First Edition {{tcg|Gloom}} card, which he accepts.
===Real world===
* In 2008, Japanese researchers discovered a new protein which helps carry electrical impulses from the eyes to the brain and named it {{wp|Pikachurin}}. According to the researchers, the decision was based on both Pokémon and protein possessing "lightning-fast moves and shocking electric effects".
* {{wp|Zbtb7}}, a gene that discovered by a geneticist from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City, was originally named "Pokemon", stands for "POK erythroid myeloid ontogenic factor".
* During a Republican debate for the ''{{wp|United States presidential election, 2012}}'', candidate {{wp|Herman Cain}} quotes a 'poet' saying "Life can be a challenge, life can seem impossible, but it's never easy when there's so much on the line." These are actually the beginning lines of ''{{so|The Power of One}}'', the theme song for the [[M02|movie of the same name]]. During his withdrawal speech, he reused the line but with proper attribution.
* In an interview with CultBox, ''{{wp|Hollyoaks}}'' actor Andrew Still, who portrays {{wp|Joel Dexter}} in the series, was asked what TV show reminded him of his childhood, to which he replied: "Definitely Pokémon. I remember going to a childminder when I was around 5 and me and all the other kids there would sit religiously around the TV and watch it".<ref>[http://www.cultbox.co.uk/blog/top-of-the-box/2441-hollyoaks-star-andrew-stills-tv-choices 'Hollyoaks' star Andrew Still's TV choices - CultBox]</ref>
===Songs===
* ''{{wp|Homestar Runner}}'' has made a number of references to the series, usually playing on Pikachu's similar appearance to the character of The Cheat.<ref>[http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Pikachu Pikachu 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?"
* Parts of the insert song in [http://filmcow.com/charlietheunicorn3.html part three] of the popular flash cartoon series ''{{wp|Charlie the Unicorn}}'' bear resemblance to the original [[Kanto Pokérap|Pokérap]].
* In {{wp|The Lonely Island}} song, ''Japan'', they mention Pokémon.
* In 2005, {{wp|Bow Wow (rapper)|Bow Wow}} released a song called B.O.W., which in it he mentioned Pokémon.
===Websites===
* On ''{{wp|The Annoying Orange}}'', in "Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)", 3 Pokémon were one of Marshmallow's gifts.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQnqyMOQmlA#t=0m36s Annoying Orange - Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)]</ref>
* During the ''{{wp|Hetalia: Axis Powers}}'' 2011 Christmas event, Ladonia was passing the time playing Pokémon on his [[Game Boy]] and stated his favorite Pokémon was {{p|Stunfisk}} in his rushed introduction to Denmark.<ref>[http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/xmas2011/2011_12_5.php Hetalia 2011 Christmas Event, page 5]</ref>
* One of the screensavers included in {{wp|XScreenSaver}} is called "JigglyPuff" ''(sic)''.<ref>[http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/screenshots/ XScreenSaver: Screenshots]</ref>
* In Volume 5 of the ''{{wp|Sword Art Online}}'' light novel series, when discussing possible ways for someone to shoot a bullet in virtual reality and kill someone else in real life, Kirito mentions an instance in which animation effects in an [[EP038|episode]] of [[Pokémon anime|a certain anime]] caused children across Japan to become sick.<ref>[http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Sword_Art_Online:Volume_5_Chapter_1 ''Sword Art Online'' Volume 5 - Chapter 1]</ref>
* 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>
* The virtual pet site ''[http://www.subeta.net Subeta]'' contains several references to Pokémon, including an item which heavily resembles a Poké Ball called Spherical Self-Contained Capture and Storage Unit<ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Spherical+Self-Contained+Capture+and+Storage+Unit SubetaLodge - Spherical Self-Contained Capture and Storage Unit]</ref> and two items that parody [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Pokémon Red and Blue]].<ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Betamon%3A+Azure+Gamepet+Game SubetaLodge - Betamon: Azure Gamepet Game]</ref><ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Betamon%3A+Crimson+Gamepet+Game SubetaLodge - Betamon: Crimson Gamepet Game]</ref>
* In ''{{wp|Death Battle}}'''s {{wp|Vegeta}} vs. {{wp|Shadow the Hedgehog}} battle, when Shadow sends Vegeta to the Moon, a recolored {{p|Ducklett}} with space helmet can be seen.
* The coloring game on children's author {{wp|Dav Pilkey}}'s [http://www.pilkey.com website] was once called "Pilkeymon's Paintbox"<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120622114244/http://www.pilkey.com/painter.php</ref> and featured a {{p|Pikachu}}-like boy as its menu icon.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20080403031704/http://www.pilkey.com/games.php</ref> After the site's 2013 redesign, the game was renamed "Pilkey Painter" and the menu icons were removed.

==References==
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Johto Route 42

2013-07-25T15:29:02Z

MasterZ: /* Route description */

{{Route infobox
|number=42
|size=340
|image=Johto Route 42 HGSS.png
|imageII=Johto Route 42 GSC.png
|type=lake
|north=Mt. Mortar
|west=Ecruteak City
|east=Mahogany Town
|region=Johto
|cut=yes
|surf=yes
|rockclimb={{sup/4|HGSS}}
|generation=2
|mapdesc=A small path opened at the base of challenging Mt. Mortar with multiple entrances to it.
}}

'''Route 42''' (Japanese: '''４２ばんどうろ''' ''Route 42'') is a route in northern [[Johto]], connecting [[Ecruteak City]] and [[Mahogany Town]]. [[Mt. Mortar]] lies on the route with multiple entrances along the route.

==Route description==
Upon leaving from either the western or eastern terminus, a Trainer must have a Pokémon with {{m|Surf}} to continue, as the route is divided twice over by small lakes. On the small landmass between the two, there is a tree that is able to be {{m|Cut}}, leading to a trio of [[Apricorn]] trees, much like those on {{rt|37|Johto}}.

Each of the landmasses on the route also features an entrance to a different part of Mt. Mortar.

In {{game|Crystal}} and [[HeartGold]]/[[SoulSilver]], {{p|Suicune}} appears on the overworld near the Apricorn trees, but flees if the {{player}} gets close.

==Items==
{{itlisth|lake}}
{{Itemlist|Ultra Ball|Near the West gate.|G=yes|S=yes|C=yes|display={{ball|Ultra}}}}
{{Itemlist|Pnk Apricorn|Left tree (requires {{m|Cut}})|G=yes|S=yes|C=yes|HG=yes|SS=yes|display={{DL|Apricorn|Pnk Apricorn}}}}
{{Itemlist|Grn Apricorn|Middle tree (requires {{m|Cut}})|G=yes|S=yes|C=yes|HG=yes|SS=yes|display={{DL|Apricorn|Grn Apricorn}}}}
{{Itemlist|Ylw Apricorn|Right tree (requires {{m|Cut}})|G=yes|S=yes|C=yes|HG=yes|SS=yes|display={{DL|Apricorn|Ylw Apricorn}}}}
{{Itemlist|Water Stone|Given to the player by Fisherman Tully after defeating him in a rematch|C=yes|HG=yes|SS=yes|display={{evostone|Water Stone}}}}
{{Itemlist|Max Potion|South of the eastern pond ''(hidden)''|G=yes|S=yes|C=yes|HG=yes|SS=yes|display={{DL|Potion|Max Potion}}}}
{{Itemlist|Super Potion|Northeast of the Apricorn grove|G=yes|S=yes|C=yes|HG=yes|SS=yes|display={{DL|Potion|Super Potion}}}}
{{Itemlist|TM Ghost|West of [[Mt. Mortar]]'s western exit|HG=yes|SS=yes|display={{TM|65|Shadow Claw}}}}
{{Itemlist|HM Normal|Given by the Hiker running out of Mt. Mortar|HG=yes|SS=yes|display={{HM|04|Strength}}}}
{{Itemlist|Dubious Disc|Accessed via the eastern entrance of Mt. Mortar (requires {{m|Rock Climb}})|HG=yes|SS=yes|display={{DL|Evolution-inducing held item|Dubious Disc}}}}
{{itlistfoot|lake}}

==Pokémon==
===Generation II===
{{catch/header|lake}}
{{catch/entry2|019|Rattata|no|no|yes|Grass|15|20%|20%|0%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry2|019|Rattata|no|no|yes|Grass|13|0%|0%|30%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry2|020|Raticate|no|no|yes|Grass|16|10%|10%|0%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry2|020|Raticate|no|no|yes|Grass|15|0%|0%|20%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry2|021|Spearow|yes|no|no|Grass|14-16|30%|30%|0%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry2|021|Spearow|no|yes|no|Grass|14-16|40%|40%|0%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry2|021|Spearow|no|no|yes|Grass|14|30%|30%|0%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry2|022|Fearow|no|no|yes|Grass|16|5%|5%|0%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry2|023|Ekans|no|no|yes|Grass|13|30%|30%|0%|type1=Poison}}
{{catch/entry2|024|Arbok|no|no|yes|Grass|15|5%|5%|0%|type1=Poison}}
{{catch/entry2|041|Zubat|yes|no|no|Grass|14-16|0%|0%|30%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry2|041|Zubat|no|yes|no|Grass|14-16|0%|0%|40%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry2|041|Zubat|no|no|yes|Grass|14|0%|0%|30%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry2|042|Golbat|no|no|yes|Grass|16|0%|0%|15%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry2|056|Mankey|yes|no|no|Grass|15|all=30%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entry2|179|Mareep|yes|no|no|Grass|13|all=30%|type1=Electric}}
{{catch/entry2|179|Mareep|no|yes|no|Grass|13-15|all=50%|type1=Electric}}
{{catch/entry2|180|Flaaffy|yes|yes|no|Grass|15-17|all=10%|type1=Electric}}
{{catch/entry2|183|Marill|no|no|yes|Grass|15|0%|0%|5%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/div|lake|Surfing}}
{{catch/entry2|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|yes|Surf|15-24|all=90%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry2|119|Seaking|yes|yes|yes|Surf|20-24|all=10%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/div|lake|Fishing}}
{{catch/entry2|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|yes|Fish Old|10|all=15%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Fish Old|10|all=85%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry2|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=65%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=35%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry2|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=70%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry2|119|Seaking|yes|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=10%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry2|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=20%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/div|lake|Headbutt}}
{{catch/entry2|021|Spearow|yes|yes|no|Headbutt|10|all=80%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry2|102|Exeggcute|no|no|yes|Headbutt|10|all=20%|type1=Grass|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/entry2|163|Hoothoot|no|no|yes|Headbutt|10|all=50%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry2|165|Ledyba|no|no|yes|Headbutt|10|all=15%|type1=Bug|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry2|167|Spinarak|no|no|yes|Headbutt|10|all=15%|type1=Bug|type2=Poison}}
{{catch/entry2|190|Aipom|yes|yes|no|Headbutt|10|all=20%|type1=Normal}}
{{Catch/div|lake|Headbutt (Special Tree)}}
{{catch/entry2|021|Spearow|yes|yes|no|Headbutt|10|all=50%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry2|102|Exeggcute|no|no|yes|Headbutt|10|all=20%|type1=Grass|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/entry2|163|Hoothoot|no|no|yes|Headbutt|10|all=50%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry2|190|Aipom|yes|yes|no|Headbutt|10|all=20%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entry2|204|Pineco|no|no|yes|Headbutt|10|all=30%|type1=Bug}}
{{catch/entry2|214|Heracross|yes|yes|no|Headbutt|10|all=30%|type1=Bug|type2=Fighting}}
{{catch/footer|lake}}

===Generation IV===
{{catch/header|lake}}
{{catch/entryhs|021|Spearow|yes|no|Grass|14-16|30%|30%|0%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entryhs|021|Spearow|no|yes|Grass|14-16|40%|40%|0%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entryhs|041|Zubat|yes|no|Grass|14-16|0%|0%|30%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entryhs|041|Zubat|no|yes|Grass|14-16|0%|0%|40%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entryhs|056|Mankey|yes|no|Grass|15|all=30%|type1=Fighting}}
{{catch/entryhs|179|Mareep|yes|no|Grass|13|all=30%|type1=Electric}}
{{catch/entryhs|179|Mareep|no|yes|Grass|13-15|all=50%|type1=Electric}}
{{catch/entryhs|180|Flaaffy|yes|yes|Grass|15-17|all=10%|type1=Electric}}
{{catch/div|lake|Surfing}}
{{catch/entryhs|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|Surf|10-25|all=90%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|119|Seaking|yes|yes|Surf|15-25|all=10%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/div|lake|Fishing}}
{{catch/entryhs|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|Fish Old|10|all=5%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Old|10|all=95%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=40%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Good|20|all=60%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|118|Goldeen|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=90%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|119|Seaking|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=3%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entryhs|129|Magikarp|yes|yes|Fish Super|40|all=7%|type1=Water}}
{{Catch/div|lake|Headbutt}}
{{catch/entryhs|021|Spearow|yes|yes|Headbutt|13-16|all=50%|type1=Normal|type2=Flying|10=j}}
{{catch/entryhs|190|Aipom|yes|yes|Headbutt|13-16|all=20%|type1=Normal|10=j}}
{{catch/entryhs|214|Heracross|yes|yes|Headbutt|13-14|all=30%|type1=Bug|type2=Fighting|10=j}}
{{catch/div|lake|Special}}
{{catch/entryhs|264|Linoone|yes|yes|Hoenn|14|all=20%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entryhs|293|Whismur|yes|yes|Hoenn|13-14|all=20%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entryhs|399|Bidoof|yes|yes|Sinnoh|14|all=20%|type1=Normal}}
{{catch/entryhs|418|Buizel|yes|yes|Sinnoh|13-14|all=20%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/footer|lake}}

==Trainers==
===Generation II===
{{trainerheader|lake}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr GS Fisher.png|Fisherman|Chris{{tt|*|Gold and Silver}}/Tully{{tt|*|Crystal}}|720|1|211|Qwilfish|♂|18|None|36=ミノル|37=Minoru|38=phone}}
{{Trainerdiv|lake}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr GS PokéManiac.png|PokéManiac|Shane|960|2|030|Nidorina|♀|14|None|033|Nidorino|♂ |16|None|36=トシノブ|37=Toshinobu}}
{{Trainerdiv|lake}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr GS Hiker.png|Hiker|Benjamin|512|3|050|Diglett|♂|14|None|074|Geodude|♂|14|None|051|Dugtrio|♂|16|None|36=テツジ|37=Tetsuji}}
{{Trainerfooter|lake|II}}

===Generation IV===
{{trainerheader|lake}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr DP Fisherman.png|Fisherman|Tully|608|1|211|Qwilfish|♂|19|None|36=ミノル|37=Minoru|38=phone}}
{{Trainerdiv|lake}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr HGSS Poké Maniac.png|Poké Maniac|Shane|1088|2|030|Nidorina|♀|17|None|033|Nidorino|♂|17|None|36=トシノブ|37=Toshinobu}}
{{Trainerdiv|lake}}
{{Trainerentry|Spr DP Hiker.png|Hiker|Benjamin|544|3|050|Diglett|♂|15|None|074|Geodude|♂|15|None|051|Dugtrio|♂|17|None|36=テツジ|37=Tetsuji}}
{{Trainerfooter|lake|II}}

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Weezing (Pokémon)

2013-07-24T00:46:26Z

MasterZ: /* Trivia */

{{PokémonPrevNextHead | species=Weezing | prev=Koffing | next=Rhyhorn|type=poison|| prevnum=109| nextnum=111}}
{{PokémonInfobox|
name=Weezing |
jname=マタドガス |
tmname=Matadogas |
art=FRLG |
size=210px|
pron=<sc>''weeze''-ing</sc> <ref>Barbo, Maria. ''The Official Pokémon Handbook''. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-10397-5</ref> |
ndex=110 |
oldjdex=115 |
jdex=116 |
hdex=109 |
u2dex=047 |
abrow=188 |
obrow=046 |
opbrow=114 |
type1=Poison |
species=Poison Gas |
height-ftin=3'11" |
height-m=1.2 |
weight-lbs=20.9 |
weight-kg=9.5 |
abilityn=1 |
ability1=Levitate |
egggroupn=1 |
egggroup1=Amorphous |
egggroup2= |
eggcycles=20 |
evde=2 |
expyield=173 |
lv100exp=1,000,000 |
gendercode=127 |
color=Purple |
catchrate=60 |
body=11 |
pokefordex=weezing |
generation=1 |
footnotes=}}
'''Weezing''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''マタドガス''' ''Matadogas'') is a {{type|Poison}} Pokémon.

It [[Evolution|evolves]] from {{p|Koffing}} starting at [[level]] 35.

==Biology==
===Physiology===
Weezing mostly look like two {{p|Koffing}} {{DL|List of Pokémon by body style|Pokémon consisting of multiple bodies| stuck together}}, albeit both being a lighter shade of purple than an actual Koffing, with one being larger than the other is. The larger head sports the skull-and-crossbones design featured on its pre-evolution, while the smaller head only has a light yellow circle underneath the face. It also has a third chamber on its underside, presumably for storing extra toxins, which resembles a tiny version of a Weezing head, minus the face and skull-and-crossbones pattern. Two small appendages connect this extra chamber to the heads. The larger head has prominent eyebrows, pointed teeth protruding from its lower jaw, and flatter teeth on its upper jaw, while the smaller head simply has two pointed teeth, one at each corner of the mouth. Unlike it's pre-evolved form, Weezing has more of a saddened expression. Triplet Weezing have been discovered, although they are extremely rare.

====Gender differences====
None.

===Special abilities===
Each head contains a different toxin. When one head inflates, the other deflates, mixing the gases. By doing this multiple times, it becomes more toxic and noxious, although it does have the side effect of making Weezing smell worse. Weezing is capable of expelling this {{m|Smog|gas}} in order to attack its enemies, and can also attack with {{m|Sludge|globs of sludge}}. Ironically, exquisite perfumes can be extracted from Weezing's toxic secretions. A Weezing is capable of generating {{m|Thunderbolt|electricity}}, as well as {{m|Flamethrower|breathing fire}}. It is also capable of {{m|Explosion|exploding}}. In rare cases, a Weezing can also exhibit signs of limited {{m|Psybeam|psychic power}}. Like it pre-evolution, Weezing's gas contains flammable hydrocarbons, which makes it volatile and easily ignited by fire or electricity. As a fully evolved Pokémon, it can learn {{m|Hyper Beam}} and {{m|Giga Impact}}.

===Behavior===
A Weezing will find a dirty, unkempt house and nest there. At night, when the people in the house are asleep, Weezing will go through the trash. It constantly inflates and deflates its heads to mix its {{m|Poison Gas|poison gases}}.

It has been explicitly stated that Koffing, Weezing's pre-evolution, is able to hover in midair due to its gases being lighter than air. Although the same has never been explicitly stated for Weezing, it can be assumed that this is the case, as Weezing displays an ability to {{a|Levitate|float in midair}} seemingly identical to Koffing's ability. It is, however, a known fact that a Weezing's gases are less dense than water, enabling it to float on the surface of water effortlessly, although this also means that Weezing is essentially unable to spend any amount of time underwater.

===Habitat===
[[File:Urban Habitat.png|thumb|{{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Urban Pokémon}}]]
Weezing live in urban and suburban areas, and can often be found in dirty, unkempt houses. Active volcanoes are also a good place to find them. Their native range includes [[Kanto]], [[Johto]], and [[Sinnoh]]'s [[Battle Zone]].

===Diet===
{{main|Pokémon food}}

Weezing feed on the dust, microorganisms, and especially gases emitted by garbage and toxic waste. Weezing consider gases that emanate from garbage to be the ultimate feast.

==In the anime==
[[File:James Weezing.png|thumb|right|230px|Weezing in the anime]]
===Major appearances===
====[[James's Weezing]]====
[[James]]'s {{p|Koffing}} evolved into {{TP|James|Weezing}} during ''[[EP031|Dig Those Diglett!]]''. In ''[[AG006|A Poached Ego]]'', it left them with [[Jessie's Arbok]] to protect a group of Koffing and {{p|Ekans}} that were freed from the captivity of [[Pokémon poacher]] [[Rico]].

====Other====
{{Ash}} used a {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Weezing}} in a [[Pokémon League]] entrance exam in ''[[EP056|The Ultimate Test]]''. It defeated the instructor's {{p|Flareon}} with its {{m|Smog}}, {{m|SmokeScreen}}, and {{m|Tackle}} attacks. Later on, Ash commanded it to use {{m|Explosion}} against Team Rocket, causing them to blast off.

===Minor appearances===
A Weezing made a cameo during the "World of Pokémon" opening narration of the [[M04|fourth]], [[M05|fifth]] and [[M07|seventh]] movies.

==In the manga==
[[File:James Weezing EToP.png|thumb|200px|[[James's Weezing]] as it appears in [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]]]
===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
[[James's Weezing]] makes an appearance in the manga [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]. It first appears as a {{p|Koffing}} in ''[[ET07|Pikachu's Excellent Adventure]]''. All of its subsequent appearances, beginning in ''[[ET08|You Gotta Have Friends]]'', are as a Weezing.

===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
Both [[Koga]] and his daughter, [[Janine]], have Weezing as a part of their [[party|arsenals]]. Besides these, many Weezing have been shown in the wild, most notably in the Rocket-altered ecosystem of [[Viridian Forest]], or sometimes simply under [[Team Rocket|Rocket]] command.

===In the Pokémon Zensho manga===
[[Koga]]'s only known Pokémon is Weezing. It battled against {{Zensho|Satoshi}}'s Ditto and lost.

==In the TCG==
{{main|Weezing (TCG)}}

==In the TFG==
One Weezing figure has been released.

* {{TFG|Next Quest}}: {{TFG ID|Next Quest|Weezing|24}}

==Other appearances==
===[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]===
When released from a [[Poké Ball]], Weezing will hover in place and emit {{m|Poison Gas}} that juggles any opponent who comes near it, essentially serving the function of its pre-evolution, {{p|Koffing}}, from [[Super Smash Bros.]]

Weezing is also a float in the Poké Float stage. It appears as {{p|Chikorita}} leaves. Once {{p|Slowpoke}} appears, it will slowly deflate and move to the top of the screen.

====Trophy information====
''The evolved form of Koffing, Weezing is basically a pair of Koffing fused together. They tend to float in the air and emit gas or noxious smoke from the outgrowths that cover their bodies. As strange as it may seem, diluting Weezing emissions as much as possible creates one of the most exquisite perfumes known to man.''

==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
{{Dex
|type=poison
|gen=1
|redbluedex=Where two kinds of poison gases meet, two {{p|Koffing}}s can fuse into a Weezing over many years.
|yellowdex=It lives and grows by absorbing dust, germs, and poison gases that are contained in toxic waste and garbage.
|stadiumdex=A twinned Koffing that forms on rare occasions where poisonous gases pool. Its two toxic gases appear to be different.
|golddex=If one of the twin Koffing inflates, the other one deflates. It constantly mixes its poisonous gases.
|silverdex=Top-grade perfume is made using its internal poison gases by diluting them to the highest level.
|crystaldex=When it inhales poisonous gases from garbage, its body expands, and its insides smell much worse.
|stadium2dex=If one of the twin Koffing inflates, the other one deflates. It constantly mixes its poisonous gases.
|rubydex=Weezing loves the gases given off by rotted kitchen garbage. This Pokémon will find a dirty, unkept house and make it its home. At night, when the people in the house are asleep, it will go through the trash.
|sapphiredex=Weezing alternately shrinks and inflates its twin bodies to mix together toxic gases inside. The more the gases are mixed, the more powerful the toxins become. The Pokémon also becomes more putrid.
|emeralddex=By diluting its toxic gases with a special process, the highest grade of perfume can be extracted. To Weezing, gases emanating from garbage are the ultimate feast.
|firereddex=Very rarely, a sudden mutation can result in two small Koffing twins becoming conjoined as a Weezing.
|leafgreendex=Where two kinds of poison gases meet, two {{p|Koffing}}s can fuse into a Weezing over many years.
|dpptdex=It grows by feeding on gases released by garbage. Though very rare, triplets have been found.
|heartgolddex=If one of the twin Koffing inflates, the other one deflates. It constantly mixes its poisonous gases.
|soulsilverdex=Top-grade perfume is made using its internal poison gases by diluting them to the highest level.
|bwdex=It grows by feeding on gases released by garbage. Though very rare, triplets have been found.
|b2w2dex=Inhaling toxic fumes from trash and mixing them inside its body lets it spread an even fouler stench.
}}

===Game locations===
{{Availability|
type=Poison |
gen=1 |
rbrarity=Uncommon{{Sup/1|R}} Rare{{Sup/1|B}} |
rbarea={{ka|Pokémon Mansion}} |
rbarea={{ka|Pokémon Mansion}} |
jbrarity=Unknown |
jbarea={{ka|Pokémon Mansion}} |
gsrarity=None |
gsarea=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Koffing}} |
crarity=Very Rare |
carea=[[Burned Tower]] basement |
rsrarity=None |
rsarea=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Koffing}} |
erarity=None |
earea=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Koffing}} |
frlgrarity=Rare{{sup/3|FR}} None{{sup/3|LG}}|
frlgarea={{ka|Pokémon Mansion}}{{sup/3|FR}} [[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Koffing}}{{sup/3|LG}} |
dprarity=Uncommon |
dparea={{rt|227|Sinnoh}}, [[Stark Mountain]] |
ptrarity=Rare |
ptarea=[[Stark Mountain]] |
hgssrarity=Uncommon |
hgssarea={{safari|Johto}} |
palarea=Mountain |
gen5ex=none |
b2w2rarity=Uncommon|
b2w2area=[[P2 Laboratory]]
}}

====In side games====
{{SidegameAvail
|type=poison
|channel=[[Mt. Snowfall|Ruins of Truth]]
|pinball=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Koffing}}
|pinballrs=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Koffing}}
|trozei=Secret Storage 19 Mr. Who's Den
|md=[[Evolution|Evolve]] {{p|Koffing}}
|md2=[[Concealed Ruins]] (B1-B29) [[World Abyss]] (B1-B29)
|ranger2=[[Almia Castle]]
|rumble=[[Eternal Tower]]
|rumble2=Cave: [[Everspring Valley]] (post ending)
|ranger3=[[Faldera Island]] [[Ice Temple]]
}}

===Held items===
{{HeldItems
|type=Poison
|rby1=Silver Leaf|rby1type=Valuable item|rby=100|rby1image=no
|dppt1=Smoke Ball|dppt1type=In-battle effect item|dppt1rar=5
|hgss1=Smoke Ball|hgss1type=In-battle effect item|hgss1rar=5
|b2w21=Smoke Ball|b2w21type=In-battle effect item|b2w21rar=5
}}

===Stats===
====Base stats====
{{BaseStats with RBY|
HP=65 |
Attack=90 |
Defense=120 |
SpAtk=85 |
SpDef=70 |
Special=85 |
Speed=60 |
type=Poison }}

====Pokéathlon stats====
{{Pokéthlon
|type=Poison
|Speed=2
|SpeedMax=2
|Power=3
|PowerMax=4
|Technique=2
|TechniqueMax=3
|Stamina=4
|StaminaMax=4
|Jump=2
|JumpMax=3
}}

===Type effectiveness===
{{Type effectiveness|
type1=poison|
Normal= 100 |
Fighting= 50 |
Flying= 100 |
Poison= 50 |
Ground= 0 |
Rock= 100 |
Bug= 50 |
Ghost= 100 |
Steel= 100 |

Fire= 100 |
Water= 100 |
Grass= 50 |
Electric=100 |
Psychic= 200 |
Ice= 100 |
Dragon= 100 |
Dark= 100 |

notes=yes|
levitate=gen1|
newground=2|
gen1poison=yes|
oldbug=2}}

===Learnset===
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{{learnlist/levelh|Weezing|Poison|Poison|V|1}}
{{learnlist/levelV|Start|Start|Poison Gas|Poison|Status|—|80|40||}}
{{learnlist/levelV|Start|Start|Tackle|Normal|Physical|50|100|35||}}
{{learnlist/levelV|Start|Start|Smog|Poison|Special|20|70|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/levelV|Start|Start|SmokeScreen|Normal|Status|—|100|20||}}
{{learnlist/levelV|6|4|Smog|Poison|Special|20|70|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/levelV|10|7|SmokeScreen|Normal|Status|—|100|20||}}
{{learnlist/levelV|15|12|Assurance|Dark|Physical|50|100|10||}}
{{learnlist/levelV|19|15|Clear Smog|Poison|Special|50|—|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/levelV|28|18|Sludge|Poison|Special|65|100|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/levelV|24|23|Selfdestruct|Normal|Physical|200|100|5||}}
{{learnlist/levelV|33|26|Haze|Ice|Status|—|—|30||}}
{{learnlist/levelV|39|29|Double Hit|Normal|Physical|35|90|10||}}
{{learnlist/levelV|52|34|Sludge Bomb|Poison|Special|90|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/levelV|46|40|Explosion|Normal|Physical|250|100|5||}}
{{learnlist/levelV|59|46|Destiny Bond|Ghost|Status|—|—|5||}}
{{learnlist/levelV|65|54|Memento|Dark|Status|—|100|10||}}
{{learnlist/levelf|Weezing|Poison|Poison|5|1}}

====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====
{{learnlist/tmh|Weezing|Poison|Poison|5|1}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM06|Toxic|Poison|Status|—|90|10||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM09|Venoshock|Poison|Special|65|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM10|Hidden Power|Normal|Special|—|100|15||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM11|Sunny Day|Fire|Status|—|—|5||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM12|Taunt|Dark|Status|—|100|20||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM15|Hyper Beam|Normal|Special|150|90|5||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM17|Protect|Normal|Status|—|—|10||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM18|Rain Dance|Water|Status|—|—|5||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM21|Frustration|Normal|Physical|—|100|20||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM24|Thunderbolt|Electric|Special|95|100|15||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM25|Thunder|Electric|Special|120|70|10||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM27|Return|Normal|Physical|—|100|20||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM30|Shadow Ball|Ghost|Special|80|100|15||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM32|Double Team|Normal|Status|—|—|15||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM35|Flamethrower|Fire|Special|95|100|15||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM36|Sludge Bomb|Poison|Special|90|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM38|Fire Blast|Fire|Special|120|85|5||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM41|Torment|Dark|Status|—|100|15||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM42|Facade|Normal|Physical|70|100|20||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM44|Rest|Psychic|Status|—|—|10||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM45|Attract|Normal|Status|—|100|15||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM46|Thief|Dark|Physical|40|100|10||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM48|Round|Normal|Special|60|100|15||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM59|Incinerate|Fire|Special|30|100|15||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM61|Will-O-Wisp|Fire|Status|—|75|15||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM64|Explosion|Normal|Physical|250|100|5||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM66|Payback|Dark|Physical|50|100|10||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM68|Giga Impact|Normal|Physical|150|90|5||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM70|Flash|Normal|Status|—|100|20||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM74|Gyro Ball|Steel|Physical|—|100|5||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM87|Swagger|Normal|Status|—|90|15||}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM90|Substitute|Normal|Status|—|—|10||}}
{{learnlist/tmf|Weezing|Poison|Poison|5|1}}

====By {{pkmn|breeding}}====
{{learnlist/breedh|Weezing|Poison|Poison|5|1}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|092|Gastly}}{{MSP|093|Haunter}}{{MSP|094|Gengar}}{{MSP|353|Shuppet}}{{MSP|354|Banette}}{{MSP|355|Duskull}} {{MSP|356|Dusclops}}{{MSP|477|Dusknoir}}{{MSP|442|Spiritomb}}{{MSP|562|Yamask}}{{MSP|563|Cofagrigus}}{{MSP|607|Litwick}} {{MSP|608|Lampent}}{{MSP|609|Chandelure}}|Curse|Ghost|Status|—|—|10|Tough|0}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|092|Gastly}}{{MSP|093|Haunter}}{{MSP|094|Gengar}}{{MSP|109|Koffing}}{{MSP|110|Weezing}}{{MSP|202|Wobbuffet}} {{MSP|562|Yamask}}{{MSP|563|Cofagrigus}}|Destiny Bond|Ghost|Status|—|—|5|Smart|0}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|200|Misdreavus}}{{MSP|429|Mismagius}}{{MSP|353|Shuppet}}{{MSP|354|Banette}}{{MSP|562|Yamask}}{{MSP|563|Cofagrigus}}|Grudge|Ghost|Status|—|—|5|Tough|2}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|200|Misdreavus}}{{MSP|429|Mismagius}}{{MSP|577|Solosis}}{{MSP|578|Duosion}}{{MSP|579|Reuniclus}}{{MSP|607|Litwick}} {{MSP|608|Lampent}}{{MSP|609|Chandelure}}|Pain Split|Normal|Status|—|—|20|Smart|2}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|200|Misdreavus}}{{MSP|429|Mismagius}}|Psybeam|Psychic|Special|65|100|20|Beauty|2}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|200|Misdreavus}}{{MSP|429|Mismagius}}{{MSP|358|Chimecho}}{{MSP|577|Solosis}}{{MSP|578|Duosion}}{{MSP|579|Reuniclus}}|Psywave|Psychic|Special|—|80|15|Smart|3}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|088|Grimer}}{{MSP|089|Muk}}{{MSP|353|Shuppet}}{{MSP|354|Banette}}|Screech|Normal|Status|—|85|40|Smart|2}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|092|Gastly}}{{MSP|093|Haunter}}{{MSP|094|Gengar}}{{MSP|200|Misdreavus}}{{MSP|429|Mismagius}}{{MSP|353|Shuppet}} {{MSP|354|Banette}}{{MSP|442|Spiritomb}}|Spite|Ghost|Status|—|100|10|Tough|2}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|316|Gulpin}}{{MSP|317|Swalot}}{{MSP|425|Drifloon}}{{MSP|426|Drifblim}}|Spit Up|Normal|Special|—|100|10|Tough|2}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|316|Gulpin}}{{MSP|317|Swalot}}{{MSP|425|Drifloon}}{{MSP|426|Drifblim}}|Stockpile|Normal|Status|—|—|20|Tough|0}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|316|Gulpin}}{{MSP|317|Swalot}}{{MSP|425|Drifloon}}{{MSP|426|Drifblim}}|Swallow|Normal|Status|—|—|10|Tough|0}}{{learnlist/breedf|Weezing|Poison|Poison|5|1}}

====By [[Move Tutor|tutoring]]====
{{learnlist/tutorh|Weezing|poison|poison|5|1}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Dark Pulse|Dark|Special|80|100|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Pain Split|Normal|Status|—|—|20|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Sleep Talk|Normal|Status|—|—|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Snore|Normal|Special|40|100|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Spite|Ghost|Status|—|100|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Uproar|Normal|Special|90|100|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutorf|Weezing|poison|poison|5|1}}

====By a prior [[evolution]]====
{{Learnlist/prevoh|Weezing|Poison|Poison|5|1}}
{{Learnlist/prevo5|109|Koffing|d||||Dark Pulse|Dark|Special|80|100|15||BW}}
{{Learnlist/prevo5|109|Koffing|d||||Sludge Wave|Poison|Special|95|100|10|'''}}
{{Learnlist/prevof|Weezing|Poison|Poison|5|1}}

===Side game data===
{{Sidegame|
type=poison |
ndex=110 |
pinball=Evolve |
pinballrs=Evolve |
Trozei=yes |
rarity=Rare |
Dungeon=yes |
body=1 |
rate=Evolve |
area=Poison Swamp |
P1= Peeeuuw! You smell awful! Seriously, you reek! |
P2= I need serious help. Look, half my HP's been used up! |
P3= Uh-oh... My gases are about to [[Explosion (move)|blow up]]... |
PL= I leveled up! My aroma will grow more pungent! |
Partner=no |
Ranger=no |
Dungeon2=yes |
body2=1 |
rate2=-12 |
iq=E |
rumble=yes |
rumbleattack=3 |
rumbledefense=4 |
rumblespeed=3|
rumble2=yes|
rumble2attack=3 |
rumble2defense=4 |
rumble2speed=3 |
Ranger2=yes |
group2= Poison |
assist2= Poison |
field2= Tackle |
field2power= 2 |
browser2= It attacks by scattering poison gas and spitting up pools of poison. |
Ranger3=yes |
group3= Poison |
assist3= Poison |
field3= Crush |
field3power= 2 |
browser3=It attacks by scattering poison gas around itself that makes Pokémon Tired. |
}}

===Evolution===
{{evobox
|family=Normal
|sprite1=109
|name1=Koffing
|type1-1=Poison
|evotype1=Level
|level1=35
|sprite2=110
|name2=Weezing
|type1-2=Poison}}

===Sprites===
{{Sprite|
type=poison|
gen=1|
gender=none|
ndex=110|
name=Weezing|
}}

==Trivia==
* In the [[Pokémon Red and Green beta|Pokémon Red and Blue beta]], Weezing was originally known as "La", representing {{wp|Los Angeles}}' polluted air.
* Weezing and {{p|Koffing}} are the only pure {{type|Poison}} Pokémon immune to {{type|Ground}} attacks, due to their in-game Ability, {{a|Levitate}}.
* Weezing has the highest {{stat|Defense}} base stat out of all Poison-type Pokémon.
* In certain instances in the games, such as summary pages and [[Pokémon Contest]]s, a Pokémon's sprite will be horizontally flipped, unless its body is asymmetrical. For some reason, Weezing's sprite will get flipped in all instances despite its asymmetrical body. However, it may be explained by the twin bodies alternately inflating and deflating, as mentioned in the Pokédex, although this wouldn't necessarily explain why the body patterns switch places.
* In {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} Pokédex entries for Weezing state that triplet forms have been discovered; however, this variant has not been shown in any Pokémon media.
* Weezing shares similar traits to {{p|Muk}} and {{p|Garbodor}}. All three Pokémon are pure Poison types with a single pre-evolution, roughly the same base stat totals and evolution levels, and appear to be based of a certain pollution; Weezing being air pollution.

===Origin===
Considering its looks, its ability to float, and its tendency to explode, it may have been based upon a floating {{wp|naval mine}} or living meteorite. It is also based on smog and other forms of air pollution. Weezing may also be based on the imagined fear that heavy pollution, caused by the leakage and/or improper disposal of toxic/radioactive waste, may result in the creation of new and undesirable life.

====Name origin====
Weezing is a corruption of ''wheezing'', which means "producing a whistling sound while breathing with difficulty".

Matadogas may come from 又 ''mata'' (again), 獰 ''dō'' (bad) or 毒 ''doku'' (poisonous), and ''{{wp|gas}}''. Essentially, it is a doubling of Koffing's Japanese name Dogars, and thus a doubling of Koffing–which is exactly what Weezing is. It may also be a corruption of マスタードガス ''masutādogasu'' ({{wp|mustard gas}}).

==In other languages==
{{Other languages|type=poison|type2=poison
|ja=マタドガス ''Matadogas''|jameaning=From {{tt|又 ''mata''|again}}, {{tt|獰 ''dō''|bad}} or {{tt|毒 ''doku''|poisonous}} and ''{{wp|gas}}''
|fr=Smogogo|frmeaning=Doubling of Koffing's French name
|es=Weezing|esmeaning=Same as English name
|de=Smogmog|demeaning=From ''Smog''
|it=Weezing|itmeaning=Same as English name
|ko=또도가스 ''Ddodogaseu''|komeaning=From {{tt|또 ''tto''|again}} and {{tt|독가스 ''Doggaseu''|Poison gas}}
|zh_yue=毒氣雙子 ''Duhkheisēungjí''|zh_yuemeaning=Literally "Toxic gas twin"
|zh_cmn=雙彈瓦斯 / 双弹瓦斯 ''Shuāngdànwǎsī''|zh_cmnmeaning=Means "Double gas bomb"
}}

 

==Related articles==
* [[James's Weezing]]

==External links==
* [[wp:Koffing and Weezing|Article on Wikipedia]]

==Notes==
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{{Smash Bros.}}
{{PokémonPrevNextFoot | prev=Koffing | next=Rhyhorn|type=poison|| prevnum=109| nextnum=111}}
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{{Project Pokédex notice}}

[[it:Weezing]]
[[pt:Weezing (pokémon)]]

[[de:Smogmog]]
[[es:Weezing]]
[[fr:Smogogo]]
[[ja:マタドガス]]
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[[zh:双弹瓦斯]]

Humilau City

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{{Town infobox
|name=Humilau City
|jpname=セイガイハシティ
|jptrans=Seigaiha City
|image=Humilau City {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: n}} mod 4}}|0=Winter|1=Spring|2=Summer|3=Autumn}} B2W2.png
|size=256
|region=Unova
|generation=5
|slogan=Calm and Sparkling Seas
|mapdesc=A resort city where buildings float in the waves and look like islands.
|east=Marine Tube
|west=Route 22
|regionwest=Unova
|south=Route 21
|regionsouth=Unova
|gym=Humilau Gym
|gymtitle=[[Generation V|{{color|000|Gen V}}]]
|gymno=8{{sup/5|B2W2}}
|leader=Marlon
|leadersprite=VSMarlon.png
|badge=Wave
|gymtype=Water
|colordark=1C485F
|colormed=266687
|colorlight=3794C3
}}

'''Humilau City''' (Japanese: '''セイガイハシティ''' ''Seigaiha City'') is a city in northeastern [[Unova]]. It is the location of the [[Humilau Gym]], with the [[Gym Leader]] [[Marlon]].

==Places of interest==
===Humilau Gym===
{{main|Humilau Gym}}
The Humilau Gym is the official [[Gym]] of Humilau City. The Gym specializes in {{type|Water}} Pokémon. The [[Gym Leader]] is [[Marlon]]. Trainers who defeat him receive the {{badge|Wave}}.

===Move Tutor===
The [[Move Tutor]] here is located in the first house along the boardwalk from Humilau Gym to Route 22. He will teach a total of 13 moves for {{DL|Shard|Yellow Shard}}s.
{{tutormv/header|b2w2|shard|no}}
{{tutormv|Bind|Normal|cat=Physical|0|0|0|2}}
{{tutormv|Snore|Normal|cat=Special|0|0|0|2}}
{{tutormv|Heal Bell|Normal|cat=Status|0|0|0|4}}
{{tutormv|Knock Off|Dark|cat=Physical|0|0|0|4}}
{{tutormv|Synthesis|Grass|cat=Status|0|0|0|6}}
{{tutormv|Roost|Flying|cat=Status|0|0|0|6}}
{{tutormv|Sky Attack|Flying|cat=Physical|0|0|0|8}}
{{tutormv|Role Play|Psychic|cat=Status|0|0|0|8}}
{{tutormv|Heat Wave|Fire|cat=Special|0|0|0|10}}
{{tutormv|Giga Drain|Grass|cat=Special|0|0|0|10}}
{{tutormv|Drain Punch|Fighting|cat=Physical|0|0|0|10}}
{{tutormv|Pain Split|Normal|cat=Status|0|0|0|10}}
{{tutormv|Tailwind|Flying|cat=Status|0|0|0|10}}

|}
|}

==Demographics==
In {{2v2|Black|White|2}}, Humilau City has a population of 32, making it a medium size city by [[Unova]] standards.

==Poké Mart==
{{shop|Lower cashier}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Poké Ball|200}}|{{shopitem|Great Ball|600}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Ultra Ball|1200}}|{{shopitem|Potion|300}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Super Potion|700}}|{{shopitem|Hyper Potion|1200}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Potion|2500}}|{{shopitem|Full Restore|3000|PD|After earning 8 Badges}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Revive|1500}}|{{shopitem|Antidote|100}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Parlyz Heal|200}}|{{shopitem|Awakening|250}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Burn Heal|250}}|{{shopitem|Ice Heal|250}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Full Heal|600}}|{{shopitem|Escape Rope|550}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Repel|350}}|{{shopitem|Super Repel|500}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Max Repel|700}}}}
{{shopfooter|multiple=yes}}
{{shop|Upper cashier}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Luxury Ball|1000}}|{{shopitem|Dive Ball|1000}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Net Ball|1000}}|{{shopitem|Greet Mail|50}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Favored Mail|50}}|{{shopitem|RSVP Mail|50}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Thanks Mail|50}}|{{shopitem|Inquiry Mail|50}}}}
{{shoprow|{{shopitem|Like Mail|50}}|{{shopitem|Reply Mail|50}}}}
{{shopfooter}}

==Items==
{{Itlisth|sand}}
{{Itemlist|TM Normal|From a {{tc|Parasol Lady}} at the [[Marine Tube]] entrance|B2=yes|W2=yes|display={{TM|42|Facade}}}}
{{Itemlist|Heart Scale|
* South of the {{tc|Lady}}, near a {{tc|Swimmer}} ''(hidden)''
* Southeast of the Lady|B2=yes|W2=yes|display={{DL|Exchangeable item|Heart Scale}} ×2}}
{{Itemlist|Protein|West of the Lady|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Shell Bell|Behind the Gym|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Sitrus Berry|Held by traded {{p|Tangrowth}}|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Pearl|From a {{tc|Socialite}} who asks the player to walk her {{p|Mienfoo}} inside her house (the first one to the right when entering from Route 22)|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Revive|From the couple after first speaking to them and then ringing the bell at [[Celestial Tower]] (after becoming the Champion)|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{itemlist|Full Restore|In the garbage bin of the hut containing the Trainer that wants a Mantine ''(hidden)''|B2=yes|W2=yes}}
{{Itlistfoot|sand}}

==Pokémon==
{{catch/header|sand|4}}
{{catch/div|water|Surfing}}
{{catch/entry5-2|120|Staryu|yes|yes|Surf|30-45|all=30%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry5-2|550|Basculin|yes|no|Surf|35-45|all=5%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry5-2|550B|Basculin|no|yes|Surf|35-45|all=5%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry5-2|{{#ifexpr: ({{#time: H}} mod 2) = 0|592|592F}}|Frillish|yes|yes|Surf|30-45|all=65%|type1=Water|type2=Ghost}}
{{catch/div|water|Rippling water}}
{{catch/entry5-2|121|Starmie|yes|yes|Rippling|35-45|all=5%|type1=Water|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/entry5-2|222|Corsola|yes|yes|Rippling|35-45|all=30%|type1=Water|type2=Rock}}
{{catch/entry5-2|550B|Basculin|yes|no|Rippling|35-45|all=5%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry5-2|550|Basculin|no|yes|Rippling|35-45|all=5%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry5-2|{{#ifexpr: ({{#time: H}} mod 2) = 0|593|593F}}|Jellicent|yes|yes|Rippling|35-45|all=60%|type1=Water|type2=Ghost}}
{{catch/div|water|Fishing}}
{{catch/entry5-2|090|Shellder|yes|yes|Fish Super|40-60|all=30%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry5-2|370|Luvdisc|yes|yes|Fish Super|40-70|all=70%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/div|water|Rippling water}}
{{catch/entry5-2|090|Shellder|yes|yes|Rippling|40-70|all=65%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/entry5-2|091|Cloyster|yes|yes|Rippling|50-70|all=5%|type1=Water|type2=Ice}}
{{catch/entry5-2|370|Luvdisc|yes|yes|Rippling|40-60|all=30%|type1=Water}}
{{catch/div|sand|Special}}
{{catch/entry5-2|465|Tangrowth|yes|yes|Trade|45|all=One|type1=Grass|tradename=Mantine|tradenum=226}}
{{catch/footer|sand}}

==In the anime==
[[File:Humilau City anime.png|thumb|Humilau City in anime]]
Humilau City was first mentioned by [[Jervis]] in ''[[BW093|Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!]]'' as a suggestion for Cameron's eighth gym.

It made its only anime appearance in the latter part of ''[[BW094|The Road to Humilau!]]''. [[Marlon]] brought {{Ash}} and {{un|Cameron}} here through his {{p|Wailord}} after the two got lost after separating from {{an|Cilan}} and {{an|Iris}}. At [[Humilau Gym]], Cameron battled the Gym Leader for his eighth Gym Badge in [[Unova]].

==Trivia==
* Humilau's Japanese motto is {{tt|表すは穏やかな海|Represents the calm sea}}.
* On the face board featuring a pair of {{p|Frillish}}, the eyes of the male Frillish are incorrectly colored, being the inverse of what they should be.
* A [[Lady]] will say "This dress is comfy and easy to wear...", referencing [[Youngster]] Ben from [[Kanto Route 3]] and his famous quote "Hi! I like shorts! They're comfy and easy to wear!".

==Name origin==
{| class="roundy" style="float:left; background: #266687; border: 3px solid #1C485F"
|- style="text-align:center"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Language
! Name
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Japanese
| セイガイハシティ ''Seigaiha City''
| From 青海波 ''seigaiha'', a pattern based on overlapping triple semicircles, resembling waves. Literally translates to "blue ocean waves."
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| English
| Humilau City
| From ''{{wp|Cumulus humilis cloud|cumulus humilis}}'' and ''humid''. May also be from ''{{wp|hula}}'' and ''{{wp|luau}}''.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| French
| Papeloa
| Possibly ''papelonné'' (covered with scale-like patterns), ''pape'' (Tahitian for water), ''loa'' (Hawaiian for long), or ''aloha''.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| German
| Abidaya City
| From the Italian ''abitare'' (to reside) and ''baia'' (bay).
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Italian
| Grecalopoli
| From ''grecale'', {{wp|gregale}}.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Spanish
| Ciudad Marga
| From ''marga'' ({{wp|marl}}), ''mar'' (sea), and possibly μαργαρίτης ''margarites'' (Greek for pearl).
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Korean
| 기하시티 ''Giha City''
| From 기하 (幾何) ''giha'', geometry.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan}})
| 青海波市‎ ''Qīnghǎibō Shì''
| From 青海波 ''seigaiha''. Also means "blue ocean waves".
|}
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[[pl:Humilau City]]
[[zh:青海波市]]

List of references to Pokémon in popular culture

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'''References to the Pokémon franchise''' are often made in other media. While {{p|Pikachu}} is a common target due to its prominence as the mascot of the franchise, other Pokémon, characters, and elements of the various Pokémon series are often lampooned.

==References in TV, movies and radio==
{| style="background: #2E83D2; margin-left: 10px; text-align:center; margin-bottom: 10px; {{roundy|10px}} border: 3px solid #81807A"
|-
! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytl|10px}}"| Series/Movie
! style="background: #6AA9E4;"| Episode
! style="background: #6AA9E4;"| Details
! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytr|10px}}"| Image
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|100 Greatest (UK TV series)|100 Greatest}}''
| ''100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross''
| style="text-align:left;" | In ''100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross'', Pokémon was featured as the 37th greatest toy, with emphasis being on the [[TCG]], and the problems it created for schools dealing with the theft of cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|30 Rock}}''
| ''Stride of Pride''
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon is a recurring theme in this episode with one of Jack's girlfriends. When referring to Jack's polygamy, she said that it was like Pokémon the way Jack had "gotta catch 'em all". Jack pluralizes Pokémon as "Pokémons" only to have her correct him. Jack brings up Pokémon numerous times throughout the episode in reference to his girlfriend, including referring to a text message he got as being "Pokémon'd". At the end of the episode, Liz writes a letter on her laptop, and also refers to "Pokémons" and her life as "little creatures running around".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|97.3 Forth One}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In an airing on 14 December 2011, the [[Pokémon Theme]] was briefly played, as the hosts mentioned that Pokémon was the top Christmas present at the height of its popularity.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|American Dad!}}''
| ''{{wp|A Piñata Named Desire}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While {{wp|Steve Smith (American Dad!)|Steve}} was remembering about he and his friends used to have sleepovers when they were little, a pink and purple {{p|Pikachu}} is seen on the t-shirt worn by his friend Toshi.
|[[File:APinataNamedDesire.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Austin Powers in Goldmember}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | The movie 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.
|[[File:Austin Powers Goldmember Charmander.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Arthur (TV Series)|Arthur}}''
| ''Arthur Loses his Marbles''
| style="text-align:left;" | Muffy says that she has fifty-four Dopeyman cards in a pack, in resemblance to Pokémon cards, and with one card a take on a Pikachu called "Stinkachu".
|[[File:ArthurLosesHisMarbles.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Are We There Yet? (TV Series)|Are We There Yet?}}''
| '' The Bad Dream Episode''
| style="text-align:left;" | After Nick says "You can't make a sequel for everything", Kevin says "They should've told that to the Pokémon people thirteen movies ago!" and then names all Pokémon movies up to [[M13]], including [[Mewtwo Returns|MR]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Bad Santa}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | One child asks "Santa" for Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Beast Machines}}''
| ''Revelations, Part I: Discovery''
| style="text-align:left;" | Jetstorm says "[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Bernard's Watch}}''
| {{tt|N/A|Entire series throughout.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Bernard's room is often shown to have first-generation Pokémon posters.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Big Bang Theory}}''
| The Cooper/Kripke Inversion
| style="text-align:left;" | Even after being taken off his joint checking account with his wife until he learned the value of money, {{wp|Howard Wolowitz}} still spent his lunch's allowance on [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|Pokémon cards]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Brum (TV series)|Brum}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon plushes can be seen at a stall in a fairground.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Cleveland Show}}''
| ''{{wp|Ain't Nothin' But Mutton Bustin'}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While {{wp|Cleveland Brown|Cleveland}} and {{wp|List of The Cleveland Show characters#Rallo_Tubbs|Rallo}} visit the County Fair, one of the stands has {{p|Gengar}} plushies.
|[[File:AintNothinButMuttonBustin.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Codename: Kids Next Door}}''
| ''Operation: A.R.C.H.I.V.E.''
| style="text-align:left;" | A character that can be seen in the audience looks similar to {{Ash}} in his [[original series]] clothes.
|[[File:OperationArchive.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Community (TV series)|Community}}''
| ''Digital Estate Planning''
| style="text-align:left;" | Hilda's long list of conversation topics includes "{{ka|old man}} {{pkmn|Trainer}}", "{{m|fly}} on a bird", "[[Cinnabar Island|cinnamon island]]", and "{{m|Surf|seal}} along the shore", a reference to the [[Old man glitch]]. Also when Gilbert is escaping from Cornelius he changes into [[Missingno.]] for a split-second.
|[[File:Community.png|200px]][[File:Community2.png|200px]]


|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Case Closed|Detective Conan}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} make a cameo appearance as kids who were staying in a certain train station. However, the distinct facial features each possess, such as Brock's eyes, their hairstyles, etc., were slightly altered and switched between the three kids.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Drawn Together}}''
| {{tt|N/A|Entire series throughout.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the main characters, {{wp|List of Drawn Together characters#Ling-Ling|Ling-Ling}}, is a direct parody of {{p|Pikachu}}. He mentions that one of his pastimes is [[EP038|giving children seizures]].
|[[File:Ling-Ling.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Dustin the Turkey|Dustin in Fowl Play}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | When {{wp|Dustin the Turkey}} was wondering what new job he should get, Socky asks "are we going to become [[Pokémon Trainer]]s?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|EastEnders}}''
| {{tt|N/A|An episode that aired sometime between 2001 and 2003. EastEnders episodes do not have titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Doctor {{wp|Anthony Trueman}} explains {{wp|Yin and Yang}} to his ex {{wp|Kat Slater}}, who then replied "Yin? Yang? You're not letting Pokémon characters take over your life?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Emmerdale}}''
| {{tt|N/A|An episode shown on 25 August 2011. Emmerdale episodes do not have titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Sandy Thomas}} plays an orange DSi, a sound effect from a Pokémon Ranger game is heard and he cries out in annoyance "Every time I get to the big boss Raikou on level 3, I need {{wp|Gabby Thomas|Gabby}}, only a child can work this wretched thing", much to his son {{wp|Ashley Thomas|Ashley}}'s annoyance. However, the music that is heard from the game is the initial encounter theme, which is inconsistant with what Sandy had stated to have happened.
|[[File:Emmerdale Pokemon Ranger Guardian Signs.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|ER (television series)|ER}}''
| ''{{wp|And in the End...}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A patient says "I am [[M02|the chosen one]], come to be known as {{p|Lugia}}."
|[[File:AndInTheEnd.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne}}''
| ''{{wp|Search and Estroy}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | General Skarr and Major Dr. Ghastly create the Poké-Digi Tank. A parody of both Pokémon and Digimon.
|[[File:SearchAndEstroy.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Everybody Loves Raymond}}''
| ''Hackidu''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode focuses "Hackidu", which is a spoof of Pokémon and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. Ray's daughter Ally makes a trade with a boy, giving him a sizable stack of cards for just one of hers, called "Scramisaur". Ray thinks the trade is unfair, so he talks to the boy's father and the trade is reversed. Ray then learns that he shouldn't have gotten the trade reversed, and attempts to get the card back. Hackidu is also watched on TV during the episode.
|[[File:Hackidu.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Family Guy}}''
| ''{{wp|April in Quahog}}
| style="text-align:left;" | A poster depicting a superhero that strongly resembles a {{p|Machoke}} can be seen in {{wp|Chris Griffin|Chris's}} room.
|[[File:AprilInQuahog.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Fillmore!}}''
| ''Test of the Tested''
| style="text-align:left;" | A cheerleading coach says that her team, while in a human pyramid, is "as strong as a {{p|Geodude}} using its {{m|Harden}} attack".
|[[File:TestOfTheTested.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Gabriel Iglesias}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | His friends have given him the nickname "Pikachu" and this is often referenced during his stand-up performances, occasionally mimicking Pikachu's voice.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|George Lopez (TV series)|George Lopez}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | When George and Benny discuss ways to make money, the former suggests that the latter pretend to be a {{p|Pikachu}} in Mexico.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ghost Stories (anime)|Ghost Stories}}'' (dub)
| ''Akane-san of the Broadcasting Room!! Voice of the Dead''
| style="text-align:left;" | The [[Pokémon anime]] is referenced when Leo states that the broadcast begins right after Pokémon.
|[[File:Ghost Stories.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| align="center" rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Good Luck Charlie}}''
| A L.A.R.P. in the Park
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a card game named "Pokeo," based on the Pokémon Trading Card Game and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. During this episode the characters mention type advantage, for example: "Grass power is no match for volcano power".
|
|- style="background: #fff"|- style="background: #fff"
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | A picture of an {{p|Eevee}} is drawn on a chalkboard in the basement.
|
|- style="background: #fff"|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Good Vibes (U.S. TV series)|Good Vibes}}''
| The Grass is Always Greener
| style="text-align:left;" | When Mondo sees Woody's room for the first time, he comments on all the awards for competitions he has. Woody admits that many of them were purchased on {{wp|ebay}} by his parents. Mondo then asks how much they spent on the "lame Pokémon tournament participant ribbon", a gold ribbon with a {{p|Pikachu}} on it, to which Woody claims that he won on his own.
| [[File:Good Vibes Pokemon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | A cartridge of Pokémon Sapphire can be seen in Dr. {{wp|Hector Hammond}}'s apartment.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy}}''
| ''It's Hokey Mon!''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a trading card game named "Hokey Mon".
|[[File:ItsHokeyMon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Grojband}}''
| ''Super Zeroes''
| style="text-align:left;" | In this episode, the lead guitarist Corey tries to come up with a gimmick for their band, and is seen in a purple Pikachu costume.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Haiyore! Nyaruko-san}}''
| ''Like a Close Encounter of the Third Kind'' and ''Great Conspiracy X''
| style="text-align:left;" | Nyaruko summons her pets Shanta and Nephren-Car from a [[Poké Ball]]-esque object, during which she says 「君に決めた！」 ''Kimi ni kimeta!'' ("I choose you!")<ref>[http://nyaruref.blogspot.ca/2012/04/haiyore-nyaruko-san-episode-1.html NyaruReferences: Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Episode 1 References]</ref><ref>[http://nyaruref.blogspot.ca/2012/05/haiyore-nyaruko-san-episode-5.html NyaruReferences: Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Episode 5 References]</ref>
|[[File:Nyaruko.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Hayate the Combat Butler}}''
| Many episodes
| style="text-align:left;" | 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 background music make a reference to Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Heroes (TV series)|Heroes}}''
| ''{{wp|One of Us, One of Them}}'' and ''{{wp|Dual (Heroes)|Dual}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Hiro Nakamura}} was called {{p|Pikachu}} once in each of those two episodes.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Hetalia: Axis Powers}}'' (dub)
| ''Episode 18''
| style="text-align:left;" | During a battle against the Axis Powers, America chooses China to fight and says, "China, I choose you!" After beating and capturing the Axis Powers, America then says, "Yeah, we caught them all!"
| [[File:Reference Hetalia.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|House (TV series)|House M.D}}
| ''{{wp|Perils of Paranoia}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While having a discussion with his diagnostic team, House says, "Which is why {{p|Arceus}} created a universe with three states of matter and 300 solid or liquid poisons that could cause his symptoms," upon which Taub asks, "Arceus?" House then suggests he look it up.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Inside Amy Schumer}}''
| ''Clown Panties''
| style="text-align:left;" | A 6-year-old Amy interviews states that the [[anime]] is one of his favorite TV shows.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Jackie Chan Adventures}}''
| ''Tough Break''
| style="text-align:left;" | A franchise called "Gnomekop" appears in an episode, which is Pokémon spelled backwards plus a "G". It also uses the slogan "Gotta collect 'em all", similar to Pokémon's [[Gotta catch 'em all!]]
|[[File:Gnomekop.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Jeopardy!}}''
| Several
| style="text-align:left;" | The franchise and parts thereof has been used in [http://j-archive.com/search.php?search=pokemon&submit=Search a number of clues and responses].
| [[File:JEOPARDYCLUE.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Johnny Test}}''
| ''Johnny'mon'' and ''The Return of Johnny'mon''
| style="text-align:left;" | Two episodes featured Tinymon, with a [[Pokédex|Tinydex]], [[Poké Ball|Tiny Cubes]] that contain creatures, a character named [[Ash Ketchum|Blast Ketchup]], and the slogan "Gotta snatch 'em all!". The episodes feature a legendary Tinymon known as "Screechereen," which greatly resembles [[Shadow Lugia]]. Blast Ketchup's Tinymon, Kadoomerang, also slightly resembles {{p|Squirtle}}. Evolution and attacks are also featured. For example, Screechereen evolves from Cuddlebuns, who is said to be the {{p|Magikarp|weakest}} Pokémon. It turned out that it needs love in order for it to evolve into the legendary Tinymon. Something similar to link cables are also featured. In the plot, Johnny and his sisters get stuck in a Tinymon game and need to trade with a cable in order to get out. However, a battle must first be won in order to access that function.
|[[File:Johnnymon.png|200px]] [[File:Johnnymon 2.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit|Law & Order: SVU}}''
| ''Uncivilized''
| style="text-align:left;" | A victim was last seen on his way to a store to buy Pokémon cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Home Invasions''
| style="text-align:left;" | The father of the victim's boyfriend stated that his son still has his Pokémon cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Lost (TV series)|Lost}}''
| ''{{wp|Ji Yeon}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In a flashback, {{wp|Jin-Soo Kwon|Jin}} is looking for a stuffed panda in a toy store that has an extensive amount of Pokémon merchandise on the shelves in the backround.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| align="center" rowspan="3" | ''{{wp|Lucky Star (manga)#Anime|Lucky Star}}''
| ''Base of the Sun''
| style="text-align:left;" | Kagami asks Konata if she has any talents besides making faces. Konata replies by stating that she can name every Pok{{tt|***|the anime censors this part}}n.
|[[File:BaseOfTheSun.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''The Famous Shooter''
| style="text-align:left;" | 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 shouts "get da ze!", which is "''[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]''" in Japanese.
|[[File:TheFamousShooter.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pandora's Box''
| style="text-align:left;" | Konata states that {{wp|Kinkaku-ji}} is gold, but {{wp|Ginkaku-ji}} isn't silver, referencing both the [[Bell Tower|Bell]] and [[Burned Tower|Brass Tower]]s, and {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}. She also wonders if they're like Po{{tt|*|the anime censors this part}}émon, and "if they have a {{game3|Ruby and Sapphire|Sapphire and Ruby|s}} or something".
|[[File:PandorasBox.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="12" | ''{{wp|MAD (TV series)|MAD}}''
| ''2012 Dalmatians / Grey's in Anime''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the "{{wp|Grey's Anatomy|Grey's}} In Anime" skit, {{wp|Derek Shepherd|Derek Shepherd}} (who wears a hat similar to Ash's) throws a [[Poké Ball]]-esque object, and a Pikachu lookalike, known as "Checkaflu", shocks the patient as the doctor says "clear!"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Cliffordfield / Big Time Rushmore''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a skit about rejected Pokémon. Among these is Punchachu, a punching mouse with huge arms and small feet, whose Trainer looks like [[Max]]. Ironically, its special attack is kicking. Another rejected Pokémon is Glasstar, a bear-like creature made out of glass. Its special attack is "frailty". Another reject Pokémon is Buzzkill, an owl-based Pokémon that looks similar to {{p|Hoothoot}}, whose special attack is indifference. When told how it loves battles, all it said was, "meh" while shrugging its shoulders. The last reject Pokémon is Uncle Hank (who was just an old man). His special attack is {{m|Confusion}}; all he does is get confused about what was going on.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pokémon Park / WWER''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode that features the skit "Pokémon Park", a spoof of ''{{wp|Jurassic Park}}''. An unknown [[Pokémon Professor|Professor]] invited Ash (who had black curly hair and glasses), Misty (who is holding a [[Nintendo DS|DS]] and has blond hair), Jessie (who had blue hair) and James (who had green hair). It features characters similar to {{p|Charmander}}, {{p|Charizard}}, {{p|Magikarp}}, {{p|Gyarados}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Bulbasaur}}. "Yu-Gi-Oh! Island" and "Digimon Island" are mentioned too.
|[[File:PokémonPark.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Gaming's Next Top Princess''
| style="text-align:left;" | Misty is among the contestants in "Gaming's Next Top Princess," among the likes of {{met|Samus Aran}}, {{smw|Princess Peach}}, {{zw|Princess Zelda}}, {{wp|Amy Rose}}, {{wp|Felicia (Darkstalkers)|Felicia}}, {{wp|Tifa Lockhart}}, {{wp|Lara Croft}}, and {{smw|Birdo}}.
|[[File:Misty in MAD.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pooh Grit / Not-A-Fan-A-Montana''
| style="text-align:left;" | One skit features a brand of gum called "Big League Pika-Chew" (a take on {{wp|Big League Chew|Big League Chew}}), made of real live Pikachu, and it helps people in baseball by giving the ball a shock when they hit it with a bat.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Kung Fu Blander / Destroy, Bob the Builder, Destroy''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Kung Fu Blander" skit has Po, the main character of the ''{{wp|Kung Fu Panda}}'' movie series, fighting the main villain of the {{wp|Kung Fu Panda 2|second}} ''Kung Fu Panda'' movie, Shen. When he learns that only a hero in "black and white" can defeat Shen and that it isn't him, he resorts to pulling several items and characters matching the description to use against Shen. One of the objects Po pulls out is {{p|Reshiram}} and {{p|Zekrom}}.
|[[File:KungFuBlander.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Twilight: Staking Dawn / Cookie Blue''
| style="text-align:left;" | One skit shows "PokéHarmony", which spoofs the dating website {{wp|eHarmony}}. It starts with a Geodude who can't get a date with a boulder, and then shows a female {{tt|Hitmonchan|Hitmonchan can only be male however}} paired up with a Machamp, a Bulbasaur who decided a Venusaur was right for her despite Venusaur being "evolved enough to be her father", and Mewtwo, who didn't need anyone. Ash Ketchum hosted the fake commercial.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Men in Black to the Future / Pokémon of Interest''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Pokémon of Interest" segment was a crossover between Pokémon and ''{{wp|Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest}}''. John Reese was assigned to capture a [[Psyduck]] and bring it to Harold Finch. When using [[Poké Ball]]s didn't work, he hits it with a shovel. Harold then turns to {{Ash}} and asks "What have you been doing for the past 14 seasons?!". This may have been a reference to when his voice actor [[Veronica Taylor]] was replaced by [[Sarah Natochenny]] in 2006.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus / The Adjustment Burro''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus" skit was a crossover between the {{wp|Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film series)|''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series}} and ''{{wp|Kid Icarus}}''. In the skit, Pikachu is shown to be part of the gang that harasses {{wp|Pit (Kid Icarus)|Pit}}, and {{wp|Ms. Pac-Man|Ms. Pac-Man}} uses Squirtle to extinguish the flames in the science lab.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pokémonsters, Inc.''
| style="text-align:left;" | This skit was a crossover between Pokémon and ''{{wp|Monsters, Inc.|Monsters, Inc.}}'' In this skit, Ash Ketchum ends up in the world of Monsters, Inc. and goes crazy, attempting to catch all of the monsters. His [[Ash's Pignite|Pignite]] and [[Ash's Krookodile|Krookodile]] are featured as well (but have different body styles/colors) throughout the skit, along with his [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]] who appeared briefly at the end.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Les the Miz / The Lex Factor''
| style="text-align:left;" | This episode featured a skit parodying ''{{wp|The More You Know}}'' titled "The Less You Know". In this skit, the announcer claimed that Poké Balls were able to hold Pokémon because they're airtight, with a {{pkmn|Trainer}} resembling [[Misty]] expressing disgust at the stench left behind after sending out her [[Squirtle]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Jaws the Great and Powerful / Off Their Spockers''
| style="text-align:left;" | This episode featured a spoof of ''{{wp|Psych}}'' called ''[[Psyduck]]'', with the tagline "They'll pretty much let anything be a cop these days".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Malcolm in the Middle}}''
| ''{{wp|List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes#Season 3: 2001–2002|Company Picnic (Part 1)}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Dewey is sitting at a picnic table with a boy and both Pokémon cards in their hand, and can be seen making a trade. There are also cards laid on the table. The boy then offers Dewey some candy, which he is not supposed to be eating due to hyperactivity. After eating it, Dewey freaks out and throws some of the cards in the air.
|[[File:CompanyPicnicPart1.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes#Season 3: 2001–2002|Bowling}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A {{p|Charmander}} doll can be seen sitting on the bed in some episodes, along with a Squirtle doll.
|[[File:Charmander Malcolm in the Middle bowling.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Haruhi Suzumiya|The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya}}''
| ''Endless Eight'' ({{wp|List of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya episodes#2009_version|part two}})
| style="text-align:left;" | Two {{p|Pikachu}} masks, a purple {{p|Turtwig}} mask, a yellow {{p|Chimchar}} mask, and an orange {{p|Piplup}} mask can be seen on display.
|[[File:EndlessEight.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Babysitter's a Vampire}}''
| ''{{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire episodes#Season 1: 2011|Friday Night Frights}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When the ghost of {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Coach Ed|Coach ED}} ({{wp|Clé Bennett}}) haunts {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Ethan Morgan|Ethan Morgan}} ({{wp|Matthew Knight}}), threatening him that he'd ruin his life if he didn't win a trophy for their school, the young boy gets into a wrestling match with {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Kurt the Hurt|Kurt the Hurt}} ({{wp|William Greenblatt}}). When it becomes clear that he cannot win, Ethan exclaims that he has "never won a fight" to which his friend {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Benny Weir|Benny Weir}} ({{wp|Atticus Mitchell}}) replies, "False; remember that time in grade 2 when I took your Pokémon lunchbox?"
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Family}}''
| ''{{wp|List of My Family episodes#Series One (2000)|Pain in the Class}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | After finding out that his mother {{wp|Susan Harper (My Family)|Susan Harper}} ({{wp|Zoë Wanamaker}}) has invited the parents of his school bully round to solve his bullying problem, {{wp|Michael Harper (My Family)|Michael}} ({{wp|Gabriel Thomson}}) says 'goodbye' to some of his possessions, including his Pokémon cards, commenting that he only had 212 left to collect.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Hero (TV series)|My Hero}}''
| ''{{wp|My Hero (series 1)|Christmas}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When Ultronian superhero {{wp|Thermoman}}, aka. George Sunday ({{wp|Ardal O'Hanlon}}) is visiting his cousin Arnie ({{wp|Lou Hirsch}}) in {{wp|Las Vegas}} to ask him about the human holiday of Christmas, he says that he doesn't understand Christmas as although it is the season of goodwill, he says he was in Manchester the previous day to stop a pitched battle. Arnie asks if it was between rival gangs, but George says it was "three mums wanting the last Pokémon".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Norm Show}}''
| ''Artie Comes to Town''
| style="text-align:left;" | The first scene is a parody of Pokémon, as a boy named Tommy thought he was Ash. The skit featured actors dressed as {{p|Squirtle}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Butterfree}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{p|Meowth}}. It features a Pokémon battle between Norm and Tommy.
|[[File:ArtieComesToTown.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Oblivious}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | During a speed round in a {{wp|sushi}} bar, {{wp|Regan Burns}} asks the contestants, "{{p|Pikachu}} is a character in what cartoon?" Another one of the contestants answered the $20 worth question correctly, the answer being {{pkmn|anime|Pokémon}}.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Osmosis Jones}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | When Ozzy tries to stop Drix from leaving Frank's body, one of the germs carries a Pikachu, as a joke on allergies.
|[[File:Osmosis Jones.png|200px]]
|- style= "background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Pinky Dinky Doo}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In several episodes, Tyler is shown talking about or playing with action figures called "Moo-Moo Miggy Monsters", which is based off of Pokémon. In one episode, Tyler plays a video game with a style very similar to Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Private Practice}}''
| ''Step One''
| style="text-align:left;" | An action figure of {{p|Reshiram}} is shown in this episode.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|ReBoot}}''
| ''My Two Bobs''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's featured game is a game entitled "Pantsu Hebi X", which is a parody of both Pokémon-styled battles and anime in general. In it, the dog character Frisket reboots itself to resemble {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:ReBoot.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Recess (TV series)|Recess}}''
| ''The Game''
| style="text-align:left;" | The addictive card game featured in the episode, named "Ajimbo", appears to be a a parody of the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}}.
|[[File:Ajimbo.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="3" | ''{{wp|Robot Chicken}}''
| ''Cracked China''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit titled "Pikachu Secret" in the episode parodies the anime. In its running time of 62 seconds, things happen such as Ash wondering when Misty is going to "shut up and make dinner", {{Gary}} calling Ash "ass", and Ash's Pikachu {{wp|Grinding (dance)|grinding}} another while inside its Poké Ball.
|[[File:PikachuSecret.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Junk in the Trunk''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit titled "Bloopers!", which runs for 5 minutes and 13 seconds, has 26 seconds which is devoted to parodying the anime. Pikachu and Squirtle are having a conversation in Pokémon speak. Eventually, Squirtle breaks custom and starts speaking with profanity-riddled dialogue in human tongue, claiming the Pokémon speech makes no sense at all. Pikachu asks "Earl" to say the line or he'll get the gas with skunk spray, to which Squirtle asks the kids to "go read a book or something".
|[[File:AS-PikaandSqui.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Caffeine-Induced Aneurysm''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit involves some children playing with Pokémon figurines and an old man exclaims that back in his day there were only [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|150 Pokémon]], and his wife (presumably) informs him there were actually {{p|Mew|151}}. He exclaims that she is a nerd, and then dies of a heart attack. Saddened, she then proclaims "That's how he would have wanted to go."
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei#Anime|Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei}}''
| ''Not Losing to Elbows, Not Losing to Knees''
| style="text-align:left;" | When Abiru says Nozomu would look good with a tail, he was pictured with various tails including those that resemble the tails of {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Glameow}}.
|[[File:NotLosingToElbows.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2"| ''{{wp|Saturday Night Live}}''
| ''John McCain / The White Stripes''
| style="text-align:left;" | In a "Hardball" sketch, Harry Belefonte (played by Tracy Morgan) makes many references to the unfair treatment of blacks. One of his references is "Pokémon is a slave trade, Pikachu is the slave master!"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Robert De Niro/ Diddy-Dirty Money''
| style="text-align:left;" | In "The Abacus Conundrum" skit, one of the fake books listed is called "The Pokémon Directive," and has a Pikachu on the cover.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|See Spot Run}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | James tells Gordon Smith that he had a nightmare of a {{p|Charizard}} trying to burn him, in resemblance to [[Ash's Charizard]]. James also tells him what a Pokémon is, as some people may not understand.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Sex and the City}}''
| ''Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl...''
| style="text-align:left;" | While looking at pictures at Charlotte's gallery, Samantha says, "You know, women dressing like men is very popular right now," to which Carrie replies, "And here I thought it was Pokémon."
|[[File:BoyGirlBoyGirl.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="7" | ''{{wp|The Simpsons}}''
| ''{{wp|Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Pikachu can be seen in {{wp|Bart Simpson|Bart}}'s satellite TV-induced hallucination
|[[File:BartVsLisaVsThirdGrade.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Pokey Mom}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's title is based on the word "Pokémon".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Children of a Lesser Clod}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The family are watching an episode of ''{{wp|Kids Say the Darndest Things}}'' when the host, {{wp|Bill Cosby}}, is interviewing a guest:
::'''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...
|[[File:ChildrenOfALesserClod.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Postcards from the Wedge}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Bart watches the [[Pokémon anime]] on TV, with {{Ash}} in his [[List of clothing in the anime#Ash|Diamond and Pearl attire]] and his {{AP|Pikachu}}; and Bart questions how did the series "stay so fresh", as a possible reference to how both the Pokémon anime and ''The Simpsons'' have been on the air for over a decade. This episode aired on the same day as the release of {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} in the United States.
|[[File:PostcardsFromTheWedge.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|'Tis the Fifteenth Season}}'' and ''{{wp|Fraudcast News}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the {{wp|The Simpsons opening sequence#Couch gag|couch gag}}, {{wp|Maggie Simpson|Maggie}} is [[Pokémon Cosplay|dressed up]] as a {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:TisTheFifteenthSeason.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Thirty Minutes over Tokyo}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The effects of ''[[EP038|Electric Soldier Porygon]]'' are experienced by the family in the episode, after they watch the local program "Battling Seizure Robots".
||[[File:ThirtyMinutesOverTokyo.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Chief of Hearts}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Bart plays a game called "Battle Ball" (a take on ''{{wp|Bakugan}}'') and one boy says that the game "makes ''{{wp|Digimon}}'' look like ''Pokémon''".
|[[File:ChiefOfHearts.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|South Park}}''
| ''{{wp|Chinpokomon}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode parodies Pokémon and fad culture in general. The line of toys have additionally made cameos in many subsequent episodes. During the episode {{wp|Kenny McCormick|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. Some of the "Chinpokomon" seen closely resemble {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Meowth}} and {{p|Charmander}}.
|[[File:Chinpokomon.png|200px]]

|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Suite Life on Deck}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|List of recurring characters in The Suite Life on Deck#Woody_Fink|Woody}} can be seen reading a Pokémon book.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Suite Life of Zack & Cody}}''
| ''{{wp|Odd Couples}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In multiple episodes, a toy [[Poké Ball]] can be seen on a shelf in Zack and Cody's bedroom.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|That's So Weird (TV series)|That's So Weird}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon has been mentioned multiple times in the series.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon bed sheets can be seen on multiple occasions.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Toradora!}}''
| ''No Matter What''
| style="text-align:left;" | Minori Kushieda finds Ryūji Takasu thinking and says 「ため息ゲットだぜ！」 ''Tameiki getto da ze!'' ("I caught your sigh!"), a shout out to the Japanese slogan of the Pokémon franchise, 「ポケモンゲットだぜ！」''Pokémon getto da ze!''. She also referenced other popular franchises, such as ''{{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}''.
|[[File:NoMatterWhat.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Transformers Animated}}'' (Japanese dub)
| ''Garbage In, Garbage Out''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's Japanese broadcast [[eyecatch]] is an homage to [[Who's That Pokémon?]], with Wreck-Gar being the silhouetted character.<ref>[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Garbage_In%2C_Garbage_Out "Garbage, In, Garbage Out" on TFWiki.net]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Tween Academy: Class of 2012}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In Kara's room, a {{p|Pikachu}} hat can be seen on an ''{{wp|Astro Boy}}'' statue.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US)}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | A question for $500,000 was ''Which of the following characters is not considered a "Pokémon"?'', with the possible answers being A) {{p|Jigglypuff}}, B) {{wp|Frodo Baggins|Frodo}}; C) {{p|Squirtle}}; and D) {{p|Pikachu}}. After the 50/50 lifeline was used, the two remaining answers left were A and B. The contestant then took the money, leaving with $250,000.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Whose Line Is It Anyway? (U.S. TV series)|Whose Line is it Anyway?}}''
| {{wp|List of Whose Line Is It Anyway? US episodes#Season 2|Season 2}}, Episode 32; {{tt|Show No. 235|Aired on April 20, 2000. American Whose Line is it Anyway? episodes are given show numbers post-production, but otherwise don't have actual titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon was one of the audience's suggestions used in a playing of "{{wp|List of games from Whose Line Is It Anyway?#Other games|Film, TV & Theatre Styles}}", which was played out by series regulars, {{wp|Ryan Stiles}} and {{wp|Colin Mochrie}}, and the episode's {{tt|fourth chair|A recurring or occasionally guest cast member who takes a fourth seat that's not occupied by Mochrie, Stiles, or Wayne Brady. Wayne became a regular from Season 2 onwards.}}, {{wp|Karen Maruyama}}. When Pokémon was used as a style for the scene, Karen says in a purposefully bad Asian-style accent, "Harro, [''sic''] I am Ichi!" She stiffly walks up to Ryan and says to him, "Please don't go!" to which he responds, "Oh, you're making my tail catch on fire!" and pretends to spew a flame from a tail, most likely referring to {{p|Charmander}}. As Karen turns to Colin and walks up to him, Colin spreads his arms apart and shouts, "{{p|Jigglypuff}}!" Karen pretends to shoot beams from her eyes, and she and Colin both jump and walk around on stage. Ryan then walks up to them and yells in a high-pitched, drawn-out voice, "Pikachu!" After Karen bobs over in front of Ryan like a {{wp|drinking bird}} for a moment, host {{wp|Drew Carey}} sounds the buzzer to freeze the players and change the style. Pokémon was also suggested by another audience member in a later episode's playing of the same game, but it was not used.
|[[File:Whose Line Pokémon.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| {{wp|List of Whose Line Is It Anyway? US episodes#Season 3|Season 3}}, Episode 34; {{tt|Show No. 343|Aired on May 4, 2001. American Whose Line is it Anyway? episodes are given show numbers post-production, but otherwise don't have actual titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | However, Pokémon was used again for a different playing of the same game, even though no audience members were intelligibly heard making that suggestion. (Though on the other hand, ''anime'' was an audience suggestion.) {{wp|Kathy Greenwood}} is the fourth chair for this episode, joining Colin and Ryan in "Film, TV, & Theatre Styles". This was a different portraying of a Pokémon "style" in comparison to the playing in show #235. When Pokémon was used as the last style for this playing's scene, Colin shouts out, "Pikachu!" in a high-pitched voice this time instead of Ryan, causing the audience to burst out in laughter as he started walking around the stage. He then pretends to shock Ryan, who yells, "Ow!" in response and does his Charmander pose used in show #235. Colin turns around, shouts "Pikachu!" again, and walks to the other side of the small stage. He then turns back to Kathy and Ryan and sends more "{{m|ThunderShock|shocks}}" towards them, causing Kathy to hop a bit on every "shock" sent towards her. (It had no effect on "Charmander Ryan", who was looking away and continuing to do his pose.) Kathy maintained {{tt|her scene's character|Playing as the wife of 'Police Chief Colin'}} throughout the style, pretending to point a handgun at Colin. Drew sounds the buzzer several times afterwards to end the game, sending the cast members back to their seats. He also awards 1,000 extra "{{tt|points|Since Whose Line is it Anyway? is a slight parody of game shows, the points are fake and irrelevant. Hence, 'the points don't matter'.}}" to Colin for his "Pikadoo" act (getting Colin to say, "Pikachu," once more to correct Drew, which also causes Ryan to say, "Bless you,") and says to him, "Oh, I'd love to see you and your wife going at it, man."
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| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{wp|Wipeout (2008 U.S. game show)|Wipeout}}'' (as ''Winter Wipeout'')
| ''{{wp|Wipeout (Season 4)#Winter Episode 4: Baby, It's Blob Outside|Baby, It's Blob Outside}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the contestants in this episode, Mika Mori, was given the nickname "Mikachu" in the episode. At one point during the episode, show co-host {{wp|John Henson}} said that Mika was {{p|Jigglypuff}}'d about the height of the hurdles.
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==References in non-Pokémon games==
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| ''{{np|Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the random items a villager may ask players to collect is ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]'' (but it is actually a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS]]'')
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| ''{{jwp|ちっちゃいエイリアン|Chee-Chai Alien}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When starting the game for the first time, a character called "Saraba" introduces himself to the player. He says that Pokémon is undesirable. Instead, the player must help him save planet Earth and space by clearing it from dark matter. This game was developed by [[Creatures]], who own one third of the copyright to the Pokémon franchise.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Civilization V|Sid Meier's Civilization V}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There are several Pokémon-themed achievements in this {{wp|Steam (software)|Steampowered}} game. These include achievements named "It's Super Effective!" and "Gotta Catch 'Em All".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|DC Universe Online}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A feat in the game titled "Gotta Catch 'Em All" is achieved when players beat at least one player for every one of the six initial set of powers available in the game.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Draw Something}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Players are able to draw a {{p|Pikachu}}, earning one coin if chosen.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | This RPG has several Pokémon references, which include {{p|Marowak}}'s Spine in Illunibi or the body of Peke Utchoo (whose name is parody of {{p|Pikachu}}). In Arkngthand, there is a {{p|Weepinbell|Weepingbell}} Hall while in the Urshilaku Burial Caverns, there is a section known as {{p|Kakuna}} Burial.<ref>[http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Easter_Eggs Morrowind:Easter Eggs on The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Epic Battle Fantasy''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the third game, one of the text for Game Over screen is ''"You are out of usable Pokémon... You [[Black out|blacked out]]!"'' In the fourth game, there is what seems to be dead {{p|Pikachu}} in Greenwood, plants using {{m|SolarBeam|Solar Beam}} as noted by Natalie, and Matt's comment upon weak attack in early game, ''"Generic bird monster uses {{m|Wing Attack|wing attack}}. [[Damage modification|It's not very effective.]]"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Harvest Moon 64}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | If the characters Karen and Kai were to marry and have a child, their child will be dressed in a Pikachu costume.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2"| ''{{wp|Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | At the beginning of Chapter 8 on the True End route, Rom and Ram (twin sisters who personify the Nintendo DS) mention playing the "Pocketed Monstrosities" games:
::'''Ram''': Lowee's best games are easily the ones in the "Pocketed Monstrosities" franchise. You catch and raise 1,510,376 monsters.
::'''Rom''': Oh, yeah. I was playing it earlier and I captured the {{p|Eevee|Eebee}} monster
::'''Ram''': No way! I really want that one! Gimme.
::'''Rom''': I'll give you its parents later. They're both fourth generation, so you'll probably get one from them.
|[[File:HDNmk2-pokemon.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a mouse villain character named "Pirachu," a pun on both "Pikachu" and, given the general motif of the ''Neptunia'' franchise's villains, "{{wp|Copyright infringement of software|piracy}}."
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{ip|Kid Icarus: Uprising}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | After players defeat the Kraken as part of {{ip|Dyntos}}'s {{ip|The Three Trials|Three Trials}}, {{ip|Pit}} calls the Kraken a "Tentafool", possibly a reference to {{p|Tentacool}}.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the ''Zelda'' series, the ''{{zw|Keaton}} Mask'' introduced in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time}}'' bears a strong resemblance to Pikachu. It is mentioned in the game that Keaton "has been really popular lately", the game was released in 1998 when the fad level of Pokémon was still sharply on the rise. The item returned in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask}}'' where wearing it in certain areas would lead to ''{{zw|Keaton}}'' himself appearing, though this version of the character was revealed to be a {{wp|kitsune}}. The mask also has a background cameo in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|Wind Waker}}''.
|[[File:Legend of Zelda Keaton Mask.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Little Inferno}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The description text for the Giant Spider item is written in the style of [[Pokémon battle]] messages: "[[Wild Pokémon|A Giant Spider appears!]] [[Escape|You attempt to flee!]] Giant Spider attacks {{wp|Genji: Days of the Blade#Giant Enemy Crab|for massive damage}}!!"
|[[File:LittleInferno.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{smw|Mario Artist: Paint Studio}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the official pictures shows somebody drawing a silhouette of Pikachu.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Minecraft}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | As an easter egg, if you delete the splashes.txt file but not the META-INF folder from the game's files, the only [http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Splash splash text] to be shown is "{{p|Missingno.|missingno}}".
|[[File:Minecraft-Missingno.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{pk|Pikmin (game)|Pikmin}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The {{pk|S.S. Dolphin}}'s ship part called the {{pk|Bowsprit}} resembles a [[Poké Ball]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Poker Night at the Inventory}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Strong Bad}} asks {{wp|Sam & Max#Characters|Max}} if he's a Pokémon (pronounced as Poke-mon).
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There's a skill point titled "Gotta Catch Them All", a reference to the franchise's original slogan.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Runescape}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While a player is training the Dungeoneering skill in Daemonheim, after every floor players can receive a title. One of them is ''[[EP001|I choose you!]]'', received for summoning [[Party|6]] or more familiars.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{smw|Super Mario Galaxy}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a [[Poké Ball]]-shaped planet in the {{smw|Buoy Base Galaxy}}. Inside it is a {{smw|Power Star}}, which is needed to finish the level, possibly a reference to the Poké Ball's importance in the [[Pokémon games]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Simpsons Game}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The game features "Sparklemon" in the level "Big Super Happy Fun Fun Game". Homer and Lisa must travel to three temples where they fight the Sparklemon in turn-based {{pkmn|battle}}s before they can collect them in "[[Poké Ball|capturing balls]]". The first two Sparklemon are based on {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Squirtle}}. One of the Sparklemon also uses a strike called "{{m|Scratch}} Attack". [[Damage modification|Type matchups]] is also presented in the form of moves' super-effectiveness, resistance, and immunity.
|[[File:The Simpsons Game.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Super Scribblenauts}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a level where Maxwell has to defeat a Witch's monsters which is set out as a Pokémon Battle format.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Trade & Battle: Card Hero}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There are a few spoofs on the Pokémon franchise in this [[Game Boy Color]] game developed by {{nw|Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo}} and {{nw|Intelligent Systems}}. One example of these references is an NPC who exclaims that he has been watching the show "Rocket Monsters".<ref>[http://fryguy64.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=cameo&action=display&thread=4105 Trade & Battle: Card Hero - Text Dump]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{smw|Wario Land 3}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the game's 100 treasures is a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]''; however, the player cannot interact with it.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{smw|Yoshi's Story}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The stages ''{{smw|Jelly Pipe|Stage 2-3}}'' and ''{{smw|Torrential Maze|Stage 2-4}}'' are made out entirely out of newspaper clippings, the text: ''Pikachu'', among others, is seen. So far, it has only been seen in one or two areas.
|
|- style="background: #fff; {{roundybr|10px}}"
|}

==Other references==
* In {{wp|List of The Simpsons comics|''The Simpsons'' Comics}}, there is a story called ''An Anime Among Us'', in which Bart has a dream sequence which contains numerous references to Japanese traditional and popular culture, including anime such as ''{{wp|Sailor Moon}}'' and Pokémon. The most prominent references to Pokémon are Bart dressed like [[Ash Ketchum]], a Pocket Goblins (Pockegob) Trainer, and {{wp|Santa's Little Helper}} is a reference to Pikachu (Santa-choo). Bart fights against a trio from "Team Sprocket", with {{wp|Bart's Girlfriend|Jessica Lovejoy}} appearing as [[Jessie]], {{wp|Nelson Muntz}} appearing as [[James]], and {{wp|Martin Prince}} in a {{MTR}} costume (Cat Scratch-eth). This story is available in Bart Simpson Comics issue #12 as well as the collection book ''Big Bratty Book of Bart Simpson''.
* In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''Destroy All Manga!'', many references to various manga and anime are made, including ''{{wp|Dragon Ball}}'', ''{{wp|Sailor Moon}}'', and Pokémon. A series called "Porkymen" features many Pokémon-like creatures, including "Pikkanoze", a creature which shares striking resemblance with Pikachu. Also creatures similar to {{p|Venusaur}}, {{p|Onix}}, {{p|Blastoise}}, {{p|Geodude}} and {{p|Gengar}} are shown. When Porkymen are chasing {{wp|In Marge We Trust|Mr. Sparkle}}, Pikkanoze says, "Catch Mr. Sparkle, my Porkymen comrades! [[Gotta catch 'em all!|Catch him all!!!]]" When Mr. Sparkle encases Porkymen in soap bubbles, Pikkanoze says that it's "[[Poké Ball|somewhat familiar]]". This story is available in Simpsons Comics issue #45 as well as the collection book ''Simpsons Comics Unchained''.
* In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''All's Veldt That Ends Veldt!'', Maggie watches the aforementioned "Porkeymen", which is shown to use a Pokémon-like slogan "Gotta pitch 'em all!". When Maggie watches the show, Pikkanose's eyes release rapidly flashing light, causing Maggie to become hypnotized. This is obviously a reference to the infamous "[[EP038|seizure episode]]". This story is available in Bart Simpson Comics issue #7 as well as the collection book ''Big Bad Book of Bart Simpson''.
* In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''Day of the Nerd'', {{wp|Comic Book Guy}} dresses up like an anime character, using XL contact lenses to make his eyes seem like anime eyes, black laser lights to create himself speed stripes whenever he moves quickly, and a {{DL|List of Pokémon by color|yellow}} cat he calls, "Comicachu", an obvious reference to Pikachu. This story is available in Simpsons Comics issue #73 as well as the collection book ''Simpsons Comics Beach Blanket Bongo''.
* In 2008, Japanese researchers discovered a new protein which helps carry electrical impulses from the eyes to the brain and named it {{wp|Pikachurin}}. According to the researchers, the decision was based on both Pokémon and protein possessing "lightning-fast moves and shocking electric effects".
* {{wp|Zbtb7}}, a gene that discovered by a geneticist from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City, was originally named "Pokemon", stands for "POK erythroid myeloid ontogenic factor".
* ''{{wp|Homestar Runner}}'' has made a number of references to the series, usually playing on Pikachu's similar appearance to the character of The Cheat.<ref>[http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Pikachu Pikachu 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?"
* Parts of the insert song in [http://filmcow.com/charlietheunicorn3.html part three] of the popular flash cartoon series ''{{wp|Charlie the Unicorn}}'' bear resemblance to the original [[Kanto Pokérap|Pokérap]].
* In the book ''Babymouse: Cupcake Tycoon'', Pikachu is one of the many "people" seen watching an interview. It is later assumed that the same Pikachu was one of the two thousand "people" to buy Babymouse's cupcakes, as referenced by the narrator asking Babymouse how she was going to get her cupcakes to Japan.
* In {{wp|Neil Gaiman}}'s novella ''{{wp|Coraline}},'' the illustration on page 88 shows a Pikachu head among several other toys.
* In the ''{{wp|Love Hina}}'' manga, the main character, {{wp|Keitaro Urashima}}, can be seen with a {{p|Pikachu}} photo sticker while he checks his photo album filled with pictures of himself.
* In {{wp|The Lonely Island}} song, ''Japan'', they mention Pokémon.
* In 2005, {{wp|Bow Wow (rapper)|Bow Wow}} released a song called B.O.W., which in it he mentioned Pokémon.
* During a Republican debate for the ''{{wp|United States presidential election, 2012}}'', candidate {{wp|Herman Cain}} quotes a 'poet' saying "Life can be a challenge, life can seem impossible, but it's never easy when there's so much on the line." These are actually the beginning lines of ''{{so|The Power of One}}'', the theme song for the [[M02|movie of the same name]]. During his withdrawal speech, he reused the line but with proper attribution.
* On ''{{wp|The Annoying Orange}}'', in "Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)", 3 Pokémon were one of Marshmallow's gifts.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQnqyMOQmlA#t=0m36s Annoying Orange - Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)]</ref>
* In an interview with CultBox, ''{{wp|Hollyoaks}}'' actor Andrew Still, who portrays {{wp|Joel Dexter}} in the series, was asked what TV show reminded him of his childhood, to which he replied: "Definitely Pokémon. I remember going to a childminder when I was around 5 and me and all the other kids there would sit religiously around the TV and watch it".<ref>[http://www.cultbox.co.uk/blog/top-of-the-box/2441-hollyoaks-star-andrew-stills-tv-choices 'Hollyoaks' star Andrew Still's TV choices - CultBox]</ref>
* In the novel ''{{wp|Mad Dogs}}'', Pokemon ''(sic)'' was mentioned as one of the fads that had passed around CHERUB campus.
* During the ''{{wp|Hetalia: Axis Powers}}'' 2011 Christmas event, Ladonia was passing the time playing Pokémon on his [[Game Boy]] and stated his favorite Pokémon was {{p|Stunfisk}} in his rushed introduction to Denmark.<ref>[http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/xmas2011/2011_12_5.php Hetalia 2011 Christmas Event, page 5]</ref>
* One of the screensavers included in {{wp|XScreenSaver}} is called "JigglyPuff" ''(sic)''.<ref>[http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/screenshots/ XScreenSaver: Screenshots]</ref>
* In Volume 5 of the ''{{wp|Sword Art Online}}'' light novel series, when discussing possible ways for someone to shoot a bullet in virtual reality and kill someone else in real life, Kirito mentions an instance in which animation effects in an [[EP038|episode]] of [[Pokémon anime|a certain anime]] caused children across Japan to become sick.<ref>[http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Sword_Art_Online:Volume_5_Chapter_1 ''Sword Art Online'' Volume 5 - Chapter 1]</ref>
* 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>
* The virtual pet site ''[http://www.subeta.net Subeta]'' contains several references to Pokémon, including an item which heavily resembles a Poké Ball called Spherical Self-Contained Capture and Storage Unit<ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Spherical+Self-Contained+Capture+and+Storage+Unit SubetaLodge - Spherical Self-Contained Capture and Storage Unit]</ref> and two items that parody [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Pokémon Red and Blue]].<ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Betamon%3A+Azure+Gamepet+Game SubetaLodge - Betamon: Azure Gamepet Game]</ref><ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Betamon%3A+Crimson+Gamepet+Game SubetaLodge - Betamon: Crimson Gamepet Game]</ref>
*In the tenth book in the ''{{wp|Jigsaw Jones Mysteries}}'' series, ''The Case of the Ghostwriter'', Stringbean hires Jigsaw to take the case by offering him bubble gum, a {{wp|Darth Maul}} pencil eraser, a rubber band ball, $0.36, and a {{tcg|Diglett}} card. Jigsaw calls Diglett too common, so Stringbean instead offers a First Edition {{tcg|Gloom}} card, which he accepts.
*In ''{{wp|Death Battle}}'''s {{wp|Vegeta}} vs. {{wp|Shadow the Hedgehog}} battle, when Shadow sends Vegeta to the Moon, a recolored {{p|Ducklett}} with space helmet can be seen.

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

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'''References to the Pokémon franchise''' are often made in other media. While {{p|Pikachu}} is a common target due to its prominence as the mascot of the franchise, other Pokémon, characters, and elements of the various Pokémon series are often lampooned.

==References in TV, movies and radio==
{| style="background: #2E83D2; margin-left: 10px; text-align:center; margin-bottom: 10px; {{roundy|10px}} border: 3px solid #81807A"
|-
! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytl|10px}}"| Series/Movie
! style="background: #6AA9E4;"| Episode
! style="background: #6AA9E4;"| Details
! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytr|10px}}"| Image
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|100 Greatest (UK TV series)|100 Greatest}}''
| ''100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross''
| style="text-align:left;" | In ''100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross'', Pokémon was featured as the 37th greatest toy, with emphasis being on the [[TCG]], and the problems it created for schools dealing with the theft of cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|30 Rock}}''
| ''Stride of Pride''
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon is a recurring theme in this episode with one of Jack's girlfriends. When referring to Jack's polygamy, she said that it was like Pokémon the way Jack had "gotta catch 'em all". Jack pluralizes Pokémon as "Pokémons" only to have her correct him. Jack brings up Pokémon numerous times throughout the episode in reference to his girlfriend, including referring to a text message he got as being "Pokémon'd". At the end of the episode, Liz writes a letter on her laptop, and also refers to "Pokémons" and her life as "little creatures running around".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|97.3 Forth One}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In an airing on 14 December 2011, the [[Pokémon Theme]] was briefly played, as the hosts mentioned that Pokémon was the top Christmas present at the height of its popularity.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|American Dad!}}''
| ''{{wp|A Piñata Named Desire}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While {{wp|Steve Smith (American Dad!)|Steve}} was remembering about he and his friends used to have sleepovers when they were little, a pink and purple {{p|Pikachu}} is seen on the t-shirt worn by his friend Toshi.
|[[File:APinataNamedDesire.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Austin Powers in Goldmember}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | The movie 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.
|[[File:Austin Powers Goldmember Charmander.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Arthur (TV Series)|Arthur}}''
| ''Arthur Loses his Marbles''
| style="text-align:left;" | Muffy says that she has fifty-four Dopeyman cards in a pack, in resemblance to Pokémon cards, and with one card a take on a Pikachu called "Stinkachu".
|[[File:ArthurLosesHisMarbles.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Are We There Yet? (TV Series)|Are We There Yet?}}''
| '' The Bad Dream Episode''
| style="text-align:left;" | After Nick says "You can't make a sequel for everything", Kevin says "They should've told that to the Pokémon people thirteen movies ago!" and then names all Pokémon movies up to [[M13]], including [[Mewtwo Returns|MR]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Bad Santa}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | One child asks "Santa" for Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Beast Machines}}''
| ''Revelations, Part I: Discovery''
| style="text-align:left;" | Jetstorm says "[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Bernard's Watch}}''
| {{tt|N/A|Entire series throughout.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Bernard's room is often shown to have first-generation Pokémon posters.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Big Bang Theory}}''
| The Cooper/Kripke Inversion
| style="text-align:left;" | Even after being taken off his joint checking account with his wife until he learned the value of money, {{wp|Howard Wolowitz}} still spent his lunch's allowance on [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|Pokémon cards]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Brum (TV series)|Brum}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon plushes can be seen at a stall in a fairground.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Cleveland Show}}''
| ''{{wp|Ain't Nothin' But Mutton Bustin'}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While {{wp|Cleveland Brown|Cleveland}} and {{wp|List of The Cleveland Show characters#Rallo_Tubbs|Rallo}} visit the County Fair, one of the stands has {{p|Gengar}} plushies.
|[[File:AintNothinButMuttonBustin.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Codename: Kids Next Door}}''
| ''Operation: A.R.C.H.I.V.E.''
| style="text-align:left;" | A character that can be seen in the audience looks similar to {{Ash}} in his [[original series]] clothes.
|[[File:OperationArchive.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Community (TV series)|Community}}''
| ''Digital Estate Planning''
| style="text-align:left;" | Hilda's long list of conversation topics includes "{{ka|old man}} {{pkmn|Trainer}}", "{{m|fly}} on a bird", "[[Cinnabar Island|cinnamon island]]", and "{{m|Surf|seal}} along the shore", a reference to the [[Old man glitch]]. Also when Gilbert is escaping from Cornelius he changes into [[Missingno.]] for a split-second.
|[[File:Community.png|200px]][[File:Community2.png|200px]]


|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Case Closed|Detective Conan}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} make a cameo appearance as kids who were staying in a certain train station. However, the distinct facial features each possess, such as Brock's eyes, their hairstyles, etc., were slightly altered and switched between the three kids.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Drawn Together}}''
| {{tt|N/A|Entire series throughout.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the main characters, {{wp|List of Drawn Together characters#Ling-Ling|Ling-Ling}}, is a direct parody of {{p|Pikachu}}. He mentions that one of his pastimes is [[EP038|giving children seizures]].
|[[File:Ling-Ling.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Dustin the Turkey|Dustin in Fowl Play}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | When {{wp|Dustin the Turkey}} was wondering what new job he should get, Socky asks "are we going to become [[Pokémon Trainer]]s?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|EastEnders}}''
| {{tt|N/A|An episode that aired sometime between 2001 and 2003. EastEnders episodes do not have titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Doctor {{wp|Anthony Trueman}} explains {{wp|Yin and Yang}} to his ex {{wp|Kat Slater}}, who then replied "Yin? Yang? You're not letting Pokémon characters take over your life?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Emmerdale}}''
| {{tt|N/A|An episode shown on 25 August 2011. Emmerdale episodes do not have titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Sandy Thomas}} plays an orange DSi, a sound effect from a Pokémon Ranger game is heard and he cries out in annoyance "Every time I get to the big boss Raikou on level 3, I need {{wp|Gabby Thomas|Gabby}}, only a child can work this wretched thing", much to his son {{wp|Ashley Thomas|Ashley}}'s annoyance. However, the music that is heard from the game is the initial encounter theme, which is inconsistant with what Sandy had stated to have happened.
|[[File:Emmerdale Pokemon Ranger Guardian Signs.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|ER (television series)|ER}}''
| ''{{wp|And in the End...}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A patient says "I am [[M02|the chosen one]], come to be known as {{p|Lugia}}."
|[[File:AndInTheEnd.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne}}''
| ''{{wp|Search and Estroy}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | General Skarr and Major Dr. Ghastly create the Poké-Digi Tank. A parody of both Pokémon and Digimon.
|[[File:SearchAndEstroy.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Everybody Loves Raymond}}''
| ''Hackidu''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode focuses "Hackidu", which is a spoof of Pokémon and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. Ray's daughter Ally makes a trade with a boy, giving him a sizable stack of cards for just one of hers, called "Scramisaur". Ray thinks the trade is unfair, so he talks to the boy's father and the trade is reversed. Ray then learns that he shouldn't have gotten the trade reversed, and attempts to get the card back. Hackidu is also watched on TV during the episode.
|[[File:Hackidu.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Family Guy}}''
| ''{{wp|April in Quahog}}
| style="text-align:left;" | A poster depicting a superhero that strongly resembles a {{p|Machoke}} can be seen in {{wp|Chris Griffin|Chris's}} room.
|[[File:AprilInQuahog.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Fillmore!}}''
| ''Test of the Tested''
| style="text-align:left;" | A cheerleading coach says that her team, while in a human pyramid, is "as strong as a {{p|Geodude}} using its {{m|Harden}} attack".
|[[File:TestOfTheTested.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Gabriel Iglesias}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | His friends have given him the nickname "Pikachu" and this is often referenced during his stand-up performances, occasionally mimicking Pikachu's voice.
|
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| ''{{wp|George Lopez (TV series)|George Lopez}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | When George and Benny discuss ways to make money, the former suggests that the latter pretend to be a {{p|Pikachu}} in Mexico.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ghost Stories (anime)|Ghost Stories}}'' (dub)
| ''Akane-san of the Broadcasting Room!! Voice of the Dead''
| style="text-align:left;" | The [[Pokémon anime]] is referenced when Leo states that the broadcast begins right after Pokémon.
|[[File:Ghost Stories.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| align="center" rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Good Luck Charlie}}''
| A L.A.R.P. in the Park
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a card game named "Pokeo," based on the Pokémon Trading Card Game and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. During this episode the characters mention type advantage, for example: "Grass power is no match for volcano power".
|
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| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | A picture of an {{p|Eevee}} is drawn on a chalkboard in the basement.
|
|- style="background: #fff"|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Good Vibes (U.S. TV series)|Good Vibes}}''
| The Grass is Always Greener
| style="text-align:left;" | When Mondo sees Woody's room for the first time, he comments on all the awards for competitions he has. Woody admits that many of them were purchased on {{wp|ebay}} by his parents. Mondo then asks how much they spent on the "lame Pokémon tournament participant ribbon", a gold ribbon with a {{p|Pikachu}} on it, to which Woody claims that he won on his own.
| [[File:Good Vibes Pokemon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | A cartridge of Pokémon Sapphire can be seen in Dr. {{wp|Hector Hammond}}'s apartment.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy}}''
| ''It's Hokey Mon!''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a trading card game named "Hokey Mon".
|[[File:ItsHokeyMon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Grojband}}''
| ''Super Zeroes''
| style="text-align:left;" | In this episode, the lead guitarist Corey tries to come up with a gimmick for their band, and is seen in a purple Pikachu costume.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Haiyore! Nyaruko-san}}''
| ''Like a Close Encounter of the Third Kind'' and ''Great Conspiracy X''
| style="text-align:left;" | Nyaruko summons her pets Shanta and Nephren-Car from a [[Poké Ball]]-esque object, during which she says 「君に決めた！」 ''Kimi ni kimeta!'' ("I choose you!")<ref>[http://nyaruref.blogspot.ca/2012/04/haiyore-nyaruko-san-episode-1.html NyaruReferences: Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Episode 1 References]</ref><ref>[http://nyaruref.blogspot.ca/2012/05/haiyore-nyaruko-san-episode-5.html NyaruReferences: Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Episode 5 References]</ref>
|[[File:Nyaruko.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Hayate the Combat Butler}}''
| Many episodes
| style="text-align:left;" | 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 background music make a reference to Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Heroes (TV series)|Heroes}}''
| ''{{wp|One of Us, One of Them}}'' and ''{{wp|Dual (Heroes)|Dual}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Hiro Nakamura}} was called {{p|Pikachu}} once in each of those two episodes.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Hetalia: Axis Powers}}'' (dub)
| ''Episode 18''
| style="text-align:left;" | During a battle against the Axis Powers, America chooses China to fight and says, "China, I choose you!" After beating and capturing the Axis Powers, America then says, "Yeah, we caught them all!"
| [[File:Reference Hetalia.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|House (TV series)|House M.D}}
| ''{{wp|Perils of Paranoia}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While having a discussion with his diagnostic team, House says, "Which is why {{p|Arceus}} created a universe with three states of matter and 300 solid or liquid poisons that could cause his symptoms," upon which Taub asks, "Arceus?" House then suggests he look it up.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Inside Amy Schumer}}''
| ''Clown Panties''
| style="text-align:left;" | A 6-year-old Amy interviews states that the [[anime]] is one of his favorite TV shows.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Jackie Chan Adventures}}''
| ''Tough Break''
| style="text-align:left;" | A franchise called "Gnomekop" appears in an episode, which is Pokémon spelled backwards plus a "G". It also uses the slogan "Gotta collect 'em all", similar to Pokémon's [[Gotta catch 'em all!]]
|[[File:Gnomekop.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Jeopardy!}}''
| Several
| style="text-align:left;" | The franchise and parts thereof has been used in [http://j-archive.com/search.php?search=pokemon&submit=Search a number of clues and responses].
| [[File:JEOPARDYCLUE.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Johnny Test}}''
| ''Johnny'mon'' and ''The Return of Johnny'mon''
| style="text-align:left;" | Two episodes featured Tinymon, with a [[Pokédex|Tinydex]], [[Poké Ball|Tiny Cubes]] that contain creatures, a character named [[Ash Ketchum|Blast Ketchup]], and the slogan "Gotta snatch 'em all!". The episodes feature a legendary Tinymon known as "Screechereen," which greatly resembles [[Shadow Lugia]]. Blast Ketchup's Tinymon, Kadoomerang, also slightly resembles {{p|Squirtle}}. Evolution and attacks are also featured. For example, Screechereen evolves from Cuddlebuns, who is said to be the {{p|Magikarp|weakest}} Pokémon. It turned out that it needs love in order for it to evolve into the legendary Tinymon. Something similar to link cables are also featured. In the plot, Johnny and his sisters get stuck in a Tinymon game and need to trade with a cable in order to get out. However, a battle must first be won in order to access that function.
|[[File:Johnnymon.png|200px]] [[File:Johnnymon 2.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit|Law & Order: SVU}}''
| ''Uncivilized''
| style="text-align:left;" | A victim was last seen on his way to a store to buy Pokémon cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Home Invasions''
| style="text-align:left;" | The father of the victim's boyfriend stated that his son still has his Pokémon cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Lost (TV series)|Lost}}''
| ''{{wp|Ji Yeon}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In a flashback, {{wp|Jin-Soo Kwon|Jin}} is looking for a stuffed panda in a toy store that has an extensive amount of Pokémon merchandise on the shelves in the backround.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| align="center" rowspan="3" | ''{{wp|Lucky Star (manga)#Anime|Lucky Star}}''
| ''Base of the Sun''
| style="text-align:left;" | Kagami asks Konata if she has any talents besides making faces. Konata replies by stating that she can name every Pok{{tt|***|the anime censors this part}}n.
|[[File:BaseOfTheSun.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''The Famous Shooter''
| style="text-align:left;" | 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 shouts "get da ze!", which is "''[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]''" in Japanese.
|[[File:TheFamousShooter.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pandora's Box''
| style="text-align:left;" | Konata states that {{wp|Kinkaku-ji}} is gold, but {{wp|Ginkaku-ji}} isn't silver, referencing both the [[Bell Tower|Bell]] and [[Burned Tower|Brass Tower]]s, and {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}. She also wonders if they're like Po{{tt|*|the anime censors this part}}émon, and "if they have a {{game3|Ruby and Sapphire|Sapphire and Ruby|s}} or something".
|[[File:PandorasBox.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="12" | ''{{wp|MAD (TV series)|MAD}}''
| ''2012 Dalmatians / Grey's in Anime''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the "{{wp|Grey's Anatomy|Grey's}} In Anime" skit, {{wp|Derek Shepherd|Derek Shepherd}} (who wears a hat similar to Ash's) throws a [[Poké Ball]]-esque object, and a Pikachu lookalike, known as "Checkaflu", shocks the patient as the doctor says "clear!"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Cliffordfield / Big Time Rushmore''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a skit about rejected Pokémon. Among these is Punchachu, a punching mouse with huge arms and small feet, whose Trainer looks like [[Max]]. Ironically, its special attack is kicking. Another rejected Pokémon is Glasstar, a bear-like creature made out of glass. Its special attack is "frailty". Another reject Pokémon is Buzzkill, an owl-based Pokémon that looks similar to {{p|Hoothoot}}, whose special attack is indifference. When told how it loves battles, all it said was, "meh" while shrugging its shoulders. The last reject Pokémon is Uncle Hank (who was just an old man). His special attack is {{m|Confusion}}; all he does is get confused about what was going on.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pokémon Park / WWER''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode that features the skit "Pokémon Park", a spoof of ''{{wp|Jurassic Park}}''. An unknown [[Pokémon Professor|Professor]] invited Ash (who had black curly hair and glasses), Misty (who is holding a [[Nintendo DS|DS]] and has blond hair), Jessie (who had blue hair) and James (who had green hair). It features characters similar to {{p|Charmander}}, {{p|Charizard}}, {{p|Magikarp}}, {{p|Gyarados}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Bulbasaur}}. "Yu-Gi-Oh! Island" and "Digimon Island" are mentioned too.
|[[File:PokémonPark.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Gaming's Next Top Princess''
| style="text-align:left;" | Misty is among the contestants in "Gaming's Next Top Princess," among the likes of {{met|Samus Aran}}, {{smw|Princess Peach}}, {{zw|Princess Zelda}}, {{wp|Amy Rose}}, {{wp|Felicia (Darkstalkers)|Felicia}}, {{wp|Tifa Lockhart}}, {{wp|Lara Croft}}, and {{smw|Birdo}}.
|[[File:Misty in MAD.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pooh Grit / Not-A-Fan-A-Montana''
| style="text-align:left;" | One skit features a brand of gum called "Big League Pika-Chew" (a take on {{wp|Big League Chew|Big League Chew}}), made of real live Pikachu, and it helps people in baseball by giving the ball a shock when they hit it with a bat.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Kung Fu Blander / Destroy, Bob the Builder, Destroy''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Kung Fu Blander" skit has Po, the main character of the ''{{wp|Kung Fu Panda}}'' movie series, fighting the main villain of the {{wp|Kung Fu Panda 2|second}} ''Kung Fu Panda'' movie, Shen. When he learns that only a hero in "black and white" can defeat Shen and that it isn't him, he resorts to pulling several items and characters matching the description to use against Shen. One of the objects Po pulls out is {{p|Reshiram}} and {{p|Zekrom}}.
|[[File:KungFuBlander.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Twilight: Staking Dawn / Cookie Blue''
| style="text-align:left;" | One skit shows "PokéHarmony", which spoofs the dating website {{wp|eHarmony}}. It starts with a Geodude who can't get a date with a boulder, and then shows a female {{tt|Hitmonchan|Hitmonchan can only be male however}} paired up with a Machamp, a Bulbasaur who decided a Venusaur was right for her despite Venusaur being "evolved enough to be her father", and Mewtwo, who didn't need anyone. Ash Ketchum hosted the fake commercial.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Men in Black to the Future / Pokémon of Interest''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Pokémon of Interest" segment was a crossover between Pokémon and ''{{wp|Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest}}''. John Reese was assigned to capture a [[Psyduck]] and bring it to Harold Finch. When using [[Poké Ball]]s didn't work, he hits it with a shovel. Harold then turns to {{Ash}} and asks "What have you been doing for the past 14 seasons?!". This may have been a reference to when his voice actor [[Veronica Taylor]] was replaced by [[Sarah Natochenny]] in 2006.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus / The Adjustment Burro''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus" skit was a crossover between the {{wp|Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film series)|''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series}} and ''{{wp|Kid Icarus}}''. In the skit, Pikachu is shown to be part of the gang that harasses {{wp|Pit (Kid Icarus)|Pit}}, and {{wp|Ms. Pac-Man|Ms. Pac-Man}} uses Squirtle to extinguish the flames in the science lab.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pokémonsters, Inc.''
| style="text-align:left;" | This skit was a crossover between Pokémon and ''{{wp|Monsters, Inc.|Monsters, Inc.}}'' In this skit, Ash Ketchum ends up in the world of Monsters, Inc. and goes crazy, attempting to catch all of the monsters. His [[Ash's Pignite|Pignite]] and [[Ash's Krookodile|Krookodile]] are featured as well (but have different body styles/colors) throughout the skit, along with his [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]] who appeared briefly at the end.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Les the Miz / The Lex Factor''
| style="text-align:left;" | This episode featured a skit parodying ''{{wp|The More You Know}}'' titled "The Less You Know". In this skit, the announcer claimed that Poké Balls were able to hold Pokémon because they're airtight, with a {{pkmn|Trainer}} resembling [[Misty]] expressing disgust at the stench left behind after sending out her [[Squirtle]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Jaws the Great and Powerful / Off Their Spockers''
| style="text-align:left;" | This episode featured a skit called "[[Psyduck]]" where a man and a Psyduck went around solving mysteries, with the tagline "They'll pretty much let anything be a cop these days".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Malcolm in the Middle}}''
| ''{{wp|List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes#Season 3: 2001–2002|Company Picnic (Part 1)}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Dewey is sitting at a picnic table with a boy and both Pokémon cards in their hand, and can be seen making a trade. There are also cards laid on the table. The boy then offers Dewey some candy, which he is not supposed to be eating due to hyperactivity. After eating it, Dewey freaks out and throws some of the cards in the air.
|[[File:CompanyPicnicPart1.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes#Season 3: 2001–2002|Bowling}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A {{p|Charmander}} doll can be seen sitting on the bed in some episodes, along with a Squirtle doll.
|[[File:Charmander Malcolm in the Middle bowling.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Haruhi Suzumiya|The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya}}''
| ''Endless Eight'' ({{wp|List of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya episodes#2009_version|part two}})
| style="text-align:left;" | Two {{p|Pikachu}} masks, a purple {{p|Turtwig}} mask, a yellow {{p|Chimchar}} mask, and an orange {{p|Piplup}} mask can be seen on display.
|[[File:EndlessEight.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Babysitter's a Vampire}}''
| ''{{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire episodes#Season 1: 2011|Friday Night Frights}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When the ghost of {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Coach Ed|Coach ED}} ({{wp|Clé Bennett}}) haunts {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Ethan Morgan|Ethan Morgan}} ({{wp|Matthew Knight}}), threatening him that he'd ruin his life if he didn't win a trophy for their school, the young boy gets into a wrestling match with {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Kurt the Hurt|Kurt the Hurt}} ({{wp|William Greenblatt}}). When it becomes clear that he cannot win, Ethan exclaims that he has "never won a fight" to which his friend {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Benny Weir|Benny Weir}} ({{wp|Atticus Mitchell}}) replies, "False; remember that time in grade 2 when I took your Pokémon lunchbox?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Family}}''
| ''{{wp|List of My Family episodes#Series One (2000)|Pain in the Class}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | After finding out that his mother {{wp|Susan Harper (My Family)|Susan Harper}} ({{wp|Zoë Wanamaker}}) has invited the parents of his school bully round to solve his bullying problem, {{wp|Michael Harper (My Family)|Michael}} ({{wp|Gabriel Thomson}}) says 'goodbye' to some of his possessions, including his Pokémon cards, commenting that he only had 212 left to collect.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Hero (TV series)|My Hero}}''
| ''{{wp|My Hero (series 1)|Christmas}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When Ultronian superhero {{wp|Thermoman}}, aka. George Sunday ({{wp|Ardal O'Hanlon}}) is visiting his cousin Arnie ({{wp|Lou Hirsch}}) in {{wp|Las Vegas}} to ask him about the human holiday of Christmas, he says that he doesn't understand Christmas as although it is the season of goodwill, he says he was in Manchester the previous day to stop a pitched battle. Arnie asks if it was between rival gangs, but George says it was "three mums wanting the last Pokémon".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Norm Show}}''
| ''Artie Comes to Town''
| style="text-align:left;" | The first scene is a parody of Pokémon, as a boy named Tommy thought he was Ash. The skit featured actors dressed as {{p|Squirtle}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Butterfree}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{p|Meowth}}. It features a Pokémon battle between Norm and Tommy.
|[[File:ArtieComesToTown.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Oblivious}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | During a speed round in a {{wp|sushi}} bar, {{wp|Regan Burns}} asks the contestants, "{{p|Pikachu}} is a character in what cartoon?" Another one of the contestants answered the $20 worth question correctly, the answer being {{pkmn|anime|Pokémon}}.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Osmosis Jones}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | When Ozzy tries to stop Drix from leaving Frank's body, one of the germs carries a Pikachu, as a joke on allergies.
|[[File:Osmosis Jones.png|200px]]
|- style= "background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Pinky Dinky Doo}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In several episodes, Tyler is shown talking about or playing with action figures called "Moo-Moo Miggy Monsters", which is based off of Pokémon. In one episode, Tyler plays a video game with a style very similar to Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Private Practice}}''
| ''Step One''
| style="text-align:left;" | An action figure of {{p|Reshiram}} is shown in this episode.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|ReBoot}}''
| ''My Two Bobs''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's featured game is a game entitled "Pantsu Hebi X", which is a parody of both Pokémon-styled battles and anime in general. In it, the dog character Frisket reboots itself to resemble {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:ReBoot.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Recess (TV series)|Recess}}''
| ''The Game''
| style="text-align:left;" | The addictive card game featured in the episode, named "Ajimbo", appears to be a a parody of the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}}.
|[[File:Ajimbo.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="3" | ''{{wp|Robot Chicken}}''
| ''Cracked China''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit titled "Pikachu Secret" in the episode parodies the anime. In its running time of 62 seconds, things happen such as Ash wondering when Misty is going to "shut up and make dinner", {{Gary}} calling Ash "ass", and Ash's Pikachu {{wp|Grinding (dance)|grinding}} another while inside its Poké Ball.
|[[File:PikachuSecret.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Junk in the Trunk''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit titled "Bloopers!", which runs for 5 minutes and 13 seconds, has 26 seconds which is devoted to parodying the anime. Pikachu and Squirtle are having a conversation in Pokémon speak. Eventually, Squirtle breaks custom and starts speaking with profanity-riddled dialogue in human tongue, claiming the Pokémon speech makes no sense at all. Pikachu asks "Earl" to say the line or he'll get the gas with skunk spray, to which Squirtle asks the kids to "go read a book or something".
|[[File:AS-PikaandSqui.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Caffeine-Induced Aneurysm''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit involves some children playing with Pokémon figurines and an old man exclaims that back in his day there were only [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|150 Pokémon]], and his wife (presumably) informs him there were actually {{p|Mew|151}}. He exclaims that she is a nerd, and then dies of a heart attack. Saddened, she then proclaims "That's how he would have wanted to go."
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei#Anime|Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei}}''
| ''Not Losing to Elbows, Not Losing to Knees''
| style="text-align:left;" | When Abiru says Nozomu would look good with a tail, he was pictured with various tails including those that resemble the tails of {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Glameow}}.
|[[File:NotLosingToElbows.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2"| ''{{wp|Saturday Night Live}}''
| ''John McCain / The White Stripes''
| style="text-align:left;" | In a "Hardball" sketch, Harry Belefonte (played by Tracy Morgan) makes many references to the unfair treatment of blacks. One of his references is "Pokémon is a slave trade, Pikachu is the slave master!"
|
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| ''Robert De Niro/ Diddy-Dirty Money''
| style="text-align:left;" | In "The Abacus Conundrum" skit, one of the fake books listed is called "The Pokémon Directive," and has a Pikachu on the cover.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|See Spot Run}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | James tells Gordon Smith that he had a nightmare of a {{p|Charizard}} trying to burn him, in resemblance to [[Ash's Charizard]]. James also tells him what a Pokémon is, as some people may not understand.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Sex and the City}}''
| ''Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl...''
| style="text-align:left;" | While looking at pictures at Charlotte's gallery, Samantha says, "You know, women dressing like men is very popular right now," to which Carrie replies, "And here I thought it was Pokémon."
|[[File:BoyGirlBoyGirl.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="7" | ''{{wp|The Simpsons}}''
| ''{{wp|Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Pikachu can be seen in {{wp|Bart Simpson|Bart}}'s satellite TV-induced hallucination
|[[File:BartVsLisaVsThirdGrade.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Pokey Mom}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's title is based on the word "Pokémon".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Children of a Lesser Clod}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The family are watching an episode of ''{{wp|Kids Say the Darndest Things}}'' when the host, {{wp|Bill Cosby}}, is interviewing a guest:
::'''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...
|[[File:ChildrenOfALesserClod.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Postcards from the Wedge}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Bart watches the [[Pokémon anime]] on TV, with {{Ash}} in his [[List of clothing in the anime#Ash|Diamond and Pearl attire]] and his {{AP|Pikachu}}; and Bart questions how did the series "stay so fresh", as a possible reference to how both the Pokémon anime and ''The Simpsons'' have been on the air for over a decade. This episode aired on the same day as the release of {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} in the United States.
|[[File:PostcardsFromTheWedge.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|'Tis the Fifteenth Season}}'' and ''{{wp|Fraudcast News}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the {{wp|The Simpsons opening sequence#Couch gag|couch gag}}, {{wp|Maggie Simpson|Maggie}} is [[Pokémon Cosplay|dressed up]] as a {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:TisTheFifteenthSeason.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Thirty Minutes over Tokyo}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The effects of ''[[EP038|Electric Soldier Porygon]]'' are experienced by the family in the episode, after they watch the local program "Battling Seizure Robots".
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Chief of Hearts}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Bart plays a game called "Battle Ball" (a take on ''{{wp|Bakugan}}'') and one boy says that the game "makes ''{{wp|Digimon}}'' look like ''Pokémon''".
|[[File:ChiefOfHearts.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|South Park}}''
| ''{{wp|Chinpokomon}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode parodies Pokémon and fad culture in general. The line of toys have additionally made cameos in many subsequent episodes. During the episode {{wp|Kenny McCormick|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. Some of the "Chinpokomon" seen closely resemble {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Meowth}} and {{p|Charmander}}.
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| ''{{wp|The Suite Life on Deck}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|List of recurring characters in The Suite Life on Deck#Woody_Fink|Woody}} can be seen reading a Pokémon book.
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| ''{{wp|The Suite Life of Zack & Cody}}''
| ''{{wp|Odd Couples}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In multiple episodes, a toy [[Poké Ball]] can be seen on a shelf in Zack and Cody's bedroom.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|That's So Weird (TV series)|That's So Weird}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon has been mentioned multiple times in the series.
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|''{{wp|The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon bed sheets can be seen on multiple occasions.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Toradora!}}''
| ''No Matter What''
| style="text-align:left;" | Minori Kushieda finds Ryūji Takasu thinking and says 「ため息ゲットだぜ！」 ''Tameiki getto da ze!'' ("I caught your sigh!"), a shout out to the Japanese slogan of the Pokémon franchise, 「ポケモンゲットだぜ！」''Pokémon getto da ze!''. She also referenced other popular franchises, such as ''{{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}''.
|[[File:NoMatterWhat.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Transformers Animated}}'' (Japanese dub)
| ''Garbage In, Garbage Out''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's Japanese broadcast [[eyecatch]] is an homage to [[Who's That Pokémon?]], with Wreck-Gar being the silhouetted character.<ref>[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Garbage_In%2C_Garbage_Out "Garbage, In, Garbage Out" on TFWiki.net]</ref>
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| ''{{wp|Tween Academy: Class of 2012}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In Kara's room, a {{p|Pikachu}} hat can be seen on an ''{{wp|Astro Boy}}'' statue.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US)}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | A question for $500,000 was ''Which of the following characters is not considered a "Pokémon"?'', with the possible answers being A) {{p|Jigglypuff}}, B) {{wp|Frodo Baggins|Frodo}}; C) {{p|Squirtle}}; and D) {{p|Pikachu}}. After the 50/50 lifeline was used, the two remaining answers left were A and B. The contestant then took the money, leaving with $250,000.
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| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Whose Line Is It Anyway? (U.S. TV series)|Whose Line is it Anyway?}}''
| {{wp|List of Whose Line Is It Anyway? US episodes#Season 2|Season 2}}, Episode 32; {{tt|Show No. 235|Aired on April 20, 2000. American Whose Line is it Anyway? episodes are given show numbers post-production, but otherwise don't have actual titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon was one of the audience's suggestions used in a playing of "{{wp|List of games from Whose Line Is It Anyway?#Other games|Film, TV & Theatre Styles}}", which was played out by series regulars, {{wp|Ryan Stiles}} and {{wp|Colin Mochrie}}, and the episode's {{tt|fourth chair|A recurring or occasionally guest cast member who takes a fourth seat that's not occupied by Mochrie, Stiles, or Wayne Brady. Wayne became a regular from Season 2 onwards.}}, {{wp|Karen Maruyama}}. When Pokémon was used as a style for the scene, Karen says in a purposefully bad Asian-style accent, "Harro, [''sic''] I am Ichi!" She stiffly walks up to Ryan and says to him, "Please don't go!" to which he responds, "Oh, you're making my tail catch on fire!" and pretends to spew a flame from a tail, most likely referring to {{p|Charmander}}. As Karen turns to Colin and walks up to him, Colin spreads his arms apart and shouts, "{{p|Jigglypuff}}!" Karen pretends to shoot beams from her eyes, and she and Colin both jump and walk around on stage. Ryan then walks up to them and yells in a high-pitched, drawn-out voice, "Pikachu!" After Karen bobs over in front of Ryan like a {{wp|drinking bird}} for a moment, host {{wp|Drew Carey}} sounds the buzzer to freeze the players and change the style. Pokémon was also suggested by another audience member in a later episode's playing of the same game, but it was not used.
|[[File:Whose Line Pokémon.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| {{wp|List of Whose Line Is It Anyway? US episodes#Season 3|Season 3}}, Episode 34; {{tt|Show No. 343|Aired on May 4, 2001. American Whose Line is it Anyway? episodes are given show numbers post-production, but otherwise don't have actual titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | However, Pokémon was used again for a different playing of the same game, even though no audience members were intelligibly heard making that suggestion. (Though on the other hand, ''anime'' was an audience suggestion.) {{wp|Kathy Greenwood}} is the fourth chair for this episode, joining Colin and Ryan in "Film, TV, & Theatre Styles". This was a different portraying of a Pokémon "style" in comparison to the playing in show #235. When Pokémon was used as the last style for this playing's scene, Colin shouts out, "Pikachu!" in a high-pitched voice this time instead of Ryan, causing the audience to burst out in laughter as he started walking around the stage. He then pretends to shock Ryan, who yells, "Ow!" in response and does his Charmander pose used in show #235. Colin turns around, shouts "Pikachu!" again, and walks to the other side of the small stage. He then turns back to Kathy and Ryan and sends more "{{m|ThunderShock|shocks}}" towards them, causing Kathy to hop a bit on every "shock" sent towards her. (It had no effect on "Charmander Ryan", who was looking away and continuing to do his pose.) Kathy maintained {{tt|her scene's character|Playing as the wife of 'Police Chief Colin'}} throughout the style, pretending to point a handgun at Colin. Drew sounds the buzzer several times afterwards to end the game, sending the cast members back to their seats. He also awards 1,000 extra "{{tt|points|Since Whose Line is it Anyway? is a slight parody of game shows, the points are fake and irrelevant. Hence, 'the points don't matter'.}}" to Colin for his "Pikadoo" act (getting Colin to say, "Pikachu," once more to correct Drew, which also causes Ryan to say, "Bless you,") and says to him, "Oh, I'd love to see you and your wife going at it, man."
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| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{wp|Wipeout (2008 U.S. game show)|Wipeout}}'' (as ''Winter Wipeout'')
| ''{{wp|Wipeout (Season 4)#Winter Episode 4: Baby, It's Blob Outside|Baby, It's Blob Outside}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the contestants in this episode, Mika Mori, was given the nickname "Mikachu" in the episode. At one point during the episode, show co-host {{wp|John Henson}} said that Mika was {{p|Jigglypuff}}'d about the height of the hurdles.
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==References in non-Pokémon games==
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| ''{{np|Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the random items a villager may ask players to collect is ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]'' (but it is actually a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS]]'')
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| ''{{jwp|ちっちゃいエイリアン|Chee-Chai Alien}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When starting the game for the first time, a character called "Saraba" introduces himself to the player. He says that Pokémon is undesirable. Instead, the player must help him save planet Earth and space by clearing it from dark matter. This game was developed by [[Creatures]], who own one third of the copyright to the Pokémon franchise.
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| ''{{wp|Civilization V|Sid Meier's Civilization V}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There are several Pokémon-themed achievements in this {{wp|Steam (software)|Steampowered}} game. These include achievements named "It's Super Effective!" and "Gotta Catch 'Em All".
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| ''{{wp|DC Universe Online}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A feat in the game titled "Gotta Catch 'Em All" is achieved when players beat at least one player for every one of the six initial set of powers available in the game.
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| ''{{wp|Draw Something}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Players are able to draw a {{p|Pikachu}}, earning one coin if chosen.
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| ''{{wp|The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | This RPG has several Pokémon references, which include {{p|Marowak}}'s Spine in Illunibi or the body of Peke Utchoo (whose name is parody of {{p|Pikachu}}). In Arkngthand, there is a {{p|Weepinbell|Weepingbell}} Hall while in the Urshilaku Burial Caverns, there is a section known as {{p|Kakuna}} Burial.<ref>[http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Easter_Eggs Morrowind:Easter Eggs on The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages]</ref>
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Epic Battle Fantasy''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the third game, one of the text for Game Over screen is ''"You are out of usable Pokémon... You [[Black out|blacked out]]!"'' In the fourth game, there is what seems to be dead {{p|Pikachu}} in Greenwood, plants using {{m|SolarBeam|Solar Beam}} as noted by Natalie, and Matt's comment upon weak attack in early game, ''"Generic bird monster uses {{m|Wing Attack|wing attack}}. [[Damage modification|It's not very effective.]]"
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| ''{{wp|Harvest Moon 64}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | If the characters Karen and Kai were to marry and have a child, their child will be dressed in a Pikachu costume.
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| rowspan="2"| ''{{wp|Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | At the beginning of Chapter 8 on the True End route, Rom and Ram (twin sisters who personify the Nintendo DS) mention playing the "Pocketed Monstrosities" games:
::'''Ram''': Lowee's best games are easily the ones in the "Pocketed Monstrosities" franchise. You catch and raise 1,510,376 monsters.
::'''Rom''': Oh, yeah. I was playing it earlier and I captured the {{p|Eevee|Eebee}} monster
::'''Ram''': No way! I really want that one! Gimme.
::'''Rom''': I'll give you its parents later. They're both fourth generation, so you'll probably get one from them.
|[[File:HDNmk2-pokemon.jpg|200px]]
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| style="text-align:left;" | There is a mouse villain character named "Pirachu," a pun on both "Pikachu" and, given the general motif of the ''Neptunia'' franchise's villains, "{{wp|Copyright infringement of software|piracy}}."
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| ''{{ip|Kid Icarus: Uprising}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | After players defeat the Kraken as part of {{ip|Dyntos}}'s {{ip|The Three Trials|Three Trials}}, {{ip|Pit}} calls the Kraken a "Tentafool", possibly a reference to {{p|Tentacool}}.
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| ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the ''Zelda'' series, the ''{{zw|Keaton}} Mask'' introduced in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time}}'' bears a strong resemblance to Pikachu. It is mentioned in the game that Keaton "has been really popular lately", the game was released in 1998 when the fad level of Pokémon was still sharply on the rise. The item returned in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask}}'' where wearing it in certain areas would lead to ''{{zw|Keaton}}'' himself appearing, though this version of the character was revealed to be a {{wp|kitsune}}. The mask also has a background cameo in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|Wind Waker}}''.
|[[File:Legend of Zelda Keaton Mask.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Little Inferno}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The description text for the Giant Spider item is written in the style of [[Pokémon battle]] messages: "[[Wild Pokémon|A Giant Spider appears!]] [[Escape|You attempt to flee!]] Giant Spider attacks {{wp|Genji: Days of the Blade#Giant Enemy Crab|for massive damage}}!!"
|[[File:LittleInferno.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{smw|Mario Artist: Paint Studio}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the official pictures shows somebody drawing a silhouette of Pikachu.
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|''{{wp|Minecraft}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | As an easter egg, if you delete the splashes.txt file but not the META-INF folder from the game's files, the only [http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Splash splash text] to be shown is "{{p|Missingno.|missingno}}".
|[[File:Minecraft-Missingno.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{pk|Pikmin (game)|Pikmin}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The {{pk|S.S. Dolphin}}'s ship part called the {{pk|Bowsprit}} resembles a [[Poké Ball]].
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Poker Night at the Inventory}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Strong Bad}} asks {{wp|Sam & Max#Characters|Max}} if he's a Pokémon (pronounced as Poke-mon).
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There's a skill point titled "Gotta Catch Them All", a reference to the franchise's original slogan.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Runescape}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While a player is training the Dungeoneering skill in Daemonheim, after every floor players can receive a title. One of them is ''[[EP001|I choose you!]]'', received for summoning [[Party|6]] or more familiars.
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| ''{{smw|Super Mario Galaxy}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a [[Poké Ball]]-shaped planet in the {{smw|Buoy Base Galaxy}}. Inside it is a {{smw|Power Star}}, which is needed to finish the level, possibly a reference to the Poké Ball's importance in the [[Pokémon games]].
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| ''{{wp|The Simpsons Game}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The game features "Sparklemon" in the level "Big Super Happy Fun Fun Game". Homer and Lisa must travel to three temples where they fight the Sparklemon in turn-based {{pkmn|battle}}s before they can collect them in "[[Poké Ball|capturing balls]]". The first two Sparklemon are based on {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Squirtle}}. One of the Sparklemon also uses a strike called "{{m|Scratch}} Attack". [[Damage modification|Type matchups]] is also presented in the form of moves' super-effectiveness, resistance, and immunity.
|[[File:The Simpsons Game.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Super Scribblenauts}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a level where Maxwell has to defeat a Witch's monsters which is set out as a Pokémon Battle format.
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| ''{{wp|Trade & Battle: Card Hero}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There are a few spoofs on the Pokémon franchise in this [[Game Boy Color]] game developed by {{nw|Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo}} and {{nw|Intelligent Systems}}. One example of these references is an NPC who exclaims that he has been watching the show "Rocket Monsters".<ref>[http://fryguy64.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=cameo&action=display&thread=4105 Trade & Battle: Card Hero - Text Dump]</ref>
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| ''{{smw|Wario Land 3}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the game's 100 treasures is a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]''; however, the player cannot interact with it.
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| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{smw|Yoshi's Story}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The stages ''{{smw|Jelly Pipe|Stage 2-3}}'' and ''{{smw|Torrential Maze|Stage 2-4}}'' are made out entirely out of newspaper clippings, the text: ''Pikachu'', among others, is seen. So far, it has only been seen in one or two areas.
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==Other references==
* In {{wp|List of The Simpsons comics|''The Simpsons'' Comics}}, there is a story called ''An Anime Among Us'', in which Bart has a dream sequence which contains numerous references to Japanese traditional and popular culture, including anime such as ''{{wp|Sailor Moon}}'' and Pokémon. The most prominent references to Pokémon are Bart dressed like [[Ash Ketchum]], a Pocket Goblins (Pockegob) Trainer, and {{wp|Santa's Little Helper}} is a reference to Pikachu (Santa-choo). Bart fights against a trio from "Team Sprocket", with {{wp|Bart's Girlfriend|Jessica Lovejoy}} appearing as [[Jessie]], {{wp|Nelson Muntz}} appearing as [[James]], and {{wp|Martin Prince}} in a {{MTR}} costume (Cat Scratch-eth). This story is available in Bart Simpson Comics issue #12 as well as the collection book ''Big Bratty Book of Bart Simpson''.
* In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''Destroy All Manga!'', many references to various manga and anime are made, including ''{{wp|Dragon Ball}}'', ''{{wp|Sailor Moon}}'', and Pokémon. A series called "Porkymen" features many Pokémon-like creatures, including "Pikkanoze", a creature which shares striking resemblance with Pikachu. Also creatures similar to {{p|Venusaur}}, {{p|Onix}}, {{p|Blastoise}}, {{p|Geodude}} and {{p|Gengar}} are shown. When Porkymen are chasing {{wp|In Marge We Trust|Mr. Sparkle}}, Pikkanoze says, "Catch Mr. Sparkle, my Porkymen comrades! [[Gotta catch 'em all!|Catch him all!!!]]" When Mr. Sparkle encases Porkymen in soap bubbles, Pikkanoze says that it's "[[Poké Ball|somewhat familiar]]". This story is available in Simpsons Comics issue #45 as well as the collection book ''Simpsons Comics Unchained''.
* In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''All's Veldt That Ends Veldt!'', Maggie watches the aforementioned "Porkeymen", which is shown to use a Pokémon-like slogan "Gotta pitch 'em all!". When Maggie watches the show, Pikkanose's eyes release rapidly flashing light, causing Maggie to become hypnotized. This is obviously a reference to the infamous "[[EP038|seizure episode]]". This story is available in Bart Simpson Comics issue #7 as well as the collection book ''Big Bad Book of Bart Simpson''.
* In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''Day of the Nerd'', {{wp|Comic Book Guy}} dresses up like an anime character, using XL contact lenses to make his eyes seem like anime eyes, black laser lights to create himself speed stripes whenever he moves quickly, and a {{DL|List of Pokémon by color|yellow}} cat he calls, "Comicachu", an obvious reference to Pikachu. This story is available in Simpsons Comics issue #73 as well as the collection book ''Simpsons Comics Beach Blanket Bongo''.
* In 2008, Japanese researchers discovered a new protein which helps carry electrical impulses from the eyes to the brain and named it {{wp|Pikachurin}}. According to the researchers, the decision was based on both Pokémon and protein possessing "lightning-fast moves and shocking electric effects".
* {{wp|Zbtb7}}, a gene that discovered by a geneticist from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City, was originally named "Pokemon", stands for "POK erythroid myeloid ontogenic factor".
* ''{{wp|Homestar Runner}}'' has made a number of references to the series, usually playing on Pikachu's similar appearance to the character of The Cheat.<ref>[http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Pikachu Pikachu 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?"
* Parts of the insert song in [http://filmcow.com/charlietheunicorn3.html part three] of the popular flash cartoon series ''{{wp|Charlie the Unicorn}}'' bear resemblance to the original [[Kanto Pokérap|Pokérap]].
* In the book ''Babymouse: Cupcake Tycoon'', Pikachu is one of the many "people" seen watching an interview. It is later assumed that the same Pikachu was one of the two thousand "people" to buy Babymouse's cupcakes, as referenced by the narrator asking Babymouse how she was going to get her cupcakes to Japan.
* In {{wp|Neil Gaiman}}'s novella ''{{wp|Coraline}},'' the illustration on page 88 shows a Pikachu head among several other toys.
* In the ''{{wp|Love Hina}}'' manga, the main character, {{wp|Keitaro Urashima}}, can be seen with a {{p|Pikachu}} photo sticker while he checks his photo album filled with pictures of himself.
* In {{wp|The Lonely Island}} song, ''Japan'', they mention Pokémon.
* In 2005, {{wp|Bow Wow (rapper)|Bow Wow}} released a song called B.O.W., which in it he mentioned Pokémon.
* During a Republican debate for the ''{{wp|United States presidential election, 2012}}'', candidate {{wp|Herman Cain}} quotes a 'poet' saying "Life can be a challenge, life can seem impossible, but it's never easy when there's so much on the line." These are actually the beginning lines of ''{{so|The Power of One}}'', the theme song for the [[M02|movie of the same name]]. During his withdrawal speech, he reused the line but with proper attribution.
* On ''{{wp|The Annoying Orange}}'', in "Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)", 3 Pokémon were one of Marshmallow's gifts.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQnqyMOQmlA#t=0m36s Annoying Orange - Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)]</ref>
* In an interview with CultBox, ''{{wp|Hollyoaks}}'' actor Andrew Still, who portrays {{wp|Joel Dexter}} in the series, was asked what TV show reminded him of his childhood, to which he replied: "Definitely Pokémon. I remember going to a childminder when I was around 5 and me and all the other kids there would sit religiously around the TV and watch it".<ref>[http://www.cultbox.co.uk/blog/top-of-the-box/2441-hollyoaks-star-andrew-stills-tv-choices 'Hollyoaks' star Andrew Still's TV choices - CultBox]</ref>
* In the novel ''{{wp|Mad Dogs}}'', Pokemon ''(sic)'' was mentioned as one of the fads that had passed around CHERUB campus.
* During the ''{{wp|Hetalia: Axis Powers}}'' 2011 Christmas event, Ladonia was passing the time playing Pokémon on his [[Game Boy]] and stated his favorite Pokémon was {{p|Stunfisk}} in his rushed introduction to Denmark.<ref>[http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/xmas2011/2011_12_5.php Hetalia 2011 Christmas Event, page 5]</ref>
* One of the screensavers included in {{wp|XScreenSaver}} is called "JigglyPuff" ''(sic)''.<ref>[http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/screenshots/ XScreenSaver: Screenshots]</ref>
* In Volume 5 of the ''{{wp|Sword Art Online}}'' light novel series, when discussing possible ways for someone to shoot a bullet in virtual reality and kill someone else in real life, Kirito mentions an instance in which animation effects in an [[EP038|episode]] of [[Pokémon anime|a certain anime]] caused children across Japan to become sick.<ref>[http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Sword_Art_Online:Volume_5_Chapter_1 ''Sword Art Online'' Volume 5 - Chapter 1]</ref>
* 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>
* The virtual pet site ''[http://www.subeta.net Subeta]'' contains several references to Pokémon, including an item which heavily resembles a Poké Ball called Spherical Self-Contained Capture and Storage Unit<ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Spherical+Self-Contained+Capture+and+Storage+Unit SubetaLodge - Spherical Self-Contained Capture and Storage Unit]</ref> and two items that parody [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Pokémon Red and Blue]].<ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Betamon%3A+Azure+Gamepet+Game SubetaLodge - Betamon: Azure Gamepet Game]</ref><ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Betamon%3A+Crimson+Gamepet+Game SubetaLodge - Betamon: Crimson Gamepet Game]</ref>
*In the tenth book in the ''{{wp|Jigsaw Jones Mysteries}}'' series, ''The Case of the Ghostwriter'', Stringbean hires Jigsaw to take the case by offering him bubble gum, a {{wp|Darth Maul}} pencil eraser, a rubber band ball, $0.36, and a {{tcg|Diglett}} card. Jigsaw calls Diglett too common, so Stringbean instead offers a First Edition {{tcg|Gloom}} card, which he accepts.
*In ''{{wp|Death Battle}}'''s {{wp|Vegeta}} vs. {{wp|Shadow the Hedgehog}} battle, when Shadow sends Vegeta to the Moon, a recolored {{p|Ducklett}} with space helmet can be seen.

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== Signing talk pages ==

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:Sorry about that. I thought I DID use four tildes. Won't happen again. [[User:MasterZ|MasterZ]] ([[User talk:MasterZ|talk]]) 23:41, 30 June 2013 (UTC)

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:Try to use the preview button to make sure your page looks the way you want it before saving. This helps reduce the number of edits you have to make. Thanks! [[Special:Contributions/Zesty Cactus|--]][[User:Zesty Cactus|'''Zesty''']][[User talk:Zesty Cactus|'''Cactus''']] 23:53, 30 June 2013 (UTC)
::Sorry, didn't realize there were userspace limits. I'll be sure to check out that policy. Thanks for the warning! [[User:MasterZ|MasterZ]] ([[User talk:MasterZ|talk]]) 23:55, 30 June 2013 (UTC)

User:MasterZ

2013-06-30T23:53:13Z

MasterZ: /* Pokémon Games I currently own */

Hey everyone, it's MasterZ. I've always been a Pokémon fan, and I've always used Bulbapedia to improve my games and find Pokémon I didn't previously own. I first joined when I saw that the description for the [[Key Item]] [[Grubby Hanky]] was empty, and I knew that it needed to be filled in. It was going to be a one-time thing, but I edit what I think is necessary.

==Pokémon Games I currently own==
{{User Silver}}
{{User Starter|Spr_2s_155|Cyndaquil}}
{{User Champion|S}}
{{User Defeated Red|GS}}
{{User Emerald}}
{{User Starter|Spr_3r_258|Mudkip}}
{{User Champion|E}}
{{User FireRed}}
{{User Starter|Spr_3f_004|Charmander}}
{{User Champion|FR}}
{{User Diamond}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_393|Piplup}}
{{User Champion|D}}
{{User Pearl}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_387|Turtwig}}
{{User Platinum}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_390|Chimchar}}
{{User Champion|Pt}}
{{User SoulSilver}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4h_155|Cyndaquil}}
{{User Champion|SS}}
{{User Defeated Red}}
{{User White}}
{{User Starter|Spr_5b_501|Oshawott}}
{{User Champion|Bl}}
{{User Complete National Dex}}
{{User All Legendaries|all but one of the|[[Image:648.png|50px]]}}
{{User Black 2}}
{{User Starter|Spr_5b_498|Tepig}}
{{User Champion|B2}}
{{User Dex}}

==Spin-off Games I currently own==
{{User XD}}
{{User Mt. Battle}}
{{User Mystery Dungeon Blue}}
{{User Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky}}
{{User Ranger}}
{{User Partner|311|Minun}}
{{User Ranger 2}}
{{User Partner|396|Starly}}

User:MasterZ

2013-06-30T23:51:53Z

MasterZ: /* Spin-off Games I currently own */

Hey everyone, it's MasterZ. I've always been a Pokémon fan, and I've always used Bulbapedia to improve my games and find Pokémon I didn't previously own. I first joined when I saw that the description for the [[Key Item]] [[Grubby Hanky]] was empty, and I knew that it needed to be filled in. It was going to be a one-time thing, but I edit what I think is necessary.

==Pokémon Games I currently own==
{{User Silver}}
{{User Starter|Spr_2s_155|Cyndaquil}}
{{User Champion|S}}
{{User Defeated Red|GS}}
{{User Emerald}}
{{User Starter|Spr_3r_258|Mudkip}}
{{User Champion|E}}
{{User FireRed}}
{{User Starter|Spr_3f_004|Charmander}}
{{User Champion|FR}}
{{User Diamond}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_393|Piplup}}
{{User Champion|D}}
{{User Pearl}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_387|Turtwig}}
{{User Platinum}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_390|Chimchar}}
{{User Champion|Pt}}
{{User SoulSilver}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4h_155|Cyndaquil}}
{{User Champion|SS}}
{{User Defeated Red}}
{{User White}}
{{User Starter|Spr_5b_501|Oshawott}}
{{User Champion|Bl}}
{{User Complete National Dex}}
{{User All Legendaries|all but one of the|[[Image:648.png|50px]]}}
{{User Black 2}}
{{User Starter|Spr_5b_498|Tepig}}
{{User Champion|B2}}

==Spin-off Games I currently own==
{{User XD}}
{{User Mt. Battle}}
{{User Mystery Dungeon Blue}}
{{User Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky}}
{{User Ranger}}
{{User Partner|311|Minun}}
{{User Ranger 2}}
{{User Partner|396|Starly}}

User:MasterZ

2013-06-30T23:50:14Z

MasterZ: /* Pokémon Games I currently own */

Hey everyone, it's MasterZ. I've always been a Pokémon fan, and I've always used Bulbapedia to improve my games and find Pokémon I didn't previously own. I first joined when I saw that the description for the [[Key Item]] [[Grubby Hanky]] was empty, and I knew that it needed to be filled in. It was going to be a one-time thing, but I edit what I think is necessary.

==Pokémon Games I currently own==
{{User Silver}}
{{User Starter|Spr_2s_155|Cyndaquil}}
{{User Champion|S}}
{{User Defeated Red|GS}}
{{User Emerald}}
{{User Starter|Spr_3r_258|Mudkip}}
{{User Champion|E}}
{{User FireRed}}
{{User Starter|Spr_3f_004|Charmander}}
{{User Champion|FR}}
{{User Diamond}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_393|Piplup}}
{{User Champion|D}}
{{User Pearl}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_387|Turtwig}}
{{User Platinum}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_390|Chimchar}}
{{User Champion|Pt}}
{{User SoulSilver}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4h_155|Cyndaquil}}
{{User Champion|SS}}
{{User Defeated Red}}
{{User White}}
{{User Starter|Spr_5b_501|Oshawott}}
{{User Champion|Bl}}
{{User Complete National Dex}}
{{User All Legendaries|all but one of the|[[Image:648.png|50px]]}}
{{User Black 2}}
{{User Starter|Spr_5b_498|Tepig}}
{{User Champion|B2}}

==Spin-off Games I currently own==
{{User XD}}
{{User Mystery Dungeon Blue}}
{{User Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky}}
{{User Ranger}}
{{User Partner|311|Minun}}
{{User Ranger 2}}
{{User Partner|396|Starly}}

User:MasterZ

2013-06-30T23:48:12Z

MasterZ: /* Pokémon Games I currently own */

Hey everyone, it's MasterZ. I've always been a Pokémon fan, and I've always used Bulbapedia to improve my games and find Pokémon I didn't previously own. I first joined when I saw that the description for the [[Key Item]] [[Grubby Hanky]] was empty, and I knew that it needed to be filled in. It was going to be a one-time thing, but I edit what I think is necessary.

==Pokémon Games I currently own==
{{User Silver}}
{{User Starter|Spr_2s_155|Cyndaquil}}
{{User Champion|S}}
{{User Defeated Red|GS}}
{{User Emerald}}
{{User Starter|Spr_3r_258|Mudkip}}
{{User Champion|E}}
{{User FireRed}}
{{User Starter|Spr_3f_004|Charmander}}
{{User Champion|FR}}
{{User Diamond}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_393|Piplup}}
{{User Champion|D}}
{{User Pearl}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_387|Turtwig}}
{{User Platinum}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_390|Chimchar}}
{{User Champion|Pt}}
{{User SoulSilver}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4h_155|Cyndaquil}}
{{User Champion|SS}}
{{User Defeated Red}}
{{User White}}
{{User Starter|Spr_5b_501|Oshawott}}
{{User Champion|Bl}}
{{User Complete National Dex}}
{{User Black 2}}
{{User Starter|Spr_5b_498|Tepig}}
{{User Champion|B2}}

==Spin-off Games I currently own==
{{User XD}}
{{User Mystery Dungeon Blue}}
{{User Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky}}
{{User Ranger}}
{{User Partner|311|Minun}}
{{User Ranger 2}}
{{User Partner|396|Starly}}

User:MasterZ

2013-06-30T23:45:18Z

MasterZ:

Hey everyone, it's MasterZ. I've always been a Pokémon fan, and I've always used Bulbapedia to improve my games and find Pokémon I didn't previously own. I first joined when I saw that the description for the [[Key Item]] [[Grubby Hanky]] was empty, and I knew that it needed to be filled in. It was going to be a one-time thing, but I edit what I think is necessary.

==Pokémon Games I currently own==
{{User Silver}}
{{User Starter|Spr_2s_155|Cyndaquil}}
{{User Champion|S}}
{{User Defeated Red|GS}}
{{User Emerald}}
{{User Starter|Spr_3r_258|Mudkip}}
{{User Champion|E}}
{{User FireRed}}
{{User Starter|Spr_3f_004|Charmander}}
{{User Champion|FR}}
{{User Diamond}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_393|Piplup}}
{{User Champion|D}}
{{User Pearl}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_387|Turtwig}}
{{User Platinum}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_390|Chimchar}}
{{User Champion|Pt}}
{{User SoulSilver}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4h_155|Cyndaquil}}
{{User Champion|SS}}
{{User Defeated Red}}
{{User White}}
{{User Starter|Spr_5b_501|Oshawott}}
{{User Champion|Bl}}
{{User Black 2}}
{{User Starter|Spr_5b_498|Tepig}}
{{User Champion|B2}}

==Spin-off Games I currently own==
{{User XD}}
{{User Mystery Dungeon Blue}}
{{User Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky}}
{{User Ranger}}
{{User Partner|311|Minun}}
{{User Ranger 2}}
{{User Partner|396|Starly}}

User:MasterZ

2013-06-30T23:44:40Z

MasterZ: /* Pokémon Games I currently own */

Hey everyone, it's MasterZ. I've always been a Pokémon fan, and I've always used Bulbapedia to improve my games and find Pokémon I didn't previously own. I first joined when I saw that the description for the [[Key Item]] [[Grubby Hanky]] was empty, and I knew that it needed to be filled in. It was going to be a one-time thing, but I edit what I think is necessary.

==Pokémon Games I currently own==
{{User Silver}}
{{User Starter|Spr_2s_155|Cyndaquil}}
{{User Champion|S}}
{{User Defeated Red|GS}}
{{User Emerald}}
{{User Starter|Spr_3r_258|Mudkip}}
{{User Champion|E}}
{{User FireRed}}
{{User Starter|Spr_3f_004|Charmander}}
{{User Champion|FR}}
{{User Diamond}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_393|Piplup}}
{{User Champion|D}}
{{User Pearl}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_387|Turtwig}}
{{User Champion|P}}
{{User Platinum}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_390|Chimchar}}
{{User Champion|Pt}}
{{User SoulSilver}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4h_155|Cyndaquil}}
{{User Champion|SS}}
{{User Defeated Red}}
{{User White}}
{{User Starter|Spr_5b_501|Oshawott}}
{{User Champion|Bl}}
{{User Black 2}}
{{User Starter|Spr_5b_498|Tepig}}
{{User Champion|B2}}

==Spin-off Games I currently own==
{{User XD}}
{{User Mystery Dungeon Blue}}
{{User Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky}}
{{User Ranger}}
{{User Partner|311|Minun}}
{{User Ranger 2}}
{{User Partner|396|Starly}}

User talk:MasterZ

2013-06-30T23:41:23Z

MasterZ: /* Signing talk pages */

User talk:MasterZ

2013-06-30T23:41:12Z

MasterZ: /* Signing talk pages */

User:MasterZ

2013-06-30T23:35:17Z

MasterZ:

Hey everyone, it's MasterZ. I've always been a Pokémon fan, and I've always used Bulbapedia to improve my games and find Pokémon I didn't previously own. I first joined when I saw that the description for the [[Key Item]] [[Grubby Hanky]] was empty, and I knew that it needed to be filled in. It was going to be a one-time thing, but I edit what I think is necessary.

==Pokémon Games I currently own==
{{User Silver}}
{{User Starter|Spr_2s_155|Cyndaquil}}
{{User Champion|S}}
{{User Defeated Red}}
{{User Emerald}}
{{User Starter|Spr_3r_258|Mudkip}}
{{User Champion|E}}
{{User FireRed}}
{{User Starter|Spr_3f_004|Charmander}}
{{User Champion|FR}}
{{User Diamond}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_393|Piplup}}
{{User Champion|D}}
{{User Pearl}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_387|Turtwig}}
{{User Champion|P}}
{{User Platinum}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_390|Chimchar}}
{{User Champion|Pt}}
{{User SoulSilver}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4h_155|Cyndaquil}}
{{User Champion|SS}}
{{User Defeated Red}}
{{User White}}
{{User Starter|Spr_5b_501|Oshawott}}
{{User Champion|Bl}}
{{User Black 2}}
{{User Starter|Spr_5b_498|Tepig}}
{{User Champion|B2}}

==Spin-off Games I currently own==
{{User XD}}
{{User Mystery Dungeon Blue}}
{{User Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky}}
{{User Ranger}}
{{User Partner|311|Minun}}
{{User Ranger 2}}
{{User Partner|396|Starly}}

User:MasterZ

2013-06-30T23:31:30Z

MasterZ: /* Pokemon Games I own and played */

Hey everyone, it's MasterZ. I've always been a Pokémon fan, and I've always used Bulbapedia to improve my games and find Pokémon I didn't previously own. I first joined when I saw that the description for the [[Key Item]] [[Grubby Hanky]] was empty, and I knew that it needed to be filled in. It was going to be a one-time thing, but I edit what I think is necessary.

==Pokemon Games I own and played==
{{User Silver}}
{{User Starter|Spr_2s_155|Cyndaquil}}
{{User Champion|S}}
{{User Defeated Red}}
{{User Emerald}}
{{User Starter|Spr_3r_258|Mudkip}}
{{User Champion|E}}
{{User FireRed}}
{{User Starter|Spr_3f_004|Charmander}}
{{User Champion|FR}}
{{User Diamond}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_393|Piplup}}
{{User Champion|D}}
{{User Pearl}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_387|Turtwig}}
{{User Champion|P}}
{{User Platinum}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_390|Chimchar}}
{{User Champion|Pt}}
{{User SoulSilver}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4h_155|Cyndaquil}}
{{User Champion|SS}}
{{User Defeated Red}}
{{User White}}
{{User Starter|Spr_5b_501|Oshawott}}
{{User Champion|Bl}}
{{User Black 2}}
{{User Starter|Spr_5b_498|Tepig}}
{{User Champion|B2}}

User:MasterZ

2013-06-30T23:29:36Z

MasterZ: Created page with "Hey everyone, it's MasterZ. I've always been a Pokémon fan, and I've always used Bulbapedia to improve my games and find Pokémon I didn't previously own. I first joined when..."

Hey everyone, it's MasterZ. I've always been a Pokémon fan, and I've always used Bulbapedia to improve my games and find Pokémon I didn't previously own. I first joined when I saw that the description for the [[Key Item]] [[Grubby Hanky]] was empty, and I knew that it needed to be filled in. It was going to be a one-time thing, but I edit what I think is necessary.

==Pokemon Games I own and played==
{{User Silver}}
{{User Starter|Spr_2s_155|Cyndaquil}}
{{User Champion|S}}
{{User Emerald}}
{{User Starter|Spr_3r_258|Mudkip}}
{{User Champion|E}}
{{User FireRed}}
{{User Starter|Spr_3f_004|Charmander}}
{{User Champion|FR}}
{{User Diamond}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_393|Piplup}}
{{User Champion|D}}
{{User Pearl}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_387|Turtwig}}
{{User Champion|P}}
{{User Platinum}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4p_390|Chimchar}}
{{User Champion|Pt}}
{{User SoulSilver}}
{{User Starter|Spr_4h_155|Cyndaquil}}
{{User Champion|SS}}
{{User Defeated Red}}
{{User White}}
{{User Starter|Spr_5b_501|Oshawott}}
{{User Champion|Bl}}
{{User Black 2}}
{{User Starter|Spr_5b_498|Tepig}}
{{User Champion|B2}}

Talk:Mew (Pokémon)/Archive 1

2013-06-30T23:14:43Z

MasterZ: /* mew glitch */

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==Mew's abilities==

In the first movie, mew used a bubble of pink psychic energy to save Ash. It also utilized this ability several other times throughout the movie. However, this is not stated in the "special abilities" section, alhtough what is stated is that mew can create forcefields. Forcefields and pink bubbles are two different things, this is best shown by the contrast between Mew "forcefield" in pokemon snap (which is also yellow/green) and Mew's Bubble in the first movie. So does anyone mind if I add in the bit about the pink bubbles? {{unsigned|Wikid}}

No, please do so. Add a picture if you feel like it. Just make sure it meets quality standards. [[User:LordArceus|LordArceus]] 23:51, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

== Mew doesn't listen? ==

Mew doesn't listen to its original trainer? Is this true? --[[User:Pluvia|Pluvia]] 20:52, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
:If you hack it in Gen III or IV, yes. Same with Deoxys. --'''[[User:TTEchidna|T]][[User talk:TTEchidna|T]][[wp:Echidna|Echidna]]''' 21:59, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

Is this always the case? I've seen a hacked Mew (Gen IV) that (according to the owner) is completely obedient. Could this be because the friendship level is so high, or is it just a fluke? [[User:Featherflame|Featherflame]] 20:51, 8/10/07

Mew and Deoxys are obedient in Gen IV even if they're hacked. [[User:Vereux0|Vereux0]] 20:08, 8/20/07

In Gen III, Mew and Deoxys have an obediance bit. If this is missing, they won't obey. It is possible to hack a Mew or Deoxys and have it obey. To answer the question, it depends on how it's hacked. - [[User:MacGyver|MacGyver]]
:And the obedience bit is automatically turned on when they get transferred over through Pal Park, I believe. '''[[User:TTEchidna|T]][[User talk:TTEchidna|T]][[wp:Echidna|Echidna]]''' 02:50, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

If a mew that is transfered from a GBA game that was hacked to get it,will it corrupt the D/P game? And will it listen? I'm just asking. [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/User:MAXDude17]]
:Hmmm...I just tested this in diamond with an action replay thingy (don't worry i deleted the mew right after) and it works fine. Obeys and everything. -- [[User:Salome|Salome]] 23:38, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

There is no obedient bit in Diamond/Pearl. It was a feature that was intentionally removed. [[User:Sabresite|Sabresite]] 08:18, 24 March 2009 (GMT)

== mew glitch ==

i really dont think that the mew glitch should be in the in-game locations table, seeing as it is not actually a location, and not legitamite...
any thoughts?

[[User:Bill33421|Bill33421]] 19:54, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

:It's still a way to obtain Mew, and it can be done without cheating. --[[User:Shiny Noctowl|Shiny Noctowl]][[User talk:Shiny Noctowl|Talk]] | [[User:Shiny Noctowl/Fun|Fun]] 20:53, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
::Correction: without a using a cheat device. Most would consider abusing a glitch to be the same as cheating.--[[User:Dual|Dual]] 23:27, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

I agree with that. [[User:Cerberus|Cerberus]] 03:22, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
::But it's kinda... I dunno, it's a glitch. Abusing glitches also means that Missingno shouldn't be here. People visit him on the side of Cinnabar to get 128 (or something~) Rare Candies and Master Balls. [[User:Tina|Tina]] [[Special:Contributions/Tina|δ]][[User talk:Tina|♫]] 03:32, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
:::Given the nature of Mew's availability, it's just nice to have something in the table other than "Trade". --[[User:Fabu-Vinny|FabuVinny]] [[User talk:Fabu-Vinny|T]]-[[Special:Contributions/Fabu-Vinny|C]]-[[User:Fabu-Vinny/Sandbox|S]] 10:58, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
::::Maybe instead "Nintendo event"? '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]{{ani|155|Fire echy}}[[User:TTEchidna/GSDS|GSDS!]]''' 02:12, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
:::::It's worth adding in even if it comes under glitchs or somthing! -- [[User:Awar|Awar]] 14:09, 7 December 2007 (UTC).
::::::Imma add just 'Nintendo event'. Feel free to revert. [[User:Tina|Tina]] [[Special:Contributions/Tina|δ]][[User talk:Tina|♫]] 18:16, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
:::::Oh lol. >> It's already have been done. Er... heh. [[User:Tina|Tina]] [[Special:Contributions/Tina|δ]][[User talk:Tina|♫]] 18:17, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
~--[[User:Starlight the ampharos|Starlight_the_ampharos]] 13:39, 7 February 2009 (UTC)
:::::: The Mew Glitch is a perfectly legitimate way to capture Mew, considering the fact that [[Shigeki Morimoto]] programmed it in on purpose.
[[User:MasterZ|MasterZ]] ([[User talk:MasterZ|talk]])

== I must be insane.... ==

Ok so Arceus tottaly conflicts with with mew but arceus came from an egg. What if mew was the egg and therefor is the ancestor of all pokemon mew just didnt "create" any new pokemon. In fact it was never even mentioned (to my knowlage) that he did. So therefor mew remains to look like a embryo (catching drift egg) and we shall never know~kittenchild
:which came first, the {{tt|Arceus|Chicken}} or the {{tt|Mew|Egg}}? -- '''[[User:MAGNEDETH|MAG]][[User:MAGNEDETH#Interesting Stuff|NE]][[User talk:MAGNEDETH|DETH]]''' 03:02, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Well by my theory and using the myths it states that "...at the heart of chaos where all things became one, appeared an Egg. Having tumbled from the vortex, the Egg gave rise to the original one." This states that the egg came before arceus. {{unsigned|Kittenchild}}

::Arceus was born from the cosmic Egg, but Mew contains the DNA of all Pokémon. It can be assumed that Arceus is the Creator and first Pokémon, but Mew is the common ancestor (assuming Arceus wasn't like Zeus who went spreading his genes all over the landscape).--[[User:Urutapu|Ｌｏｖｅはドコ？]] ([[User talk:Urutapu|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Urutapu|contribs]]) 03:21, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

oh and by this theory im not saying arceus didnt create the pokemon universe im saying mew didnt realy "create" anything he just kinda was there... and his Dna is in everything (pokemon of course) {{unsigned|Kittenchild}}
:Mew's Pokadex entry says that it is the ancestor of ALL Pokamon. And Arceus is the fat ass who created EVERYTHING (I then assume this includes <s>Mewtwo</s> Mew too). So, did Mew evolve into Arceus? Or did Arceus create Mew? It's all very confusing. Posted by the '''[[User:Optimus35|<sc>Θρtιmαtum♏</sc>]][[User talk:Ph34r4ever|Talk]]|[[User:Optimus35/sig/Pikachu|Links]]''08:06 21 May 2008'''''

Arceus created Mew, then Mew created/whatever/evolved(evolved as in Apes into Humans, not Bulbasaur into Ivysaur)/mutated into other Pokémon. Maybe thats how it happened? [[User:Takoto|Takoto タコト]]| サソデイ = 愛 09:48, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
:But Mew evolved into Arceus. It is the ancestor of ALL Pokémon. Posted by the '''[[User:Optimus35|<sc>Θρtιmαtum♏</sc>]][[User talk:Ph34r4ever|Talk]]|[[User:Optimus35/sig/Pikachu|Links]]''09:50 21 May 2008'''''
::Hmm...errr...This is getting confusing! If thats true, but my theory is also true at the same time would that mean Arceus ''isn't'' a pokémon?! ...Then again, it's the GOD/Alpha(if i remember rightly), that would mean it would have HAD too have come first. [[User:Takoto|Takoto タコト]]| サソデイ = 愛 09:53, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
:::Right, so why can it be captured in a Pokéball (FORGET THE RICE BALL INCIDENT!!!) Posted by the '''[[User:Optimus35|<sc>Θρtιmαtum♏</sc>]][[User talk:Ph34r4ever|Talk]]|[[User:Optimus35/sig/Pikachu|Links]]''09:55 21 May 2008'''''
::::...I know Arceus is a Pokémon i was just saying :\ Look. The way i see it, Arceus came first, created Mew, and Mew became the other Pokémon (not like, the Legendaries). Just because it's the ancestor of all Pokémon doesn't mean it's the ansector of the God Pokémon, i'm sure Mew isn't the ancestor of the Legendaries as it says Arceus created Palkia, Diagla and Giratina and some others (if i remember rightly!). [[User:Takoto|Takoto タコト]]| サソデイ = 愛 15:32, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

No noo noo. I meant mew hatched arceus (being the egg and all) and therefor because mew "created" (not realy) arceus' gentic meterial then arceus went to create the rest of the pokemon that genetic meterial caried over and mew never realy did squat... {{unsigned|Kittenchild}}

Ok, this is what happened. First come Arceus. He say "I wanna Dialga and Palkia." And he made them. Next he say "Now i want universe." So he made universe. Next he say "I want living things." So he made Mew who laid eggs of Pokémon, and live-birthed humans. They all got up, but they each had no souls. Arceus say "Imma gonna give you souls." So he maid the lake trio who gave them all souls. Arceus fell asleep. Teh end. You can quote me on that. [[User:LordKaien|LordKaien]] 16:18, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
:But Mew's Pokédex entry states that it's the ancestor of ''all'' Pokémon. Here's what I think happened:
#The egg of Arceus is created from the chaos.
#The egg hatches.
#The eggshell, which was made of genetic material, forms into Mew. (This makes Mew the ancestor of Arceus.)
#Arceus creates Dialga and Palkia. (This makes Mew the ancestor of Dialga and Palkia.)
#Arceus creates Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf. (This makes Mew the ancestor of Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf.)
#Mew's descendants are all slightly different, and their descendants are slightly more different, and so on, until there are all of the different species of Pokémon. (This makes Mew the ancestor of all other Pokémon.)

--[[User talk:Shiny Noctowl|Shiny Noctowl]] 00:07, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

:The Pokédex in ''Diamond & Pearl'' doesn't specifically state that Mew may be the ancestor of ''all'' Pokémon. Just that many scientists believe that it's the ancestor of Pokémon... ~[[User:SaturnYoshi|'''$aturn''']][[User:SaturnYoshi|'''¥oshi''']] [[User talk:SaturnYoshi|THE VOICES]] 17:18, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

You have to admit, it may be that Arceus created Mew, then Mew created the rest of the Pokémon. At least, that's what it looks like.[[User:BlueJirachi|BlueJirachi]] 20:00, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

:That's the idea I had as well. Arceus took to slumber after creating reality and Mew created all other Pokémon. Perhaps Arceus created all Legendaries and Mew created the rest. Sinnoh myths only mention Dialga and Palkia and the Lake Trio because most people don't know of the other Legendary Pokémon of the region, and they probably wouldn't know of another region's Legendaries. ~[[User:SaturnYoshi|'''$aturn''']][[User:SaturnYoshi|'''¥oshi''']] [[User talk:SaturnYoshi|THE VOICES]] 20:12, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
:: It's subjects like this that just make you wish you could get Tajiri to do an interview r something...([[User:Fossilgojira|Fossilgojira]] 21:54, 11 June 2008 (UTC))
Yeah, only a few people in Sinnoh know about other Legendaries living in their own backyard like Cresselia and Heatran. The book in Canalave City apparently refers to Arceus as the "Original One", meaning that Arceus came before Mew.[[User:BlueJirachi|BlueJirachi]] 20:20, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
:: General consensus is all that is indicated by the Pokedex. Arceus is known to have created Palkia and Dialga, who in turn created the universe, while he created Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf, who are credited with the creation of "spirit". This obviously makes them the progenitors of pokemon and humans. It's also worth noting that they all bear a more-than-superficial resemblance to Mew, all being extraordinarily powerful psychic pokemon. Mew, I believe, was their first collaborative creation, combining the essences of Knowledge, Emotion and Willpower into a single entity. It was unstable, so as it laid eggs, they hatched into things that definitely were NOT Mew. That instability diluted acrost generations until pokemon species were all stable (except, of course, Mew). The exemptions to this origin are Arceus, Palkia, Dialga, and the Lake Trio, for obvious reasons; Giratina, likely spontaneously creating itself upon the first death; and Darkrai, created gradually by psychoses, rage, and bad pizza forming nightmares. Shaymin most likely IS Mew-descended as we have no reason to think otherwise. Forgive me for talking so heavily in-universe, and remember all this is prefaced with "I believe...". [[User:SixthFlyingMan|SixthFlyingMan]] 03:26, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
:: Also, Cresselia, she was formed of good dreams rather than nightmares, and not of Mew. [[User:SixthFlyingMan|SixthFlyingMan]] 06:50, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
:::Mew is stated to have all the Pokémon's DNA. A literal understanding makes one believe Arceus' DNA is included, but one must think of the difficulty of obtaining a DNA sample from a Pokémon in another dimension. Mew is a scientific reason for all these little criters while Arceus seems to be a more religiopus explanation (though it never said it created any Pokémon apart from the Sinnoh legends)
--[[User:Outrage DD|Outrage DD]] 23:40, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

::::Which even then, it's unknown if it actually did create it or if people just lied about it and believed their own propaganda (I mean, it's a MYTH. Myths aren't usually true. In fact, it's extremely unlikely that it is true. I mean, did Zeus create lighting? No, he didn't. Did Poseidon and Apollo create the Trojan wall? No they didn't, as they technically don't exist.). A common rule for Mythology is that it's mostly created from a bunch of falsehoods in a futile attempt to explain what had happened in terms of creation (the Bible doesn't count, as there's been archaeological evidence that the events in the Bible happened exactly as it was described.). [[User:Weedle Mchairybug|Weedle Mchairybug]] 03:17, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
:::::Er, Zeus just throws lightning...Hephaestus smithies lightning bolts for him. So technically Hephaestus created lightning. And why would Poseidon make a wall for Troy if he supported Greece? And yes, the Bible counts in this...(what evidence is there of the Biblical creation story again?). You have to take that sort of thing with a grain of salt; things happened "exactly as described" is an impossibility. I mean, there's evidence the Trojan War happened, but obviously without gods throwing out divine intervention left and right.--[[User:Urutapu|Ｌｏｖｅはドコ？]] ([[User talk:Urutapu|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Urutapu|contribs]]) 05:23, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
:::::Not to be a jerk, but only the later Biblical stories are confirmed. As in, the ones where God doesn't make an appearance. Eden's a myth too. '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 05:54, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
::::::I would say “Please don’t turn this into an IRL religion debate”… but it’s too late for that now. Good grief. [[User:IIMarckus|IIMarckus]] 05:57, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
:If two possesses one's DNA, does that mean that two is the ancestor of one? No. For pete's sake, with that logic humans are the ancestors of Gorillas. (Though you have to admit, both species are equally wild). '''[[User:Optimatum|<sc>Θρtιmαtum♏</sc>]][[User talk:Optimatum|Talk]]|[[User:Optimatum/sig/Pikachu|Links]] 06:02, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
::Ok, you know what, let's just stop this thing, and anyone who wishes to continue can take it to my talk page (as it was partially my fault that this started). Oh, and BTW, the Politically Incorrect Guide to the Bible and Christianity already confirmed that most of the events (Yes, even the ones where God directly appeared) did already happen, and there was a special in regards to the Moses incident in Egypt. just something that's FYI, as well as my final note in regards to IRL. [[User:Weedle Mchairybug|Weedle Mchairybug]] 13:28, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
:I don't meen to bring up the topic again but im pretty sure it happens like so
Beginning of universe
Arceus comes into being.
Arceus creates the dragon trio and the lake trio.
Giratina disappears into the Ruined World.
Dialga and Palkia create matter, space, and time.
Azelf, Uxie, and Mesprit create spirit.
Arceus falls into a deep sleep.
Creation of Pokémon world
Groudon is formed from magma, Kyogre is formed by the pressure in the deep sea trenches, Rayquaza is formed by the minerals of the ozone layer.
Groudon brings the land, Kyogre expands the sea.
Mew is born.
Groudon and Kyogre battle, destroying nearly all the Hoenn region.
Rayquaza stopped the battle between Groudon and Kyogre. Both Pokémon were fallen into deep sleep: Kyogre was sealed into the Deep-Sea Seafloor cavern, and Groudon was sealed on the Mystic caves of Mt. Chimney. Red and Blue Orbs were created and guarded in the high peaks of Mt. Pyre to prevent the awakening of Kyogre and Groudon which will start into a battle.
Rayquaza had fallen into a deep sleep and sealed away into the ancient Sky Pillar.
Mt. Coronet is created.
Regigigas moves the continents.
The Sinnoh region is created around Mt. Coronet
Stark Mountain is created, Heatran is formed from lava. --[[Mew (Pokémon)|M]][[User:MyUU|yU]][[User talk:MyUU|U]] 18:50, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

This topic has filled up with wonderful speculation (come on, seriosuly? Arceus's egg becoming Mew?), but it hardly matters because there is no conflict. Please note that NEVER has it ever been said that Mew is the ancestor of Pokémon; in a Dex entry it said that was ''believed'' to be true because it contains every Pokémon's DNA. So, Arceus was first, and it created Mew (I would guess) with all of that DNA. Oh, and Myuu, I applaud your history. It's nice. ;) [[User:LordArceus|LordArceus]] 23:56, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

So... What if Mew was the first one? I mean, Arceus could have made universe, time, space, dimentions, etc. but mew made dialga, palkia, giratina... Also, life was made by mew, earth was made by the weather trio, and the life in it was made by mew, so it is the ancestor of everyone, maybe arceus doesnt have mews dna, as noone in the pokemon world knows about it... so scientist could say that of the 492 pokemon known, mew has dna of every... couldn't it be?- ''unsigned comment from [[User:Kamusioso|Kamusioso]] ([[User talk:Kamusioso|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Kamusioso|contribs]]){{ #if: | {{{2}}} |}}''
:OBJECTION. Arceus created two beings! They wished and matter came to being! That is a clear contradiction with the witness's theory! '''[[User:Optimatum|<sc>Θρtιmαtum♏</sc>]][[User talk:Optimatum|Talk]]|[[User:Optimatum/sig/Pikachu|Links]] 23:59, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Here`s my opinion: It is possible that Mew was the first pokemon created by Arceus, and therefore has the DNA of all the OTHER pokemon. If it had Arceus` DNA, then scientists in the pokemon world would technically know it exists (please excuse any spelling errors)--[[User:Starlight the ampharos|Starlight_the_ampharos]] 02:27, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
:Even if they did find the DNA strand, they wouldn't be able to identify it. And there are MANY undiscovered Pokémon according to the Proffessors in the games.- ''unsigned comment from {{u|Rocket Admin Hunter Blade}} ([[User talk:Rocket Admin Hunter Blade|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Rocket Admin Hunter Blade|contribs]]){{ #if: | {{{2}}} |}}''

::That's what I meant. They wouldn't know what pokémon the DNA belongs to, but I'm sure they would know it wasn't any officialy discovered pokémon, or at least not one they know of.--[[User:Starlight the ampharos|Starlight_the_ampharos]] 13:39, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

Well, we don't know if the PokeDex is right, I mean, Oak doesn't know EVERYTHING. Also, no one ever caught Mew, so we don't know if it has all of the DNA of all of the pokemon. I think Arceus created the universe,and the dragon trio and the lake trio, and Arceus set the chain of events that would create the 'nature' Legendaries, like Groudon coming from magma, ect. But what about Deoxys? Where did Deoxys come from. In the anime it says from outer space. So, that would mean that Palkia would have created Deoxys, and Raquaza. {{unsigned|Shadow lucario}}

:First off, Palkia does NOT represent Outer Space. It represents "Space", as in, wormholes, fabrics (Not clothes fabrics, Science fabrics.), "Space/Time Continuum", etc. Secondly, considering how Arceus is listed to be a Pokemon in the Pokedex, not to mention it's data is easily recorded into the Pokedex as well, most likely researchers DO know about Arceus' existance (not just believing, actually knowing it exists and having samples of it's DNA.). So they didn't capture Mew, big whoop. They identified it in the Pokedex, nonetheless. I still think it's Mew who created Arceus, and until they actually clarify what they meant for starting this debate, we still have to think that Arceus was a genetic descendant of Mew, considering Mew's mentions of containing the DNA of Pokemon (Yes, it technically doesn't say "All" in there, but it doesn't say "Some", "Few", "Many", or any of those restrictive nouns either. Plus, using generalizations (Like just saying Pokemon), regardless of whether it actually says "all" or not, usually implies that it's meaning all. [[User:Weedle Mchairybug|Weedle Mchairybug]] 22:23, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
::How did we get from the Mew Glitch to this? ... Please, take any discussion about the origin of Pokemon to the Bulbagarden Forums, as we cannot put anything into ''this'' article until an official release from Nintendo, etc. — [[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|THE TROM]] — 22:35, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Good point, but as the pokédex states that "many scientists '''believe''' Mew to be the ancestor of Pokémon" and Arceus that it is told/described in '''mythology''', my point being that Mew is scientific theory and Arceus its just a myth that he created the universe, just like Zeus. - AOS

Okay, forget what I said about Mew only having the DNA of all the other Pokémon. If it was created by Arceus, then it could inherit Arceus' DNA.--[[User:Starlight the ampharos|Starlight the ampharos]] 03:42, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

I didn't read most of everything said, i just thought i'd put in my bits. Mew seems to me like the "Evolution" in pokemon: they're all evolved down from Mew, because he is the embryo. Like, Mew is the Darwin pokemon they've all evolved from (not pokemon evolution, but Darwin evolution). Arceus, on the other hand, is more of a God figure, which contradicts Evolution. So like... i don't see how they fit in the same world, but Pokemon is quite the odd game, haha! But i do think Mew is like, the evolution theory, and Arceus is the God theory. :o [[User:CherryParanoia|CherryParanoia]] 05:30, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

== discovery? ==
who discovered Mew, Team Rocket of Professor Oak? the Official Pokémon Handbook says Oak, but it seems like TR was behind it. [[User:Mooites|Mooites]] 03:23, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
:The Handbooks take a lot of...liberties...I for one don't particularly trust them with this sort of thing.--[[User:Urutapu|Ｌｏｖｅはドコ？]] ([[User talk:Urutapu|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Urutapu|contribs]]) 06:24, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

::Perhaps it's because Mew has an entry in the Pokédex that they figure that Oak discovered it. If Team Rocket discovered Mew, would anyone else know about it? ~[[User:SaturnYoshi|'''$aturn''']][[User:SaturnYoshi|'''¥oshi''']] [[User talk:SaturnYoshi|THE VOICES]] 14:04, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

FireRed and Leafgreen say that some scientists from Cinnabar discovered Mew in South America.[[User:BlueJirachi|BlueJirachi]][[User talk:BlueJirachi|WishMaker]] 14:15, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

==TM lists==

Is it really necessary for list every single TM/HM under [[Mew (Pokémon)#By TM/HM|By TM/HM]]? Why not state that Mew can learn any TM/HM available and link them to the [[TM]] and [[HM]] pages? -[[User:Chosen|Chosen of Mana]]

:It's most likely to remain consistant with the other pages... ~[[User:SaturnYoshi|'''$aturn''']][[User:SaturnYoshi|'''¥oshi''']] [[User talk:SaturnYoshi|THE VOICES]] 19:44, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

But its a much better idea to do what [[User:Chosen|Chosen of Mana]] said as it wastes much less space [[User:Wikid|Wikid]] 22:29, 29 June 2008 (UTC)[[User:Wikid|Wikid]]
:If that's true, it's a much better idea to combine Caterpie and Metapod's pages with Butterfree's, too, because the first two are USELESS. But we don't. Bulbapedia strives for completeness. Plus, you can just copy/paste Mew's learnset and subtract from it what you need to when adding them to the other Pokémon pages. Plus, think of it this way, you can see the contest stats for all of them, as well as the PP, type, power, damage category, and so on. Can you do that if we were just to put "LOL, EVERYTHING"? Nope.
:Which is... pretty much why I think the move articles need an overhaul. I'll work on that later on. '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 23:14, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

== Disobediance ==

This quote in the '''Game locations''' section...:

''"In [[Generation III]] onward, Mew does not obey when found in the wild by use of a [[cheating]] device."''

...is not true. I've obtained Mew through Action Replay and they obey. ~[[User:SaturnYoshi|'''$aturn''']][[User:SaturnYoshi|'''¥oshi''']] [[User talk:SaturnYoshi|THE VOICES]] 05:43, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

:I removed the statement. I used the "encounter any Pokémon in the wild" cheat to catch a shiny Mew in Diamond and it obeys just fine. No problems at all. ~[[User:SaturnYoshi|'''$aturn''']][[User:SaturnYoshi|'''¥oshi''']] [[User talk:SaturnYoshi|THE VOICES]] 19:22, 6 July 2008 (UTC)
::Technically this happens only in Generation III. The same is true for a Deoxys caught with a GameShark or other cheating device, but I've only seen it disobey in Gen. 3. Blazevoir 19:47, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

:::I did come across a Mew in Gen III that didn't listen, but there are other codes out there that allow you to catch a Mew that does obey. And not just the Mew found in Emerald. ~[[User:SaturnYoshi|'''$aturn''']][[User:SaturnYoshi|'''¥oshi''']] [[User talk:SaturnYoshi|THE VOICES]] 19:56, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Regarding this, please read my comment above, there is no obedience bit in the DS games. All pokemon that needed the bit in GBA, had it when obtained in a legit fashion. [[User:Sabresite|Sabresite]] 08:21, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

== time to hatch ==

Umm...How can Mew have a "time to hatch" when afaik it is impossible to get a Mew egg? [[User:Kidburla|Kidburla]] 23:27, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
:''Every'' Pokémon is given that datum, whether it can come from an egg or not. Presumably so the game doesn't collapse in on itself. We get this stuff by digging around in the game data.--[[User:Urutapu|Ｌｏｖｅはドコ？]] ([[User talk:Urutapu|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Urutapu|contribs]]) 23:31, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
::Exactly, it's the same thing as empty slot Pokémon like Missingno. They exist because game data must be complete. For example, let's say Mew was never coded as having a 'Time to Hatch.' If someone hacked a Mew egg, the game would just die right then and there because it's drawing on nonexistant data. Games like this can't have nulls, they just freeze. [[User:LordArceus|LordArceus]] 00:00, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

== giving birth ==
I'm not so sure that when the programmers put "mew gave birth" into the diary, that that's what they literally meant. Couldn't it be more of a metaphor for the fact that after all the hard work the scientists went through, they wrote mew gave birth because the scientists were finally able to successfully clone mew? Although it wasn't stated in the games, in the anime it's mentioned that there were others before Mewtwo that didn't survive the cloning process. So maybe it's possible that they meant the cloning was finally a success rather than mew actually giving birth. [[User:InuMimi|InuMimi]] 19:36, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

:That's exactly what I think as well. ~[[User:SaturnYoshi|'''$aturn''']][[User:SaturnYoshi|'''¥oshi''']] [[User talk:SaturnYoshi|THE VOICES]] 13:40, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

::I don't think Mew 'gave birth' in the literal sense, either. I think by that statement it's implying Mew's ''DNA'' birthed Mewtwo. [[User:Wicked Weavile|Wicked Weavile]] 10:55, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

:::To be honest, when i first read the diary entry in the game, i ''assume'' it meant it as a Metaphor. [[User:Takoto|Takoto タコト]]| サソデイ = 愛 11:18, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Who knows? Probably there is more than one Mew (which I believe), it wouldn't be the first "legendary" that can be more than one.--[[User talk:AOS|AOS]] 03:10, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

== Mew is catchable ==
My friend told me that you could catch Mew by defeating the Elite Four 12 or maybe 20 times ,and it worked for him, and he doesn't have a hacking device. It didn't work for my other friend, though. I did it and that worked, but I'm not sure if I should put it on the article because I am not sure if there's a 50 percent chance of this or something. Can someone please verify this on his/her FireRed/ LeafGreen Version? -Metagross72
:He's lying. There have been MANY rumors like that, in every Pokémon game, and there always fake. Even if he did find a way to get Mew, beating the Elite Four X-number of times wont get you Mew. [[User:Takoto|Takoto タコト]]| サソデイ = 愛 05:10, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
::'Many' is a gigantic understatement. OMFGQGB GUYZ!!!! CATCH DEOXYS FROM TEH SPACECENTR!!!11!211! Please spare us the trouble of saying no and just don't believe rumors from [insert friend's or friends' name(s) here]. [[User:LordArceus|LordArceus]] 00:02, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

There is no space center Deoxys in Emerald. And if that's what you're saying, please don't get angry; I just misunderstood. [[User:Palkiajosh|パルキアJosh]] 18:04, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
:He's citing the Deoxys space center rumor as an example of the rumors that fly around. You should be able to tell he's not being serious by the raucous tone and...terrible spelling and use of internet slang in a ridiculous manner. (Note he says "don't listen to rumors ''immediately'' afterward.) And this talk topic has been dead for over a month.--[[User:Urutapu|Ｌｏｖｅはドコ？]] ([[User talk:Urutapu|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Urutapu|contribs]]) 22:12, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

More like dead since Blue and Red versions. - AOS

== Arceus vs. Mew ==

Please see [[Talk:Arceus (Pokémon)#Arceus vs. Mew]].[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 05:53, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

== Stadium games glitching ==

Isn't it true that if you deposit Mew in a box in either of the Stadium games, it causes some saved data to glitch? I've heard of this happening to other people, and it's even happened to me: When I stuck Mew in an N64 box in Stadium 2, I had to re-do all the cups (but box data was strangely intact). [[User:Blaziken257|Blaziken257]] 22:34, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

== XD Tutor Moves ==
In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, there is a special move tutor that teaches only Mew moves. Anyone got a list of those moves for this page? [[User:Gywall|'''Gywall''']]([[User_talk:Gywall|Talk]]) 21:42, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
:Done. [[User:Ht14|ht14]] 21:09, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

== Okay... ==

Who the fluff keeps adding the Mew glitch to the locations, huh? GLITCHES ARE NOT OFFICIAL WAYS OF GETTING THE POKÉMON, OTHERWISE GOLBAT SHOULD BE LISTED AS BEING FOUND ON ROUTE 20 IN RED AND BLUE. But '''''IT'S NOT'''''. Any Pokémon can be found anywhere by screwing with the game, whether with glitches or [[GameShark|otherwise]]. DO NOT list them as legitimate ways of obtaining ''any Pokémon'' from now on. '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 19:14, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
::Don't get mad, mate. Take it easy. - AOS
:...Golbat can be found in route 20? Well, thats a glitch i've never heard off... [[User:Takoto|~~Takoto タコト]]| サソデイ = 愛 19:19, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
::Right side of Cinnabar Island = Route 20. '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 01:47, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

==Japanese name==
on the page mew (Pokémon) it states that Mew's japanese name is Mew I'm pretty sure it is Myuu but I might be wrong {{unsigned|MyUU}}
:According to our [[List of Japanese Pokémon names]], the name is actually Myū, but the trademarked romaji is Mew, so we're sticking with that. --[[User:Martonimos|((Marton]] [[User talk:Martonimos|imos))]] 23:32, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
::I don't know that much Japanese but I do know that technically it is Myū, but it's trademarked as Mew and it's easier for non-Japanese speakers to understand what it says. [[User:Dialgarules|Dialgarules]] 23:35, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

== Wi-fi Square ==

There is an Easter Egg Mew room in the Wi-fi square. Do you think we should add it, or should that go in the Wi-fi Square article? Or maybe both? [[User:Rocket Admin Hunter Blade|R.A. Hunter B.]] 22:31, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

REALLY? I wonder if it'll be in the English version... Are you sure it's not a glitch? [[User:Palkiajosh|パルキアJosh]] 18:02, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

== In the trivia........ ==

When it says that Mew was the first ever trademark, does it mean the Mew was the first Pokemon ever to be created in the franchise? --[[User:Kid Sonic|Kid Sonic]] 23:19, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
:Its name was registered first. Doesn't mean it was ''created'' first, but it was submitted for legal protection first.--[[User:Urutapu|Ｌｏｖｅはドコ？]] ([[User talk:Urutapu|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Urutapu|contribs]]) 23:36, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
::Mew is such a simple name that Nintendo were probably worried that someone else would think of it, so they trademarked it as soon as possible.- ''unsigned comment from [[User:Taromon777|Taromon777]] ([[User talk:Taromon777|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Taromon777|contribs]]){{ #if: | {{{2}}} |}}''

So who was the first Pokemon created as to Togepi of Johto, Kecleon of Hoenn, and Munchlax of Sinnoh? --[[User:Kid Sonic|Kid Sonic]] 05:01, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
:That we'd have to ask them about. I've got no idea of any of their emails, but we could possibly submit this to Pokémon.com's mailbag... Remember that Ho-Oh was revealed (kinda) before Togepi, though. '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 09:15, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
::I remember that Shellos/Gastrodon was originally intended for Ruby/Sapphire, so maybe them? I dunno.... *realises this isn't a forum so shuts up* — [[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|THE TROM]] — 09:34, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

The trivia states contradictory information right on top of itself:

"* Mew (then spelled ミュー, not ミュウ) was the first Pokémon trademark ever registered (granted on March 31, 1994, registration number 2636685 part 12), before even Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター), which was granted on December 26, 1997.
** ミュウ was registered on August 6, 1999, registration number 4302090.
* Mew is also the first Pokémon trademark ever applied for; the application was submitted on May 9, 1990, application number 平2-51989; before even Pocket Monsters, which was submitted September 11, 1995.
** ミュウ was submitted on June 17, 1997, application number 平9-128909."

How do we resolve this? -- '''[[User:evkl|evkl]]''' [[User_talk:evkl|(need to talk?)]] 19:55, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
:Oh gosh... my brain hurts now... we need to find the factual dates and fix it. [[User:Rocket Admin Hunter Blade|R.A. Hunter B.]] 22:28, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
::Just because it was submitted doesn't mean it was granted. '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 22:20, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

== Role Play Mew ==

Recently, an edit of mine adding Role Play Mew as an XD Tutor was removed. This post [http://www.smogon.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1753966&postcount=39 here] shows some testing of XD movesets. People did successfully get a Role Play Mew, but not a Trick Mew. I believe it had been discovered a while ago that Serebii had a mistake, but no one ever bothered to tell him I guess. [[User:The Placebo Effect|The Placebo Effect]] 05:24, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
:That isn't an official source. Have you tried teaching Mew with Role Play? According to [[Move tutor#Orre move tutor|this article]], there's no way Mew can learn that move. '''►[[User:Kevzo8|Ҝə]][[Special:Contributions/Kevzo8|υz]][[User_talk:Kevzo8|ø8]]''' 06:18, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
::I'm going to have to take Kev's side. Are you sure your source isn't wrong?--[[User:Clarky13|'''Clarky''']][[User talk:Clarky13|'''13''']] 06:25, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
:::So people testing the game themselves isn't a source? How would I go about proving my side right then? And that article got its source from the same place this one did. So it stands to reason if this one is wrong, than so is this one. (FYI, its usually not a good idea to use a wiki article to prove another is true) [[User:The Placebo Effect|The Placebo Effect]] 06:26, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
::::ill test it myself tomorrow, but in the meantime, leave it my way. -- '''[[User:MAGNEDETH|MAG]][[User:MAGNEDETH#Interesting Stuff|NE]][[User talk:MAGNEDETH|DETH]]''' 06:31, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
:::::Protect it or something, deth. So it don't start an edit war. (or continue it as I can see.)--[[User:Clarky13|'''Clarky''']][[User talk:Clarky13|'''13''']] 06:42, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
::::::Hey now! I respect what he said about testing. I'm not going to edit it again. I'm just going to sit on the sidelines till he proves me right :P. [[User:The Placebo Effect|The Placebo Effect]] 06:49, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
:::::::Haha, OK. Sorry, I'm not against you. Just making sure.--[[User:Clarky13|'''Clarky''']][[User talk:Clarky13|'''13''']] 06:52, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Any word on this Magnedeth? [[User:The Placebo Effect|The Placebo Effect]] 06:21, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
:sorry. i forgot-ish. i got Mew to learn Trick in XD and Emerald. i havnt got the chance yet to test Role Play. -- '''[[User:MAGNEDETH|MAG]][[User:MAGNEDETH#Interesting Stuff|NE]][[User talk:MAGNEDETH|DETH]]''' 06:25, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
::What about now? Its been a few days and no progress has been posted. [[User:The Placebo Effect|The Placebo Effect]] 13:21, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
:::Something something life off Bulbapedia..... — [[User talk:The dark lord trombonator|THE TROM]] — 08:17, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
::::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF-w6UsMQ3E [[User:The Placebo Effect|The Placebo Effect]] 14:50, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

== Starter Glitch ==

I've heard that, in Red and Blue, you can name your starter MEW and it will turn into a Mew.Is this true?--[[User:Frostagin|Frostagin]] 17:30, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
:No, any rumor like that is a lie. You can try it out for yourself, but it will be a waste of time. [[User:Takoto|~~Takoto]] - [[User_talk:Takoto|サソデイ]] 18:11, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
::Yeah, regardless of what your source is, there are no other ways to obtain Mew than events, Faraway Island (=events), My Pokémon Ranch and cheating (including the Mew glitch). '''UltimateSephiroth''' ([[User:UltimateSephiroth|about me]] · [[User talk:UltimateSephiroth|chat]] · [[Special:Contributions/UltimateSephiroth|edits]]) 18:43, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

==Initial Design==
I was reading up on Mew over on Wikipedia (they sometimes have more real-world information that I consider more interesting than the in-game stuff) and came across some information that I'm not quite sure if I should believe. It's generally believed that Tajiri secretly designed and inserted Mew into the programming, though Wikipedia claims this:

"Unlike other characters in the Pokémon franchise, Mew was not initially conceived by Ken Sugimori, but by Game Freak programmer Shigeki Morimoto. Morimoto programmed Mew into the game secretly, just prior to its release in Japan, intending it to be a Pokémon Game Freak staff members would know about and be able to obtain.[2] However, in the spring of 1996, Game Freak president Satoshi Tajiri used the Japanese manga journal Korokoro Comic as an experimental exhibition of Mew and distributed the first cards for the game as free giveaways,[3] which surprised many at Game Freak, including Morimoto.[2] Due to the success of the experiment on April 15, 1996, Game Freak announced a contest to publicly release Mew to 151 winners.[4] Tajiri described using Mew to create hype around an "invisible character" within the game and to keep interest alive in the title and create rumors and myths about the game passed around by word of mouth,[5] which resulted in increased sales for the game.[6]"

This quotation seems to suggest that a Shigeki Morimoto (who doesn't have an article here) designed Mew in an attempt to have some special secret for the designers, which was then turned into a marketing ploy by Tajiri. Now, if something like this were true I'd be inclined to believe Bulbapedia would have the information for this, yet it doesn't seem to.

The information to confirm or deny this is found on reference [2], yet the page is in Japanese so I cannot read it. All the other citations suggest it was solely Tajiri that planned and implemented Mew. So, can anyone help me with a little research and figure this out? [[User:Redstar|Redstar]] 15:59, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

== Trivia? ==

Is it notable that (I'm assuming) Mew can learn the most different attacks of any Pokemon? Obviously, since it can learn every TM and HM, that puts it way ahead of the curve. When I say this, I mean learn via TM/Level up/breeding/tutor, not [[sketch]]. --[[User:Skaisdead|Skaisdead]] 01:56, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
:I think it's already mentioned. But, yea, It is worth noting [[User talk: ShinyPikachu|Shiny]][[User:ShinyPikachu|'''Pika''']] 18:01, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

== Images ==

Does anyone know where [http://animazione.myblog.it/images/Pokemon/mewtwo_mew.jpg this image]?
And where does the imagine at the beginning of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzGwOkGs9kc Gotta Catch 'em All! (song)] come from? --[[User:Abcd|Abcd]] 15:37, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

1) First movie. 2) Made for intro.--'''[[User:Immewnity|''Mew'']] [[User talk:Immewnity|a.k.a.]] [[Special:Contributions/Immewnity|Immewnity]]''' was here at 16:56, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

== Name trademarks ==

So... the section implies that the name "ミュウ" came up around 1997. But Red and Green predate that, which makes me wonder.. what spelling does Red and Green use? (maaaybe a screenshot of encountering it in the wild as proof?) Does it use ミュウ, or does it use ミュー? ▫▪''[[User:Tina|Ťïňắ]]'' [[User talk:Tina|♫]][[Special:Contributions/Tina|♥]] 21:08, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
:http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y294/pirika_poron/akamyuu.png
:I guess, after releasing the games, they figured they proooobably should trademark that spelling? *shrug* [[User:Umeko|梅子]][[User talk:Umeko|❀]][[Special:Contributions/Umeko|✿]] 21:25, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

== My Pokémon Ranch ==

Can the My Pokémon Ranch Mew be shiny? [[User:Jazzmoth|Jazzmoth]] 21:54, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

== Contradiction ==

* Mew was a little-known secret when Pokémon Red and Green Versions were first released in Japan.
Even Nintendo was not initially aware that Shigeki Morimoto had programmed it into the game.
. . .
* Mew (then spelled ミュー, not ミュウ) was the first Pokémon trademark ever registered ...
** ミュウ was registered on August 6, 1999, registration number 4302090.
* Mew is also the first Pokémon trademark ever applied for; ...
** ミュウ was submitted on June 17, 1997, application number 平9-128909.
So, did Nintendo know or not? Do we have a source for them saying they didn't know it was in R/G? - [[User:DanPMK|MK]] ([[User Talk:DanPMK|t]]/[[Special:contributions/DanPMK|c]]) 03:34, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
:Trademarking something and actually using it isn't the same. Some companies trademark something, even if they most likely won't use it, in case they ever decide they want to. And you can trademark something without everybody in your company knowing about it. '''[[Team Rocket|R.A.]] [[User:Rocket Admin Hunter Blade|Hunter]] [[User Talk:Rocket Admin Hunter Blade|Blade]]''' 05:10, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
::Yeah, Nintendo trademarked WaterBlue just in case. I bet a bunch of things are trademarked that aren't used. And, did Satoshi Taijiri know about the creation of Mew? {{tt|I sure hope so,|though I can imagine someone programming a joke pokemon, like a two headed psyduck, in for fun, hidden deep within the game code}} it's his game. --[[User:Gen1king|'''GE''']][[User talk:Gen1king|'''N1''']][[Special:Contributions/Gen1king|'''KI''''''NG''']] 12:47, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
:::Wasn't he the one who programmed it in? '''[[User:TTEchidna|''TTE'']][[User talk:TTEchidna|chidna]]''' 19:22, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
::::Yes. So he'd know about it. '''[[Team Rocket|R.A.]] [[User:Rocket Admin Hunter Blade|Hunter]] [[User Talk:Rocket Admin Hunter Blade|Blade]]''' 02:00, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

== Pokemon Event at Space Centre Houston ==

There was a Pokemon Event that was held at Space Centre Houston around the time of Pokemon Sapphire but I don't remember what it was called, though I do remember one thing. I remember that Mew was available at that event through a number of their own GBAs that had a BUNCH of Pokemon to trade into your own game. --[[User:JessicaSideways|JessicaSideways]] 15:34, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

== Move tutor ==

It says Mew can learn any move tutor move. However, it can't learn {{m|Draco Meteor}}, {{m|Frenzy Plant}}, {{m|Blast Burn}} or {{m|Hydro Cannon}}, exclusive to [[Dragon (type)|Dragon-types]] and the final forms of the [[Grass (type)|Grass-]], [[Fire (type)|Fire-]] and [[Water (type)|Water-type]] [[Starter Pokémon|starters]], respectively. What would be the best way to address this in the article? [[User:Locrian|Locrian]] 07:27, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
:How about: "Mew is notable for its ability to learn every [[TM|Technical Machine]], [[HM|Hidden Machine]] and [[move tutor]] move (except {{m|Draco Meteor}}, {{m|Frenzy Plant}}, {{m|Blast Burn}}, and {{m|Hydro Cannon}}), unique amongst all known Pokémon." --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 12:11, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
::Okay, I went ahead and changed it. [[User:Locrian|Locrian]] 03:13, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

==Archive?==
This page is getting pretty big. Anyone agree? [[User:Takharii|'''たか''']][[User talk:Takharii|'''はり''']][[Special:Contributions/Takharii|'''い''']] 02:53, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
:Yes. [[User:Cool469|Cool469]] 02:55, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
::We usually wait until it hits 100kb. Still got half way to go. —♥ [[User:Jello|Jello]][[User Talk:Jello|talk]] 03:06, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

== Trivia Wording ==

A few trivia points mention this idea that Mew is the ancestor of all Pokémon as fact, even though the only evidence we have for this is Pokédex entries (which are usually treated somewhat apocryphally). Would it be alright for me to reword some of these trivia entries? For example, something to the effect of, "Mew is classified as a "New Species" Pokémon, despite the fact that Pokédex entries show that it is believed to be the ancestor of all Pokémon and would therefore be one of the '''oldest''' species." [[User:Starscream|Starscream]] 14:52, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
:I think it may also be stated in the journals in the Cinnabar mansion, it is considered the ancestor by most people anyway. [[User:Vuvuzela2010|Vuvuzela2010]] 16:07, 23 November 2010 (UTC)

==A question==
Hey, I got an Aura Sphere mew of the GTS. I don't think he is legit, but he is imported from Hoenn his summary says. He has had pokerus. He is a useful guy, but if he is hacked i don't want him on my team. So I could use some help ----[[User:Desukaan563|Desukaan563's userpage has a Value Formula to measure Pokémon worth]] ''([[User talk:Desukaan563|talk]])'' 16:04, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
:That doesn't have anything to do with the article. However there is {{bmgf|23024|a thread on the forums}} where you can ask. [[User:Werdnae|Werdnae]] [[User talk:Werdnae|(talk)]] 18:33, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

== Question for the "In Side Games" Section ==

in the demo of Pokémon Ranger guardian signs you can catch mew. so should it be mentioned in the in side games section?{{unsigned|Muk205}}

:I had my own question too, Mew can be used as a rental pokemon in Gale of Darkness in "Vs. Battle Mode>>Quick Battle>>>Battle VRS CPU>>>>Ultimate", as well as be fought against in a simulated battle on Battle CD 46 in-game. Should this be mentioned at all in some way?... -[[User:Yourlilemogirl|Yourlilemogirl]] 03:26, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
::[[Battle CDs 41-50#Battle CD 46|Really only here]]. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 13:41, 5 November 2011 (UTC)

== Voice ==

There's something sort of mistake with Mew's voice in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]. Compared to the one in "Pokémon the First Movie" Mew has a different voice in "Lucario and the Mystery of Mew" which came out somewhere in 2006, SSBB was realeasd in 2008, but Mew's voice is the same voice from "Pokémon the First Movie" [[User:Pgj1997|Pgj1997]] 17:20, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

== Not two Mews ==

Never does it say that the Mew in movie 8 is different from the Mew in movie 1. They are one in the same unless you can prove otherwise. Since Mew was the first Pokemon it is unique. We have never seen more than one together and hence we must go with what's given to us and that's Mew is a single Pokemon with no others of it's species. We must change things to reflect this. [[User:Genemaxwell4|Genemaxwell4]] 05:05, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
:It's two ''separate'' until proven otherwise. Yes, nothing says they're different, but nothing too says they're the same. We've never seen more than one of many Pokémon together, like Togetic, but that doesn't mean there's only one of these Pokémon, legendary or otherwise. [[User:Tc26/Anime Predictions|-tc]][[User:Tc26|²₆]][[User talk:Tc26|tc]][[User:Tc26/Sandbox|26-]] 05:12, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

Umm no. Mew has been specifically stated to be the 1st Pokemon and one of a kind in several sources. Ergo there is only one. Mewtwo was a clone of Mew. THE MEW. Hence only one exists. Legendary's are supposed to be one of a kind unless later disproven. Mew is ONE UNIQUE Pokemon. More sources and media points to One Mew than two seperate Mews. We need to change all of the Pages Mew is one to unify them. [[User:Genemaxwell4|Genemaxwell4]] 09:21, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

:Games =/= Anime. And these two Mew have completely different voice actors. If they were the same, it's very unlikely they would have switched actors. --[[Tracey Sketchit|'''ケンジ''']][[User talk:Kenji-girl|'''の''']][[User:Kenji-girl|'''ガール''']] 09:52, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Umm correct me if Ima wrong but didn't Ash change voice actors? And since when does the voice acting matter in the characters themselves? And even though Games=anime that doesn't rule out that MORE games point to the same conclusion than the fewer anime canon sources. And your forgetting official handbooks and pokedexes that have been released over the years. All pointing out that Mew is unique. Hence once more there is no real proof that these Mew are different. In fact it's MORE likely they are the same once you see that Movie 8 own plot. Mew is at the tree because it's in danger. That's it. Movie 1 no danger so Mew can move around as it pleases. It makes sense and keeps with MAJORITY canon. [[User:Genemaxwell4|Genemaxwell4]] 11:26, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
:On the voice actor thing: Mew uses its Japanese voice. There was no voice actor change in the original Japanese, because there was no company change. Not only that, but the actor that played the Mew in movie 1 actually worked on Movie 8 - He was Sir Aaron. If they were meant to be the same, he'd have likely voiced Mew in movie 8 as well. [[User:Werdnae|Werdnae]] [[User talk:Werdnae|(talk)]] 19:47, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

::A different actor doesn't mean the character is different... it's quite common to switch actors in movies and stuff. Like, there have been several different actors who have played James Bond and several different actors who have played Bruce Wayne, etc., and these are always portraying the same character (in other words, there aren't multiple British agents named "James Bond" with the number 007 or multiple millionaires living in Gotham going by the name "Bruce Wayne"). Yes, I admit that it's odd that a new actor would be used when the old actor who is capable of playing Mew is working on the same movie, but that still doesn't necesarily make them different characters. That being said, I do think that they are separate. The Mew in the eighth movie used Transform -- an attack that the Mew in the first movie was never shown to have. Perhaps this is because Mew had no reason to Transform in the first movie, but I find it more likely that it's because she was unable to... and Transform is learned at a low level so there's no way she could have just learned it between the two movies. I haven't seen enough of the eighth movie to have any more of an opinion on it, but I think that one detail is enough. Also, it is certainly possible that there could be two Mews in the anime... unlike the games, the legendary Pokémon in the anime are not "one of a kind" (well, not all of them anyway). [[User:Dannyjenn|Dannyjenn]] 04:00, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

== Theory on the Origin Of all Pokémon ==

I have been thinking on this for a while. Consider the relationship between Mew and Ditto.
They both have the same coloration, even their Shiny forms. They are the only Pokémon
to learn Transform (Smeargle via Sketch doesn't count).

So: Mew, all alone, creates a gel-like substance and begins to shape Arceus. Arceus creates
the 16 elemental Plates, then Mew combines the gel and the Plates with the assistance of
Arceus, shaping Dialga (Draco Plate, Iron Plate) Palkia (Draco Plate, Splash Plate), and
Giratina (Draco Plate, Spooky Plate). Those 3 shape Time, Space, and Distortion World,
respectively.

Mew lastly finishes making rest of the Pokémon, again with the gel and the Plates. Thus, we
have the universe and beings to inhabit it. The remaining gel turns into Ditto, keeping
the coloring of Mew and its ability to use Transform.

Anyone want to point out the holes in this theory? I know it's not 100% solid, but it
might be considered plausible, albeit the fact that there is almost zero evidence to
support it. [[User:Pkmn Trainer Red|Pkmn Trainer Red]] 02:26, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

:It's plausible, but the simple fact that it's a theory means it has no place on this page. It's similarities to Ditto are already stated in the trivia, otherwise, this is more forum material. --[[User:Spriteit|Spriteit]] 03:51, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

I guess you're right. Perhaps I should delete it? [[User:Pkmn Trainer Red|Pkmn Trainer Red]] 02:03, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

:Well your not allowed to remove talk page comments technically so, leave it, our discussion may help others in the future somehow. --[[User:Spriteit|Spriteit]] 11:24, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

== Egg cycles? ==

On the list of [[Egg cycles]] Mew's is listed as 121, but in this article it says 2. Obviously they can't both be right, so could anyone confirm which one is correct? I checked a couple other sites (Veekun and Serebii) but even their numbers don't seem to agree, so what IS the right number? --[[User:ACDragonMaster|ACDragonMaster]] 01:04, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

==Mew to Ditto comparison==
It says that Mew and Ditto are the same colour... this is false. Ditto is Purple. I don't have a Mew in my Pokédex but I'm assuming she's Pink. I'm not editing it in case I read it wrong or something and it means something else, but someone should look into this (either correct it if it's wrong or clarify it because it doesn't make much sense). [[User:Dannyjenn|Dannyjenn]] 23:58, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
:You're correct. According to the Pokédex on White, Ditto is purple, and Mew is pink. --[[User:Funktastic~!|It's Funktastic~!]] 00:14, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

==Mew first being made vs. the trademark==
I know similar things have been pointed out, but there's still a problem here... "''Tsunekaz Ishihara revealed that he created Mew two weeks before game development was finished.''" contradicts "''Mew is also the first Pokémon trademark ever applied for; the application was submitted on May 9, 1990''".

Completion of the game development (implying a working version of the game... not just concepts and ideas) definitely came later than 1990. So how could Mew's trademark have been applied for before he was even created? I am aware that companies sometimes trademark things that they don't plan on using, but trademarking a name means that there had to have been some sort of thought process behind it (like, if I was making an RPG I wouldn't just apply for trademarks willy-nilly on random names that have nothing to do with the game on the off-chance that I'll later create a character fitting the name).

The only way I can see these things as not contradicting each other would be if either one is inaccurate or if you were to interpret "created Mew" as "made the finishing touches on Mew" or "finalized the character" rather than the idea of "creating" Mew (as in, starting with nothing and just coming up with the whole idea 2 weeks before game development was finished). [[User:Dannyjenn|Dannyjenn]] 04:13, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
:Only the trademark was issued in 1990. [[Satoshi Tajiri]] or someone else may have conceived Mew as a [[Capsule Monsters]] design (development on this first began in 1990), but there doesn't seem to be any evidence to prove that (at least no one seems to have access to the other 200+ 'Capumon' sketches). Capsule Monsters was actually quite a different concept to the game that would eventually become Pokémon, as the player was meant to live alongside Pokémon and players would rely on them (for example, they would use {{p|Lapras}} for transport) and they would help each other with tasks, as opposed to training them or collecting them for use in battle. The player was going to fight by himself at one point. (my source are some interviews translated by [http://www.glitterberri.com Glitterberri], but the site is unfortunately down at the moment). Mew could have also been something entirely different at the time.

:Yes, Mew was a "last minute" addition to {{2v2|Red|Green}}. It may have been an early design, but was actually programmed into the game very lately. Unlike {{2v2|Red|Blue}}, there isn't much free space available in Red and Green, because it's only a 512KB cartridge. According to an [http://web.archive.org/web/20101125182143/http://nintendodsi.com/iwata-asks-chapter.jsp?interviewId=6&volumeId=1&chapterId=1 Iwata Asks interview] around the development of {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, there were some debugging features remaining in the game, so Morimoto removed those features to create 300 bytes of free space, and then placed some data for Mew in there. This may be supported by the [[Pokémon base stats data structure in Generation I#Storage|Pokémon base stats structure]], in which Mew's base stats are stored at offset 0x00425B. The base stats data normally follow on by Pokédex entry at 0x0383DE starting from {{p|Bulbasaur}}, yet Mew's base stats data do not follow on from {{p|Mewtwo}}. They do, however in {{game|Yellow}}. I suspect it's probably the same case in Red and Green, though I haven't checked. I personally believe Mew replaced one of the Missingno. occupying index number 21 (0x15). --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 13:26, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
::Chances are Mew was designed well before the time it was put in the game. We already know that Missingno. used to be real Pokémon; Mew was likely one of the deleted 50, then undeleted. Plus, the fact that Mewtwo existed certainly implies it did too. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 13:43, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

== Reveal? ==

Does anyone remember the date Mew was officially revealed by Nintendo? - [[User:Ericss|Ericss]] 18:40, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
:April 1996, in [[CoroCoro]] as part of the Legendary Pokémon Offer. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 13:43, 21 March 2012 (UTC)
::I think this information should be included in the article. The specific date would be 15 April 1996, then? - [[User:Ericss|Ericss]] 16:09, 22 March 2012 (UTC)
:::Not sure about the 15 part. It is possible that CoroCoro have changed their release day in the past 16 years. However, I do agree with adding it to the article. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 13:22, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

== Trivia 2 ==

"Though it comes after Mewtwo in the Pokédex, it has to have been discovered before Mewtwo, due to the fact that Mewtwo is Mew's clone."

it doesn't have to have been discovered SCIENTFICIALLY (what the pokedex is based off, research by proffessors), a lot of the experts were sceptical of its existence thinking it was a mirage.

mewtwo was formed out of a piece of Mew's DNA, some form of feather thing, which means it would of been studied before Mew - Camero56
:It was an eyelash. And If they were to study Mewtwo, they would have had to have studied Mew's DNA first to be able to clone it. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 13:17, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

== Diet? ==

First, the article says that Mew looks like an animal called a jerboa (which it does), then it says that no terrestrial creature resembles it.I'm confused... NavyTheGlitch 01:06, 9 December 2012 (UTC)

== You can trade Mew in Pokémon Diamond ==
So it says that you can only get a Mew from Pokémon Ranch in Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, this is not entirely true. I got my Mew from Pokémon Ranch, then I cloned it using the Pokémon Ranch clone trick. Then I went and put one of the Mews up for trade on the GTS and was able to trade it for another Pokémon of my choosing. It seems though that I can only trade a Mew to a trainer in Japan. I'm testing now to see if someone can send me a Mew from Japan. I'll fill you all in when it either does or doesn't happen. But, you definitely can trade a Mew to someone in Japan. That I know for sure. --[[User:Bokeatong|Bokeatong]] ([[User talk:Bokeatong|talk]]) 23:33, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

You can trade a Mew in any country it seems. Both GTS and Union Hall. --[[User:Bokeatong|Bokeatong]] ([[User talk:Bokeatong|talk]]) 07:02, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
== Unneeded info ==
As you can see, on where you can find Mew in Generation I, crazox99 has added some unneeded info as he was told not to do so and since I can't remove it, I would like to ask if someone could remove the unneeded info that would make Bulbapedia look bad to the people look at the info on the articles. [[User:KoiFish|KoiFish]] ([[User talk:KoiFish|talk]]) 23:18, 29 March 2013 (UTC)
:That was reverted hours ago. [[User:Ataro|Ataro]] ([[User talk:Ataro|talk]]) 23:26, 29 March 2013 (UTC)

== Move tutors ==

"mew can learn ''every'' move tutor move except for these 9." to me that just seems a bit silly [[User:0danmaster0|0danmaster0]] ([[User talk:0danmaster0|talk]]) 19:02, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
:Those nine aren't quite Move Tutor moves in the same way that all the others are. Those nine are exclusive to a very restricted subset of Pokemon, almost like [[signature move]]s (which some of them actually are, though most are not). Saying "all except this special type of Tutor" is briefer and just as informative as the long list you can see by hitting "show". Although I agree, it'd sound nicer if we categorized those nine moves as a distinct subset of Move Tutor moves and just said "Mew can learn every Move Tutor move except {{red link|restricted Move Tutor moves}}" (or whatever we decide to call that subset). [[User:Pumpkinking0192|Pumpkinking0192]] ([[User talk:Pumpkinking0192|talk]]) 19:09, 27 June 2013 (UTC)

Mew (Pokémon)

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{{PokémonPrevNextHead | species=Mew | prev=Mewtwo | next=Chikorita|type=psychic| prevnum=150| nextnum=152}}
{{PokémonInfobox|
name=Mew |
jname=ミュウ |
tmname=Mew |
art=FRLG |
pron=<sc>myu</sc> |
ndex=151 |
oldjdex=250 |
jdex=255 |
hdex=306 |
fbrow=213 |
opbrow=222 |
type1=Psychic |
species=New Species |
height-ftin=1'04" |
height-m=0.4 |
weight-lbs=8.8 |
weight-kg=4.0 |
abilityn=1 |
ability1=Synchronize |
egggroupn=1 |
egggroup1=Undiscovered |
egggroup2= |
eggcycles=120 |
evhp=3 |
expyield=64 |
lv100exp=1,059,860 |
gendercode=255|
color=Pink |
catchrate=45 |
body=06 |
pokefordex=mew |
generation=1 |
footnotes=}}
'''Mew''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''ミュウ''' ''Mew'') is a {{type|Psychic}} [[legendary Pokémon]].

It is not known to [[Evolution|evolve]] into or from any other Pokémon.

Mew is notable for its unique ability to learn every [[TM|Technical Machine]], [[HM|Hidden Machine]], and [[Move Tutor]] move (except those exclusive to a particular Pokémon or group of Pokémon, such as {{m|Draco Meteor}} and {{m|Secret Sword}}).

Mew is the last Pokémon in the [[List of Pokémon by Kanto Pokédex number|Kanto Pokédex]].

It is a member of the {{DL|Legendary duo|Mew duo}} along with {{p|Mewtwo}}.

==Biology==
===Physiology===
Mew is normally described as a pink, {{DL|List of Pokémon by body style|Pokémon with a bipedal, tailed form|bipedal}} cat-like creature. Mew's hair is so fine and thin, it can only be seen under a microscope. It has a long, skinny tail ending with a rounded tip. Mew has big hind legs and short arms with three-fingered paws. Mew's feet are very large with oval markings near its three toes. Mew has triangular ears and baby blue eyes. Mew is said to have the {{wp|DNA}} of every single Pokémon contained within its body. It also vaguely resembles an embryo or fetus, and is often depicted in a pink orb.

====Gender differences====
Mew is a genderless species.

===Special abilities===
Mew's main abilities include turning invisible at will, creating force-fields and psychic energy, and being able to {{m|Transform}} into any type of Pokémon. Mew is capable of wielding every [[type]] of attack possible. Similarly, Mew has the capability of using any type of telekinetic ability. It also has the ability to float in mid-air, similarly to Celebi, Jirachi, and Victini. Mew has been known to be capable of surviving underwater as well.

===Behavior===
Mew is a very curious and intelligent Pokémon that will only appear to someone with a pure heart. It loves playing around and swimming, and is known to act very childish at times, wanting everybody it trusts to play with it. It is attracted to {{wp|lullaby|lullabies}} and will try to stay as close to the music as possible. All in all, Mew is known as a happy, playful and optimistic species of Pokémon, unlike its clone, {{p|Mewtwo}}.

===Habitat===
[[File:Rare Habitat.png|thumb|{{DL|List of Pokémon by habitat|Rare Pokémon}}]]
Reports found in [[Cinnabar Island]]'s {{ka|Pokémon Mansion}} region speak of expeditions of scientists, either independent or [[Team Rocket]]-funded, which had sighted Mew in [[Guyana]], South America, the place where its first sighting was reported. However, since Mew can either make itself invisible or transform itself into any Pokémon it chooses, very few people have knowingly seen it, and it is called a mirage by most. Since many scientists believe that Mew is the ancestor of all Pokémon, and a number of extraterrestrial Pokémon have been discovered, it is possible that Mew could [[Extraterrestrial Pokémon|inhabit other areas of the universe]], and whether it originates from [[Pokémon world|Earth]] at all is debatable.

===Diet===
{{main|Pokémon food}}

==In the anime==
{{spoilers}}
[[File:Mew M01.png|thumb|250px|Mew in ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'']]

===Major appearances===
====[[Mew (M01)]]====
In this movie, Mew made a couple of cameo appearances at the start of the movie. A {{an|Mewtwo}} was cloned from Mew's DNA, extracted from Mew's eyelash. Later, Mew started appearing around [[New Island]] while Mewtwo was testing his [[starter Pokémon]] clones. Mew followed [[Team Rocket]] into the main part of the island so it could stop Mewtwo from destroying the world. After the end credits of the movie, Mew is shown flying to the mountains.

In the Japanese version, Mew's characterization was different. Mew's intention was to wipe out cloned Pokémon, Mewtwo included, because it viewed them as inferior, in stark contrast to Mewtwo, who wished to eliminate natural-born.

Mew makes a small appearance in the hour-length special ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'', the sequel to ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''. Mewtwo sees it after being thrown into the Purity Spring.
[[File:Mew M08.png|thumb|250px|Mew in ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'']]
====[[Mew (M08)]]====
Another Mew first appeared transformed as a {{p|Ho-Oh}}, and then as a {{p|Taillow}}, landing on [[Cameran Palace]] and then {{m|transform}}ing into {{p|Treecko}}. It then transformed into an {{p|Aipom}} to play with [[Ash's Pikachu]]. {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} released their Pokémon to play with what they thought was an Aipom.

After taking them to an attic, [[Kidd Summers]] sent her two {{p|Weavile}} after it. To escape, it {{m|teleport}}ed itself, along with Pikachu and {{MTR}}. It then transformed once again into a {{p|Pidgeot}} and flew the Pokémon to the [[Tree of Beginning]]. While Ash and the others were looking for Pikachu, Mew kept it entertained with toys.

Mew also nearly sacrificed itself to save the Tree of Beginning. {{mov|Lucario|Lucario|08}} stepped in and was able to save Mew, but ended up sacrificing itself. Mew is believed to still reside at the Tree of Beginning. It is last seen playing with a {{p|Bonsly}}.

====Other====
A {{pkmn2|mirage}} Mew appears in ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]'', and helps to interfere with the plans of [[Dr. Yung|Mirage Master]].

===Minor appearances===
[[Lawrence III]]'s actions in ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' were apparently set in motion due to an Ancient Mew card; the card itself was actually shown in the movie.

A Mew appeared in the opening of ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''.

A Mew appeared in the [[boss fantasy]] of ''[[DP092|A Lean Mean Team Rocket Machine!]]''. As of this episode, every {{cat|Generation I Pokémon}} has appeared in at least one episode of the anime.

==In the manga==
[[File:Mew Adventures.png|right|thumb|Mew as it appears in the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga]]
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
Mew debuted in the first round of the {{chap|Red, Green & Blue}}, ''[[PS001|A Glimpse of the Glow]]''. Here, {{adv|Red}} and {{adv|Blue}} see one in [[Pallet Town]] and try to catch it, but fail. It is known as the "Phantom Pokémon" and was chased by [[Team Rocket]]. It is revealed later on, that Mew inhabits the area near Pallet Town because it lacks the pollution created by humans in other areas.

Team Rocket's chase would continue all the way to {{DL|Pokémon Adventures volume 2|the next volume}}, where they attempt to regain the disc containing Mew's habitat and information from {{adv|Green}}, but fail and are tricked into stealing an empty one she prepared. They catch up to Green and her unwilling ally Red soon afterward, and interrupt them when they tracked down and attempted to capture the rare Pokémon. However, when their {{p|Jynx}} was able to almost succeed, Mew's powerful Psychic attack left them listless, and soon escaped. The small samples of its DNA that the Rockets acquired, however, led to the creation of its powerful clone

Another volume later, Mew is briefly seen looking into [[Indigo Plateau]] after Red wins the Pokémon League championship and decides to return to Pallet Town with his two fellow [[Pokédex Holder]]s.

It later reappeared in the {{chap|FireRed & LeafGreen}}, where it saved Red and the people of [[Vermilion City]] from the impending crash of the TR helicopter. {{adv|Mewtwo}} notices this, and realizes that he too had a root to trace itself back to, as it was born from Mew's eyelash.

===In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga===
A Mew appeared in ''[[PM004|Obtain the Moon Stone!!]]''. This one is actually a woman who was accidentally transformed after an experiment went wrong. She turns back later to her normal form.

{{OBP|Giovanni|Pocket Monsters}} catches Mew as part of the supplies used for the creation of {{p|Mewtwo}}. It was released along with Mewtwo after the creation was unsuccessful.

===In the Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire manga===
{{OBP|Red|Pocket Monsters}} befriended a Mew in ''[[PMRS50|Showdown! Clefairy VS Mew!!]]''.

==In the TCG==
{{main|Mew (TCG)}}

==Other appearances==
[[File:SSBB Mew.png|right|thumb|200px|Mew in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]]]
===[[Super Smash Bros.]]/[[Super Smash Bros. Melee|Melee]]/[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Brawl]]===
In Super Smash Bros. Mew will sometimes appear out of a [[Poké Ball]]. When summoned, it will use {{m|Fly}} to leave the arena. In single player, the summoner is awarded the "Mew Catcher" bonus, worth 10,000 points.

After unlocking every character in Melee, there is a 1 in 251 chance of Mew appearing from a Poké Ball. The thrower of the Poké Ball receives the same "Mew Catcher" bonus.

Mew returns again as a rare Pokémon in Brawl, the chance of it appearing is 1 in 493 this time. Like the other "secret" Pokémon, it drops rare items instead of just flying away. In Mew's case, the items are CDs. However, once all the pick-up CDs are obtained, it will drop Stickers instead.

====Melee trophy information====
''Mew is an extremely rare Pokémon that has been seen by only a few people. Information on every Pokémon in the world is contained in Mew's cell structure, so it has the ability to use any and all TMs and HMs. Some Pokémon scholars believe Mew to be the ancestor of all existing Pokémon, but the idea is debatable.''

====Brawl trophy information====

''"A New Species Pokémon. An extremely rare Pokémon that contains the DNA of all other Pokémon, it is thought by many scholars to be a Pokémon ancestor, considering the wide range of moves it can use. On top of being able to make itself invisible, Mew can also {{m|transform}} into any opponent Pokémon and use characteristics and moves in exactly the same way."''

==={{g|Snap}}===
Mew appears in the seventh course, [[Rainbow Cloud]]. Although the game is not combat-oriented, the difficulty of photographing Mew effectively makes it the game's boss. Mew floats in a bubble that turns opaque when the zoom is activated, so players must throw a series of Pester Balls or Food at it to break the bubble so Mew will come out for a clear shot. Photographing Mew gets an automatic bonus of 2500 points, making it the highest ranking Pokémon in the game with a highest possible score of 10,000 points with perfect positioning, size and pose.

==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* {{g|Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness}}: Mew is the guardian of the [[Seven Treasures|Grass Cornet]].
* In [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]] Mew takes Pikachu and their friends {{p|Chikorita}}, {{p|Piplup}}, and {{p|Charmander}} to the {{ga|PokéPark}}. He then appears to Pikachu in a dream once they've arrived in the PokéPark and tells Pikachu to collect pieces of the [[Sky Prism]] so that peace can be restored to the PokéPark. Once all the pieces have been obtained Mew awaits Pikachu at the [[Sky Pavilion]] where he plays. In this game, Mew is referred to as male, despite being genderless in the main series.

===Pokédex entries===
{{Dex
|type=psychic
|gen=1
|redbluedex=So rare that it is still said to be a mirage by many experts. Only a few people have seen it worldwide.
|yellowdex=When viewed through a microscope, this Pokémon's short, fine, delicate hair can be seen.
|stadiumdex=A mythical Pokémon of {{wp|South America}}. A growing number of people have seen it recently.
|golddex= Apparently, it appears only to those people who are pure of heart and have a strong desire to see it.
|silverdex=Its DNA is said to contain the genetic codes of all Pokémon, so it can use all kinds of techniques.
|crystaldex=Because it can learn any [[move]], some people began research to see if it is the ancestor of all Pokémon.
|stadium2dex=Apparently, it appears only to those people who are pure of heart and have a strong desire to see it.
|rsdex=Mew is said to possess the genetic composition of all Pokémon. It is capable of making itself invisible at will, so it entirely avoids notice even if it approaches people.
|emeralddex=A Mew is said to possess the genes of all Pokémon. It is capable of making itself invisible at will, so it entirely avoids notice even if it approaches people.
|firereddex=A Pokémon of South America that was thought to have been extinct. It is very intelligent and learns any move.
|leafgreendex=So rare that it is still said to be a mirage by many experts. Only a few people have seen it worldwide.
|dpptdex=Because it can use all kinds of moves, many scientists believe Mew to be the ancestor of Pokémon.
|heartgolddex= Apparently, it appears only to those people who are pure of heart and have a strong desire to see it.
|soulsilverdex=Its DNA is said to contain the genetic codes of all Pokémon, so it can use all kinds of techniques.
|bwdex=Because it is able to use every move, there are many scientists who believe that it is the ancestor of all Pokémon.
|b2w2dex=Because it can use all kinds of moves, many scientists believe Mew to be the ancestor of Pokémon.
}}

===Game locations===
{{Availability|
type=psychic |
gen=1 |
rbrarity=[[Glitch]] [[Event]] |
rbarea=[[Mew Glitch]] [[Event]]|
yrarity=[[Glitch]] [[Event]] |
yarea=[[Mew Glitch]] [[Event]]|
jbrarity=[[Glitch]] [[Event]] |
jbarea=[[Mew Glitch]] [[Event]]|
gen2ex=rby|
gsarea=[[Event]]|
carea=[[Event]]|
gen3ex=frlg|
frlgex=rse|
hgssex=pal|
erarity=One |
hgrarity=One |
earea=[[Faraway Island]] (requires [[Old Sea Map]]) |
dprarity=One None |
dparea=[[My Pokémon Ranch]] [[Trade]] |
ptrarity=One None |
ptarea=[[My Pokémon Ranch]] (requires Platinum update, Japan only) [[Trade]] |
hgssarea=[[Event]]|
palarea=Forest |
gen5ex=none |
bwarea=[[Poké Transfer]]|
b2w2ex=none |
b2w2area=[[Poké Transfer]]|
}}

====In {{pkmn2|event}}s====
{{eventAvail/h|type=psychic|expand=yes}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|RG}}|Legendary Pokémon Offer Mew|Japanese|Japan|5|April 15 and July 15, 1996|link=List of Japanese event Pokémon distributions in Generation I#Legendary Pokémon Offer Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|RG}}|World Hobby Fair Mew|Japanese|Japan|?|August 23, 1996|link=List of Japanese event Pokémon distributions in Generation I#World Hobby Fair Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|RGB}}|Nintendo Space World '97 Mew|Japanese|Japan|?|November 22 to 24, 1997|link=List of Japanese event Pokémon distributions in Generation I#Nintendo Space World '97 Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|RGBY}}|Nintendo Space World '99 Mew|Japanese|Japan|5|August 27 to 29, 1999|link=List of Japanese event Pokémon distributions in Generation I#Nintendo Space World '99 Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|RBY}}|Poké Tour Mew|English|Australia|5|September 18 to October 9, 1999|link=List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation I#Poké Tour Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|RBY}}|Pokémon League Nintendo Training Tour '99 Mew|English|United States|5|October 9 to November 7, 1999|link=List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation I#Pokémon League Nintendo Training Tour '99 Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|RBY}}|Nintendo Power Mew|English|North America|5|November 1999 to January 2, 2000|link=List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation I#Nintendo Power Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|RBY}}|U.S. Toys "R" Us Mew|English|United States|5|December 8 to 12, 1999|link=List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation I#U.S. Toys "R" Us Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|RBY}}|Canada Toys "R" Us Mew|English|Canada|5|January 15 to 21, 2000|link=List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation I#Canada Toys "R" Us Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|RBY}}|U.S. Pokémon 2000 Stadium Tour Mew|English|United States|5|February 5 to April 9, 2000|link=List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation I#Pokémon 2000 Stadium Tour Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|RBY}}|Canada Pokémon 2000 Stadium Tour Mew|English|Canada|5|March ?? to ??? ??, 2000|link=List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation I#Canadian Pokémon Stadium Tour 2000 Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|RB}}|Nintendo Official Magazine tour Mew|English|United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland|5|April 1 to 28, 2000|link=List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation I#Nintendo Official Magazine tour Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|RBY}}|Pokémon Patrol Mew|English|Canada|5|May 20 to September 4, 2000|link=List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation I#Pokémon Patrol Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|RB}}|Mews Flash Mew|English|England|5|May 27, 2000|link=List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation I#Mews Flash Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|RB}}|Pokémon Tournament Mew|Spanish|Spain|5|June ??, 2000|link=List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation I#Spain Pokémon Tournament Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|RBY}}|Pokémon Championship 2000 Mew|English|United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland|5|July 15 to August 14, 2000|link=List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation I#UK and Ireland Pokémon Championship 2000 Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|RBY}}|Millennium Dome Mew|English|England|5|September 1 to 3, 2000|link=List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation I#Millennium Dome Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|RBY}}|Sydney Pokémon Championship 2000 Mew|English|Australia|5|September 12 to 22, 2000|link=List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation I#Sydney Pokémon Championship 2000 Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|RBY}}|Cora Châtelineau Mew|English|Belgium|5|2000|link=List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation I#Cora Châtelineau Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|GSC}}|Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! Mew|English|United States|5|November 22 to 28, 2002|link=List of Gotta Catch 'Em All event Pokémon#Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|RSE}}{{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}|Hadō Mew|Japanese|Japan|10|June 25 to August 31, 2005|link=List of Japanese event Pokémon distributions in Generation III#Hadō Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|RSE}}{{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}|PokéPark Mew|Japanese|Taiwan|30|May 10 to June 4, 2006|link=List of Japanese event Pokémon distributions in Generation III#PokéPark Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|RSE}}{{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}|Mystery Mew|English|United States|10|September 30, 2006|link=List of English event Pokémon distributions in Generation III#Mystery Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|RSE}}{{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}|Aura Mew|Italian|Italy|10|July 7 to 8, 2007|link=List of Italian event Pokémon distributions in Generation III#Aura Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|DP}}|Fukuoka PalCity Mew|Japanese|Japan|50|July 15 to 17, 2007|link=List of local Japanese event Pokémon distributions in Generation IV#Fukuoka PalCity Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|RSE}}{{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}|Aura Mew|English|United Kingdom|10|August 2 to 26, 2007|link=List of English event Pokémon distributions in Generation III#Aura Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|RSE}}{{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}|Aura Mew|French|France|10|2007|link=List of French event Pokémon distributions in Generation III#Aura Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|DP}}|Makuhari PalCity Mew|Japanese|Japan|50|August 3 to 5, 2007|link=List of local Japanese event Pokémon distributions in Generation IV#Makuhari PalCity Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|DP}}|Nagoya PalCity Mew|Japanese|Japan|50|August 10 to 12, 2007|link=List of local Japanese event Pokémon distributions in Generation IV#Nagoya PalCity Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|DP}}|Yokohama PalCity Mew|Japanese|Japan|50|August 17 to 19, 2007|link=List of local Japanese event Pokémon distributions in Generation IV#Yokohama PalCity Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|RSE}}{{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}|Aura Mew|Spanish|Spain|10|August 17 to 19, 2007|link=List of Spanish event Pokémon distributions in Generation III#Aura Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|RSE}}{{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}|Aura Mew|German|Germany|10|August 25 to October 7, 2007|link=List of German event Pokémon distributions in Generation III#Aura Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|DP}}|Osaka PalCity Mew|Japanese|Japan|50|August 31 to September 2, 2007|link=List of local Japanese event Pokémon distributions in Generation IV#Osaka PalCity Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|DP}}|Nintendo of Korea Mew|Korean|South Korea|50|March 21 to 22, 2009|link=List of local Korean event Pokémon distributions in Generation IV#Nintendo of Korea Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|HGSS}}|Susumu Mew|Japanese|Japan Wi-Fi|5|November 11 to 23, 2009|link=List of Wi-Fi Japanese event Pokémon distributions in Generation IV#First distribution}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|DPP}}{{gameabbrev3|HGSS}}|Susumu Mew|Japanese|Japan Wi-Fi|5|January 29 to February 14, 2010|link=List of Wi-Fi Japanese event Pokémon distributions in Generation IV#Second distribution}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|HGSS}}|Fall 2010 Mew|English|Wi-Fi|5|October 15 to 30, 2010|link=List of Wi-Fi English event Pokémon distributions in Generation IV#Fall 2010 Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|HGSS}}|Autumn 2010 Mew|French|Wi-Fi|5|October 15 to 30, 2010|link=List of Wi-Fi French event Pokémon distributions in Generation IV#Autumn 2010 Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|HGSS}}|Autumn 2010 Mew|German|Wi-Fi|5|October 15 to 30, 2010|link=List of Wi-Fi German event Pokémon distributions in Generation IV#Autumn 2010 Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|HGSS}}|Autumn 2010 Mew|Italian|Wi-Fi|5|October 15 to 30, 2010|link=List of Wi-Fi Italian event Pokémon distributions in Generation IV#Autumn 2010 Mew}}
{{eventAvail|{{gameabbrev3|HGSS}}|Autumn 2010 Mew|Spanish|Wi-Fi|5|October 15 to 30, 2010|link=List of Wi-Fi Spanish event Pokémon distributions in Generation IV#Autumn 2010 Mew}}
|}

====In side games====
[[File:SnapMew.jpg|thumb|Mew in [[Pokémon Snap]]]]
{{SidegameAvail
|type=psychic
|pinball=[[Indigo Plateau]]{{tt|*|Only appears after clearing the Mewtwo bonus stage at least twice. Cannot actually be caught; the timer must run out with Mew on the field for it to register in the Pokédex.}}
|snap=[[Rainbow Cloud]]
|trozei=Random Agent Cards [[Mr. Who's Den]]
|md=[[Buried Relic]] (36F-98F)
|ranger=[[Olive Jungle]] (Event mission 3)
|md2=[[Mystery Jungle]] (Interior)
|ranch=Store 999 Pokémon{{tt|*|Received in a Trade with Hayley for a Pokémon Egg; available for transfer to Diamond or Pearl (or Platinum with the Platinum update)}}
|rumble=Password
|rumble2=Factory: [[Sunny Seashore]]{{tt|*|Get 80 customers}}
|pokepark=[[Sky Pavilion]]
}}

Also, in {{Eng|Pokémon Stadium}} and {{g|Stadium 2}}, Mew is available as a [[rental Pokémon]] after the player beats Round 1 of the [[Prime Cup]].

===Held items===
{{HeldItems
|type=psychic
|rby1=Bitter Berry|rby1type=Berries (Generation II)|rby1rar=100|rby1image=no
|e1=Lum Berry|e1type=Berry|e1rar=100
|event1=Salac Berry|event1type=Berry|event1rar=100
}}

===Stats===
====Base stats====
{{BaseStats with RBY|
type=psychic|
HP= 100 |
Attack= 100 |
Defense=100 |
SpAtk= 100 |
SpDef= 100 |
Special=100 |
Speed= 100 }}

====Pokéathlon stats====
{{Pokéthlon
|type=Psychic
|Speed=4
|SpeedMax=5
|Power=2
|PowerMax=5
|Technique=5
|TechniqueMax=5
|Stamina=4
|StaminaMax=5
|Jump=3
|JumpMax=5
}}

===Type effectiveness===
{{Type effectiveness|
type1=psychic|
Normal= 100 |
Flying= 100 |
Fighting= 50 |
Ground= 100 |
Rock= 100 |
Bug= 200 |
Poison= 100 |
Ghost= 200 |
Steel= 100 |

Fire= 100 |
Grass= 100 |
Electric=100 |
Psychic= 50 |
Water= 100 |
Ice= 100 |
Dragon= 100 |
Dark= 200 |

notes=yes|
gen1psychic=yes|
oldghost=0}}

===Learnset===
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{{learnlist/levelh|Mew|Psychic|Psychic|5|1}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Pound|Normal|Physical|40|100|35}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Reflect Type|Normal|Status|—|—|15}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Transform|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|10|Mega Punch|Normal|Physical|80|85|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|20|Metronome|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|30|Psychic|Psychic|Special|90|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|40|Barrier|Psychic|Status|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/level5|50|AncientPower|Rock|Special|60|100|5}}
{{learnlist/level5|60|Amnesia|Psychic|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|70|Me First|Normal|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|80|Baton Pass|Normal|Status|—|—|40}}
{{learnlist/level5|90|Nasty Plot|Dark|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|100|Aura Sphere|Fighting|Special|90|—|20}}
{{learnlist/levelf|Mew|Psychic|Psychic|5|1}}

====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====
{{learnlist/AllTM|Mew|V|tm}}
{{learnlist/tmh|Mew|Psychic|Psychic|5|1}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM01|Hone Claws|Dark|Status|—|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM02|Dragon Claw|Dragon|Physical|80|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM03|Psyshock|Psychic|Special|80|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM04|Calm Mind|Psychic|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM05|Roar|Normal|Status|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM06|Toxic|Poison|Status|—|90|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM07|Hail|Ice|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM08|Bulk Up|Fighting|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM09|Venoshock|Poison|Special|65|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM10|Hidden Power|Normal|Special|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM11|Sunny Day|Fire|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM12|Taunt|Dark|Status|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM13|Ice Beam|Ice|Special|95|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM14|Blizzard|Ice|Special|120|70|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM15|Hyper Beam|Normal|Special|150|90|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM16|Light Screen|Psychic|Status|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM17|Protect|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM18|Rain Dance|Water|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM19|Telekinesis|Psychic|Status|—|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM20|Safeguard|Normal|Status|—|—|25}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM21|Frustration|Normal|Physical|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM22|SolarBeam|Grass|Special|120|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM23|Smack Down|Rock|Physical|50|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM24|Thunderbolt|Electric|Special|95|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM25|Thunder|Electric|Special|120|70|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM26|Earthquake|Ground|Physical|100|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM27|Return|Normal|Physical|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM28|Dig|Ground|Physical|80|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM29|Psychic|Psychic|Special|90|100|10||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM30|Shadow Ball|Ghost|Special|80|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM31|Brick Break|Fighting|Physical|75|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM32|Double Team|Normal|Status|—|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM33|Reflect|Psychic|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM34|Sludge Wave|Poison|Special|95|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM35|Flamethrower|Fire|Special|95|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM36|Sludge Bomb|Poison|Special|90|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM37|Sandstorm|Rock|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM38|Fire Blast|Fire|Special|120|85|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM39|Rock Tomb|Rock|Physical|50|80|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM40|Aerial Ace|Flying|Physical|60|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM41|Torment|Dark|Status|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM42|Facade|Normal|Physical|70|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM43|Flame Charge|Fire|Physical|50|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM44|Rest|Psychic|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM45|Attract|Normal|Status|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM46|Thief|Dark|Physical|40|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM47|Low Sweep|Fighting|Physical|60|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM48|Round|Normal|Special|60|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM49|Echoed Voice|Normal|Special|40|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM50|Overheat|Fire|Special|140|90|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM51|Ally Switch|Psychic|Status|—|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM52|Focus Blast|Fighting|Special|120|70|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM53|Energy Ball|Grass|Special|80|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM54|False Swipe|Normal|Physical|40|100|40}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM55|Scald|Water|Special|80|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM56|Fling|Dark|Physical|—|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM57|Charge Beam|Electric|Special|50|90|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM58|Sky Drop|Flying|Physical|60|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM59|Incinerate|Fire|Special|30|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM60|Quash|Dark|Status|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM61|Will-O-Wisp|Fire|Status|—|75|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM62|Acrobatics|Flying|Physical|55|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM63|Embargo|Dark|Status|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM64|Explosion|Normal|Physical|250|100|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM65|Shadow Claw|Ghost|Physical|70|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM66|Payback|Dark|Physical|50|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM67|Retaliate|Normal|Physical|70|100|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM68|Giga Impact|Normal|Physical|150|90|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM69|Rock Polish|Rock|Status|—|—|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM70|Flash|Normal|Status|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM71|Stone Edge|Rock|Physical|100|80|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM72|Volt Switch|Electric|Special|70|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM73|Thunder Wave|Electric|Status|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM74|Gyro Ball|Steel|Physical|—|100|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM75|Swords Dance|Normal|Status|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM76|Struggle Bug|Bug|Special|30|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM77|Psych Up|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM78|Bulldoze|Ground|Physical|60|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM79|Frost Breath|Ice|Special|40|90|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM80|Rock Slide|Rock|Physical|75|90|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM81|X-Scissor|Bug|Physical|80|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM82|Dragon Tail|Dragon|Physical|60|90|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM83|Work Up|Normal|Status|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM84|Poison Jab|Poison|Physical|80|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM85|Dream Eater|Psychic|Special|100|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM86|Grass Knot|Grass|Special|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM87|Swagger|Normal|Status|—|90|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM88|Pluck|Flying|Physical|60|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM89|U-turn|Bug|Physical|70|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM90|Substitute|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM91|Flash Cannon|Steel|Special|80|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM92|Trick Room|Psychic|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM93|Wild Charge|Electric|Physical|90|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM94|Rock Smash|Fighting|Physical|40|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM95|Snarl|Dark|Special|55|95|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM01|Cut|Normal|Physical|50|95|30}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM02|Fly|Flying|Physical|90|95|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM03|Surf|Water|Special|95|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM04|Strength|Normal|Physical|80|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM05|Waterfall|Water|Physical|80|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM06|Dive|Water|Physical|80|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tmf|Mew|Psychic|Psychic|5|1}}
|}

====By {{pkmn|breeding}}====
{{learnlist/breedh|Mew|psychic|psychic|5|1}}
{{learnlist/breed5null}}
{{learnlist/breedf|Mew|psychic|psychic|5|1}}

====By [[Move Tutor|tutoring]]====
{{learnlist/AllTM|Mew|V|tutor}}
{{learnlist/tutorh|Mew|psychic|psychic|5|1}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|After You|Normal|Status|—|—|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Aqua Tail|Water|Physical|90|90|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Bind|Normal|Physical|15|85|20|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Block|Normal|Status|—|—|5|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Bounce|Flying|Physical|85|85|5|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Bug Bite|Bug|Physical|60|100|20|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Covet|Normal|Physical|60|100|40|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Dark Pulse|Dark|Special|80|100|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Dragon Pulse|Dragon|Special|90|100|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Drain Punch|Fighting|Physical|75|100|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Drill Run|Ground|Physical|80|95|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Dual Chop|Dragon|Physical|40|90|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Earth Power|Ground|Special|90|100|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Electroweb|Electric|Special|55|95|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Endeavor|Normal|Physical|—|100|5|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Fire Punch|Fire|Physical|75|100|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Foul Play|Dark|Physical|95|100|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Gastro Acid|Poison|Status|—|100|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Giga Drain|Grass|Special|75|100|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Gravity|Psychic|Status|—|—|5|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Gunk Shot|Poison|Physical|120|70|5|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Heal Bell|Normal|Status|—|—|5|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Heat Wave|Fire|Special|100|90|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Helping Hand|Normal|Status|—|—|20|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Hyper Voice|Normal|Special|90|100|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Ice Punch|Ice|Physical|75|100|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Icy Wind|Ice|Special|55|95|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Iron Defense|Steel|Status|—|—|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Iron Head|Steel|Physical|80|100|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Iron Tail|Steel|Physical|100|75|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Knock Off|Dark|Physical|20|100|20|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Last Resort|Normal|Physical|140|100|5|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Low Kick|Fighting|Physical|—|100|20|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Magic Coat|Psychic|Status|—|—|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Magic Room|Psychic|Status|—|—|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Magnet Rise|Electric|Status|—|—|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Outrage|Dragon|Physical|120|100|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Pain Split|Normal|Status|—|—|20|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Recycle|Normal|Status|—|—|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Role Play|Psychic|Status|—|—|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Roost|Flying|Status|—|—|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Seed Bomb|Grass|Physical|80|100|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Signal Beam|Bug|Special|75|100|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Skill Swap|Psychic|Status|—|—|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Sky Attack|Flying|Physical|140|90|5|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Sleep Talk|Normal|Status|—|—|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Snatch|Dark|Status|—|—|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Snore|Normal|Special|40|100|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Spite|Ghost|Status|—|100|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Stealth Rock|Rock|Status|—|—|20|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Super Fang|Normal|Physical|—|90|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Superpower|Fighting|Physical|120|100|5|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Synthesis|Grass|Status|—|—|5|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Tailwind|Flying|Status|—|—|30|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|ThunderPunch|Electric|Physical|75|100|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Trick|Psychic|Status|—|100|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Uproar|Normal|Special|90|100|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Wonder Room|Psychic|Status|—|—|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Worry Seed|Grass|Status|—|100|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Zen Headbutt|Psychic|Physical|80|90|15||'''|no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutorf|Mew|psychic|psychic|5|1}}
|}

====By {{pkmn2|event}}s====
{{learnlist/eventh|Mew|psychic|psychic|5|1}}
{{learnlist/event5null}}
{{learnlist/eventf|Mew|psychic|psychic|5|1}}

===Side game data===
{{Sidegame|
type=psychic |
ndex=151 |
pinball=Catch |
Trozei=yes |
rarity=Rare |
Dungeon=yes |
body=1 |
rate=0.9 |
area=Final Island |
P1=It makes me happy being with you! |
P2=Oh, no! My HP is half gone! |
P3=I can't go on! My HP is almost gone... |
PL=I leveled up! Doesn't that make you happy? |
Ranger=yes |
group=Psychic |
assist=Psychic |
fieldpower=0 |
field=None |
loop=18 |
MinEXP=150 |
MaxEXP=150 |
browser=Mew is a rare Pokémon considered to be a mirage. It does flips and can go invisible. |
Dungeon2=yes |
body2=1 |
rate2=20 |
iq=H |
rumble=yes|
rumbleattack=3|
rumbledefense=4|
rumblespeed=4|
rumble2=yes|
rumble2attack=3|
rumble2defense=4|
rumble2speed=4|
Pad=Mew oversees the PokéPark from the [[Sky Pavilion]]. It was Mew's invitation that brought you and your friends to restore friendship to the PokéPark. |
}}

===Evolution===
{{evobox
|sprite1=151
|name1=Mew
|type1-1=Psychic}}

===Sprites===
{{Sprite|
type=psychic|
gen=1|
gender=none|
ndex=151|
name=Mew|
}}

==Trivia==
* Though it comes after {{p|Mewtwo}} in the Pokédex, it has to have been discovered before Mewtwo, due to the fact that Mewtwo is Mew's clone.
* Mew was the only Pokémon of the first 151 to be left out of the original version of the [[Pokérap]].
* Mew was a little-known secret when {{game|Red and Green|s}} were first released in Japan. Even Nintendo was not initially aware that [[Shigeki Morimoto]] had programmed it into the game.<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/news/iwata/iwata_asks_-_pokmon_heartgold_version__soulsilver_version_16288_16289.html</ref>
* In the games, lost scientific reports state that Mew was found in the forests of [[Guyana]].
* In [[Generation III]], Mew was the only [[Kanto]] Pokémon not catchable in either {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, as well as the only legendary Kanto Pokémon catchable in {{v2|Emerald}}.
* Mew had shown up in six opening sequences, more than any other legendary.
* Mew is the only genderless Pokémon able to learn {{m|Captivate}}, and the only genderless Pokémon besides {{p|Cryogonal}} to learn {{m|Attract}}; however, when used by genderless Pokémon, these moves will always fail.
* Unlike most [[legendary Pokémon]], Mew needs only 1,059,860 Exp. to get to level 100, whereas most legendary Pokémon need 1,250,000. It shares this trait with both {{p|Celebi}} and {{p|Shaymin}}. The three of them also share base 100 stats.
* In [[Super Smash Bros.]] it has a chance of 1 out of 151 to appear, in [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]], its chance to appear is 1 out of 251, and in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]], its chance to appear is 1 out of 493.
** This is a reference to how many Pokémon were out during the release of each game (151 in [[Generation I]], 251 in [[Generation II]], and 493 in [[Generation IV]]).
[[File:Wildmew.jpg|thumb|right|A wild Mew found using the [[Mew glitch]]]]
* Mew shares the move {{m|Transform}} with {{p|Ditto}}, along with also sharing the same {{Shiny}} coloration and the same weight. In addition to this, in {{game|Yellow}}, Ditto can be encountered in the Pokémon Mansion on Cinnabar Island, where diary entries on Mew can be found.
* In an interview with [[Game Freak]] and [[Creatures, Inc.]] in [[Nintendo Power]] issue 134, [[Tsunekaz Ishihara]] revealed that he created Mew two weeks before game development was finished.
* In the US release of Mew as an event for {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, it was released on the ten-year anniversary of the original release of {{2v2|Gold|Silver}}.
* Mew was the most voted of all [[legendary Pokémon]] on {{n|Official Pokémon website announces Pokémon Power Bracket|Pokémon Power Bracket}}.
* Mew started the trend of every generation introducing a legendary Pokémon with a base stat total of 600 and a stat distribution of 100 all around. Others that follow this trend include {{p|Celebi}}, {{p|Jirachi}}, {{p|Manaphy}}, {{DL|Form differences|Land Forme}} {{p|Shaymin}}, and {{p|Victini}}.

===Trademark===
* Mew (then spelled ミュー, not ミュウ) was the first Pokémon trademark ever registered (granted on March 31, 1994, registration number 2636685 part 12), before even Pocket Monsters (ポケットモンスター), which was granted on December 26, 1997.
** ミュウ was registered on August 6, 1999, registration number 4302090.
* Mew is also the first Pokémon trademark ever applied for; the application was submitted on May 9, 1990, application number 平2-51989; before even Pocket Monsters, which was submitted September 11, 1995.
** ミュウ was submitted on June 17, 1997, application number 平9-128909.

===Origin===
{{Bulbanews|On the Origin of Species: Mew}}
Mew is similar to a vertebrate {{wp|embryo}}. Its morphology is similar to a {{wp|jerboa}}, having large hind legs and a long skinny tail. It is purported by scientists to be the ancestor of all other Pokémon, a reference to the {{wp|recapitulation theory}}. It also shares some traits with {{wp|cats}}.

====Name origin====
Mew may be derived from 妙 ''myō'' (strange/unusual), ''mew'' (the sound a kitten makes, referring to its size and cat-like appearance), or ''{{wp|mutant}}'' (myūtanto), or it may be a combination of ''mystery'' and ''new'' (considering that it is mysterious and "newly" discovered).

==In other languages==
{{Other languages|type=psychic|type2=psychic
|ja=ミュウ ''Mew''|jameaning=From ''mew'' the sound a kitten makes
|fr=Mew|frmeaning=Same as English/Japanese name
|es=Mew|esmeaning=Same as English/Japanese name
|de=Mew|demeaning=Same as English/Japanese name
|it=Mew|itmeaning=Same as English/Japanese name
|ko=뮤 ''Myu''|komeaning=Transliteration of Japanese name
|zh_yue=夢夢 ''Muhngmuhng''|zh_yuemeaning=From {{tt|夢 ''muhng''|dream}} doubled
|zh_cmn=夢幻 / 梦幻 ''Mèng Huàn''|zh_cmnmeaning=Means "dream" or "illusion"
}}

 

==Related articles==
* [[Mew (M01)]]
* [[Mew (M08)]]

==External links==
* [[wp:Mew (Pokémon)|Article on Wikipedia]]

==References==
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==Notes==

{{EventExclusive}} 
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{{Smash Bros.}} 
{{PokémonPrevNextFoot | prev=Mewtwo | next=Chikorita|type=psychic| prevnum=150| nextnum=152}} 
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List of references to Pokémon in popular culture

2013-06-25T00:54:38Z

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{{fan speculation}}
'''References to the Pokémon franchise''' are often made in other media. While {{p|Pikachu}} is a common target due to its prominence as the mascot of the franchise, other Pokémon, characters, and elements of the various Pokémon series are often lampooned.

==References in TV, movies and radio==
{| style="background: #2E83D2; margin-left: 10px; text-align:center; margin-bottom: 10px; {{roundy|10px}} border: 3px solid #81807A"
|-
! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytl|10px}}"| Series/Movie
! style="background: #6AA9E4;"| Episode
! style="background: #6AA9E4;"| Details
! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytr|10px}}"| Image
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|100 Greatest (UK TV series)|100 Greatest}}''
| ''100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross''
| style="text-align:left;" | In ''100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross'', Pokémon was featured as the 37th greatest toy, with emphasis being on the [[TCG]], and the problems it created for schools dealing with the theft of cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|30 Rock}}''
| ''Stride of Pride''
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon is a recurring theme in this episode with one of Jack's girlfriends. When referring to Jack's polygamy, she said that it was like Pokémon the way Jack had "gotta catch 'em all". Jack pluralizes Pokémon as "Pokémons" only to have her correct him. Jack brings up Pokémon numerous times throughout the episode in reference to his girlfriend, including referring to a text message he got as being "Pokémon'd". At the end of the episode, Liz writes a letter on her laptop, and also refers to "Pokémons" and her life as "little creatures running around".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|97.3 Forth One}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In an airing on 14 December 2011, the [[Pokémon Theme]] was briefly played, as the hosts mentioned that Pokémon was the top Christmas present at the height of its popularity.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|American Dad!}}''
| ''{{wp|A Piñata Named Desire}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While {{wp|Steve Smith (American Dad!)|Steve}} was remembering about he and his friends used to have sleepovers when they were little, a pink and purple {{p|Pikachu}} is seen on the t-shirt worn by his friend Toshi.
|[[File:APinataNamedDesire.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Austin Powers in Goldmember}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | The movie 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.
|[[File:Austin Powers Goldmember Charmander.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Arthur (TV Series)|Arthur}}''
| ''Arthur Loses his Marbles''
| style="text-align:left;" | Muffy says that she has fifty-four Dopeyman cards in a pack, in resemblance to Pokémon cards, and with one card a take on a Pikachu called "Stinkachu".
|[[File:ArthurLosesHisMarbles.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Are We There Yet? (TV Series)|Are We There Yet?}}''
| '' The Bad Dream Episode''
| style="text-align:left;" | After Nick says "You can't make a sequel for everything", Kevin says "They should've told that to the Pokémon people thirteen movies ago!" and then names all Pokémon movies up to [[M13]], including [[Mewtwo Returns|MR]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Bad Santa}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | One child asks "Santa" for Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Beast Machines}}''
| ''Revelations, Part I: Discovery''
| style="text-align:left;" | Jetstorm says "[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Bernard's Watch}}''
| {{tt|N/A|Entire series throughout.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Bernard's room is often shown to have first-generation Pokémon posters.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Big Bang Theory}}''
| The Cooper/Kripke Inversion
| style="text-align:left;" | Even after being taken off his joint checking account with his wife until he learned the value of money, {{wp|Howard Wolowitz}} still spent his lunch's allowance on [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|Pokémon cards]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Brum (TV series)|Brum}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon plushes can be seen at a stall in a fairground.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Cleveland Show}}''
| ''{{wp|Ain't Nothin' But Mutton Bustin'}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While {{wp|Cleveland Brown|Cleveland}} and {{wp|List of The Cleveland Show characters#Rallo_Tubbs|Rallo}} visit the County Fair, one of the stands has {{p|Gengar}} plushies.
|[[File:AintNothinButMuttonBustin.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Codename: Kids Next Door}}''
| ''Operation: A.R.C.H.I.V.E.''
| style="text-align:left;" | A character that can be seen in the audience looks similar to {{Ash}} in his [[original series]] clothes.
|[[File:OperationArchive.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Community (TV series)|Community}}''
| ''Digital Estate Planning''
| style="text-align:left;" | Hilda's long list of conversation topics includes "{{ka|old man}} {{pkmn|Trainer}}", "{{m|fly}} on a bird", "[[Cinnabar Island|cinnamon island]]", and "{{m|Surf|seal}} along the shore", a reference to the [[Old man glitch]]. Also when Gilbert is escaping from Cornelius he changes into [[Missingno.]] for a split-second.
|[[File:Community.png|200px]][[File:Community2.png|200px]]


|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Case Closed|Detective Conan}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} make a cameo appearance as kids who were staying in a certain train station. However, the distinct facial features each possess, such as Brock's eyes, their hairstyles, etc., were slightly altered and switched between the three kids.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Drawn Together}}''
| {{tt|N/A|Entire series throughout.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the main characters, {{wp|List of Drawn Together characters#Ling-Ling|Ling-Ling}}, is a direct parody of {{p|Pikachu}}. He mentions that one of his pastimes is [[EP038|giving children seizures]].
|[[File:Ling-Ling.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Dustin the Turkey|Dustin in Fowl Play}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | When {{wp|Dustin the Turkey}} was wondering what new job he should get, Socky asks "are we going to become [[Pokémon Trainer]]s?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|EastEnders}}''
| {{tt|N/A|An episode that aired sometime between 2001 and 2003. EastEnders episodes do not have titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Doctor {{wp|Anthony Trueman}} explains {{wp|Yin and Yang}} to his ex {{wp|Kat Slater}}, who then replied "Yin? Yang? You're not letting Pokémon characters take over your life?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Emmerdale}}''
| {{tt|N/A|An episode shown on 25 August 2011. Emmerdale episodes do not have titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Sandy Thomas}} plays an orange DSi, a sound effect from a Pokémon Ranger game is heard and he cries out in annoyance "Every time I get to the big boss Raikou on level 3, I need {{wp|Gabby Thomas|Gabby}}, only a child can work this wretched thing", much to his son {{wp|Ashley Thomas|Ashley}}'s annoyance. However, the music that is heard from the game is the initial encounter theme, which is inconsistant with what Sandy had stated to have happened.
|[[File:Emmerdale Pokemon Ranger Guardian Signs.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|ER (television series)|ER}}''
| ''{{wp|And in the End...}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A patient says "I am [[M02|the chosen one]], come to be known as {{p|Lugia}}."
|[[File:AndInTheEnd.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne}}''
| ''{{wp|Search and Estroy}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | General Skarr and Major Dr. Ghastly create the Poké-Digi Tank. A parody of both Pokémon and Digimon.
|[[File:SearchAndEstroy.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Everybody Loves Raymond}}''
| ''Hackidu''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode focuses "Hackidu", which is a spoof of Pokémon and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. Ray's daughter Ally makes a trade with a boy, giving him a sizable stack of cards for just one of hers, called "Scramisaur". Ray thinks the trade is unfair, so he talks to the boy's father and the trade is reversed. Ray then learns that he shouldn't have gotten the trade reversed, and attempts to get the card back. Hackidu is also watched on TV during the episode.
|[[File:Hackidu.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Family Guy}}''
| ''{{wp|April in Quahog}}
| style="text-align:left;" | A poster depicting a superhero that strongly resembles a {{p|Machoke}} can be seen in {{wp|Chris Griffin|Chris's}} room.
|[[File:AprilInQuahog.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Fillmore!}}''
| ''Test of the Tested''
| style="text-align:left;" | A cheerleading coach says that her team, while in a human pyramid, is "as strong as a {{p|Geodude}} using its {{m|Harden}} attack".
|[[File:TestOfTheTested.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Gabriel Iglesias}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | His friends have given him the nickname "Pikachu" and this is often referenced during his stand-up performances, occasionally mimicking Pikachu's voice.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|George Lopez (TV series)|George Lopez}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | When George and Benny discuss ways to make money, the former suggests that the latter pretend to be a {{p|Pikachu}} in Mexico.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ghost Stories (anime)|Ghost Stories}}'' (dub)
| ''Akane-san of the Broadcasting Room!! Voice of the Dead''
| style="text-align:left;" | The [[Pokémon anime]] is referenced when Leo states that the broadcast begins right after Pokémon.
|[[File:Ghost Stories.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| align="center" rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Good Luck Charlie}}''
| A L.A.R.P. in the Park
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a card game named "Pokeo," based on the Pokémon Trading Card Game and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. During this episode the characters mention type advantage, for example: "Grass power is no match for volcano power".
|
|- style="background: #fff"|- style="background: #fff"
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | A picture of an {{p|Eevee}} is drawn on a chalkboard in the basement.
|
|- style="background: #fff"|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Good Vibes (U.S. TV series)|Good Vibes}}''
| The Grass is Always Greener
| style="text-align:left;" | When Mondo sees Woody's room for the first time, he comments on all the awards for competitions he has. Woody admits that many of them were purchased on {{wp|ebay}} by his parents. Mondo then asks how much they spent on the "lame Pokémon tournament participant ribbon", a gold ribbon with a {{p|Pikachu}} on it, to which Woody claims that he won on his own.
| [[File:Good Vibes Pokemon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | A cartridge of Pokémon Sapphire can be seen in Dr. {{wp|Hector Hammond}}'s apartment.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy}}''
| ''It's Hokey Mon!''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a trading card game named "Hokey Mon".
|[[File:ItsHokeyMon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Grojband}}''
| ''Super Zeroes''
| style="text-align:left;" | In this episode, the lead guitarist Corey tries to come up with a gimmick for their band, and is seen in a purple Pikachu costume.
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Haiyore! Nyaruko-san}}''
| ''Like a Close Encounter of the Third Kind'' and ''Great Conspiracy X''
| style="text-align:left;" | Nyaruko summons her pets Shanta and Nephren-Car from a [[Poké Ball]]-esque object, during which she says 「君に決めた！」 ''Kimi ni kimeta!'' ("I choose you!")<ref>[http://nyaruref.blogspot.ca/2012/04/haiyore-nyaruko-san-episode-1.html NyaruReferences: Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Episode 1 References]</ref><ref>[http://nyaruref.blogspot.ca/2012/05/haiyore-nyaruko-san-episode-5.html NyaruReferences: Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Episode 5 References]</ref>
|[[File:Nyaruko.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Hayate the Combat Butler}}''
| Many episodes
| style="text-align:left;" | 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 background music make a reference to Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Heroes (TV series)|Heroes}}''
| ''{{wp|One of Us, One of Them}}'' and ''{{wp|Dual (Heroes)|Dual}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Hiro Nakamura}} was called {{p|Pikachu}} once in each of those two episodes.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Hetalia: Axis Powers}}'' (dub)
| ''Episode 18''
| style="text-align:left;" | During a battle against the Axis Powers, America chooses China to fight and says, "China, I choose you!" After beating and capturing the Axis Powers, America then says, "Yeah, we caught them all!"
| [[File:Reference Hetalia.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|House (TV series)|House M.D}}
| ''Perils of Paranoia''
| style="text-align:left;" | While having a discussion with his diagnostic team, House says, "Which is why {{p|Arceus}} created a universe with three states of matter and 300 solid or liquid poisons that could cause his symptoms," upon which Taub asks, "Arceus?" House then suggests he look it up.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Jackie Chan Adventures}}''
| ''Tough Break''
| style="text-align:left;" | A franchise called "Gnomekop" appears in an episode, which is Pokémon spelled backwards plus a "G". It also uses the slogan "Gotta collect 'em all", similar to Pokémon's [[Gotta catch 'em all!]]
|[[File:Gnomekop.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Jeopardy!}}''
| Several
| style="text-align:left;" | The franchise and parts thereof has been used in [http://j-archive.com/search.php?search=pokemon&submit=Search a number of clues and responses].
| [[File:JEOPARDYCLUE.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Johnny Test}}''
| ''Johnny'mon'' and ''The Return of Johnny'mon''
| style="text-align:left;" | Two episodes featured Tinymon, with a [[Pokédex|Tinydex]], [[Poké Ball|Tiny Cubes]] that contain creatures, a character named [[Ash Ketchum|Blast Ketchup]], and the slogan "Gotta snatch 'em all!". The episodes feature a legendary Tinymon known as "Screechereen," which greatly resembles [[Shadow Lugia]]. Blast Ketchup's Tinymon, Kadoomerang, also slightly resembles {{p|Squirtle}}. Evolution and attacks are also featured. For example, Screechereen evolves from Cuddlebuns, who is said to be the {{p|Magikarp|weakest}} Pokémon. It turned out that it needs love in order for it to evolve into the legendary Tinymon. Something similar to link cables are also featured. In the plot, Johnny and his sisters get stuck in a Tinymon game and need to trade with a cable in order to get out. However, a battle must first be won in order to access that function.
|[[File:Johnnymon.png|200px]] [[File:Johnnymon 2.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit|Law & Order: SVU}}''
| ''Uncivilized''
| style="text-align:left;" | A victim was last seen on his way to a store to buy Pokémon cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Home Invasions''
| style="text-align:left;" | The father of the victim's boyfriend stated that his son still has his Pokémon cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Lost (TV series)|Lost}}''
| ''{{wp|Ji Yeon}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In a flashback, {{wp|Jin-Soo Kwon|Jin}} is looking for a stuffed panda in a toy store that has an extensive amount of Pokémon merchandise on the shelves in the backround.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| align="center" rowspan="3" | ''{{wp|Lucky Star (manga)#Anime|Lucky Star}}''
| ''Base of the Sun''
| style="text-align:left;" | Kagami asks Konata if she has any talents besides making faces. Konata replies by stating that she can name every Pok{{tt|***|the anime censors this part}}n.
|[[File:BaseOfTheSun.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''The Famous Shooter''
| style="text-align:left;" | 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 shouts "get da ze!", which is "''[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]''" in Japanese.
|[[File:TheFamousShooter.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pandora's Box''
| style="text-align:left;" | Konata states that {{wp|Kinkaku-ji}} is gold, but {{wp|Ginkaku-ji}} isn't silver, referencing both the [[Bell Tower|Bell]] and [[Burned Tower|Brass Tower]]s, and {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}. She also wonders if they're like Po{{tt|*|the anime censors this part}}émon, and "if they have a {{game3|Ruby and Sapphire|Sapphire and Ruby|s}} or something".
|[[File:PandorasBox.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="12" | ''{{wp|MAD (TV series)|MAD}}''
| ''2012 Dalmatians / Grey's in Anime''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the "{{wp|Grey's Anatomy|Grey's}} In Anime" skit, {{wp|Derek Shepherd|Derek Shepherd}} (who wears a hat similar to Ash's) throws a [[Poké Ball]]-esque object, and a Pikachu lookalike, known as "Checkaflu", shocks the patient as the doctor says "clear!"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Cliffordfield / Big Time Rushmore''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a skit about rejected Pokémon. Among these is Punchachu, a punching mouse with huge arms and small feet, whose Trainer looks like [[Max]]. Ironically, its special attack is kicking. Another rejected Pokémon is Glasstar, a bear-like creature made out of glass. Its special attack is "frailty". Another reject Pokémon is Buzzkill, an owl-based Pokémon that looks similar to {{p|Hoothoot}}, whose special attack is indifference. When told how it loves battles, all it said was, "meh" while shrugging its shoulders. The last reject Pokémon is Uncle Hank (who was just an old man). His special attack is {{m|Confusion}}; all he does is get confused about what was going on.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pokémon Park / WWER''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode that features the skit "Pokémon Park", a spoof of ''{{wp|Jurassic Park}}''. An unknown [[Pokémon Professor|Professor]] invited Ash (who had black curly hair and glasses), Misty (who is holding a [[Nintendo DS|DS]] and has blond hair), Jessie (who had blue hair) and James (who had green hair). It features characters similar to {{p|Charmander}}, {{p|Charizard}}, {{p|Magikarp}}, {{p|Gyarados}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Bulbasaur}}. "Yu-Gi-Oh! Island" and "Digimon Island" are mentioned too.
|[[File:PokémonPark.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Gaming's Next Top Princess''
| style="text-align:left;" | Misty is among the contestants in "Gaming's Next Top Princess," among the likes of {{met|Samus Aran}}, {{smw|Princess Peach}}, {{zw|Princess Zelda}}, {{wp|Amy Rose}}, {{wp|Felicia (Darkstalkers)|Felicia}}, {{wp|Tifa Lockhart}}, {{wp|Lara Croft}}, and {{smw|Birdo}}.
|[[File:Misty in MAD.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pooh Grit / Not-A-Fan-A-Montana''
| style="text-align:left;" | One skit features a brand of gum called "Big League Pika-Chew" (a take on {{wp|Big League Chew|Big League Chew}}), made of real live Pikachu, and it helps people in baseball by giving the ball a shock when they hit it with a bat.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Kung Fu Blander / Destroy, Bob the Builder, Destroy''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Kung Fu Blander" skit has Po, the main character of the ''{{wp|Kung Fu Panda}}'' movie series, fighting the main villain of the {{wp|Kung Fu Panda 2|second}} ''Kung Fu Panda'' movie, Shen. When he learns that only a hero in "black and white" can defeat Shen and that it isn't him, he resorts to pulling several items and characters matching the description to use against Shen. One of the objects Po pulls out is {{p|Reshiram}} and {{p|Zekrom}}.
|[[File:KungFuBlander.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Twilight: Staking Dawn / Cookie Blue''
| style="text-align:left;" | One skit shows "PokéHarmony", which spoofs the dating website {{wp|eHarmony}}. It starts with a Geodude who can't get a date with a boulder, and then shows a female {{tt|Hitmonchan|Hitmonchan can only be male however}} paired up with a Machamp, a Bulbasaur who decided a Venusaur was right for her despite Venusaur being "evolved enough to be her father", and Mewtwo, who didn't need anyone. Ash Ketchum hosted the fake commercial.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Men in Black to the Future / Pokémon of Interest''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Pokémon of Interest" segment was a crossover between Pokémon and ''{{wp|Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest}}''. John Reese was assigned to capture a [[Psyduck]] and bring it to Harold Finch. When using [[Poké Ball]]s didn't work, he hits it with a shovel. Harold then turns to {{Ash}} and asks "What have you been doing for the past 14 seasons?!". This may have been a reference to when his voice actor [[Veronica Taylor]] was replaced by [[Sarah Natochenny]] in 2006.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus / The Adjustment Burro''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus" skit was a crossover between the {{wp|Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film series)|''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series}} and ''{{wp|Kid Icarus}}''. In the skit, Pikachu is shown to be part of the gang that harasses {{wp|Pit (Kid Icarus)|Pit}}, and {{wp|Ms. Pac-Man|Ms. Pac-Man}} uses Squirtle to extinguish the flames in the science lab.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pokémonsters, Inc.''
| style="text-align:left;" | This skit was a crossover between Pokémon and ''{{wp|Monsters, Inc.|Monsters, Inc.}}'' In this skit, Ash Ketchum ends up in the world of Monsters, Inc. and goes crazy, attempting to catch all of the monsters. His [[Ash's Pignite|Pignite]] and [[Ash's Krookodile|Krookodile]] are featured as well (but have different body styles/colors) throughout the skit, along with his [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]] who appeared briefly at the end.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Les the Miz / The Lex Factor''
| style="text-align:left;" | This episode featured a skit parodying ''{{wp|The More You Know}}'' titled "The Less You Know". In this skit, the announcer claimed that Poké Balls were able to hold Pokémon because they're airtight, with a {{pkmn|Trainer}} resembling [[Misty]] expressing disgust at the stench left behind after sending out her [[Squirtle]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Jaws the Great and Powerful / Off Their Spockers''
| style="text-align:left;" | This episode featured a skit called "[[Psyduck]]" where a man and a Psyduck went around solving mysteries, with the tagline "They'll pretty much let anything be a cop these days".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Malcolm in the Middle}}''
| ''{{wp|List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes#Season 3: 2001–2002|Company Picnic (Part 1)}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Dewey is sitting at a picnic table with a boy and both Pokémon cards in their hand, and can be seen making a trade. There are also cards laid on the table. The boy then offers Dewey some candy, which he is not supposed to be eating due to hyperactivity. After eating it, Dewey freaks out and throws some of the cards in the air.
|[[File:CompanyPicnicPart1.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes#Season 3: 2001–2002|Bowling}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A {{p|Charmander}} doll can be seen sitting on the bed in some episodes, along with a Squirtle doll.
|[[File:Charmander Malcolm in the Middle bowling.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Haruhi Suzumiya|The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya}}''
| ''Endless Eight'' ({{wp|List of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya episodes#2009_version|part two}})
| style="text-align:left;" | Two {{p|Pikachu}} masks, a purple {{p|Turtwig}} mask, a yellow {{p|Chimchar}} mask, and an orange {{p|Piplup}} mask can be seen on display.
|[[File:EndlessEight.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Babysitter's a Vampire}}''
| ''{{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire episodes#Season 1: 2011|Friday Night Frights}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When the ghost of {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Coach Ed|Coach ED}} ({{wp|Clé Bennett}}) haunts {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Ethan Morgan|Ethan Morgan}} ({{wp|Matthew Knight}}), threatening him that he'd ruin his life if he didn't win a trophy for their school, the young boy gets into a wrestling match with {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Kurt the Hurt|Kurt the Hurt}} ({{wp|William Greenblatt}}). When it becomes clear that he cannot win, Ethan exclaims that he has "never won a fight" to which his friend {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Benny Weir|Benny Weir}} ({{wp|Atticus Mitchell}}) replies, "False; remember that time in grade 2 when I took your Pokémon lunchbox?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Family}}''
| ''{{wp|List of My Family episodes#Series One (2000)|Pain in the Class}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | After finding out that his mother {{wp|Susan Harper (My Family)|Susan Harper}} ({{wp|Zoë Wanamaker}}) has invited the parents of his school bully round to solve his bullying problem, {{wp|Michael Harper (My Family)|Michael}} ({{wp|Gabriel Thomson}}) says 'goodbye' to some of his possessions, including his Pokémon cards, commenting that he only had 212 left to collect.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Hero (TV series)|My Hero}}''
| ''{{wp|My Hero (series 1)|Christmas}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When Ultronian superhero {{wp|Thermoman}}, aka. George Sunday ({{wp|Ardal O'Hanlon}}) is visiting his cousin Arnie ({{wp|Lou Hirsch}}) in {{wp|Las Vegas}} to ask him about the human holiday of Christmas, he says that he doesn't understand Christmas as although it is the season of goodwill, he says he was in Manchester the previous day to stop a pitched battle. Arnie asks if it was between rival gangs, but George says it was "three mums wanting the last Pokémon".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic}}''
| ''Feeling Pinkie Keen''
| style="text-align:left;" | When Twilight Sparkle gets upset over not understanding why Pinkie Pie is able to predict things she gets annoyed and flares up. She looks similar to {{p|Rapidash}} when she does this.
|[[File:TwilightRage.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Norm Show}}''
| ''Artie Comes to Town''
| style="text-align:left;" | The first scene is a parody of Pokémon, as a boy named Tommy thought he was Ash. The skit featured actors dressed as {{p|Squirtle}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Butterfree}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{p|Meowth}}. It features a Pokémon battle between Norm and Tommy.
|[[File:ArtieComesToTown.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Oblivious}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | During a speed round in a {{wp|sushi}} bar, {{wp|Regan Burns}} asks the contestants, "{{p|Pikachu}} is a character in what cartoon?" Another one of the contestants answered the $20 worth question correctly, the answer being {{pkmn|anime|Pokémon}}.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Osmosis Jones}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | When Ozzy tries to stop Drix from leaving Frank's body, one of the germs carries a Pikachu, as a joke on allergies.
|[[File:Osmosis Jones.png|200px]]
|- style= "background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Pinky Dinky Doo}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In several episodes, Tyler is shown talking about or playing with action figures called "Moo-Moo Miggy Monsters", which is based off of Pokémon. In one episode, Tyler plays a video game with a style very similar to Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Private Practice}}''
| ''Step One''
| style="text-align:left;" | An action figure of {{p|Reshiram}} is shown in this episode.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|ReBoot}}''
| ''My Two Bobs''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's featured game is a game entitled "Pantsu Hebi X", which is a parody of both Pokémon-styled battles and anime in general. In it, the dog character Frisket reboots itself to resemble {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:ReBoot.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Recess (TV series)|Recess}}''
| ''The Game''
| style="text-align:left;" | The addictive card game featured in the episode, named "Ajimbo", appears to be a a parody of the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}}.
|[[File:Ajimbo.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="3" | ''{{wp|Robot Chicken}}''
| ''Cracked China''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit titled "Pikachu Secret" in the episode parodies the anime. In its running time of 62 seconds, things happen such as Ash wondering when Misty is going to "shut up and make dinner", {{Gary}} calling Ash "ass", and Ash's Pikachu {{wp|Grinding (dance)|grinding}} another while inside its Poké Ball.
|[[File:PikachuSecret.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Junk in the Trunk''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit titled "Bloopers!", which runs for 5 minutes and 13 seconds, has 26 seconds which is devoted to parodying the anime. Pikachu and Squirtle are having a conversation in Pokémon speak. Eventually, Squirtle breaks custom and starts speaking with profanity-riddled dialogue in human tongue, claiming the Pokémon speech makes no sense at all. Pikachu asks "Earl" to say the line or he'll get the gas with skunk spray, to which Squirtle asks the kids to "go read a book or something".
|[[File:AS-PikaandSqui.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Caffeine-Induced Aneurysm''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit involves some children playing with Pokémon figurines and an old man exclaims that back in his day there were only [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|150 Pokémon]], and his wife (presumably) informs him there were actually {{p|Mew|151}}. He exclaims that she is a nerd, and then dies of a heart attack. Saddened, she then proclaims "That's how he would have wanted to go."
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei#Anime|Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei}}''
| ''Not Losing to Elbows, Not Losing to Knees''
| style="text-align:left;" | When Abiru says Nozomu would look good with a tail, he was pictured with various tails including those that resemble the tails of {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Glameow}}.
|[[File:NotLosingToElbows.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2"| ''{{wp|Saturday Night Live}}''
| ''John McCain / The White Stripes''
| style="text-align:left;" | In a "Hardball" sketch, Harry Belefonte (played by Tracy Morgan) makes many references to the unfair treatment of blacks. One of his references is "Pokémon is a slave trade, Pikachu is the slave master!"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Robert De Niro/ Diddy-Dirty Money''
| style="text-align:left;" | In "The Abacus Conundrum" skit, one of the fake books listed is called "The Pokémon Directive," and has a Pikachu on the cover.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|See Spot Run}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | James tells Gordon Smith that he had a nightmare of a {{p|Charizard}} trying to burn him, in resemblance to [[Ash's Charizard]]. James also tells him what a Pokémon is, as some people may not understand.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Sex and the City}}''
| ''Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl...''
| style="text-align:left;" | While looking at pictures at Charlotte's gallery, Samantha says, "You know, women dressing like men is very popular right now," to which Carrie replies, "And here I thought it was Pokémon."
|[[File:BoyGirlBoyGirl.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="7" | ''{{wp|The Simpsons}}''
| ''{{wp|Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Pikachu can be seen in {{wp|Bart Simpson|Bart}}'s satellite TV-induced hallucination
|[[File:BartVsLisaVsThirdGrade.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Pokey Mom}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's title is based on the word "Pokémon".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Children of a Lesser Clod}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The family are watching an episode of ''{{wp|Kids Say the Darndest Things}}'' when the host, {{wp|Bill Cosby}}, is interviewing a guest:
::'''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...
|[[File:ChildrenOfALesserClod.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Postcards from the Wedge}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Bart watches the [[Pokémon anime]] on TV, with {{Ash}} in his [[List of clothing in the anime#Ash|Diamond and Pearl attire]] and his {{AP|Pikachu}}; and Bart questions how did the series "stay so fresh", as a possible reference to how both the Pokémon anime and ''The Simpsons'' have been on the air for over a decade. This episode aired on the same day as the release of {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} in the United States.
|[[File:PostcardsFromTheWedge.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|'Tis the Fifteenth Season}}'' and ''{{wp|Fraudcast News}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the {{wp|The Simpsons opening sequence#Couch gag|couch gag}}, {{wp|Maggie Simpson|Maggie}} is [[Pokémon Cosplay|dressed up]] as a {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:TisTheFifteenthSeason.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Thirty Minutes over Tokyo}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The effects of ''[[EP038|Electric Soldier Porygon]]'' are experienced by the family in the episode, after they watch the local program "Battling Seizure Robots".
||[[File:ThirtyMinutesOverTokyo.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Chief of Hearts}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Bart plays a game called "Battle Ball" (a take on ''{{wp|Bakugan}}'') and one boy says that the game "makes ''{{wp|Digimon}}'' look like ''Pokémon''".
|[[File:ChiefOfHearts.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|South Park}}''
| ''{{wp|Chinpokomon}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode parodies Pokémon and fad culture in general. The line of toys have additionally made cameos in many subsequent episodes. During the episode {{wp|Kenny McCormick|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. Some of the "Chinpokomon" seen closely resemble {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Meowth}} and {{p|Charmander}}.
|[[File:Chinpokomon.png|200px]]

|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Suite Life on Deck}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|List of recurring characters in The Suite Life on Deck#Woody_Fink|Woody}} can be seen reading a Pokémon book.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Suite Life of Zack & Cody}}''
| ''{{wp|Odd Couples}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In multiple episodes, a toy [[Poké Ball]] can be seen on a shelf in Zack and Cody's bedroom.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|That's So Weird (TV series)|That's So Weird}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon has been mentioned multiple times in the series.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon bed sheets can be seen on multiple occasions.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Toradora!}}''
| ''No Matter What''
| style="text-align:left;" | Minori Kushieda finds Ryūji Takasu thinking and says 「ため息ゲットだぜ！」 ''Tameiki getto da ze!'' ("I caught your sigh!"), a shout out to the Japanese slogan of the Pokémon franchise, 「ポケモンゲットだぜ！」''Pokémon getto da ze!''. She also referenced other popular franchises, such as ''{{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}''.
|[[File:NoMatterWhat.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Transformers Animated}}'' (Japanese dub)
| ''Garbage In, Garbage Out''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's Japanese broadcast [[eyecatch]] is an homage to [[Who's That Pokémon?]], with Wreck-Gar being the silhouetted character.<ref>[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Garbage_In%2C_Garbage_Out "Garbage, In, Garbage Out" on TFWiki.net]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Tween Academy: Class of 2012}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In Kara's room, a {{p|Pikachu}} hat can be seen on an ''{{wp|Astro Boy}}'' statue.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US)}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | A question for $500,000 was ''Which of the following characters is not considered a "Pokémon"?'', with the possible answers being A) {{p|Jigglypuff}}, B) {{wp|Frodo Baggins|Frodo}}; C) {{p|Squirtle}}; and D) {{p|Pikachu}}. After the 50/50 lifeline was used, the two remaining answers left were A and B. The contestant then took the money, leaving with $250,000.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Whose Line Is It Anyway? (U.S. TV series)|Whose Line is it Anyway?}}''
| {{wp|List of Whose Line Is It Anyway? US episodes#Season 2|Season 2}}, Episode 32; {{tt|Show No. 235|Aired on April 20, 2000. American Whose Line is it Anyway? episodes are given show numbers post-production, but otherwise don't have actual titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon was one of the audience's suggestions used in a playing of "{{wp|List of games from Whose Line Is It Anyway?#Other games|Film, TV & Theatre Styles}}", which was played out by series regulars, {{wp|Ryan Stiles}} and {{wp|Colin Mochrie}}, and the episode's {{tt|fourth chair|A recurring or occasionally guest cast member who takes a fourth seat that's not occupied by Mochrie, Stiles, or Wayne Brady. Wayne became a regular from Season 2 onwards.}}, {{wp|Karen Maruyama}}. When Pokémon was used as a style for the scene, Karen says in a purposefully bad Asian-style accent, "Harro, [''sic''] I am Ichi!" She stiffly walks up to Ryan and says to him, "Please don't go!" to which he responds, "Oh, you're making my tail catch on fire!" and pretends to spew a flame from a tail, most likely referring to {{p|Charmander}}. As Karen turns to Colin and walks up to him, Colin spreads his arms apart and shouts, "{{p|Jigglypuff}}!" Karen pretends to shoot beams from her eyes, and she and Colin both jump and walk around on stage. Ryan then walks up to them and yells in a high-pitched, drawn-out voice, "Pikachu!" After Karen bobs over in front of Ryan like a {{wp|drinking bird}} for a moment, host {{wp|Drew Carey}} sounds the buzzer to freeze the players and change the style. Pokémon was also suggested by another audience member in a later episode's playing of the same game, but it was not used.
|[[File:Whose Line Pokémon.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| {{wp|List of Whose Line Is It Anyway? US episodes#Season 3|Season 3}}, Episode 34; {{tt|Show No. 343|Aired on May 4, 2001. American Whose Line is it Anyway? episodes are given show numbers post-production, but otherwise don't have actual titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | However, Pokémon was used again for a different playing of the same game, even though no audience members were intelligibly heard making that suggestion. (Though on the other hand, ''anime'' was an audience suggestion.) {{wp|Kathy Greenwood}} is the fourth chair for this episode, joining Colin and Ryan in "Film, TV, & Theatre Styles". This was a different portraying of a Pokémon "style" in comparison to the playing in show #235. When Pokémon was used as the last style for this playing's scene, Colin shouts out, "Pikachu!" in a high-pitched voice this time instead of Ryan, causing the audience to burst out in laughter as he started walking around the stage. He then pretends to shock Ryan, who yells, "Ow!" in response and does his Charmander pose used in show #235. Colin turns around, shouts "Pikachu!" again, and walks to the other side of the small stage. He then turns back to Kathy and Ryan and sends more "{{m|ThunderShock|shocks}}" towards them, causing Kathy to hop a bit on every "shock" sent towards her. (It had no effect on "Charmander Ryan", who was looking away and continuing to do his pose.) Kathy maintained {{tt|her scene's character|Playing as the wife of 'Police Chief Colin'}} throughout the style, pretending to point a handgun at Colin. Drew sounds the buzzer several times afterwards to end the game, sending the cast members back to their seats. He also awards 1,000 extra "{{tt|points|Since Whose Line is it Anyway? is a slight parody of game shows, the points are fake and irrelevant. Hence, 'the points don't matter'.}}" to Colin for his "Pikadoo" act (getting Colin to say, "Pikachu," once more to correct Drew, which also causes Ryan to say, "Bless you,") and says to him, "Oh, I'd love to see you and your wife going at it, man."
|
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| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{wp|Wipeout (2008 U.S. game show)|Wipeout}}'' (as ''Winter Wipeout'')
| ''{{wp|Wipeout (Season 4)#Winter Episode 4: Baby, It's Blob Outside|Baby, It's Blob Outside}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the contestants in this episode, Mika Mori, was given the nickname "Mikachu" in the episode. At one point during the episode, show co-host {{wp|John Henson}} said that Mika was {{p|Jigglypuff}}'d about the height of the hurdles.
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==References in non-Pokémon games==
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| ''{{np|Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the random items a villager may ask players to collect is ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]'' (but it is actually a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS]]'')
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| ''{{wp|Civilization V|Sid Meier's Civilization V}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There are several Pokémon-themed achievements in this {{wp|Steam (software)|Steampowered}} game. These include achievements named "It's Super Effective!" and "Gotta Catch 'Em All".
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| ''{{wp|DC Universe Online}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A feat in the game titled "Gotta Catch 'Em All" is achieved when players beat at least one player for every one of the six initial set of powers available in the game.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Draw Something}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Players are able to draw a {{p|Pikachu}}, earning one coin if chosen.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | This RPG has several Pokémon references, which include {{p|Marowak}}'s Spine in Illunibi or the body of Peke Utchoo (whose name is parody of {{p|Pikachu}}). In Arkngthand, there is a {{p|Weepinbell|Weepingbell}} Hall while in the Urshilaku Burial Caverns, there is a section known as {{p|Kakuna}} Burial.<ref>[http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Easter_Eggs Morrowind:Easter Eggs on The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages]</ref>
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Harvest Moon 64}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | If the characters Karen and Kai were to marry and have a child, their child will be dressed in a Pikachu costume.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2"| ''{{wp|Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | At the beginning of Chapter 8 on the True End route, Rom and Ram (twin sisters who personify the Nintendo DS) mention playing the "Pocketed Monstrosities" games:
::'''Ram''': Lowee's best games are easily the ones in the "Pocketed Monstrosities" franchise. You catch and raise 1,510,376 monsters.
::'''Rom''': Oh, yeah. I was playing it earlier and I captured the {{p|Eevee|Eebee}} monster
::'''Ram''': No way! I really want that one! Gimme.
::'''Rom''': I'll give you its parents later. They're both fourth generation, so you'll probably get one from them.
|[[File:HDNmk2-pokemon.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a mouse villain character named "Pirachu," a pun on both "Pikachu" and, given the general motif of the ''Neptunia'' franchise's villains, "{{wp|Copyright infringement of software|piracy}}."
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{ip|Kid Icarus: Uprising}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | After players defeat the Kraken as part of {{ip|Dyntos}}'s {{ip|The Three Trials|Three Trials}}, {{ip|Pit}} calls the Kraken a "Tentafool", possibly a reference to {{p|Tentacool}}.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the ''Zelda'' series, the ''{{zw|Keaton}} Mask'' introduced in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time}}'' bears a strong resemblance to Pikachu. It is mentioned in the game that Keaton "has been really popular lately", the game was released in 1998 when the fad level of Pokémon was still sharply on the rise. The item returned in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask}}'' where wearing it in certain areas would lead to ''{{zw|Keaton}}'' himself appearing, though this version of the character was revealed to be a {{wp|kitsune}}. The mask also has a background cameo in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|Wind Waker}}''.
|[[File:Legend of Zelda Keaton Mask.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{smw|Mario Artist: Paint Studio}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the official pictures shows somebody drawing a silhouette of Pikachu.
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|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Minecraft}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | As an easter egg, if you delete the splashes.txt file but not the META-INF folder from the game's files, the only [http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Splash splash text] to be shown is "{{p|Missingno.|missingno}}".
|[[File:Minecraft-Missingno.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{pk|Pikmin (game)|Pikmin}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The {{pk|S.S. Dolphin}}'s ship part called the {{pk|Bowsprit}} resembles a [[Poké Ball]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Poker Night at the Inventory}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Strong Bad}} asks {{wp|Sam & Max#Characters|Max}} if he's a Pokémon (pronounced as Poke-mon).
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There's a skill point titled "Gotta Catch Them All", a reference to the franchise's original slogan.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Runescape}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While a player is training the Dungeoneering skill in Daemonheim, after every floor players can receive a title. One of them is ''[[EP001|I choose you!]]'', received for summoning [[Party|6]] or more familiars.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{smw|Super Mario Galaxy}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a [[Poké Ball]]-shaped planet in the {{smw|Buoy Base Galaxy}}. Inside it is a {{smw|Power Star}}, which is needed to finish the level, possibly a reference to the Poké Ball's importance in the [[Pokémon games]].
|
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| ''{{wp|The Simpsons Game}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The game features "Sparklemon" in the level "Big Super Happy Fun Fun Game". Homer and Lisa must travel to three temples where they fight the Sparklemon in turn-based {{pkmn|battle}}s before they can collect them in "[[Poké Ball|capturing balls]]". The first two Sparklemon are based on {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Squirtle}}. One of the Sparklemon also uses a strike called "{{m|Scratch}} Attack". [[Damage modification|Type matchups]] is also presented in the form of moves' super-effectiveness, resistance, and immunity.
|[[File:The Simpsons Game.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Super Scribblenauts}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a level where Maxwell has to defeat a Witch's monsters which is set out as a Pokémon Battle format.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Trade & Battle: Card Hero}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There are a few spoofs on the Pokémon franchise in this [[Game Boy Color]] game developed by {{nw|Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo}} and {{nw|Intelligent Systems}}. One example of these references is an NPC who exclaims that he has been watching the show "Rocket Monsters".<ref>[http://fryguy64.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=cameo&action=display&thread=4105 Trade & Battle: Card Hero - Text Dump]</ref>
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{smw|Wario Land 3}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the game's 100 treasures is a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]''; however, the player cannot interact with it.
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| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{smw|Yoshi's Story}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The stages ''{{smw|Jelly Pipe|Stage 2-3}}'' and ''{{smw|Torrential Maze|Stage 2-4}}'' are made out entirely out of newspaper clippings, the text: ''Pikachu'', among others, is seen. So far, it has only been seen in one or two areas.
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==Other references==
* In {{wp|List of The Simpsons comics|''The Simpsons'' Comics}}, there is a story called ''An Anime Among Us'', in which Bart has a dream sequence which contains numerous references to Japanese traditional and popular culture, including anime such as ''{{wp|Sailor Moon}}'' and Pokémon. The most prominent references to Pokémon are Bart dressed like [[Ash Ketchum]], a Pocket Goblins (Pockegob) Trainer, and {{wp|Santa's Little Helper}} is a reference to Pikachu (Santa-choo). Bart fights against a trio from "Team Sprocket", with {{wp|Bart's Girlfriend|Jessica Lovejoy}} appearing as [[Jessie]], {{wp|Nelson Muntz}} appearing as [[James]], and {{wp|Martin Prince}} in a {{MTR}} costume (Cat Scratch-eth). This story is available in Bart Simpson Comics issue #12 as well as the collection book ''Big Bratty Book of Bart Simpson''.
* In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''Destroy All Manga!'', many references to various manga and anime are made, including ''{{wp|Dragon Ball}}'', ''{{wp|Sailor Moon}}'', and Pokémon. A series called "Porkymen" features many Pokémon-like creatures, including "Pikkanoze", a creature which shares striking resemblance with Pikachu. Also creatures similar to {{p|Venusaur}}, {{p|Onix}}, {{p|Blastoise}}, {{p|Geodude}} and {{p|Gengar}} are shown. When Porkymen are chasing {{wp|In Marge We Trust|Mr. Sparkle}}, Pikkanoze says, "Catch Mr. Sparkle, my Porkymen comrades! [[Gotta catch 'em all!|Catch him all!!!]]" When Mr. Sparkle encases Porkymen in soap bubbles, Pikkanoze says that it's "[[Poké Ball|somewhat familiar]]". This story is available in Simpsons Comics issue #45 as well as the collection book ''Simpsons Comics Unchained''.
* In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''All's Veldt That Ends Veldt!'', Maggie watches the aforementioned "Porkeymen", which is shown to use a Pokémon-like slogan "Gotta pitch 'em all!". When Maggie watches the show, Pikkanose's eyes release rapidly flashing light, causing Maggie to become hypnotized. This is obviously a reference to the infamous "[[EP038|seizure episode]]". This story is available in Bart Simpson Comics issue #7 as well as the collection book ''Big Bad Book of Bart Simpson''.
* In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''Day of the Nerd'', {{wp|Comic Book Guy}} dresses up like an anime character, using XL contact lenses to make his eyes seem like anime eyes, black laser lights to create himself speed stripes whenever he moves quickly, and a {{DL|List of Pokémon by color|yellow}} cat he calls, "Comicachu", an obvious reference to Pikachu. This story is available in Simpsons Comics issue #73 as well as the collection book ''Simpsons Comics Beach Blanket Bongo''.
* In 2008, Japanese researchers discovered a new protein which helps carry electrical impulses from the eyes to the brain and named it {{wp|Pikachurin}}. According to the researchers, the decision was based on both Pokémon and protein possessing "lightning-fast moves and shocking electric effects".
* {{wp|Zbtb7}}, a gene that discovered by a geneticist from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City, was originally named "Pokemon", stands for "POK erythroid myeloid ontogenic factor".
* ''{{wp|Homestar Runner}}'' has made a number of references to the series, usually playing on Pikachu's similar appearance to the character of The Cheat.<ref>[http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Pikachu Pikachu 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?"
* Parts of the insert song in [http://filmcow.com/charlietheunicorn3.html part three] of the popular flash cartoon series ''{{wp|Charlie the Unicorn}}'' bear resemblance to the original [[Kanto Pokérap|Pokérap]].
* In the book ''Babymouse: Cupcake Tycoon'', Pikachu is one of the many "people" seen watching an interview. It is later assumed that the same Pikachu was one of the two thousand "people" to buy Babymouse's cupcakes, as referenced by the narrator asking Babymouse how she was going to get her cupcakes to Japan.
* In {{wp|Neil Gaiman}}'s novella ''{{wp|Coraline}},'' the illustration on page 88 shows a Pikachu head among several other toys.
* In the ''{{wp|Love Hina}}'' manga, the main character, {{wp|Keitaro Urashima}}, can be seen with a {{p|Pikachu}} photo sticker while he checks his photo album filled with pictures of himself.
* In {{wp|The Lonely Island}} song, ''Japan'', they mention Pokémon.
* In 2005, {{wp|Bow Wow (rapper)|Bow Wow}} released a song called B.O.W., which in it he mentioned Pokémon.
* During a Republican debate for the ''{{wp|United States presidential election, 2012}}'', candidate {{wp|Herman Cain}} quotes a 'poet' saying "Life can be a challenge, life can seem impossible, but it's never easy when there's so much on the line." These are actually the beginning lines of ''{{so|The Power of One}}'', the theme song for the [[M02|movie of the same name]]. During his withdrawal speech, he reused the line but with proper attribution.
* On ''{{wp|The Annoying Orange}}'', in "Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)", 3 Pokémon were one of Marshmallow's gifts.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQnqyMOQmlA#t=0m36s Annoying Orange - Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)]</ref>
* In an interview with CultBox, ''{{wp|Hollyoaks}}'' actor Andrew Still, who portrays {{wp|Joel Dexter}} in the series, was asked what TV show reminded him of his childhood, to which he replied: "Definitely Pokémon. I remember going to a childminder when I was around 5 and me and all the other kids there would sit religiously around the TV and watch it".<ref>[http://www.cultbox.co.uk/blog/top-of-the-box/2441-hollyoaks-star-andrew-stills-tv-choices 'Hollyoaks' star Andrew Still's TV choices - CultBox]</ref>
* In the novel ''{{wp|Mad Dogs}}'', Pokemon ''(sic)'' was mentioned as one of the fads that had passed around CHERUB campus.
* During the ''{{wp|Hetalia: Axis Powers}}'' 2011 Christmas event, Ladonia was passing the time playing Pokémon on his [[Game Boy]] and stated his favorite Pokémon was {{p|Stunfisk}} in his rushed introduction to Denmark.<ref>[http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/xmas2011/2011_12_5.php Hetalia 2011 Christmas Event, page 5]</ref>
* One of the screensavers included in {{wp|XScreenSaver}} is called "JigglyPuff" ''(sic)''.<ref>[http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/screenshots/ XScreenSaver: Screenshots]</ref>
* In Volume 5 of the ''{{wp|Sword Art Online}}'' light novel series, when discussing possible ways for someone to shoot a bullet in virtual reality and kill someone else in real life, Kirito mentions an instance in which animation effects in an [[EP038|episode]] of [[Pokémon anime|a certain anime]] caused children across Japan to become sick.<ref>[http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Sword_Art_Online:Volume_5_Chapter_1 ''Sword Art Online'' Volume 5 - Chapter 1]</ref>
* 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>
* The virtual pet site ''[http://www.subeta.net Subeta]'' contains several references to Pokémon, including an item which heavily resembles a Poké Ball called Spherical Self-Contained Capture and Storage Unit<ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Spherical+Self-Contained+Capture+and+Storage+Unit SubetaLodge - Spherical Self-Contained Capture and Storage Unit]</ref> and two items that parody [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Pokémon Red and Blue]].<ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Betamon%3A+Azure+Gamepet+Game SubetaLodge - Betamon: Azure Gamepet Game]</ref><ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Betamon%3A+Crimson+Gamepet+Game SubetaLodge - Betamon: Crimson Gamepet Game]</ref>
*In the tenth book in the ''{{wp|Jigsaw Jones Mysteries}}'' series, ''The Case of the Ghostwriter'', Stringbean hires Jigsaw to take the case by offering him bubble gum, a {{wp|Darth Maul}} pencil eraser, a rubber band ball, $0.36, and a {{tcg|Diglett}} card. Jigsaw calls Diglett too common, so Stringbean instead offers a First Edition {{tcg|Gloom}} card, which he accepts.
*In ''{{wp|Death Battle}}'''s [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Vegeta Vegeta] vs. [http://sonic.wikia.com/wiki/Shadow Shadow] battle, when Shadow sends Vegeta to the Moon, a recolored {{p|Ducklett}} with space helmet can be seen.

==References==
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Hey You, Pikachu!

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|name=Hey You, Pikachu!
|jname=ピカチュウげんきでちゅう
|boxart=Hey You Pikachu EN boxart.png
|jbox=Hey You Pikachu JP boxart.png
|jcaption=Japanese boxart of Hey You, Pikachu!
|caption=Boxart of Hey You, Pikachu!
|platform=[[Nintendo 64]]
|category=Virtual pet
|players=Single player
|developer=[[Ambrella]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|gen_series=[[Generation I]] [[version|side series]]
|cero=N/A
|esrb=E
|release_date_ja=December 12, 1998
|release_date_na=November 6, 2000
|website_ja=[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/game/other/64-genki/ Official site]
|website_en=[http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/hey-you-pikachu/ Official site]
}}
{{StrategyWiki}}

'''Hey You, Pikachu!''' (Japanese: '''ピカチュウげんきでちゅう''' ''Pikachu Genki dechū'') is a spin-off game for [[Nintendo 64]] developed by [[Ambrella]]. The [[Voice Recognition Unit]], a specialised microphone for the Nintendo 64, is included with it. Using voice-recognition software, the game interprets a player's commands, letting one interact verbally with {{p|Pikachu}}.

The player is asked by [[Professor Oak]] to test out a new invention named the PokéHelper, which allows one to talk to any Pokémon present. The player goes to a fenced-in area of [[Viridian Forest]], and first meet the Pikachu that will become the partner through the game. The entire game takes place in an area between [[Pewter City]] and [[Viridian City]], according to the in-game maps.

There are three levels of difficulty, each of them accessible from a different location in the house, that offer 17 stages that can be replayed, and one stage that can be played once per saved file. The player's interactions with the world are limited to picking up items, using the Megaphone, once obtained, to knock fruits out of trees, giving items to Pikachu, and controlling Pikachu's general behavior via vocal commands.

The game is one of the few that utilizes the Nintendo 64's Voice Recognition Unit, and it understands about 200 words, including "{{m|ThunderShock}}", "{{m|Thunderbolt}}," and "{{m|Thunder}}".

==Blurb==
For the first time ever you can actually talk to your favorite Pokémon. Tag along with {{p|Pikachu}} as it goes through its daily routines, taking field trips, going fishing and having picnics, becoming better friends with each passing day. The more you speak, the closer friends you'll be!

* Talk into the microphone, see Pikachu react. Your voice travels to Pikachu through the N64 Voice Recognition Unit and microphone-both included.
* Pal around with Pikachu - together you'll gather cooking ingredients, fish for favorite {{t|water}} Pokémon, and even hunt for buried treasure on a deserted island.
* Speak to Pikachu using a variety of key words and phrases. Friendship is based on communication, and there's plenty to talk about!

==Characters==
===Human===
* Mom (player's mother)
* [[Professor Oak]]
===Pokémon===
* {{p|Pikachu}}
* {{p|Bulbasaur}}
* {{p|Venusaur}}
* {{p|Charmander}}
* {{p|Squirtle}}
* {{p|Caterpie}}
* {{p|Metapod}}
* {{p|Butterfree}}
* {{p|Oddish}}
* {{p|Gloom}}
* {{p|Vileplume}}
* {{p|Poliwag}}
* {{p|Poliwhirl}}
* {{p|Abra}}
* {{p|Slowpoke}}
* {{p|Magnemite}}
* {{p|Haunter}}
* {{p|Lapras}}
* {{p|Togepi}}

==Levels==
===Pikachu's Discovery Days===
The beginner level, which is selectable from the sliding door in the player's bedroom. It is represented by a childlike scribble of the areas in the game, done with wax crayons, and the background music is a remix of the {{game|Red and Blue|s}} title theme. It is the only area where the three fishing spots can be selected and played.

The locations available from this level are:
* Viridian Forest
* Ochre Woods
* Ochre Fishing Spot
* Springleaf Field
* Cobalt Fishing Spot
* Olivine Fishing Spot

===Pikachu's Play Days===
An intermediary level, which appears from the front gate of the player's house's front yard. It is represented by a relatively-detailed sketch of the areas in the game, done with coloring pencils, and the background music is a tropical remix of the Pokémon Red and Blue title theme as well.

The locations available from this level are:
* Ochre Woods
* Springleaf Field
* Cobalt Coast
* Cobalt Island
* Olivine Lake

===Pikachu's Daring Days===
[[File:Hey You Pikachu Daring Days.png|thumb|right|200px|Map for the Daring Days level]]
The most difficult level, which appears at the side gate of the player's house's front yard. It is represented by a highly-detailed map of the areas in the game, and the background music is a fanfare-like remix of the Pokémon Red and Blue title theme. Professor Oak's secret training can be selected by telling the name to Pikachu while on the map.

The locations available from this level are:
* Viridian Forest
* Ochre Woods
* Springleaf Field
* Cobalt Island
* Olivine Lake
* Professor Oak's Secret Training

==Mission Types==
===A Pokémon Picnic===
In these missions, which take place in Ochre Woods, the player and Pikachu have to gather ingredients for {{p|Bulbasaur}}'s meal, and send them to Bulbasaur by calling {{p|Magnemite}} over. Bulbasaur asks for three ingredients, but one of the ingredients needs to be doubled, for a total of four ingredients to give to Magnemite in order for the mission to be completed. A {{p|Togepi}} [[Pokémon Egg]] can also be found and hatched through repetitive visits to the two shops of the game. {{p|Abra}}'s shop is placed in an area that can only be reached from the second Pokémon Picnic mission onward. The only rewards are seeing the reaction Pikachu and its friends have to the various meals Bulbasaur serves, failed or successful.

===Caring For Caterpie===
In these missions, which take place in Viridian Forest, the player and Pikachu must supervise from one to five {{p|Caterpie}}, depending on how many of them evolved into {{p|Metapod}} in prior Caring For Caterpie missions. The way to complete this mission type is to let Pikachu distract the Caterpie, and feed them bloomed roses when hungry. The Caterpie will evolve into Metapod once fed enough times, and the Metapod will turn into {{p|Butterfree}} once enough time has passed. At the end of the day, Butterfree comes back and rewards Pikachu with a ruby, a glass marble, a balloon or a colored jewel.

===Field Trip===
In these missions, which take place in Springleaf Field, the player and Pikachu need only enjoy themselves for a day. Pikachu can find, greet and water {{p|Oddish}}, {{p|Gloom}} and {{p|Vileplume}} here. {{p|Charmander}} is also sometimes seen in the first mission, and {{p|Diglett}} sometimes tries to trip Pikachu in the third mission. The second mission takes place in an area with one of Abra's shops. While watering Oddish and Gloom make them evolve, there is one unique Oddish that only grows [[Giant Pokémon|larger over time]], until it is at least ten times Pikachu's size, in the third Field Trip mission. Another odd phenomenon are the strange radish and smelly radish that Pikachu sometimes mistakes for Oddish and Gloom.

===Gone Fishing!===
In these missions, the player and Pikachu can go to three locations, and start fishing Pokémon out of the water. The Pokémon caught are of various sizes, and each fishing spot contains different Pokémon, including rare ones like Dratini. There are also other Pokémon milling about out of the water and watching Pikachu fish, also dependent on the locations chosen. [[Professor Oak]] sometimes comments on the pond once you leave at the end of the day, mentioning rare catches in the location. If Pikachu catches a large Pokémon, it will be rewarded with a fishing flag to take home with it.

===Little Lost Poliwag===
In these missions, which take place at Olivine Lake, the player and Pikachu have to gather up five lost {{p|Poliwag}}, and bring them back home, safe and sound. The first Little Lost Poliwag mission allows the player to meet with {{p|Squirtle}}, who will bring all the found Poliwag back home to their mother, and reward Pikachu with a silver coin, a glass marble, a balloon or a colored jewel. The second mission's location is home to the Poliwag's mother, {{p|Poliwhirl}}, and a mischievous {{p|Haunter}} who can be shocked away from scaring the Poliwag with an electric attack.

===The Piñata Game===
This mission, found at Cobalt Coast, only has one part to it, but can be replayed normally like the other missions. Pikachu is invited to a piñata party held by {{p|Venusaur}}, and all its friends want to help it smack the [[Poké Ball]] containing the rewards open. If Pikachu can successfully open the Poké Ball more than once, Venusaur rewards it with the harmonica, which calls {{p|Lapras}} over to ferry Pikachu and the player to Cobalt Island.

===Treasure Hunt===
In these missions, which take place on Cobalt Island, the player and Pikachu have to explore a small island full of buried treasure. {{p|Slowpoke}} sunbathes on a rock near the shore, and Lapras can sometimes be seen swimming around the island, watching the treasure hunt. The treasure chests that Pikachu can dig up can then be opened by reading the sign associated with them, and repeating the order to Pikachu. One of the prizes that can be obtained from a big treasure chest is the [[wp:Shinai|toy sword]] that decorates the protagonists' bedroom from then on.

==Items==
* Ball
* Cupcake
* Fishing hook
* Harmonica
* Lucky hook
* Megaphone
* PokéHelper
* Watering Can
* Watering Pail
* Flying Acorn

==Trivia==
* The Japanese name of the game, '''ピカチュウげんきでちゅう''' ''Pikachu Genki Dechū'', is a pun on ピカチュウげんきです ''Pikachu is fine''.
* Although the game has not gained any direct sequels, [[Pokémon Channel]] seems to be a sequel, since it is a virtual pet simulation game in which the player shall raise a Pikachu. [[Pokémon Dash]] may also be an indirect sequel, as the Pikachu there is similar to that one in ''Channel'': it even sometimes starts to laugh when being petted, among other things. It is unknown if the Pikachu and/or the player character are the same.
** [[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]] and its sequel, PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond both seem to be other indirect sequels - although the gameplay is significantly different from the virtual pet aspects of ''Hey You, Pikachu!'' and ''Channel'', the core of starring a Pikachu and being intended for younger fans of Pokémon is similar.
* Hey You, Pikachu!, PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure and [[PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond]] are so far the only Pokémon games that don't have the word 'Pokémon' in their English titles.
* According to the in-game maps, there is water to the northeast of Viridian Forest, where Cobalt Coast and Cobalt Island are located.
* The cluster of houses representing Pewter City are only visible in the drawing of Pikachu's Discovery Days.
* This is the first Pokémon game to feature a Pokémon from the [[Generation II|following generation]] ({{p|Togepi}}).
* In reference to Nintendo's rivalry with Sony, an easter egg was placed in the game: speaking "PlayStation" or "Sony" into the microphone causes Pikachu to become angry.
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List of references to Pokémon in popular culture

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'''References to the Pokémon franchise''' are often made in other media. While {{p|Pikachu}} is a common target due to its prominence as the mascot of the franchise, other Pokémon, characters, and elements of the various Pokémon series are often lampooned.

==References in TV, movies and radio==
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! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytl|10px}}"| Series/Movie
! style="background: #6AA9E4;"| Episode
! style="background: #6AA9E4;"| Details
! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytr|10px}}"| Image
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|100 Greatest (UK TV series)|100 Greatest}}''
| ''100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross''
| style="text-align:left;" | In ''100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross'', Pokémon was featured as the 37th greatest toy, with emphasis being on the [[TCG]], and the problems it created for schools dealing with the theft of cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|30 Rock}}''
| ''Stride of Pride''
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon is a recurring theme in this episode with one of Jack's girlfriends. When referring to Jack's polygamy, she said that it was like Pokémon the way Jack had "gotta catch 'em all". Jack pluralizes Pokémon as "Pokémons" only to have her correct him. Jack brings up Pokémon numerous times throughout the episode in reference to his girlfriend, including referring to a text message he got as being "Pokémon'd". At the end of the episode, Liz writes a letter on her laptop, and also refers to "Pokémons" and her life as "little creatures running around".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|97.3 Forth One}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In an airing on 14 December 2011, the [[Pokémon Theme]] was briefly played, as the hosts mentioned that Pokémon was the top Christmas present at the height of its popularity.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|American Dad!}}''
| ''{{wp|A Piñata Named Desire}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While {{wp|Steve Smith (American Dad!)|Steve}} was remembering about he and his friends used to have sleepovers when they were little, a pink and purple {{p|Pikachu}} is seen on the t-shirt worn by his friend Toshi.
|[[File:APinataNamedDesire.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Austin Powers in Goldmember}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | The movie 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.
|[[File:Austin Powers Goldmember Charmander.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Arthur (TV Series)|Arthur}}''
| ''Arthur Loses his Marbles''
| style="text-align:left;" | Muffy says that she has fifty-four Dopeyman cards in a pack, in resemblance to Pokémon cards, and with one card a take on a Pikachu called "Stinkachu".
|[[File:ArthurLosesHisMarbles.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Are We There Yet? (TV Series)|Are We There Yet?}}''
| '' The Bad Dream Episode''
| style="text-align:left;" | After Nick says "You can't make a sequel for everything", Kevin says "They should've told that to the Pokémon people thirteen movies ago!" and then names all Pokémon movies up to [[M13]], including [[Mewtwo Returns|MR]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Bad Santa}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | One child asks "Santa" for Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Beast Machines}}''
| ''Revelations, Part I: Discovery''
| style="text-align:left;" | Jetstorm says "[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Bernard's Watch}}''
| {{tt|N/A|Entire series throughout.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Bernard's room is often shown to have first-generation Pokémon posters.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Big Bang Theory}}''
| The Cooper/Kripke Inversion
| style="text-align:left;" | Even after being taken off his joint checking account with his wife until he learned the value of money, {{wp|Howard Wolowitz}} still spent his lunch's allowance on [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|Pokémon cards]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Brum (TV series)|Brum}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon plushes can be seen at a stall in a fairground.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Cleveland Show}}''
| ''{{wp|Ain't Nothin' But Mutton Bustin'}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While {{wp|Cleveland Brown|Cleveland}} and {{wp|List of The Cleveland Show characters#Rallo_Tubbs|Rallo}} visit the County Fair, one of the stands has {{p|Gengar}} plushies.
|[[File:AintNothinButMuttonBustin.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Codename: Kids Next Door}}''
| ''Operation: A.R.C.H.I.V.E.''
| style="text-align:left;" | A character that can be seen in the audience looks similar to {{Ash}} in his [[original series]] clothes.
|[[File:OperationArchive.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Community (TV series)|Community}}''
| ''Digital Estate Planning''
| style="text-align:left;" | Hilda's long list of conversation topics includes "{{ka|old man}} {{pkmn|Trainer}}", "{{m|fly}} on a bird", "[[Cinnabar Island|cinnamon island]]", and "{{m|Surf|seal}} along the shore", a reference to the [[Old man glitch]]. Also when Gilbert is escaping from Cornelius he changes into [[Missingno.]] for a split-second.
|[[File:Community.png|200px]][[File:Community2.png|200px]]


|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Case Closed|Detective Conan}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} make a cameo appearance as kids who were staying in a certain train station. However, the distinct facial features each possess, such as Brock's eyes, their hairstyles, etc., were slightly altered and switched between the three kids.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Drawn Together}}''
| {{tt|N/A|Entire series throughout.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the main characters, {{wp|List of Drawn Together characters#Ling-Ling|Ling-Ling}}, is a direct parody of {{p|Pikachu}}. He mentions that one of his pastimes is [[EP038|giving children seizures]].
|[[File:Ling-Ling.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Dustin the Turkey|Dustin in Fowl Play}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | When {{wp|Dustin the Turkey}} was wondering what new job he should get, Socky asks "are we going to become [[Pokémon Trainer]]s?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|EastEnders}}''
| {{tt|N/A|An episode that aired sometime between 2001 and 2003. EastEnders episodes do not have titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Doctor {{wp|Anthony Trueman}} explains {{wp|Yin and Yang}} to his ex {{wp|Kat Slater}}, who then replied "Yin? Yang? You're not letting Pokémon characters take over your life?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Emmerdale}}''
| {{tt|N/A|An episode shown on 25 August 2011. Emmerdale episodes do not have titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Sandy Thomas}} plays an orange DSi, a sound effect from a Pokémon Ranger game is heard and he cries out in annoyance "Every time I get to the big boss Raikou on level 3, I need {{wp|Gabby Thomas|Gabby}}, only a child can work this wretched thing", much to his son {{wp|Ashley Thomas|Ashley}}'s annoyance. However, the music that is heard from the game is the initial encounter theme, which is inconsistant with what Sandy had stated to have happened.
|[[File:Emmerdale Pokemon Ranger Guardian Signs.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|ER (television series)|ER}}''
| ''{{wp|And in the End...}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A patient says "I am [[M02|the chosen one]], come to be known as {{p|Lugia}}."
|[[File:AndInTheEnd.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne}}''
| ''{{wp|Search and Estroy}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | General Skarr and Major Dr. Ghastly create the Poké-Digi Tank. A parody of both Pokémon and Digimon.
|[[File:SearchAndEstroy.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Everybody Loves Raymond}}''
| ''Hackidu''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode focuses "Hackidu", which is a spoof of Pokémon and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. Ray's daughter Ally makes a trade with a boy, giving him a sizable stack of cards for just one of hers, called "Scramisaur". Ray thinks the trade is unfair, so he talks to the boy's father and the trade is reversed. Ray then learns that he shouldn't have gotten the trade reversed, and attempts to get the card back. Hackidu is also watched on TV during the episode.
|[[File:Hackidu.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Family Guy}}''
| ''{{wp|April in Quahog}}
| style="text-align:left;" | A poster depicting a superhero that strongly resembles a {{p|Machoke}} can be seen in {{wp|Chris Griffin|Chris's}} room.
|[[File:AprilInQuahog.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Fillmore!}}''
| ''Test of the Tested''
| style="text-align:left;" | A cheerleading coach says that her team, while in a human pyramid, is "as strong as a {{p|Geodude}} using its {{m|Harden}} attack".
|[[File:TestOfTheTested.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Gabriel Iglesias}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | His friends have given him the nickname "Pikachu" and this is often referenced during his stand-up performances, occasionally mimicking Pikachu's voice.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|George Lopez (TV series)|George Lopez}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | When George and Benny discuss ways to make money, the former suggests that the latter pretend to be a {{p|Pikachu}} in Mexico.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ghost Stories (anime)|Ghost Stories}}'' (dub)
| ''Akane-san of the Broadcasting Room!! Voice of the Dead''
| style="text-align:left;" | The [[Pokémon anime]] is referenced when Leo states that the broadcast begins right after Pokémon.
|[[File:Ghost Stories.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| align="center" rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Good Luck Charlie}}''
| A L.A.R.P. in the Park
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a card game named "Pokeo," based on the Pokémon Trading Card Game and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. During this episode the characters mention type advantage, for example: "Grass power is no match for volcano power".
|
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| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | A picture of an {{p|Eevee}} is drawn on a chalkboard in the basement.
|
|- style="background: #fff"|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Good Vibes (U.S. TV series)|Good Vibes}}''
| The Grass is Always Greener
| style="text-align:left;" | When Mondo sees Woody's room for the first time, he comments on all the awards for competitions he has. Woody admits that many of them were purchased on {{wp|ebay}} by his parents. Mondo then asks how much they spent on the "lame Pokémon tournament participant ribbon", a gold ribbon with a {{p|Pikachu}} on it, to which Woody claims that he won on his own.
| [[File:Good Vibes Pokemon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | A cartridge of Pokémon Sapphire can be seen in Dr. {{wp|Hector Hammond}}'s apartment.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy}}''
| ''It's Hokey Mon!''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a trading card game named "Hokey Mon".
|[[File:ItsHokeyMon.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Grojband}}''
| ''Super Zeroes''
| style="text-align:left;" | In this episode, the lead guitarist Corey tries to come up with a gimmick for their band, and is seen in a purple Pikachu costume.
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Haiyore! Nyaruko-san}}''
| ''Like a Close Encounter of the Third Kind'' and ''Great Conspiracy X''
| style="text-align:left;" | Nyaruko summons her pets Shanta and Nephren-Car from a [[Poké Ball]]-esque object, during which she says 「君に決めた！」 ''Kimi ni kimeta!'' ("I choose you!")<ref>[http://nyaruref.blogspot.ca/2012/04/haiyore-nyaruko-san-episode-1.html NyaruReferences: Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Episode 1 References]</ref><ref>[http://nyaruref.blogspot.ca/2012/05/haiyore-nyaruko-san-episode-5.html NyaruReferences: Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Episode 5 References]</ref>
|[[File:Nyaruko.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Hayate the Combat Butler}}''
| Many episodes
| style="text-align:left;" | 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 background music make a reference to Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Heroes (TV series)|Heroes}}''
| ''{{wp|One of Us, One of Them}}'' and ''{{wp|Dual (Heroes)|Dual}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Hiro Nakamura}} was called {{p|Pikachu}} once in each of those two episodes.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Hetalia: Axis Powers}}'' (dub)
| ''Episode 18''
| style="text-align:left;" | During a battle against the Axis Powers, America chooses China to fight and says, "China, I choose you!" After beating and capturing the Axis Powers, America then says, "Yeah, we caught them all!"
| [[File:Reference Hetalia.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|House (TV series)|House M.D}}
| ''Perils of Paranoia''
| style="text-align:left;" | While having a discussion with his diagnostic team, House says, "Which is why {{p|Arceus}} created a universe with three states of matter and 300 solid or liquid poisons that could cause his symptoms," upon which Taub asks, "Arceus?" House then suggests he look it up.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Jackie Chan Adventures}}''
| ''Tough Break''
| style="text-align:left;" | A franchise called "Gnomekop" appears in an episode, which is Pokémon spelled backwards plus a "G". It also uses the slogan "Gotta collect 'em all", similar to Pokémon's [[Gotta catch 'em all!]]
|[[File:Gnomekop.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Jeopardy!}}''
| Several
| style="text-align:left;" | The franchise and parts thereof has been used in [http://j-archive.com/search.php?search=pokemon&submit=Search a number of clues and responses].
| [[File:JEOPARDYCLUE.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Johnny Test}}''
| ''Johnny'mon'' and ''The Return of Johnny'mon''
| style="text-align:left;" | Two episodes featured Tinymon, with a [[Pokédex|Tinydex]], [[Poké Ball|Tiny Cubes]] that contain creatures, a character named [[Ash Ketchum|Blast Ketchup]], and the slogan "Gotta snatch 'em all!". The episodes feature a legendary Tinymon known as "Screechereen," which greatly resembles [[Shadow Lugia]]. Blast Ketchup's Tinymon, Kadoomerang, also slightly resembles {{p|Squirtle}}. Evolution and attacks are also featured. For example, Screechereen evolves from Cuddlebuns, who is said to be the {{p|Magikarp|weakest}} Pokémon. It turned out that it needs love in order for it to evolve into the legendary Tinymon. Something similar to link cables are also featured. In the plot, Johnny and his sisters get stuck in a Tinymon game and need to trade with a cable in order to get out. However, a battle must first be won in order to access that function.
|[[File:Johnnymon.png|200px]] [[File:Johnnymon 2.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit|Law & Order: SVU}}''
| ''Uncivilized''
| style="text-align:left;" | A victim was last seen on his way to a store to buy Pokémon cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Home Invasions''
| style="text-align:left;" | The father of the victim's boyfriend stated that his son still has his Pokémon cards.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Lost (TV series)|Lost}}''
| ''{{wp|Ji Yeon}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In a flashback, {{wp|Jin-Soo Kwon|Jin}} is looking for a stuffed panda in a toy store that has an extensive amount of Pokémon merchandise on the shelves in the backround.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| align="center" rowspan="3" | ''{{wp|Lucky Star (manga)#Anime|Lucky Star}}''
| ''Base of the Sun''
| style="text-align:left;" | Kagami asks Konata if she has any talents besides making faces. Konata replies by stating that she can name every Pok{{tt|***|the anime censors this part}}n.
|[[File:BaseOfTheSun.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''The Famous Shooter''
| style="text-align:left;" | 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 shouts "get da ze!", which is "''[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]''" in Japanese.
|[[File:TheFamousShooter.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pandora's Box''
| style="text-align:left;" | Konata states that {{wp|Kinkaku-ji}} is gold, but {{wp|Ginkaku-ji}} isn't silver, referencing both the [[Bell Tower|Bell]] and [[Burned Tower|Brass Tower]]s, and {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}. She also wonders if they're like Po{{tt|*|the anime censors this part}}émon, and "if they have a {{game3|Ruby and Sapphire|Sapphire and Ruby|s}} or something".
|[[File:PandorasBox.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="11" | ''{{wp|MAD (TV series)|MAD}}''
| ''2012 Dalmatians / Grey's in Anime''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the "{{wp|Grey's Anatomy|Grey's}} In Anime" skit, {{wp|Derek Shepherd|Derek Shepherd}} (who wears a hat similar to Ash's) throws a [[Poké Ball]]-esque object, and a Pikachu lookalike, known as "Checkaflu", shocks the patient as the doctor says "clear!"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Cliffordfield / Big Time Rushmore''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode features a skit about rejected Pokémon. Among these is Punchachu, a punching mouse with huge arms and small feet, whose Trainer looks like [[Max]]. Ironically, its special attack is kicking. Another rejected Pokémon is Glasstar, a bear-like creature made out of glass. Its special attack is "frailty". Another reject Pokémon is Buzzkill, an owl-based Pokémon that looks similar to {{p|Hoothoot}}, whose special attack is indifference. When told how it loves battles, all it said was, "meh" while shrugging its shoulders. The last reject Pokémon is Uncle Hank (who was just an old man). His special attack is {{m|Confusion}}; all he does is get confused about what was going on.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pokémon Park / WWER''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode that features the skit "Pokémon Park", a spoof of ''{{wp|Jurassic Park}}''. An unknown [[Pokémon Professor|Professor]] invited Ash (who had black curly hair and glasses), Misty (who is holding a [[Nintendo DS|DS]] and has blond hair), Jessie (who had blue hair) and James (who had green hair). It features characters similar to {{p|Charmander}}, {{p|Charizard}}, {{p|Magikarp}}, {{p|Gyarados}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Pidgey}} and {{p|Bulbasaur}}. "Yu-Gi-Oh! Island" and "Digimon Island" are mentioned too.
|[[File:PokémonPark.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Gaming's Next Top Princess''
| style="text-align:left;" | Misty is among the contestants in "Gaming's Next Top Princess," among the likes of {{met|Samus Aran}}, {{smw|Princess Peach}}, {{zw|Princess Zelda}}, {{wp|Amy Rose}}, {{wp|Felicia (Darkstalkers)|Felicia}}, {{wp|Tifa Lockhart}}, {{wp|Lara Croft}}, and {{smw|Birdo}}.
|[[File:Misty in MAD.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pooh Grit / Not-A-Fan-A-Montana''
| style="text-align:left;" | One skit features a brand of gum called "Big League Pika-Chew" (a take on {{wp|Big League Chew|Big League Chew}}), made of real live Pikachu, and it helps people in baseball by giving the ball a shock when they hit it with a bat.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Kung Fu Blander / Destroy, Bob the Builder, Destroy''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Kung Fu Blander" skit has Po, the main character of the ''{{wp|Kung Fu Panda}}'' movie series, fighting the main villain of the {{wp|Kung Fu Panda 2|second}} ''Kung Fu Panda'' movie, Shen. When he learns that only a hero in "black and white" can defeat Shen and that it isn't him, he resorts to pulling several items and characters matching the description to use against Shen. One of the objects Po pulls out is {{p|Reshiram}} and {{p|Zekrom}}.
|[[File:KungFuBlander.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Twilight: Staking Dawn / Cookie Blue''
| style="text-align:left;" | One skit shows "PokéHarmony", which spoofs the dating website {{wp|eHarmony}}. It starts with a Geodude who can't get a date with a boulder, and then shows a female {{tt|Hitmonchan|Hitmonchan can only be male however}} paired up with a Machamp, a Bulbasaur who decided a Venusaur was right for her despite Venusaur being "evolved enough to be her father", and Mewtwo, who didn't need anyone. Ash Ketchum hosted the fake commercial.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Men in Black to the Future / Pokémon of Interest''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Pokémon of Interest" segment was a crossover between Pokémon and ''{{wp|Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest}}''. John Reese was assigned to capture a [[Psyduck]] and bring it to Harold Finch. When using [[Poké Ball]]s didn't work, he hits it with a shovel. Harold then turns to {{Ash}} and asks "What have you been doing for the past 14 seasons?!". This may have been a reference to when his voice actor [[Veronica Taylor]] was replaced by [[Sarah Natochenny]] in 2006.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus / The Adjustment Burro''
| style="text-align:left;" | The "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus" skit was a crossover between the {{wp|Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film series)|''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' series}} and ''{{wp|Kid Icarus}}''. In the skit, Pikachu is shown to be part of the gang that harasses {{wp|Pit (Kid Icarus)|Pit}}, and {{wp|Ms. Pac-Man|Ms. Pac-Man}} uses Squirtle to extinguish the flames in the science lab.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pokémonsters, Inc.''
| style="text-align:left;" | This skit was a crossover between Pokémon and ''{{wp|Monsters, Inc.|Monsters, Inc.}}'' In this skit, Ash Ketchum ends up in the world of Monsters, Inc. and goes crazy, attempting to catch all of the monsters. His [[Ash's Pignite|Pignite]] and [[Ash's Krookodile|Krookodile]] are featured as well (but have different body styles/colors) throughout the skit, along with his [[Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu]] who appeared briefly at the end.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Les the Miz / The Lex Factor''
| style="text-align:left;" | This episode featured a skit parodying ''{{wp|The More You Know}}'' titled "The Less You Know". In this skit, the announcer claimed that Poké Balls were able to hold Pokémon because they're airtight, with a {{pkmn|Trainer}} resembling [[Misty]] expressing disgust at the stench left behind after sending out her [[Squirtle]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Malcolm in the Middle}}''
| ''{{wp|List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes#Season 3: 2001–2002|Company Picnic (Part 1)}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Dewey is sitting at a picnic table with a boy and both Pokémon cards in their hand, and can be seen making a trade. There are also cards laid on the table. The boy then offers Dewey some candy, which he is not supposed to be eating due to hyperactivity. After eating it, Dewey freaks out and throws some of the cards in the air.
|[[File:CompanyPicnicPart1.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes#Season 3: 2001–2002|Bowling}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A {{p|Charmander}} doll can be seen sitting on the bed in some episodes, along with a Squirtle doll.
|[[File:Charmander Malcolm in the Middle bowling.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Haruhi Suzumiya|The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya}}''
| ''Endless Eight'' ({{wp|List of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya episodes#2009_version|part two}})
| style="text-align:left;" | Two {{p|Pikachu}} masks, a purple {{p|Turtwig}} mask, a yellow {{p|Chimchar}} mask, and an orange {{p|Piplup}} mask can be seen on display.
|[[File:EndlessEight.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Babysitter's a Vampire}}''
| ''{{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire episodes#Season 1: 2011|Friday Night Frights}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When the ghost of {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Coach Ed|Coach ED}} ({{wp|Clé Bennett}}) haunts {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Ethan Morgan|Ethan Morgan}} ({{wp|Matthew Knight}}), threatening him that he'd ruin his life if he didn't win a trophy for their school, the young boy gets into a wrestling match with {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Kurt the Hurt|Kurt the Hurt}} ({{wp|William Greenblatt}}). When it becomes clear that he cannot win, Ethan exclaims that he has "never won a fight" to which his friend {{wp|List of My Babysitter's a Vampire characters#Benny Weir|Benny Weir}} ({{wp|Atticus Mitchell}}) replies, "False; remember that time in grade 2 when I took your Pokémon lunchbox?"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Family}}''
| ''{{wp|List of My Family episodes#Series One (2000)|Pain in the Class}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | After finding out that his mother {{wp|Susan Harper (My Family)|Susan Harper}} ({{wp|Zoë Wanamaker}}) has invited the parents of his school bully round to solve his bullying problem, {{wp|Michael Harper (My Family)|Michael}} ({{wp|Gabriel Thomson}}) says 'goodbye' to some of his possessions, including his Pokémon cards, commenting that he only had 212 left to collect.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Hero (TV series)|My Hero}}''
| ''{{wp|My Hero (series 1)|Christmas}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | When Ultronian superhero {{wp|Thermoman}}, aka. George Sunday ({{wp|Ardal O'Hanlon}}) is visiting his cousin Arnie ({{wp|Lou Hirsch}}) in {{wp|Las Vegas}} to ask him about the human holiday of Christmas, he says that he doesn't understand Christmas as although it is the season of goodwill, he says he was in Manchester the previous day to stop a pitched battle. Arnie asks if it was between rival gangs, but George says it was "three mums wanting the last Pokémon".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic}}''
| ''Feeling Pinkie Keen''
| style="text-align:left;" | When Twilight Sparkle gets upset over not understanding why Pinkie Pie is able to predict things she gets annoyed and flares up. She looks similar to {{p|Rapidash}} when she does this.
|[[File:TwilightRage.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Norm Show}}''
| ''Artie Comes to Town''
| style="text-align:left;" | The first scene is a parody of Pokémon, as a boy named Tommy thought he was Ash. The skit featured actors dressed as {{p|Squirtle}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Butterfree}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and {{p|Meowth}}. It features a Pokémon battle between Norm and Tommy.
|[[File:ArtieComesToTown.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Oblivious}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | During a speed round in a {{wp|sushi}} bar, {{wp|Regan Burns}} asks the contestants, "{{p|Pikachu}} is a character in what cartoon?" Another one of the contestants answered the $20 worth question correctly, the answer being {{pkmn|anime|Pokémon}}.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Osmosis Jones}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | When Ozzy tries to stop Drix from leaving Frank's body, one of the germs carries a Pikachu, as a joke on allergies.
|[[File:Osmosis Jones.png|200px]]
|- style= "background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Pinky Dinky Doo}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In several episodes, Tyler is shown talking about or playing with action figures called "Moo-Moo Miggy Monsters", which is based off of Pokémon. In one episode, Tyler plays a video game with a style very similar to Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Private Practice}}''
| ''Step One''
| style="text-align:left;" | An action figure of {{p|Reshiram}} is shown in this episode.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|ReBoot}}''
| ''My Two Bobs''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's featured game is a game entitled "Pantsu Hebi X", which is a parody of both Pokémon-styled battles and anime in general. In it, the dog character Frisket reboots itself to resemble {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:ReBoot.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Recess (TV series)|Recess}}''
| ''The Game''
| style="text-align:left;" | The addictive card game featured in the episode, named "Ajimbo", appears to be a a parody of the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}}.
|[[File:Ajimbo.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="3" | ''{{wp|Robot Chicken}}''
| ''Cracked China''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit titled "Pikachu Secret" in the episode parodies the anime. In its running time of 62 seconds, things happen such as Ash wondering when Misty is going to "shut up and make dinner", {{Gary}} calling Ash "ass", and Ash's Pikachu {{wp|Grinding (dance)|grinding}} another while inside its Poké Ball.
|[[File:PikachuSecret.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Junk in the Trunk''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit titled "Bloopers!", which runs for 5 minutes and 13 seconds, has 26 seconds which is devoted to parodying the anime. Pikachu and Squirtle are having a conversation in Pokémon speak. Eventually, Squirtle breaks custom and starts speaking with profanity-riddled dialogue in human tongue, claiming the Pokémon speech makes no sense at all. Pikachu asks "Earl" to say the line or he'll get the gas with skunk spray, to which Squirtle asks the kids to "go read a book or something".
|[[File:AS-PikaandSqui.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Caffeine-Induced Aneurysm''
| style="text-align:left;" | A skit involves some children playing with Pokémon figurines and an old man exclaims that back in his day there were only [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|150 Pokémon]], and his wife (presumably) informs him there were actually {{p|Mew|151}}. He exclaims that she is a nerd, and then dies of a heart attack. Saddened, she then proclaims "That's how he would have wanted to go."
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei#Anime|Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei}}''
| ''Not Losing to Elbows, Not Losing to Knees''
| style="text-align:left;" | When Abiru says Nozomu would look good with a tail, he was pictured with various tails including those that resemble the tails of {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Glameow}}.
|[[File:NotLosingToElbows.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2"| ''{{wp|Saturday Night Live}}''
| ''John McCain / The White Stripes''
| style="text-align:left;" | In a "Hardball" sketch, Harry Belefonte (played by Tracy Morgan) makes many references to the unfair treatment of blacks. One of his references is "Pokémon is a slave trade, Pikachu is the slave master!"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Robert De Niro/ Diddy-Dirty Money''
| style="text-align:left;" | In "The Abacus Conundrum" skit, one of the fake books listed is called "The Pokémon Directive," and has a Pikachu on the cover.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|See Spot Run}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | James tells Gordon Smith that he had a nightmare of a {{p|Charizard}} trying to burn him, in resemblance to [[Ash's Charizard]]. James also tells him what a Pokémon is, as some people may not understand.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Sex and the City}}''
| ''Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl...''
| style="text-align:left;" | While looking at pictures at Charlotte's gallery, Samantha says, "You know, women dressing like men is very popular right now," to which Carrie replies, "And here I thought it was Pokémon."
|[[File:BoyGirlBoyGirl.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="7" | ''{{wp|The Simpsons}}''
| ''{{wp|Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Pikachu can be seen in {{wp|Bart Simpson|Bart}}'s satellite TV-induced hallucination
|[[File:BartVsLisaVsThirdGrade.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Pokey Mom}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's title is based on the word "Pokémon".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Children of a Lesser Clod}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The family are watching an episode of ''{{wp|Kids Say the Darndest Things}}'' when the host, {{wp|Bill Cosby}}, is interviewing a guest:
::'''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...
|[[File:ChildrenOfALesserClod.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Postcards from the Wedge}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Bart watches the [[Pokémon anime]] on TV, with {{Ash}} in his [[List of clothing in the anime#Ash|Diamond and Pearl attire]] and his {{AP|Pikachu}}; and Bart questions how did the series "stay so fresh", as a possible reference to how both the Pokémon anime and ''The Simpsons'' have been on the air for over a decade. This episode aired on the same day as the release of {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} in the United States.
|[[File:PostcardsFromTheWedge.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|'Tis the Fifteenth Season}}'' and ''{{wp|Fraudcast News}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the {{wp|The Simpsons opening sequence#Couch gag|couch gag}}, {{wp|Maggie Simpson|Maggie}} is [[Pokémon Cosplay|dressed up]] as a {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:TisTheFifteenthSeason.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Thirty Minutes over Tokyo}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The effects of ''[[EP038|Electric Soldier Porygon]]'' are experienced by the family in the episode, after they watch the local program "Battling Seizure Robots".
||[[File:ThirtyMinutesOverTokyo.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Chief of Hearts}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Bart plays a game called "Battle Ball" (a take on ''{{wp|Bakugan}}'') and one boy says that the game "makes ''{{wp|Digimon}}'' look like ''Pokémon''".
|[[File:ChiefOfHearts.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|South Park}}''
| ''{{wp|Chinpokomon}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode parodies Pokémon and fad culture in general. The line of toys have additionally made cameos in many subsequent episodes. During the episode {{wp|Kenny McCormick|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. Some of the "Chinpokomon" seen closely resemble {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Meowth}} and {{p|Charmander}}.
|[[File:Chinpokomon.png|200px]]

|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Suite Life on Deck}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|List of recurring characters in The Suite Life on Deck#Woody_Fink|Woody}} can be seen reading a Pokémon book.
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| ''{{wp|The Suite Life of Zack & Cody}}''
| ''{{wp|Odd Couples}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In multiple episodes, a toy [[Poké Ball]] can be seen on a shelf in Zack and Cody's bedroom.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|That's So Weird (TV series)|That's So Weird}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon has been mentioned multiple times in the series.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon bed sheets can be seen on multiple occasions.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Toradora!}}''
| ''No Matter What''
| style="text-align:left;" | Minori Kushieda finds Ryūji Takasu thinking and says 「ため息ゲットだぜ！」 ''Tameiki getto da ze!'' ("I caught your sigh!"), a shout out to the Japanese slogan of the Pokémon franchise, 「ポケモンゲットだぜ！」''Pokémon getto da ze!''. She also referenced other popular franchises, such as ''{{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}''.
|[[File:NoMatterWhat.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Transformers Animated}}'' (Japanese dub)
| ''Garbage In, Garbage Out''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's Japanese broadcast [[eyecatch]] is an homage to [[Who's That Pokémon?]], with Wreck-Gar being the silhouetted character.<ref>[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Garbage_In%2C_Garbage_Out "Garbage, In, Garbage Out" on TFWiki.net]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Tween Academy: Class of 2012}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | In Kara's room, a {{p|Pikachu}} hat can be seen on an ''{{wp|Astro Boy}}'' statue.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US)}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left;" | A question for $500,000 was ''Which of the following characters is not considered a "Pokémon"?'', with the possible answers being A) {{p|Jigglypuff}}, B) {{wp|Frodo Baggins|Frodo}}; C) {{p|Squirtle}}; and D) {{p|Pikachu}}. After the 50/50 lifeline was used, the two remaining answers left were A and B. The contestant then took the money, leaving with $250,000.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Whose Line Is It Anyway? (U.S. TV series)|Whose Line is it Anyway?}}''
| {{wp|List of Whose Line Is It Anyway? US episodes#Season 2|Season 2}}, Episode 32; {{tt|Show No. 235|Aired on April 20, 2000. American Whose Line is it Anyway? episodes are given show numbers post-production, but otherwise don't have actual titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Pokémon was one of the audience's suggestions used in a playing of "{{wp|List of games from Whose Line Is It Anyway?#Other games|Film, TV & Theatre Styles}}", which was played out by series regulars, {{wp|Ryan Stiles}} and {{wp|Colin Mochrie}}, and the episode's {{tt|fourth chair|A recurring or occasionally guest cast member who takes a fourth seat that's not occupied by Mochrie, Stiles, or Wayne Brady. Wayne became a regular from Season 2 onwards.}}, {{wp|Karen Maruyama}}. When Pokémon was used as a style for the scene, Karen says in a purposefully bad Asian-style accent, "Harro, [''sic''] I am Ichi!" She stiffly walks up to Ryan and says to him, "Please don't go!" to which he responds, "Oh, you're making my tail catch on fire!" and pretends to spew a flame from a tail, most likely referring to {{p|Charmander}}. As Karen turns to Colin and walks up to him, Colin spreads his arms apart and shouts, "{{p|Jigglypuff}}!" Karen pretends to shoot beams from her eyes, and she and Colin both jump and walk around on stage. Ryan then walks up to them and yells in a high-pitched, drawn-out voice, "Pikachu!" After Karen bobs over in front of Ryan like a {{wp|drinking bird}} for a moment, host {{wp|Drew Carey}} sounds the buzzer to freeze the players and change the style. Pokémon was also suggested by another audience member in a later episode's playing of the same game, but it was not used.
|[[File:Whose Line Pokémon.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| {{wp|List of Whose Line Is It Anyway? US episodes#Season 3|Season 3}}, Episode 34; {{tt|Show No. 343|Aired on May 4, 2001. American Whose Line is it Anyway? episodes are given show numbers post-production, but otherwise don't have actual titles.}}
| style="text-align:left;" | However, Pokémon was used again for a different playing of the same game, even though no audience members were intelligibly heard making that suggestion. (Though on the other hand, ''anime'' was an audience suggestion.) {{wp|Kathy Greenwood}} is the fourth chair for this episode, joining Colin and Ryan in "Film, TV, & Theatre Styles". This was a different portraying of a Pokémon "style" in comparison to the playing in show #235. When Pokémon was used as the last style for this playing's scene, Colin shouts out, "Pikachu!" in a high-pitched voice this time instead of Ryan, causing the audience to burst out in laughter as he started walking around the stage. He then pretends to shock Ryan, who yells, "Ow!" in response and does his Charmander pose used in show #235. Colin turns around, shouts "Pikachu!" again, and walks to the other side of the small stage. He then turns back to Kathy and Ryan and sends more "{{m|ThunderShock|shocks}}" towards them, causing Kathy to hop a bit on every "shock" sent towards her. (It had no effect on "Charmander Ryan", who was looking away and continuing to do his pose.) Kathy maintained {{tt|her scene's character|Playing as the wife of 'Police Chief Colin'}} throughout the style, pretending to point a handgun at Colin. Drew sounds the buzzer several times afterwards to end the game, sending the cast members back to their seats. He also awards 1,000 extra "{{tt|points|Since Whose Line is it Anyway? is a slight parody of game shows, the points are fake and irrelevant. Hence, 'the points don't matter'.}}" to Colin for his "Pikadoo" act (getting Colin to say, "Pikachu," once more to correct Drew, which also causes Ryan to say, "Bless you,") and says to him, "Oh, I'd love to see you and your wife going at it, man."
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| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{wp|Wipeout (2008 U.S. game show)|Wipeout}}'' (as ''Winter Wipeout'')
| ''{{wp|Wipeout (Season 4)#Winter Episode 4: Baby, It's Blob Outside|Baby, It's Blob Outside}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the contestants in this episode, Mika Mori, was given the nickname "Mikachu" in the episode. At one point during the episode, show co-host {{wp|John Henson}} said that Mika was {{p|Jigglypuff}}'d about the height of the hurdles.
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==References in non-Pokémon games==
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| ''{{np|Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the random items a villager may ask players to collect is ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]'' (but it is actually a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS]]'')
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Civilization V|Sid Meier's Civilization V}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There are several Pokémon-themed achievements in this {{wp|Steam (software)|Steampowered}} game. These include achievements named "It's Super Effective!" and "Gotta Catch 'Em All".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|DC Universe Online}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | A feat in the game titled "Gotta Catch 'Em All" is achieved when players beat at least one player for every one of the six initial set of powers available in the game.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Draw Something}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | Players are able to draw a {{p|Pikachu}}, earning one coin if chosen.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | This RPG has several Pokémon references, which include {{p|Marowak}}'s Spine in Illunibi or the body of Peke Utchoo (whose name is parody of {{p|Pikachu}}). In Arkngthand, there is a {{p|Weepinbell|Weepingbell}} Hall while in the Urshilaku Burial Caverns, there is a section known as {{p|Kakuna}} Burial.<ref>[http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Easter_Eggs Morrowind:Easter Eggs on The Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Harvest Moon 64}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | If the characters Karen and Kai were to marry and have a child, their child will be dressed in a Pikachu costume.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2"| ''{{wp|Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | At the beginning of Chapter 8 on the True End route, Rom and Ram (twin sisters who personify the Nintendo DS) mention playing the "Pocketed Monstrosities" games:
::'''Ram''': Lowee's best games are easily the ones in the "Pocketed Monstrosities" franchise. You catch and raise 1,510,376 monsters.
::'''Rom''': Oh, yeah. I was playing it earlier and I captured the {{p|Eevee|Eebee}} monster
::'''Ram''': No way! I really want that one! Gimme.
::'''Rom''': I'll give you its parents later. They're both fourth generation, so you'll probably get one from them.
|[[File:HDNmk2-pokemon.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a mouse villain character named "Pirachu," a pun on both "Pikachu" and, given the general motif of the ''Neptunia'' franchise's villains, "{{wp|Copyright infringement of software|piracy}}."
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{ip|Kid Icarus: Uprising}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | After players defeat the Kraken as part of {{ip|Dyntos}}'s {{ip|The Three Trials|Three Trials}}, {{ip|Pit}} calls the Kraken a "Tentafool", possibly a reference to {{p|Tentacool}}.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | In the ''Zelda'' series, the ''{{zw|Keaton}} Mask'' introduced in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time}}'' bears a strong resemblance to Pikachu. It is mentioned in the game that Keaton "has been really popular lately", the game was released in 1998 when the fad level of Pokémon was still sharply on the rise. The item returned in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask}}'' where wearing it in certain areas would lead to ''{{zw|Keaton}}'' himself appearing, though this version of the character was revealed to be a {{wp|kitsune}}. The mask also has a background cameo in ''{{zw|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|Wind Waker}}''.
|[[File:Legend of Zelda Keaton Mask.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{smw|Mario Artist: Paint Studio}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the official pictures shows somebody drawing a silhouette of Pikachu.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Minecraft}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | As an easter egg, if you delete the splashes.txt file but not the META-INF folder from the game's files, the only [http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Splash splash text] to be shown is "{{p|Missingno.|missingno}}".
|[[File:Minecraft-Missingno.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{pk|Pikmin (game)|Pikmin}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The {{pk|S.S. Dolphin}}'s ship part called the {{pk|Bowsprit}} resembles a [[Poké Ball]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Poker Night at the Inventory}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | {{wp|Strong Bad}} asks {{wp|Sam & Max#Characters|Max}} if he's a Pokémon (pronounced as Poke-mon).
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There's a skill point titled "Gotta Catch Them All", a reference to the franchise's original slogan.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Runescape}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | While a player is training the Dungeoneering skill in Daemonheim, after every floor players can receive a title. One of them is ''[[EP001|I choose you!]]'', received for summoning [[Party|6]] or more familiars.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{smw|Super Mario Galaxy}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a [[Poké Ball]]-shaped planet in the {{smw|Buoy Base Galaxy}}. Inside it is a {{smw|Power Star}}, which is needed to finish the level, possibly a reference to the Poké Ball's importance in the [[Pokémon games]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Simpsons Game}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The game features "Sparklemon" in the level "Big Super Happy Fun Fun Game". Homer and Lisa must travel to three temples where they fight the Sparklemon in turn-based {{pkmn|battle}}s before they can collect them in "[[Poké Ball|capturing balls]]". The first two Sparklemon are based on {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Squirtle}}. One of the Sparklemon also uses a strike called "{{m|Scratch}} Attack". [[Damage modification|Type matchups]] is also presented in the form of moves' super-effectiveness, resistance, and immunity.
|[[File:The Simpsons Game.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Super Scribblenauts}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There is a level where Maxwell has to defeat a Witch's monsters which is set out as a Pokémon Battle format.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Trade & Battle: Card Hero}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | There are a few spoofs on the Pokémon franchise in this [[Game Boy Color]] game developed by {{nw|Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo}} and {{nw|Intelligent Systems}}. One example of these references is an NPC who exclaims that he has been watching the show "Rocket Monsters".<ref>[http://fryguy64.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=cameo&action=display&thread=4105 Trade & Battle: Card Hero - Text Dump]</ref>
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{smw|Wario Land 3}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | One of the game's 100 treasures is a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]''; however, the player cannot interact with it.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{smw|Yoshi's Story}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The stages ''{{smw|Jelly Pipe|Stage 2-3}}'' and ''{{smw|Torrential Maze|Stage 2-4}}'' are made out entirely out of newspaper clippings, the text: ''Pikachu'', among others, is seen. So far, it has only been seen in one or two areas.
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==Other references==
* In {{wp|List of The Simpsons comics|''The Simpsons'' Comics}}, there is a story called ''An Anime Among Us'', in which Bart has a dream sequence which contains numerous references to Japanese traditional and popular culture, including anime such as ''{{wp|Sailor Moon}}'' and Pokémon. The most prominent references to Pokémon are Bart dressed like [[Ash Ketchum]], a Pocket Goblins (Pockegob) Trainer, and {{wp|Santa's Little Helper}} is a reference to Pikachu (Santa-choo). Bart fights against a trio from "Team Sprocket", with {{wp|Bart's Girlfriend|Jessica Lovejoy}} appearing as [[Jessie]], {{wp|Nelson Muntz}} appearing as [[James]], and {{wp|Martin Prince}} in a {{MTR}} costume (Cat Scratch-eth). This story is available in Bart Simpson Comics issue #12 as well as the collection book ''Big Bratty Book of Bart Simpson''.
* In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''Destroy All Manga!'', many references to various manga and anime are made, including ''{{wp|Dragon Ball}}'', ''{{wp|Sailor Moon}}'', and Pokémon. A series called "Porkymen" features many Pokémon-like creatures, including "Pikkanoze", a creature which shares striking resemblance with Pikachu. Also creatures similar to {{p|Venusaur}}, {{p|Onix}}, {{p|Blastoise}}, {{p|Geodude}} and {{p|Gengar}} are shown. When Porkymen are chasing {{wp|In Marge We Trust|Mr. Sparkle}}, Pikkanoze says, "Catch Mr. Sparkle, my Porkymen comrades! [[Gotta catch 'em all!|Catch him all!!!]]" When Mr. Sparkle encases Porkymen in soap bubbles, Pikkanoze says that it's "[[Poké Ball|somewhat familiar]]". This story is available in Simpsons Comics issue #45 as well as the collection book ''Simpsons Comics Unchained''.
* In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''All's Veldt That Ends Veldt!'', Maggie watches the aforementioned "Porkeymen", which is shown to use a Pokémon-like slogan "Gotta pitch 'em all!". When Maggie watches the show, Pikkanose's eyes release rapidly flashing light, causing Maggie to become hypnotized. This is obviously a reference to the infamous "[[EP038|seizure episode]]". This story is available in Bart Simpson Comics issue #7 as well as the collection book ''Big Bad Book of Bart Simpson''.
* In ''The Simpsons'' Comics story called ''Day of the Nerd'', {{wp|Comic Book Guy}} dresses up like an anime character, using XL contact lenses to make his eyes seem like anime eyes, black laser lights to create himself speed stripes whenever he moves quickly, and a {{DL|List of Pokémon by color|yellow}} cat he calls, "Comicachu", an obvious reference to Pikachu. This story is available in Simpsons Comics issue #73 as well as the collection book ''Simpsons Comics Beach Blanket Bongo''.
* In 2008, Japanese researchers discovered a new protein which helps carry electrical impulses from the eyes to the brain and named it {{wp|Pikachurin}}. According to the researchers, the decision was based on both Pokémon and protein possessing "lightning-fast moves and shocking electric effects".
* {{wp|Zbtb7}}, a gene that discovered by a geneticist from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City, was originally named "Pokemon", stands for "POK erythroid myeloid ontogenic factor".
* ''{{wp|Homestar Runner}}'' has made a number of references to the series, usually playing on Pikachu's similar appearance to the character of The Cheat.<ref>[http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Pikachu Pikachu 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?"
* Parts of the insert song in [http://filmcow.com/charlietheunicorn3.html part three] of the popular flash cartoon series ''{{wp|Charlie the Unicorn}}'' bear resemblance to the original [[Kanto Pokérap|Pokérap]].
* In the book ''Babymouse: Cupcake Tycoon'', Pikachu is one of the many "people" seen watching an interview. It is later assumed that the same Pikachu was one of the two thousand "people" to buy Babymouse's cupcakes, as referenced by the narrator asking Babymouse how she was going to get her cupcakes to Japan.
* In {{wp|Neil Gaiman}}'s novella ''{{wp|Coraline}},'' the illustration on page 88 shows a Pikachu head among several other toys.
* In the ''{{wp|Love Hina}}'' manga, the main character, {{wp|Keitaro Urashima}}, can be seen with a {{p|Pikachu}} photo sticker while he checks his photo album filled with pictures of himself.
* In {{wp|The Lonely Island}} song, ''Japan'', they mention Pokémon.
* In 2005, {{wp|Bow Wow (rapper)|Bow Wow}} released a song called B.O.W., which in it he mentioned Pokémon.
* During a Republican debate for the ''{{wp|United States presidential election, 2012}}'', candidate {{wp|Herman Cain}} quotes a 'poet' saying "Life can be a challenge, life can seem impossible, but it's never easy when there's so much on the line." These are actually the beginning lines of ''{{so|The Power of One}}'', the theme song for the [[M02|movie of the same name]]. During his withdrawal speech, he reused the line but with proper attribution.
* On ''{{wp|The Annoying Orange}}'', in "Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)", 3 Pokémon were one of Marshmallow's gifts.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQnqyMOQmlA#t=0m36s Annoying Orange - Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)]</ref>
* In an interview with CultBox, ''{{wp|Hollyoaks}}'' actor Andrew Still, who portrays {{wp|Joel Dexter}} in the series, was asked what TV show reminded him of his childhood, to which he replied: "Definitely Pokémon. I remember going to a childminder when I was around 5 and me and all the other kids there would sit religiously around the TV and watch it".<ref>[http://www.cultbox.co.uk/blog/top-of-the-box/2441-hollyoaks-star-andrew-stills-tv-choices 'Hollyoaks' star Andrew Still's TV choices - CultBox]</ref>
* In the novel ''{{wp|Mad Dogs}}'', Pokemon ''(sic)'' was mentioned as one of the fads that had passed around CHERUB campus.
* During the ''{{wp|Hetalia: Axis Powers}}'' 2011 Christmas event, Ladonia was passing the time playing Pokémon on his [[Game Boy]] and stated his favorite Pokémon was {{p|Stunfisk}} in his rushed introduction to Denmark.<ref>[http://www.hetarchive.net/scanlations/xmas2011/2011_12_5.php Hetalia 2011 Christmas Event, page 5]</ref>
* One of the screensavers included in {{wp|XScreenSaver}} is called "JigglyPuff" ''(sic)''.<ref>[http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/screenshots/ XScreenSaver: Screenshots]</ref>
* In Volume 5 of the ''{{wp|Sword Art Online}}'' light novel series, when discussing possible ways for someone to shoot a bullet in virtual reality and kill someone else in real life, Kirito mentions an instance in which animation effects in an [[EP038|episode]] of [[Pokémon anime|a certain anime]] caused children across Japan to become sick.<ref>[http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/index.php?title=Sword_Art_Online:Volume_5_Chapter_1 ''Sword Art Online'' Volume 5 - Chapter 1]</ref>
* 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>
* The virtual pet site ''[http://www.subeta.net Subeta]'' contains several references to Pokémon, including an item which heavily resembles a Poké Ball called Spherical Self-Contained Capture and Storage Unit<ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Spherical+Self-Contained+Capture+and+Storage+Unit SubetaLodge - Spherical Self-Contained Capture and Storage Unit]</ref> and two items that parody [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Pokémon Red and Blue]].<ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Betamon%3A+Azure+Gamepet+Game SubetaLodge - Betamon: Azure Gamepet Game]</ref><ref>[http://www.subetalodge.org/view/item/Betamon%3A+Crimson+Gamepet+Game SubetaLodge - Betamon: Crimson Gamepet Game]</ref>
*In the tenth book in the ''{{wp|Jigsaw Jones Mysteries}}'' series, ''The Case of the Ghostwriter'', Stringbean hires Jigsaw to take the case by offering him bubble gum, a {{wp|Darth Maul}} pencil eraser, a rubber band ball, $0.36, and a {{tcg|Diglett}} card. Jigsaw calls Diglett too common, so Stringbean instead offers a First Edition {{tcg|Gloom}} card, which he accepts.
*In ''{{wp|Death Battle}}'''s [http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Vegeta Vegeta] vs. [http://sonic.wikia.com/wiki/Shadow Shadow] battle, when Shadow sends Vegeta to the Moon, a recolored {{p|Ducklett}} with space helmet can be seen.

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Talk:Flabébé (Pokémon)

2013-06-14T19:08:49Z

MasterZ: /* Size */

==Species==
It's species is the Lone Flower Pokémon. [[User:MasterZ|MasterZ]] ([[User talk:MasterZ|talk]]) 19:08, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

== Size ==
It's size is 0.1 meters. Which when converted to inches/feet comes out rounded up to 4 inches. {{unsigned|Hero11}}

== Origin ==

It appears to be based on fairies, pixies, and sprites, as well as the idea of pollination. Also, the fact that it lives and dies with the flower, could be a reference to dyrads and their trees.
[[User:CoolDudeAl|CoolDudeAl]] ([[User talk:CoolDudeAl|talk]]) 19:01, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

:I think some more or less obvious sources of inspiration are Tinkerbell and Thumbelina as they are both associated with flowers. Also, I think there is such a thing as tulip fairies but I'm not sure. {{unsigned|Fredhigh}}

::It could also be based off of a {{wp|Fairy Ring}}. [[User:Dialgafan1|Dialgafan1]] ([[User talk:Dialgafan1|talk]]) 16:18, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

== height and weight ==

the height and weight have already been confirmed. Add them already! [[User:0danmaster0|0danmaster0]] ([[User talk:0danmaster0|talk]]) 19:38, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

== name ==
Could "bebe" from his name come from the japanese transliteration of the english word "baby"? Bêbê is also baby in Portuguese and Bebé is baby in Spanish.I guess it have a kinda baby-like appearence... - [[User:Ishlishl]]
:"Flower" (フラワー ''furawā'') and ''bébé'' (French for "baby"), I'd wager.—[[User:Urutapu|urutapu]] ([[User talk:Urutapu|talk]]) 22:59, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
English name confirmed. "Flabébé." I wonder what is it's name origin though.
-[[user:구미호 the Ninetales]] 12:24, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
::Is it worth mentioning in the Trivia section that this is the first English Pokémon name containing a letter with diacritics? [[User:Kikugi|Kikugi]] ([[User talk:Kikugi|talk]]) 13:23, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

== Height and weight ==

It is the smallest and lightest Pkmn in the same time,whereas Gastly+Haunter are only the lightest and Joltic is the smallest.
Do you get what I want to say,isn't this Trivia worthy? [[User:Rajjoaby|Rajjoaby]] ([[User talk:Rajjoaby|talk]]) 10:33, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

== Additional things we can note ==

We can note that the flowers carried by Flabebe are not all visually the same, and in trivia we can note this is the first Pokemon to have accent marks in it's name. {{unsigned|CoolDudeAl}}

== I could be mistaken, but ==

Unless I'm missing something, Flabébé might be the only Pokémon so far whose English name uses any sort of accented letter. [[User:Schiffy|Schiffy]] ([[User_talk:Schiffy|Speak to me]]|[[Special:Contributions/Schiffy|What I've done]]) 16:15, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

:With loads of new information on Generation 6 being introduced, more important things are being focused on right now. Perhaps once things settle down, there may be more time to add such trivia to the articles. --[[User:Landfish7|'''Land''']][[User talk:Landfish7|'''fish7''']]''' 16:19, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

== Color? ==

Is it true that one can encounter different colored flabébé with different colored flowers? [[User:Mesuxelf|'''Mes''']][[User talk:Mesuxelf|'''ux''''''elf''']] 18:50, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
:We haven't seen any examples of it so far, so it may just be dex entry fodder. Time will tell if Flabebe's got any variation in flower color. [[User:ArcToraphim|Luna Tiger]] * the [[User talk:ArcToraphim|Arc]] [[Special:Contributions/ArcToraphim|Toraph]] 19:04, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

Talk:Flabébé (Pokémon)

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==Species==
It's species is the Lone Flower Pokémon. [[User:MasterZ|MasterZ]] ([[User talk:MasterZ|talk]]) 19:08, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

== Size ==
It's size is 0.1 meters. Which when converted to inches/feet comes out rounded up to 4 inches. {{unsigned|MasterZ}}

== Origin ==

It appears to be based on fairies, pixies, and sprites, as well as the idea of pollination. Also, the fact that it lives and dies with the flower, could be a reference to dyrads and their trees.
[[User:CoolDudeAl|CoolDudeAl]] ([[User talk:CoolDudeAl|talk]]) 19:01, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

:I think some more or less obvious sources of inspiration are Tinkerbell and Thumbelina as they are both associated with flowers. Also, I think there is such a thing as tulip fairies but I'm not sure. {{unsigned|Fredhigh}}

::It could also be based off of a {{wp|Fairy Ring}}. [[User:Dialgafan1|Dialgafan1]] ([[User talk:Dialgafan1|talk]]) 16:18, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

== height and weight ==

the height and weight have already been confirmed. Add them already! [[User:0danmaster0|0danmaster0]] ([[User talk:0danmaster0|talk]]) 19:38, 12 June 2013 (UTC)

== name ==
Could "bebe" from his name come from the japanese transliteration of the english word "baby"? Bêbê is also baby in Portuguese and Bebé is baby in Spanish.I guess it have a kinda baby-like appearence... - [[User:Ishlishl]]
:"Flower" (フラワー ''furawā'') and ''bébé'' (French for "baby"), I'd wager.—[[User:Urutapu|urutapu]] ([[User talk:Urutapu|talk]]) 22:59, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
English name confirmed. "Flabébé." I wonder what is it's name origin though.
-[[user:구미호 the Ninetales]] 12:24, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
::Is it worth mentioning in the Trivia section that this is the first English Pokémon name containing a letter with diacritics? [[User:Kikugi|Kikugi]] ([[User talk:Kikugi|talk]]) 13:23, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

== Height and weight ==

It is the smallest and lightest Pkmn in the same time,whereas Gastly+Haunter are only the lightest and Joltic is the smallest.
Do you get what I want to say,isn't this Trivia worthy? [[User:Rajjoaby|Rajjoaby]] ([[User talk:Rajjoaby|talk]]) 10:33, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

== Additional things we can note ==

We can note that the flowers carried by Flabebe are not all visually the same, and in trivia we can note this is the first Pokemon to have accent marks in it's name. {{unsigned|CoolDudeAl}}

== I could be mistaken, but ==

Unless I'm missing something, Flabébé might be the only Pokémon so far whose English name uses any sort of accented letter. [[User:Schiffy|Schiffy]] ([[User_talk:Schiffy|Speak to me]]|[[Special:Contributions/Schiffy|What I've done]]) 16:15, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

:With loads of new information on Generation 6 being introduced, more important things are being focused on right now. Perhaps once things settle down, there may be more time to add such trivia to the articles. --[[User:Landfish7|'''Land''']][[User talk:Landfish7|'''fish7''']]''' 16:19, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

== Color? ==

Is it true that one can encounter different colored flabébé with different colored flowers? [[User:Mesuxelf|'''Mes''']][[User talk:Mesuxelf|'''ux''''''elf''']] 18:50, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
:We haven't seen any examples of it so far, so it may just be dex entry fodder. Time will tell if Flabebe's got any variation in flower color. [[User:ArcToraphim|Luna Tiger]] * the [[User talk:ArcToraphim|Arc]] [[Special:Contributions/ArcToraphim|Toraph]] 19:04, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

Talk:Flabébé (Pokémon)

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==Species==
It's species is the Lone Flower Pokémon.

Talk:Pokémon X and Y

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MasterZ: /* Noivern, Vivillon, and Pokémon-Amie */ new section

{{forums notice|October 1, 2013}}

== Titles missing "Version"? ==
Do the titles include "version" this time? I'm not seeing it on the official site or the trailer. I think they're just called Pokemon X and Pokemon Y now. [[User:Hheebo|Hheebo]] ([[User talk:Hheebo|talk]]) 14:17, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

== Pokémon X and Y "Versions"? ==

Is it right to be calling them Pokemon X Version and Pokemon Y version? Unlike previous games Nintendo hasn't used the word "version" when referring to them by name, just calling them Pokemon X and Pokemon Y rather than, to use the most recent example, "Pokemon Black Version 2" and "Pokemon White Version 2". The logos don't contain the word "version" either. I think they should simply be referred to as Pokemon X and Y.
EDIT: Ninja'd by Hheebo. Delete if necessary.
[[User:NFreak007|NFreak007]] ([[User talk:NFreak007|talk]]) 14:19, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

:I second this. "Versions" hasn't been mentioned at all, nor are contained in the logos. If "Versions" were in the title, there's usually a habit of saying it every time the game title comes up. It's misleading to list the article as it being called "X and Y ''Versions''" if there really isn't any facts backing that up. --[[User:Manaphy1|Manaphy1]] 16:20, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
::Thirded. It should be [[Pokémon X and Y]], as I stated on [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2]]'s trivia section. Please rename this page and change this article and the Generation VI one accordingly. [[User:Digifiend|Digifiend]] ([[User talk:Digifiend|talk]]) 17:15, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
:::Fourthed. Every other main series entry has had "version" on it, this is different in all languages. This should be reflected in the title of the page. {{unsigned|NP Chilla}}
::::[http://www.thesixthaxis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/PokemonXY8-1024x640.jpg Here]. Enjoy. [[User:Masatoshi|Masatoshi]][[User_talk:Masatoshi|''talk'']] 18:00, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::That seems to be a screenshot from Nintendo3DS's video. The official Pokémon channel uploaded the same trailer, and they don't use the word Version, and they're strict with that word, putting it in all Black Version 1 and White Version 1 videos. [[User:ToastUltimatum|'''Toast''']][[User talk:ToastUltimatum|'''Ultimatum''']] 19:31, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::The same video is also on Pokemon.com, without the word "Version." I fifth the notion that it should be struck from here, because it doesn't appear to be in any official media. --[[User:The Great Butler|The Great Butler]] ([[User talk:The Great Butler|talk]]) 02:40, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::::I think it would be a good idea to move it to [[Pokémon X and Y]], 'cause it doesn't even say the name "version" in the title. In previous games, the official sources have said "Pokémon [title] Version" only if it has the word "version in the logo. These games are different, they don't have "version" in the title at all, so I really wouldn't see any reason to have it titled "Pokémon X and Y Versions".—[[User:Platinum Lucario|Platinum Lucario]] ([[User talk:Platinum Lucario|talk]]) 10:29, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::::I would like to agree with the page move as well, but I really can't say until there is more usage of just "Pokemon X and Y" an not "Pokemon X version and Pokemon Y version". I am undecided since I've seen Pokémon Direct recordings with the word "version" in it (like in the picture posted by Masatoshi), but everything else points to just calling it [[Pokémon X and Y]]. - ''[[User:Vhayes1992|Vhayes]]1992'' 23:38, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
:The official press release repeatedly lists the trademarked titles as ''Pokémon X'' and ''Pokémon Y'' and never uses the term "Version." Excerpt: "''Pokémon X'' and ''Pokémon Y'' will be the blueprint for an exciting array of new animation, Pokémon TCG, and toys debuting around the world."
:In all of their press releases for other games in the series they use "Version," for example this excerpt from the B2W2 press release: "The successors to the acclaimed ''Pokémon Black Version'' and ''Pokémon White Version'' games, ''Pokémon Black Version 2'' and ''Pokémon White Version 2''..."
:So it seems pretty obvious that it should be moved to "Pokémon X and Y."[[User:AmaranthSparrow|AmaranthSparrow]] ([[User talk:AmaranthSparrow|talk]]) 21:40, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
::Heck, even Pokémon.com reads "''An all-new 3D Pokémon adventure packed with never-before-seen Pokémon will launch worldwide in October 2013. '''Pokémon X''' and '''Pokémon Y''' will present a new generation of Pokémon, and introduce players to an exciting new adventure in a breathtaking 3D world.''" Could an admin PLEASE hurry up and move the name of this page? [[User:ToastUltimatum|'''Toast''']][[User talk:ToastUltimatum|'''Ultimatum''']] 23:25, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
:::By moving the page, not only would {{template|v}}, {{template|2v}}, {{template|2v2}}, and {{template|game}} have to be edited (besides the fact that they are all massively used) but [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/Pok%C3%A9mon_X_and_Y_Versions&limit=500 every single page] that links here would also have to be edited. There's also {{template|PokémonInfobox}}, which is only used on '''over 650 pages'''. Templates on the Archives would also have to be changed. --[[User:Abcboy|Abcboy]] ([[User talk:Abcboy|talk]]) 23:44, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
::::I'm against moving this page, at the very least until further information is available. "Version" is part of what separates the main series for games like Stadium, XD, and the like. Furthermore, there is at least some evidence that these games are still titled "X Version" and "Y Version" as seen in the picture Masa posted. It seems to me like the company is merely advertising the game in this manner because this is how the fandom always refers to the games, that is, without the word "version". Furthermore, this is probably simpler since it saves them the trouble of having to write "version" in several different languages all at once (remember, this is getting an instant worldwide release, and "Pokemon" is pretty universal while "version" isn't). We should at least wait a while before moving the page, and then having to move it back again. [[User:Crystal Talian|Crystal]] [[User talk:Crystal Talian|Talian]] 23:49, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::Just to clarify, Masatoshi's image wasn't official; the official trailer doesn't have that banner on it, nor refers to them at all as having "Versions". As for the templates, they don't appear hard to edit in a change if you use "if switches". --[[User:Manaphy1|Manaphy1]] 00:53, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::Just to clarify, "#if:" switches work differently than "#switch:"es. Don't worry though, it'll only cause the servers to fail like when {{template|roundy}} used them.--[[User:Abcboy|Abcboy]] ([[User talk:Abcboy|talk]]) 01:08, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::His image was official. [http://www.nintendo.nl/Divers/Nintendo-Direct/Laatstse-Nintendo-Direct/Nintendo-Direct-698557.html This] is official straight from Nintendo's website. It says "version". This is why I am sort of reserving a conclusion and doing a wait and see. - ''[[User:Vhayes1992|Vhayes]]1992'' 02:16, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
:Where? From what I can see, it calls them Polémon X (lol, presumably a typo) and Pokémon Y. [[User:Digifiend|Digifiend]] ([[User talk:Digifiend|talk]]) 03:48, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
::'''The video.''' --[[User:Abcboy|Abcboy]] ([[User talk:Abcboy|talk]]) 03:49, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
:::Seems more likely to be some sort of mistake, given that the other videos don't feature that and the press release specifically omits the word. Anyway, I have contacted Nintendo regarding the title of the games, and will wait to see what they have to say about it. --[[User:Dorsal Axe|Dorsal Axe]] ([[User talk:Dorsal Axe|talk]]) 17:14, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
::::[http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Misc-/Nintendo-Direct/2013/Pokemon-Direct-08-01-2013/Nintendo-Direct-699626.html What about the Nintendo's UK website?] --[[User:Abcboy|Abcboy]] ([[User talk:Abcboy|talk]]) 21:46, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::All of the official Nintendo websites, including even the Pokémon website clearly state it as '''Pokémon X''' and '''Pokémon Y'''. There is '''no''' official Nintendo website that calls them "Pokémon X Version" and "Pokémon Y Version".—[[User:Platinum Lucario|Platinum Lucario]] ([[User talk:Platinum Lucario|talk]]) 08:19, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::The point is that in the official Pokémon Direct announcement it is present. Every other main series game has it, and in the official announcement (which is on official Nintendo websites) it uses it. Until we get boxart, we should follow what we have been given. It is very commonplace to drop "version" when talking about the titles (Iwata did it himself in the Pokémon Direct video, while "version" was shown on the screen). --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 08:38, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:Okay, [http://i.imgur.com/9ANSo.png Nintendo got back to me]. According to them, it's just "Pokémon X" and "Pokémon Y", and they go on to mention that whatever the website says is the "current" and most up-to-date official source. (and I must say, I'm impressed with how quickly they responded :p). --[[User:Dorsal Axe|Dorsal Axe]] ([[User talk:Dorsal Axe|talk]]) 13:36, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
::Then they forgot to remove the Version thing in the video. This seems solid enough for us. We would be moving this page to '''[[Pokémon X and Y]]''' and doing all necessary changes soon (not before letting the rest of the staff know). [[User:Masatoshi|Masatoshi]][[User_talk:Masatoshi|''talk'']] 14:32, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:::Upon further discussion, we decided to put the moving on hold until we make sure of some stuff related to TPCi. It's still strange that after 15 years, they decide to drop "Version" just like that. [[User:Masatoshi|Masatoshi]][[User_talk:Masatoshi|''talk'']] 16:49, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
::::Aww, can't you please move the page already? It's already been confirmed by Nintendo that it's called simply '''Pokémon X''' and '''Pokémon Y''', it even says that in the official '''logos''' of the trailer and official website of http://www.pokemon.com/pokemonxy/en-us/ that it's only called Pokémon X and Pokémon Y. What do you think? Do you really think it's going to change just to the way you think it's going to be? I'm afraid you're just not used to change, and I understand it takes us a while to adapt to change. ^^—[[User:Platinum Lucario|Platinum Lucario]] ([[User talk:Platinum Lucario|talk]]) 04:38, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::It has nothing to do with being afraid of change. We needed to be absolutely sure, which is why they've put it off so far. '''[[Team Rocket|R.A.]] [[User:Rocket Admin Hunter Blade|Hunter]] [[User Talk:Rocket Admin Hunter Blade|Blade]]''' 05:22, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::I'm sure we have had plenty of proof that it is simply Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, having known that http://www.pokemon.com/pokemonxy/en-us/ is an '''official source''' that comes from the '''official''' Pokémon website. That website alone is enough to make you absolutely sure that it really is '''official'''. ;) —[[User:Platinum Lucario|Platinum Lucario]] ([[User talk:Platinum Lucario|talk]]) 14:47, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

==New region==
In this article it states that the new region is likely based off of France but the [[Generation VI]] page says it draws inspiration from various points within Europe. The pages should be more consistent and more neutral about the subject. [[User: Ariano|Արիանո]] 14:50, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
* The Nintendo Direct Trailer begins with Pikachu atop the Eiffel Tower. Unova draws from inspirations outside of the strict real world New York; it's not conflicting to say it's both based on France and draws inspiration from the rest of Europe.

== Trivia to be added, I believe... ==

A bit of trivia to be added:
*These are the first main series games to have letters in the title rather than color names.
*The game titles may be named after the X and Y axes of the [[wp:Cartesian coordinate system|Cartesian coordinations]]. ~~'''''[[User:LDEJRuff|LDE]][[User talk:LDEJRuff|JRuff]]'''''~~ 10:04, 8 January, 2013 (UTC)
:Given that the Japanese logos clearly have DNA helixes in them, I think it's safe to say that they were going for genetics. Not coordinates. [[Typhlosion (Pokémon)|★]][[User:Jo The Marten|Jo the Marten]][[Flygon (Pokémon)|★]] [[User_Talk:Jo The Marten|ಠ_ಠ]][[Cilan (anime)|♥]] 15:10, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
::Why not both? --[[User:Dorsal Axe|Dorsal Axe]] ([[User talk:Dorsal Axe|talk]]) 15:23, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
:::Because the Japanese logos have DNA helixes in them so they are standing for genetics, not coordinates. It was made pretty clear by Jo. [[User:Rainbow Shifter|Rainbow Shifter]] ([[User talk:Rainbow Shifter|talk]]) 17:09, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
They're obviously named after the x and y chromosomes, not coordinates. [[User:Munlax|Munlax]] ([[User talk:Munlax|talk]]) 17:14, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
::::Could it not be a double meaning? [[User:Digifiend|Digifiend]] ([[User talk:Digifiend|talk]]) 17:16, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::And what makes you think it's coordinates? For all I know, we could also use algebraic expressions. So far, Jo's bet is the safest. Since it has helixes that resemble a DNA string, it's unlikely to have been based in coordinates. [[User:Masatoshi|Masatoshi]][[User_talk:Masatoshi|''talk'']] 17:19, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::It's obviously based on Genetics, but Gamefreak and Nintendo love puns. X axis and Y axis. If the third legendary forms a Z shape, then I think it's safe to say that it's also partially a stealth 3DS pun --[[User:Shadowater|Shadowater]] ([[User talk:Shadowater|talk]]) 20:26, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
::Why would it be based off coordinates anyway? It makes more sense to have them based off genetics seeming as you breed Pokemon in the game. And no, it has been said numerous times: The Japanese logos have '''DNA''' helixes in them. End of story. [[User:Rainbow Shifter|Rainbow Shifter]] ([[User talk:Rainbow Shifter|talk]]) 17:23, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
::::That doesn't really discount the other reasoning. You may notice the logo is also in 3D text (which they've never done for a logo before), which would indicate to me that they're going for a double entendre with the titles. --[[User:Dorsal Axe|Dorsal Axe]] ([[User talk:Dorsal Axe|talk]]) 17:41, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::::I thought it was to do with the buttons on the DS and 3DS consoles, shows what I know...[[User:TurtleLover1999|TurtleLover1999]] ([[User talk:TurtleLover1999|talk]]) 20:31, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
More trivia for your perusal: They'll be the first main series games to be released simultaneously worldwide, and "Pokemon X" was the original name for both Lugia and Pokemon Crystal. '''[[User:Luigi-San|Luigi-San]]''' 22:10, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::::I agree about the released simultaneously worldwide as I was planning to suggest that myself. -[[User:Tyler53841|Tyler53841]] ([[User talk:Tyler53841|talk]]) 02:13, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::I don't think that the genetic base is so obvious, that thing in the logo can mean a lot of things. Also the coordinates reasoning in the first 3-'''dimentional''' game on a '''3D'''S is supported by the fact that Yveltal is flying while Xerneas is on the ground, like the axes. Can't be a coincidence. However save this geneticVSgeometic debate til we know if there is any Z Pokemon. It would kill the genetic theory and support the coordinates one. --[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 20:22, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::::The fact that one flies and the other one roams the land does not mean they are based in coordinates or spacial axes, it CAN be a coincidence. The DNA string is heavily implied in the Japanese logo and supports the theory, while the axial theory only has a "What if the third version is Z?" as its support, and the fact that Xerneas runs horizontally (Even diagonally when it jumps!) and Yveltal flies (although horizontally, vertically, diagonally, you name it). [[User:Masatoshi|Masatoshi]][[User_talk:Masatoshi|''talk'']] 20:35, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::::They would have been pretty stupid if they made them able to move only horizontally or vertically, and unable to jump. What kind of argument is that? The point is that the X axis on a graph goes across, the Y axis goes up, and is the Y Pokemon that flies, while the X pokemon is on the ground, not the opposite. However, ''as I said'', we should wait. I'm not saying that the coordinates theory is the right one (well, that's my intuition), but I don't think you have any proof to say for sure that they're related to chromosomes either, except a small low definition detail on the logo that could be anything. I can totally see a Z pokemon related to stereo3D coming. It's almost impossible that they'll do nothing to use the 3D function of the console. —[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 21:14, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

==Based off France?==
To suggest the region will 'likely' be based on France seems to be speculation of the sort that the banner of the top forbids, Tokyo also has a structure like the Eiffel Tower. [[User:Alexsau1991|Alexsau1991]] ([[User talk:Alexsau1991|talk]]) 17:12, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
:The streets have an European-like setting; Pikachu spread his message from a location that seemed to be the same as France; that tower looks like the Eiffel Tower and it seems to use gray instead of white and red. While it's not confirmed, it is plausible that the region might be based in France. [[User:Masatoshi|Masatoshi]][[User_talk:Masatoshi|''talk'']] 17:18, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
::While it seems plausible, even likely. Isn't it still speculation? And why the entire region, rather than that particular city (I don't recall France having a desert, for example)? Castelia City in Black and White is said to be based off New York, yet the entire region isn't said to be based on the USA. [[User:Alexsau1991|Alexsau1991]] ([[User talk:Alexsau1991|talk]]) 17:23, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
:::There's a big difference between the USA and France, the US is a massive country (in terms of size and little would be explored, if not ignoring plenty of cities). I for one think it ''may'' be based in Europe, but that city, along with that picture with the bridge remind me of the {{wp|Palace of Versailles}}. Most people seem to agree it might be based in Europe/France, so for the time being, we'll leave it like this. [[User:Masatoshi|Masatoshi]][[User_talk:Masatoshi|''talk'']] 17:50, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
::Pikachu's pretty clearly shown on the Eiffel Tower, in a country in the general location that everyone expects France to be. --[[User:Dorsal Axe|Dorsal Axe]] ([[User talk:Dorsal Axe|talk]]) 18:05, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
:::Regardless it is very blatant '''speculation''', of which this encyclopaedia has clearly warned it's editors of avoiding. Popular agreement is '''NOT''' ''"confirmation by a reliable source"''. What's the point in that rule, if your so keen on breaking it? [[User:Alexsau1991|Alexsau1991]] ([[User talk:Alexsau1991|talk]]) 18:41, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
::::Yeah, I do agree that it's speculation right now. It's like when everybody put Kyurem as the third member of the Tao trio before it was confirmed, despite them arguing tooth and nail and out right refusing to allow Giratina to be stated as the third member of the Dragon trio before Platinum came out [[User:Shadowater|Shadowater]] ([[User talk:Shadowater|talk]]) 20:28, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::Exactly. It's really inconsistent. As an admin, it seems as if Masatoshi is going for a 'do as I say, not as I do'. You can't rule 'no speculation', then allow a piece that you favour, or personally find convincing.
:::::Even if the Eiffel Tower could be considered more than speculation, how do we arrive at the fact the WHOLE region is based on France?.. It's conjecture after conjecture... [[User:Alexsau1991|Alexsau1991]] ([[User talk:Alexsau1991|talk]]) 01:04, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::In the trailer, Pikachu is seen on top of the Eiffel Tower. Literally. The camera zooms out and shows it in France. Saying the region is based on France is less of speculation, and more of an observation giving readers some idea what the region looks like. Rather than explaining every tiny little detail about the location, we can just blanket sweep it by saying, "It looks a lot like France." But obviously it's NOT France, cause Pokémon regions have almost never been real locations. (Sans Kanto. Kind of.) [[Typhlosion (Pokémon)|★]][[User:Jo The Marten|Jo the Marten]][[Flygon (Pokémon)|★]] [[User_Talk:Jo The Marten|ಠ_ಠ]][[Cilan (anime)|♥]] 01:31, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::::I think it would be a good idea to forbid this from being posted for now until more conclusive proof is gathered by any means from official sources to verify this though it would be a very slim chance that any of this is true. -[[User:Tyler53841|Tyler53841]] ([[User talk:Tyler53841|talk]]) 02:16, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::::I should also point out that Junichi Masuda's current Twitter profile picture is him next to the Eiffel Tower and there is at least one message commenting on his trip to France. Possibly a coincidence, though it's hardly an argument against the region being based off France. - [[User:Blazios|Blazios]] [[User Talk:Blazios|talk]] 02:23, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::::::Texas has an Eiffel Tower. Japan has a Statue of Liberty too, but Japan isn't the first place you think of when you think of the Statue of Liberty, is it? Then don't even get me started on Las Vegas. Pikachu is in the real life France in the intro, the girl's attire seems very French to me personally, the Pokémon team went to France for "work related reasons". I don't really see anything pointing it away from France, and I'm done having this discussion. There are more important things to worry about. [[Typhlosion (Pokémon)|★]][[User:Jo The Marten|Jo the Marten]][[Flygon (Pokémon)|★]] [[User_Talk:Jo The Marten|ಠ_ಠ]][[Cilan (anime)|♥]] 02:53, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::::::huh. didn't know france had a desert. that city is obviously based on paris, but i have doubts on the entire region being based on france alone. just my 2cents, i could be wrong, but hey, speculation is speculation ;) [[User:Tarilaan|Tarilaan]] ([[User talk:Tarilaan|talk]]) 11:37, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::::::::Pretty sure there's not a desert full of ancient ruins or mountain ranges in New York City, either, yet they're both in Unova. The game COULD be based in all of Europe, but so far we've only seen evidence of France. Saying the game "seems to be based on France" doesn't exclude the possibility of it also being based on other areas as well, in any case. --[[User:ACDragonMaster|ACDragonMaster]] ([[User talk:ACDragonMaster|talk]]) 02:54, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
:Europe is the safest assumption til the game is released and we can tell for sure if it's France or more. No reason to rush guys, we don't have enough information. Even if all we have seen is from France (it's not), it still doesn't mean that there won't be any Pisa Tower or Berlin Wall or Roman Coliseum (that I'd very much like) in another footage. --[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 20:25, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
::Also the 2 legendaries "Xcalibur" and "Yvern" have a great European feeling more then French. –[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 21:16, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
::Exactly, we don't have enough information, so why should we jump to "it seems to be based on Europe" from the get-go? If anything, all evidence points to France (Eiffel tower, Versailles, Pikachu's location, Masuda's trip, etc.) It's still speculation, however, one way or the other.[[User:Gacs|Gacs]] ([[User talk:Gacs|talk]]) 08:02, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
:::France is in Europe. I think it's a safe assumption. —[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 10:17, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
::::The page says Europe. I am putting an end to this discussion on Bulbapedia. If you wish to speculate more on the subject, take it to [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/f693/ the forums]. Subsequent messages will be removed, and blocks may be handed out. [[Typhlosion (Pokémon)|★]][[User:Jo The Marten|Jo the Marten]][[Flygon (Pokémon)|★]] [[User_Talk:Jo The Marten|ಠ_ಠ]][[Cilan (anime)|♥]] 10:50, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

== Region is based in France ==

Besides the obvious Eiffel Tower reference, I found out that the buildings shown are reminiscent of Paris's type (which was forced as an official style there) and additionally, the place Pikachu is giving the conference is Paris.
I'm including the picture for future reference.
[http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/714858374.png?key=25601440&Expires=1357683885&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIYVGSUJFNRFZBBTA&Signature=cMmYD40-9pvM7rc2~DneFwveDyESiYlke9L7VLrKMgbxx17yzOX7SfaL0oLKZUA~kRH4KcIMGYHdMDnfQ35-hhN50gESVjsub7Jbcpfstq2AhsJnHXQVj36ktl~N5qZLf9cNqzq71xKIMedbWhyydovcNqw3jd~j6ylnFaxcxh4_]
--[[User:M.vit|M.vit]] ([[User talk:M.vit|talk]]) 22:09, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
:There's a section discussing that right above this one. Please join that conversation instead of starting a new section for the same thing. '''''[[User:Pokemaster97|--Pokemaster]][[User talk:Pokemaster97|97]]''''' 22:15, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

== Except South Korea ==

In the video, they only say "except select countries". --[[User:Abcboy|Abcboy]] ([[User talk:Abcboy|talk]]) 22:20, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

== Xerneas and Yveltal ==

Pokemon.com just confirmed the names of the mascots: Bambi is called Xerneas and Tweety is called Yveltal. http://www.pokemon.com/pokemonxy/en-us/ [[User:NP Chilla|NP Chilla]] ([[User talk:NP Chilla|talk]]) 14:14, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

== Interwiki ==
Why don't you add the other lenguages? [http://wiki.pokemoncentral.it/Pok%C3%A9mon_X_e_Y Central Wiki], [http://www.pokewiki.de/Pok%C3%A9mon_X_und_Pok%C3%A9mon_Y PokéWiki], [http://poketeca.com/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_X_y_Y Pokéteca] ? --[[User:Zapdos96|Zapdos96]] ([[User talk:Zapdos96|talk]]) 18:02, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
:Done. (Thanks for the reminder.) --[[User:神奇超龍|'''超龍''']]「'''[[User talk:神奇超龍|Chao]]'''」 18:09, 12 January 2013 (UTC) 

== Name origin ==

According to Japanese websites, the X and Y refer to the chromosomes --[[User:Ext|Ext]] ([[User talk:Ext|talk]]) 18:18, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
:Link to the source please. ☆[[User:Solar Dragon|The]] [[User talk:Solar Dragon|Solar]] [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon|Dragon]]☆ 20:38, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
:[http://blog.esuteru.com/archives/6852422.html]here at comment #1154 talking about the logo showing DNA. Also here [http://pokemonxy.jp/news/20130108/pokemon_dna.html] read the article. The logo on the article should be updated. --[[User:Ext|Ext]] ([[User talk:Ext|talk]]) 13:25, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

== Error ==

It says "The first Pokémon '''to be released'''" when it should say "The first Pokémon '''revealed'''". —[[User:Clubchloe1|'''Club''']][[User talk:Clubchloe1|'''chloe1''']] 19:49, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

== Bolero Time ==
So are we going to completely ignore the fact that the male character is blatantly skating/roller-blading in the trailer?
Twenty-six seconds in to the trailer. I mean, this is new game-play right? I'm mentioning it here because I know if I just go ahead and put it in I'll get loads of "well he might be using Surf or something" complaints because for some reason it's only worth adding if an admin happens to like it. So yeah. [[User:Me, Hurray!|Me, Hurray!]] ([[User talk:Me, Hurray!|talk]]) 22:52, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

== November 2, 2013 ==

Gamestop apparently lists the game's American release as Nov. 2nd, 2013? Is this true, and if so, wouldn't the article need to be updated to match it?--[[User:Darknesslover5000|Darknesslover5000]] ([[User talk:Darknesslover5000|talk]]) 05:38, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
:Gamestop usually lists a incorrect date before a game comes out, so I wouldn't worry about updating the page. --[[User:Funktastic~!|'''It's''' '''Funktastic~!''']][[User talk:Funktastic~!|''話してください'']] 05:43, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
::Thank you. I can rest easy--[[User:Darknesslover5000|Darknesslover5000]] ([[User talk:Darknesslover5000|talk]]) 05:48, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
:::No so much an incorrect date as their estimation. They have to make these estimations for the purposes of preorders. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 07:26, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

== RFE: Broken Link in Bulbanews box ==

The Bulbanews box currently gets the link wrong:

'''<nowiki>{{bulbanews|game}}</nowiki>''' links to [[:n:Category:Articles relating to Pokémon X and Y]] but the actual page is [[:n:Category:Articles relating to Pokémon X and Y Versions]].

It should be '''<nowiki>{{bulbanews|game|Pokémon X and Y Versions}}</nowiki>''' instead. --''[[User:Stratelier|Stratelier]]'' 19:16, 28 February 2013 (UTC)
:I've changed the category on Bulbanews. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 06:52, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

== Mewtwo's Awakened Form ==

A new, Mewtwo-esque Pokémon has been revealed. It needs to be added to this page.
*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk_YC0MXJ-0&list=PLQWzKIaERirwczLwQE6HegZyd4pYV5AwH
*http://www.pokemon.com/pokemonxy/en-us/
[[User:MasterZ|MasterZ]] ([[User talk:MasterZ|talk]]) 23:48, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

It should be added on this page, but there isn't much anyone can write about it, as nothing is known except for the fact it's similar to Mewtwo. (Although in my opinion, I think it should just be noted with a photo about the new Pokemon in the Pokemon X and Y page and the Generation VI page). Btw, this new generation is totaly getting me pumped up for October! I know thats not a place to say that, but yea, just wanted to put that out there! LOL Hopefully new information will be available soon! :) PokeNerd 07:07, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

Well, it's been added. Now we have to keep an eye out for its name... Maybe in the meantime we could just call it "New Mewtwo". [[User:MasterZ|MasterZ]] ([[User talk:MasterZ|talk]]) 20:15, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
:NO. Absolutely no speculating for now. We need to wait for an official name. ''[[User:Frozen Fennec|Frozen]] [[User talk:Frozen Fennec|Fennec]]'' 20:21, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

While I agree 100% with no speculation, if the image is there, the presence of this new Mewtwo-like Pokemon and its role in the new movie should be mentioned under "New Pokemon", especially since I believe that would make it the first Gen VI Pokemon to appear in the anime. [[User:Drake Clawfang|Drake Clawfang]] ([[User talk:Drake Clawfang|talk]]) 22:07, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

We should call it ?????????? for now. [[User:MewtwoForm2|MewtwoForm2]] ([[User talk:MewtwoForm2|talk]]) 23:04, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
:We just need to wait. That's all I have to say regarding its name. ''[[User:Frozen Fennec|Frozen]] [[User talk:Frozen Fennec|Fennec]]'' 23:08, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

I agree, leave it how it is! There is nothing further that anyone can tell at this time! Like I said above, they have only stated it shares similarities to Mewtwo and nothing else at this time! Naming it "??????????" is pointless, having a photo on the Pokemon X and Y page is just fine (how it is now). When more CONCRETE evidence is revealed, then a page should and will be made for the new Pokemon! Till then, lets just be amazed and in awe of this new Pokemon! :) PokeNerd 11:10, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

[[User:Poko10|Poko10]] ([[User talk:Poko10|talk]]) 10:35, 13 April 2013 (UTC)PEOPLE i found a probable corocoro leak! It confirms that the new "mewtwo" IS a new forme. :D
*Same here, it's probably okay to label its box as "Mewtwo" or "New Mewtwo forme" at this point. [[User:Darthrai|Darthrai]] ([[User talk:Darthrai|talk]]) 14:25, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
::[[n:CoroCoro reveals last week's unveiled Pokémon to be Forme of Mewtwo]] --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 14:45, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

Not to speculate, but considering the movie's called Mewtwo's Awakening, and the form is described as Mewtwo awakening in its new form, I would say it's called "Awakened Form". But we should just wait for more info and add the artwork to the [[Mewtwo]] page. [[User:MasterZ|MasterZ]] ([[User talk:MasterZ|talk]]) 15:57, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

I agree we should probably wait for more information before we start naming things. [[User:Poko10|Poko10]] ([[User talk:Poko10|talk]]) 00:08, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
:When a name comes out, we'll add it, but this talkpage isn't the place to speculate about what it could be. '''''[[User:Pokemaster97|--Pokemaster]][[User talk:Pokemaster97|97]]''''' 00:22, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

Now that its been confirmed as a new forme of Mewtwo, can that be officially added to the page and Mewtwo's page? Or should we wait? Demers-Vachon 01:45, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

Why was the new Mewtwo picture removed in the recent update?
[[User:CrystalHalfBreed|CrystalHalfBreed]] ([[User talk:CrystalHalfBreed|talk]]) 19:18, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
:Because its been confirmed to be a new form and not a new Pokémon. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 11:29, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Maybe we should make a new section for revealed forms of pokemon? Or place something in the screen shot section? It seems weird not to have any of this news anywhere on the page.
[[User:CrystalHalfBreed|CrystalHalfBreed]] ([[User talk:CrystalHalfBreed|talk]]) 15:51, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

== Possible Pokémon X and Y Release date ==

Hi! I'm new at this and I wanna share something to you all.

While I'm searching the web about Pokémon, I found a Wikipedia page titled ''2013 in video gaming'' and I was so excited to see a release date for ''Pokémon X and Y''. This maybe unofficial because I couldn't see any reference about the date. So here's the link: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_in_video_gaming#October.E2.80.93December 2013 in video gaming]

I hope this will help and also please reply... thank you! --[[User:AwesomeDJPokemon|AwesomeDJPokemon]] ([[User talk:AwesomeDJPokemon|talk]]) 15:10, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

:From our article:

::"The paired versions will be released worldwide (except for select countries) on '''October 2013''' and will be available for both retail sale and download."

:It was announced in the first trailer I believe. --[[User:Spriteit|Spriteit]] ([[User talk:Spriteit|talk]]) 15:13, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
::Yeah, basically everyone has known the release date since the games were announced. I wonder where you have been for the past three months.--'''[[User:Dennou Zenshi|電禅]][[User talk:Dennou Zenshi|Den Zen]]''' 15:23, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

::: Well, I knew that it was going to be released in October but I was talking about the exact '''date''' of the release. --[[User:AwesomeDJPokemon|AwesomeDJPokemon]] ([[User talk:AwesomeDJPokemon|talk]]) 15:30, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
:::: Oh, sorry. I didn't notice that there was '20' in the table. I'm sure it's just an assumption though.--'''[[User:Dennou Zenshi|電禅]][[User talk:Dennou Zenshi|Den Zen]]''' 15:52, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

:::::Thank you for noticing it! I just wanna contribute to you guys this and other information about the game and the franchise. --[[User:AwesomeDJPokemon|AwesomeDJPokemon]] ([[User talk:AwesomeDJPokemon|talk]]) 16:06, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
::::::Wikipedia is only reliable when a source is provided. I tracked down [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2013_in_video_gaming&diff=539765900&oldid=539723107 the edit which added the 20], and no source was provided. I have now removed that from the Wikipedia page. Thanks for pointing it out though. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 12:51, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
::::::: Just to let you know, the release date that says October 20th is back on that wikipedia page, I even called my game stores in my home town and all of them just have October 2013, no specific date. So whoever added that to wiki page, needs to A) remove it or B) provide a real source to where they got that release date from! PokeNerd 01:19, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
::::::::The same user removed it later, so it's fine now. (Also, we really shouldn't use a Bulbapedia talk page to discuss a Wikipedia issue.) --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 08:12, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

== Lots of new Pokemon revealed, new region revealed, slight customization revealed, etc. etc. ETC! ==
Seriously, this is a news overload. We even have some info about the starters! Somebody, add all this! Especially the new Pokemon! We even have pages for them, now! {{unsigned|Poko907}}
:Please allow some time, we've been working hard to add and update in a timely manner. The new information will be added ASAP. '''''[[User:Pokemaster97|--Pokemaster]][[User talk:Pokemaster97|97]]''''' 15:59, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
:: It's on the page now! Awesome! {{unsigned|Poko907}}

== Boxes exist now ==

[[a:File:X EN boxart.png]] [[a:File:Y EN boxart.png]] can you stick these on--[[User:Pikachu Bros.|Pikachu Bros.]] ([[User talk:Pikachu Bros.|talk]]) 18:32, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

== Female player ==
We don't have ANY pictures of her official art, despite some pictures of her being on the official site. I was wondering why she isn't there, considering all of the new Pokemon, the region, a city, and more being added in. [[User:Poko907|Poko907]] ([[User talk:Poko907|talk]]) 21:09, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

The pictures on the official site ARE official art. [[User:MasterZ|MasterZ]] ([[User talk:MasterZ|talk]]) 20:58, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

== Downloadable citation? ==

Where was it (first?) stated that X and Y will be downloadable titles from the eShop? Or is it just a rule now for 3DS games? --[[User:Johans|Johans]] ([[User talk:Johans|talk]]) 02:32, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
:Found it in history: http://www.famitsu.com/news/201301/08026993.html Maybe this needs citation, though. --[[User:Johans|Johans]] ([[User talk:Johans|talk]]) 02:48, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

== Disambiguation clarification ==

Shouldn't the article have some kind of introductory disambiguation statement situated somewhere at the article's beginning? Something like:

:''This article is about the game'' Pokémon X.'' For other referrals, see [[Pokémon X]].''
[[User:Fenyx4|Fenyx4]] ([[User talk:Fenyx4|talk]]) 20:36, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
::There's no need. Searching [[Pokémon X]] already takes you to that page. There are no terms that redirect here that could be confused with other items on the disambiguation page. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 13:11, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

== Character Designs ==

The news overload continues... According to the Official Pokémon X and Y website, when you choose your gender, you have 3 different character designs to choose from. You can also change your outfit later on. [[User:MasterZ|MasterZ]] ([[User talk:MasterZ|talk]]) 23:40, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

== Opposite Player ==
The PC you don't choose will appear sometime during the storyline, as shown in the trailer. Mystriously, she doesn't have her trademark hat. Maybe it's the same for the male PC, but we can't speculate on pages, so. {{Unsigned|Poko907}}
:When in which video were the male and female players shown in the same screen? -[[User:IVsaur|EVsandIVsaurs]] 17:33, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
::[http://www.pokemonxy.com/_ui/img/_en/screenshots/may_supp_p3_5.jpg Here]. We're not adding it, though. We have zero information on the context of the scene and assuming that girl is opposite gender player character is pure speculation at this point. [[User:Ataro|Ataro]] ([[User talk:Ataro|talk]]) 17:44, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
OK. [[User:Poko907|Poko907]] ([[User talk:Poko907|talk]]) 01:00, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

== Concept Art? Official? ==

[http://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/stg.ign.com/2013/05/Lumiose-City-scene-illustration.jpg]

I found this on IGN's article on new stuff from XY, It said concept art, is this official, if so shouldn't it make its way to the image gallery?

Also sorry, I have no idea how to make it smaller so I just put it as a link. Other wise it would have stretched the page. [[User:Yamitora1|Yamitora1]] ([[User talk:Yamitora1|talk]]) 09:42, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
:I don't know if it would be classified as concept art, but it's real. It's used on the article for Lumiose City. --[[User:HoennMaster|Hoenn]][[User talk:HoennMaster|Master]] 15:25, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

== Ken Sugimori ==

I asked this on Helioptile's page as well, but no one answered, so here it goes:
Whenever a new Pokemon is released, as is the case with the 4 new Pokemon recently released, we get official artwork from them. But how do we know definitely that the artwork is always by Sugimori? Of course, it is his art style, but that's not so hard to mimic for a professional...
So how do we know? --[[User:Phoenixon|Phoenixon]] ([[User talk:Phoenixon|talk]]) 20:52, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
:We know that Sugimori always draws the Pokemon, so until we're told otherwise, it's pretty safe to assume. In fact, I'm pretty sure others have drawn artwork for player characters, or other characters, and we've been told that. Of course, it might also say it somewhere, but I never look at the places where the artwork is revealed. --[[User:Funktastic~!|'''It's''' '''Funktastic~!''']][[User talk:Funktastic~!|''話してください'']] 21:33, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

== Noivern, Vivillon, and Pokémon-Amie ==

Don't forget to add them. [[User:MasterZ|MasterZ]] ([[User talk:MasterZ|talk]]) 18:31, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

Watchog (Pokémon)

2013-06-01T14:29:33Z

MasterZ: /* Special abilities */

{{PokémonPrevNext | prev=Patrat | next=Lillipup | prevnum=504 | nextnum=506 | type=Normal }}
{{PokémonInfobox|
name=Watchog |
jname=ミルホッグ |
tmname=Miruhog |
size=100px|
art=BW |
pron=<sc>''{{{pron|me-roo-hog}}}''</sc> |
species=Lookout |
typen=1 |
type1=Normal |
abilityn=2 |
ability1=Illuminate |
ability2=Keen Eye |
abilityd=Analytic |
ndex=505 |
udex=011 |
u2dex=011 |
height-ftin=3'07" |
height-m=1.1 |
weight-lbs=59.5 |
weight-kg=27 |
egggroupn=1 |
egggroup1=Field |
eggcycles=20 |
evat=1|
expyield=147 |
lv100exp=1,000,000|
gendercode=127 |
color=Brown |
catchrate=255 |
body=06 |
pokefordex=watchog |
generation=5 |
footnotes=}}
'''Watchog''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''ミルホッグ''' ''Miruhog'') is a {{type|Normal}} Pokémon.

It [[Evolution|evolve]]s from {{p|Patrat}} starting at [[level]] 20.

==Biology==
===Physiology===
Watchog is an upright, meerkat-like Pokémon with large cheeks and a single, pointed incisor sticking out of its mouth. It is mainly a shade of reddish brown, with its cheeks and neck beige, and a pattern of yellow striping on its chest and tail, with the striping on its chest resembling a vest. Its hands, feet and tail tip are white-colored. Its eyes have an unusual pattern surrounding a small black pupil, with two red ring-like stripes separated by a third, yellow stripe. Black markings accentuate the eyes at their outer ends.

====Gender differences====
None.

===Special abilities===
[[File:Lenora Watchog Illuminate.png|thumb|200px|left|Watchog {{a|Illuminate|illuminating}}]]
Its cheeks can hold a large amounts of seeds, which it collects. Watchog possess night vision and can view its surroundings in the darkness. If that fails, then some Watchog can light up their stripes to see their surroundings. It is said to be able to see through walls and underground.

===Behavior===
It collects, and attacks, with the seeds it collects in its cheek sacks. When it spots an enemy it stands with its tail erect and will intimidate enemies by shining its body patterns at them.

===Habitat===
They usually live in forests or on treetops.

===Diet===
{{main|Pokémon food}}

==In the anime==
[[File:Lenora Watchog.png|thumb|240px|Watchog in the anime]]
===Major appearances===
[[Lenora]]'s Watchog debuted in ''[[BW014|A Night in the Nacrene City Museum!]]'' where it used its {{a|Illuminate}} to reveal {{p|Yamask}}'s presence. It battled {{Ash}} in ''[[BW015|The Battle According to Lenora!]]'' and defeated his {{AP|Oshawott}} with {{m|Thunderbolt}}. It appeared again in ''[[BW016|Rematch at the Nacrene Gym!]]'', where it was defeated by Oshawott's {{m|Aqua Jet}}.

===Minor appearances===
Three Watchog appeared in ''[[BW025|Emolga and the New Volt Switch!]]''.

[[Jimmy Ray]]'s male Watchog lost to {{an|Iris}}'s {{TP|Iris|Emolga}} in the first round of the [[Club Battle]] tournament in ''[[BW040|Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia!]]''.

Watchog has made cameo appearances in ''[[BW067|Cilan Takes Flight!]]'', ''[[BW069|Climbing the Tower of Success!]]'', and ''[[BW083|Rocking at the Virbank Gym! Part 1]]''.

A Watchog appeared in ''[[BW077|Evolution by Fire!]]'' under the ownership of [[Kylan]] where it battled [[Shamus]] in a [[Double Battle]], along with a {{p|Mienshao}}.

{{un|Cameron}} owns a Watchog which nothing is known about as it was only seen on a scoreboard during the [[Vertress Conference]]. It was used in Cameron's battle against [[Virgil]] where it lost.

A Watchog belonging to [[Mikael]] battles and loses to {{an|Bianca}}'s {{TP|Bianca|Emboar}} for the qualifying round in ''[[BW103|Curtain Up, Unova League!]]''.

A Watchog belonging to a rescue worker named [[Halsey]] appeared in ''[[BW115|The Pokémon Harbor Patrol!]]''.

A Watchog appeared in ''[[BW119|Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!]]''.

A Watchog appeared in [[BW125]] under the ownership of [[Ripple]]. She used it as a guard to watch over her jewels.

===Pokédex entries===
{{Animedexheader|Unova}}
{{Animedexbody|BW014|Watchog|Ash's Pokédex|Watchog, the Lookout Pokémon, and the evolved form of {{p|Patrat}}. Watchog's body contains luminescent compounds, which allow its eyes and stripes to glow.}}
{{Animedexfooter/Pokémon|''Best Wishes''|Unova}}

==In the manga==
[[File:TP Watchog Adventures.png|thumb|125px|Watchog in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
{{adv|Black}} was attacked by a Watchog used by three {{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s. At first, he mistook the pattern on its body as the head of a much larger Pokémon but eventually figured out its true identity.
{{-}}

====Pokédex entries====
{{Mangadexheader}}
{{Mangadexbody|Pokémon Adventures|[[PS471|Battle at the Dreamyard]]|They make the patterns on their bodies shine in order to threaten predators. Keen eyesight lets them see in the dark.}}
{{Mangadexfooter}}

==In the TCG==
{{main|Watchog (TCG)}}

==Game data==

===Pokédex entries===
{{Dex
|type=Normal
|gen=5
|blackdex=When they see an enemy, their tails stand high, and they spit the seeds of berries stored in their cheek pouches.
|whitedex=They make the patterns on their bodies shine in order to threaten predators. Keen eyesight lets them see in the dark.
|b2w2dex=Using luminescent matter, it makes its eyes and body glow and stuns attacking opponents.

}}

===Game locations===
{{Availability|
type=Normal|

gen=5 |
bwrarity=Uncommon|
bwarea=[[Route]]s {{rtn|1|Unova}}, {{rtn|7|Unova}}, {{rtn|15|Unova}}, {{rtn|18|Unova}}, [[Dreamyard]], [[P2 Laboratory]] |
b2w2rarity=Uncommon Unknown|
b2w2area=[[Route]]s {{rtn|1|Unova}}, {{rtn|2|Unova}}, {{rtn|3|Unova}}, {{rtn|7|Unova}}, {{rtn|18|Unova}}, [[Dreamyard]], [[P2 Laboratory]] [[Route]]s {{rtn|2|Unova}} and {{rtn|7|Unova}} ([[Hidden Grotto]]){{tt|*|Has Hidden Ability Analytic}}|
}}

====In side games====
{{SidegameAvail
|type=normal
|rumble2=Meadow: [[Trailhead Field]] (post ending)
|pokepark2=[[Cove Area]]
|mdgti=[[Glacier Palace - Eastern Spire]], Magnagate dungeons, [[Miragesands]], [[Rusty Mountain]], [[Jaws of the Abyss]] (Golden Chamber), [[Cape at the Edge]], [[Moonlit Forest]] (Mapless Street), [[Smoking Mountain]] (Golden Chamber)
}}

===Held items===

===Stats===
====Base stats====
{{Base stats
|HP=60
|Attack=85
|Defense=69
|SpAtk=60
|SpDef=69
|Speed=77
|type=Normal
}}

===Type effectiveness===
{{Type effectiveness|
type1=normal|
Normal= 100 |
Flying= 100 |
Fighting=200 |
Ground= 100 |
Rock= 100 |
Bug= 100 |
Poison= 100 |
Ghost= 0 |
Steel= 100 |

Fire= 100 |
Water= 100 |
Grass= 100 |
Electric=100 |
Psychic= 100 |
Ice= 100 |
Dragon= 100 |
Dark= 100 |

notes=yes|
normal=yes|
newghost=1}}

===Learnset===
====By [[Level|leveling up]]====
{{learnlist/levelh|Watchog|Normal|Normal|5|5}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Tackle|Normal|Physical|50|100|35||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Leer|Normal|Status|—|100|30}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Bite|Dark|Physical|60|100|25}}
{{learnlist/level5|Start|Low Kick|Fighting|Physical|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|3|Leer|Normal|Status|—|100|30}}
{{learnlist/level5|6|Bite|Dark|Physical|60|100|25}}
{{learnlist/level5|8|Bide|Normal|Physical|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|11|Detect|Fighting|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/level5|13|Sand-Attack|Ground|Status|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/level5|16|Crunch|Dark|Physical|80|100|15}}
{{learnlist/level5|18|Hypnosis|Psychic|Status|—|60|20}}
{{learnlist/level5|20|Confuse Ray|Ghost|Status|—|100|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|22|Super Fang|Normal|Physical|—|90|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|25|After You|Normal|Status|—|—|15}}
{{learnlist/level5|29|Psych Up|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/level5|32|Hyper Fang|Normal|Physical|80|90|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/level5|36|Mean Look|Normal|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/level5|39|Baton Pass|Normal|Status|—|—|40}}
{{learnlist/level5|43|Slam|Normal|Physical|80|75|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/levelf|Watchog|Normal|Normal|5|5}}

====By [[TM]]/[[HM]]====
{{learnlist/tmh|Watchog|Normal|Normal|5|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM06|Toxic|Poison|Status|—|90|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM10|Hidden Power|Normal|Special|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM11|Sunny Day|Fire|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM15|Hyper Beam|Normal|Special|150|90|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM16|Light Screen|Psychic|Status|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM17|Protect|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM18|Rain Dance|Water|Status|—|—|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM21|Frustration|Normal|Physical|—|100|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM24|Thunderbolt|Electric|Special|95|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM25|Thunder|Electric|Special|120|70|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM27|Return|Normal|Physical|—|100|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM28|Dig|Ground|Physical|80|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM30|Shadow Ball|Ghost|Special|80|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM32|Double Team|Normal|Status|—|—|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM35|Flamethrower|Fire|Special|95|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM42|Facade|Normal|Physical|70|100|20||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM44|Rest|Psychic|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM45|Attract|Normal|Status|—|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM48|Round|Normal|Special|60|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM52|Focus Blast|Fighting|Special|120|70|5}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM56|Fling|Dark|Physical|—|100|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM67|Retaliate|Normal|Physical|70|100|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM68|Giga Impact|Normal|Physical|150|90|5||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM70|Flash|Normal|Status|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM73|Thunder Wave|Electric|Status|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM75|Swords Dance|Normal|Status|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM77|Psych Up|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM83|Work Up|Normal|Status|—|—|30}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM85|Dream Eater|Psychic|Special|100|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM86|Grass Knot|Grass|Special|—|100|20}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM87|Swagger|Normal|Status|—|90|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM90|Substitute|Normal|Status|—|—|10}}
{{learnlist/tm5|TM94|Rock Smash|Fighting|Physical|40|100|15}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM01|Cut|Normal|Physical|50|95|30||'''}}
{{learnlist/tm5|HM04|Strength|Normal|Physical|80|100|15||'''}}
{{learnlist/tmf|Watchog|Normal|Normal|5|5}}

====By {{pkmn|breeding}}====
{{learnlist/breedh|Watchog|Normal|Normal|5|5}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|019|Rattata}}{{MSP|020|Raticate}}{{MSP|052|Meowth}}{{MSP|053|Persian}}{{MSP|056|Mankey}}{{MSP|057|Primeape}} {{MSP|197|Umbreon}}{{MSP|203|Girafarig}}{{MSP|232|Donphan}}{{MSP|261|Poochyena}}{{MSP|262|Mightyena}}{{MSP|461|Weavile}} {{MSP|498|Tepig}}{{MSP|499|Pignite}}{{MSP|500|Emboar}}{{MSP|509|Purrloin}}{{MSP|510|Liepard}}{{MSP|527|Woobat}} {{MSP|528|Swoobat}}{{MSP|551|Sandile}}{{MSP|552|Krokorok}}{{MSP|553|Krookodile}}|Assurance|Dark|Physical|50|100|10||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|161|Sentret}}{{MSP|162|Furret}}{{MSP|300|Skitty}}{{MSP|301|Delcatty}}{{MSP|427|Buneary}}{{MSP|428|Lopunny}} {{MSP|448|Lucario}}|Foresight|Normal|Status|—|—|40|||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|206|Dunsparce}}{{MSP|231|Phanpy}}{{MSP|232|Donphan}}{{MSP|263|Zigzagoon}}{{MSP|264|Linoone}}{{MSP|287|Slakoth}} {{MSP|288|Vigoroth}}{{MSP|289|Slaking}}{{MSP|324|Torkoal}}{{MSP|327|Spinda}}{{MSP|613|Cubchoo}}{{MSP|614|Beartic}}|Flail|Normal|Physical|—|100|15||||'''}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|023|Ekans}}{{MSP|024|Arbok}}{{MSP|032|Nidoran♂}}{{MSP|033|Nidorino}}{{MSP|034|Nidoking}}{{MSP|052|Meowth}} {{MSP|053|Persian}}{{MSP|058|Growlithe}}{{MSP|059|Arcanine}}{{MSP|086|Seel}}{{MSP|087|Dewgong}}{{MSP|112|Rhydon}} {{MSP|464|Rhyperior}}{{MSP|179|Mareep}}{{MSP|180|Flaaffy}}{{MSP|181|Ampharos}}{{MSP|335|Zangoose}}{{MSP|336|Seviper}} {{MSP|417|Pachirisu}}{{MSP|434|Stunky}}{{MSP|435|Skuntank}}{{MSP|495|Snivy}}{{MSP|496|Servine}}{{MSP|497|Serperior}} {{MSP|587|Emolga}}{{MSP|572|Minccino}}{{MSP|573|Cinccino}}|Iron Tail|Steel|Physical|100|75|15|||*}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|019|Rattata}}{{MSP|020|Raticate}}{{MSP|128|Tauros}}{{MSP|197|Umbreon}}{{MSP|206|Dunsparce}}{{MSP|335|Zangoose}} {{MSP|359|Absol}}{{MSP|418|Buizel}}{{MSP|419|Floatzel}}{{MSP|509|Purrloin}}{{MSP|510|Liepard}}{{MSP|522|Blitzle}} {{MSP|523|Zebstrika}}{{MSP|570|Zorua}}{{MSP|571|Zoroark}}{{MSP|587|Emolga}}{{MSP|626|Bouffalant}}|Pursuit|Dark|Physical|40|100|20||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|461|Weavile}}{{MSP|501|Oshawott}}{{MSP|502|Dewott}}{{MSP|503|Samurott}}{{MSP|626|Bouffalant}}|Revenge|Fighting|Physical|60|100|10||}}
{{learnlist/breed5|{{MSP|023|Ekans}}{{MSP|024|Arbok}}{{MSP|052|Meowth}}{{MSP|053|Persian}}{{MSP|056|Mankey}}{{MSP|057|Primeape}} {{MSP|190|Aipom}}{{MSP|424|Ambipom}}{{MSP|197|Umbreon}}{{MSP|206|Dunsparce}}{{MSP|215|Sneasel}}{{MSP|461|Weavile}} {{MSP|293|Whismur}}{{MSP|294|Loudred}}{{MSP|295|Exploud}}{{MSP|336|Seviper}}{{MSP|352|Kecleon}}{{MSP|434|Stunky}} {{MSP|435|Skuntank}}|Screech|Normal|Status|—|85|40||}}{{learnlist/breedf|Watchog|Normal|Normal|5|5}}

====By [[Move Tutor|tutoring]]====
{{learnlist/tutorh|Watchog|Normal|Normal|5|5}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|After You|Normal|Status|—|—|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Aqua Tail|Water|Physical|90|90|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Covet|Normal|Physical|60|100|40||'''|no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Endeavor|Normal|Physical|—|100|5|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Fire Punch|Fire|Physical|75|100|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Gunk Shot|Poison|Physical|120|70|5|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Helping Hand|Normal|Status|—|—|20|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Ice Punch|Ice|Physical|75|100|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Iron Tail|Steel|Physical|100|75|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Last Resort|Normal|Physical|140|100|5||'''|no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Low Kick|Fighting|Physical|—|100|20|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Seed Bomb|Grass|Physical|80|100|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Signal Beam|Bug|Special|75|100|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Sleep Talk|Normal|Status|—|—|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Snore|Normal|Special|40|100|15||'''|no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Super Fang|Normal|Physical|—|90|10|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|ThunderPunch|Electric|Physical|75|100|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutor5|Zen Headbutt|Psychic|Physical|80|90|15|||no|yes}}
{{learnlist/tutorf|Watchog|Normal|Normal|5|5}}

====By a prior [[evolution]]====
{{learnlist/prevoh|Watchog|Normal|Normal|5|5}}
{{learnlist/prevo5null}}
{{learnlist/prevof|Watchog|Normal|Normal|5|5}}

===Side game data===
{{Sidegame|
type=Normal |
ndex=505 |
rumble2=yes|
rumble2attack=3|
rumble2defense=3|
rumble2speed=3|
Pad2=He is taking care of {{p|Patrat}}. He likes to see new things before anyone else. He can be a scatterbrain. |
Park2strong= |
Park2weak= |
}}

===Evolution===
{{evobox
|family=Normal
|sprite1=504
|name1=Patrat
|type1-1=Normal
|evotype1=Level
|level1=20
|sprite2=505
|name2=Watchog
|type1-2=Normal
}}

===Sprites===
{{Sprite |
type=normal |
gen=5 |
gender=none |
name=Watchog |
ndex=505 |
}}

==Trivia==
* Watchog is the only Pokémon to have the same {{EV}} yield as its {{p|Patrat|pre-evolution}}, and the only evolved Pokémon to only give a single EV, giving 1 EV in Attack.
* Watchog is the only evolved Pokémon with a [[catch rate]] of 255.

===Origin===
Watchog is based on a {{wp|groundhog}} and possibly a {{wp|meerkat}}. Its design is based on a road worker, with the body resembling a {{wp|personal protective equipment|protective suit}} and the yellow stripes forming a {{wp|high visibility clothing|safety vest}}.

====Name origin====
Watchog is a combination of ''watch'' and ''groundhog''. It may also be a play on {{wp|guard dog|watchdog}}, a dog used to guard.

Miruhog may be a combination of 見る ''miru'' (to observe) or ''meerkat'' and ''groundhog''.

==In other languages==
{{Other languages|type=normal|type2=normal
|ja=ミルホッグ ''Miruhog''|jameaning=From {{tt|見る ''miru''|to observe}} or ''meerkat'' and ''groundhog''
|de=Kukmarda|demeaning=From ''{{tt|gucken|to peek}}'' and ''{{tt|Marder|marten}}'', playing on ''{{tt|Guck mal da|Look over there}}''
|fr=Miradar|frmeaning=From ''{{tt|mirador|observation tower}}'' and ''radar''
|es=Watchog|esmeaning=Same as English name
|it=Watchog|itmeaning=Same as English name
|ko=보르그 ''Boreugeu''|komeaning=
|zh_cmn=步哨鼠 ''Bùshàoshǔ''|zh_cmnmeaning=From {{tt|步哨 ''bùshào''|sentry/sentinel}} and {{tt|鼠 ''shǔ''|rat}}.
}}
 



==External links==
{{PokémonPrevNextFoot | prev=Patrat | next=Lillipup | prevnum=504 | nextnum=506 | type=Normal }}
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{{Project Pokédex notice}}

[[it:Watchog]]
[[pt:Watchog (pokémon)]]

[[de:Kukmarda]]
[[es:Watchog]]
[[fr:Miradar]]
[[ja:ミルホッグ]]
[[pl:Watchog]]
[[zh:步哨鼠]]

Talk:Pokémon X and Y

2013-05-25T20:59:07Z

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Talk:Pokémon X and Y

2013-05-25T20:58:34Z

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{{forums notice|October 1, 2013}}

== Titles missing "Version"? ==
Do the titles include "version" this time? I'm not seeing it on the official site or the trailer. I think they're just called Pokemon X and Pokemon Y now. [[User:Hheebo|Hheebo]] ([[User talk:Hheebo|talk]]) 14:17, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

== Pokémon X and Y "Versions"? ==

Is it right to be calling them Pokemon X Version and Pokemon Y version? Unlike previous games Nintendo hasn't used the word "version" when referring to them by name, just calling them Pokemon X and Pokemon Y rather than, to use the most recent example, "Pokemon Black Version 2" and "Pokemon White Version 2". The logos don't contain the word "version" either. I think they should simply be referred to as Pokemon X and Y.
EDIT: Ninja'd by Hheebo. Delete if necessary.
[[User:NFreak007|NFreak007]] ([[User talk:NFreak007|talk]]) 14:19, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

:I second this. "Versions" hasn't been mentioned at all, nor are contained in the logos. If "Versions" were in the title, there's usually a habit of saying it every time the game title comes up. It's misleading to list the article as it being called "X and Y ''Versions''" if there really isn't any facts backing that up. --[[User:Manaphy1|Manaphy1]] 16:20, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
::Thirded. It should be [[Pokémon X and Y]], as I stated on [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2]]'s trivia section. Please rename this page and change this article and the Generation VI one accordingly. [[User:Digifiend|Digifiend]] ([[User talk:Digifiend|talk]]) 17:15, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
:::Fourthed. Every other main series entry has had "version" on it, this is different in all languages. This should be reflected in the title of the page. {{unsigned|NP Chilla}}
::::[http://www.thesixthaxis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/PokemonXY8-1024x640.jpg Here]. Enjoy. [[User:Masatoshi|Masatoshi]][[User_talk:Masatoshi|''talk'']] 18:00, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::That seems to be a screenshot from Nintendo3DS's video. The official Pokémon channel uploaded the same trailer, and they don't use the word Version, and they're strict with that word, putting it in all Black Version 1 and White Version 1 videos. [[User:ToastUltimatum|'''Toast''']][[User talk:ToastUltimatum|'''Ultimatum''']] 19:31, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::The same video is also on Pokemon.com, without the word "Version." I fifth the notion that it should be struck from here, because it doesn't appear to be in any official media. --[[User:The Great Butler|The Great Butler]] ([[User talk:The Great Butler|talk]]) 02:40, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::::I think it would be a good idea to move it to [[Pokémon X and Y]], 'cause it doesn't even say the name "version" in the title. In previous games, the official sources have said "Pokémon [title] Version" only if it has the word "version in the logo. These games are different, they don't have "version" in the title at all, so I really wouldn't see any reason to have it titled "Pokémon X and Y Versions".—[[User:Platinum Lucario|Platinum Lucario]] ([[User talk:Platinum Lucario|talk]]) 10:29, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::::I would like to agree with the page move as well, but I really can't say until there is more usage of just "Pokemon X and Y" an not "Pokemon X version and Pokemon Y version". I am undecided since I've seen Pokémon Direct recordings with the word "version" in it (like in the picture posted by Masatoshi), but everything else points to just calling it [[Pokémon X and Y]]. - ''[[User:Vhayes1992|Vhayes]]1992'' 23:38, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
:The official press release repeatedly lists the trademarked titles as ''Pokémon X'' and ''Pokémon Y'' and never uses the term "Version." Excerpt: "''Pokémon X'' and ''Pokémon Y'' will be the blueprint for an exciting array of new animation, Pokémon TCG, and toys debuting around the world."
:In all of their press releases for other games in the series they use "Version," for example this excerpt from the B2W2 press release: "The successors to the acclaimed ''Pokémon Black Version'' and ''Pokémon White Version'' games, ''Pokémon Black Version 2'' and ''Pokémon White Version 2''..."
:So it seems pretty obvious that it should be moved to "Pokémon X and Y."[[User:AmaranthSparrow|AmaranthSparrow]] ([[User talk:AmaranthSparrow|talk]]) 21:40, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
::Heck, even Pokémon.com reads "''An all-new 3D Pokémon adventure packed with never-before-seen Pokémon will launch worldwide in October 2013. '''Pokémon X''' and '''Pokémon Y''' will present a new generation of Pokémon, and introduce players to an exciting new adventure in a breathtaking 3D world.''" Could an admin PLEASE hurry up and move the name of this page? [[User:ToastUltimatum|'''Toast''']][[User talk:ToastUltimatum|'''Ultimatum''']] 23:25, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
:::By moving the page, not only would {{template|v}}, {{template|2v}}, {{template|2v2}}, and {{template|game}} have to be edited (besides the fact that they are all massively used) but [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/Pok%C3%A9mon_X_and_Y_Versions&limit=500 every single page] that links here would also have to be edited. There's also {{template|PokémonInfobox}}, which is only used on '''over 650 pages'''. Templates on the Archives would also have to be changed. --[[User:Abcboy|Abcboy]] ([[User talk:Abcboy|talk]]) 23:44, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
::::I'm against moving this page, at the very least until further information is available. "Version" is part of what separates the main series for games like Stadium, XD, and the like. Furthermore, there is at least some evidence that these games are still titled "X Version" and "Y Version" as seen in the picture Masa posted. It seems to me like the company is merely advertising the game in this manner because this is how the fandom always refers to the games, that is, without the word "version". Furthermore, this is probably simpler since it saves them the trouble of having to write "version" in several different languages all at once (remember, this is getting an instant worldwide release, and "Pokemon" is pretty universal while "version" isn't). We should at least wait a while before moving the page, and then having to move it back again. [[User:Crystal Talian|Crystal]] [[User talk:Crystal Talian|Talian]] 23:49, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::Just to clarify, Masatoshi's image wasn't official; the official trailer doesn't have that banner on it, nor refers to them at all as having "Versions". As for the templates, they don't appear hard to edit in a change if you use "if switches". --[[User:Manaphy1|Manaphy1]] 00:53, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::Just to clarify, "#if:" switches work differently than "#switch:"es. Don't worry though, it'll only cause the servers to fail like when {{template|roundy}} used them.--[[User:Abcboy|Abcboy]] ([[User talk:Abcboy|talk]]) 01:08, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::His image was official. [http://www.nintendo.nl/Divers/Nintendo-Direct/Laatstse-Nintendo-Direct/Nintendo-Direct-698557.html This] is official straight from Nintendo's website. It says "version". This is why I am sort of reserving a conclusion and doing a wait and see. - ''[[User:Vhayes1992|Vhayes]]1992'' 02:16, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
:Where? From what I can see, it calls them Polémon X (lol, presumably a typo) and Pokémon Y. [[User:Digifiend|Digifiend]] ([[User talk:Digifiend|talk]]) 03:48, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
::'''The video.''' --[[User:Abcboy|Abcboy]] ([[User talk:Abcboy|talk]]) 03:49, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
:::Seems more likely to be some sort of mistake, given that the other videos don't feature that and the press release specifically omits the word. Anyway, I have contacted Nintendo regarding the title of the games, and will wait to see what they have to say about it. --[[User:Dorsal Axe|Dorsal Axe]] ([[User talk:Dorsal Axe|talk]]) 17:14, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
::::[http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Misc-/Nintendo-Direct/2013/Pokemon-Direct-08-01-2013/Nintendo-Direct-699626.html What about the Nintendo's UK website?] --[[User:Abcboy|Abcboy]] ([[User talk:Abcboy|talk]]) 21:46, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::All of the official Nintendo websites, including even the Pokémon website clearly state it as '''Pokémon X''' and '''Pokémon Y'''. There is '''no''' official Nintendo website that calls them "Pokémon X Version" and "Pokémon Y Version".—[[User:Platinum Lucario|Platinum Lucario]] ([[User talk:Platinum Lucario|talk]]) 08:19, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::The point is that in the official Pokémon Direct announcement it is present. Every other main series game has it, and in the official announcement (which is on official Nintendo websites) it uses it. Until we get boxart, we should follow what we have been given. It is very commonplace to drop "version" when talking about the titles (Iwata did it himself in the Pokémon Direct video, while "version" was shown on the screen). --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 08:38, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:Okay, [http://i.imgur.com/9ANSo.png Nintendo got back to me]. According to them, it's just "Pokémon X" and "Pokémon Y", and they go on to mention that whatever the website says is the "current" and most up-to-date official source. (and I must say, I'm impressed with how quickly they responded :p). --[[User:Dorsal Axe|Dorsal Axe]] ([[User talk:Dorsal Axe|talk]]) 13:36, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
::Then they forgot to remove the Version thing in the video. This seems solid enough for us. We would be moving this page to '''[[Pokémon X and Y]]''' and doing all necessary changes soon (not before letting the rest of the staff know). [[User:Masatoshi|Masatoshi]][[User_talk:Masatoshi|''talk'']] 14:32, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:::Upon further discussion, we decided to put the moving on hold until we make sure of some stuff related to TPCi. It's still strange that after 15 years, they decide to drop "Version" just like that. [[User:Masatoshi|Masatoshi]][[User_talk:Masatoshi|''talk'']] 16:49, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
::::Aww, can't you please move the page already? It's already been confirmed by Nintendo that it's called simply '''Pokémon X''' and '''Pokémon Y''', it even says that in the official '''logos''' of the trailer and official website of http://www.pokemon.com/pokemonxy/en-us/ that it's only called Pokémon X and Pokémon Y. What do you think? Do you really think it's going to change just to the way you think it's going to be? I'm afraid you're just not used to change, and I understand it takes us a while to adapt to change. ^^—[[User:Platinum Lucario|Platinum Lucario]] ([[User talk:Platinum Lucario|talk]]) 04:38, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::It has nothing to do with being afraid of change. We needed to be absolutely sure, which is why they've put it off so far. '''[[Team Rocket|R.A.]] [[User:Rocket Admin Hunter Blade|Hunter]] [[User Talk:Rocket Admin Hunter Blade|Blade]]''' 05:22, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::I'm sure we have had plenty of proof that it is simply Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, having known that http://www.pokemon.com/pokemonxy/en-us/ is an '''official source''' that comes from the '''official''' Pokémon website. That website alone is enough to make you absolutely sure that it really is '''official'''. ;) —[[User:Platinum Lucario|Platinum Lucario]] ([[User talk:Platinum Lucario|talk]]) 14:47, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

==New region==
In this article it states that the new region is likely based off of France but the [[Generation VI]] page says it draws inspiration from various points within Europe. The pages should be more consistent and more neutral about the subject. [[User: Ariano|Արիանո]] 14:50, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
* The Nintendo Direct Trailer begins with Pikachu atop the Eiffel Tower. Unova draws from inspirations outside of the strict real world New York; it's not conflicting to say it's both based on France and draws inspiration from the rest of Europe.

== Trivia to be added, I believe... ==

A bit of trivia to be added:
*These are the first main series games to have letters in the title rather than color names.
*The game titles may be named after the X and Y axes of the [[wp:Cartesian coordinate system|Cartesian coordinations]]. ~~'''''[[User:LDEJRuff|LDE]][[User talk:LDEJRuff|JRuff]]'''''~~ 10:04, 8 January, 2013 (UTC)
:Given that the Japanese logos clearly have DNA helixes in them, I think it's safe to say that they were going for genetics. Not coordinates. [[Typhlosion (Pokémon)|★]][[User:Jo The Marten|Jo the Marten]][[Flygon (Pokémon)|★]] [[User_Talk:Jo The Marten|ಠ_ಠ]][[Cilan (anime)|♥]] 15:10, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
::Why not both? --[[User:Dorsal Axe|Dorsal Axe]] ([[User talk:Dorsal Axe|talk]]) 15:23, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
:::Because the Japanese logos have DNA helixes in them so they are standing for genetics, not coordinates. It was made pretty clear by Jo. [[User:Rainbow Shifter|Rainbow Shifter]] ([[User talk:Rainbow Shifter|talk]]) 17:09, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
They're obviously named after the x and y chromosomes, not coordinates. [[User:Munlax|Munlax]] ([[User talk:Munlax|talk]]) 17:14, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
::::Could it not be a double meaning? [[User:Digifiend|Digifiend]] ([[User talk:Digifiend|talk]]) 17:16, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::And what makes you think it's coordinates? For all I know, we could also use algebraic expressions. So far, Jo's bet is the safest. Since it has helixes that resemble a DNA string, it's unlikely to have been based in coordinates. [[User:Masatoshi|Masatoshi]][[User_talk:Masatoshi|''talk'']] 17:19, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::It's obviously based on Genetics, but Gamefreak and Nintendo love puns. X axis and Y axis. If the third legendary forms a Z shape, then I think it's safe to say that it's also partially a stealth 3DS pun --[[User:Shadowater|Shadowater]] ([[User talk:Shadowater|talk]]) 20:26, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
::Why would it be based off coordinates anyway? It makes more sense to have them based off genetics seeming as you breed Pokemon in the game. And no, it has been said numerous times: The Japanese logos have '''DNA''' helixes in them. End of story. [[User:Rainbow Shifter|Rainbow Shifter]] ([[User talk:Rainbow Shifter|talk]]) 17:23, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
::::That doesn't really discount the other reasoning. You may notice the logo is also in 3D text (which they've never done for a logo before), which would indicate to me that they're going for a double entendre with the titles. --[[User:Dorsal Axe|Dorsal Axe]] ([[User talk:Dorsal Axe|talk]]) 17:41, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::::I thought it was to do with the buttons on the DS and 3DS consoles, shows what I know...[[User:TurtleLover1999|TurtleLover1999]] ([[User talk:TurtleLover1999|talk]]) 20:31, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
More trivia for your perusal: They'll be the first main series games to be released simultaneously worldwide, and "Pokemon X" was the original name for both Lugia and Pokemon Crystal. '''[[User:Luigi-San|Luigi-San]]''' 22:10, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::::I agree about the released simultaneously worldwide as I was planning to suggest that myself. -[[User:Tyler53841|Tyler53841]] ([[User talk:Tyler53841|talk]]) 02:13, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::I don't think that the genetic base is so obvious, that thing in the logo can mean a lot of things. Also the coordinates reasoning in the first 3-'''dimentional''' game on a '''3D'''S is supported by the fact that Yveltal is flying while Xerneas is on the ground, like the axes. Can't be a coincidence. However save this geneticVSgeometic debate til we know if there is any Z Pokemon. It would kill the genetic theory and support the coordinates one. --[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 20:22, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::::The fact that one flies and the other one roams the land does not mean they are based in coordinates or spacial axes, it CAN be a coincidence. The DNA string is heavily implied in the Japanese logo and supports the theory, while the axial theory only has a "What if the third version is Z?" as its support, and the fact that Xerneas runs horizontally (Even diagonally when it jumps!) and Yveltal flies (although horizontally, vertically, diagonally, you name it). [[User:Masatoshi|Masatoshi]][[User_talk:Masatoshi|''talk'']] 20:35, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::::They would have been pretty stupid if they made them able to move only horizontally or vertically, and unable to jump. What kind of argument is that? The point is that the X axis on a graph goes across, the Y axis goes up, and is the Y Pokemon that flies, while the X pokemon is on the ground, not the opposite. However, ''as I said'', we should wait. I'm not saying that the coordinates theory is the right one (well, that's my intuition), but I don't think you have any proof to say for sure that they're related to chromosomes either, except a small low definition detail on the logo that could be anything. I can totally see a Z pokemon related to stereo3D coming. It's almost impossible that they'll do nothing to use the 3D function of the console. —[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 21:14, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

==Based off France?==
To suggest the region will 'likely' be based on France seems to be speculation of the sort that the banner of the top forbids, Tokyo also has a structure like the Eiffel Tower. [[User:Alexsau1991|Alexsau1991]] ([[User talk:Alexsau1991|talk]]) 17:12, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
:The streets have an European-like setting; Pikachu spread his message from a location that seemed to be the same as France; that tower looks like the Eiffel Tower and it seems to use gray instead of white and red. While it's not confirmed, it is plausible that the region might be based in France. [[User:Masatoshi|Masatoshi]][[User_talk:Masatoshi|''talk'']] 17:18, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
::While it seems plausible, even likely. Isn't it still speculation? And why the entire region, rather than that particular city (I don't recall France having a desert, for example)? Castelia City in Black and White is said to be based off New York, yet the entire region isn't said to be based on the USA. [[User:Alexsau1991|Alexsau1991]] ([[User talk:Alexsau1991|talk]]) 17:23, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
:::There's a big difference between the USA and France, the US is a massive country (in terms of size and little would be explored, if not ignoring plenty of cities). I for one think it ''may'' be based in Europe, but that city, along with that picture with the bridge remind me of the {{wp|Palace of Versailles}}. Most people seem to agree it might be based in Europe/France, so for the time being, we'll leave it like this. [[User:Masatoshi|Masatoshi]][[User_talk:Masatoshi|''talk'']] 17:50, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
::Pikachu's pretty clearly shown on the Eiffel Tower, in a country in the general location that everyone expects France to be. --[[User:Dorsal Axe|Dorsal Axe]] ([[User talk:Dorsal Axe|talk]]) 18:05, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
:::Regardless it is very blatant '''speculation''', of which this encyclopaedia has clearly warned it's editors of avoiding. Popular agreement is '''NOT''' ''"confirmation by a reliable source"''. What's the point in that rule, if your so keen on breaking it? [[User:Alexsau1991|Alexsau1991]] ([[User talk:Alexsau1991|talk]]) 18:41, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
::::Yeah, I do agree that it's speculation right now. It's like when everybody put Kyurem as the third member of the Tao trio before it was confirmed, despite them arguing tooth and nail and out right refusing to allow Giratina to be stated as the third member of the Dragon trio before Platinum came out [[User:Shadowater|Shadowater]] ([[User talk:Shadowater|talk]]) 20:28, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::Exactly. It's really inconsistent. As an admin, it seems as if Masatoshi is going for a 'do as I say, not as I do'. You can't rule 'no speculation', then allow a piece that you favour, or personally find convincing.
:::::Even if the Eiffel Tower could be considered more than speculation, how do we arrive at the fact the WHOLE region is based on France?.. It's conjecture after conjecture... [[User:Alexsau1991|Alexsau1991]] ([[User talk:Alexsau1991|talk]]) 01:04, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::In the trailer, Pikachu is seen on top of the Eiffel Tower. Literally. The camera zooms out and shows it in France. Saying the region is based on France is less of speculation, and more of an observation giving readers some idea what the region looks like. Rather than explaining every tiny little detail about the location, we can just blanket sweep it by saying, "It looks a lot like France." But obviously it's NOT France, cause Pokémon regions have almost never been real locations. (Sans Kanto. Kind of.) [[Typhlosion (Pokémon)|★]][[User:Jo The Marten|Jo the Marten]][[Flygon (Pokémon)|★]] [[User_Talk:Jo The Marten|ಠ_ಠ]][[Cilan (anime)|♥]] 01:31, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::::I think it would be a good idea to forbid this from being posted for now until more conclusive proof is gathered by any means from official sources to verify this though it would be a very slim chance that any of this is true. -[[User:Tyler53841|Tyler53841]] ([[User talk:Tyler53841|talk]]) 02:16, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::::I should also point out that Junichi Masuda's current Twitter profile picture is him next to the Eiffel Tower and there is at least one message commenting on his trip to France. Possibly a coincidence, though it's hardly an argument against the region being based off France. - [[User:Blazios|Blazios]] [[User Talk:Blazios|talk]] 02:23, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::::::Texas has an Eiffel Tower. Japan has a Statue of Liberty too, but Japan isn't the first place you think of when you think of the Statue of Liberty, is it? Then don't even get me started on Las Vegas. Pikachu is in the real life France in the intro, the girl's attire seems very French to me personally, the Pokémon team went to France for "work related reasons". I don't really see anything pointing it away from France, and I'm done having this discussion. There are more important things to worry about. [[Typhlosion (Pokémon)|★]][[User:Jo The Marten|Jo the Marten]][[Flygon (Pokémon)|★]] [[User_Talk:Jo The Marten|ಠ_ಠ]][[Cilan (anime)|♥]] 02:53, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::::::huh. didn't know france had a desert. that city is obviously based on paris, but i have doubts on the entire region being based on france alone. just my 2cents, i could be wrong, but hey, speculation is speculation ;) [[User:Tarilaan|Tarilaan]] ([[User talk:Tarilaan|talk]]) 11:37, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::::::::Pretty sure there's not a desert full of ancient ruins or mountain ranges in New York City, either, yet they're both in Unova. The game COULD be based in all of Europe, but so far we've only seen evidence of France. Saying the game "seems to be based on France" doesn't exclude the possibility of it also being based on other areas as well, in any case. --[[User:ACDragonMaster|ACDragonMaster]] ([[User talk:ACDragonMaster|talk]]) 02:54, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
:Europe is the safest assumption til the game is released and we can tell for sure if it's France or more. No reason to rush guys, we don't have enough information. Even if all we have seen is from France (it's not), it still doesn't mean that there won't be any Pisa Tower or Berlin Wall or Roman Coliseum (that I'd very much like) in another footage. --[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 20:25, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
::Also the 2 legendaries "Xcalibur" and "Yvern" have a great European feeling more then French. –[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 21:16, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
::Exactly, we don't have enough information, so why should we jump to "it seems to be based on Europe" from the get-go? If anything, all evidence points to France (Eiffel tower, Versailles, Pikachu's location, Masuda's trip, etc.) It's still speculation, however, one way or the other.[[User:Gacs|Gacs]] ([[User talk:Gacs|talk]]) 08:02, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
:::France is in Europe. I think it's a safe assumption. —[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 10:17, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
::::The page says Europe. I am putting an end to this discussion on Bulbapedia. If you wish to speculate more on the subject, take it to [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/f693/ the forums]. Subsequent messages will be removed, and blocks may be handed out. [[Typhlosion (Pokémon)|★]][[User:Jo The Marten|Jo the Marten]][[Flygon (Pokémon)|★]] [[User_Talk:Jo The Marten|ಠ_ಠ]][[Cilan (anime)|♥]] 10:50, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

== Region is based in France ==

Besides the obvious Eiffel Tower reference, I found out that the buildings shown are reminiscent of Paris's type (which was forced as an official style there) and additionally, the place Pikachu is giving the conference is Paris.
I'm including the picture for future reference.
[http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/714858374.png?key=25601440&Expires=1357683885&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIYVGSUJFNRFZBBTA&Signature=cMmYD40-9pvM7rc2~DneFwveDyESiYlke9L7VLrKMgbxx17yzOX7SfaL0oLKZUA~kRH4KcIMGYHdMDnfQ35-hhN50gESVjsub7Jbcpfstq2AhsJnHXQVj36ktl~N5qZLf9cNqzq71xKIMedbWhyydovcNqw3jd~j6ylnFaxcxh4_]
--[[User:M.vit|M.vit]] ([[User talk:M.vit|talk]]) 22:09, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
:There's a section discussing that right above this one. Please join that conversation instead of starting a new section for the same thing. '''''[[User:Pokemaster97|--Pokemaster]][[User talk:Pokemaster97|97]]''''' 22:15, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

== Except South Korea ==

In the video, they only say "except select countries". --[[User:Abcboy|Abcboy]] ([[User talk:Abcboy|talk]]) 22:20, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

== Xerneas and Yveltal ==

Pokemon.com just confirmed the names of the mascots: Bambi is called Xerneas and Tweety is called Yveltal. http://www.pokemon.com/pokemonxy/en-us/ [[User:NP Chilla|NP Chilla]] ([[User talk:NP Chilla|talk]]) 14:14, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

== Interwiki ==
Why don't you add the other lenguages? [http://wiki.pokemoncentral.it/Pok%C3%A9mon_X_e_Y Central Wiki], [http://www.pokewiki.de/Pok%C3%A9mon_X_und_Pok%C3%A9mon_Y PokéWiki], [http://poketeca.com/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_X_y_Y Pokéteca] ? --[[User:Zapdos96|Zapdos96]] ([[User talk:Zapdos96|talk]]) 18:02, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
:Done. (Thanks for the reminder.) --[[User:神奇超龍|'''超龍''']]「'''[[User talk:神奇超龍|Chao]]'''」 18:09, 12 January 2013 (UTC) 

== Name origin ==

According to Japanese websites, the X and Y refer to the chromosomes --[[User:Ext|Ext]] ([[User talk:Ext|talk]]) 18:18, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
:Link to the source please. ☆[[User:Solar Dragon|The]] [[User talk:Solar Dragon|Solar]] [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon|Dragon]]☆ 20:38, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
:[http://blog.esuteru.com/archives/6852422.html]here at comment #1154 talking about the logo showing DNA. Also here [http://pokemonxy.jp/news/20130108/pokemon_dna.html] read the article. The logo on the article should be updated. --[[User:Ext|Ext]] ([[User talk:Ext|talk]]) 13:25, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

== Error ==

It says "The first Pokémon '''to be released'''" when it should say "The first Pokémon '''revealed'''". —[[User:Clubchloe1|'''Club''']][[User talk:Clubchloe1|'''chloe1''']] 19:49, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

== Bolero Time ==
So are we going to completely ignore the fact that the male character is blatantly skating/roller-blading in the trailer?
Twenty-six seconds in to the trailer. I mean, this is new game-play right? I'm mentioning it here because I know if I just go ahead and put it in I'll get loads of "well he might be using Surf or something" complaints because for some reason it's only worth adding if an admin happens to like it. So yeah. [[User:Me, Hurray!|Me, Hurray!]] ([[User talk:Me, Hurray!|talk]]) 22:52, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

== November 2, 2013 ==

Gamestop apparently lists the game's American release as Nov. 2nd, 2013? Is this true, and if so, wouldn't the article need to be updated to match it?--[[User:Darknesslover5000|Darknesslover5000]] ([[User talk:Darknesslover5000|talk]]) 05:38, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
:Gamestop usually lists a incorrect date before a game comes out, so I wouldn't worry about updating the page. --[[User:Funktastic~!|'''It's''' '''Funktastic~!''']][[User talk:Funktastic~!|''話してください'']] 05:43, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
::Thank you. I can rest easy--[[User:Darknesslover5000|Darknesslover5000]] ([[User talk:Darknesslover5000|talk]]) 05:48, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
:::No so much an incorrect date as their estimation. They have to make these estimations for the purposes of preorders. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 07:26, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

== RFE: Broken Link in Bulbanews box ==

The Bulbanews box currently gets the link wrong:

'''<nowiki>{{bulbanews|game}}</nowiki>''' links to [[:n:Category:Articles relating to Pokémon X and Y]] but the actual page is [[:n:Category:Articles relating to Pokémon X and Y Versions]].

It should be '''<nowiki>{{bulbanews|game|Pokémon X and Y Versions}}</nowiki>''' instead. --''[[User:Stratelier|Stratelier]]'' 19:16, 28 February 2013 (UTC)
:I've changed the category on Bulbanews. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 06:52, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

== Mewtwo's Awakened Form ==

A new, Mewtwo-esque Pokémon has been revealed. It needs to be added to this page.
*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk_YC0MXJ-0&list=PLQWzKIaERirwczLwQE6HegZyd4pYV5AwH
*http://www.pokemon.com/pokemonxy/en-us/
[[User:MasterZ|MasterZ]] ([[User talk:MasterZ|talk]]) 23:48, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

It should be added on this page, but there isn't much anyone can write about it, as nothing is known except for the fact it's similar to Mewtwo. (Although in my opinion, I think it should just be noted with a photo about the new Pokemon in the Pokemon X and Y page and the Generation VI page). Btw, this new generation is totaly getting me pumped up for October! I know thats not a place to say that, but yea, just wanted to put that out there! LOL Hopefully new information will be available soon! :) PokeNerd 07:07, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

Well, it's been added. Now we have to keep an eye out for its name... Maybe in the meantime we could just call it "New Mewtwo". [[User:MasterZ|MasterZ]] ([[User talk:MasterZ|talk]]) 20:15, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
:NO. Absolutely no speculating for now. We need to wait for an official name. ''[[User:Frozen Fennec|Frozen]] [[User talk:Frozen Fennec|Fennec]]'' 20:21, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

While I agree 100% with no speculation, if the image is there, the presence of this new Mewtwo-like Pokemon and its role in the new movie should be mentioned under "New Pokemon", especially since I believe that would make it the first Gen VI Pokemon to appear in the anime. [[User:Drake Clawfang|Drake Clawfang]] ([[User talk:Drake Clawfang|talk]]) 22:07, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

We should call it ?????????? for now. [[User:MewtwoForm2|MewtwoForm2]] ([[User talk:MewtwoForm2|talk]]) 23:04, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
:We just need to wait. That's all I have to say regarding its name. ''[[User:Frozen Fennec|Frozen]] [[User talk:Frozen Fennec|Fennec]]'' 23:08, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

I agree, leave it how it is! There is nothing further that anyone can tell at this time! Like I said above, they have only stated it shares similarities to Mewtwo and nothing else at this time! Naming it "??????????" is pointless, having a photo on the Pokemon X and Y page is just fine (how it is now). When more CONCRETE evidence is revealed, then a page should and will be made for the new Pokemon! Till then, lets just be amazed and in awe of this new Pokemon! :) PokeNerd 11:10, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

[[User:Poko10|Poko10]] ([[User talk:Poko10|talk]]) 10:35, 13 April 2013 (UTC)PEOPLE i found a probable corocoro leak! It confirms that the new "mewtwo" IS a new forme. :D
*Same here, it's probably okay to label its box as "Mewtwo" or "New Mewtwo forme" at this point. [[User:Darthrai|Darthrai]] ([[User talk:Darthrai|talk]]) 14:25, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
::[[n:CoroCoro reveals last week's unveiled Pokémon to be Forme of Mewtwo]] --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 14:45, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

Not to speculate, but considering the movie's called Mewtwo's Awakening, and the form is described as Mewtwo awakening in its new form, I would say it's called "Awakened Form". But we should just wait for more info and add the artwork to the [[Mewtwo]] page. [[User:MasterZ|MasterZ]] ([[User talk:MasterZ|talk]]) 15:57, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

I agree we should probably wait for more information before we start naming things. [[User:Poko10|Poko10]] ([[User talk:Poko10|talk]]) 00:08, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
:When a name comes out, we'll add it, but this talkpage isn't the place to speculate about what it could be. '''''[[User:Pokemaster97|--Pokemaster]][[User talk:Pokemaster97|97]]''''' 00:22, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

Now that its been confirmed as a new forme of Mewtwo, can that be officially added to the page and Mewtwo's page? Or should we wait? Demers-Vachon 01:45, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

Why was the new Mewtwo picture removed in the recent update?
[[User:CrystalHalfBreed|CrystalHalfBreed]] ([[User talk:CrystalHalfBreed|talk]]) 19:18, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
:Because its been confirmed to be a new form and not a new Pokémon. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 11:29, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Maybe we should make a new section for revealed forms of pokemon? Or place something in the screen shot section? It seems weird not to have any of this news anywhere on the page.
[[User:CrystalHalfBreed|CrystalHalfBreed]] ([[User talk:CrystalHalfBreed|talk]]) 15:51, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

== Possible Pokémon X and Y Release date ==

Hi! I'm new at this and I wanna share something to you all.

While I'm searching the web about Pokémon, I found a Wikipedia page titled ''2013 in video gaming'' and I was so excited to see a release date for ''Pokémon X and Y''. This maybe unofficial because I couldn't see any reference about the date. So here's the link: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_in_video_gaming#October.E2.80.93December 2013 in video gaming]

I hope this will help and also please reply... thank you! --[[User:AwesomeDJPokemon|AwesomeDJPokemon]] ([[User talk:AwesomeDJPokemon|talk]]) 15:10, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

:From our article:

::"The paired versions will be released worldwide (except for select countries) on '''October 2013''' and will be available for both retail sale and download."

:It was announced in the first trailer I believe. --[[User:Spriteit|Spriteit]] ([[User talk:Spriteit|talk]]) 15:13, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
::Yeah, basically everyone has known the release date since the games were announced. I wonder where you have been for the past three months.--'''[[User:Dennou Zenshi|電禅]][[User talk:Dennou Zenshi|Den Zen]]''' 15:23, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

::: Well, I knew that it was going to be released in October but I was talking about the exact '''date''' of the release. --[[User:AwesomeDJPokemon|AwesomeDJPokemon]] ([[User talk:AwesomeDJPokemon|talk]]) 15:30, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
:::: Oh, sorry. I didn't notice that there was '20' in the table. I'm sure it's just an assumption though.--'''[[User:Dennou Zenshi|電禅]][[User talk:Dennou Zenshi|Den Zen]]''' 15:52, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

:::::Thank you for noticing it! I just wanna contribute to you guys this and other information about the game and the franchise. --[[User:AwesomeDJPokemon|AwesomeDJPokemon]] ([[User talk:AwesomeDJPokemon|talk]]) 16:06, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
::::::Wikipedia is only reliable when a source is provided. I tracked down [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2013_in_video_gaming&diff=539765900&oldid=539723107 the edit which added the 20], and no source was provided. I have now removed that from the Wikipedia page. Thanks for pointing it out though. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 12:51, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
::::::: Just to let you know, the release date that says October 20th is back on that wikipedia page, I even called my game stores in my home town and all of them just have October 2013, no specific date. So whoever added that to wiki page, needs to A) remove it or B) provide a real source to where they got that release date from! PokeNerd 01:19, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
::::::::The same user removed it later, so it's fine now. (Also, we really shouldn't use a Bulbapedia talk page to discuss a Wikipedia issue.) --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 08:12, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

== Lots of new Pokemon revealed, new region revealed, slight customization revealed, etc. etc. ETC! ==
Seriously, this is a news overload. We even have some info about the starters! Somebody, add all this! Especially the new Pokemon! We even have pages for them, now! {{unsigned|Poko907}}
:Please allow some time, we've been working hard to add and update in a timely manner. The new information will be added ASAP. '''''[[User:Pokemaster97|--Pokemaster]][[User talk:Pokemaster97|97]]''''' 15:59, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
:: It's on the page now! Awesome! {{unsigned|Poko907}}

== Boxes exist now ==

[[a:File:X EN boxart.png]] [[a:File:Y EN boxart.png]] can you stick these on--[[User:Pikachu Bros.|Pikachu Bros.]] ([[User talk:Pikachu Bros.|talk]]) 18:32, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

== Female player ==
We don't have ANY pictures of her official art, despite some pictures of her being on the official site. I was wondering why she isn't there, considering all of the new Pokemon, the region, a city, and more being added in. [[User:Poko907|Poko907]] ([[User talk:Poko907|talk]]) 21:09, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
The pictures on the official site ARE official art. [[User:MasterZ|MasterZ]] ([[User talk:MasterZ|talk]]) 20:58, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

== Downloadable citation? ==

Where was it (first?) stated that X and Y will be downloadable titles from the eShop? Or is it just a rule now for 3DS games? --[[User:Johans|Johans]] ([[User talk:Johans|talk]]) 02:32, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
:Found it in history: http://www.famitsu.com/news/201301/08026993.html Maybe this needs citation, though. --[[User:Johans|Johans]] ([[User talk:Johans|talk]]) 02:48, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

== Disambiguation clarification ==

Shouldn't the article have some kind of introductory disambiguation statement situated somewhere at the article's beginning? Something like:

:''This article is about the game'' Pokémon X.'' For other referrals, see [[Pokémon X]].''
[[User:Fenyx4|Fenyx4]] ([[User talk:Fenyx4|talk]]) 20:36, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
::There's no need. Searching [[Pokémon X]] already takes you to that page. There are no terms that redirect here that could be confused with other items on the disambiguation page. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 13:11, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

== Character Designs ==

The news overload continues... According to the Official Pokémon X and Y website, when you choose your gender, you have 3 different character designs to choose from. You can also change your outfit later on. [[User:MasterZ|MasterZ]] ([[User talk:MasterZ|talk]]) 23:40, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

== Opposite Player ==
The PC you don't choose will appear sometime during the storyline, as shown in the trailer. Mystriously, she doesn't have her trademark hat. Maybe it's the same for the male PC, but we can't speculate on pages, so. {{Unsigned|Poko907}}
:When in which video were the male and female players shown in the same screen? -[[User:IVsaur|EVsandIVsaurs]] 17:33, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
::[http://www.pokemonxy.com/_ui/img/_en/screenshots/may_supp_p3_5.jpg Here]. We're not adding it, though. We have zero information on the context of the scene and assuming that girl is opposite gender player character is pure speculation at this point. [[User:Ataro|Ataro]] ([[User talk:Ataro|talk]]) 17:44, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
OK. [[User:Poko907|Poko907]] ([[User talk:Poko907|talk]]) 01:00, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

== Concept Art? Official? ==

[http://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/stg.ign.com/2013/05/Lumiose-City-scene-illustration.jpg]

I found this on IGN's article on new stuff from XY, It said concept art, is this official, if so shouldn't it make its way to the image gallery?

Also sorry, I have no idea how to make it smaller so I just put it as a link. Other wise it would have stretched the page. [[User:Yamitora1|Yamitora1]] ([[User talk:Yamitora1|talk]]) 09:42, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
:I don't know if it would be classified as concept art, but it's real. It's used on the article for Lumiose City. --[[User:HoennMaster|Hoenn]][[User talk:HoennMaster|Master]] 15:25, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

Talk:Yveltal (Pokémon)

2013-05-18T14:40:17Z

MasterZ: /* Origin */

==Time to Create==

I think [http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/09/pokemon-x-y-legendary-details-meet-xerneas-and-yveltal/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+weblogsinc%2Fjoystiq+%28Joystiq%29 we have enough] to go ahead and kick off the two legendary Pokémon pages. (Other being Xerneas.) [[User:CycloneGU|CycloneGU]] ([[User talk:CycloneGU|talk]]) 15:13, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
:Because we don't know the types these Pokémon will have yet, we will be holding back the creation of their articles for now. Knowing the type of a Pokémon is basic information, but a relevant one when creating an article (mainly because of {{template|PokémonInfobox}}). [[User:Masatoshi|Masatoshi]][[User_talk:Masatoshi|''talk'']] 16:47, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

== Redirect ==

Before the pages get ready, can I make the redirect pages already? the ones with pokemon instead of Pokémon, e.g. Xerneas (pokemon) redirect to Xerneas (Pokémon).--[[User:Igor Castro Chucre|Igor ]] ([[User talk:Igor Castro Chucre|talk]]) 16:02, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
:I personally see barely any point in creating redirects to an inexistent article. It will create false positives shown in the search bar, misleading a lot of people. I suggest you to wait until we actually ''create'' the article.

== Evil? ==

It seems as if it's being pronounced "ee-vell-tall," and I don't want to speculate too much, but could the name possibly come from "evil" or something along those lines? --'''[[User:Zewis29|Zewis]] [[User talk:Zewis29|(29)]]''' 22:02, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
:The name also seems to stem from the figure in Aztec myth named "Coatl." Or at least, that's what my mind went to when I first saw it's name. Coatl is often represented as a winged serpent not unlike the design of Yveltal. [[User:Zoraluigi|Zoraluigi]] ([[User talk:Zoraluigi|talk]]) 01:55, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
::How about Weltall? Even though you hear about it from Xenogears, it's German for universe or space--a hint to its origins. [[User:Lennox|Lennox]] ([[User talk:Lennox|talk]]) 02:14, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
:::So in other words, we shouldn't do anything yet? --'''[[User:Zewis29|Zewis]] [[User talk:Zewis29|(29)]]''' 11:18, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
::::Yeah, I suppose we shouldn't. Time will tell, I suppose. --[[User:Zoraluigi|Zoraluigi]] ''([[User talk:Zoraluigi|Talk]])'' 16:52, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
::How about "evil" + [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetzalcoatl Quetzalcoatl]? Yvel -> Evil, -tal -> -tl (from coatl). [[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 15:20, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
::There's a definite Aztec vibe from this one. We'll just have to wait. Let's be reasonable and say it's a Flying type. [[User:Scarabola|Scarabola]] ([[User talk:Scarabola|talk]]) 19:27, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:::Well, I was talking about the name origin --[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 14:45, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

== "The mascot of Pokémon Y"? ==

...should we really be saying this right now? I know they're not the same games, but Black and White flipped things on us before. At the very least, this comment needs to be sourced if true; otherwise it should be left out. [[User:Starscream|Starscream]] ([[User talk:Starscream|talk]]) 13:52, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
:The X and Y in the logos of the games are styled after Xerneas's horns and Yveltal wings. It's pretty obvious that they're going to be the mascots. - [[User:Blazios|Blazios]] [[User Talk:Blazios|talk]] 13:55, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
::It was "pretty obvious" that Alomomola was the evolution of Luvdisc, but that turned out to be bunk, too. We shouldn't be making any assumptions about any of the Pokémon that have been revealed so far. It doesn't matter if they WILL be; there's been no announcement about it so far, so the information shouldn't be up yet. [[User:Starscream|Starscream]] ([[User talk:Starscream|talk]]) 02:34, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:*Starscream does have a point though, but they probably will end up being mascots at least. ----[[User:NateVirus|NateVirus]]''([[User talk:NateVirus|Talk]]''|''[[Special:Contributions/NateVirus|Contributions]]'') 20:44, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
:::I feel like they wouldn't have released a game called "Pokémon Y," have one of the only five Pokémon in the promotional video clearly be a legendary, make it shaped like a giant Y, and later reveal its name to start with a Y, without it being the mascot. --'''[[User:Zewis29|Zewis]] [[User talk:Zewis29|(29)]]''' 03:38, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
::::Zekrom and Reshiram seemingly traded what versions they should have been mascots for, recall. Game Freak's decisions won't always comply with expectation or common sense. No matter how obvious it seems to be, it is still not confirmed. On a similar note, we also shouldn't be assuming what bodytype category they'll go in, since that system could get retired anyway. [[User talk:Yeyjordan|yeyjordan]] 06:08, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::Except they didn't. They were going for a Yin Yang theme. That's all. [[User:Ataro|Ataro]] ([[User talk:Ataro|talk]]) 07:15, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::well they released the new magazine, which seems to agree with the fact that Yveltal is in Pokemon Y and Xerneas is in Pokemon X [[User:Harrchan|Harrichan]] ([[User talk:Harrichan|talk]]) 8:00, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:The reason for flipping the Black and White colors was because of (probably to emphasise) the "Yin Yang" theme. [[User:Scarabola|Scarabola]] ([[User talk:Scarabola|talk]]) 19:29, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
::Really Ataro and Scarabola, REALLY? You guys still think Reshiram and Zekrom have to do anything with Yin and Yang? Don't you guys understand that Yin and Yang represent the balance of things which can't exist without eachother? And that ideals and truth can and will try to exist without eachother? Not anything that's Black and White has to represent Yin and Yang! I don't think we should make any assumption which is somehow derived from Zekrom and Reshiram representing Yin and Yang! So your argument is invalid. [[User:Nickvang|Nickvang]] ([[User talk:Nickvang|talk]]) 19:13, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
:::...are you serious? Dude, the Japanese games couldn't be ''more'' obvious in that regard short of the designers knocking on your door and shouting it in your face. [[User:Frugali|Frugali]] ([[User talk:Frugali|talk]]) 14:53, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
::::Seriously, even the [[Tao Trio]] article on this very site explains everything that connects Reshiram, Zekrom, and Kyurem to the concept of Yin and Yang, including the fact that they are ''called'' the Tao Trio. How you can't derive Yin and Yang from these legends is beyond me. [[User:Schiffy|Schiffy]] ([[User talk:Schiffy|talk]]) 15:44, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
*I still say it wouldn't hurt to just wait and see what happens instead of jumping the gun and assuming we know what is going to happen. Also, {{u|Nickvang}}, you need to calm down. And there is a lot supporting the "Ying-Yang" theory for Reshiram and Zekrom (and Kyurem), so the argument really isn't all that invalid (lol...what is this, 4Chan? X-D). But I digress. ----[[User:NateVirus|NateVirus]]''([[User talk:NateVirus|Talk]]''|''[[Special:Contributions/NateVirus|Contributions]]'') 22:18, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
::We actually do know that Xerneas is the mascot of X and Yveltal is the mascot of Y. {{n|CoroCoro leaks with official art of X and Y legendaries|CoroCoro confirmed it}}. And the Japanese [[species]] names of Reshiram and Zekrom are White Yang and Black Yin Pokémon, respectively, meaning that we know for certain they are based on those concepts (not that that discussion belongs here). --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 17:59, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
::*That's all we need. (Also, that's why I said "I digress", it was straying from the focus here) ^_^ ----[[User:NateVirus|NateVirus]]''([[User talk:NateVirus|Talk]]''|''[[Special:Contributions/NateVirus|Contributions]]'') 15:51, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

== Possible Future Trivia? Or Origin? Maybe, maybe not? ==

This maybe too soon or just plain stupid on my part but anyone noticed how Yveltal looks like a Y? I know it probably was what they were going after considering the game title, just didn't know if that was trivia-worthy or an origin-worthy note yet if not at all. ----[[User:NateVirus|NateVirus]]''([[User talk:NateVirus|Talk]]''|''[[Special:Contributions/NateVirus|Contributions]]'') 20:44, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
:I would say that something like that would probably be best in the physiology section or something. --[[User:Funktastic~!|It's Funktastic~!]] ([[User talk:Funktastic~!|talk]]) 20:47, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
: I'd figured as much. But I guess that can be added later when we get more info on the game and/or the Pokémon itself. ----[[User:NateVirus|NateVirus]]''([[User talk:NateVirus|Talk]]''|''[[Special:Contributions/NateVirus|Contributions]]'') 21:00, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
::Oh, let me try, maybe, maybe, Xerneas with spread legs looks like an X! Oh, and the X and Y in the logos have elements of Yveltal and Xerneas!! WOW!! Jokes aside, I agree with you when you say that this is going to be trivia, and let me add that it should be included design orogin/physiology and name origin. But, man, honestly, I believe that everyone who watched the direct 3 days ago noticed it. [[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 16:04, 11 January 2013
:::*Hey, no one seemed to even mention it before, so I was only wondering. :/ ----[[User:NateVirus|NateVirus]]''([[User talk:NateVirus|Talk]]''|''[[Special:Contributions/NateVirus|Contributions]]'') 22:45, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

== Official Art ==

We can probably replace the screenshot now that we have official Sugimori art.
[http://postimage.org/image/4di7ikbzf/ Official Art]
[[User:Zond|Zond]] ([[User talk:Zond|talk]]) 12:53, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:* That's the one cleaned by [http://www.PokemonBattle.it PokemonBattle.it]. They also have [http://i49.tinypic.com/16jeh46.png Xerneas]. The trivia should be fixed too, since Xerneas and Yveltal are confirmed to be also the Japanese names and they were revealed on French, German and Italian sites too at the same time, so they're not just the English names. [[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 14:44, 11 January 2013
::*[http://www.pokemonbattle.it/Yveltal.png I cleaned it some more] --[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 20:59, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
* Official Art 300dpi with transparent background: [http://www.pokemonbattle.it/Yveltal-Official-Art_300dpi.png Yveltal]{{unsigned|Tano}}
:It has already been [[a:File:Yveltal.png|uploaded]] a few minutes ago. [[User:Adyniz|'''Adyniz''']] — [[User talk:Adyniz|'''Wanna talk?''']] 18:35, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
:: That one has white matte all around. Also lower res. —[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 21:17, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
:::The resolution has been reduced intentionally because it is way too big and exceeds the max limit. And if by white matte you mean transparency then I can assure you that the image is transparent and there is no unnecessary white color in the background. [[User:Adyniz|'''Adyniz''']] — [[User talk:Adyniz|'''Wanna talk?''']] 06:47, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
::::No, the white matte is a white border around the black one. Try to put a black background under the pic you suggested and you'll see it. —[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 11:41, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::What? There is no white border. The image is fine.--[[User:Force Fire|'''F'''orce]][[User talk:Force Fire|'''F'''ire]] 11:58, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::We were talking about [http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/archive/b/b6/20130115115137!Yveltal.png this version]. Check time and date please. The pic is fine now, no white matte, so feel free to go with that one (that is in fact derived from mine, lol, just downscaled) or use the one with the biggest resolution I linked —[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 13:52, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

== Name origin ==

I don't think wyvern is a likely origin—if it were pronounced "WAI-vel-tal" then maybe, but otherwise it is not similar in pronunciation or spelling (it shares "ve" with it). The Yv combination seems to be more common in French (e.g. {{wp|Yvelines}} is the top suggestion on Wikipedia when typing Yv in the search box). I think the name may come from French rather than English, which is why we cannot find an apparent origin. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 15:58, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:Look above in the "[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Talk:Yveltal_%28Pok%C3%A9mon%29#Evil.3F Evil?]" section. I agree with you however when you say that "wyvern" is not part of the name origin (but probably the origin of the concept for the design). Yveltal is pronunced in a Latin way, as French people or Italians would do, like "evil-tal", so I suggested it's probably "evil" + Quetzalcoatl? Yvel -> Evil, -tal -> -tl (from coatl), and then they added the "Y". [[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 16:04, 11 January 2013
::Oh, I know that it is pronounced ee-VELL-tall (Pokémon [https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/289143489537642497 tweeted the official pronunciation]). However, I guess "evil" probably is a good origin, although I doubt it would be the only one with that spelling. I also agree that wyverns may have been part of the design influence, but not the name origin. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 16:19, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:::I knew that tweet, but I think that "evil" pronunciation is similar enough, and I agree with you about "wyvern": the only thing they have in common (talking about the word) is the "y", wich is in "Yveltal" because of the concept. Well, we can't deny it's a wyvern (and I like that). [[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 16:21, 11 January 2013
:::I also think that the derivation from Quetzalcoatl (a mythological dragon) is more correct that the one from Quetzal (the little bird). "Evil" would be totally confirmed if it's part Dark type. [[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 17:24, 11 January 2013
::::How about ''{{wp|guivre}}'' or ''vouivre''? I'm not that familiar with French (or the actual pronunciation of wyvern{{tt|*|Apparently, it is wai-vern}}), so I can't say for sure. As for Quetzal, it's still a reference to its design, which features a long tail feather. Quetzalcoatl has a closer resemblance to a "feathered snake" than an actual bird. --[[User:神奇超龍|'''超龍''']]「'''[[User talk:神奇超龍|Chao]]'''」 16:34, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::Going on pronunciation, they don't really fit. Those would be GWAAV-re and VWAAV-re (I think—it's been quite a few years since I studied French). They don't really fit on spelling either. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 16:48, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::Doing some research on the subject, {{wp|Yvelines}} is a department in France and the [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvel_(rivi%C3%A8re) Yvel] is a river in France. Neither has a counterpart beginning with X as far as I can tell so far but the river in particular seems like a likely origin.--[[User:MisterE13|Mister]][[User talk:MisterE13|'''E''']][[Special:Contributions/MisterE13|13]] 16:53, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100602153248/finalfantasy/images/3/3c/Quezacotl.jpg Quetzalcoatl in ff8] is kinda Y shaped and it's derived from the mythological Quetzalcoatl, so that even [http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/292/f/7/quetzalcoatl__teotihuacan_by_genzoman-d31393q.jpg a feathered snake can have this shape]. Also the quetzal (the green bird) takes its name from the Quetzalcoatl, and with spread wings it's Y shaped, since it has a [http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_meh9okKtP21rppzm5o1_500.jpg very long tail]. And even if the river Yvel has almost the same name, I don't think that GameFreak knew about it. I guess it's just a coincidence. The name origin should contain elements with something to do with the Pokemon. [[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 16:61, 11 January 2013
::::::Yvel and Yvelines are probably a coincidence. Quetzal isn't really derived from Quetzalcoatl. The word itself is {{wp|Nahuatl}} for feather. Quetzalcoatl is more of a compound word that means "Feathered serpent", though I can see that it can count as design influence. --[[User:神奇超龍|'''超龍''']]「'''[[User talk:神奇超龍|Chao]]'''」 17:14, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::::Then please give it some dignity and replace Quetzal with Quetzalcoatl, lol. Why should it be named after a bird instead of a mythological bird-snake? [[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 17:21, 11 January 2013
:::::::The bird may be considered a coincidence, like the river. They have no purpose to use the Quetzal to make its name. The Quetzalcoatl at least is a mithological winged snake (=wyvern, in a western definition). Also you derived Xerneas' name from Cernunnos (horned Celtic god), even if they don't have much in common. I think that Yveltal should be derived from a god too (Quetzalcoatl is an Aztec god).

:If the French pronunciation thing is true, I'm sure we're mostly aware that X and Y will take place in a land taking inspiration from France. [[User:Scarabola|Scarabola]] ([[User talk:Scarabola|talk]]) 19:40, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

I think most likely, is that the name is based on the German word "Weltall" (pronounced vel-tall) which is the German translation for "universe". [[User:Skypeia|'''skypeia''']]([[User talk:Skypeia|talk]]) 11:53, 13 January 2013 (EST)

== Origin ==
At the moment it contains "Yveltal is based on some kind of avian". Guys, it's based on a [http://www.creativeuncut.com/gallery-03/art/bof4-dragon-wyvern.jpg wyvern]: bypedal, horns, claws on wings, etc. {{unsigned|Tano}}
:The reason I went for the ambiguous "avian" is that cultural depictions of wyverns vary ''drastically''. Most depictions I've seen have them as "close cousins of dragons", but they are plenty where they just are dragons. If I go off of Wikipedia's definition "A wyvern is a legendary winged creature with a dragon's head, reptilian body, two legs (sometimes none), and a barbed tail." then the only condition Yveltal really fits is having no legs. Also, your link is broken (it may require logging in to view it or something). --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 17:25, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
::According to my (too many) years of D&D, a wyvern is a creature similar to a dragon, but with no forelegs (or, in general, with just 2 legs), often with a poisonous claw on the tip of the tail, wich would fit Yveltal (except for the poison part, that we still don't know). About the broken pic, it probably external links, try with the [http://www.creativeuncut.com/gallery-03/bof4-dragon-wyvern.html page] or [http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs51/f/2009/322/e/e/Wyvern_by_fabsedda.jpg this fanart] (that is actually a trace/rip of the one I linked before). [[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 17:30, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:: [http://i48.tinypic.com/i2lo38.png Another wyvern]. [[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 20:44, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
::I believe it's more based on a Roc. But that just be my obsession with Arabo-Persian mythos thinking. [[User:Scarabola|Scarabola]] ([[User talk:Scarabola|talk]]) 21:06, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:::The Roc is a mythological bird, right? I believe it has bird wings, beak, plumage and it doesn't have a long tail with claws on it, or claws on its wings, or horns. Yveltal has horns, claws on wings, a long and strong tail with claws/spikes on it, no beak, no plumage (from the 3d render, that's skin, not plumage). It's simply a [http://i48.tinypic.com/i2lo38.png wyvern], that is also a fantasy creature. Can still have a mythological origin however, since its shape is similar to the [http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/292/f/7/quetzalcoatl__teotihuacan_by_genzoman-d31393q.jpg quetsalcoa'''''tl'''''], a winged-snake god, that is similar to a wyvern in some aspects, being a winged reptile with a long tail and '''"Y" shape''' (the only ''y-shaped'' god I can think about, also possible name origin). [[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 22:15, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

: To me it looks like a combination of a vulture and a phoenix. --[[User:Mutant God|Mutant God]] ([[User talk:Mutant God|talk]]) 21:36, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
I agree that it could be based on a Wyvern. If it is, then it reinforces the "Sound Type" theory, since Wyverns are known to let out shrill screeches and sounds, like Yveltal's screech at the end of the first trailer. [[User:MasterZ|MasterZ]] ([[User talk:MasterZ|talk]]) 14:40, 18 May 2013 (UTC)

== Trivia ==
I feel like there is an error in the trivia for both of the Gen VI legendaries. The names were revealed internationally at the exact same time. Why does it say that it was revealed in English before Japan? [[User:Noah★|Noah★]] ([[User talk:Noah★|talk]]) 18:35, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:The English names were revealed in the official site on January 8 whereas the Japanese names were revealed two days later in leaked CoroCoro scans.--'''[[User:Dennou Zenshi|電禅]][[User talk:Dennou Zenshi|Den Zen]]''' 18:43, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
::Right. But the names are all the same. What was on the Japanese site on the 8th?[[User:Noah★|Noah★]] ([[User talk:Noah★|talk]]) 18:58, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:::There was no Japanese site on the 8th. There still isn't a Japanese site. [[Typhlosion (Pokémon)|★]][[User:Jo The Marten|Jo the Marten]][[Flygon (Pokémon)|★]] [[User_Talk:Jo The Marten|ಠ_ಠ]][[Cilan (anime)|♥]] 19:01, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
Alrighty. No arguments here [[User:Noah★|Noah★]] ([[User talk:Noah★|talk]]) 19:04, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:Well, to be honest there is still an error, since it's not the "English" name, but also the French, German, Italian and Spanish name. And it was revealed on US and European sites in the same moment. [[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 19:14, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
::What? Yveltal ''is'' its {{wp|English language|English}} name... And we don't need to mention other languages because this is an English wiki--'''[[User:Dennou Zenshi|電禅]][[User talk:Dennou Zenshi|Den Zen]]''' 20:42, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:::I think it's still an incomplete information. [[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 20:45, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
::::I thinks that's a good point and should be corrected. Even if this is an English wiki, "Yveltal's name was revealed internationally before being revealed in Japan" sounds like it would be more accurate. {{unsigned|Noah★}}

== Imperial conversions ==

Yveltal's height is 19'00" (Rounded to the nearest inch) and weighs 447.5lb (Rounded to the nearest tenth). How do I know? I converted its metric weight and height. --[[User:KirbyRider|KirbyRider]] ([[User talk:KirbyRider|talk]]) 21:51, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

== X/Y axis ==

Xerneas walks on the ground, a possible reference to he horizontal X axis in mathematics, while Yveltal flies through the air, a reference to the vertical Y axis. Should it be added?
:I agree. There is a strong ''analogy'' with the [http://www.genedavissoftware.com/books/jogl/images/ch2_coordinate_system.gif coordinate system]. It can't simply be a coincidence since this game is on a '''3D'''S, so it has probably something to do with the ''dimensions'' (Z axis Pokemon coming, lol). --[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 15:09, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

== Physiology ==

Wrote up a backbone for the Physiology section. Feel free to use in the article, edit, or contribute.

"Yveltal is a large flying Pokémon with a vaguely avian appearance. The upper side of its body is dark in coloration, adorned with greyish diamond patterns along its wings and long tail. Both wings have three points extending from their trailing edge, close to where the wing meets the body. There are large, claw-like structures at its wingtips, with three curved hooks facing inward like a hand, flanked on each side by a shorter, spike-like protrusion. The end of its tail bears an identical claw, and as a result Yveltal's entire body forms a Y-shape when its wings and tail are fully extended in flight. Its underparts are bright red, and appear to be capable of lighting up or glowing under certain conditions. Black markings run from the center of its torso towards its extremities, each ending in a three-pronged branching pattern. Similar markings are present on Yveltal's head, running up its neck to its pointed, beak-like snout. Black horns extend from above its piercing blue eyes, with a sharply-curved portion pointing forward and thinner prongs facing the rear. A feathery grey ruff, similar to that of a vulture, encircles its neck and billows out over its back. Yveltal has small, birdlike legs with powerful talons. Like the rest of its underside, the legs are red with black adornments, and its talons are grey. Each foot has two toes facing forward and one pointing backwards, creating a Y-shape. [[User:Togeknight|~Destruction on Wings~]] ([[User talk:Togeknight|talk]]) 14:09, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
:[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Wyvern.jpg Wyvern], [http://i48.tinypic.com/i2lo38.png wyvern], [http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs51/f/2009/322/e/e/Wyvern_by_fabsedda.jpg wyvern], [http://i49.tinypic.com/2n69k5i.jpg another wyvern], [http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/292/f/7/quetzalcoatl__teotihuacan_by_genzoman-d31393q.jpg quetzalcoatl], [http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100602153248/finalfantasy/images/3/3c/Quezacotl.jpg quetzalcoatl in ff8]. Almost all of them are from Japanese games/authors (2 of them from americans, 1 is an ancient flag), all of them are or are inspired by quetzalcoatl (an ancient god) or wyverns (a fantasy beast). They are all '''Y-shaped''', with wings and a long tail. It makes sense, we are talking about a legendary. Why do you keep ignoring that? On 4chan they already call it "the pokemon rathalos", while here is referred as "avian" (correct, but generic and obvious) and its name is said to be from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/quetzal this little bird]. {{unsigned|Tano}}
::I agree that it absolutely resembles a wyvern, but the inspiration doesn't belong in the physiology section. Physiology is meant to detail the appearance and nothing more, and in this case "avian" works as a good basic description cuz as far as we know its just an generic winged beastie. Boring? Maybe, but proper and descriptive. If it gets Dragon typing or something it is more likely based on a wyvern, but that still isn't needed in the Physiology section. In my opinion, the comparison to a wyvern belongs in the Origin section. [[User:Togeknight|~Destruction on Wings~]] ([[User talk:Togeknight|talk]]) 14:09, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
:I don't agree with this part: "A ''feathery'' grey ruff, similar to that of a vulture, encircles its neck and billows out over its back". From how they're randomly floating in the artwork, they seems more like hairs, not feathers. They remind me of [http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/f/f9/244Entei.png Entei], not [http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/0/00/630Mandibuzz.png Mandibuzz] --[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 15:20, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
::That's a fair enough point. I wasn't really sure how to phrase that bit, we can change it to "A grey ruff of fur or feathers, similar to that of a vulture, encircles its neck and billows out over its back." [[User:Togeknight|~Destruction on Wings~]] ([[User talk:Togeknight|talk]]) 16:32, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
:::I'd remove the analogy with the vulture. "A grey ruff of fur or feathers encircles its neck..." is more then enough. I agree with all the rest, you did a pretty good job. --[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 16:56, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
:::Thinking more carefully about it, they can't be feathers at all. It makes too many randomic curves, look at [http://i45.tinypic.com/jfhj6p.png this pic] I made (lol). They are hairs, totally. I was confused too from the video, but the artwork made it clearer. --[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 17:06, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
:::While that is a good point, I would like to point out that [[Cresselia|Cresselia]] does not appear to have feathers either but does indeed drop the [[Lunar Wing|lunar wing]] on multiple occasions. I guess we'll have to wait until we see a better quality picture of it (perhaps in the anime) before we can really tell if it has feathers or hair. [[User:Noah★|Noah★]] ([[User talk:Noah★|talk]]) 21:39, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
::::Cresselia may have feathers on her body. Feathers can't simply float in that wavy way. --[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 21:44, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
::::Latias and Latios also are said to have feathers. Latias's red part of her body for example also resembles Yveltal's possible plumage. I'm just saying that even though it doesn't look like it, there is still a good possibility that there are feathers on that body. You have to think with a Pokemon-esque form of logic when thinking about their physiology. Although since it does seem to be based on a Wyvern, it could also be scales too.[[User:Noah★|Noah★]] ([[User talk:Noah★|talk]]) 22:49, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::In fact I'm not saying it has no feathers over the red or the black part of its body (I can't possibly know that, even if i don't think so because of the connection with the claws, but well...), I'm just talking about the grey part around the neck and I've already explained why. –[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 00:45, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

== Type ==

It could be a flying type, as it is seen flying or dragon. {{unsigned|Dragon146}}
:While it is strongly implied that it's capable of flying (and as such, being part of the {{t|Flying}} or {{type|Dragon}} classes), we aren't sure, and as such shouldn't speculate on the Pokémon's real typing until we get a confirmation. [[User:Masatoshi|Masatoshi]][[User_talk:Masatoshi|''talk'']] 20:21, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
:There is actually a strong precedent for Pokémon who fly on wings but are not Flying-type. Examples include Flygon, Lati@s, Resh, Zek, Beedrill, and Venomoth. You can never be sure about Game Freak's peculiar decisions. [[User talk:Yeyjordan|yeyjordan]] 23:14, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

The same guy that leaked the Unova Pokédex said it's going to be Dark/Flying. However, he also said there is going to be a Fairy-type, which I refuse to believe, because there is no need for a "fairy-type." A new type might screw up continuity. Even worse, when a whole lot of Normal-types such as Clefairy would be re-typed. We'll wait for official confirmation on Yvetal, Xerneas, and Sylveon's types before we jump to conclusions, but at least the Dark/Flying Yvetal is believable. [[User:SeanWheeler|SeanWheeler]] ([[User talk:SeanWheeler|talk]]) 21:34, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

I doubt Yveltal will end up being part-Flying. Also since the Fairy-type rumour doesn't have a reliable source, I'd disregard it as a hoax along with the "Yveltal is Dark/Flying" rumour. --[[User:Relicant|'''Reli'''★'''ジーランス''']]'''?''' 23:19, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Honestly, it looks like it would be Dragon/Dark to me. '''[[User:Luigi-San|Luigi-San]]''' 01:11, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
:Please use the [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/forum.php Forums] to speculate what types the new Pokémon may or may not be rather than the Bulbapedia talk pages. '''''[[User:Pokemaster97|--Pokemaster]][[User talk:Pokemaster97|97]]''''' 01:14, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

== Physiology Hidden? ==

*Any particular reason why Yveltal's physiology section is hidden and {{p|Xerneas}}' [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Xerneas_%28Pok%C3%A9mon%29&oldid=1835097 isn't] at the current moment? Or am I just spinning my wheels here? X-D ----[[User:NateVirus|NateVirus]]''([[User talk:NateVirus|Talk]]''|''[[Special:Contributions/NateVirus|Contributions]]'') 22:35, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
:I think someone simply forgot to unhide it after they finished writing it. I've unhid it. '''''[[User:Pokemaster97|--Pokemaster]][[User talk:Pokemaster97|97]]''''' 22:42, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
::*Okie Dokie. Thanks. ----[[User:NateVirus|NateVirus]]''([[User talk:NateVirus|Talk]]''|''[[Special:Contributions/NateVirus|Contributions]]'') 23:18, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

== Typo ==

"When their wings are tail are fully extended" - wings ''and'' tail I believe is the intent. [[User:Drake Clawfang|Drake Clawfang]] ([[User talk:Drake Clawfang|talk]]) 23:09, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

== "Talon" as name origin ==

Is it possible that Yveltal's name might also come from "talon"? It does look like a bird of prey. --[[User:Darthrai|Darthrai]] ([[User talk:Darthrai|talk]]) 15:07, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

==Official pronunciations==
Has anyone else noticed that on the X and Y page, under the the Xerneas and Yvetal images, they have the names and pronunciations? Yveltal's is ee-VELL-tawl. i mention this as i know there has been controversy over pronunciations before. i also know that the infobox has a pronunciation section. perhaps somebody could add this? [[User:Volcronaperson|_Volcronaperson_]] 21:17, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

== Pronunciation ==

Ya-vel-tul

[[User:Pokemon nomekop|Pokemon nomekop]] ([[User talk:Pokemon nomekop|talk]]) 22:22, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
:Yes? What is that supposed to be? We have an official pronunciation, and it's not that. [[User:Ataro|Ataro]] ([[User talk:Ataro|talk]]) 23:29, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

Talk:Yveltal (Pokémon)

2013-05-18T14:40:03Z

MasterZ: /* Origin */

==Time to Create==

I think [http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/09/pokemon-x-y-legendary-details-meet-xerneas-and-yveltal/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+weblogsinc%2Fjoystiq+%28Joystiq%29 we have enough] to go ahead and kick off the two legendary Pokémon pages. (Other being Xerneas.) [[User:CycloneGU|CycloneGU]] ([[User talk:CycloneGU|talk]]) 15:13, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
:Because we don't know the types these Pokémon will have yet, we will be holding back the creation of their articles for now. Knowing the type of a Pokémon is basic information, but a relevant one when creating an article (mainly because of {{template|PokémonInfobox}}). [[User:Masatoshi|Masatoshi]][[User_talk:Masatoshi|''talk'']] 16:47, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

== Redirect ==

Before the pages get ready, can I make the redirect pages already? the ones with pokemon instead of Pokémon, e.g. Xerneas (pokemon) redirect to Xerneas (Pokémon).--[[User:Igor Castro Chucre|Igor ]] ([[User talk:Igor Castro Chucre|talk]]) 16:02, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
:I personally see barely any point in creating redirects to an inexistent article. It will create false positives shown in the search bar, misleading a lot of people. I suggest you to wait until we actually ''create'' the article.

== Evil? ==

It seems as if it's being pronounced "ee-vell-tall," and I don't want to speculate too much, but could the name possibly come from "evil" or something along those lines? --'''[[User:Zewis29|Zewis]] [[User talk:Zewis29|(29)]]''' 22:02, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
:The name also seems to stem from the figure in Aztec myth named "Coatl." Or at least, that's what my mind went to when I first saw it's name. Coatl is often represented as a winged serpent not unlike the design of Yveltal. [[User:Zoraluigi|Zoraluigi]] ([[User talk:Zoraluigi|talk]]) 01:55, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
::How about Weltall? Even though you hear about it from Xenogears, it's German for universe or space--a hint to its origins. [[User:Lennox|Lennox]] ([[User talk:Lennox|talk]]) 02:14, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
:::So in other words, we shouldn't do anything yet? --'''[[User:Zewis29|Zewis]] [[User talk:Zewis29|(29)]]''' 11:18, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
::::Yeah, I suppose we shouldn't. Time will tell, I suppose. --[[User:Zoraluigi|Zoraluigi]] ''([[User talk:Zoraluigi|Talk]])'' 16:52, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
::How about "evil" + [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetzalcoatl Quetzalcoatl]? Yvel -> Evil, -tal -> -tl (from coatl). [[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 15:20, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
::There's a definite Aztec vibe from this one. We'll just have to wait. Let's be reasonable and say it's a Flying type. [[User:Scarabola|Scarabola]] ([[User talk:Scarabola|talk]]) 19:27, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:::Well, I was talking about the name origin --[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 14:45, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

== "The mascot of Pokémon Y"? ==

...should we really be saying this right now? I know they're not the same games, but Black and White flipped things on us before. At the very least, this comment needs to be sourced if true; otherwise it should be left out. [[User:Starscream|Starscream]] ([[User talk:Starscream|talk]]) 13:52, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
:The X and Y in the logos of the games are styled after Xerneas's horns and Yveltal wings. It's pretty obvious that they're going to be the mascots. - [[User:Blazios|Blazios]] [[User Talk:Blazios|talk]] 13:55, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
::It was "pretty obvious" that Alomomola was the evolution of Luvdisc, but that turned out to be bunk, too. We shouldn't be making any assumptions about any of the Pokémon that have been revealed so far. It doesn't matter if they WILL be; there's been no announcement about it so far, so the information shouldn't be up yet. [[User:Starscream|Starscream]] ([[User talk:Starscream|talk]]) 02:34, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:*Starscream does have a point though, but they probably will end up being mascots at least. ----[[User:NateVirus|NateVirus]]''([[User talk:NateVirus|Talk]]''|''[[Special:Contributions/NateVirus|Contributions]]'') 20:44, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
:::I feel like they wouldn't have released a game called "Pokémon Y," have one of the only five Pokémon in the promotional video clearly be a legendary, make it shaped like a giant Y, and later reveal its name to start with a Y, without it being the mascot. --'''[[User:Zewis29|Zewis]] [[User talk:Zewis29|(29)]]''' 03:38, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
::::Zekrom and Reshiram seemingly traded what versions they should have been mascots for, recall. Game Freak's decisions won't always comply with expectation or common sense. No matter how obvious it seems to be, it is still not confirmed. On a similar note, we also shouldn't be assuming what bodytype category they'll go in, since that system could get retired anyway. [[User talk:Yeyjordan|yeyjordan]] 06:08, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::Except they didn't. They were going for a Yin Yang theme. That's all. [[User:Ataro|Ataro]] ([[User talk:Ataro|talk]]) 07:15, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::well they released the new magazine, which seems to agree with the fact that Yveltal is in Pokemon Y and Xerneas is in Pokemon X [[User:Harrchan|Harrichan]] ([[User talk:Harrichan|talk]]) 8:00, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:The reason for flipping the Black and White colors was because of (probably to emphasise) the "Yin Yang" theme. [[User:Scarabola|Scarabola]] ([[User talk:Scarabola|talk]]) 19:29, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
::Really Ataro and Scarabola, REALLY? You guys still think Reshiram and Zekrom have to do anything with Yin and Yang? Don't you guys understand that Yin and Yang represent the balance of things which can't exist without eachother? And that ideals and truth can and will try to exist without eachother? Not anything that's Black and White has to represent Yin and Yang! I don't think we should make any assumption which is somehow derived from Zekrom and Reshiram representing Yin and Yang! So your argument is invalid. [[User:Nickvang|Nickvang]] ([[User talk:Nickvang|talk]]) 19:13, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
:::...are you serious? Dude, the Japanese games couldn't be ''more'' obvious in that regard short of the designers knocking on your door and shouting it in your face. [[User:Frugali|Frugali]] ([[User talk:Frugali|talk]]) 14:53, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
::::Seriously, even the [[Tao Trio]] article on this very site explains everything that connects Reshiram, Zekrom, and Kyurem to the concept of Yin and Yang, including the fact that they are ''called'' the Tao Trio. How you can't derive Yin and Yang from these legends is beyond me. [[User:Schiffy|Schiffy]] ([[User talk:Schiffy|talk]]) 15:44, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
*I still say it wouldn't hurt to just wait and see what happens instead of jumping the gun and assuming we know what is going to happen. Also, {{u|Nickvang}}, you need to calm down. And there is a lot supporting the "Ying-Yang" theory for Reshiram and Zekrom (and Kyurem), so the argument really isn't all that invalid (lol...what is this, 4Chan? X-D). But I digress. ----[[User:NateVirus|NateVirus]]''([[User talk:NateVirus|Talk]]''|''[[Special:Contributions/NateVirus|Contributions]]'') 22:18, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
::We actually do know that Xerneas is the mascot of X and Yveltal is the mascot of Y. {{n|CoroCoro leaks with official art of X and Y legendaries|CoroCoro confirmed it}}. And the Japanese [[species]] names of Reshiram and Zekrom are White Yang and Black Yin Pokémon, respectively, meaning that we know for certain they are based on those concepts (not that that discussion belongs here). --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 17:59, 30 January 2013 (UTC)
::*That's all we need. (Also, that's why I said "I digress", it was straying from the focus here) ^_^ ----[[User:NateVirus|NateVirus]]''([[User talk:NateVirus|Talk]]''|''[[Special:Contributions/NateVirus|Contributions]]'') 15:51, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

== Possible Future Trivia? Or Origin? Maybe, maybe not? ==

This maybe too soon or just plain stupid on my part but anyone noticed how Yveltal looks like a Y? I know it probably was what they were going after considering the game title, just didn't know if that was trivia-worthy or an origin-worthy note yet if not at all. ----[[User:NateVirus|NateVirus]]''([[User talk:NateVirus|Talk]]''|''[[Special:Contributions/NateVirus|Contributions]]'') 20:44, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
:I would say that something like that would probably be best in the physiology section or something. --[[User:Funktastic~!|It's Funktastic~!]] ([[User talk:Funktastic~!|talk]]) 20:47, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
: I'd figured as much. But I guess that can be added later when we get more info on the game and/or the Pokémon itself. ----[[User:NateVirus|NateVirus]]''([[User talk:NateVirus|Talk]]''|''[[Special:Contributions/NateVirus|Contributions]]'') 21:00, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
::Oh, let me try, maybe, maybe, Xerneas with spread legs looks like an X! Oh, and the X and Y in the logos have elements of Yveltal and Xerneas!! WOW!! Jokes aside, I agree with you when you say that this is going to be trivia, and let me add that it should be included design orogin/physiology and name origin. But, man, honestly, I believe that everyone who watched the direct 3 days ago noticed it. [[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 16:04, 11 January 2013
:::*Hey, no one seemed to even mention it before, so I was only wondering. :/ ----[[User:NateVirus|NateVirus]]''([[User talk:NateVirus|Talk]]''|''[[Special:Contributions/NateVirus|Contributions]]'') 22:45, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

== Official Art ==

We can probably replace the screenshot now that we have official Sugimori art.
[http://postimage.org/image/4di7ikbzf/ Official Art]
[[User:Zond|Zond]] ([[User talk:Zond|talk]]) 12:53, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:* That's the one cleaned by [http://www.PokemonBattle.it PokemonBattle.it]. They also have [http://i49.tinypic.com/16jeh46.png Xerneas]. The trivia should be fixed too, since Xerneas and Yveltal are confirmed to be also the Japanese names and they were revealed on French, German and Italian sites too at the same time, so they're not just the English names. [[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 14:44, 11 January 2013
::*[http://www.pokemonbattle.it/Yveltal.png I cleaned it some more] --[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 20:59, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
* Official Art 300dpi with transparent background: [http://www.pokemonbattle.it/Yveltal-Official-Art_300dpi.png Yveltal]{{unsigned|Tano}}
:It has already been [[a:File:Yveltal.png|uploaded]] a few minutes ago. [[User:Adyniz|'''Adyniz''']] — [[User talk:Adyniz|'''Wanna talk?''']] 18:35, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
:: That one has white matte all around. Also lower res. —[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 21:17, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
:::The resolution has been reduced intentionally because it is way too big and exceeds the max limit. And if by white matte you mean transparency then I can assure you that the image is transparent and there is no unnecessary white color in the background. [[User:Adyniz|'''Adyniz''']] — [[User talk:Adyniz|'''Wanna talk?''']] 06:47, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
::::No, the white matte is a white border around the black one. Try to put a black background under the pic you suggested and you'll see it. —[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 11:41, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::What? There is no white border. The image is fine.--[[User:Force Fire|'''F'''orce]][[User talk:Force Fire|'''F'''ire]] 11:58, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::We were talking about [http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/archive/b/b6/20130115115137!Yveltal.png this version]. Check time and date please. The pic is fine now, no white matte, so feel free to go with that one (that is in fact derived from mine, lol, just downscaled) or use the one with the biggest resolution I linked —[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 13:52, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

== Name origin ==

I don't think wyvern is a likely origin—if it were pronounced "WAI-vel-tal" then maybe, but otherwise it is not similar in pronunciation or spelling (it shares "ve" with it). The Yv combination seems to be more common in French (e.g. {{wp|Yvelines}} is the top suggestion on Wikipedia when typing Yv in the search box). I think the name may come from French rather than English, which is why we cannot find an apparent origin. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 15:58, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:Look above in the "[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Talk:Yveltal_%28Pok%C3%A9mon%29#Evil.3F Evil?]" section. I agree with you however when you say that "wyvern" is not part of the name origin (but probably the origin of the concept for the design). Yveltal is pronunced in a Latin way, as French people or Italians would do, like "evil-tal", so I suggested it's probably "evil" + Quetzalcoatl? Yvel -> Evil, -tal -> -tl (from coatl), and then they added the "Y". [[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 16:04, 11 January 2013
::Oh, I know that it is pronounced ee-VELL-tall (Pokémon [https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/289143489537642497 tweeted the official pronunciation]). However, I guess "evil" probably is a good origin, although I doubt it would be the only one with that spelling. I also agree that wyverns may have been part of the design influence, but not the name origin. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 16:19, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:::I knew that tweet, but I think that "evil" pronunciation is similar enough, and I agree with you about "wyvern": the only thing they have in common (talking about the word) is the "y", wich is in "Yveltal" because of the concept. Well, we can't deny it's a wyvern (and I like that). [[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 16:21, 11 January 2013
:::I also think that the derivation from Quetzalcoatl (a mythological dragon) is more correct that the one from Quetzal (the little bird). "Evil" would be totally confirmed if it's part Dark type. [[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 17:24, 11 January 2013
::::How about ''{{wp|guivre}}'' or ''vouivre''? I'm not that familiar with French (or the actual pronunciation of wyvern{{tt|*|Apparently, it is wai-vern}}), so I can't say for sure. As for Quetzal, it's still a reference to its design, which features a long tail feather. Quetzalcoatl has a closer resemblance to a "feathered snake" than an actual bird. --[[User:神奇超龍|'''超龍''']]「'''[[User talk:神奇超龍|Chao]]'''」 16:34, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::Going on pronunciation, they don't really fit. Those would be GWAAV-re and VWAAV-re (I think—it's been quite a few years since I studied French). They don't really fit on spelling either. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 16:48, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
::::::Doing some research on the subject, {{wp|Yvelines}} is a department in France and the [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvel_(rivi%C3%A8re) Yvel] is a river in France. Neither has a counterpart beginning with X as far as I can tell so far but the river in particular seems like a likely origin.--[[User:MisterE13|Mister]][[User talk:MisterE13|'''E''']][[Special:Contributions/MisterE13|13]] 16:53, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100602153248/finalfantasy/images/3/3c/Quezacotl.jpg Quetzalcoatl in ff8] is kinda Y shaped and it's derived from the mythological Quetzalcoatl, so that even [http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/292/f/7/quetzalcoatl__teotihuacan_by_genzoman-d31393q.jpg a feathered snake can have this shape]. Also the quetzal (the green bird) takes its name from the Quetzalcoatl, and with spread wings it's Y shaped, since it has a [http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_meh9okKtP21rppzm5o1_500.jpg very long tail]. And even if the river Yvel has almost the same name, I don't think that GameFreak knew about it. I guess it's just a coincidence. The name origin should contain elements with something to do with the Pokemon. [[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 16:61, 11 January 2013
::::::Yvel and Yvelines are probably a coincidence. Quetzal isn't really derived from Quetzalcoatl. The word itself is {{wp|Nahuatl}} for feather. Quetzalcoatl is more of a compound word that means "Feathered serpent", though I can see that it can count as design influence. --[[User:神奇超龍|'''超龍''']]「'''[[User talk:神奇超龍|Chao]]'''」 17:14, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::::Then please give it some dignity and replace Quetzal with Quetzalcoatl, lol. Why should it be named after a bird instead of a mythological bird-snake? [[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 17:21, 11 January 2013
:::::::The bird may be considered a coincidence, like the river. They have no purpose to use the Quetzal to make its name. The Quetzalcoatl at least is a mithological winged snake (=wyvern, in a western definition). Also you derived Xerneas' name from Cernunnos (horned Celtic god), even if they don't have much in common. I think that Yveltal should be derived from a god too (Quetzalcoatl is an Aztec god).

:If the French pronunciation thing is true, I'm sure we're mostly aware that X and Y will take place in a land taking inspiration from France. [[User:Scarabola|Scarabola]] ([[User talk:Scarabola|talk]]) 19:40, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

I think most likely, is that the name is based on the German word "Weltall" (pronounced vel-tall) which is the German translation for "universe". [[User:Skypeia|'''skypeia''']]([[User talk:Skypeia|talk]]) 11:53, 13 January 2013 (EST)

== Origin ==
At the moment it contains "Yveltal is based on some kind of avian". Guys, it's based on a [http://www.creativeuncut.com/gallery-03/art/bof4-dragon-wyvern.jpg wyvern]: bypedal, horns, claws on wings, etc. {{unsigned|Tano}}
:The reason I went for the ambiguous "avian" is that cultural depictions of wyverns vary ''drastically''. Most depictions I've seen have them as "close cousins of dragons", but they are plenty where they just are dragons. If I go off of Wikipedia's definition "A wyvern is a legendary winged creature with a dragon's head, reptilian body, two legs (sometimes none), and a barbed tail." then the only condition Yveltal really fits is having no legs. Also, your link is broken (it may require logging in to view it or something). --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 17:25, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
::According to my (too many) years of D&D, a wyvern is a creature similar to a dragon, but with no forelegs (or, in general, with just 2 legs), often with a poisonous claw on the tip of the tail, wich would fit Yveltal (except for the poison part, that we still don't know). About the broken pic, it probably external links, try with the [http://www.creativeuncut.com/gallery-03/bof4-dragon-wyvern.html page] or [http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs51/f/2009/322/e/e/Wyvern_by_fabsedda.jpg this fanart] (that is actually a trace/rip of the one I linked before). [[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 17:30, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:: [http://i48.tinypic.com/i2lo38.png Another wyvern]. [[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 20:44, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
::I believe it's more based on a Roc. But that just be my obsession with Arabo-Persian mythos thinking. [[User:Scarabola|Scarabola]] ([[User talk:Scarabola|talk]]) 21:06, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:::The Roc is a mythological bird, right? I believe it has bird wings, beak, plumage and it doesn't have a long tail with claws on it, or claws on its wings, or horns. Yveltal has horns, claws on wings, a long and strong tail with claws/spikes on it, no beak, no plumage (from the 3d render, that's skin, not plumage). It's simply a [http://i48.tinypic.com/i2lo38.png wyvern], that is also a fantasy creature. Can still have a mythological origin however, since its shape is similar to the [http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/292/f/7/quetzalcoatl__teotihuacan_by_genzoman-d31393q.jpg quetsalcoa'''''tl'''''], a winged-snake god, that is similar to a wyvern in some aspects, being a winged reptile with a long tail and '''"Y" shape''' (the only ''y-shaped'' god I can think about, also possible name origin). [[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 22:15, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

: To me it looks like a combination of a vulture and a phoenix. --[[User:Mutant God|Mutant God]] ([[User talk:Mutant God|talk]]) 21:36, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
I agree that it could be based on a Wyvern. If it is, then it reinforces the "Sound Type" theory, since Wyverns are known to let out shrill screeches and sounds, like Yveltal's screech at the end of the first trailer.

== Trivia ==
I feel like there is an error in the trivia for both of the Gen VI legendaries. The names were revealed internationally at the exact same time. Why does it say that it was revealed in English before Japan? [[User:Noah★|Noah★]] ([[User talk:Noah★|talk]]) 18:35, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:The English names were revealed in the official site on January 8 whereas the Japanese names were revealed two days later in leaked CoroCoro scans.--'''[[User:Dennou Zenshi|電禅]][[User talk:Dennou Zenshi|Den Zen]]''' 18:43, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
::Right. But the names are all the same. What was on the Japanese site on the 8th?[[User:Noah★|Noah★]] ([[User talk:Noah★|talk]]) 18:58, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:::There was no Japanese site on the 8th. There still isn't a Japanese site. [[Typhlosion (Pokémon)|★]][[User:Jo The Marten|Jo the Marten]][[Flygon (Pokémon)|★]] [[User_Talk:Jo The Marten|ಠ_ಠ]][[Cilan (anime)|♥]] 19:01, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
Alrighty. No arguments here [[User:Noah★|Noah★]] ([[User talk:Noah★|talk]]) 19:04, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:Well, to be honest there is still an error, since it's not the "English" name, but also the French, German, Italian and Spanish name. And it was revealed on US and European sites in the same moment. [[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 19:14, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
::What? Yveltal ''is'' its {{wp|English language|English}} name... And we don't need to mention other languages because this is an English wiki--'''[[User:Dennou Zenshi|電禅]][[User talk:Dennou Zenshi|Den Zen]]''' 20:42, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
:::I think it's still an incomplete information. [[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 20:45, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
::::I thinks that's a good point and should be corrected. Even if this is an English wiki, "Yveltal's name was revealed internationally before being revealed in Japan" sounds like it would be more accurate. {{unsigned|Noah★}}

== Imperial conversions ==

Yveltal's height is 19'00" (Rounded to the nearest inch) and weighs 447.5lb (Rounded to the nearest tenth). How do I know? I converted its metric weight and height. --[[User:KirbyRider|KirbyRider]] ([[User talk:KirbyRider|talk]]) 21:51, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

== X/Y axis ==

Xerneas walks on the ground, a possible reference to he horizontal X axis in mathematics, while Yveltal flies through the air, a reference to the vertical Y axis. Should it be added?
:I agree. There is a strong ''analogy'' with the [http://www.genedavissoftware.com/books/jogl/images/ch2_coordinate_system.gif coordinate system]. It can't simply be a coincidence since this game is on a '''3D'''S, so it has probably something to do with the ''dimensions'' (Z axis Pokemon coming, lol). --[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 15:09, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

== Physiology ==

Wrote up a backbone for the Physiology section. Feel free to use in the article, edit, or contribute.

"Yveltal is a large flying Pokémon with a vaguely avian appearance. The upper side of its body is dark in coloration, adorned with greyish diamond patterns along its wings and long tail. Both wings have three points extending from their trailing edge, close to where the wing meets the body. There are large, claw-like structures at its wingtips, with three curved hooks facing inward like a hand, flanked on each side by a shorter, spike-like protrusion. The end of its tail bears an identical claw, and as a result Yveltal's entire body forms a Y-shape when its wings and tail are fully extended in flight. Its underparts are bright red, and appear to be capable of lighting up or glowing under certain conditions. Black markings run from the center of its torso towards its extremities, each ending in a three-pronged branching pattern. Similar markings are present on Yveltal's head, running up its neck to its pointed, beak-like snout. Black horns extend from above its piercing blue eyes, with a sharply-curved portion pointing forward and thinner prongs facing the rear. A feathery grey ruff, similar to that of a vulture, encircles its neck and billows out over its back. Yveltal has small, birdlike legs with powerful talons. Like the rest of its underside, the legs are red with black adornments, and its talons are grey. Each foot has two toes facing forward and one pointing backwards, creating a Y-shape. [[User:Togeknight|~Destruction on Wings~]] ([[User talk:Togeknight|talk]]) 14:09, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
:[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Wyvern.jpg Wyvern], [http://i48.tinypic.com/i2lo38.png wyvern], [http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs51/f/2009/322/e/e/Wyvern_by_fabsedda.jpg wyvern], [http://i49.tinypic.com/2n69k5i.jpg another wyvern], [http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/292/f/7/quetzalcoatl__teotihuacan_by_genzoman-d31393q.jpg quetzalcoatl], [http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100602153248/finalfantasy/images/3/3c/Quezacotl.jpg quetzalcoatl in ff8]. Almost all of them are from Japanese games/authors (2 of them from americans, 1 is an ancient flag), all of them are or are inspired by quetzalcoatl (an ancient god) or wyverns (a fantasy beast). They are all '''Y-shaped''', with wings and a long tail. It makes sense, we are talking about a legendary. Why do you keep ignoring that? On 4chan they already call it "the pokemon rathalos", while here is referred as "avian" (correct, but generic and obvious) and its name is said to be from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/quetzal this little bird]. {{unsigned|Tano}}
::I agree that it absolutely resembles a wyvern, but the inspiration doesn't belong in the physiology section. Physiology is meant to detail the appearance and nothing more, and in this case "avian" works as a good basic description cuz as far as we know its just an generic winged beastie. Boring? Maybe, but proper and descriptive. If it gets Dragon typing or something it is more likely based on a wyvern, but that still isn't needed in the Physiology section. In my opinion, the comparison to a wyvern belongs in the Origin section. [[User:Togeknight|~Destruction on Wings~]] ([[User talk:Togeknight|talk]]) 14:09, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
:I don't agree with this part: "A ''feathery'' grey ruff, similar to that of a vulture, encircles its neck and billows out over its back". From how they're randomly floating in the artwork, they seems more like hairs, not feathers. They remind me of [http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/f/f9/244Entei.png Entei], not [http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/0/00/630Mandibuzz.png Mandibuzz] --[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 15:20, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
::That's a fair enough point. I wasn't really sure how to phrase that bit, we can change it to "A grey ruff of fur or feathers, similar to that of a vulture, encircles its neck and billows out over its back." [[User:Togeknight|~Destruction on Wings~]] ([[User talk:Togeknight|talk]]) 16:32, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
:::I'd remove the analogy with the vulture. "A grey ruff of fur or feathers encircles its neck..." is more then enough. I agree with all the rest, you did a pretty good job. --[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 16:56, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
:::Thinking more carefully about it, they can't be feathers at all. It makes too many randomic curves, look at [http://i45.tinypic.com/jfhj6p.png this pic] I made (lol). They are hairs, totally. I was confused too from the video, but the artwork made it clearer. --[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 17:06, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
:::While that is a good point, I would like to point out that [[Cresselia|Cresselia]] does not appear to have feathers either but does indeed drop the [[Lunar Wing|lunar wing]] on multiple occasions. I guess we'll have to wait until we see a better quality picture of it (perhaps in the anime) before we can really tell if it has feathers or hair. [[User:Noah★|Noah★]] ([[User talk:Noah★|talk]]) 21:39, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
::::Cresselia may have feathers on her body. Feathers can't simply float in that wavy way. --[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 21:44, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
::::Latias and Latios also are said to have feathers. Latias's red part of her body for example also resembles Yveltal's possible plumage. I'm just saying that even though it doesn't look like it, there is still a good possibility that there are feathers on that body. You have to think with a Pokemon-esque form of logic when thinking about their physiology. Although since it does seem to be based on a Wyvern, it could also be scales too.[[User:Noah★|Noah★]] ([[User talk:Noah★|talk]]) 22:49, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
:::::In fact I'm not saying it has no feathers over the red or the black part of its body (I can't possibly know that, even if i don't think so because of the connection with the claws, but well...), I'm just talking about the grey part around the neck and I've already explained why. –[[User:Tano|Tano]] ([[User talk:Tano|talk]]) 00:45, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

== Type ==

It could be a flying type, as it is seen flying or dragon. {{unsigned|Dragon146}}
:While it is strongly implied that it's capable of flying (and as such, being part of the {{t|Flying}} or {{type|Dragon}} classes), we aren't sure, and as such shouldn't speculate on the Pokémon's real typing until we get a confirmation. [[User:Masatoshi|Masatoshi]][[User_talk:Masatoshi|''talk'']] 20:21, 12 January 2013 (UTC)
:There is actually a strong precedent for Pokémon who fly on wings but are not Flying-type. Examples include Flygon, Lati@s, Resh, Zek, Beedrill, and Venomoth. You can never be sure about Game Freak's peculiar decisions. [[User talk:Yeyjordan|yeyjordan]] 23:14, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

The same guy that leaked the Unova Pokédex said it's going to be Dark/Flying. However, he also said there is going to be a Fairy-type, which I refuse to believe, because there is no need for a "fairy-type." A new type might screw up continuity. Even worse, when a whole lot of Normal-types such as Clefairy would be re-typed. We'll wait for official confirmation on Yvetal, Xerneas, and Sylveon's types before we jump to conclusions, but at least the Dark/Flying Yvetal is believable. [[User:SeanWheeler|SeanWheeler]] ([[User talk:SeanWheeler|talk]]) 21:34, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

I doubt Yveltal will end up being part-Flying. Also since the Fairy-type rumour doesn't have a reliable source, I'd disregard it as a hoax along with the "Yveltal is Dark/Flying" rumour. --[[User:Relicant|'''Reli'''★'''ジーランス''']]'''?''' 23:19, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Honestly, it looks like it would be Dragon/Dark to me. '''[[User:Luigi-San|Luigi-San]]''' 01:11, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
:Please use the [http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/forum.php Forums] to speculate what types the new Pokémon may or may not be rather than the Bulbapedia talk pages. '''''[[User:Pokemaster97|--Pokemaster]][[User talk:Pokemaster97|97]]''''' 01:14, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

== Physiology Hidden? ==

*Any particular reason why Yveltal's physiology section is hidden and {{p|Xerneas}}' [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=Xerneas_%28Pok%C3%A9mon%29&oldid=1835097 isn't] at the current moment? Or am I just spinning my wheels here? X-D ----[[User:NateVirus|NateVirus]]''([[User talk:NateVirus|Talk]]''|''[[Special:Contributions/NateVirus|Contributions]]'') 22:35, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
:I think someone simply forgot to unhide it after they finished writing it. I've unhid it. '''''[[User:Pokemaster97|--Pokemaster]][[User talk:Pokemaster97|97]]''''' 22:42, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
::*Okie Dokie. Thanks. ----[[User:NateVirus|NateVirus]]''([[User talk:NateVirus|Talk]]''|''[[Special:Contributions/NateVirus|Contributions]]'') 23:18, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

== Typo ==

"When their wings are tail are fully extended" - wings ''and'' tail I believe is the intent. [[User:Drake Clawfang|Drake Clawfang]] ([[User talk:Drake Clawfang|talk]]) 23:09, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

== "Talon" as name origin ==

Is it possible that Yveltal's name might also come from "talon"? It does look like a bird of prey. --[[User:Darthrai|Darthrai]] ([[User talk:Darthrai|talk]]) 15:07, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

==Official pronunciations==
Has anyone else noticed that on the X and Y page, under the the Xerneas and Yvetal images, they have the names and pronunciations? Yveltal's is ee-VELL-tawl. i mention this as i know there has been controversy over pronunciations before. i also know that the infobox has a pronunciation section. perhaps somebody could add this? [[User:Volcronaperson|_Volcronaperson_]] 21:17, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

== Pronunciation ==

Ya-vel-tul

[[User:Pokemon nomekop|Pokemon nomekop]] ([[User talk:Pokemon nomekop|talk]]) 22:22, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
:Yes? What is that supposed to be? We have an official pronunciation, and it's not that. [[User:Ataro|Ataro]] ([[User talk:Ataro|talk]]) 23:29, 20 April 2013 (UTC)