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Goh's Grookey

2025-06-27T08:57:42Z

Matty: Forget main characters, Grookey is the only Pokémon in the entire anime to deliberately destroy its own Poké Ball. The Ninetales in that one filler episode is the only other Pokémon in the anime to do this, and that wasn't deliberate.

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|caption=Goh's Grookey
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|epnum=JN059
|epname=When a House is Not a Home!
|location=[[Vermilion City]] (by [[Goh]])
|current=[[Party|With Goh]]
|gender=Unknown{{tt|*|Confirmed male in the English dub}}
|ability=Unknown
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|enva1=[[Cherami Leigh]]
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'''Goh's Grookey''' (Japanese: '''ゴウのサルノリ''' ''Go's Sarunori'') is the thirty-third {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that [[Goh]] obtained in the [[Kanto]] [[region]], and his seventy-ninth overall. It previously belonged to [[Team Rocket]], and was one of the Pokémon in the [[Rocket Prize Master]]. It is usually seen [[Walking Pokémon|outside]] its {{i|Poké Ball}}.

==In animation==
===History===
===={{aniseries|JN}}====
=====With Team Rocket=====
While [[Team Rocket]]'s {{OBP|Pelipper|Team Rocket|Pelipper}} was flying around [[Vermilion City]] [[JN059|one night]], it dropped the [[Rocket Prize Master]] in front of a [[Poké Mart]], releasing Grookey from its {{i|Poké Ball}} in the process. The released Grookey wandered away as Pelipper scooped up its Ball and put it back in the machine. Eventually, Grookey wandered into Goh and {{Ash}}'s dorm room at the [[Cerise Laboratory]], where it latched onto Goh's arm and fell asleep. Goh was surprised to find Grookey on his arm the next morning. After recovering from his surprise, he tried to catch it, only to be reprimanded by his [[Rotom Phone]], who told him that Grookey already belonged to someone else. After breakfast, Goh and Ash borrowed [[Professor Cerise's Yamper]] to track down Grookey's origin. Yamper's nose eventually brought them to the Poké Mart, where they discovered through the store's security footage that it belonged to Team Rocket.
[[File:Team Rocket Grookey release.png|thumb|left|250px|Grookey releasing itself from [[Team Rocket]]]]
Outside the Poké Mart, Goh and the others were ambushed by {{TRT}}, who captured {{AP|Pikachu}} and Grookey in one of their nets. After [[Ash's Farfetch'd]] freed the two and retaliated against them, Team Rocket called on the Rocket Prize Master, which only yielded one Poké Ball. [[Jessie]] tried to send out the Pokémon, but nothing came out. Confused, Jessie read the pamphlet that came with the Ball, which revealed that the Pokémon that was supposed to come out was Grookey. In disbelief, Jessie commanded Grookey to return to its Ball, causing it to be [[recall]]ed against its will. Now even more confused, Team Rocket used a smoke bomb to retreat to their hideout. As the smoke cleared, Goh noticed Grookey had accidentally left its stick behind while being recalled.

That night, uncomfortable without its stick, Grookey sneaked out of Team Rocket's hideout. The next day, Goh and the others found Grookey in a park in the city, and Goh returned Grookey's stick. Team Rocket, however, interrupted the reunion, demanding Grookey return to them. When Grookey refused, Team Rocket tried to force it back into its Ball, but Pikachu knocked it out of Jessie's hands. Grookey took the opportunity to break its own Poké Ball and asked Goh to catch it instead. Jessie and Goh attempted to capture the now-released Grookey, but Grookey batted away the Team Rocket-branded Ball, allowing Goh's Poké Ball to catch it.
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=====With Goh=====
[[File:Goh Grookey revitalizing waves.png|thumb|250px|Grookey creating revitalizing waves by beating its stick]]
In ''[[JN060|Beyond Chivalry… Aiming to be a Leek Master!]]'', Grookey was seen watching Ash's Farfetch'd and [[Goh's Scizor]] train. Later, while walking with Goh, Ash, and Pikachu to the [[Pokémon Center]], it and Pikachu detected a [[wild Pokémon]] in some nearby bushes, which was revealed to be a tired {{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Bellsprout}}. Using its restorative powers, Grookey restored Bellsprout's stamina and befriended it. Grookey reached into Goh's pocket and pulled out a Poké Ball, asking him to catch its new friend, to which Goh obliged. Grookey was later seen watching Ash battle [[Rinto]].

In ''[[JN069|Errand Endurance!]]'', Goh and [[Chloe]] got into an argument about whether Grookey or {{TP|Chloe|Eevee}} was better. Ash suggested they should solve the argument by having Grookey and Eevee deliver supplements to the Cerise Laboratory. Along the way, Grookey got the two into trouble due to its mischievous nature, including dropping some of its supplements and winding up in Pelipper's bill. Eventually, however, Grookey made its way back to the laboratory, completing the errand.

In ''[[JN090|Showdown at the Gates of Warp!]]'', Grookey was reverted into an {{pkmn|Egg}} as a result of a clash between {{OBP|Dialga|recurring}} and {{OBP|Palkia|recurring}} distorting time. After {{p|Arceus}} stopped the fight between Dialga and Palkia, the {{pkmn|category|Temporal and Spatial Pokémon}} repaired the distortions their fighting had caused and restored all the devolved Pokémon back to normal.

In ''[[JN101|A One-Stick Wonder!]]'', Grookey met a {{p|Thwackey}} that had only one stick, instead of two. When Thwackey couldn't drum properly, Grookey offered to give its stick to Thwackey, but it refused to take it. Using some special training, Thwackey learned to drum twice the speed of the other Thwackey, making up for its lack of a second stick. Seeing Grookey happy with Thwackey, Goh offered it a chance to stay with Thwackey, but Grookey chose to stay with him instead and started grooming his hair.

In ''[[JN127|Just a Scone's Throw From Here!]]'', Grookey helped in the battle against Team Rocket, a {{p|Perrserker}}, and two {{rf|Galarian}} {{p|Meowth}} that had captured Cinderace's [[Thievul trio|Nickit]] friends. It distracted their {{p|Cramorant}} and prevented it from using {{p|Arrokuda}} as a {{a|Gulp Missile|projectile}}. The repeated attacks eventually caused Cramorant to momentarily swallow Arrokuda, which resulted in both Pokémon getting knocked out.

In ''[[JN136|This Could be the Start of Something Big!]]'', Grookey used its {{m|Wood Hammer}} to launch a joint attack at {{p|Lugia}} during a {{OBP|Raid Battle|GO}}. The attack was not enough to defeat the Diving Pokémon, and the battle was called off shortly after. It later attended a surprise party hosted by the Lab members commemorating Goh and Ash's departure. Afterward, Grookey posed for a group photo with Goh, Ash, and the others. It then set out with Goh for his journey alongside Cinderace and Inteleon.

===Personality and characteristics===
[[File:Goh and Grookey.png|thumb|left|250px|Grookey and Goh]]
Grookey is an active Pokémon prone to roughhousing, and, as observed by Goh, can be stubborn and mischievous. It likes to play with both [[human]]s and {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} by climbing on their heads and happily beating them on the head with its stick. This extroverted behavior initially rubbed [[Chloe's Eevee]] the wrong way, and Grookey was seen apologizing to her after it officially became one of Goh's Pokémon. Grookey is also shown to shut down when hungry and may cause trouble regarding food. In its [[JN059|debut episode]], when [[Ash's Pikachu]] refused to share some of his food with it, Grookey flipped over {{p|Pikachu}}'s bowl and began causing chaos in the kitchen.

Despite its troublemaking tendencies, Grookey was shown not to be comfortable with the idea of being one of [[Team Rocket]]'s Pokémon, looking sad when Goh and {{Ash}} found out where it came from. In contrast, it took to Goh almost immediately, greeting its new friend happily after waking up attached to his arm. Goh's kindness towards Grookey solidified their bond, driving it to leave Team Rocket permanently. Grookey is also seen to be good with plants and other {{type|Grass}} Pokémon, thanks to its restorative abilities.

Grookey has a great relationship with its Trainer. Grookey mostly travels on Goh’s shoulder, much like {{TP|Goh|Sobble}} used to before. In ''[[JN134|In the Palms of our Hands!]]'', Grookey even learned a new move to save Goh. Grookey also has a great relationship with Pikachu, as they are often seen playing together.
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===Appearance===
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! style="background:#{{grass color light}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | As an Egg (on the left)
|- style="background:#fff"
| [[File:Goh Grookey Egg.png|250px]]
|}

===Moves used===
{{anmov/h|grass||Goh Grookey {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Branch Poke|1=Wood Hammer}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Branch Poke|1=Wood Hammer}}}}
{{anmov|grass|Branch Poke|JN098|Out of Their Elements!}}
{{anmov|grass|Wood Hammer|JN134|In the Palms of our Hands!}}
{{anmov/f|grass}}

====Moves improvised====
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! {{color|FFF|Partnered With}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Ash Goh Pokémon combo attack.png|150px]]
| ''[[JN136|This Could be the Start of Something Big!]]''
| {{m|Thunderbolt}}, {{m|Aura Sphere}}, {{m|Pyro Ball}}, {{m|Mud Shot}}, and {{m|Wood Hammer}}
| {{AP|Pikachu}}, {{AP|Lucario}}, {{TP|Goh|Cinderace}}, and {{TP|Goh|Inteleon}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' A combination between Thunderbolt, Aura Sphere, Pyro Ball, Mud Shot, and Wood Hammer. Cinderace kicks a Pyro Ball, which merges with Lucario's Aura Sphere before Grookey swings its Wood Hammer to send the [[Aura]]-clad fireball flying. Inteleon and Pikachu add to the attack with Mud Shot and Thunderbolt, respectively, creating a high-speed flying fireball surrounded by blue energy, mud, and electricity. This was used in a {{OBP|Raid Battle|GO}} against a {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Lugia}}.
|}

===Artwork===
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| style="{{roundy|5px}} border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; background: #{{grass color light}}" | [[File:JN059 AS.png|175px]]
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| Fifth poster for the Japanese version of ''{{color2|000|Pokémon Journeys: The Series}}''
| Artwork for ''Merry Christmas 2021''<ref>https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1474545468197982212</ref>
| Artwork from "After the story"<ref>https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1370977995024781321</ref>
| Artwork from "After the story"
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| Artwork from "After the story"<ref>https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1454689592674684936</ref>
| Artwork from "After the story"<ref>https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1457226307754860556</ref>
| Artwork from "After the story"<ref>https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1469909884473081858</ref>
| Artwork from "After the story"
| Artwork from "After the story"
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| style="{{roundy|5px}} border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; background: #{{grass color light}}" | [[File:JN102 AS.png|175px]]
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| style="{{roundy|5px}} border: 2px solid #{{grass color dark}}; background: #{{grass color light}}" | [[File:JN110 AS.png|175px]]
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| Artwork from "After the story"
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| Artwork from "After the story" <ref>https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1431859157557133316</ref>
| Artwork from "After the story" <ref>https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1596745636510334978</ref>
| Artwork from "After the story" <ref>https://twitter.com/anipoke_PR/status/1599282350348963841</ref>
|}

==In the manga==
[[File:Goh Grookey JNM.png|thumb|100px|Grookey in {{ma|Pokémon Journeys}}]]
===Pokémon Journeys===
[[Goh]] caught Grookey in ''[[JNM17|When a House Is Not a Home!]]''.
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==In the games==
====[[Pokémon Mezastar]]====
Grookey appears in [[Pokémon Mezastar]] as one of Goh's Pokémon. It appears as an opponent during the {{mezastar|Super Tag set 1|first Super Tag set}}.

=====As an opponent=====
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{{MezastarPokémon|type=Grass|name=Grookey|img=810Grookey|move=Branch Poke|movetype=Grass}}
|}
|}
{{-}}

==Trivia==
* Grookey is the only Pokémon owned by an {{pkmn|animated series}} protagonist to have previously belonged to a [[villainous team]].
** Grookey is also the only Pokémon to destroy its own [[Poké Ball]] deliberately.
* Grookey is the only one of Goh's [[Galar first partner Pokémon]] to:
** Have joined Goh in its debut episode.
** Have been caught outside of Galar.
** Not be fully [[evolution|evolved]], and also the only one that has not evolved at least once.
*** Grookey is also Goh's only first partner Pokémon that is unevolved.
** Not have been used in an official {{pkmn|battle}}.
* Grookey is the first concurrent first partner Pokémon to be caught by a main character outside its native region.
** Grookey is also the first {{type|Grass}} first partner Pokémon owned by main character to have been caught outside its native region since [[May's Bulbasaur]], who was caught in [[Hoenn]] in ''[[AG073|Grass Hysteria!]]'', 797 episodes earlier.
* Out of all first partner Pokémon belonging to a main character in the animated series, Grookey went the longest without using a [[move]], at [[JN098|39 episodes]].
* Grookey is the only Pokémon in {{aniseries|PTS}} to have used the move {{m|Branch Poke}}.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Related articles==
{{Animespecies|Grookey}}
* [[Rocket Prize Master]]

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{{Animecharacters|grass}}
{{Project Anime notice|no}}

[[Category:Goh's Pokémon|Grookey]]
[[Category:Team Rocket's Pokémon|Grookey]]
[[Category:Released Pokémon]]

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[[es:Grookey de Goh]]
[[fr:Ouistempo de Goh]]
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Ho-Oh (anime)

2024-05-11T06:55:16Z

Matty: I could have sworn I entered in Mew. That's it, no more non-source edits for me.

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|type2=Flying
|ball=None
|nickname=Ho-Oh
|jnickname=ホウオウ
|tmnickname=Houou
|image=[[File:Ho-Oh M20.png|250px]]
|caption=Ho-Oh as shown in ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]''
|caught=no
|ability={{a|Pressure}}{{tt|*|Games only, via event distribution}}
|epnum=EP001
|epname=Pokémon - I Choose You!
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'''Ho-Oh''' (Japanese: '''ホウオウ''' ''Houou'') is a [[Legendary Pokémon]] that {{Ash}} has sighted at a few significant moments in his {{pkmn|journey}}.

Legends say that Ho-Oh lived in the [[Bell Tower|Tin Tower]] in ancient times. However, war broke out, and when the [[Burned Tower|Brass Tower]] was burned, Ho-Oh created {{p|Raikou}}, {{p|Entei}}, and {{p|Suicune}} and then left. A new Tin Tower was created, but Ho-Oh never returned.

==In the anime==
===Main series===
====History====
=====[[Original series]]=====
======Kanto======
[[File:Ho-Oh Debut.png|220px|thumb|left|Ho-Oh completely colored and outlined in gold in its debut]]
Ho-Oh debuted in ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'', where {{Ash}} first saw it in a forest on his way to [[Viridian City]] during his first day as a {{pkmn|Trainer}}. He was lying on the ground with his injured {{AP|Pikachu}} and saw it fly over the rainbow that appeared in the sky after a storm. His [[Pokédex]] could not identify it and explained that many Pokémon were still unknown.

In ''[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency!]]'', Ash tried to explain to {{an|Professor Oak}} what he had seen, though the image he used to point it out appeared to be of an {{p|Articuno}} rather than {{p|Ho-Oh}}. Either way, {{an|Professor Oak}} did not believe him and brushed it off as Ash being mistaken. This gold-colored version of Ho-Oh was an early concept of Ho-Oh as a Pokémon, as it, like all other [[Generation II]] Pokémon at that time, had not been fully developed yet.

Ash mentioned his encounter with Ho-Oh in [[M01|''Mewtwo Strikes Back'']], after [[Mewtwo (M01)|Mewtwo]] erased everyone's memories and Ash caught a glimpse of [[Mew (M01)|Mew]].

======Johto======
The topic was brought up again in ''[[EP181|A Ghost of a Chance]]''. While Ash was in [[Johto]], he explained his encounter of Ho-Oh to [[Morty]], who also did not believe that Ash had seen this Legendary Pokémon. In ''[[EP227|For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!]]'', they heard the bells in the Tin Tower ringing, which would signal Ho-Oh's approach. In ''[[EP265|Pop Goes The Sneasel]]'', it was seen using {{m|Sacred Fire}} in a flashback.

In ''[[EP273|Gotta Catch Ya Later!]]'', Ash saw Ho-Oh again after he parted ways with {{an|Brock}} and {{an|Misty}}.

=====''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''=====
In ''[[AG178|Battling the Enemy Within!]]'', {{an|May}} first saw Ho-Oh flying across the sky and pointed it out to the rest of the group. This was after Ash lost an unofficial battle against {{an|Brandon|Pyramid King Brandon}} and was released from possession by the [[King of Pokélantis]]'s spirit.

=====''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''=====
[[File:Tower duo anime.png|250px|thumb|Ho-Oh flying alongside Lugia]]
Ho-Oh appeared in a flashback in ''[[DP004|Dawn Of A New Era!]]''. After making amends with {{an|Dawn}}, Ash recalled seeing it on the day his {{pkmn|journey}} began.

=====''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''=====
In ''[[JN009|Finding a Legend!]]'', Ho-Oh flew over [[Ecruteak City]], but this time, it was only seen by [[Jaye]].

In ''[[JN136|This Could be the Start of Something Big!]]'', Ash, Pikachu, and [[Goh]] encountered Ho-Oh while riding on {{p|Lugia}}.

====Personality and characteristics====
Ho-Oh's personality is unknown as all of its appearances involve it flying around but it appeared to have chosen Ash as one of the people for its visits as evidenced in ''[[EP181|A Ghost of a Chance]]''.

Ho-Oh's appearance is that it is a very large Pokémon, and there is one shot in ''[[EP181|A Ghost of a Chance]]'' in the [[Bell Tower|Tin Tower]] that shows three humans on their knees while Ho-Oh is perched up on a stand. Ho-Oh appears to be significantly larger than the humans.

====Moves used====
{{anmov/h|fire|flying|Ho-Oh Sacred Fire.png|Using Sacred Fire}}
{{anmov|fire|Sacred Fire|EP265|Pop Goes The Sneasel}}
{{anmov/f|flying}}

====Artwork====
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|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{flying color dark}}; background: #{{flying color light}}"| [[File:JN009 illustration.png|x250px]]
|-
| Official artwork of ''{{color2|000|JN009|Finding a Legend!}}''
|}

===I Choose You!===
Ho-Oh appeared in ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'', which is based in a continuity different from the main series.

Like in the main series, {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|M20|Ash}} and {{OBP|Ash's Pikachu|M20|Pikachu}} witnessed Ho-Oh flying in the sky shortly after setting off on their [[Pokémon journey|journey]]. Unlike the main series, however, it dropped a [[Rainbow Wing]] as it passed by, with Ash picking it up. Keeping the wing with him, Ash set out to eventually meet and battle Ho-Oh. He eventually did, and it had a battle with Pikachu, the outcome of which was unknown outside of it ultimately necessitating Pikachu to visit a Pokémon Center afterward.

====Moves used====
{{anmov/h|fire|flying|Ho-Oh {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Sacred Fire M20|1=Flamethrower}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Sacred Fire|1=Flamethrower}}}}
{{anmov|fire|Sacred Fire|M20|Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!}}
{{anmov|fire|Flamethrower|M20|Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!}}
{{anmov/f|flying}}

==In the manga==
[[File:Ho-Oh M20 manga.png|thumb|200px|Ho-Oh in ''{{ma|I Choose You!}}'']]
[[File:Ho-Oh ICYR.png|thumb|left|200px|Ho-Oh in ''[[Pocket Monsters the Movie: I Choose You! Remix]]'']]
===Movie adaptations===
====I Choose You!====
In {{ma|I Choose You!}}, Ho-Oh was seen flying over Ash and Pikachu after they dealt with a flock of {{p|Spearow}} and their {{AP|leader|Fearow}}. It dropped a Rainbow Wing in the process. Ho-Oh was frequently referenced to throughout Ash's journey to [[Mount Tensei]] where Ho-Oh will reside.

After Ash managed to place the Rainbow Wing on top of the rock, Ho-Oh appeared and Ash, {{ashfr}}, [[Cross]], [[Bonji]], and the Pokémon in the area got to see Ho-Oh. Ash and Pikachu {{pkmn|battle}} Ho-Oh, but the outcome was not shown.

====Pocket Monsters the Movie: I Choose You! Remix====
Ho-Oh appeared in a flashback towards the end of [[ICYR1]], where it flew over Ash and Pikachu, dropping a [[Rainbow Wing]] in the process.

Ho-Oh reappeared in [[ICYR3]], where it was responsible for the creation of {{p|Raikou}}, {{p|Entei}}, and {{p|Suicune}}.

====Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution====
Ho-Oh appeared in Ash's flashback of the first day of his journey at the end of ''{{ma|Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution}}''.

=====Moves used=====
{{anmov/h|fire|flying|Ho-Oh Sacred Fire ICYR.png|Using Sacred Fire}}
{{anmov|fire|Sacred Fire|ICYR3}}
{{anmov/f|flying}}

==In the games==
{{bulbanews|Ho-Oh code available in this month's CoroCoro Comic}}
[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2017/04/170415_gm01.html This] Ho-Oh was distributed to players who inserted a serial code that was found in the August 2017 issue of [[CoroCoro]] Comic, which was sold starting on July 15, 2017. The serial codes could be used to obtain Ho-Oh from July 15 to September 14, 2017. It was distributed to promote the [[M20|20th Pokémon movie]].

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{{G7event/entrybottom|sm|serial code|Japanese|online|July 15 to September 14, 2017}}
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==In the TCG==
===Merchandise===
====''Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!'' Deck Case & Sleeves====
To promote the upcoming [[M20|twentieth movie]] in cinemas, the '''''Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!'' Deck Case & Sleeves''' (Japanese: '''デッキケース＆デッキシールド　劇場版ポケットモンスター　キミにきめた！''' ''Deck Case & Deck Shield: Pocket Monsters the Movie: I Choose You!'') were released on April 15, 2017 exclusively in Pokémon Centers. Each product features [[Ash Ketchum (M20)|Ash]] and his [[Ash's Pikachu (M20)|Pikachu]] gazing up at {{p|Ho-Oh}} soaring above them as a Rainbow Wing falls to the ground. The deck case comes with two card dividers and each has enough storage space for at least 90 cards. A set of 64 card sleeves are also supplied.

'''Product images:'''
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|image1=Pokémon the Movie I Choose You Deck Case.jpg
|caption1=''Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!'' Deck Case
|image2=Pokémon the Movie I Choose You Sleeves.jpg
|caption2=''Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!'' Sleeves
}}

====SM3 accessories====
Rounding off the mainstream TCG releases on June 16, 2017 were a number of specially illustrated deck cases, card sleeves, and files. Deluxe items featuring [[Lillie]] and her relatives were subsequently released on June 17, 2017 as part of a Pokémon Center campaign.

'''Deck cases:''' Each regular deck case comes with two card dividers and each has enough storage space for at least 90 cards.
:The '''Marshadow Deck Case''' (Japanese: '''デッキケースマーシャドー''') features the eponymous Gloomdweller Pokémon with its fighting spirit burning in addition to the Legendary Rainbow Pokémon {{p|Ho-Oh}}. Both have prominent roles in the upcoming movie ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]''.

'''Deck case images:'''
{{TCGMerchGallery
|background={{tcg fire color}}
|border={{tcg fire color dark}}
|image1=Marshadow Deck Case.jpg
|caption1=Marshadow Deck Case
}}

====Ho-Oh-GX Special Jumbo Card Pack====
The '''Ho-Oh-GX Special Jumbo Card Pack''' (Japanese: '''スペシャルジャンボカードパック「ホウオウGX」''') was made available on July 1, 2017 in the buildup to the Japanese release of ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'' in cinemas. It comes packaged with a Jumbo print of Ho-Oh-GX, an Ash's Pikachu promotional card, and 3 packs each from the {{TCG|To Have Seen the Battle Rainbow}} and {{TCG|Darkness that Consumes Light}} expansions.

'''Promotional cards:'''
*{{TCG ID|SM-P Promo|Ash's Pikachu|86}} ({{TCG|SM-P Promotional cards|SM-P Promo}} 86)
*[[Ho-Oh-GX (SM-P Promo)|Ho-Oh-GX]] (SM-P Promo; Jumbo)

'''Product image:'''
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|background={{tcg fire color}}
|border={{tcg fire color dark}}
|image1=Ho-Oh-GX Special Jumbo Card Pack.jpg
|caption1=Ho-Oh-GX Special Jumbo Card Pack
}}

==Trivia==
* Ho-Oh is the first {{cat|Generation II Pokémon}} to appear in any [[Pokémon]] media, making it the first sign that the franchise would expand beyond the {{cat|Generation I Pokémon|original 151 Pokémon}}.
*Ho-Oh is the first [[Legendary Pokémon]] Ash encounters and the first Legendary to appear in the anime series.

==Related articles==
{{Animespecies|Ho-Oh}}
{{Anime Pokémon|fire|flying}} 
{{Animecharacters|fire|flying}} 
{{moviecharacters}} 
{{Project Anime notice|no}}
[[Category:Recurring wild Pokémon]]
[[Category:Legendary Pokémon (anime)]]
[[Category:Gender unknown characters (Pokémon)|Ho-Oh]]

[[de:Ho-Oh (Anime)]]
[[es:Ho-Oh (anime)]]
[[it:Ho-Oh (serie animata)]]
[[ja:ホウオウ (アニメ)]]
[[zh:凤王（动画）]]

Ho-Oh (anime)

2024-05-11T06:54:08Z

Matty: /* Kanto */ "The day I left home to start my Pokémon journey, I saw a really rare Pokémon, and just now, I think I saw another one!"

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|image=[[File:Ho-Oh M20.png|250px]]
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'''Ho-Oh''' (Japanese: '''ホウオウ''' ''Houou'') is a [[Legendary Pokémon]] that {{Ash}} has sighted at a few significant moments in his {{pkmn|journey}}.

Legends say that Ho-Oh lived in the [[Bell Tower|Tin Tower]] in ancient times. However, war broke out, and when the [[Burned Tower|Brass Tower]] was burned, Ho-Oh created {{p|Raikou}}, {{p|Entei}}, and {{p|Suicune}} and then left. A new Tin Tower was created, but Ho-Oh never returned.

==In the anime==
===Main series===
====History====
=====[[Original series]]=====
======Kanto======
[[File:Ho-Oh Debut.png|220px|thumb|left|Ho-Oh completely colored and outlined in gold in its debut]]
Ho-Oh debuted in ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'', where {{Ash}} first saw it in a forest on his way to [[Viridian City]] during his first day as a {{pkmn|Trainer}}. He was lying on the ground with his injured {{AP|Pikachu}} and saw it fly over the rainbow that appeared in the sky after a storm. His [[Pokédex]] could not identify it and explained that many Pokémon were still unknown.

In ''[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency!]]'', Ash tried to explain to {{an|Professor Oak}} what he had seen, though the image he used to point it out appeared to be of an {{p|Articuno}} rather than {{p|Ho-Oh}}. Either way, {{an|Professor Oak}} did not believe him and brushed it off as Ash being mistaken. This gold-colored version of Ho-Oh was an early concept of Ho-Oh as a Pokémon, as it, like all other [[Generation II]] Pokémon at that time, had not been fully developed yet.

Ash mentioned his encounter with Ho-Oh in [[M01|''Mewtwo Strikes Back'']], after [[Mewtwo (M01)|Mewtwo]] erased everyone's memories and Ash caught a glimpse of [[Mewtwo (M01)|Mew]].

======Johto======
The topic was brought up again in ''[[EP181|A Ghost of a Chance]]''. While Ash was in [[Johto]], he explained his encounter of Ho-Oh to [[Morty]], who also did not believe that Ash had seen this Legendary Pokémon. In ''[[EP227|For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!]]'', they heard the bells in the Tin Tower ringing, which would signal Ho-Oh's approach. In ''[[EP265|Pop Goes The Sneasel]]'', it was seen using {{m|Sacred Fire}} in a flashback.

In ''[[EP273|Gotta Catch Ya Later!]]'', Ash saw Ho-Oh again after he parted ways with {{an|Brock}} and {{an|Misty}}.

=====''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''=====
In ''[[AG178|Battling the Enemy Within!]]'', {{an|May}} first saw Ho-Oh flying across the sky and pointed it out to the rest of the group. This was after Ash lost an unofficial battle against {{an|Brandon|Pyramid King Brandon}} and was released from possession by the [[King of Pokélantis]]'s spirit.

=====''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''=====
[[File:Tower duo anime.png|250px|thumb|Ho-Oh flying alongside Lugia]]
Ho-Oh appeared in a flashback in ''[[DP004|Dawn Of A New Era!]]''. After making amends with {{an|Dawn}}, Ash recalled seeing it on the day his {{pkmn|journey}} began.

=====''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''=====
In ''[[JN009|Finding a Legend!]]'', Ho-Oh flew over [[Ecruteak City]], but this time, it was only seen by [[Jaye]].

In ''[[JN136|This Could be the Start of Something Big!]]'', Ash, Pikachu, and [[Goh]] encountered Ho-Oh while riding on {{p|Lugia}}.

====Personality and characteristics====
Ho-Oh's personality is unknown as all of its appearances involve it flying around but it appeared to have chosen Ash as one of the people for its visits as evidenced in ''[[EP181|A Ghost of a Chance]]''.

Ho-Oh's appearance is that it is a very large Pokémon, and there is one shot in ''[[EP181|A Ghost of a Chance]]'' in the [[Bell Tower|Tin Tower]] that shows three humans on their knees while Ho-Oh is perched up on a stand. Ho-Oh appears to be significantly larger than the humans.

====Moves used====
{{anmov/h|fire|flying|Ho-Oh Sacred Fire.png|Using Sacred Fire}}
{{anmov|fire|Sacred Fire|EP265|Pop Goes The Sneasel}}
{{anmov/f|flying}}

====Artwork====
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|-
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===I Choose You!===
Ho-Oh appeared in ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'', which is based in a continuity different from the main series.

Like in the main series, {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|M20|Ash}} and {{OBP|Ash's Pikachu|M20|Pikachu}} witnessed Ho-Oh flying in the sky shortly after setting off on their [[Pokémon journey|journey]]. Unlike the main series, however, it dropped a [[Rainbow Wing]] as it passed by, with Ash picking it up. Keeping the wing with him, Ash set out to eventually meet and battle Ho-Oh. He eventually did, and it had a battle with Pikachu, the outcome of which was unknown outside of it ultimately necessitating Pikachu to visit a Pokémon Center afterward.

====Moves used====
{{anmov/h|fire|flying|Ho-Oh {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Sacred Fire M20|1=Flamethrower}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Sacred Fire|1=Flamethrower}}}}
{{anmov|fire|Sacred Fire|M20|Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!}}
{{anmov|fire|Flamethrower|M20|Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!}}
{{anmov/f|flying}}

==In the manga==
[[File:Ho-Oh M20 manga.png|thumb|200px|Ho-Oh in ''{{ma|I Choose You!}}'']]
[[File:Ho-Oh ICYR.png|thumb|left|200px|Ho-Oh in ''[[Pocket Monsters the Movie: I Choose You! Remix]]'']]
===Movie adaptations===
====I Choose You!====
In {{ma|I Choose You!}}, Ho-Oh was seen flying over Ash and Pikachu after they dealt with a flock of {{p|Spearow}} and their {{AP|leader|Fearow}}. It dropped a Rainbow Wing in the process. Ho-Oh was frequently referenced to throughout Ash's journey to [[Mount Tensei]] where Ho-Oh will reside.

After Ash managed to place the Rainbow Wing on top of the rock, Ho-Oh appeared and Ash, {{ashfr}}, [[Cross]], [[Bonji]], and the Pokémon in the area got to see Ho-Oh. Ash and Pikachu {{pkmn|battle}} Ho-Oh, but the outcome was not shown.

====Pocket Monsters the Movie: I Choose You! Remix====
Ho-Oh appeared in a flashback towards the end of [[ICYR1]], where it flew over Ash and Pikachu, dropping a [[Rainbow Wing]] in the process.

Ho-Oh reappeared in [[ICYR3]], where it was responsible for the creation of {{p|Raikou}}, {{p|Entei}}, and {{p|Suicune}}.

====Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution====
Ho-Oh appeared in Ash's flashback of the first day of his journey at the end of ''{{ma|Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution}}''.

=====Moves used=====
{{anmov/h|fire|flying|Ho-Oh Sacred Fire ICYR.png|Using Sacred Fire}}
{{anmov|fire|Sacred Fire|ICYR3}}
{{anmov/f|flying}}

==In the games==
{{bulbanews|Ho-Oh code available in this month's CoroCoro Comic}}
[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2017/04/170415_gm01.html This] Ho-Oh was distributed to players who inserted a serial code that was found in the August 2017 issue of [[CoroCoro]] Comic, which was sold starting on July 15, 2017. The serial codes could be used to obtain Ho-Oh from July 15 to September 14, 2017. It was distributed to promote the [[M20|20th Pokémon movie]].

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==In the TCG==
===Merchandise===
====''Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!'' Deck Case & Sleeves====
To promote the upcoming [[M20|twentieth movie]] in cinemas, the '''''Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!'' Deck Case & Sleeves''' (Japanese: '''デッキケース＆デッキシールド　劇場版ポケットモンスター　キミにきめた！''' ''Deck Case & Deck Shield: Pocket Monsters the Movie: I Choose You!'') were released on April 15, 2017 exclusively in Pokémon Centers. Each product features [[Ash Ketchum (M20)|Ash]] and his [[Ash's Pikachu (M20)|Pikachu]] gazing up at {{p|Ho-Oh}} soaring above them as a Rainbow Wing falls to the ground. The deck case comes with two card dividers and each has enough storage space for at least 90 cards. A set of 64 card sleeves are also supplied.

'''Product images:'''
{{TCGMerchGallery
|background={{tcg fire color}}
|border={{tcg fire color dark}}
|image1=Pokémon the Movie I Choose You Deck Case.jpg
|caption1=''Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!'' Deck Case
|image2=Pokémon the Movie I Choose You Sleeves.jpg
|caption2=''Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!'' Sleeves
}}

====SM3 accessories====
Rounding off the mainstream TCG releases on June 16, 2017 were a number of specially illustrated deck cases, card sleeves, and files. Deluxe items featuring [[Lillie]] and her relatives were subsequently released on June 17, 2017 as part of a Pokémon Center campaign.

'''Deck cases:''' Each regular deck case comes with two card dividers and each has enough storage space for at least 90 cards.
:The '''Marshadow Deck Case''' (Japanese: '''デッキケースマーシャドー''') features the eponymous Gloomdweller Pokémon with its fighting spirit burning in addition to the Legendary Rainbow Pokémon {{p|Ho-Oh}}. Both have prominent roles in the upcoming movie ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]''.

'''Deck case images:'''
{{TCGMerchGallery
|background={{tcg fire color}}
|border={{tcg fire color dark}}
|image1=Marshadow Deck Case.jpg
|caption1=Marshadow Deck Case
}}

====Ho-Oh-GX Special Jumbo Card Pack====
The '''Ho-Oh-GX Special Jumbo Card Pack''' (Japanese: '''スペシャルジャンボカードパック「ホウオウGX」''') was made available on July 1, 2017 in the buildup to the Japanese release of ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'' in cinemas. It comes packaged with a Jumbo print of Ho-Oh-GX, an Ash's Pikachu promotional card, and 3 packs each from the {{TCG|To Have Seen the Battle Rainbow}} and {{TCG|Darkness that Consumes Light}} expansions.

'''Promotional cards:'''
*{{TCG ID|SM-P Promo|Ash's Pikachu|86}} ({{TCG|SM-P Promotional cards|SM-P Promo}} 86)
*[[Ho-Oh-GX (SM-P Promo)|Ho-Oh-GX]] (SM-P Promo; Jumbo)

'''Product image:'''
{{TCGMerchGallery
|background={{tcg fire color}}
|border={{tcg fire color dark}}
|image1=Ho-Oh-GX Special Jumbo Card Pack.jpg
|caption1=Ho-Oh-GX Special Jumbo Card Pack
}}

==Trivia==
* Ho-Oh is the first {{cat|Generation II Pokémon}} to appear in any [[Pokémon]] media, making it the first sign that the franchise would expand beyond the {{cat|Generation I Pokémon|original 151 Pokémon}}.
*Ho-Oh is the first [[Legendary Pokémon]] Ash encounters and the first Legendary to appear in the anime series.

==Related articles==
{{Animespecies|Ho-Oh}}
{{Anime Pokémon|fire|flying}} 
{{Animecharacters|fire|flying}} 
{{moviecharacters}} 
{{Project Anime notice|no}}
[[Category:Recurring wild Pokémon]]
[[Category:Legendary Pokémon (anime)]]
[[Category:Gender unknown characters (Pokémon)|Ho-Oh]]

[[de:Ho-Oh (Anime)]]
[[es:Ho-Oh (anime)]]
[[it:Ho-Oh (serie animata)]]
[[ja:ホウオウ (アニメ)]]
[[zh:凤王（动画）]]

EP255

2024-04-14T05:05:01Z

Matty: /* Trivia */ "Who's on first, What's on second, I Don't Know is on third!"

{{EpicodePrevNext|
prevcode=EP254 |
prevtitle=Better Eight Than Never |
nextcode=EP256 |
nexttitle=Just Add Water |
series=Original series |
colorscheme=Johto | }}
{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=EP255 |
colorscheme=Johto |
title_en=Why? Wynaut! |
title_ja=ソーナノ！？ジムバッジとソーナンス！！ |
title_ja_trans=Sohnano!? Gym Badges and Sonans!! |
broadcast_jp=July 4, 2002 |
broadcast_us=June 28, 2003 |
screen=yes |
en_series=Master Quest |
en_op=[[Believe in Me]] |
ja_op=[[Ready Go!]] |
ja_ed=[[Pokettari Monsutari|ポケッターリ・モンスターリ]] |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=武上純希 |
storyboard=浅田裕二 |
director=大町繁 |
art=酒井啓史 |
morecredits=yes |
epstaffpage=EP251-EP260 |
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'''Why? Wynaut!''' (Japanese: '''ソーナノ！？ジムバッジとソーナンス！！''' ''{{tt|Sohnano|Wynaut}}!? Gym Badges and {{tt|Sonans|Wobbuffet}}!!'') is the 255th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on July 4, 2002, and in the United States on June 28, 2003.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Having defeated Clair and earned his eighth gym badge, Ash must now set out for the Johto League championship, which he learns is to be held on Mt Silver in three months time. As Ash heads toward New Bark Town, where he will register for entry in this competition, he is stopped by two reporters who ask for a shot of the trainer making his triumphant return. The reporters turn out to be none other than Jessie and James of Team Rocket. They trick Ash out of all eight of his badges, but the plan backfires when a passing Wynaut steals the badges from Wobbuffet. Remembering each of the eight victories that earned him these badges, Ash sets out after Team Rocket, determined to get back what is rightfully his.

==Plot==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} enjoy a hearty breakfast with [[Clair]] from her [[Blackthorn City]] balcony. Attention quickly turns to Ash's [[Badge]]s. Clair informs him that the [[Silver Conference]] will take place in [[EP266|three months]] in {{jo|Silver Town}}, and she recommends that he should register at [[New Bark Town]]. Ash stands from his seat in excitement and declares that he is headed to New Bark Town. {{TRT}} has plans of their own, and they decide to steal Ash's Badges for their own purposes; {{MTR}} and [[James]] want to sell the Badges, while [[Jessie]] plans to enter the Silver Conference using them. In the midst of their discussion, Team Rocket's food is stolen, with {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} receiving the blame.

Jessie and James [[List of Team Rocket's disguises|pose as a reporter and cameraman]] just as Ash and his friends are walking out of the [[Gym]] gates. Jessie takes Ash's jacket and hands it to a hidden Meowth, whilst James puts Ash in an oversized red coat and a golden crown. Ash poses for several photos, as Meowth and Wobbuffet admire Ash's Badges. Jessie returns Ash's jacket and begins to walk away with James. However, Ash utters the word "prepared", causing Jessie and James to try and resist the urge to say their {{motto}}. Ash mentions the word "trouble" next, and Team Rocket instinctively reveals their true identities. Meowth and James tell Ash that they have come for his Badges. Ash peers inside his coat, noticing that the eight Badges have been replaced with bottle caps.

Ash and his friends chase Team Rocket, but Wobbuffet is further ahead with the Badge case. He decides to rest on a marked tree stump with a Jessie flag on it. Wobbuffet moves from his position, locating red fruit-filled trees. Wobbuffet imagines Jessie, James, and Meowth happily thanking him and stuffing their faces with the fruit. He promptly begins filling the Badge case with the Berries before returning to the meeting spot. As he does so, a {{an|Wynaut}} watches hidden behind some shrubs, and it grabs the case. Wobbuffet quickly notices and the two Pokémon have an exchange. Jessie and her teammates suddenly arrive, startling Wobbuffet and giving Wynaut time to flee. Unable to locate the case, Wobbuffet tries to explain what happened, with Meowth translating, though Jessie remains frustrated. Wobbuffet drawing a picture of Wynaut in the dirt. Unfortunately, James misinterprets the drawing as being of his childhood nanny. After Wobbuffet states the thief was blue, Jessie believes a {{p|Wooper}} stole the Badges, and the trio tries to find one. Meanwhile, Ash tries on his own to try to find the Badges. Though Clair mentions that he could have the Badges reissued, Ash refuses, stating that those particular Badges have special meaning to him. With that, Clair, Misty and Brock offer their support and agree to help Ash locate his stolen Badges.

Team Rocket stumbles across a Wooper sitting on a rock in the middle of a running stream. She attempts to grab it with her hands, but it dodges the trio and runs into the forest. Meanwhile, Ash calls out {{AP|Noctowl}} and {{AP|Bayleef}} to search the forest alongside Clair and her {{TP|Clair|Dragonair}}. Misty and Brock stay together whilst Ash goes in a different direction to find Team Rocket. Noctowl and Bayleef soon find Wynaut and the case with the Badges and Berries. Wynaut is having trouble opening the case, so Bayleef lends her vines and returns the case back to Wynaut. With glee, Wynaut empties the case, and to Bayleef's astonishment, Ash's Badges also fall out. Noctowl flies off, locating Ash by a stream and notifies him of the discovery.

Bayleef has since gathered the Badges on a large leaf. Wynaut's snack is suddenly interrupted when Wooper appears, followed by Team Rocket. {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}} and {{TP|James|Victreebel}} are sent out to deal with the situation. Bayleef jumps backwards, holding both Wooper and the leaf of Badges to avoid Arbok's {{m|Poison Sting}}. Victreebel's {{m|Vine Whip}} trips the fleeing Bayleef, separating her from the Badges. Jessie again calls for a Poison Sting attack, but the Wynaut's {{m|Counter}} intercepts and sends the attack back towards Arbok. Just as Meowth retrieves the Badges from the ground, Ash arrives on the scene. Arbok uses Poison Sting again, this time allowing Team Rocket to escape to their awaiting [[Team Rocket's mechas|Meowth balloon]]. Bayleef's {{m|Vine Whip}} hurls Ash towards Team Rocket, but he narrowly misses the balloon's basket and begins falling to the ground. Noctowl quickly tries to catch him by his backpack, but Ash slips from its grip. Clair and Dragonair arrive and manage to rescue Ash.

Ash gets Noctowl to pick {{AP|Pikachu}} up from the ground, reaching the escaping Team Rocket soon after. Pikachu lets out a {{m|Thunderbolt}}, and the balloon bursts, sending Team Rocket blasting off and scattering Ash's Badges into the air. Ash and his friends manage to rescue seven of the eight Badges, with only the Rising Badge missing. The group disperses once again to find the missing Badge in the surrounding greenery. Wynaut appears from the bushes with the Rising Badge and hands it over to Bayleef. Bayleef gives the Badge to Ash, who is searching nearby. However, when Bayleef tries to give credit to Wynaut for finding it, it disappears. A ship carrying logs suddenly travels passed them on a nearby stream, with Wynaut standing on it and waving. However, by the time Ash looks up, both the ship and Wynaut have passed through. Misty, Clair, and Brock gather near Ash; and he shows them that the Badge has been recovered.

The group later talks to {{an|Professor Oak}} via video phone in the [[Pokémon Center]]. Ash announces that he has all eight of his [[Johto]] Badges. The call ends abruptly, however, when [[Ash's Snorlax]], {{AP|Kingler}}, {{AP|Bulbasaur}}, and {{AP|Muk}} become too enthusiastic upon seeing their {{pkmn|Trainer}}, crushing Professor Oak in the process. Clair instructs Ash to follow a road to the sea, then to follow the coastline to reach New Bark Town in order to register for the Johto League Silver Conference. Brock is particularly teary and admits that he feels very close to Clair having spent so much time with her, though Misty pulls him away before the situation becomes any more embarrassing. The group waves goodbye to Clair and begins to head towards their next destination.

==Major events==
* {{Ash}} learns that the [[Johto League]] [[Silver Conference]] will take place in {{jo|Silver Town}} at the foot of [[Mt. Silver]] in [[EP266|three months]].
* Ash and {{ashfr}} head to [[New Bark Town]] in order for Ash to register for the Silver Conference.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:PMTV EP255.png|thumb|200px|{{tt|Pocket Monster TV|Who's That Pokémon}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* {{an|Professor Oak}}
* [[Falkner]] (flashback)
* [[Bugsy]] (flashback)
* [[Whitney]] (flashback)
* [[Morty]] (flashback)
* [[Chuck]] (flashback)
* [[Jasmine]] (flashback)
* [[Pryce]] (flashback)
* [[Clair]]

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP EP255.png|thumb|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Steelix}} ''(US and international)'', {{p|Wynaut}} ''(Japan)''
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Togepi}} ({{OP|Misty|Togepi}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|Ash|Bulbasaur}}; at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]])
* {{p|Charizard}} ({{OP|Ash|Charizard}}; flashback)
* {{p|Kingler}} ({{OP|Ash|Kingler}}; at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]])
* {{p|Muk}} ({{OP|Ash|Muk}}; at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]])
* {{p|Snorlax}} ({{OP|Ash|Snorlax}}; at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]])
* {{p|Chikorita}} ({{OP|Ash|Bayleef}}; flashback)
* {{p|Bayleef}} ({{OP|Ash|Bayleef}})
* {{p|Cyndaquil}} ({{OP|Ash|Cyndaquil}}; flashback)
* {{p|Totodile}} ({{OP|Ash|Totodile}}; flashback)
* {{p|Noctowl}} ({{OP|Ash|Noctowl}}; {{Shiny}})
* {{p|Arbok}} ({{OP|Jessie|Arbok}})
* {{p|Victreebel}} ({{OP|James|Victreebel}})
* {{p|Hoothoot}} ([[Falkner]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Scyther}} ({{OP|Bugsy|Scyther}}; flashback)
* {{p|Miltank}} ({{OP|Whitney|Miltank}}; flashback)
* {{p|Haunter}} ([[Morty]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Machoke}} ([[Chuck]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Steelix}} ({{OP|Jasmine|Steelix}}; flashback)
* {{p|Piloswine}} ({{OP|Pryce|Piloswine}}; flashback)
* {{p|Dragonair}} ({{OP|Clair|Dragonair}})
* {{p|Kingdra}} ([[Clair]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Gyarados}} ([[Clair]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Wynaut}} ({{an|Wynaut|anime}})
* {{P|Wooper}}

==Trivia==
[[File:EP255 Title Card Error.png|thumb|200px|''Why? Why Not!'']]
[[File:EP255 Title Card.png|thumb|200px|''Why? Wynaut!'']]
* This episode concludes the five-part [[Blackthorn City]] arc.
* One version, such as certain broadcasts and the {{DL|List of English language Master Quest home video releases (Region 1)|Box sets|first US home video release}}, has the erroneous title ''Why? Why Not!'', somewhat ignoring the intended pun. Another version, including the version streaming on [[Pokémon TV]] and the {{DL|List of English language Master Quest home video releases (Region 1)|The Complete Collection|second US home video release}}, gives the title correct as ''Why? Wynaut!'', making the pun clearer.
** Some dubs, like Iberian Spanish, use translations of the first title whereas others, like Latin American Spanish, use the second.
* Throughout the entire Blackthorn City arc, {{an|Wynaut}} is never seen by a human. This perhaps accounts for its perceived rarity outside of [[Hoenn]].
* This is one of the few times in the anime a member of {{TRT}} (in this case, [[Jessie]]) refers to {{Ash}} by his name and not "[[twerp]]" or "brat". The first time was in ''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]'' when Meowth was cheering for Pikachu and Ash, the second time was in ''[[EP076|Fire and Ice]]'' when Jessie was talking about how the crowd was cheering for Ash, and the third time was in ''[[EP245|Will the Real Oak Please Stand Up]]'' when she addresses {{an|Brock}} as "Brock".
** They were in disguise during the first, third and fourth incidents.
* This is the only episode where a Pokémon from a future [[Generation]] is used in ''Dare da?'' — its [[Pokédex]] number is listed as ''???''.
* Music from ''[[PK04|Pikachu's Rescue Adventure]]'' can be heard during Wobbuffet's fantasy.
* In the original Japanese version, {{p|Wobbuffet}} and {{p|Wynaut}}'s conversation contains a pun that was lost in translation. Their Japanese names, ソーナノ (Sohnano) and ソーナンス (Sonans) translates into "Really?" and "That's right!" respectively. The English dub attempted to salvage this by making it into a reference to the famous Abbott and Costello routine, "Who's On First?"
* This episode is featured on ''Pokémon All-Stars: Wobbuffet'' from {{wp|Magna Pacific}}'s {{OBP|Pokémon All-Stars|Region 4}} series.

===Errors===

* When remembering his Badges, Ash says he received the {{Badge|Glacier}} twice. The first one was actually the {{Badge|Zephyr}}.
* Meowth was holding the leaf that had Ash's Badges in it, then it shows Meowth holding nothing, and then holding the leaf again.
* Ash says he won his Plain Badge from Whitney in the [[Goldenrod Gym]]; however, this is incorrect as he won it on her uncle's Miltank farm. However, it's highly possible he was referring to how she is the Gym Leader at Goldenrod.
* In the recap of the previous episode, the {{m|Seismic Toss}} animation is flawed.
* There is a repeated frame when Team Rocket finds Ash's Badges.

===Dub edits===

==In other languages==
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|bg={{tt|Защо? Уайнот!|Why? Wynaut!}}
|zh_cmn={{tt|道館徽章與果然翁|Gym Badges and Wobbuffet}}
|de={{tt|Die Orden sind weg!|The badges are gone!}}
|nl={{tt|Wynaut! Waarom Ook Niet?|Wynaut! Why Not?}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Le vol des badges|Flight of the badges}}
|he=גנבי התגים{{tt|ganavei hatagim|The badges thieves}}
|it={{tt|Doppio furto|Double stealing}}
|pt_br={{tt|A Grande Roubada!|The Big Theft!}}
|pt_eu={{tt|Em Busca do Crachá Perdido!|In Search of the Lost Badge!}}
|es_la={{tt|¿Por qué? Wynaut!|Why? Wynaut!}}
|es_eu={{tt|¿Por qué? ¿Por qué no?|Why? Why not?}}
|pl={{tt|A czemu nie?|Why not?}}
|hi=चोरी हुए Ash के बॅडजस! {{tt|''Chori hue Ash ke Badges!''|Ash's Badges are Stolen!}} {{tt|*|Hungama dub}}
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Amber (anime)

2023-08-06T14:53:09Z

Matty:

{{MissingInfo}}
[[File:Ambertwo anime.png|150px|thumb|right|Ambertwo as seen in ''The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin'', just before she dies.]]
'''Amber''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|アイ|Ai}}''' ''I'') was the daughter of {{an|Dr. Fuji}}, who died while she was still a child. She first appeared in ''[[The Birth of Mewtwo]]'' {{wp|radio drama}}, released in CD format exclusively in Japan, and then in ''[[The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin]]'' short, which was added to the beginning of ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' in all television airings in Japan and in the Japanese home video releases from the third one onward.

{{an|Dr. Fuji}}'s despair at losing his daughter led him to dedicate most of his life to research into {{wp|cloning}}, with the belief that he would be able to create a clone of Amber if he discovered the secrets of recreating life. This led {{an|Giovanni}} to fund him, with the condition that he would also clone {{p|Mew}}, creating {{OBP|Mewtwo|M01}}.

Both Mew and Amber were successfully cloned, and Amber's clone was named '''Ambertwo''' (Japanese: '''アイツー''' ''Itwo''). While they were both growing inside test tubes on [[New Island]], Mewtwo communicated with Ambertwo telepathically. Unfortunately for Fuji, Mewtwo's genetic makeup (as a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}), sheer force of power (and tears in the English dub) kept it alive while Ambertwo died. Fuji was heartbroken, but continued his work on Mewtwo with the hope that another try at cloning Amber would be more successful.

However, any hopes of seeing her actually alive died alongside Fuji, as Mewtwo destroyed the laboratory on New Island.

<gallery>
Amber photo.png|Photo of Amber with her family
Ambertwo Mewtwo.png|Ambertwo and Mewtwo
</gallery>

==Voice actors==
{{vatable|color={{psychic color}}|bordercolor={{psychic color light}}
|ja=氷上恭子 ''[[Kyoko Hikami|Hikami Kyōko]]''
|en=Unknown}}

==Trivia==
* Amber's Japanese name is directly based on the English {{wp|Grammatical person|first-person singular}} {{wp|personal pronoun}} ''I'', as explained by [[Takeshi Shudō]] in a blog post of his authority.<ref>[http://www.style.fm/as/05_column/shudo187.shtml 第187回　ルギア黙示録]</ref>
** In the early stages of the radio drama's production, Amber was originally referred to as ''Me'', but was later renamed to ''I'' as Shudō felt that it connotes a stronger assertion of self-existence. The name ''Me'' was later used on [[Molly Hale|a different character]].
* If one counts the radio drama and ''[[The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin]]'', Amber is the first human to be seen dying in the [[Pokémon anime]].

==See also==
* [[Team Rocket scientists]]
* {{an|Dr. Fuji}}
* [[Mewtwo (M01)]]

==References==
<references/>
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{{Project Anime notice|no}}

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Goh's Grookey

2021-10-27T01:27:40Z

Matty: /* Trivia */ Ninetales didn't do it on purpose, Jessie destroyed Dustox's, and Mewtwo destroyed Dirk's Poké Balls.

Jessie's Dustox

2021-10-27T01:17:37Z

Matty: /* Trivia */ Reworded because of Grookey.

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'''Jessie's Dustox''' (Japanese: '''ムサシのドクケイル''' ''Musashi's Dokucale'') was the second {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} caught by [[Jessie]] of [[Team Rocket]] during her travels through [[Hoenn]], and her sixth overall.

==History==
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''===
[[File:Jessie Wurmple.png|thumb|left|220px|As a Wurmple]]
[[File:Jessie Cascoon.png|thumb|left|220px|As a Cascoon]]
Jessie {{pkmn2|caught}} a Wurmple in ''[[AG014|All in a Day's Wurmple]]'', as did {{an|May}}. The chance encounter occurred on a tree branch after {{TRT}} was blasted off yet again; Jessie noticed Wurmple nearby and simply threw a {{i|Poké Ball}} at it. Jessie quickly grew infatuated by her Wurmple, often spoiling it with her attention and referring to by cutesy nicknames.

In ''[[AG021|Which Wurmple's Which?]]'', both Wurmple were temporarily switched with one another, but eventually, they were returned to their proper {{pkmn|Trainer}}s by the end of the day.

In ''[[AG024|A Corphish Out of Water]]'', Jessie's Wurmple [[evolution|evolved]] into a Cascoon while May's evolved into a {{p|Silcoon}}; Jessie believed hers was a Silcoon as well. Later, in ''[[AG028|Seeing is Believing!]]'', Jessie's Cascoon evolved into a Dustox, soon after May's Silcoon evolved into {{TP|May|Beautifly}}. Though Jessie was initially disappointed that she did not have a Beautifly, she came to adore her new Dustox almost immediately. In the Japanese version, she called her ''Dokucale-chan'' on more than one occasion. In the English [[dub]], Jessie often called her ''Dustox-Dear'', and when she would throw her {{i|Poké Ball}}, she has also refer to as "my dear Dustox".

Dustox was Jessie's primary {{pkmn|Contest}} Pokémon. She was used in the {{to|Fallarbor}} Contest in ''[[AG051|Come What May]]'' and then the {{to|Verdanturf}} Contest in ''[[AG062|Disguise Da Limit]]''. Jessie attempted to enter her in the [[Rubello Town]] Contest in ''[[AG077|A Fan with a Plan]]'', but Jessie did not have a previously obtained [[Ribbon]] needed for entry.

In ''[[AG080|That's Just Swellow]]'', [[James]] used Dustox as his Pokémon in the [[Crossgate PokéRinger]] competition. Dustox defeated May's Beautifly, but she was then defeated at the last minute when {{Ash}}'s {{p|Taillow}} evolved into a {{AP|Swellow}}.

===''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''===
[[File:Jessie Dustox and Shiny Dustox.png|thumb|220px|Dustox in love]]
In ''[[DP041|A Stand-Up Sit-Down!]]'', Jessilina decided to face off against {{an|Dawn}} in order to practice for the {{ci|Hearthome}} Contest. However, it was [[Zoey]] who accepted the challenge. Jessie used the combination of Dustox and Seviper and her idea was to make Dustox use Poison Sting and then to make Seviper use {{m|Poison Tail}} on Dustox's Poison Sting, making it spin and adding extra-power to it. {{an|Brock}} even said that that was a smart combination. However, that didn't work as [[Zoey's Glameow]] countered with {{m|Iron Tail}}, making the combination go to the other side. [[Zoey's Shellos]] then used {{m|Mud Bomb}}, breaking the combination of Poison Sting and Poison Tail. Dustox and Seviper were then both easily defeated by Zoey's Glameow.

In ''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]'', Dustox was used in the [[Solaceon Town]] [[Pokémon Contest]]. During the [[Appeal|Performance Stage]], she used Whirlwind to lift Jessie off the ground, leaving the crowd astounded. She kept Jessie floating for a while and then used Psybeam to create a thick green smoke which covered the entire stage. When the smoke was cleared, it revealed Jessie and Dustox smiling and posing before the audience. The performance was well-received by the panel of judges and, when the results were announced, Jessie appeared among the {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s advancing to the [[Contest Battle|Battle Stage]]. There, Dustox was able to defeat her first two opponents to reach the finals, where she went up against [[Kenny's Prinplup]]. She managed to use Prinplup's techniques against him to win the battle, earning Jessie her first Contest [[Ribbon]]. Ever since, Dustox has been wearing Jessie's hair-ribbons that she wore in that Contest.

In ''[[DP073|Crossing Paths]]'', during the Dustox Crossing, she fell in love with a {{pkmn2|Shiny}} Dustox owned by [[Austin]]. Jessie tearfully decided that Dustox had to go with the others, despite everyone's protests, but, since Dustox was loyal, she didn't want to. Seeing that Dustox was facing the same dilemma Jessie once was, about to throw away her chance of finding her true love to be with friends, Jessie had to shatter Dustox's Poké Ball to let her go. Dustox then went to live with other Dustox and start a family, giving Jessie the hope of finding her own soulmate.

In ''[[DP075|Our Cup Runneth Over!]]'', Jessie said she would dedicate her performance in the [[Wallace Cup]] to Dustox, in her flashback. In ''[[DP103|Jumping Rocket Ship!]]'', she appeared in Meowth's flashback.

==Personality and characteristics==
[[File:Jessie and Dustox.png|thumb|220px|Dustox and Jessie]]
As a Wurmple, she was very sedate and well-behaved, unlike [[May's Wurmple]], who was gluttonous and a bit disobedient. When she evolved, she stayed well-behaved and was very loyal to Jessie. Dustox served as Jessie's secondary battling Pokémon. They had a very strong connection with each other, which was mostly evident upon Dustox's release in ''[[DP073|Crossing Paths]]'', when Dustox wouldn't go with her mate and refused to leave Jessie's side.
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==Moves used==
{{anmov/h|bug|poison|Jessie Dustox {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 5}}|0=Whirlwind|1=Gust|2=Poison Sting|3=Psybeam|4=Stun Spore}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 5}}|0=Whirlwind|1=Gust|2=Poison Sting|3=Psybeam|4=Stun Spore}}|image2=Jessie {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 5}}|0=Cascoon Tackle|1=Cascoon Harden|2=Cascoon String Shot|3=Dustox Tackle|4=Wurmple String Shot}}.png|caption2=Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 5}}|0=Tackle as a Cascoon|1=Harden as a Cascoon|2=String Shot as a Cascoon|3=Tackle|4=String Shot as a Wurmple}}}}
{{anmov|bug|String Shot|AG021|Which Wurmple's Which?}}
{{anmov|normal|Tackle|AG028|Seeing is Believing!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|normal|Harden|AG028|Seeing is Believing!}}
{{anmov|poison|Poison Sting|AG028|Seeing is Believing!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|psychic|Psybeam|AG028|Seeing is Believing!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|normal|Whirlwind|AG040|Watt's with Wattson?|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|grass|Stun Spore|DP008|Gymbaliar!|x=yes}}
{{anmov|flying|Gust|DP013|A Staravia is Born!}}
{{anmov/f|poison|x=yes}}

* Jessie told Dustox to use {{m|Pin Missile}} in ''[[AG072|The Bicker the Better]]''. This was a dubbing error, as in the original, she was commanded to use Poison Sting.

===Moves improvised===
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|-
! {{color|FFF|Picture}}
! {{color|FFF|First Used In}}
! {{color|FFF|Moves Involved}}
! {{color|FFF|Partnered With}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Spinning Poison Sting.png|150px]]
| ''[[DP041|A Stand-Up Sit-Down!]]''
| {{m|Poison Sting}} and {{m|Poison Tail}}
| [[Jessie's Seviper]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="{{roundybr|5px}}; text-align:left" |'''Description:''' Dustox uses Poison Sting towards the sky. When the purple darts start falling down, Seviper hits them with Poison Tail, making them spin very fast. The spinning darts head towards the opposing Pokémon at great speed with the extra power that the Poison Tail added. The combination was used during a [[Double Battle]] against [[Zoey's Glameow]] and {{TP|Zoey|Shellos}}.
|}

==Trivia==
* The yellow ribbons Dustox wears in the episode she was released are similar to the ones Jessie wears when she is disguised as Jessilina when competing in {{pkmn|Contest}}s.
* Once her Cascoon evolved into a Dustox, Jessie's team didn't change for over 250 episodes until she released Dustox, not counting [[List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio|temporary changes]].
* Dustox is the only Pokémon in the anime belonging directly to a main character to have its {{i|Poké Ball}} broken permanently.
* Out of all of Team Rocket's Pokémon, Dustox has used the most different types of moves, at six different types used.
* Excluding her temporary Pokémon, Dustox is Jessie's only Pokémon that is part of a three stage evolutionary family.

==Related articles==
{{Animespeciesevo2|Wurmple|Cascoon|Dustox}}
*[[May's Beautifly]]

==References==
<references/>
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{{Team Rocket's Pokémon|bug|poison}} 
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EP158

2021-06-27T13:52:56Z

Matty: /* Trivia */ There's still the unofficial one against Pryce

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epcode=EP158 |
colorscheme=Johto |
title_en=A Goldenrod Opportunity |
title_ja=コガネジム！スピード＆パワー！？ |
title_ja_trans=Kogane Gym! Speed & Power!? |
screen=yes |
broadcast_jp=August 3, 2000 |
broadcast_us=August 18, 2001 |
en_series=Johto League Champions |
en_op=[[Born to Be a Winner]] |
ja_op=[[OK!]] |
ja_ed=[[Takeshi's Paradise|タケシのパラダイス]] |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=武上純希 |
storyboard=細谷直行 |
director=井上修 |
art=佐藤まさふみ |
morecredits=yes |
epstaffpage=EP151-EP160 |
footnotes=* {{filb-eppics|pm|160}}
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'''A Goldenrod Opportunity''' (Japanese: '''コガネジム！スピード＆パワー！？''' ''{{tt|Kogane|Goldenrod}} Gym! Speed & Power!?'') is the 158th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 3, 2000 and in the United States on August 18, 2001.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Our heroes have finally reached the next stop on the road to Johto: Goldenrod City! Looking to challenge the city's Gym Leader, Ash finds out the gym is closed for the day. Knowing they must wait until tomorrow, the gang decides to shop around and enjoy the city when they run into a local trainer, Whitney. After a close-encounter with Team Rocket, our heroes realize Whitney is actually the Goldenrod City Gym Leader! Will Ash win his next Johto League badge?

==Plot==
{{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} arrive at [[Goldenrod City]] and head to [[Goldenrod Gym|the Gym]]. There, Ash is dismayed to see a sign on the front declaring the Gym is closed today but will reopen tomorrow. With nothing else to do, the three decide to explore the city. Brock suggests visiting the Goldenrod Galleria but gets the group lost. {{AP|Pikachu}} then gets an idea about where to go and heads towards the main street. However, he runs straight into a {{p|Clefairy}}. As Ash apologizes to the Clefairy, a girl runs down the street, asking if Pikachu is okay and picking him up to kiss him on the head.

The girl introduces herself as [[Whitney]] and offers to take the group to the Galleria, which she says is far easier to get to if they take an [[Goldenrod Tunnel|Underground Path]] that doubles as a shopping arcade. As they are walking through the path, Whitney tells them that she discovered the route herself, and Misty comments on how lucky they were to find her as a guide. However, Whitney winds up leading them further away from the Galleria. Eventually, the group gives up on finding the Galleria and decides to head back to a hamburger stand they found earlier. Instead, Whitney inadvertently leads them to the Galleria.

Meanwhile, {{TRT}} is inside the Galleria enjoying the snacks, believing them to be samples. They are soon approached by the store owner, who points out that only a small tray is free, and the trio needs to pay for the rest of the food. With no money to offer, the three are immediately put to work by the owner. Just then, they spot Whitney's Clefairy, who is separated from the others and walking around the store, and decide to grab it and send it to {{an|Giovanni|the Boss}}. Elsewhere, Whitney prepares to depart from the gang when she notices that her Clefairy is missing, and they begin looking for Clefairy. Team Rocket, however, is able to grab it first, but they encounter Ash and his friends and flee.

Team Rocket spots the station for the [[Magnet Train]], a brand-new, super-fast monorail, and try to leave on it, only to learn it will be open for service in another year. This allows Ash and the others to catch up, forcing Jessie and James to steal a handcar and pedal away. However, their getaway is too slow, allowing Pikachu to simply walk next to them. When Ash orders a {{m|Thunderbolt}}, Jessie asks him not to and gives Clefairy back. Whitney thanks Ash, but then, Meowth takes the opportunity to grab Pikachu. Whitney orders Clefairy to use {{m|Metronome}}, which produces a {{m|Gust}} that grabs Pikachu right out of Meowth's paws and returns him to Ash. Ash tells Pikachu to use {{m|Thunder}} on Team Rocket, which Pikachu does. This activates the Magnet Train's magnetic propulsion systems, which sends Team Rocket shooting down the line.

Ash thanks Whitney for her help, and Whitney tells him that she would love to have a {{pkmn|battle}} against him. Ash thanks her, but tells her that he is busy getting ready for a battle at the Gym the next day. At that moment, Whitney reveals herself as the Goldenrod [[Gym Leader]], guides them back to the Gym, and reopens it. There, the referee announces that it will be a three-on-three battle, with a {{Badge|Plain}} at stake.

Whitney starts off with {{p|Nidorina}}, and Ash responds by sending out {{AP|Cyndaquil}}. Whitney orders a {{m|Poison Sting}} and a {{m|Tackle}}, but Cyndaquil counters with {{m|Flamethrower}}, eventually knocking Nidorina out. Whitney is shocked by the quick defeat and sends in Clefairy, who uses {{m|Metronome}}, but it winds up pulling out {{m|Splash}}. Cyndaquil uses Flamethrower again, but Whitney cannot bear to see Clefairy get hurt and withdraws it from the match.

Whitney then sends out a {{TP|Whitney|Miltank}}. Ash looks Miltank up on his [[Pokédex]], which paints Miltank as a Pokémon who prefers not to battle. Whitney orders Miltank to use {{m|Rollout}}, and Miltank slams straight into Cyndaquil, sending it flying. Ash orders a {{m|Tackle}} and Cyndaquil attempts to hit Miltank but is unsuccessful. Miltank turns around and repeatedly strikes Cyndaquil until it is knocked out.

Ash then sends out {{AP|Totodile}}. Whitney orders another Rollout, which heads straight for Totodile. Ash orders a {{m|Water Gun}}, but it doesn't slow Miltank down and the Milk Cow Pokémon is rapidly approaching. Ash tells Totodile to get out of the way, but it is too late and Miltank hits Totodile with Rollout, knocking Totodile out. As Ash recalls Totodile, Miltank is still spinning around the battlefield, constantly gaining more and more power. Ash tries to think of a way to defeat Miltank, and Brock tells Ash that Totodile got Miltank wet, so an {{type|Electric}} attack should work. Ash sends in Pikachu and commands him to use Thunderbolt. Pikachu hits it, but it has no effect on the still-spinning Miltank. Whitney tells Ash that Miltank is spinning so fast, she is already dry. Ash decides to switch strategies and has Pikachu use {{m|Agility}} to try and outrun Miltank, but Miltank is still too fast and gets a direct hit. Pikachu tries to get up but is hit again and defeated, giving Whitney the victory.

==Major events==

* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive at [[Goldenrod City]] and meet the local [[Gym Leader]], [[Whitney]].
* Ash has a [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}} with Whitney and loses.
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===Debuts===
====Humans====
* [[Whitney]]

====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Miltank}} ({{OP|Whitney|Miltank}})

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da EP158.png|thumb|200px|right|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Whitney]]
* [[Battle judge|Referee]]
* [[Haircut brothers]]
* Department Store overseer
* [[Goldenrod City]] residents

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP EP158.png|thumb|200px|right|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Squirtle}} ''(US and international)'', {{p|Clefairy}} ''(Japan)''

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Togepi}} ({{OP|Misty|Togepi}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Cyndaquil}} ({{OP|Ash|Cyndaquil}})
* {{p|Totodile}} ({{OP|Ash|Totodile}})
* {{p|Clefairy}} ([[Whitney]]'s)
* {{p|Nidorina}} ([[Whitney]]'s)
* {{p|Miltank}} ({{OP|Whitney|Miltank}}; debut)

==Trivia==
* This is the season premiere of [[S04|Pokémon: Johto League Champions]].
* This episode's English [[dub]] title is a pun on the saying "a golden opportunity".
* This episode marks {{Ash}}'s only official [[Johto]] [[Gym]] loss.
* In this episode, {{TRT}} uses a {{DL|Team Rocket mottos|The Goldenrod Opportunity motto|variation}} of their motto.
* This is the first episode in the dub where the first section of an episode starts followed by the opening theme, and the title card comes right after it. The original Japanese version wouldn't have a cold opening until [[AG146]], 262 episodes later.
* The English dub introduces a new title card template, replacing the original one used in the first three seasons.
* Although [[Born to Be a Winner]] officially became the opening theme as of this episode, the first {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB!}} airings, as well as the {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Toonami Jetstream}} and {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Boomerang}} presentations, continued to use [[Pokémon Johto]] as the opening up until ''[[EP162|Type Casting]]''.
* Although the [[Goldenrod Gym]] specializes in {{type|Normal}} Pokémon, Whitney battles Ash using a {{p|Nidorina}}, a {{type|Poison}}.
* This episode was partially adapted into the book [[Winner Takes All]].
* This episode is featured on the ''Crash of the Dairy'' volume of the High Voltage Collection series, a series of select Johto League Champions episodes on VHS.
* As of this episode, the [[Magnet Train]] was not built, but in ''[[BW141|Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!]]'', {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}} plan to use it to travel from [[Kanto]] to Johto, indicating that it was completed within at least a year.
* This episode [https://wayback.archive.org/web/20160527/http://www.pokemon.com/fr/episodes-pokemon/ was skipped] in its rotation on the {{pmin|France|French}} [[Pokémon TV]] on May 27, 2016.
* A woman who appeared in this episode has a [[Anime character recycling|strong resemblance]] to [[Otane]], a [[character of the day]] who would appear in [[AG090|a later episode]].

===Errors===
* At the start of the episode, the narrator says "on the road ''to'' Johto", even though the team is already in Johto.
** The same error is repeated at the end of the episode.
* When Clefairy forfeits against Cyndaquil, the wings on its back are missing.
* After Pikachu used Thunder on Team Rocket, Meowth's toes are colored white when they should be brown.
* In the {{pmin|Poland|Polish}} dub, {{p|Nidorina}} is incorrectly referred to as {{p|Nidorino}}.

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EP158 Error.png|Clefairy's missing wings
</gallery>

===Dub edits===

==In other languages==
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|bg={{tt|Златна възможност|Golden opportunity}}
|zh_cmn={{tt|滿金道館，力量與速度|Mǎnjīn (Goldenrod) Gym, Power and Speed}}
|cs={{tt|Šance ve Zlatoprutovém městě|An opportunity in Goldenrod City}}
|nl={{tt|Een Gouden Kans in Goldenrod|A Golden opportunity in Goldenrod}}
|de={{tt|Eine harte Nuss in Duaktia City|'A hard nut in Goldenrod City' (literally) or 'A difficult challenge in Goldenrod City' (idiomatically)}}
|fi={{tt|Miten käy Goldenrodissa?|How it's going to happen in Goldenrod?}} {{tt|*|Ash narrates the title as 'Kuinka käy Goldenrodissa?'}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Bienvenue à Doublonville|Welcome to Goldenrod}}
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|sv={{tt|En ko-misk rulle|A cow-mical roll}}
|pl={{tt|Rozgrywka w Goldenrod|A Match in Goldenrod}}
|hi=Goldenrod मे माच जीतने का मौका‍‍ {{tt|''Goldenrod me match jeetna ka mauka''|A Chance to Win the Match in Goldenrod (City)}} {{tt|*|Hungama dub}}
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Austin

2021-06-27T07:00:18Z

Matty: /* Trivia */ Did a rewatch recently.

[[File:Austin.png|thumb|250px|Austin]]
'''Austin''' (Japanese: '''タイキ''' ''Taiki'') is a [[character of the day]] who appeared in ''[[DP073|Crossing Paths]]''. He is the mirror image of [[Jessie]]'s childhood crush, [[Astin]]. Jessie even mentioned that they could be twins.

Austin first encountered Jessie at the lake after her {{TP|Jessie|Dustox}} followed his, a {{shiny}} {{p|Dustox}}, there. He mentioned that Dustox come to the lake in order to perform the crossing in which they gather by the lake and fly over [[Dustox Flower Field]] located near [[Mt. Coronet]] in order to mate. Jessie's Dustox seemed to have chosen his Dustox for its mate.

After a lightning bolt hit the rocks that dammed the lake, it began to drain. Both Jessie and Austin used their Dustox to help put water back in the lake by using a combination of {{m|Confusion}}, by Austin's Dustox, and {{m|Whirlwind}}, by Jessie's Dustox. In the end, Austin releases his Dustox so it can be together with Jessie's.

==Pokémon==
===Released===
{{MissingInfo|1|java}}
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Austin
|pkmn=Dustox {{shinystar}}
|gender=male
|type1=Bug
|type2=Poison
|img=Austin Dustox.png
|epnum=DP073
|epname=Crossing Paths
|vaen=Carter Cathcart{{!}}Billy Beach
|desc=Austin owned a {{DL|List of alternately colored Pokémon in the anime|Dustox|Shiny}} male {{p|Dustox}} where he and [[Jessie's Dustox]] fell in love. Ultimately, and in [[EP021|an oddly familiar]] situation, Jessie released her Dustox to allow the two to start a family.

Dustox's only known move is {{m|Confusion}}.}}

==Voice actors==
{{vatable|color={{bug color}}|bordercolor={{bug color light}}
|ja=石井真 ''[[Makoto Ishii]]''
|en=[[Wayne Grayson]]
|fi=Petrus Kähkönen
|no=Scott Maurstad
|es_eu=Álvaro de Juan
|pl=Adrian Perdjon
|cs=Michal Michálek
|pt_br=Douglas Guedes}}

==Trivia==
* Austin shared the same voice actor as Astin in Japanese, Czech and Finnish versions.
* Austin's name was never mentioned in the episode, but was revealed in the closed captions.
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Who's That Pokémon?

2021-05-29T21:38:45Z

Matty: /* Trivia */ Just started watching it on Pokémon TV

[[File:Whos That Pokemon.png|thumb|right|250px|The first English "'''Who's That Pokémon?'''"]]
[[File:WTP BW001 before.png|right|250px|thumb|The first [[S14|Pokémon: Black & White]] "'''Who's That Pokémon?'''"]]
[[File:WTP BW001.png|right|thumb|250px|It's {{p|Pidove}}!]]
'''Who's That Pokémon?''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|だれだ？|Dare da?}}''' ''Who is it?'') is a question-and-answer segment that is featured in numerous episodes of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It has also been posted on [[The Pokémon Company International]]'s official [https://www.facebook.com/Pokemon Facebook] and [https://twitter.com/Pokemon Twitter] accounts, on [[Niantic]]'s [[Pokémon GO]] [https://twitter.com/PokemonGoApp twitter account], and appeared in {{g|X and Y}} as the puzzle for the [[Lumiose Gym]].

For a complete segment listing, see ''[[List of Who's That Pokémon? segments]]''.

==History==
===English dub===
In the English [[dub]], ''Who's That Pokémon?'' was originally used from the episodes ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'' to ''[[AG040|Watt's with Wattson?]]''; the segment later returned in ''[[BW001|In the Shadow of Zekrom!]]'', after an almost seven-year absence. It occurs before and after the main commercial break during the episode. The silhouette of a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} is shown, with someone usually asking the audience to guess the Pokémon that belongs to the given outline. After the commercial break, the name of the Pokémon is revealed, usually with the current main characters shouting the name of the Pokémon, as well as the [[cry]] of the Pokémon shown. The segment was retired at the end of the [[S06|sixth season]] of the anime and was replaced with [[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]], which was dropped from the dub after two seasons. At the beginning of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', it did not initially feature the Pokémon's cry after being revealed, although this returned in ''[[BW005|Triple Leaders, Team Threats!]]''. For unknown reasons, ''Who's That Pokémon?'' was removed from the [[Pokémon in the United Kingdom|CITV]] airings of the first two episodes of ''Pokémon the Series: Black & White'', and all following episodes use a slight international variation, showing the silhouette of the Pokémon at the mid-way point of the episode (as would be expected), and then revealing the Pokémon just before the end credits.

Early in its run, ''Who's That Pokémon?'' would feature a Pokémon who played a major role in that episode. In late [[S01|Kanto]] it switched to featuring a Pokémon that played a major role in the following episode, although this wasn't always the case. When [[S04|Johto League Champions]] began, ''Who's That Pokémon?'' became random, with the featured Pokémon playing a prominent role in that episode being a very rare occasion. Usually, the Pokémon featured would not appear in the episode at all, nor would it ever indicate a Pokémon being featured in a following episode. Also beginning with that [[season]], the dub added a short hint onscreen to aid in the identification of the Pokémon until the end of the [[S06|sixth season]]. When the feature returned in ''Pokémon the Series: Black & White'', it originally featured a Pokémon that played a prominent role in the following episode before later switching to a Pokémon with a prominent role in that episode, beginning with ''[[BW003|A Sandile Gusher of Change!]]''.

In line with the original Japanese version, the segment was slightly altered in [[S23|Journeys]], where instead of seeing the silhouette of a Pokémon, the viewer is shown a magnified part of their body. [[Ash Ketchum]] reads out the segment, but does not exclaim the answer.

===Original Japanese version===
[[File:PMTV EP222.png|thumb|250px|Pocket Monster TV version two]]
In the original Japanese version, ''Who's That Pokémon?'' was used from [[EP001]] to [[EP274]] and then returned in [[BW061]]. In this version, it almost always featured a Pokémon that played a major role in that episode.

Starting in [[EP192]], the segment was renamed '''Pocket Monster TV''' (written in English from [[EP211]]). There was no functional difference; however, the kids' voices were replaced with a computerized voice, the background was changed, and it showed the featured Pokémon's [[National Pokédex]] number. From [[EP211]], the segment was revamped again, with the following segments being in widescreen. [[EP192]] through [[EP210]] were later altered to the updated version of ''Pocket Monster TV'' when released on VHS.

The segment was retired at the end of the [[original series]], and was replaced in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'' with a generic [[eyecatch]] showing the main characters. This continued into ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'' and long into ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]''. ''Who's That Pokémon?'' returned to Japanese television in [[BW061]]. In this version, all of the [[type]]s that the Pokémon is weak against are listed along with its name. {{AP|Pikachu}} will use {{m|Thunderbolt}} to light up parts of the silhouetted Pokémon as a hint, as with Pocket Monster TV.

In ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'', the segment is slightly modified. Now called [[Pokémon Quiz]], the segment presents the viewer with four flashcards bearing different silhouettes and asks them to identify the correct Pokémon. Usually, one card is {{TRT}} as a decoy choice. The segment once again returned to the typical ''Who's That Pokémon?'' in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]''.
{{-}}

==Trivia==
* In the Japanese version, there are several occasions where the segment intentionally tricks the audience.
** In [[EP018]], the silhouette is actually [[Brutella]] instead of a Pokémon.
** In [[EP056]], the Pokémon is actually {{p|Jigglypuff}} from above rather than a perfectly spherical Pokémon like {{p|Voltorb}} or {{p|Electrode}}, a reference to the exam question within the episode.
** In [[EP082]], the silhouette is actually a {{wp|Daruma doll}} instead of a Pokémon.
** In [[EP111]] and [[SM046]], the silhouette appears to be {{p|Pikachu}}, but is actually just a {{m|transform}}ed {{p|Ditto}}.
** In [[EP161]], the Pokémon is actually [[Jessie]] dressed as a {{p|Venomoth}}. When the "Pokémon" is revealed, the [[narrator]] says "Venomoth", but the children shout, "Incorrect!"
* {{OBP|Mewtwo|M01}} has made two distinct "Who's That Pokémon?" appearances. Its [[EP091|first]] treats it as a regular Pokémon while in [[EP164|the second]], it telepathically says "Prepare to battle", akin to {{OBP|Mewtwo|M01|its depiction in the anime}}.
* ''[[EP204|Right On, Rhydon!]]'' is the only episode, before ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', to feature a ''Who's That Pokémon?'' in the {{pmin|Italy|Italian}} dub.
* Some regions outside of North America using the American dub of Pokémon: Black & White, show the second part of ''Who's That Pokémon?'' at the end of the episode instead of straight after the commercial break. This is likely done because several TV channels don't broadcast the commercials in the same break as the U.S. version.
** This was reverted to the old way in some areas at the beginning of ''[[S16|Adventures in Unova]]''.
* ''[[XY078|Lights! Camera! Pika!]]'' is the only episode not to feature the segment since its return in the beginning of ''Pokémon the Series: Black & White''.
* The Japanese version of ''[[BW109|New Places...Familiar Faces!]]'' marks the first time {{MTR|a Pokémon}} has ever left the screen during the segment.
* Starting with ''[[XY004|A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!]]'', the ''Who's That Pokémon?'' segment has not been leading into or coming back from the commercial break in {{pmin|the United States}}. This may be due to {{wp|Cartoon Network}} airing ''Mixels'' shorts during ''Pokémon''.
* This segment is skipped by [[Netflix]] and [[Pokémon TV]] on their prints of Indigo-era and Orange Islands-era episodes. It's also skipped on the [[List_of_digital_home_video_releases_of_Pokémon_anime#Pok.C3.A9mon:_Indigo_League|digital home video release of the Indigo League]].
** This segment was also skipped by {{pmin|South Asia|Hungama TV in India}} for about half of [[S01|season 1]]. It was started after that, but was still occasionally skipped until ''[[EP089|Shell Shock]]'', from which point it permanently resumed.
* In the original Japanese versions, the text reading "Pocket Monsters" would open up with lightning flashing around it. The lightning that opened the text was later removed following the [[EP038]] incident.
* ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'' is the only series to not feature the segment or have a game in between.
* The segment is mostly narrated by Ash and {{ashfr}} in both dubs, while Ash narrates for the [[BW142|finale]] [[XYS05|episodes]] of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'' and ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'', as well as the [[BW001|opening]] episode of the first mentioned series. As of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'', other characters also narrate the segment.

===Errors===
{{Incomplete|section|Double check for errors in ''Pokémon the Series: XY'' and ''Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon''}}
* In ''[[EP025|Primeape Goes Bananas]]'', {{p|Primeape}}'s nostrils are missing.
* In ''[[EP125|Little Big Horn]]'', {{p|Totodile}}'s nostrils are missing.
* In ''[[EP140|Wired for Battle!]]'', {{p|Cyndaquil}}'s arm is missing.
* In ''[[EP197|The Art of Pokémon]]'', {{p|Beedrill}} is stated to be the evolved form of {{p|Weedle}}, when it is actually the final evolution of Weedle.
* In ''[[EP237|As Cold as Pryce]]'', the word {{p|Magnemite}} uses the incorrect plural form of ''Magnemites''.
* In ''[[EP240|Some Like it Hot]]'', {{p|Mantine}} is stated to be the heaviest {{cat|Generation II Pokémon}} when it is actually the second heaviest after {{p|Steelix}}.
** This same mistake occurs in ''[[The Official Pokémon Handbook 3]]''.
* In ''[[AG007|Tree's a Crowd]]'', tail is misspelled as ''tale''.
* In ''[[AG018|On a Wingull and a Prayer!]]'', {{p|Sentret}}'s face is missing.
* In ''[[AG019|Sharpedo Attack!]]'', balloon-like is misspelled as baloonlike.
* In ''[[AG022|A Hole Lotta Trouble]]'', {{p|Vigoroth}} has its footprint included in the space between its left arm and its left leg.
* In ''[[AG028|Seeing is Believing!]]'', {{p|Wurmple}} has a white square covering part of its body.
* In ''[[AG036|The Spheal of Approval]]'', {{p|Nuzleaf}} has a white square covering part of its left wrist and the hint has an extra '''in'''.
* In ''[[BW013|Minccino—Neat and Tidy!]]'', {{p|Minccino}} is misspelled as ''Mincinno''. This was fixed in the American DVD release.
* In ''[[BW045|Beheeyem, Duosion, and the Dream Thief!]]'', when the segment asks "Who's that Pokémon?", there is no logo for Pokémon Black and White underneath the silhouette of Beheeyem.
* In ''[[JN002|Legend? Go! Friends? Go!]]'', the logo and answer stay onscreen a frame too long as the episode's events resume.

==In other languages==
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|ta=எட்டி என்ன போகிமொன்? {{tt|Eddi enna Pokémon?|Who's that Pokémon?}} {{tt|*|Hungama Dub}}
|te=ఎవరా పోకెమోన్? {{tt|Aevaraa Pokémon?|Who's that Pokémon?}} {{tt|*|Hungama Dub}}
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|ru={{tt|Что это за Покемон?|Which Pokémon is that?}}{{tt|*|Pokémon the Series: XY - present}} {{tt|Это что за Покемон?|Which Pokémon is that?}} {{tt|Кто поймает всех?|Who's gonna catch 'em all?}}{{tt|*|EP001}}
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==See also==
* [[Eyecatch]]
* [[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
* [[Pokémon Quiz]]
* [[List of Who's That Pokémon? segments]]
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JN006

2021-05-08T00:27:26Z

Matty: /* Trivia */ D'oh!

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* {{BMGf|277405|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|280970|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
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'''Working My Way Back to Mew!''' (Japanese: '''ポケモン大量ゲットだぜ！ミュウへの道！！''' ''Catch a Lot of Pokémon! The Path to Mew!!'') is the sixth episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', and the 1,091st episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on December 22, 2019 and in the United States on June 12, 2020.
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==Blurb==


After catching Scorbunny and learning about his Pokédex, Goh is determined to catch lots more Pokémon! But it’s slow going at first when Scorbunny becomes overly excited, causing Pokémon after Pokémon to flee the commotion. Goh’s luck changes when he focuses on Bug-type Pokémon that live in Kanto, and he catches a Caterpie, Metapod, and Venomoth, followed by a Paras, Parasect, and Butterfree. After several more catches, he has just two Bug-type Pokémon to go: Venonat and Scyther. Goh and Scorbunny battle it out with both, and they succeed! Along with Ash and Pikachu, they return to the Cerise Laboratory, where all of Goh’s new Pokémon settle right in!

==Plot==
Having just {{pkmn2|caught}} {{TP|Goh|Scorbunny}}, [[Goh]] is keen to catch more Pokémon and fill the [[Pokédex]]. {{Ash}} suggests they go right now, so the boys make their way over to [[Vermilion Forest]]. Goh is fully stocked with {{i|Poké Ball}}s. {{AP|Pikachu}} leads them to a {{p|Pidgey}} nesting in a tree. Goh eagerly tosses a Ball its way, only for the Poké Ball to rebound off a tree branch instead. Pidgey is also alerted to their presence, and blows them away with a flap of its wings. Ash advises Goh to be more careful next time, though just as rash as before, Scorbunny rushes over to a nearby {{p|Pidgeotto}}. Though Pidgeotto hears them coming and flies off into the distance. Just as Goh asks Scorbunny to be more calm, it starts chasing a {{p|Diglett}} around. Suddenly a {{p|Dugtrio}} bursts from the ground, carrying Goh off while the others follow after him. Goh sees his chance to catch it, but Dugtrio returns underground, causing Goh to crash into Scorbunny headfirst.

Scorbunny's ears twitch again, leading Goh and Ash directly to a leaf-munching {{p|Caterpie}}. Trying a more careful approach, Goh and Scorbunny crawl towards their target before catching Caterpie. Goh then asks the Pokédex about what other Pokémon he can catch in the area, and he sets his target of completing the Caterpie evolutionary line. However the search isn't going so well, until they hear a rustling in a tree. Ash and Goh kick the trunk, though a tree branch falls onto Goh. Scorbunny and Pikachu follow suit, causing a {{p|Metapod}} to land on Ash. Goh quickly throws a Poké Ball and catches the Metapod for himself. Goh soon adds a {{p|Venomoth}}, {{p|Paras}} and {{p|Parasect}} to his collection. A {{p|Butterfree}} then flies past before resting in a nearby tree, and Goh gives chase. After a failed throw due to height, Ash gives Goh a helpful hoist. Goh, however fumbles the Poké Ball, though Scorbunny kicks it and successfully captures Butterfree.

Meanwhile, Ash and Pikachu go over to inspect a rustling shrub, but are startled to find an aggressive {{p|Pinsir}} who attacks them with its gnashing horns. Pikachu strikes it with a {{m|Quick Attack}}, though Pinsir traps him and Ash inside a {{m|Rock Tomb}}. Pinsir then turns its attention to dealing with Goh. Goh startling throws items to keep Pinsir away, and unintentionally captures it in the process. Soon, Goh finds another dangerous Pokémon, a {{p|Scyther}}. He tries throwing a Poké Ball at it, but Scyther slaps it away with its sharp scythes. It follows on with {{m|Air Slash}}, sending Goh and Scorbunny blasting off. After landing, Goh sees that Scyther has fled, so he decides to turn his attention to catching the {{p|Weedle}} evolutionary line.

Scorbunny soon spots an oblivious Weedle in a tree, and Goh lands the catch with a single throw. Goh then finds a horde of {{p|Kakuna}} dangling from the trees, and catches one for himself. As he goes to retrieve his catch, a swarm of {{p|Beedrill}} ready their stingers to attack. Goh and Scorbunny rush over a hill, warning Ash and Pikachu of the impending danger, as the Beedrill fly after them. Pikachu uses an {{m|Electroweb}} to trap their pursuers, however one {{TP|Goh|Beedrill}} avoids the trap. Goh sees this Beedrill as the strongest and throws out a Ball to make another successful catch. Goh is thrilled with the day’s result, but with two remaining he hopes to complete his [[Kanto]] {{type|Bug}} collection. He informs Ash that he spotted a Scyther earlier, though {{p|Venonat}} may be a tougher find as it is nocturnal.

On a hunch, Goh inspects a tree hollow and screams out as he comes face to face with a Venonat. The Insect Pokémon bounces out of its hideaway, so Goh throws a Ball at it. However, Venonat doesn't get caught as easily as the others. Instead, Ash suggests Goh battle it first. Goh outright refuses and claims that throwing a Poké Ball is faster. However, Scorbunny leaps into action, determined to battle Venonat. Goh spurs Scorbunny on, and orders a Quick Attack. Venonat replies with {{m|Poison Powder}}, which {{status|poison}}s Scorbunny. Goh orders a {{m|Double Kick}} before making his catch. Goh turns his attention to getting Scorbunny some treatment, so the boys rush towards the nearest [[Pokémon Center]]. Soon enough [[Nurse Joy]] and {{TP|Nurse Joy|Chansey}} discharge Scorbunny with a clean bill of health. Goh apologizes for letting his Pokémon get injured, though Scorbunny is just as enthusiastic to help Goh in his catching quest as before.

Returning to the forest, Ash and Goh split up to find Scyther. Scorbunny is the one to find Scyther. Goh tries another Poké Ball, but Scyther once again slaps it away. With one Poké Ball remaining, Goh decides to settle things with a battle. Scyther dodges Scorbunny's Quick Attack, and attempts to strike it with an Air Slash which misses. Ash and Pikachu arrive on the scene just as a Double Kick from Scorbunny fails to its mark. Scyther knocks Scorbunny to the ground with a {{m|Slash}} attack. Goh calls for another Quick Attack, with Scorbunny delivering a successful kick on Scyther. Goh then throws out his Ball, landing the catch. Goh is ecstatic to have caught all twelve of Kanto's Bug Pokémon. He and Scorbunny exchange a high-five to celebrate.

The next morning, [[Chloe]] and her father [[Professor Cerise]] notice that the boys haven't woken up yet for breakfast. When they hear laughter, they find Ash and Goh swarmed by all of the Bug Pokémon in their bedroom. Cerise is thrilled by the interactions, before unveiling his purpose-built greenhouse ecosystem, the Cerise Park, to house all of the Pokémon. Chloe questions why Goh didn’t make {{p|Mew}} his first catch. Goh smugly replies that he will catch every Pokémon he can, hoping to get closer to finally fulfilling his long-term ambition of catching Mew. Ash admits his dream is to become a [[Pokémon Master]]. Chloe and Goh are confused, but Ash explains that it is much more than being the world's greatest Trainer. Even so, Goh and Ash spur each other on to achieve their seemingly impossible dreams.

==Major events==
[[File:Goh Kanto Bug Pokémon.png|thumb|220px|Goh's Kanto Bug Pokémon]]

* [[Goh]] tries and fails to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} a {{p|Pidgey}} and a {{p|Dugtrio}}.
* Goh catches one Pokémon of every {{type|Bug}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species|species}} native to the [[Kanto]] [[region]], including a {{TP|Goh|Pinsir}}, {{TP|Goh|Beedrill}}, and {{TP|Goh|Scyther}}.
* Goh decides to catch every single Pokémon on his quest to one day catch {{OBP|Mew|recurring}}.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===

====Pokémon debuts====
* [[Goh's Pinsir]]
* [[Goh's Beedrill]]
* [[Goh's Scyther]]

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da JN006.png|thumb|200px|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* [[Goh]]
* [[Chloe]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Professor Cerise]]

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP JN006.png|thumb|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Scyther}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Scorbunny}} ({{OP|Goh|Scorbunny}})
* {{p|Caterpie}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Caterpie|Goh's}}; new)
* {{p|Metapod}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Caterpie|Goh's}}; new)
* {{p|Venomoth}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Venomoth|Goh's}}; new)
* {{p|Paras}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Paras|Goh's}}; new)
* {{p|Parasect}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Paras|Goh's}}; new)
* {{p|Butterfree}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Butterfree|Goh's}}; new)
* {{p|Pinsir}} ({{OP|Goh|Pinsir}}; new)
* {{p|Weedle}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Weedle|Goh's}}; new)
* {{p|Kakuna}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Weedle|Goh's}}; new)
* {{p|Beedrill}} ({{OP|Goh|Beedrill}}; new)
* {{p|Venonat}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Venomoth|Goh's}}; new)
* {{p|Scyther}} ({{OP|Goh|Scyther}}; new)
* {{p|Yamper}} ({{OP|Professor Cerise|Yamper}})
* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Professor Cerise]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]])
* {{p|Chansey}} ({{OP|Nurse Joy|Chansey}})
* {{p|Pidgey}}
* {{p|Pidgeotto}}
* {{p|Diglett}}
* {{p|Dugtrio}}
* {{p|Kakuna}} (multiple)
* {{p|Beedrill}} (multiple)
* {{p|Pidgeot}}

==Trivia==
[[File:JN006 illustration.png|175px|thumb|An illustration of [[Goh]], {{TP|Goh|Scorbunny}}, and his new {{t|Bug}} Pokémon by [[Naoki Saito]]]]
* [[Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!]]: {{p|Chansey}}
* An [[a:File:JN006 illustration.png|illustration]] of this episode was drawn by [[Naoki Saito]].
* This is the first time a main character {{pkmn2|caught|catches}} more than two {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in the same episode since {{Ash}} caught his 30 {{AP|Tauros}} in the [[Banned episodes|banned episode]] [[EP035]], as well as the first time a main character catches more than two Pokémon of different species in a single episode.
* The episode's English [[dub]] title is a play on the song "{{wp|Working My Way Back to You}}".
* This episode marks the first physical main series appearance of a [[Nurse Joy]] in her original design since ''[[DP190|The Brockster Is In!]]'', 435 episodes earlier. The only difference is that she now has a Poké Ball on her hat instead of a cross.
** [[Megan Hollingshead]] reprises her previous role as Nurse Joy starting with this episode, having last voiced her in ''[[AG042|Love at First Flight!]]'', 775 episodes earlier.
* This is the first appearance of a {{p|Venonat}} in the main series since ''[[DP176|Coming Full-Festival Circle!]]'', 449 episodes earlier.
* Ash, {{AP|Pikachu}}, [[Hodge]], [[Goh]], Hodge's {{p|Mightyena}}, and {{TP|Goh|Scorbunny}} narrate the preview of the [[JN007|next episode]].

===Errors===
* When [[Goh]] tries to catch Venonat, the strip around the middle button of the {{i|Poké Ball}} is colored black instead of white.
* In one scene near the end, Ash is seen with his backpack on, even though he isn't supposed have it on at that point.
* In the English dub, the series logo is not shown during the [[Who's That Pokémon?]] segment.

===Dub edits===
* In the {{pmin|Brazil|Brazilian Portuguese}} [[dub]], the title card is read by both Ash and Goh.
* In the Brazilian Portuguese dub, when Goh is being attacked by Pinsir, he says "Get out! Get out! Get out! Get out of here! Don't kill me, please! I did nothing bad!". In the original and the English dub, he just screams without saying anything.

==In other languages==
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|zh_cmn={{tt|收服大量寶可夢！追尋夢幻之路！！|Catch a Lot of Pokémon! The Path to Mew!!}}
|nl={{tt|Mijn weg terugwerken naar Mew!|Working My Way Back to Mew!}}
|fi={{tt|Mew saa odottaa!|Mew can wait!}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Tous les Pokémon... sauf Mew !|All Pokémon... Except Mew!}}
|de={{tt|Auf dem Weg zurück zu Mew!|On the Way Back to Mew!}}
|he={{tt|!הדרך אל מיו|The Path to Mew!}}
|it={{tt|Tornerò a inseguire Mew!|I'll be back to chase Mew!}}
|pt_br={{tt|Não desistirei de Mew!|I won't give up on Mew!}}
|es_la={{tt|¡El camino de vuelta a Mew!|The way back to Mew!}}
|es_eu={{tt|¡Y luego volveré a por Mew!|And then I'll be back to get Mew!}}
|th={{tt|จับโปเกมอนอย่างมหาศาล! เส้นทางที่นำไปสู่มิว!!|Catch a Lot of Pokémon! The Path to Mew!!}}
}}
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JN006

2021-05-08T00:26:41Z

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* {{BMGf|273251|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|277405|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|280970|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
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'''Working My Way Back to Mew!''' (Japanese: '''ポケモン大量ゲットだぜ！ミュウへの道！！''' ''Catch a Lot of Pokémon! The Path to Mew!!'') is the sixth episode of ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', and the 1,091st episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on December 22, 2019 and in the United States on June 12, 2020.
{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==


After catching Scorbunny and learning about his Pokédex, Goh is determined to catch lots more Pokémon! But it’s slow going at first when Scorbunny becomes overly excited, causing Pokémon after Pokémon to flee the commotion. Goh’s luck changes when he focuses on Bug-type Pokémon that live in Kanto, and he catches a Caterpie, Metapod, and Venomoth, followed by a Paras, Parasect, and Butterfree. After several more catches, he has just two Bug-type Pokémon to go: Venonat and Scyther. Goh and Scorbunny battle it out with both, and they succeed! Along with Ash and Pikachu, they return to the Cerise Laboratory, where all of Goh’s new Pokémon settle right in!

==Plot==
Having just {{pkmn2|caught}} {{TP|Goh|Scorbunny}}, [[Goh]] is keen to catch more Pokémon and fill the [[Pokédex]]. {{Ash}} suggests they go right now, so the boys make their way over to [[Vermilion Forest]]. Goh is fully stocked with {{i|Poké Ball}}s. {{AP|Pikachu}} leads them to a {{p|Pidgey}} nesting in a tree. Goh eagerly tosses a Ball its way, only for the Poké Ball to rebound off a tree branch instead. Pidgey is also alerted to their presence, and blows them away with a flap of its wings. Ash advises Goh to be more careful next time, though just as rash as before, Scorbunny rushes over to a nearby {{p|Pidgeotto}}. Though Pidgeotto hears them coming and flies off into the distance. Just as Goh asks Scorbunny to be more calm, it starts chasing a {{p|Diglett}} around. Suddenly a {{p|Dugtrio}} bursts from the ground, carrying Goh off while the others follow after him. Goh sees his chance to catch it, but Dugtrio returns underground, causing Goh to crash into Scorbunny headfirst.

Scorbunny's ears twitch again, leading Goh and Ash directly to a leaf-munching {{p|Caterpie}}. Trying a more careful approach, Goh and Scorbunny crawl towards their target before catching Caterpie. Goh then asks the Pokédex about what other Pokémon he can catch in the area, and he sets his target of completing the Caterpie evolutionary line. However the search isn't going so well, until they hear a rustling in a tree. Ash and Goh kick the trunk, though a tree branch falls onto Goh. Scorbunny and Pikachu follow suit, causing a {{p|Metapod}} to land on Ash. Goh quickly throws a Poké Ball and catches the Metapod for himself. Goh soon adds a {{p|Venomoth}}, {{p|Paras}} and {{p|Parasect}} to his collection. A {{p|Butterfree}} then flies past before resting in a nearby tree, and Goh gives chase. After a failed throw due to height, Ash gives Goh a helpful hoist. Goh, however fumbles the Poké Ball, though Scorbunny kicks it and successfully captures Butterfree.

Meanwhile, Ash and Pikachu go over to inspect a rustling shrub, but are startled to find an aggressive {{p|Pinsir}} who attacks them with its gnashing horns. Pikachu strikes it with a {{m|Quick Attack}}, though Pinsir traps him and Ash inside a {{m|Rock Tomb}}. Pinsir then turns its attention to dealing with Goh. Goh startling throws items to keep Pinsir away, and unintentionally captures it in the process. Soon, Goh finds another dangerous Pokémon, a {{p|Scyther}}. He tries throwing a Poké Ball at it, but Scyther slaps it away with its sharp scythes. It follows on with {{m|Air Slash}}, sending Goh and Scorbunny blasting off. After landing, Goh sees that Scyther has fled, so he decides to turn his attention to catching the {{p|Weedle}} evolutionary line.

Scorbunny soon spots an oblivious Weedle in a tree, and Goh lands the catch with a single throw. Goh then finds a horde of {{p|Kakuna}} dangling from the trees, and catches one for himself. As he goes to retrieve his catch, a swarm of {{p|Beedrill}} ready their stingers to attack. Goh and Scorbunny rush over a hill, warning Ash and Pikachu of the impending danger, as the Beedrill fly after them. Pikachu uses an {{m|Electroweb}} to trap their pursuers, however one {{TP|Goh|Beedrill}} avoids the trap. Goh sees this Beedrill as the strongest and throws out a Ball to make another successful catch. Goh is thrilled with the day’s result, but with two remaining he hopes to complete his [[Kanto]] {{type|Bug}} collection. He informs Ash that he spotted a Scyther earlier, though {{p|Venonat}} may be a tougher find as it is nocturnal.

On a hunch, Goh inspects a tree hollow and screams out as he comes face to face with a Venonat. The Insect Pokémon bounces out of its hideaway, so Goh throws a Ball at it. However, Venonat doesn't get caught as easily as the others. Instead, Ash suggests Goh battle it first. Goh outright refuses and claims that throwing a Poké Ball is faster. However, Scorbunny leaps into action, determined to battle Venonat. Goh spurs Scorbunny on, and orders a Quick Attack. Venonat replies with {{m|Poison Powder}}, which {{status|poison}}s Scorbunny. Goh orders a {{m|Double Kick}} before making his catch. Goh turns his attention to getting Scorbunny some treatment, so the boys rush towards the nearest [[Pokémon Center]]. Soon enough [[Nurse Joy]] and {{TP|Nurse Joy|Chansey}} discharge Scorbunny with a clean bill of health. Goh apologizes for letting his Pokémon get injured, though Scorbunny is just as enthusiastic to help Goh in his catching quest as before.

Returning to the forest, Ash and Goh split up to find Scyther. Scorbunny is the one to find Scyther. Goh tries another Poké Ball, but Scyther once again slaps it away. With one Poké Ball remaining, Goh decides to settle things with a battle. Scyther dodges Scorbunny's Quick Attack, and attempts to strike it with an Air Slash which misses. Ash and Pikachu arrive on the scene just as a Double Kick from Scorbunny fails to its mark. Scyther knocks Scorbunny to the ground with a {{m|Slash}} attack. Goh calls for another Quick Attack, with Scorbunny delivering a successful kick on Scyther. Goh then throws out his Ball, landing the catch. Goh is ecstatic to have caught all twelve of Kanto's Bug Pokémon. He and Scorbunny exchange a high-five to celebrate.

The next morning, [[Chloe]] and her father [[Professor Cerise]] notice that the boys haven't woken up yet for breakfast. When they hear laughter, they find Ash and Goh swarmed by all of the Bug Pokémon in their bedroom. Cerise is thrilled by the interactions, before unveiling his purpose-built greenhouse ecosystem, the Cerise Park, to house all of the Pokémon. Chloe questions why Goh didn’t make {{p|Mew}} his first catch. Goh smugly replies that he will catch every Pokémon he can, hoping to get closer to finally fulfilling his long-term ambition of catching Mew. Ash admits his dream is to become a [[Pokémon Master]]. Chloe and Goh are confused, but Ash explains that it is much more than being the world's greatest Trainer. Even so, Goh and Ash spur each other on to achieve their seemingly impossible dreams.

==Major events==
[[File:Goh Kanto Bug Pokémon.png|thumb|220px|Goh's Kanto Bug Pokémon]]

* [[Goh]] tries and fails to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} a {{p|Pidgey}} and a {{p|Dugtrio}}.
* Goh catches one Pokémon of every {{type|Bug}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species|species}} native to the [[Kanto]] [[region]], including a {{TP|Goh|Pinsir}}, {{TP|Goh|Beedrill}}, and {{TP|Goh|Scyther}}.
* Goh decides to catch every single Pokémon on his quest to one day catch {{OBP|Mew|recurring}}.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===

====Pokémon debuts====
* [[Goh's Pinsir]]
* [[Goh's Beedrill]]
* [[Goh's Scyther]]

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da JN006.png|thumb|200px|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* [[Goh]]
* [[Chloe]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Professor Cerise]]

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP JN006.png|thumb|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Scyther}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Scorbunny}} ({{OP|Goh|Scorbunny}})
* {{p|Caterpie}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Caterpie|Goh's}}; new)
* {{p|Metapod}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Caterpie|Goh's}}; new)
* {{p|Venomoth}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Venomoth|Goh's}}; new)
* {{p|Paras}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Paras|Goh's}}; new)
* {{p|Parasect}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Paras|Goh's}}; new)
* {{p|Butterfree}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Butterfree|Goh's}}; new)
* {{p|Pinsir}} ({{OP|Goh|Pinsir}}; new)
* {{p|Weedle}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Weedle|Goh's}}; new)
* {{p|Kakuna}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Weedle|Goh's}}; new)
* {{p|Beedrill}} ({{OP|Goh|Beedrill}}; new)
* {{p|Venonat}} ({{DL|List of Goh's Pokémon|Venomoth|Goh's}}; new)
* {{p|Scyther}} ({{OP|Goh|Scyther}}; new)
* {{p|Yamper}} ({{OP|Professor Cerise|Yamper}})
* {{p|Rotom}} ([[Professor Cerise]]'s; [[Rotom Phone]])
* {{p|Chansey}} ({{OP|Nurse Joy|Chansey}})
* {{p|Pidgey}}
* {{p|Pidgeotto}}
* {{p|Diglett}}
* {{p|Dugtrio}}
* {{p|Kakuna}} (multiple)
* {{p|Beedrill}} (multiple)
* {{p|Pidgeot}}

==Trivia==
[[File:JN006 illustration.png|175px|thumb|An illustration of [[Goh]], {{TP|Goh|Scorbunny}}, and his new {{t|Bug}} Pokémon by [[Naoki Saito]]]]
* [[Get Inspired! Let's Solve a Poké Riddle!!]]: {{p|Chansey}}
* An [[a:File:JN006 illustration.png|illustration]] of this episode was drawn by [[Naoki Saito]].
* This is the first time a main character {{pkmn2|caught|catches}} more than two {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in the same episode since {{Ash}} caught his 30 {{AP|Tauros}} in the [[Banned episodes|banned episode]] [[EP035]], as well as the first time a main character catches more than two Pokémon of different species in a single episode since ''[[EP003|Ash Catches a Pokémon]]''.
* The episode's English [[dub]] title is a play on the song "{{wp|Working My Way Back to You}}".
* This episode marks the first physical main series appearance of a [[Nurse Joy]] in her original design since ''[[DP190|The Brockster Is In!]]'', 435 episodes earlier. The only difference is that she now has a Poké Ball on her hat instead of a cross.
** [[Megan Hollingshead]] reprises her previous role as Nurse Joy starting with this episode, having last voiced her in ''[[AG042|Love at First Flight!]]'', 775 episodes earlier.
* This is the first appearance of a {{p|Venonat}} in the main series since ''[[DP176|Coming Full-Festival Circle!]]'', 449 episodes earlier.
* Ash, {{AP|Pikachu}}, [[Hodge]], [[Goh]], Hodge's {{p|Mightyena}}, and {{TP|Goh|Scorbunny}} narrate the preview of the [[JN007|next episode]].

===Errors===
* When [[Goh]] tries to catch Venonat, the strip around the middle button of the {{i|Poké Ball}} is colored black instead of white.
* In one scene near the end, Ash is seen with his backpack on, even though he isn't supposed have it on at that point.
* In the English dub, the series logo is not shown during the [[Who's That Pokémon?]] segment.

===Dub edits===
* In the {{pmin|Brazil|Brazilian Portuguese}} [[dub]], the title card is read by both Ash and Goh.
* In the Brazilian Portuguese dub, when Goh is being attacked by Pinsir, he says "Get out! Get out! Get out! Get out of here! Don't kill me, please! I did nothing bad!". In the original and the English dub, he just screams without saying anything.

==In other languages==
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|zh_cmn={{tt|收服大量寶可夢！追尋夢幻之路！！|Catch a Lot of Pokémon! The Path to Mew!!}}
|nl={{tt|Mijn weg terugwerken naar Mew!|Working My Way Back to Mew!}}
|fi={{tt|Mew saa odottaa!|Mew can wait!}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Tous les Pokémon... sauf Mew !|All Pokémon... Except Mew!}}
|de={{tt|Auf dem Weg zurück zu Mew!|On the Way Back to Mew!}}
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|it={{tt|Tornerò a inseguire Mew!|I'll be back to chase Mew!}}
|pt_br={{tt|Não desistirei de Mew!|I won't give up on Mew!}}
|es_la={{tt|¡El camino de vuelta a Mew!|The way back to Mew!}}
|es_eu={{tt|¡Y luego volveré a por Mew!|And then I'll be back to get Mew!}}
|th={{tt|จับโปเกมอนอย่างมหาศาล! เส้นทางที่นำไปสู่มิว!!|Catch a Lot of Pokémon! The Path to Mew!!}}
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Raymond

2020-06-24T16:34:59Z

Matty: /* Trivia */

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'''Raymond''' (Japanese: '''レイモンド''' ''Raymond'') is [[Pokémon Trainer]] that {{Ash}} battled in ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'' and [[M22|its remake]].

==In the anime==
===History===
====In ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''====
While {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} were having lunch at the beginning of the movie, Raymond approached them and asked Ash for a {{pkmn|battle}}. Although Ash had just told his friends that he was too weak to do so, he jumped up, ready to battle. In the Japanese version, Ash said he was just going to have a quick battle before lunch.

Despite Raymond's eagerness, Ash successfully knocked out all five of his {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in rapid succession. In fact, {{AP|Pikachu}} took out three of those Pokémon in one {{m|Thunderbolt}} when Raymond tried to unfairly gang them up on him. Raymond was stunned by the defeat, such that in the Japanese version, he exclaimed ''"Oh my God!!!"'' in English. The match also caught the attention of {{OBP|Mewtwo|M01}}'s {{p|Fearow}}, and this led to Ash being invited to [[New Island]].

Notably, Raymond had a then-unknown [[Generation II]] Pokémon when he appeared: a {{p|Donphan}}.

=====Pokémon=====
This listing is of Raymond's known {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in the {{pkmn|anime}}:
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Raymond
|pkmn=Donphan
|type1=Ground
|img=Raymond Donphan.png
|epnum=M01
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back
|desc=In its debut appearance, {{p|Donphan}} was seen battling [[Ash's Bulbasaur]]. It managed to land two successive hits with Rollout, but it was then defeated by Bulbasaur's {{m|Solar Beam}}.

Donphan's only known move is {{m|Rollout}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Raymond
|pkmn=Machamp
|type1=Fighting
|img=Raymond Machamp.png
|epnum=M01
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back
|desc={{p|Machamp}} was seen battling [[Ash's Squirtle]] and was quickly defeated by Squirtle's {{m|Bubble Beam}}.

None of Machamp's moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Raymond
|pkmn=Venomoth
|type1=Bug
|type2=Poison
|img=Raymond Golem Venomoth Pinsir.png
|epnum=M01
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back
|desc={{p|Venomoth}} was seen battling [[Ash's Pikachu]] and was quickly defeated with {{m|Thunderbolt}}.

None of Venomoth's moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Raymond
|pkmn=Pinsir
|type1=Bug
|img=Raymond Golem Venomoth Pinsir.png
|epnum=M01
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back
|desc={{p|Pinsir}} was seen battling [[Ash's Pikachu]] and was quickly defeated with {{m|Thunderbolt}}.

None of Pinsir's moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Raymond
|pkmn=Golem
|type1=Rock
|type2=Ground
|img=Raymond Golem Venomoth Pinsir.png
|epnum=M01
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back
|desc={{p|Golem}} was seen battling [[Ash's Pikachu]] and was quickly defeated with {{m|Thunderbolt}}.

None of Golem's moves are known.}}

====In ''[[M22|Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution]]''====
[[File:Raymond M22.png|thumb|250px|Raymond]]
Raymond reappeared in ''[[M22|Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution]]'', a remake of ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', where he played the same role.

=====Pokémon=====
This listing is of Raymond's known {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in the ''[[M22|Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution]]'':
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Raymond
|width=68
|pkmn=Donphan
|type1=Ground
|img=Raymond Donphan M22.png
|epnum=M22
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution
|desc={{p|Donphan}} was seen battling [[Ash's Bulbasaur]], where it managed to land two successive hits with Rollout. However, it was then defeated by Bulbasaur's {{m|Solar Beam}}.

Donphan's only known moves are {{m|Rollout}}, {{m|Hyper Beam}}, and {{m|Hidden Power}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Raymond
|pkmn=Machamp
|type1=Fighting
|img=Raymond Machamp M22.png
|epnum=M22
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution
|desc={{p|Machamp}} was seen battling [[Ash's Squirtle]] and was quickly defeated by Squirtle's {{m|Bubble Beam}}.

None of Machamp's moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Raymond
|pkmn=Venomoth
|type1=Bug
|type2=Poison
|img=Raymond Pokémon M22.png
|epnum=M22
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution
|desc={{p|Venomoth}} was seen battling [[Ash's Pikachu]] and was quickly defeated with {{m|Thunderbolt}}.

None of Venomoth's moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Raymond
|pkmn=Pinsir
|type1=Bug
|img=Raymond Pokémon M22.png
|epnum=M22
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution
|desc={{p|Pinsir}} was seen battling [[Ash's Pikachu]] and was quickly defeated with {{m|Thunderbolt}}.

None of Pinsir's moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Raymond
|pkmn=Drowzee
|type1=Psychic
|img=Raymond Pokémon M22.png
|epnum=M22
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution
|desc={{p|Drowzee}} was seen battling [[Ash's Pikachu]] and was quickly defeated with {{m|Thunderbolt}}.

None of Drowzee's moves are known.}}

===Character===
Raymond is tough and tends to be impulsive in {{pkmn|battle}}. He resorted to underhanded tactics and sent out three Pokémon at once in the hopes of winning after {{Ash}} defeated two of his Pokémon.

===Voice actors===
{{vatable|color={{ground color}}|bordercolor={{normal color light}}
|ja=レイモンド・ジョンソン ''[[Raymond Johnson]]''
|en=[[Maddie Blaustein|Addie Blaustein]]
|cs=Petr Burian
|de=Frank Schaff
|fi=Arto Nieminen
|no=Erik Skøld
|pl=Jacek Kopczyński ([[M01]]) Maciej Kosmala ([[M22]])
|es_eu=Pablo Sevilla
|es_la=Eduardo Garza
|pt_br=Nizo Neto
}}

==In the manga==
===In the movie adaptations===
Raymond appears in {{ma|Mewtwo Strikes Back!}}, where he battled {{Ash}}. He was quickly defeated by him without defeating any of Ash's Pokémon.

====Pokémon====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Raymond
|pkmn=Donphan
|type1=Ground
|epnum=Mewtwo Strikes Back! (manga)
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back!
|desc={{p|Donphan}} was the first Pokémon Raymond sent out during his {{pkmn|battle}} with {{Ash}}. It was quickly defeated by {{AP|Bulbasaur}}'s {{m|Solar Beam}}.

None of Donphan's moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Raymond
|pkmn=Venomoth
|type1=Bug
|type2=Poison
|epnum=Mewtwo Strikes Back! (manga)
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back!
|desc=After Donphan's defeat, Raymond sent out Venomoth, along with Machamp, and Golem. They were quickly defeated by {{AP|Pikachu}} despite Golem's immunity to electricity.

None of Venomoth's moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Raymond
|pkmn=Machamp
|type1=Fighting
|epnum=Mewtwo Strikes Back! (manga)
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back!
|desc=After Donphan's defeat, Raymond sent out Machamp, along with Venomoth, and Golem. They were quickly defeated by {{AP|Pikachu}} despite Golem's immunity to electricity.

None of Machamp's moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Raymond
|pkmn=Golem
|type1=Rock
|type2=Ground
|epnum=Mewtwo Strikes Back! (manga)
|epname=Mewtwo Strikes Back!
|desc=After Donphan's defeat, Raymond sent out Golem, along with Venomoth and Machamp. They were quickly defeated by {{AP|Pikachu}} despite Golem's immunity to electricity.

None of Golem's moves are known.}}

==Trivia==
* Raymond shares his name with his voice actor in the Japanese version.
** This voice actor and that of {{OBP|Miranda|M01}} also work together in a [[Suzukisan|Pokémon-based band]].
** In the manga adaptation, Raymond instead appears as a direct caricature of his voice actor.
* In [[The Art of Pokémon The First Movie]] and the [[Pokémon the First Movie (graphic novel)|Ani-Manga adaptation of the film]], he is simply named "Pirate Trainer". The closed captions of the remastered version of the movie call him "Raymond".
* In ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', {{AP|Pikachu}} defeated the part {{type|Ground}} {{p|Golem}} with {{m|Thunderbolt}}, which should have had no effect. This error was eliminated in [[M22|the remake]], as Golem was replaced in Raymond's [[party]] by a {{p|Drowzee}}.

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AG089

2020-05-26T16:35:08Z

Matty: TV Tropes: Older Than They Think

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'''A Scare to Remember!''' (Japanese: '''ピカチュウ、ロケット団に入る！？''' ''Pikachu, Joining {{tt|Rocket-dan|Team Rocket}}!?'') is the 89th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 363rd episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on August 12, 2004 and in the United States on September 3, 2005.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

As Ash and friends walk to Lilycove City, a tree comes crashing down in front of them—pushed over by Team Rocket in their newest giant robot! They have Pikachu in hand, when the robot begins to sink into the ground and crumple. It explodes, sending everyone flying.

The kids find themselves stuck in a tree—without Pikachu. Team Rocket is lost, and Meowth is nowhere to be found. Pikachu and Meowth wake up next to each other, and to Meowth's delight, Pikachu has no memory. Meowth convinces Pikachu that it was a part of Team Rocket and that the two of them are best friends.

While the pair makes it may back to Team Rocket's secret base, Meowth witnesses Pikachu saving a Zigzagoon, not being scared of a high ledge, and even sharing an apple with Meowth. Eventually they make it back to the base, and Meowth updates Jessie and James.

Ash and friends track down Pikachu to the cabin, where Team Rocket has Pikachu attack Ash. They try to get away in a balloon, but Ash grabs on. James orders Pikachu to use Thunderbolt, and they end up crashing. Ash and Pikachu land in the river and wash ashore. When they awake, Pikachu has its memory back.

Team Rocket lands in the water nearby, and Pikachu sends them blasting off.

==Plot==
As {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are walking in the woods on their way to the ferry port in [[Lilycove City]], {{AP|Pikachu}} is exceptionally happy. However, the ground starts shaking, and a tree starts falling down and almost hits Pikachu. After the sand clouds clear, a big machine appears and is holding Pikachu. It is a contraption belonging to {{TRT}}, which they call the Mean and Nasty, Grumpy Grabber Mark One. Ash orders Pikachu to use {{m|Thunderbolt}}, but the attack doesn't even phase the machine because it is made of a bunch of insulated recyclables mixed in with a bunch of rubber hoses. Ash and friends charge at the machine; however, they fall into a pitfall dug by Team Rocket. Then, Team Rocket's machine starts sinking into the soft sand. After a short time, the machine itself starts crumbling and then explodes, causing everyone to fly in the air. Ash tries desperately to catch Pikachu, but he is much lighter than Ash, and so he flies through the air much faster.

In the next scene, it appears Ash had blacked out and is starting to come around when he asks if everyone is alright. Everyone else starts coming around as well and says that they are okay as well. [[Max]] asks what happened and {{an|May}} thinks that Team Rocket's machine blew up. Then, Ash remembers what happened and starts frantically calling for Pikachu. Ash tries to make a run for it; however, he is stuck in a tree. Meanwhile, [[Jessie]] and [[James]] are pasted to a tree themselves, having lost {{MTR}}. Jessie thinks they should go back to base, but James thinks otherwise, since Meowth might be lost. Meanwhile, Pikachu regains consciousness and finds himself sitting on top of Meowth's head. Meowth panics when he sees Pikachu, realizing that he might get zapped by him, but Pikachu doesn't do so. Meowth brings out his claws to attack Pikachu, but Pikachu doesn't do anything except stand there. Soon, Meowth realizes that Pikachu must have {{wp|amnesia}}. As a result, Meowth plots to convince Pikachu that he belongs to Team Rocket and has been since the day he was born and how much he's been through. Pikachu believes Meowth's claims.

Ash orders {{AP|Swellow}} to go look for Pikachu, while {{an|Brock}} orders {{TP|Brock|Mudkip|Marshtomp}} to look as well. Meanwhile, Meowth and Pikachu are strolling happily through the woods, looking for the Team Rocket base. Then, a {{p|Zigzagoon}} appears out of the bushes along with a {{p|Beedrill}}. Pikachu uses Thunderbolt on the Beedrill and it flies away, rescuing Meowth. Next, they walk along a narrow ledge; Pikachu has no problem but Meowth is afraid. Meowth then tells Pikachu a lie on how he once saved Pikachu's life when he was burning up with fever and Meowth was nursing him back to health. Then, Meowth steps on a weak part of the ledge and falls through. Pikachu grabs Meowth by the tail and tries to pull him back up. Meanwhile, Mudkip detects a vibration to the right. They see footprints and recognize them as the tracks of Pikachu, Meowth, and a Zigzagoon.

Meowth is seen sitting on the edge of a pond, looking down at his reflection and thinking that the explosion must have knocked them halfway across Hoenn and nowhere near home base. Pikachu comes with an apple and is willing to give it to Meowth, having realized that Meowth was hungry. Meowth learns that this was the only apple and Pikachu wouldn't have had any, so he decided to split it with Pikachu. Meanwhile, Ash and his friends are walking along the narrow ledge that Meowth and Pikachu crossed moments before. As they do so, Brock mentions that Pikachu doesn't seem to be putting up any type of struggle. Eventually, Swellow passes over Pikachu and Meowth while they are walking up a steep bank. Meowth starts feeling guilty on how it would be wrong to deprive Pikachu of his freedom. Pikachu then loses his balance and falls down the hill, but Meowth catches him.

Jessie and James finally reach home base, where they debate whether they should go out and look for Meowth or stay in their current position. At that moment, Swellow comes in, sees Team Rocket's base, and goes back to tell Ash. Meowth and Pikachu also arrive at home base. There, Pikachu is unconvinced of Jessie and James's trustworthiness, but eventually believes Meowth's claims that they are friendly. Then, Ash arrives and sees what is happening. He tells Pikachu how worried he was about him and asks Pikachu if he remembers him. Pikachu decides to go to Team Rocket rather than Ash, stunning him. Team Rocket performs the {{motto}}, this time with Pikachu participating at the end along with Meowth. Ash continues trying to convince Pikachu that he is Pikachu's friend. James commands Pikachu to use Thunderbolt, which sends him flying. Brock finally comes to the conclusion that Pikachu has amnesia. Team Rocket runs into their base, it explodes, and they come out with their balloon. Ash grabs onto the basket, determined to rescue Pikachu. James orders Pikachu to use Thunderbolt, but it shocks everyone. Ash and Pikachu start falling, and Ash grabs on to him but they fall into a rushing river.

The two eventually wash up ashore. Pikachu examines Ash and licks him on the face, causing him to regain consciousness. Ash sees Pikachu, realizes he remembers him, and hugs him. Brock, May, and Max finally catch up to Ash and Pikachu. Team Rocket falls from the sky and lands in the water. They asks them to help them out because they can't swim, but they tell Team Rocket to help themselves. Ash commands Pikachu to use Thunderbolt, which sends them blasting off again. Brock remarks on how great it is to have anyone back again, and May comments that it is times like these that make one appreciate your friends. Then, Ash promises that they would be friends forever.

==Major events==
* [[Ash's Pikachu]], during a bout of amnesia, temporarily joins {{TRT}}.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Norman]] (flashback; Japanese version only)
* {{ho|Kenny}} (flashback; Japanese version only)

===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG089.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Pikachu}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}}; temporarily {{TRT}}'s)
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Chimecho}} ({{OP|James|Chimecho}})
* {{p|Swellow}} ({{OP|Ash|Swellow}})
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{OP|Brock|Mudkip}})
* {{p|Nosepass}} ({{OP|Roxanne|Nosepass}}; flashback; Japanese version only)
* {{p|Vigoroth}} ([[Norman]]'s; flashback; Japanese version only)
* {{p|Beedrill}}
* {{p|Zigzagoon}}

==Trivia==
* [[Smile]] is used as an insert song when {{Ash}} has flashbacks of his times with {{AP|Pikachu}}. Music from ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]'', ''[[PK12|Gotta Dance!]]'', ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'', and ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'' can be heard in this episode.
* This episode marks the first, and so far only, instance of {{TRT}} reciting their {{motto}} more than once in an episode without any interruption.
* {{MTR}} returns the favor to Pikachu by splitting the apple between them, as Pikachu did the same to Meowth in ''[[EP104|Bound for Trouble]]''.
* The English [[dub]] title is a reference to the 1999 Nicholas Sparks romance book ''{{wp|A Walk to Remember}}''.
* This episode is featured on ''Pokémon All-Stars: Pikachu'' from {{wp|Magna Pacific}}'s {{OBP|Pokémon All-Stars|Region 4}} series.

===Errors===

===Dub edits===
* The English dub features a song written especially for this episode, titled [[You Can't Remember]].
* Ash reminiscing about his [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}}s with [[Roxanne]] and [[Norman]] is cut in the dub.

====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, which one of these Pokémon evolves into {{p|Raichu}}?
* Choices: {{p|Pichu}}, {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Torchic}}
* Answer: OK, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Pikachu}}, you were right!

==In other languages==
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|zh_cmn={{tt|皮卡丘加入火箭隊！？|Pikachu Joins Team Rocket!?}}
|da={{tt|Et Chok Man Husker|A Shock You'll Remember}}
|nl={{tt|De schrik van je leven|The Fright of Your Life}}
|de={{tt|Freunde für´s Leben!|Friends for Life!}}
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|he=רגע של פחד{{tt|rega shel pakhad|A Moment of Fright}}
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|ko={{tt|피카츄! 로켓단에 들어가다!?|Pikachu! Joins Team Rocket!?}}
|pt_br={{tt|Um Susto Inesquecível|An Unforgettable Scare}}
|pt_eu={{tt|Um Susto a Não Esquecer|A Scare Not to Forget}}
|ru={{tt|Напугать, чтобы вспомнить|To scare, so you'll remember it}}
|es_la={{tt|¡Un susto para recordar!|A scare to remember!}}
|es_eu={{tt|Un susto para recordar|A scare to remember}}
|sv={{tt|Minnesförlust!|Amnesia!}}
|hi=ये दोस्ती हम नहीं तोड़ेंगे! {{tt|''Yeh Dosti Hum Nahi Todenge!''|We will not break this friendship!}} {{tt|*|Hungama dub}}
}}
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S05

2020-05-17T10:30:17Z

Matty: Wrong Season finale.

{{redirect|Pokémon: Master Quest|the Italian opening for this season|Pokémon: The Master Quest}}
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|name=Pokémon: Master Quest
|image=Season5 logo.png
|size=240
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|opening=Believe in Me
|numeps=64
|region=[[Johto]]
|series=Original
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'''Pokémon: Master Quest''' is the fifth [[season]] of the [[dub]]bed version of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It follows the final adventures of {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} in the [[Johto]] [[region]], from the [[Whirl Islands]] to [[Mt. Silver]].

It originally aired as part of the 2002-2003 {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB!}} Saturday morning lineup. The season began with ''[[EP210|Around the Whirlpool]]'', which originally aired on September 14, 2002, and ended with ''[[EP262|You're a Star, Larvitar!]]'', which originally aired on September 6, 2003; it was later extended to include all of the episodes until the end of ''Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver'' with ''[[EP274|Hoenn Alone!]]''. This season skips [[EP250]], which was [[Banned episodes|banned from airing]].

It is preceded by [[S04|Pokémon: Johto League Champions]] and succeeded by [[S06|Pokémon: Advanced]], the first season of the dub of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, which is based on the [[Generation III]] {{pkmn|games}}. This season is also the last of the 4Kids Entertainment dub to be produced at [[TAJ Productions]].

==Blurb==

''With the Olivine City Gym temporarily out of commission, our heroes are off to the Whirl Cup Competition—and Misty wants in on the action! Resuming their journey, they find that Jessie, James, and Meowth aren’t the only members of Team Rocket they need to worry about, though that dastardly trio still has a few tricks up their collective sleeve. After a heated battle with the final Gym Leader, Ash moves on to the Silver Conference, but does he have the mettle to take on his old rival, Gary?''

==Important events==
{{spoilers}}
* {{Ash}} and {{an|Misty}} compete in the [[Whirl Cup]]. ([[EP215]] - [[EP217]])
* Ash and {{ashfr}} meet up with [[Ritchie]] and team up to save a {{jo|Silver|Lugia}} from [[Dr. Namba]], a [[Team Rocket]] scientist. ([[EP220]] - [[EP222]])
* Ash and his friends meet [[Eusine]] and later encounter {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Suicune}} again. ([[EP227]])
* Ash obtains a [[Pokémon Egg]], which soon hatches into a {{AP|Phanpy}}. ([[EP228]])
* A {{OBP|Delibird|Team Rocket}} begins tailing [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} to collect money they owe to Team Rocket. ([[EP231]])
* Ash and company meet up with [[Lance]] as they uncover Project R, an experiment led by [[Professor Sebastian]], another Team Rocket scientist. ([[EP235]] - [[EP236]])
* Ash obtains {{AP|Larvitar}} and returns it to its mother at [[Mt. Silver]]. ([[EP257]] - [[EP262]])
* {{Ash}} obtains {{AP|Larvitar}} and returns it to its mother at [[Mt. Silver]]. ([[EP263]] - [[EP264]])
* The [[Silver Conference]] takes place. ([[EP265]] - [[EP272]])
** Ash, {{Gary}}, and {{jo|Harrison}} get through to the Victory Tournament. ([[EP268]])
** Ash has a [[Full Battle]] against {{Gary}} and wins. They end their rivalry and become friends again. ([[EP269]] - [[EP270]])
** Ash battles Harrison in the quarter-finals and loses. Ash places in the top eight. ([[EP270]] - [[EP272]])
** Harrison loses to [[Jon Dickson]] in the semi-finals. Jon goes on to win the Silver Conference. ([[EP272]])
* Ash, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} part ways on their return to [[Kanto]]. ([[EP273]])
* Ash sees {{an|Ho-Oh}} fly towards [[Hoenn]] and decides to head there with just {{AP|Pikachu}}. ([[EP273]])
* {{TRT}} follows Ash and Pikachu to the Hoenn [[region]]. ([[EP274]])

===Party changes===
====Additions====
The following Pokémon are obtained:
* [[Misty's Corsola]] ([[EP213]])
* [[Ash's Phanpy]] ([[EP230]])

====Evolutions====
The following Pokémon evolve:
* Misty's {{p|Poliwhirl}} → {{TP|Misty|Politoed}} ([[EP247]])
* Brock's {{p|Pineco}} → {{TP|Brock|Forretress}} ([[EP259]])
* James's second {{p|Weepinbell}} → {{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio|Victreebel}} ([[EP261]])

====Releases====
The following Pokémon are released:
* James's second {{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio|Victreebel}} ([[EP261]])

====Trades====
The following Pokémon are traded:
* [[James's Victreebel]] for a [[Magikarp salesman]]'s {{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio|Victreebel|Weepinbell}} ([[EP261]])

====Other====
The following Pokémon are left at {{an|Professor Oak|Oak}}'s {{TP|Professor Oak|Laboratory}}:
* [[Ash's Bulbasaur]] ([[EP225]])
* [[Ash's Phanpy]] ([[EP273]])
* [[Ash's Bayleef]] ([[EP273]])
* [[Ash's Noctowl]] ([[EP273]])
* [[Ash's Totodile]] ([[EP273]])
* [[Ash's Cyndaquil]] ([[EP273]])

===Gym battles===
Ash defeats the following [[Gym Leader]]s:
* [[Jasmine]] ([[EP224]])
* [[Pryce]] ([[EP238]])
* [[Clair]] ([[EP254]])

==Episodes==
The television definition is used by Region 4 home video releases and formerly on [[Pokémon TV]], [[Pokémon in the United States#Cartoon Network|Toonami Jetstream, and Cartoon Network Video]]. It includes 52 episodes of the Johto League arc of the anime.

The home video definition is the definition currently used by Region 1 home video releases by VIZ Media, [[Pokémon TV]], [[Pokémon in the United States#Disney XD|DisneyNOW]], and [[List of digital home video releases of Pokémon anime|digital home video releases]]. It includes the last 64 episodes of the Johto League arc of the anime.

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|-
! class="roundytl" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Johto}}" | Epicode
! style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Johto}}" | Episode Title
! style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Johto}}" | Television
! class="roundytr" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Johto}}" | Home video Digital release
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP210]] || ''Around the Whirlpool'' || 1 || 1
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP211]] || ''Fly Me to the Moon'' || 2 || 2
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP212]] || ''Takin' It on the Chinchou'' || 3 || 3
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP213]] || ''A Corsola Caper'' || 4 || 4
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP214]] || ''Mantine Overboard!'' || 5 || 5
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP215]] || ''Octillery the Outcast'' || 6 || 6
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP216]] || ''Dueling Heroes'' || 7 || 7
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP217]] || ''The Perfect Match!'' || 8 || 8
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP218]] || ''Plant It Now... Diglett Later'' || 9 || 9
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP219]] || ''Hi Ho Silver... Away!'' || 10 || 10
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP220]] || ''The Mystery is History'' || 11 || 11
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP221]] || ''A Parent Trapped!'' || 12 || 12
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP222]] || ''A Promise is a Promise'' || 13 || 13
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP223]] || ''Throwing in the Noctowl'' || 14 || 14
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP224]] || ''Nerves of Steelix'' || 15 || 15
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP225]] || ''Bulbasaur... the Ambassador!'' || 16 || 16
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP226]] || ''Espeon, Not Included'' || 17 || 17
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP227]] || ''For Ho-Oh the Bell Tolls!'' || 18 || 18
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP228]] || ''Extreme Pokémon!'' || 19 || 19
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP229]] || ''An EGG-sighting Adventure!'' || 20 || 20
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP230]] || ''Hatching a Plan'' || 21 || 21
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP231]] || ''Dues and Don'ts'' || 22 || 22
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP232]] || ''Just Waiting On a Friend'' || 23 || 23
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP233]] || ''A Tyrogue Full of Trouble'' || 24 || 24
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP234]] || ''Xatu the Future'' || 25 || 25
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP235]] || ''Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution'' || 26 || 26
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP236]] || ''Rage Of Innocence'' || 27 || 27
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP237]] || ''As Cold as Pryce'' || 28 || 28
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP238]] || ''Nice Pryce, Baby!'' || 29 || 29
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP239]] || ''Whichever Way the Wind Blows'' || 30 || 30
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP240]] || ''Some Like it Hot'' || 31 || 31
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP241]] || ''Hocus Pokémon'' || 32 || 32
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP242]] || ''As Clear as Crystal'' || 33 || 33
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP243]] || ''Same Old Song and Dance'' || 34 || 34
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP244]] || ''Enlighten Up!'' || 35 || 35
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP245]] || ''Will the Real Oak Please Stand Up?'' || 36 || 36
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP246]] || ''Wish Upon a Star Shape'' || 37 || 37
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP247]] || ''Outrageous Fortunes'' || 38 || 38
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP248]] || ''One Trick Phony!'' || 39 || 39
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP249]] || ''I Politoed Ya So!'' || 40 || 40
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP251]] || ''Beauty is Skin Deep'' || 41 || 41
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP252]] || ''Fangs For Nothin''' || 42 || 42
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP253]] || ''Great Bowls of Fire!'' || 43 || 43
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP254]] || ''Better Eight Than Never'' || 44 || 44
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP255]] || ''Why? Wynaut!'' || 45 || 45
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP256]] || ''Just Add Water'' || 46 || 46
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP257]] || ''Lapras of Luxury'' || 47 || 47
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP258]] || ''Hatch Me If You Can'' || 48 || 48
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP259]] || ''Entei At Your Own Risk'' || 49 || 49
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP260]] || ''A Crowning Achievement'' || 50 || 50
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP261]] || ''Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid'' || 51 || 51
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP262]] || ''You're a Star, Larvitar!'' || 52 || 52
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP263]] || ''Address Unown!'' || rowspan="12" | Part of [[S06]] || 53
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP264]] || ''Mother of All Battles'' || 54
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP265]] || ''Pop Goes the Sneasel'' || 55
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP266]] || ''A Claim to Flame!'' || 56
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP267]] || ''Love, Pokémon Style'' || 57
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP268]] || ''Tie One On!'' || 58
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP269]] || ''The Ties That Bind'' || 59
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP270]] || ''Can't Beat the Heat'' || 60
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP271]] || ''Playing with Fire!'' || 61
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP272]] || ''Johto Photo Finish'' || 62
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP273]] || ''Gotta Catch Ya Later!'' || 63
|- style="background: #FFF"
| [[EP274]] || ''Hoenn Alone!'' || 64
|-
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|}

==Home video releases==
===North American DVD releases===
{{main|List of English language Master Quest home video releases (Region 1)}}

===Australian DVD releases===
{{main|List of English language Master Quest home video releases (Region 4)}}

==Trivia==
[[File:Master Quest Jetstream.png|thumb|Toonami coloration]]
* There was a differently-colored version of the logo used on the [[Pokémon in the United States|Toonami Jetstream]] website. This variation of the logo was used until January 20, 2009.
* This is the first season to only have one voice director, [[Jason Bergenfeld]].
* This is the last season of the anime to air in {{pmin|Bulgaria}} and {{pmin|Romania}} before the release of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, seven years later.
* This is the last season to be produced at [[TAJ Productions]] with [[4Kids]]

==In other languages==
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Ash's Pikachu

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:{{samename|alternate Pikachu who appeared in [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]|Ash's Pikachu (EToP)}}
:{{samename|alternate Pikachu who appeared in [[M20|I Choose You!]] and [[M21|The Power of Us]]|Ash's Pikachu (M20)}}
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|jpokemonname=ピカチュウ
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|caption=As a Gigantamax Pikachu
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'''Ash's Pikachu''' (Japanese: '''サトシのピカチュウ''' ''Satoshi's Pikachu'') is the signature {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} of the [[Pokémon anime]], and the [[starter Pokémon|first Pokémon]] that {{Ash}} obtained on his journey as a [[Pokémon Trainer]], given to him by {{an|Professor Oak}}.

==In the anime==
===History===
[[File:Ash Pikachu Pichu.png|thumb|250px|left|As a {{pkmn2|wild}} Pichu]]
====Pre-series====
[[File:SS001.png|thumb|250px|Pichu with his adoptive family]]
As shown in [[SS001]], Pikachu was once a lonely {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Pichu}} who lived in the woods in the outskirts of [[Pallet Town]]. After falling off a cliff, he was saved by a mother {{p|Kangaskhan}}, who, after realizing Pichu had nowhere to go, placed Pichu in her pouch and took him into her care. Eventually, Pichu and the child Kangaskhan grew bigger, and carrying them both became a burden to the mother. Realizing this, Pichu left his adoptive mother's pouch in the middle of the night while Kangaskhan's pack was asleep. Turning back to say goodbye to his family, his feelings of gratitude caused him to [[evolution|evolve]] into Pikachu. After taking a moment to realize what had just happened to him, Pikachu finished his goodbyes and left for parts unknown.

At some point after his departure, Pikachu was {{pkmn2|caught}} and eventually came under the possession of {{an|Professor Oak}}.
{{-}}

====[[Original series]]====
=====Kanto=====
[[File:Ash Pikachu EP001.png|thumb|left|220px|Pikachu's debut appearance]]
In the first episode of the [[Pokémon anime]], ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'', Ash woke up late the day he was supposed to go to [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] to obtain his first Pokémon. When he arrived at the lab, the three available starter Pokémon, {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, and [[Gary's Blastoise|Squirtle]], had already been taken by other Trainers who had arrived on time. Seeing Ash's disappointment, Professor Oak gave him Pikachu, who, at first, [[Obedience|did not care at all for his new Trainer]], constantly zapping him and anyone else nearby. He refused to go into his {{i|Poké Ball}}, and when Ash failed to catch a {{p|Pidgey}}, he laughed at him. However, by the end of the episode, Ash gained Pikachu's trust by protecting him from an attack by a flock of angry {{p|Spearow}}. Seeing this act of selflessness, Pikachu defended Ash from the Spearow as well, and the two of them became inseparable friends, a moment that was capitalized on by catching a glimpse of {{an|Ho-Oh|an unknown Pokémon}} flying by. Ash then rushed to [[Viridian City]] to get Pikachu hospitalized quickly, as he had been badly injured during the fight.

[[File:Ash Pikachu debut.png‎|thumb|220px|Pikachu and Ash meeting for the first time]]
In ''[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency!]]'', Ash managed to get to the Viridian City [[Pokémon Center]] just in time with the help of [[Officer Jenny]], who scolded Ash for "mistreating" Pikachu. [[Nurse Joy]] agreed to heal Pikachu, and thanks to her, Pikachu managed to regain his health. At the end of the episode, Pikachu had regained enough of his strength to send {{TRT}} blasting off for the very first time.

Pikachu participated in Ash's first [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}} with {{an|Brock}} in ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]''. He faced {{TP|Brock|Onix}}, but his {{type|Electric}} attacks were ineffective. When Onix started {{m|bind}}ing Pikachu, Ash saw no other option than to forfeit the match. Ash and Pikachu later trained with {{ka|Flint}} to increase the strength of Pikachu's Electric-type [[move]]s. Ash later challenged Brock to a [[rematch]], where Pikachu managed to defeat [[Brock's Geodude]] with his training. Pikachu then faced Onix again, but despite their training, he was still unable to defeat it. As Ash was about to forfeit again, Pikachu's {{m|Thunderbolt}} managed to turn on the Gym's sprinkler system, severely harming Onix. As Ash was about to let Pikachu finish Onix off, he was stopped by [[Brock's siblings]] and he decided to forfeit again. Despite this, Brock still gave him the {{badge|Boulder}}.

[[File:Ash Pikachu wounded.png|thumb|left|220px|Ash rushing Pikachu to the Pokémon Center]]
Pikachu's next major battle was in Ash's [[Vermilion Gym]] battle against [[Lt. Surge's Raichu]] in ''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]''. [[Lt. Surge]] laughed at Ash for attempting to defeat his Raichu with its pre-evolved form, angering Ash and Pikachu. Indeed, Raichu turned out to be more powerful than Pikachu, and a combination of attacks from it resulted in so much damage to Pikachu that he had to be hospitalized. Later, Ash offered to let Pikachu evolve into a {{p|Raichu}} with a [[Thunder Stone]] that Nurse Joy had given him. However, Pikachu refused, wanting to defeat Raichu on his own terms. During the subsequent rematch with Lt. Surge, Pikachu once again faced Raichu. Using moves like {{m|Agility}} and {{m|Quick Attack}}, which Raichu didn't know, Pikachu managed to gain the upper hand, dodge Raichu's attacks, and ultimately defeat it, thus earning Ash the {{badge|Thunder}}.

In ''[[EP022|Abra and the Psychic Showdown]]'', Pikachu was sent out to battle [[Sabrina's Abra]] during Ash's [[Saffron Gym]] battle. It proved to be a tough foe, using {{m|Teleport}} to avoid Pikachu's attacks. Abra then suddenly evolved into Kadabra, making it much stronger. Eventually, Kadabra used {{m|Psychic}} to control Pikachu's body and repeatedly smash him into the ceiling. Unwilling to see his friend suffer, Ash forfeited the match. In Ash's subsequent rematch with [[Sabrina]] in ''[[EP024|Haunter versus Kadabra]]'', Pikachu fought Kadabra again, since {{TP|Sabrina|Haunter}} didn't show up and his other Pokémon were too terrified. Eventually, Haunter appeared and made Sabrina and Kadabra laugh, leaving them incapacitated. As a result, Ash was declared the winner by [[Sabrina's father]], which earned him the {{badge|Marsh}}.

In ''[[EP033|The Flame Pokémon-athon!]]'', Pikachu entered the [[Big P Pokémon Race]] with {{AP|Squirtle}}. The two were at a significant disadvantage due to Squirtle's short legs, and Pikachu's comparative weight, but in a way, this helped as they managed to escape an {{p|Electrode}} self-destructing. They made ground when they reached the water stage, putting them in the top four with Ash, {{an|Misty}}, and [[Dario]]. However, intervention from Team Rocket forced a battle, and the two were put out of the running by a {{m|Glare}} attack from {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}}.

In ''[[EP039|Pikachu's Goodbye]]'', Ash and {{ashfr}} ran into a group of wild Pikachu, which was a very rare encounter. Pikachu tried to make friends with the other Pikachu but received a lukewarm response. After saving a baby Pikachu from falling down a waterfall, Ash's Pikachu was accepted by the group. Ash was overjoyed by this at first but soon began to feel sad, because he thought that Pikachu would be better off with the rest of his kind. After stopping Team Rocket from poaching his Pikachu and the wild Pikachu, Ash decided it was best to leave Pikachu behind with the others. However, Pikachu refused to leave Ash and quickly ran to catch up with him, followed by the wild Pikachu, who supported Ash and Pikachu being together.

In ''[[EP052|Princess vs. Princess]]'', Pikachu was borrowed by Misty, so she could use him in the [[Queen of the Princess Festival]], the main event in the annual [[Princess Festival]]. During the competition, he was seen defeating a {{p|Fearow}}. In the finals, Pikachu was Misty's first Pokémon used against [[Jessie]]. Pikachu easily managed to defeat Arbok, {{TP|James|Weezing}} and {{MTR}} in succession with a single Thunder Shock. Pikachu then faced [[Jessie's Lickitung]]. He tried attacking with Thunderbolt but was then licked by Lickitung and defeated.

In ''[[EP058|Riddle Me This]]'', Pikachu was Ash's last Pokémon used in his seventh Gym battle at the [[Cinnabar Gym]], where he faced off against [[Blaine]]'s {{p|Rhydon}}. Despite being immune to Electric moves, Rhydon was defeated when Pikachu aimed his Thunderbolt attack at the horn on Rhydon's head. Pikachu then faced [[Blaine's Magmar]], whose attacks eventually almost caused Pikachu to fall off the battlefield and into the lava below. Seeing that, Ash then decided to forfeit the match.

[[File:Ash Pikachu Poké Ball.png|thumb|220px|Pikachu's Poké Ball, with a lightning bolt mark, at Professor Oak's Laboratory]]
In ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]'', Ash had Pikachu attack Team Rocket and their Pokémon after they sent out Arbok and Weezing to attack during their Gym battle. Using Thunderbolt, Pikachu hit all of the opposing Pokémon at once, causing {{p|Machamp}}, Rhydon and {{p|Kingler}} to run away in fear, and defeating Arbok and Weezing. After Team Rocket got blasted off, Ash got his eighth Gym Badge, the {{badge|Earth}}.

Ash used Pikachu many times during the [[Indigo Plateau Conference]]. In ''[[EP076|Fire and Ice]]'', Pikachu defeated [[Pete Pebbleman]]'s powerful {{p|Arcanine}}, but in ''[[EP077|The Fourth Round Rumble]]'', he was defeated by [[Jeanette Fisher]]'s {{p|Bellsprout}}. Pikachu then faced off against Happy, [[Ritchie]]'s {{p|Butterfree}}, in ''[[EP079|Friend and Foe Alike]]''. Despite being exhausted from battling Team Rocket earlier, he still wanted to fight. After defeating Happy, he faced off against [[Zippo]], Ritchie's {{p|Charmander}}, but due to being exhausted by all his battles, Pikachu was defeated.

In ''[[EP081|Pallet Party Panic]]'', Ash decided to take Pikachu, along with some of his other Pokémon, to the [[Orange Archipelago]] with him.

=====Orange Archipelago=====
In ''[[EP086|Pikachu Re-Volts]]'', [[Butch]] and [[Cassidy]] used a {{p|Drowzee}} to take over the minds of many Pokémon on [[Mandarin Island North]], including Pikachu. To rescue the Pokémon, Ash taunted Pikachu into using Thunderbolt on him, which also hit the machine that Drowzee was wired to, freeing all of the Pokémon from its control.

In ''[[EP093|Navel Maneuvers]]'', Ash called Pikachu to help mold a block of ice into a sled, as part of his competition against [[Danny]]. He later rode in the sled along with his Bulbasaur and Squirtle in a race against Danny and his team. In the end, Ash managed to win the coveted {{badge|Sea Ruby}}.

In ''[[EP099|The Mandarin Island Miss Match]]'', Ash used Pikachu in a battle against [[Lorelei]]{{tt|*|Referred to as Prima in the dub}} of the [[Elite Four]], where he faced her {{TP|Lorelei|Cloyster}}. Eventually, Pikachu lost.

In ''[[EP103|Misty Meets Her Match]]'', Pikachu participated in the first part of Ash's battle with [[Rudy]], using his Thunderbolt to blast targets. He then faced off against Rudy's {{p|Electabuzz}}, which kept shrugging off Pikachu's attacks. He was eventually defeated by a powerful {{m|Thunder Punch}}.

[[File:PikaMeowthOffer.png|thumb|230px|Pikachu offering {{MTR}} an apple]]
In [[EP104|the following episode]], Team Rocket had a plan to capture Pikachu that involved tying him up with Meowth. This succeeded at first, but Meowth and Pikachu got separated from Jessie and [[James]]. Being lost on the island, the two Pokémon had to work together to defeat powerful Pokémon and get to safety. In the end, Ash, Misty and {{Tracey}} managed to find the duo first and separated them from each other.

In ''[[EP108|Pokémon Double Trouble]]'', Pikachu was used in Ash's Gym battle against [[Luana]], where he had to fight alongside {{AP|Charizard}}. Despite both Pokémon being eager to battle, they started getting angry at each other right before the battle, affecting their teamwork negatively. However, after seeing Charizard being repeatedly attacked by Luana's {{p|Alakazam}} and {{p|Marowak}}, Pikachu decided to help his partner, cementing their cooperation. Both of their opponents ultimately knocked each other out accidentally, thus earning Ash the {{badge|Jade Star}} and allowing him to enter the [[Orange League]].

In ''[[EP111|Hello, Pummelo!]]'', Pikachu was Ash's first Pokémon used in his battle against {{OBP|Drake|Orange League}}, where he faced off against Drake's {{p|Ditto}}. Despite Ditto being able to copy Pikachu's attacks, it wasn't in good shape as Pikachu was. After continuously exchanging attacks, Pikachu managed to defeat it. Pikachu was then recalled when Drake sent out his {{p|Onix}}. [[EP112|Later]], Pikachu faced off against Drake's powerful {{TP|Drake|Dragonite}}, who had already defeated three of Ash's Pokémon. After an exchange of attacks, Pikachu defeated Dragonite, earning Ash the [[Winner's Trophy]] and a spot in the [[Orange League Hall of Fame]].

In ''[[EP116|The Rivalry Revival]]'', Pikachu battled [[Gary's Eevee]] and was eventually defeated after Eevee used a powerful {{m|Skull Bash}}. Later on in the episode, Ash decided to take Pikachu, along with his other Pokémon, to [[Johto]] with him.

=====Johto=====
In ''[[EP118|The Double Trouble Header]]'', Ash used Pikachu in his second battle against {{an|Casey}}, where he faced her {{TP|Casey|Chikorita}}. Despite Casey having only recently obtained {{p|Chikorita}}, it quickly gained the upper hand. Just then, the battle was interrupted by Team Rocket, who tried to steal their Pokémon. Their plan failed, however, when Pikachu and Chikorita were reunited with their Trainers and teamed up to defeat Team Rocket.

In ''[[EP131|Fighting Flyer with Fire]]'', Pikachu was used in Ash's [[Violet Gym]] battle against [[Falkner]], where he battled and defeated Falkner's {{p|Hoothoot}} and {{p|Dodrio}}. Pikachu then briefly faced Falkner's {{p|Pidgeot}}, but since he was already tired from his previous matches, he was quickly defeated by a {{m|Whirlwind}}.

In ''[[EP144|Gettin' The Bugs Out]]'', Ash used Pikachu as his third Pokémon in his [[Azalea Gym]] battle, where he went up against [[Bugsy]]'s {{p|Metapod}} and defeated it. He then went up against Bugsy's last, and most powerful Pokémon, {{TP|Bugsy|Scyther}}. Despite having the type advantage, Pikachu's Thunderbolt attacks constantly missed because of {{p|Scyther}}'s Double Team. The real Scyther then appeared behind Pikachu and hit him with a series of {{m|Fury Cutter}}, knocking him out.

In ''[[EP158|A Goldenrod Opportunity]]'', Pikachu faced off against [[Whitney]]'s powerful {{TP|Whitney|Miltank}}, who had already easily defeated [[Ash's Cyndaquil]] and Totodile using {{m|Rollout}}. Ash had Pikachu use Thunderbolt on Miltank since she got wet by Totodile's earlier {{m|Water Gun}}. However, due to Miltank spinning at great speed, she had already dried up, making Thunderbolt useless. Afterwards, Pikachu was defeated by two Rollout attacks, causing Ash to lose the battle. In [[EP159|the following episode]], Pikachu battled Miltank again in Ash's rematch. Due to Ash's strategy with Cyndaquil and Totodile, Miltank lost her balance. This allowed Pikachu to throw Miltank in the air by hiding in one of the ditches and then finish her off with a Thunderbolt, earning Ash the {{badge|Plain}}.

In ''[[EP161|The Bug Stops Here]]'', Pikachu and Ash entered the [[Bug-Catching Contest]]. The two encountered a {{p|Weedle}}, but before Pikachu could attack it, Casey's Chikorita intervened, and Casey caught the Hairy Bug Pokémon. Later, Ash and Pikachu chased after a Scyther, but accidentally disturbed a swarm of {{p|Beedrill}} in the process. Pikachu managed to shock one of the Beedrill with Thunderbolt, giving Ash the chance to catch it. With this capture, Ash managed to win the contest, winning him a [[Sun Stone]].

Pikachu befriended a group of Pichu in ''[[EP179|The Apple Corp!]]''. At first, they framed Pikachu for eating some apples, but when the Pichu were attacked by a Fearow, Pikachu warded it off with Thunderbolt. Later, Pikachu was kidnapped by Team Rocket after they sucked away its electricity. However, the Pichu eventually managed to restore Pikachu's electricity, and together, they blasted Team Rocket off.

In ''[[EP182|From Ghost to Ghost]]'', Pikachu was used in Ash's Gym battle against [[Morty]]. He faced off against Morty's {{p|Gastly}} but was defeated by a single {{m|Night Shade}}.

In ''[[EP209|Machoke, Machoke Man!]]'', Ash chose Pikachu as his first Pokémon in his Gym battle against [[Chuck]]. Pikachu battled Chuck's {{p|Poliwrath}}, but his Thunderbolt and Quick Attack did not defeat it. Afterwards, it hit Pikachu with a series of powerful {{m|Double Slap}} attacks, knocking him out.

In ''[[EP224|Nerves of Steelix!]]'', Ash sent out Pikachu to battle Jasmine's {{p|Magnemite}}. Both Pokémon proved to be equal in speed, but finally, Ash decided to let Pikachu take a {{m|Thunder Wave}} from Magnemite so it could get hit by a Thunderbolt, causing a lot of damage. Pikachu then finished it off with a Quick Attack, crashing it into a wall. Next, Pikachu faced off against Jasmine's strongest Pokémon, {{TP|Jasmine|Steelix}}. Due to his previous battle against Magnemite, Pikachu was tired and subsequently defeated by a powerful {{m|Iron Tail}}.

In ''[[EP237|As Cold as Pryce]]'', Pikachu was seen aiding Cyndaquil in reviving [[Pryce's Piloswine]]. In [[EP238|the following episode]], Pikachu was sent out to battle Piloswine, who had already defeated Cyndaquil. Though the battle was well-fought, Pikachu wound up receiving more damage. Despite this, he refused to give up and was about to attack again when [[Pryce]] forfeited, giving Ash the win and earning him the {{badge|Glacier}}.

In ''[[EP252|Fangs for Nothin']]'', Ash chose Pikachu as his first Pokémon in his Gym battle against [[Clair]], pitting him against her {{p|Kingdra}}. Since Ash was unaware of Kingdra's {{t|Dragon|secondary type}}, Pikachu's Electric attacks and [[physical move]]s didn't affect the Dragon Pokémon, forcing him to follow Misty and Brock's advice and recall Pikachu. Their battle was later stopped due to Team Rocket's theft of the [[Dragon Fang]]. In [[EP253|the following episode]], Pikachu helped stop the rampage of a {{p|Dragonite}} that belonged to the old {{gy|Blackthorn}} {{OBP|Gym Leader|EP253}}.

In [[EP254|the next episode]], Pikachu was used in Ash's rematch against Clair, where he faced her {{p|Gyarados}}. Despite Pikachu having the double type-advantage, Gyarados proved to be powerful and initially gained the upper hand. Eventually, Pikachu got close enough to defeat the Atrocious Pokémon with a powerful Thunderbolt. Clair then sent out her {{TP|Clair|Dragonair}} to battle Pikachu. It managed to dodge Pikachu's attacks and knock him out with a point-blank Hyper Beam.

Pikachu was used many times during the [[Silver Conference]]. In ''[[EP266|A Claim to Flame!]]'', he defeated [[Salvador]]'s {{p|Furret}}. In ''[[EP268|Tie One On!]]'', this good showing was followed by [[Vincent|Jackson]]'s {{p|Azumarill}}, but Pikachu was then defeated by Jackson's {{Shiny}} {{p|Magneton}}. In ''[[EP271|Playing with Fire!]]'', Pikachu was Ash's first Pokémon used in his battle against {{jo|Harrison}}, defeating his {{p|Kecleon}} before being defeated in turn by Harrison's {{TP|Harrison|Sneasel}}.

After saying farewell to Misty and Brock in ''[[EP273|Gotta Catch Ya Later!]]'', Ash decided to only take Pikachu with him to [[Hoenn]], and left Pallet Town with him at the end of the episode. In [[EP274|the following episode]], while getting ready to depart for Hoenn by ship, Ash and Pikachu were attacked by Team Rocket, who used an electromagnet to stick Pikachu to it and drain his electricity. Eventually, thanks to some wild Pokémon and Officer Jenny, Pikachu was saved. The next day, Ash tried to wake Pikachu up, but he soon noticed that he was suffering from a severe illness caused by the electromagnet.

===={{series|Advanced Generation}}====
=====Hoenn=====
In ''[[AG001|Get the Show on the Road!]]'', Pikachu was treated by [[Professor Birch]], who strapped him to a machine to drain out the overload electricity he received. However, the machine exploded when the electricity levels became too high. Pikachu then ran off, with Ash and Professor Birch chasing after him. Eventually, Ash found Pikachu, but in his confused state, Pikachu attacked him and fled off a cliff. Ash jumped after him and caught him before grabbing onto a branch. Pikachu tried resisting, but Ash was able to get through to him and calm him down. When Ash and Pikachu were pulled up to safety, Team Rocket arrived and captured Pikachu. However, their [[Team Rocket's mechas|mecha]] accidentally cured Pikachu of his illness, and he was able to blast them off, destroying {{an|May}}'s bike in the process.

In ''[[AG003|There's no Place like Hoenn]]'', Ash used Pikachu in an unofficial battle against [[Norman]], since Ash only had one Pokémon at the time instead of the three required. In the end, Norman's {{p|Vigoroth}} defeated Pikachu with a series of {{m|Scratch}} attacks. After their match, Team Rocket tried to steal Pikachu and Vigoroth but accidentally stole [[May's Torchic]] instead. Later, Pikachu was used alongside Vigoroth to battle Team Rocket and blasted them off in addition to rescuing Torchic.

In ''[[AG013|All Things Bright and Beautifly!]]'', Ash began teaching Pikachu Iron Tail in preparation for his [[Rustboro Gym]] battle, a {{type|Rock}} Gym, and got help from a {{pkmn|Coordinator}} named {{an|Chaz}} and his {{p|Sentret}}. Despite their effort and training, Pikachu was still unable to fully master Iron Tail.

In ''[[AG016|The Winner by a Nosepass]]'', Pikachu was Ash's last Pokémon used in his Gym battle against [[Roxanne]], where he went up against her {{p|Geodude}} and eventually defeated it. Pikachu then faced [[Roxanne's Nosepass]], who took advantage of his difficulties in mastering Iron Tail. Despite this, Pikachu defeated Nosepass and mastered Iron Tail in the process, as well as earning Ash the {{badge|Stone}}.

In ''[[AG040|Watt's with Wattson?]]'', after entering the [[Mauville Gym]], Ash and his friends encountered a robot {{p|Raikou}}. Thinking it would attack, Ash ordered Pikachu to attack the robot with Iron Tail, causing an explosion. This destroyed the robot but also overcharged Pikachu with electricity, unbeknownst to the rest. Later, Pikachu was Ash's first Pokémon used in his Gym battle against [[Wattson]]. Due to being overcharged, Pikachu defeated Wattson's Magnemite, {{p|Voltorb}}, and Magneton with one attack each, earning Ash the {{badge|Dynamo}}.

In ''[[AG056|Going, Going, Yawn]]'', Ash used Pikachu as his third Pokémon in his [[Lavaridge Gym]] battle. He was sent out against [[Flannery]]'s {{p|Slugma}} after it {{status|Burn|burned}} {{AP|Treecko}} and put {{AP|Corphish}} to {{status|sleep}}. During the battle, he finally broke {{p|Magcargo}}'s Reflect that was affecting previous battles. Then, Pikachu defeated Slugma and proceeded to battle Flannery's last Pokémon, {{p|Torkoal}}. Despite Pikachu's efforts, Torkoal used {{m|Overheat}} to defeat him.

In ''[[AG070|Balance of Power]]'', Ash used Pikachu as his first Pokémon in his official [[Petalburg Gym]] battle against Norman, and he went up against {{p|Slakoth}} but was recalled after Slakoth's {{m|Blizzard}} temporary disabled him. Later, Pikachu faced off against Norman's Vigoroth. Through strategy, Ash had Pikachu let himself get hit by Vigoroth, which activated Pikachu's {{a|Static}} Ability and paralyzed Vigoroth. This allowed Pikachu to defeat Vigoroth, but he fainted right afterwards due to extensive fatigue from the battle, thus ending it in a draw.

In ''[[AG085|Sky High Gym Battle!]]'', Pikachu was Ash's second Pokémon in his [[Fortree Gym]] battle against [[Winona]]. Pikachu battled Winona's {{p|Pelipper}}, and despite having a major type advantage, Pelipper proved to be a formidable opponent. As a result, Ash decided Pikachu should fight at close range and told him to use Quick Attack to get closer before using Thunder on Pelipper. With both Pokémon being hit by powerful attacks, Pikachu and Pelipper both fainted.

In ''[[AG089|A Scare to Remember!]]'', Pikachu developed amnesia after an attack by Team Rocket and their machine. Team Rocket took advantage of this and tricked Pikachu into joining them. He was then ordered to attack the group. Trying to get Pikachu back, Ash jumped on their balloon. Team Rocket ordered Pikachu to hit Ash with Thunderbolt, but this caused them to get blasted off while Ash and Pikachu fell in a river. As Ash protected him, Pikachu managed to regain his memory and got rid of Team Rocket once again.

In ''[[AG097|Gaining Groudon]]'', Ash and the group got on a submarine owned by [[Team Magma]], where they met Team Magma's leader [[Maxie]]. An explosion triggered by {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Kyogre (AG)|Kyogre}} caused the [[Blue Orb]] to fly off Maxie's desk. Pikachu managed to catch the orb before Team Magma could regain it, but the orb then melted into Pikachu's body, greatly increasing his power but also making him lose control over himself. In [[AG098|the next episode]], Pikachu awakened {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Groudon (AG)|Groudon}} and aided it in its battle with {{p|Kyogre}}. Due to everyone's teamwork, {{p|Groudon}} was able to defeat Kyogre, causing the Blue Orb to emerge from Pikachu's body. Pikachu was then saved by Kyogre and later bade it and Groudon farewell.

In ''[[AG100|Solid as a Solrock]]'', Ash used Pikachu and {{AP|Swellow}} in the [[Double Battle]] against [[Tate and Liza]] with their respective {{TP|Tate|Solrock}} and {{TP|Liza|Lunatone}}. Eventually, the battle was interrupted by Team Rocket, who destroyed the Gym using their machine. Following Team Rocket's defeat, they agreed to resume their battle outdoors. With Solrock and Lunatone gaining the upper hand, Ash thought about how to negate their dual attacks and then had Pikachu use Thunder on the clouds. Lightning struck Pikachu and Swellow, which the two managed to endure, thus creating a "Thunder Armor". Using this technique, Pikachu and Swellow managed to pierce through Solrock's Solar Beam and Lunatone's {{m|Light Screen}}, and defeated them with Iron Tail and Aerial Ace, earning Ash the {{badge|Mind}}.

In ''[[AG101|Vanity Affair]]'', Ash used Pikachu against [[Hoenn Elite Four]] member [[Drake]] and his {{p|Shelgon}}. However, Pikachu quickly lost, which dealt a serious blow to the massive ego Ash had developed at the time.

In ''[[AG110|The Great Eight Fate!]]'', Ash chose Pikachu and {{AP|Snorunt}} as his first two Pokémon in a Double Battle in the first round of his [[Sootopolis Gym]] battle. They went up against [[Juan]]'s {{p|Sealeo}} and Seaking. Eventually, Snorunt was knocked out by Seaking's Hyper Beam, and Ash sent out Corphish. Soon after, Pikachu defeated Seaking and rode on Corphish's back as it headed towards Sealeo and defeated it, thus ending the first round of the Gym battle in Ash's favor. Both Pokémon were then recalled. In [[AG111|the next episode]], Pikachu was used as Ash's last Pokémon in the second round of the battle, going up against Juan's last and strongest Pokémon, his {{p|Milotic}}. Eventually, Milotic tried hitting Pikachu with Iron Tail in an ambush, but he dodged it, climbed onto Milotic's body, and flipped the Tender Pokémon into the water. While underwater, Pikachu used Thunder, knocking out Milotic, winning Ash the battle, and earning him the {{badge|Rain}}.

In ''[[AG118|Less is Morrison]]'', Ash used Pikachu in a battle against his new rival [[Morrison]], and he faced off against [[Morrison's Beldum]]. At first, Pikachu had the upper hand as the only move Beldum knew was Take Down, but Beldum eventually managed to land some hits. Soon, Pikachu used Iron Tail to counter another Take Down, causing a big explosion that knocked both Pokémon out.

Pikachu was used many times by Ash in the [[Ever Grande Conference]]. In ''[[AG126|Saved by the Beldum]]'', he defeated {{OBP|Gilbert|AG126}}'s {{p|Hitmonlee}} after a hard-fought battle. In ''[[AG128|Shocks and Bonds]]'', Pikachu initially went up against {{ho|Katie}}'s {{p|Golduck}}. However, Katie immediately switched to her {{p|Dugtrio}}, who had a type advantage over Pikachu, and the Mole Pokémon defeated him easily. In ''[[AG130|Choose It or Lose It!]]'', Pikachu went up against Morrison's {{p|Steelix}} and was knocked out as well. In ''[[AG131|At the End of the Fray]]'', Pikachu defeated {{ho|Tyson}}'s {{p|Metagross}} before being defeated himself by [[Tyson's Meowth]] despite all of his efforts. His defeat caused Ash to end up in the Top 8 of the Ever Grande Conference.

=====Kanto Battle Frontier=====
In ''[[AG132|The Scheme Team]]'', Ash used Pikachu in his battle against [[Elite Four]] [[Agatha]] and her {{TP|Agatha|Gengar}} at the [[Viridian Gym]]. Eventually, when Pikachu was about to finish Gengar off with Thunder, Gengar used {{m|Hypnosis}}, putting him to sleep, then defeated him with {{m|Dream Eater}}. Afterwards, he helped defeat Team Rocket along with Agatha's {{p|Golbat}}. Later on, Ash decided to enter the [[Kanto]] {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}} along with Pikachu and his other Pokémon. He was later reunited with Misty when he and Ash returned to Pallet Town.

In ''[[AG150|May's Egg-Cellent Adventure]]'', while battling Team Rocket's mecha, he used Quick Attack, which morphed into {{m|Volt Tackle}}, easily destroying the mecha and blasting Team Rocket off. Despite this, Pikachu couldn't master the move. After lots of {{pkmn|training}}, Pikachu was finally able to master Volt Tackle in ''[[AG155|The Green Guardian]]'', using the move to blast Team Rocket off, and saving a wild {{p|Celebi}}.

In ''[[AG158|Queen of the Serpentine!]]'', while going to the [[Battle Pike]], Pikachu was captured by Team Rocket using their fake Battle Pike until he was rescued by {{FB|Pike Queen|Lucy}} and her {{TP|Lucy|Seviper}} from the real Battle Pike. Later, Ash used Pikachu as his second and last Pokémon in his Battle Pike challenge against Lucy and her Milotic. When Pikachu suffered major damage, Ash had him use Thunderbolt on himself. This allowed him to use a supercharged Volt Tackle and defeat Milotic, earning him the [[Symbol#List of Symbols|Luck Symbol]].

In ''[[AG169|Talking a Good Game!]]'', Pikachu was the third Pokémon to battle {{FB|Salon Maiden|Anabel}}. He went up against her Alakazam, who had already defeated Ash's previous two Pokémon. Pikachu eventually managed to defeat Alakazam. He went up against Metagross next but was defeated, losing Ash the battle. In [[AG170|the next episode]], Pikachu was used in Ash's rematch against Anabel, this time facing her {{p|Espeon}}. Though Espeon had great speed and power, Pikachu used Thunderbolt to disable the ceiling lights, temporarily blinding Espeon. Once the lights turned on again, Pikachu was able to overwhelm and defeat Espeon, earning Ash the [[Symbol#List of Symbols|Ability Symbol]].

In ''[[AG189|Gathering the Gang of Four!]]'', in preparation for Ash's rematch against {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}} for his final Frontier Symbol, Pikachu reunited with Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charizard for training. Using Quick Attack to round up leaves created by Squirtle's {{m|Rapid Spin}} and Bulbasaur's {{m|Vine Whip}}, they were able to make a den to sleep in. Pikachu was later captured by Team Rocket but was rescued by Ash and the other Pokémon. They then combined their attacks to send Team Rocket blasting off. Afterwards, they met up with Brandon again, and he agreed to have a four-on-four rematch with Pikachu and the other Pokémon at the [[Battle Pyramid]].

Pikachu was the fourth and final Pokémon used in Ash's Battle Pyramid challenge against Pyramid King Brandon in ''[[AG190|Pace - The Final Frontier!]]'', going up against [[Brandon's Regice]]. Pikachu initially had trouble dealing with Regice's combination of Ice-type attacks, ice-based strategies, and {{m|Rest}}; and he was almost declared unable to battle. However, Pikachu overcame Regice's strategies and ultimately knocked the Iceberg Pokémon out. This gave Ash the win, earning him his last Symbol, the [[Symbol#List of Symbols|Brave Symbol]].
[[File:Ash Pikachu contest.png|thumb|220px|Pikachu performing in a Pokémon Contest]]
In ''[[AG191|Once More With Reeling]]'', Ash used Pikachu in the [[Appeal|Performance Stage]] of the [[Terracotta Town]] [[Pokémon Contest]], an informal event not sanctioned by the [[Pokémon Activities Committee]]. He used Quick Attack and Thunderbolt at the same time to create electrical rings, then used Iron Tail to combine them and trigger a firework-like effect. This performance allowed Ash to proceed to the [[Contest Battle|Battle Stage]].

In ''[[AG192|Home is Where the Start Is!]]'', Ash used Pikachu in a friendly battle against {{Gary}}, who used his powerful {{TP|Gary|Electivire}}, a Pokémon from the [[Sinnoh]] region. After a hard-fought battle, Pikachu was eventually defeated. Later, Pikachu went with Ash to Sinnoh, and he was meant to be the only Pokémon to go with him, as he left his other Pokémon at Professor Oak's laboratory. However, {{AP|Aipom}} sneaked aboard their ship, and Ash eventually allowed her to accompany them to Sinnoh.

===={{series|Diamond & Pearl}}====
In ''[[DP001|Following a Maiden's Voyage!]]'', Pikachu was temporarily separated from Ash due to yet another plot by Team Rocket. Eventually, in ''[[DP002|Two Degrees of Separation!]]'', {{an|Dawn}} found Pikachu and tried to catch him, but failed since he already had a Trainer. She also protected him from Team Rocket and managed to blast Team Rocket off alongside him. Pikachu was eventually reunited with Ash in ''[[DP003|When Pokémon Worlds Collide!]]''. Later, he was used as Ash's final Pokémon in a battle against Ash's new rival [[Paul]] and his {{TP|Paul|Elekid}}. The heated battle proved to be a surprisingly even match, as both Pokémon were eventually left so exhausted that they collapsed, resulting in the battle being declared a tie.

In ''[[DP004|Dawn of a New Era!]]'', Ash used Pikachu to battle [[Nando's Budew]]. Despite Budew evolving into {{p|Roselia}}, Pikachu was still able to defeat it.

[[File:Ash and Pikachu DP080.png|thumb|left|220px|Pikachu and Ash in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}]]
In ''[[DP016|A Gruff Act to Follow]]'', Ash used Pikachu as his second Pokémon in his first Sinnoh Gym battle against [[Roark]] and his {{TP|Roark|Cranidos}} while Paul observed from the sidelines. Initially, Pikachu was overwhelmed by Cranidos's attacks and speed. When Paul got up to leave, believing Ash had already lost, Pikachu suddenly showed his strength by letting off a powerful Electric attack in the air, causing Paul to stay. Both Pokémon were eventually seriously injured, forcing Ash to recall Pikachu. He later sent Pikachu out to battle Roark's Onix, but Pikachu was overwhelmed by Onix's {{m|Screech}} and blasted away, knocking him out and losing Ash the battle.

In ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos We Watched!]]'', Pikachu was Ash's first Pokémon used in his rematch against Roark, where he faced Roark's Onix again and defeated it this time. Pikachu was recalled when Roark sent out his Geodude, only to be sent out to battle Roark's {{p|Rampardos}}. Despite the activation of Pikachu's Static Ability during the battle, Rampardos was able to hit him hard with Zen Headbutt, knocking him out.

In ''[[DP033|All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go!]]'', Ash entered Pikachu in the [[Pokémon Dress-Up Contest]]. Pikachu was able to imitate several Pokémon and, as a result, advanced to the finals. However, he ended up losing to [[Brock's Croagunk]].

In ''[[DP050|Tag! We're It...!]]'', Pikachu was used in the first round of the [[Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition]], where he battled alongside [[Paul's Chimchar]]. Pikachu and Chimchar faced a Rhydon and a Magmar, and their teamwork allowed both of their opponents to be knocked out, allowing Ash and Paul to proceed to the next round of the tournament.

In ''[[DP056|The Keystone Pops!]]'', Ash and Pikachu tried stopping a wild {{p|Spiritomb}}, which had gone on a rampage after the group accidentally destroyed the [[Hallowed Tower]], freeing Spiritomb from the [[Odd Keystone]]. Eventually, Pikachu managed to defeat Spiritomb with Volt Tackle and Thunderbolt after a hard-fought battle and the group managed to seal Spiritomb in the Keystone again.

In ''[[DP066|Lost Leader Strategy!]]'', Pikachu encountered Paul's Electabuzz again at [[Reggie]]'s home, where the two started fighting, but the Pokémon got separated by [[Maylene's Lucario]]. Later, Pikachu was Ash's last Pokémon used in a battle against Reggie. Pikachu faced off against Reggie's {{p|Staraptor}} and ultimately won.

In ''[[DP074|Pika and Goliath!]]'', an arrogant Electric-type Trainer named [[Sho]] asked Ash to trade Pikachu to him, as he already had a Pichu and Raichu and wanted to have the full evolutionary line in his team. Ash refused, so Sho challenged him to a battle against Raichu. Unlike Lt. Surge's Raichu, this particular Raichu was fast in addition to knowing powerful attacks. The battle soon ended with Pikachu's defeat. During his recovery, Pikachu began to reconsider his earlier decision to not evolve. When Ash went to check on Pikachu, he found both Pikachu and his Thunder Stone missing, causing him to think Pikachu may have decided to evolve into Raichu. However, he soon found Pikachu training in the forest, trying to get stronger without evolving. After some hard training, Ash and Pikachu re-challenged Sho and Raichu and ultimately won after a test of strength for Pikachu.

In ''[[DP083|A Crasher Course in Power!]]'', Pikachu and {{AP|Buizel}} got into a fight after Buizel got accidentally hit by Pikachu's Thunderbolt while training. Later, Pikachu was the first Pokémon used in Ash's [[Pastoria Gym]] battle. He went up against [[Crasher Wake]]'s Gyarados and eventually won but was recalled after Crasher Wake sent out {{p|Quagsire}}. Later, after Buizel was recalled, Pikachu went up against {{p|Floatzel}}, which almost defeated him and even left a part of his back frozen. Pikachu was then recalled after Buizel wanted to fight again. As they passed each other, they exchanged high-fives, and Buizel broke the ice on Pikachu's back with Water Gun.

[[File:Hearthome Collection Pikachu.png|thumb|220px|Pikachu in the Hearthome Collection]]
In ''[[DP086|Arriving in Style!]]'', Pikachu was used in the [[Hearthome Collection]], a fashion show for {{pkmn|Stylist}}s and their Pokémon whose winner would get the chance to work on a photoshoot for the {{DL|Magazines in the Pokémon world|Poké Chic}} magazine. At first, Pikachu was shy to go on stage wearing the outfit Ash had designed for him, but after hearing some encouraging words from Ash, he overcame his shyness and went onstage to perform. He used his Thunderbolt attack to light up the [[Contest Hall|hall]], captivating the judges' attention. [[Hermione]] commented that, although Ash didn't quite get it what it means to be a Pokémon Stylist, he was at least making an effort to show off his Pokémon, instead of focusing solely on the clothing aspect. For this reason, Pikachu was among the three finalists, along with [[Dawn's Buneary]] and [[Cocoa]]'s {{p|Mismagius}}. When the results were announced, it was revealed that Ash and Pikachu had ended up in third place, receiving the Unique Award for their original costumes and performance.

In ''[[DP093|Playing The Leveling Field!]]'', Pikachu was used in an unofficial battle against the [[Hearthome City]] Gym Leader [[Fantina]]. Pikachu faced her {{p|Drifloon}}, who had already defeated Buizel and put Chimchar to sleep. Eventually, Drifloon evolved into {{TP|Fantina|Drifblim}} and put Pikachu to sleep with Hypnosis. With two of his Pokémon sleeping, Ash decided to forfeit the match.

In ''[[DP101|Barry's Busting Out All Over!]]'', Ash used Pikachu as his final Pokémon in a three-on-three battle against {{an|Barry}}, where he faced [[Barry's Empoleon]]. Despite some initial difficulty, Pikachu was able to defeat Empoleon after hearing Ash's words of encouragement.

In ''[[DP102|Shield with a Twist!]]'', Pikachu was Ash's third Pokémon in his [[Hearthome Gym]] battle. He went up against Fantina's Drifblim. Eventually, like their last battle, Drifblim hit Pikachu with Hypnosis, putting him to sleep, and finished him off with Ominous Wind.

In ''[[DP124|To Thine Own Pokémon Be True!]]'', Pikachu was Ash's partner in a [[Pokémon Ping Pong Tournament]]. In the first round they faced [[Wilkinson]] and his {{p|Farfetch'd}}. Despite putting up a good match, Ash and Pikachu got eliminated.

[[File:Ash Pikachu Static.png|thumb|left|250px|Static activated]]
In ''[[DP132|Evolving Strategies!]]'', Pikachu was Ash's fifth Pokémon used in his Full Battle against Paul. First, he went up against {{TP|Paul|Magmortar}}. During the battle, Pikachu received multiple serious burns, and though he finally struck Magmortar with an Iron Tail, he had to be recalled. Later, he went up against Paul's very powerful {{TP|Paul|Ursaring}}. His Static Ability activated and paralyzed Ursaring, but this, in turn, activated Ursaring's {{a|Guts}} Ability, greatly increasing Ursaring's Attack and allowing it to defeat him.

In ''[[DP140|Historical Mystery Tour!]]'', Pikachu was used in a battle against Barry's {{p|Heracross}}, but the battle ended prematurely when Barry saw a {{p|Xatu}} flying and decided to follow it. In [[DP141|the following episode]], Pikachu was used in the [[Festival Battle Challenge]], a tournament marking the end of the [[Twinleaf Festival]], whose winner gets the opportunity to battle [[Tower Tycoon Palmer]]. Pikachu faced off against Barry's Empoleon in the final round and managed to win, earning Ash a battle against the [[Frontier Brain]].

In ''[[DP160|A Marathon Rivalry!]]'', Ash used Pikachu in the Hurdle Dash event of a [[Pokéathlon]] held in [[Camellia Town]]. Pikachu and {{OBP|Daniel|DP160}}'s {{p|Snorlax}} quickly managed to take the lead, and after racing neck-to-neck with Snorlax, Snorlax's large belly passed the finish line first, giving Daniel the win.

In ''[[DP165|Flint Sparks the Fire!]]'', Pikachu was used in a battle against {{EF|Flint}}. He faced [[Flint's Infernape]], who had already defeated Ash's Buizel and his Infernape. After a hard-fought match in which both Pokémon took several hits, Pikachu was ultimately defeated, giving Flint the win.

In ''[[DP179|The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!]]'', Pikachu battled [[Volkner]]'s {{p|Electivire}} and ultimately defeated it despite the activation of Electivire's {{a|Motor Drive}} Ability. He was then recalled before going up against Volkern's {{p|Luxray}}, but he was eventually knocked out by Luxray's Shock Wave.

During the [[Lily of the Valley Conference]], Ash used Pikachu as his first Pokémon in his battle against Paul in ''[[DP186|Familiarity Breeds Strategy!]]''. He was used against Paul's {{p|Aggron}} but was eventually recalled in place of Infernape. [[DP187|Later]], Pikachu was used again, this time facing Paul's {{p|Froslass}} and defeating it before being recalled once again. During [[DP188|the continuation of their battle]], Ash sent Pikachu out to battle Paul's Electivire, who soon knocked him out.

In ''[[DP189|The Semi-Final Frontier!]]'', Pikachu was the last Pokémon chosen by Ash to battle {{si|Tobias}} in the semifinals of the Lily of the Valley Conference. Despite Ash losing five of his Pokémon, Pikachu tried his best to defeat Tobias's {{p|Latios}}. In the end, however, both he and Latios fainted. Since Pikachu was Ash's last Pokémon, Tobias was crowned the winner of their battle, placing Ash in the Top 4 of the Lily of the Valley Conference.

In ''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]'', Pikachu helped search for {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} when he ran away. Upon finding Piplup, both Pokémon broke down in tears since they had to say goodbye to each other soon. Team Rocket appeared, but Pikachu and Piplup managed to blast them off with a Volt Tackle and Hydro Pump combination. Later, Pikachu said goodbye to Dawn and Piplup before he, Ash, and Brock boarded a ship headed for [[Kanto]]. Upon arriving in Kanto, Pikachu and Ash bade farewell to Brock as well and the two continued towards Pallet Town.

===={{series|Best Wishes}}====
=====Unova=====
Ash decided to bring Pikachu to [[Unova]] with him, just as he did in Hoenn. In ''[[BW001|In The Shadow of Zekrom!]]'', upon arriving in Unova, Pikachu had an encounter with {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Zekrom}}, which, unbeknownst to Ash, caused him to lose his ability to use Electric moves. Ash finally noticed this during his battle against [[Trip]] and his {{TP|Trip|Snivy}}, when Pikachu and Volt Tackle. Despite Ash realizing Pikachu can use other moves like Quick Attack and Iron Tail, Snivy defeated the exhausted Pikachu with {{m|Leaf Tornado}}. In [[BW002|the next episode]], Pikachu recovered his Electric moves.

In ''[[BW005|Triple Leaders, Team Threats!]]'', Ash used Pikachu in his second battle at the [[Striaton Gym]]. He faced [[Cress]] and his {{TP|Cress|Panpour}}, and despite having the type advantage, Pikachu was overwhelmed by their water-based strategies and eventually defeated.

In ''[[BW010|A Rival Battle for Club Champ!]]'', he battled Trip's {{p|Tranquill}}, who had already taken out [[Ash's Oshawott]] and {{AP|Tepig}}. After defeating Tranquill, he then battled Snivy again, who by that point had evolved into Servine. As Pikachu tried to use Volt Tackle, Servine managed to strike him with Cut in mid-sprint, knocking him out.

In ''[[BW013|Minccino—Neat and Tidy!]]'', Pikachu was used in a battle against {{an|Bianca}} and her {{TP|Bianca|Pignite}}. Eventually, Pikachu's Volt Tackle and Pignite's {{m|Flame Charge}} collided, knocking both Pokémon back. Ultimately, only Pikachu remained standing, giving Ash the win.

In ''[[BW020|Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!]]'', a trio of trouble-making {{p|Ducklett}} stole [[Ash's hat]] and [[Sunglasses Sandile|Sandile]]'s sunglasses. During the incident, Pikachu learned {{m|Electro Ball}} and blasted the Ducklett off with his new move. Later on, he battled Sandile and ultimately used Electro Ball to deflect its Stone Edge back at it, defeating it and blasting it off.

In ''[[BW023|Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!]]'', Ash used Pikachu as his last Pokémon in his [[Castelia Gym]] battle. He went up against [[Burgh]]'s {{p|Leavanny}}, who initially had the upper hand with its Leaf Storm and {{m|String Shot}} attacks. However, he turned both attacks against Leavanny and ultimately defeated it with an Iron Tail-Electro Ball combination, earning Ash the {{badge|Insect}}.

In ''[[BW042|Club Battle Finale: A Hero's Outcome!]]'', Ash used Pikachu in the final round of the [[Club Battle]], where they went up against {{an|Iris}} and {{TP|Iris|Excadrill}}. Though it was a hard-fought battle, Pikachu was ultimately unable to dodge Excadrill's Focus Blast, which knocked him out, making Iris the winner of the tournament.

In ''[[BW050|Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!]]'', Pikachu was used as the final Pokémon in Ash's Gym battle against [[Elesa]] after his two other Pokémon were defeated. He went up against Elesa's powerful {{p|Emolga}} and quickly defeated it. Pikachu then faced Elesa's {{p|Tynamo}}, which proved to be a tough opponent despite her not looking very strong. Eventually, Pikachu gained the upper hand and defeated Tynamo, thus winning Ash the {{Badge|Bolt}}.

In ''[[BW052|Ash Versus the Champion!]]'', Pikachu was used in a battle against [[Alder]], where he faced his {{p|Bouffalant}}. Pikachu hit Bouffalant with all of his attacks, but it absorbed the hits with its afro. Alder, however, didn't give any orders, causing Bouffalant to get angry. It was then revealed that Alder had been sleeping throughout the battle. After he was woken up, Alder ordered Bouffalant to use {{m|Head Charge}}, but Bouffalant, still angry at him, used the attack on him instead. The battle was then called off.

In ''[[BW068|An Amazing Aerial Battle!]]'', Ash used Pikachu against [[Skyla]]'s {{p|Unfezant}} in his [[Mistralton Gym]] battle. After defeating Unfezant, Pikachu fought Skyla's last Pokémon, {{TP|Skyla|Swanna}}. Despite having a type advantage, Pikachu's Electric moves proved to be useless when Swanna used {{m|Aqua Ring}} to protect itself against them. Pikachu was ultimately defeated by a powerful combination of {{m|Hurricane}} and Brave Bird.

In ''[[BW069|Climbing the Tower of Success!]]'', Ash and Pikachu entered the [[Wishing Bell Festival]]. They managed to reach the final round, where they had to climb [[Mistralton Tower]] while protecting the flame of their {{p|Litwick}} candle. Despite Pikachu doing his best to protect the candle from a group of {{p|Pidove}}'s attacks, [[Stephan]]'s Litwick candle, which turned out to have been a real Litwick all along, blew out Ash's, causing Ash to end up in second place.

In ''[[BW084|Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 2]]'', Ash chose Pikachu as his final Pokémon in his Gym battle with [[Roxie]]. He faced Roxie's strongest Pokémon, {{p|Garbodor}}, who had already defeated Ash's Pignite and {{AP|Palpitoad}}. Eventually, all of the physical contact Pikachu made with Garbodor activated its Static Ability, paralyzing Garbodor. This allowed him to defeat Garbodor, earning Ash his eighth and final Unova Badge, the {{badge|Toxic}}, thus allowing him to enter the Unova League.

In ''[[BW093|Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!]]'', Pikachu was used in one final battle against Dawn before she headed to Johto. He faced her {{TP|Dawn|Quilava}}, who turned out to be evenly matched against him. Finally, Pikachu and Quilava collided with Quick Attack and Flame Wheel, respectively, knocking both Pokémon back. The battle was then called off by {{an|Cynthia}}.

In ''[[BW096|Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!]]'', Ash and Pikachu battled {{an|Giovanni}} and his {{TP|Giovanni|Persian}} while trying to protect {{an|Meloetta}}, but Persian immediately defeated Pikachu with {{m|Power Gem}}. Giovanni then captured Meloetta and took it, along with the imprisoned Ash and Pikachu, to the [[Abyssal Ruins]]. In [[BW097|the next episode]], Pikachu managed to break Team Rocket's force-field prison open by striking it repeatedly with Iron Tail, freeing both Ash and himself. Later, during the battle against the mind-controlled {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Forces of Nature|Therian Forme}} {{an|Forces of Nature}}, Pikachu protected Iris and her {{TP|Iris|Dragonite}} from {{DL|Forces of Nature (anime)|Thundurus}}'s Thunder. This gave Pikachu a tremendous power boost; when he used Electro Ball, it inflicted exceptionally massive damage on the Abyssal Ruins, sending Team Rocket flying and freeing Meloetta.

In ''[[BW103|Curtain Up, Unova League!]]'', Ash used Pikachu in the preliminary round of the [[Vertress Conference]], where he went up against Trip's Serperior. The battle properly began in [[BW104|the next episode]]. Serperior initially had the upper hand and was almost able to constrict Pikachu into unconsciousness. Pikachu, however, didn't give in and defeated it with an Electro Ball-Iron Tail combination, giving Ash his first win against Trip.

In ''[[BW107|Cameron's Secret Weapon!]]'', Pikachu went up against {{un|Cameron}}'s Pokémon, defeating {{p|Samurott}} and Swanna before being recalled. [[BW108|Later]], Ash sent Pikachu out to battle Cameron's newly-evolved {{TP|Cameron|Lucario}}, which had just defeated {{AP|Snivy}}, leaving him as Ash's last Pokémon. Despite the large amount of damage both Pokémon had taken, they still managed to continue battling. At the end of the fight, Lucario's Aura Sphere overpowered Pikachu's Electro Ball and him Pikachu out, thus eliminating Ash from the Vertress Conference and placing him in Top 8.

In ''[[BW112|Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot]]'', Pikachu battled wild Pokémon controlled by [[Colress]] to free them and stop [[Team Plasma]]. Impressed by Pikachu's power, Colress managed to gain control of Pikachu by attaching a receiver to his head, and he ordered him to attack Ash and the group. As Colress was increasing the power of the EM waves responsible for the mind control, Ash begged Pikachu to fight it off. During Pikachu's strenuous attempts to do so, the receiver overloaded and got destroyed, freeing Pikachu from Team Plasma's control.

In ''[[BW121|Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!]]'', Pikachu and Ash's other Pokémon fought Team Plasma's Pokémon to prevent them from awakening {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Reshiram}}. Colress, however, activated his improved mind-control machine and managed to hit Pikachu with the machine's laser, controlling him again. This time, however, Ash's voice didn't get through to Pikachu's control, and he was knocked unconscious by Pikachu's Thunderbolt. {{an|N}} then offered to give Team Plasma the [[Light Stone]] in exchange for them freeing Pikachu from their control, and they agreed.

In [[BW122|the next episode]], Pikachu tried to destroy Colress's machine to free Reshiram and all of the other Pokémon from [[Ghetsis]]'s control. However, he was ultimately hit by the laser, which put him under control once again. To everyone's surprise, Pikachu managed to resist the machine's influence, using his electricity to fight off Ghetsis's control and used Thunderbolt on Reshiram to help it escape from Ghetsis's control as well. Despite Colress increasing the machine's power, Pikachu kept resisting, and together with Reshiram, they destroyed the machine with Electro Ball and {{m|Fusion Flare}}, freeing all of the Pokémon from Team Plasma's control and defeating the [[villainous team]].

=====Decolore Islands=====
[[File:Bulbasaur and Pikachu.png|thumb|250px|Pikachu reuniting with Bulbasaur]]
In ''[[BW125|Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!]]'', Pikachu participated in the [[Marine Cup Tournament]]. He managed to beat other Trainers and make it to the finals. He then battled [[Teaque]]'s {{p|Galvantula}} and was able to knock it out with Iron Tail, winning the tournament for Ash.

In ''[[BW141|Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!]]'', Pikachu and {{TP|Iris|Axew}} were captured by Team Rocket while Ash, Iris, and {{an|Cilan}} were trapped inside the ship's cargo space. He was eventually freed from the net and, with the help of Axew, Charizard, and {{TP|Cilan|Pansage}}, Pikachu blasted Team Rocket off. Later, Pikachu said farewell to Axew, Iris, and Cilan as he, Ash, and [[Alexa]] continued to Pallet Town.

Pikachu was reunited with Bulbasaur and the entire Unova team at Professor Oak's Laboratory in ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]''. He joined the others in a group attack on Team Rocket with his Thunderbolt to send them blasting off. Pikachu then continued to travel with Ash when he set off for the [[Kalos]] region.

===={{series|XY}}====
In ''[[XY001|Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!]]'', Ash and Pikachu arrived at Kalos by plane along with Alexa. After being thrown out of the [[Lumiose Gym]] for not having enough Badges, Ash was saved by {{an|Clemont}} while Pikachu was saved by {{an|Bonnie}}. Bonnie was excited to be holding Pikachu, leading to him shocking her because she was holding him too tightly. After becoming acquainted with their rescuers, Ash challenged Clemont to a battle, which Clemont reluctantly agreed to. In the battle, Pikachu faced [[Clemont's Bunnelby]]. Despite Clemont admitting that he only recently caught Bunnelby, he proved to be quite a challenge for Pikachu. However, the battle was interrupted by Team Rocket, who once again attempted to steal Pikachu. Ash attempted to stop them, but Jessie had her {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} reflect Pikachu's attacks with {{m|Mirror Coat}}. Pikachu was saved by a {{AP|Froakie}}, who shielded him with its body at the cost of being injured. With Bunnelby and Froakie's help, Pikachu blasted the trio off. Froakie soon collapsed from its injuries, so Ash, Pikachu, and their new friends went to {{an|Professor Sycamore}} to heal Froakie.

In ''[[XY002|Lumiose City Pursuit!]]'', Ash and Pikachu managed to get Froakie to Professor Sycamore. Later, when Professor Sycamore's {{p|Garchomp}} went crazy from one of Team Rocket's devices, Pikachu and Ash pursued her to get the device off and free her. After chasing her to the top of Prism Tower, Pikachu removed the device from Garchomp's neck with Iron Tail. However, due to the fight damaging the tower, the ground Pikachu was standing on broke off, causing him to fall off. Ash immediately leaped in to save his friend, to the shock of many, including {{an|Serena}}. They were both saved by a {{me|Blaziken}}, who intercepted them in the air and put the two safely back onto the ground.

In ''[[XY005|A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!]]'', Pikachu was the first Pokémon Ash used during his [[Santalune Gym]] battle with [[Viola]], sending him out to face her {{p|Surskit}}, who knocked him out. After he was healed at the Pokémon Center, he trained with {{AP|Fletchling}} for their rematch, using Alexa's {{p|Noivern}}'s {{m|Gust}} to help them withstand {{p|Vivillon}}'s Gust, which beat Fletchling in the first battle.

In [[XY006|the next episode]], they were finally able to withstand Noivern's Gust. Later, using one of Clemont's inventions, they practiced avoiding Surskit's {{m|Sticky Web}}. After it broke, they used Froakie and its Frubbles instead to practice. The next day, Pikachu was Ash's first Pokémon for his rematch against Viola, where he again went up against her Surskit and finally defeated it. Ash recalled Pikachu and substituted him for Fletchling. He was later called out again to battle Vivillon, who had beaten Fletchling. During the battle, Pikachu was nearly put to sleep by Vivillon's {{m|Sleep Powder}}, but Ash had Pikachu use Electro Ball on himself to keep himself awake. Then, Pikachu defeated the Scale Pokémon, earning Ash the {{badge|Bug}}.

[[File:Officer Jenny Pikachu.png|thumb|250px|Pikachu hypnotized by {{an|Malamar}}]]
In ''[[XY019|A Conspiracy to Conquer!]]'', after overhearing one of Team Rocket's conversations, [[Officer Jenny|Madame X]] and her {{an|Malamar}} captured Pikachu. After Clemont attempted to use his "Automatic Pikachu Retrieving Device" to find Pikachu, it was revealed that Malamar had hypnotized Pikachu, making him one of Madame X's subordinates. While searching for Pikachu, Clemont, Bonnie, and Serena were also hypnotized by Malamar. Once Ash and Meowth finally found Pikachu, Team Rocket, and Madame X, Madame X forced Pikachu to attack Ash. Ash got through to Pikachu, who started fighting Malamar's control. Afterwards, the Automatic Pikachu Retrieving Device burst in and rammed into Malamar, causing it to lose its control over everyone. After Malamar revealed its plans through Meowth, Pikachu attempted to attack it, but Malamar managed to escape.

In ''[[XY025|Climbing the Walls!]]'', Ash used Pikachu as his third and final Pokémon in his [[Cyllage Gym]] battle against [[Grant]]. It went up against his {{p|Tyrunt}} and ultimately defeated it, earning Ash the {{badge|Cliff}}.

In ''[[XY028|The Bonds of Evolution!]]'', Pikachu was used in Ash's battle against [[Diantha]], where he faced her {{TP|Diantha|Gardevoir}}. Gardevoir managed to dodge all of Pikachu's attacks and hit him hard with a Shadow Ball. The battle was then interrupted by Team Rocket.

In ''[[XY030|Mega Revelations!]]'', Pikachu battled [[Korrina's Lucario]] but was defeated by it. [[XY032|Later]], he battled Lucario in its [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolved]] form. However, during the battle, Lucario lost control of its Mega Evolution and went berserk, forcing Ash to protect Pikachu. In response, [[Gurkinn]] sent out his own {{p|Lucario}} to block the attack. Lucario then lost consciousness and the battle was called off.

In ''[[XY042|Battling Into the Hall of Fame!]]'', Pikachu was used in a Team Battle alongside with [[Serena's Fennekin]] and [[Clemont's Chespin]] against [[Tierno's Squirtle]], [[Shauna's Bulbasaur]], and [[Trevor's Charmander]]. Pikachu and the others initially had a hard time due to their opponents' great teamwork, but they eventually overcame this obstacle and defeated all three of their opponents, giving Ash, Serena and Clemont the win {{tt|and the spot on the Hall of Fame|Despite having one point less than Team Chikorita, as the final scores were inconsistent with the points given on screen}}.

In ''[[XY044|Showdown at the Shalour Gym!]]'', Pikachu was the last Pokémon Ash used during his [[Shalour Gym]] battle with {{an|Korrina}}, sending him out to face Korrina's Mega Lucario. Pikachu was ultimately able to defeat Lucario with Thunderbolt, thus earning Ash the {{badge|Rumble}}.

In ''[[XY055|A Slippery Encounter!]]'', Pikachu helped out a {{AP|Goomy}} after they were captured by Team Rocket. The two escaped after Goomy used the slime on its body to allow them to slip through the bars. However, their escape was noticed by Team Rocket, who gave chase. When Pikachu and Goomy were about to be hit by [[Jessie's Pumpkaboo]]'s Shadow Ball, Ash arrived with Fletchinder to protect them. The ensuing battle eventually ended when Ash had Pikachu blast Team Rocket off. Later, Pikachu informed Ash that Goomy wanted to go with them, allowing him to catch it.

In ''[[XY065|Good Friends, Great Training!]]'', Pikachu and Sliggoo were used in a Double Battle against Tierno's Wartortle and Raichu. Before the battle could start, however, he was grabbed by a mecha created by Team Rocket, but Sliggoo was able to save Pikachu. After the mecha took Sliggoo, Wartortle, and Raichu, Pikachu split up with Ash and Serena to look for them. After Sliggoo evolved into Goodra to save Ash and Pikachu, and the crisis was resolved, they restarted their battle with Tierno and ultimately won.

In ''[[XY067|The Moment of Lumiose Truth!]]'', Ash used Pikachu as his first Pokémon in his Lumiose Gym battle against Clemont. He went up against his Bunnelby and ultimately defeated it. Ash then recalled Pikachu, but he later sent him out to battle Clemont's last Pokémon, {{TP|Clemont|Luxray}}. Ultimately, the Gleam Eyes Pokémon managed to defeat Pikachu.

In ''[[XY075|Rivals: Today and Tomorrow!]]'', Ash used Pikachu as his first Pokémon in his three-round battle against [[Sawyer]]. He went up against {{p|Bagon}}, and despite the type disadvantage, Pikachu knocked the Rock Head Pokémon out.

In ''[[XY079|A Frenzied Factory Fiasco!]]'', Pikachu and the others visited the [[Poké Ball Factory]]. There, they were tricked by Team Rocket, who separated the group from their Poké Balls, with only Pikachu managing to escape. During a battle, Pikachu avoided being recalled into his Poké Ball and hid in one of the vent shafts. He then tried to free Ash and his friends with Iron Tail, but when that failed and Team Rocket discovered him, Pikachu attempted to get the briefcase that held the group's Poké Balls. Meowth then chased Pikachu, being the only one small enough to squeeze through the factory equipment and ventilation shafts that Pikachu escaped through, and continuously attempted to recall Pikachu into his Poké Ball. In the end, Team Rocket attempted to escape with all of the Poké Balls they stole, though by that point, Pikachu freed Ash and they pursued them. Pikachu managed to stop their van with his Thunderbolt, and Meowth challenged Pikachu to a one-on-one battle, which he accepted. Pikachu managed to defeat his foe despite the Scratch Cat Pokémon attempting to use Pikachu's Poké Ball on him. After Team Rocket got blasted off again, the group was invited by the grateful factory staff to a genuine tour of the factory.

In ''[[XY090|Tag Team Battle Inspiration!]]'', Pikachu was used in a [[Multi Battle|Tag Battle]] against [[Serena's Eevee]] and Shauna's Ivysaur with Tierno's Blastoise as his partner. When Serena called off the battle, Ash and Tierno decided to battle each other and Pikachu faced Blastoise, but the outcome of the battle was left unknown.

In ''[[XY093|All Eyes on the Future!]]'', Pikachu wasn't chosen for Ash's Double Battle with [[Olympia]], but he did help Ash keep track of when the {{m|Future Sight}} from Olympia's two {{p|Meowstic}} would strike, by using his tail as a makeshift timer. This eventually allowed Frogadier and Talonflame to turn the attack against them and ultimately win the battle.

In ''[[XY098|Dream a Little Dream from Me!]]'', after the group viewed the [[Litleonids|Litleonid meteor shower]], Pikachu was pulled into [[Squishy]]'s dream by a {{p|Darkrai}}. In the dream, the group's Pokémon were either in their evolved or pre-evolved forms and could speak human language, while humans spoke like Pokémon. Freaked out by this, Pikachu fled and ran into Meowth, who had also been pulled into the dream. Pikachu and Meowth then encountered a talking Squishy. Suddenly, a flaming ghost appeared and attacked them. They managed to escape, after which Squishy revealed a glimpse of its true strength to Pikachu and Meowth, motivating them to help Squishy get to its home so it could gain this strength. On their way, they were attacked by the flaming ghost again and Pikachu decided to battle it. Pikachu's attacks, however, couldn't land, but he was soon aided by the group's Pokémon, and together, they managed to defeat the creature. In the end, Pikachu, Meowth, and Squishy were awakened by Clemont's invention.

In ''[[XY105|Party Dancecapades!]]'', Pikachu partnered up with [[Miette]]'s {{p|Slurpuff}} in a dance party hosted by [[Monsieur Pierre]]. Later, Pikachu was used in a Tag Battle along with Serena's Eevee, where he faced [[James's Inkay]] and Miette's Slurpuff. Eventually, they were trapped after landing in Slurpuff's {{m|Cotton Spore}}, which left them vulnerable to Inkay's Psybeam. With Eevee badly injured, Pikachu tried to battle alone, without much success. However, Eevee evolved into Sylveon and defeated both Inkay and Slurpuff with {{m|Fairy Wind}}, giving Ash and Serena the win.

In ''[[XY106|A Meeting of Two Journeys!]]'', Pikachu was Ash's second Pokémon in another three-round battle against Sawyer, where he faced and defeated {{p|Honedge}}.

In ''[[XY121|Seeing the Forest for the Trees!]]'', Pikachu was very worried after Ash left into the [[Kalos Route 20|Winding Woods]] alone, following his loss to [[Wulfric]], and spent most of the episode trying to find Ash. Eventually, Team Rocket tried to catch Pikachu, but when the despondent Pikachu tried to fend them off, they were underwhelmed by his power. After Ash returned at the end of the episode, an overjoyed Pikachu was able to quickly send Team Rocket blasting off.

In [[XY122|the next episode]], he participated in Ash's rematch against Wulfric and battled his {{p|Bergmite}}. After defeating it, Pikachu faced off against Wulfric's {{p|Avalugg}}. Despite Pikachu's attempt to strategy, he was ultimately knocked out.

In ''[[XY127|Analysis Versus Passion!]]'', Ash chose Pikachu as his third Pokémon in his battle against Sawyer during the semifinals of the [[Lumiose Conference]]. He was sent out against Sawyer's powerful {{p|Clawitzer}}, which he eventually defeated. Pikachu then faced Sawyer's next Pokémon, his {{p|Aegislash}}. [[XY128|Initially]], Pikachu was overwhelmed by Aegislash's alternating use of {{m|Sacred Sword}} and {{m|King's Shield}}, but Ash deduced Aegislash's weaknesses and had Pikachu use them against it, leading to the Royal Sword Pokémon's defeat. Ash then recalled Pikachu, but later used him again to face off against [[Sawyer's Sceptile]], who eventually knocked him out with {{m|Frenzy Plant}}.

In ''[[XY130|Finals Not for the Faint-Hearted!]]'', Pikachu was used as Ash's first Pokémon in his battle against [[Alain]] during the Lumiose Conference finals. He went up against Alain's {{p|Tyranitar}} and defeated it. Pikachu was then recalled but later used again to battle and defeat Alain's Metagross. Afterwards, Pikachu battled Alain's strongest Pokémon, {{TP|Alain|Charizard}}. [[XY131|However]], Pikachu was too exhausted to outmaneuver Charizard by that point, thus he was overpowered and knocked out.

In ''[[XY132|A Towering Takeover!]]'', Pikachu and Ash went with Alain to go look for [[Mairin]], but once they found her, they were obstructed by the giant roots. They were then ambushed by [[Celosia]] before her {{p|Drapion}}'s {{m|Confuse Ray}} hit them and knocked Ash unconscious. Pikachu attempted to protect his Trainer but eventually fell to Confuse Ray's effects as well and passed out. Pikachu, along with Ash and his other Pokémon, was then taken captive by [[Lysandre]] on the top of Prism Tower. He watched while Ash and Greninja were hit by [[Team Flare]]'s miniature version of the Mega Evolution energy weapon, until Ash and Greninja freed themselves using [[Bond Phenomenon]], in [[XY133|the following episode]]. Pikachu and the others were then freed, after which they teamed up with Alain's Charizard and [[Malva]]'s Mega {{p|Houndoom}} to battle and defeat [[Lysandre's Pyroar]] and Shiny Mega Gyarados in ''[[XY134|The Right Hero for the Right Job!]]'' and ''[[XY135|Rocking Kalos Defenses!]]''.

Afterwards, Pikachu helped Serena's Braixen, [[Steven's Metagross]] and Professor Sycamore's Garchomp fight the [[Giant Rock]]. He and the other Pokémon were eventually subdued by the creature's roots, but they were freed by a combined attack from the Pokémon of all the Gym Leaders of Kalos and Diantha. After coming up with a strategy, in ''[[XY136|Forming a More Perfect Union!]]'', everyone combined their powers to fend off the Giant Rock's roots, allowing Ash and Alain to reach its center and save [[Chespie]], bringing the creature down. After the resurrection of the Giant Rock, which was now controlled by Lysandre, Pikachu, Greninja, and Alain's Charizard managed to destroy its control device, allowing Squishy and [[Z2]] to destroy the Giant Rock.

In ''[[XY138|The First Day of the Rest of Your Life!]]'', Ash used Pikachu in a battle against Serena and her Braixen. Both Pokémon took substantial hits before the battle was called off by Ash. In ''[[XY140|Till We Compete Again!]]'', Pikachu bade farewell to Serena, Clemont, Bonnie, and their Pokémon, since he and Ash had to return to Kanto. During this, {{TP|Clemont|Dedenne}} ran off since he didn't want the group to split apart. Using his electricity, Pikachu and the group was able to find Dedenne and calm it down. After Serena departed, Pikachu participated in one final battle between Ash and Clemont, in which he faced Clemont's Bunnelby, just like their first battle, but the outcome was left unknown. Ash and Pikachu then separated from Clemont and Bonnie and returned to Pallet Town.

===={{series|Sun & Moon}}====
Pikachu joined Ash, Delia, and Mimey on a vacation to the [[Alola]] region in ''[[SM001|Alola to New Adventure!]]''. On their way to the [[Pokémon School]] on [[Melemele Island]], Pikachu and Ash followed a wild {{p|Grubbin}} into a forest, where the two noticed {{an|Kiawe|a Trainer}} riding a {{TP|Kiawe|Charizard}}. They followed him and arrived at the Pokémon School, where they met some of the school's students as well as {{an|Professor Kukui}} and Professor Oak's cousin, [[Samson Oak]]. Ash later used Pikachu to battle a trio of {{tc|Team Skull Grunt}}s, who were harassing Kiawe, and their trio of {{p|Zubat}}, {{p|Salandit}}, and {{p|Yungoos}}. After a while, Kiawe had his {{TP|Kiawe|Turtonator}} use the [[Z-Move]] {{m|Inferno Overdrive}}, which knocked [[Team Skull]]'s Pokémon out in one shot. That evening, Pikachu and Ash followed {{DL|Guardian deities (anime)|Tapu Koko}}, the [[Guardian deities|guardian deity]] of Melemele Island, who handed Ash a [[Z-Ring]] and an [[Electrium Z]]. Pikachu later remained in Alola with Ash when he decided to study at the Pokémon School.

In [[SM002|the next episode]], Ash's classmates held a surprise welcome party for him, where he and Pikachu participated in several challenges. During their lunch break, Tapu Koko appeared again and stole Ash's hat, prompting Ash and his classmates to follow it. Arriving in a forest, Tapu Koko challenged Ash to a battle, which he accepted. Tapu Koko eventually tapped Ash's Z-Ring, activating it and allowing Pikachu to perform {{m|Gigavolt Havoc}}, which destroyed a large part of the area but also caused Ash's Electrium Z to shatter. Afterwards, Tapu Koko flew off again.

In ''[[SM009|To Top a Totem!]]'', Pikachu was used in Ash's first [[island challenge]] trial in [[Verdant Cavern]]. Alongside {{AP|Rowlet}}, he first fought a Yungoos and {{p|Gumshoos}}. Afterwards, they faced a {{pkmn2|Totem}} Gumshoos. Despite its extreme strength, Pikachu outwitted Gumshoos with pure strategy and finished it off with Thunderbolt. This win earned Ash a [[Normalium Z]].

Pikachu was used as Ash's final Pokémon in his battle against [[Hala]] during the Melemele Island grand trial in ''[[SM010|Trial and Tribulation!]]''. He faced Hala's {{p|Hariyama}}, and despite sustaining several hits, Pikachu performed {{m|Breakneck Blitz}}, which knocked Hariyama out. Having cleared the Melemele Island grand trial, Ash was rewarded a new Electrium Z.

In ''[[SM019|A Guardian Rematch!]]'', Ash and Pikachu trained for a rematch against Tapu Koko. The next day, the two were greeted by Tapu Koko again and were challenged to another battle. Unlike their last battle, Pikachu managed to get a few hits on the guardian deity and performed Gigavolt Havoc again; this time, it was powerful enough to send Tapu Koko flying. However, Pikachu was blasted off a cliff, prompting Ash to jump after him. The two were saved in time by Tapu Koko, who flew off afterwards.

In ''[[SM030|The Ol' Raise and Switch!]]'', Professor Kukui tasked everyone with switching their partner Pokémon with somebody else. As a result, Pikachu was given to {{an|Lillie}}, whilst [[Snowy]] went to Ash. Because of her fear of Pokémon, Lillie decided to have a battle with [[Hobbes]] and his {{p|Oricorio}} to help conquer her fear. Despite her lack of battle experience, Lillie was able to defeat Oricorio and touch Pikachu. Ash then proposed a battle against Lillie and Pikachu, to show them how strong he and Snowy had gotten together.

In ''[[SM043|When Regions Collide!]]'', Ash used Pikachu in his battle against Misty, where he battled her {{TP|Misty|Gyarados}}. At one point, Misty revealed her [[Key Stone]] and Mega Evolved her Gyarados. Despite this, Ash and Pikachu performed Gigavolt Havoc, which defeated Gyarados and gave Ash the win.

During Ash and his classmates' travels in [[Ultra Deep Sea]] to rescue {{an|Lusamine}} in ''[[SM054|10,000,000 Reasons to Fight!]]'', Pikachu fought Lusamine, who had been fused with a {{DL|Ultra Beasts (anime)|Nihilego}}. Ash's Electrium Z mysteriously turned into a [[Pikashunium Z]], allowing the two to perform {{m|10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt}} for the first time. The Z-Move defeated Nihilego, allowing Lillie and {{an|Gladion}} to pull Lusamine free from its hold.

In ''[[SM076|A Battle Hand-Off!]]'', Ash used Pikachu in his trial battle at the {{OBP|Thrifty Megamart|Abandoned Site}}, where he battled Team Rocket and {{TP|Jessie|Mimikyu}}. Pikachu was left vulnerable to Mimikyu's Z-Move, {{m|Let's Snuggle Forever}}, but he protected himself with his newly learned {{m|Electroweb}}. Using his new move, Pikachu was able to trap Mimikyu, which allowed him and Ash to perform a Z-Move of their own. Ash's Electrium Z then turned into a Pikashunium Z again, allowing Pikachu to use 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt once more and defeat Mimikyu. This allowed Ash to qualify for [[Nanu]]'s grand trial.

In ''[[SM100|Battling the Beast Within!]]'', Ash and Pikachu encountered Tapu Koko again and had another rematch against it. Just then, a {{Shiny}} {{DL|Guardian deities (anime)|Shiny Tapu Koko|Tapu Koko}} from another dimension unleashed its own attack, creating a rift that transported Ash and Pikachu to the dimension's [[Ultra Ruin]]. They soon encountered a wild {{DL|Ultra Beasts (anime)|Ultra Ruin Guzzlord|Guzzlord}}, which started chasing after the duo. However, they were saved by {{al|Dia}} and {{p|Zeraora}}. After learning about Guzzlord and the Ultra Ruin, Ash challenged Dia to a battle to prove his ability to help Dia. Pikachu faced off against Zeraora, but was overwhelmed by Zeraora's fast moves and quickly defeated.

[[SM101|Later]], at Dia's base, Pikachu and Ash trained and convinced Dia and Zeraora to join them. Pikachu and Zeraora engaged in another battle, which attracted the attention of Guzzlord. After the {{an|Ultra Beasts|Ultra Beast}}'s arrival, the group lured it to the [[Ultra Wormhole]] that it emerged from in the past. After trapping Guzzlord with Electroweb, Pikachu and Zeraora attacked the immobilized Ultra Beast in an attempt to send it back through the Ultra Wormhole but failed. However, after the Shiny Tapu Koko intervened, Ash and Dia were able to activate their Z-Rings and have Pikachu and Zeraora perform a double Gigavolt Havoc to successfully push Guzzlord into the wormhole. Afterwards, Pikachu and Zeraora had one more battle to create another dimensional rift, which took Pikachu and Ash back home.

[[File:Ash Pikachu Alola Cap.png|thumb|250px|Pikachu wearing [[Ash's hat]] before performing {{m|10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt}}]]
In ''[[SM109|A Grand Debut!]]'', Ash used Pikachu in his [[Poni Island]] grand trial against [[Hapu]], where he went up against her {{p|Mudsdale}}. Despite the type disadvantage and Mudsdale's {{a|Stamina}} Ability, Pikachu was able to overcome the obstacles when Musdale was splashed with seawater, allowing Pikachu to knock the Draft Horse Pokémon out with Gigavolt Havoc. Afterwards, Hapu offered Ash a choice of type-specific Z-Crystals; Pikachu opted for a [[Steelium Z]], which Hapu awarded to Ash for his victory.

In ''[[SM115|The Dealer of Destruction!]]'', Pikachu battled [[Team Skull]]'s leader [[Guzma]] and his {{p|Golisopod}}. Despite the type advantage, Pikachu was quickly overwhelmed by Golisopod, as he was unable to penetrate the Hard Scale Pokémon's armor even when using his Z-Move {{m|Corkscrew Crash}}. The match ended prematurely when Golisopod returned to its Poké Ball due to its {{a|Emergency Exit}} Ability.

In ''[[SM129|Battle Royal 151!]]'', Ash used Pikachu in the [[Battle Royal]] preliminary round of the [[Manalo Conference]], where he was able to defeat various Trainers' Pokémon and allow Ash to proceed to the next round. In ''[[SM137|The Wisdom Not to Run!]]'', Ash used Pikachu in his Manalo Conference semifinals battle against Guzma, where he went up against Golisopod after Torracat was defeated. The two Pokémon were evenly matched, but eventually, Pikachu defeated Golisopod, allowing Ash to advance to the finals.

In ''[[SM138|Final Rivals!]]'', Ash used Pikachu to finish off [[Gladion's Silvally]], who had been worn down by {{AP|Melmetal}}, in the Manalo Conference finals. He then went up against what seemed to be [[Gladion's Lycanroc]], but turned out to be {{p|Zoroark}} in {{a|Illusion|disguise}}. In the [[SM139|next episode]], the two Pokémon clashed and proved to be equal in strength. When Gladion had Zoroark use {{m|Never-Ending Nightmare}}, Ash countered with Pikachu's Breakneck Blitz. Both Z-Moves succeeded in hitting their targets, knocking both Pokémon out.

In ''[[SM142|A Full Battle Bounty!]]'', Ash chose to use Pikachu to battle Professor Kukui's {{p|Empoleon}} during Ash's {{wp|exhibition game|exhibition match}} against him. While the two Pokémon were equally matched, Pikachu was eventually caught in Empoleon's {{m|Whirlpool}}, causing him to get dizzy. To save Pikachu from being defeated, Ash withdrew him from the battle and sent out Melmetal to replace him.

In ''[[SM144|From Z to Shining Z!]]'', Ash sent Pikachu back into the battle as his final Pokémon to face Tapu Koko, who had taken the place of Kukui's sixth Pokémon in the match. When both Pokémon were evenly matched, Tapu Koko and its fellow deities restored Ash and Kukui's Z-Power, giving them a chance to use another Z-Move, since [[SM143|they already used up their Z-Moves for the match]]. Tapu Koko then handed Kukui a [[Tapunium Z]], and it and Kukui started performing {{m|Guardian of Alola}}. During this, Ash's Electrium Z once again transformed into a Pikashunium Z, allowing Pikachu to counter with 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt. The two Z-Moves clashed, with Pikachu's attack eventually overpowering Tapu Koko's, defeating it and making Ash the winner of the exhibition match.

====[[New series]]====
In [[SS007]], Ash used Pikachu as his second Pokémon in his battle against [[Houji]] in the [[Battle Frontier Flute Cup]] finals, where he faced Houji's {{p|Mightyena}}. Pikachu was fairly evenly matched against his opponent, but eventually, he was able to defeat Mightyena, ending the battle and giving the victory to Ash.

In [[SS013]], Ash used Pikachu to battle a [[Gigantamax]] {{p|Drednaw}} that was rampaging outside [[Wyndon Stadium]]. His attacks were ineffective, forcing Ash and Pikachu to run, but unexpectedly, they stumbled upon glowing cracks on the ground, from which [[Dynamax]] energy poured out and caused Pikachu to Gigantamax too. Initially, Pikachu had trouble moving around in his new, giant form, but soon got used to it. Following advice from [[Leon]], Ash told Pikachu to use {{m|G-Max Volt Crash}}, defeating Drednaw and causing it to revert back to normal. Afterwards, Pikachu returned to normal as well. Later, Ash used Pikachu in a battle against Leon and his {{p|Charizard}}. With the help of the [[Dynamax Band]] that Ash received from Leon, Pikachu was able to Gigantamax again. Despite this, however, Pikachu was defeated by Charizard's {{m|G-Max Wildfire}}.

In [[SS018]], Ash used Pikachu in his battle against [[Visquez]] so he could increase his [[World Championships|Pokémon World Championships]] ranking. Pikachu first went up against Visquez's Raichu, but started to get overwhelmed. As such, Ash chose to withdraw Pikachu and send out {{AP|Gengar}} in his place. Ash later sent Pikachu back out to face Visquez's Electrode, which had just defeated Gengar. Despite Electrode initially having the upper hand, Pikachu was eventually able to defeat it. However, upon receiving the knockout blow, Electrode's {{a|Aftermath}} activated, but Pikachu used Electroweb just in the knick of time to protect himself, leading to only Electrode fainting. As such, Ash won the battle, leading to his World Championships ranking shooting up to 3,763.

In [[SS020]], Ash used Pikachu to battle against [[Seiya]], another Trainer competing in the Pokémon World Championships. Pikachu went up against Seiya's {{p|Meganium}}, Soshinium, and eventually won, bringing Ash's ranking up to 1,512.

In [[SS021]], Ash used Pikachu to battle against [[Hashiba]], another Trainer competing in the Pokémon World Championships. Pikachu went up against Hashiba’s {{p|Tauros}} and eventually won, causing Ash’s rank to go up.

===Personality and characteristics===
{{bulbanews|Personality & Development: Ash's Pikachu}}
After Ash gained Pikachu's loyalty in ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'', Pikachu became extremely loyal to Ash and has maintained this loyalty, and while he is not always immediately trusting of strangers, he is generally friendly to humans and Pokémon alike. He acted as a guardian and big brother to [[Misty's Togepi]], and has been seen meditating and even breaking up fights among other Pokémon, such as in ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]''. In ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', Pikachu, {{MTR}}, and Meowth's clone were the only Pokémon not to participate in the giant battle; Pikachu stood motionless as his [[Pikachutwo|clone]] repeatedly slapped his face. Contrary to his distrusting nature, Pikachu took a liking to Misty very early in the series, and he has retained this liking of Misty throughout the series, such as when he was very happy to see her in ''[[AG132|The Scheme Team]]'' and ''[[SM042|Alola, Kanto!]]''.
[[File:Pikachu loves ketchup.png|200px|thumb|left|Pikachu and his love of ketchup]]

During the Hoenn saga, Pikachu [[AG089|temporarily developed amnesia]] and sided with {{TRT}} for a while. On several occasions, Pikachu has developed an "electric flu" causing him to become overcharged and extremely powerful. During these instances, Pikachu will sometimes accidentally let off electric outbursts which can be set off on anyone, including Ash. In all of these cases, Pikachu did not mean harm upon anyone.

As shown in a handful of episodes, the first being ''[[EP042|Showdown at Dark City]]'', Pikachu has a special fondness for ketchup, but he will eat and enjoy almost any other human or Pokémon food. In ''[[BW116|The Fires Of A Red-Hot Reunion]]'', Pikachu also displayed a fondness for orange juice. In ''[[SM104|That's Some Spicy Island Research!]]'', Pikachu was shown to have a distaste for [[Poni Island]] radishes. A running joke in the anime also seems to be Pikachu using Thunderbolt at the beginning of each series to accidentally destroy a female companion's bike or unintentionally shock the companion herself. This has happened to {{an|Misty}}, {{an|May}}, {{an|Dawn}}, {{an|Iris}}, and {{an|Bonnie}}.

Pikachu, like his Trainer, is always happy to battle. He often tries his very best, but when he loses, he doesn't complain or feel bad about himself, especially when Ash reassures him. Ash and Pikachu are almost identical personality-wise, and thus are the perfect match for one another. Most others agree, except for [[Burgundy]], who in ''[[BW019|A Connoisseur's Revenge!]]'' said that Ash had a terrible relationship with all of his Pokémon, though this is more due to her inexperience in determining such relationships. Though rare, the two can still butt heads at times. When they first met, Pikachu would shock Ash with electricity out of vitriol. While being zapped by Pikachu still happens regularly for poor Ash, it's usually when he angers his buddy (such as when Ash rubs and pulls Pikachu's cheeks), or by accident (when Ash grabs Pikachu's tail by mistake).

[[File:ZappedAgain.png|thumb|250px|Pikachu does not like having his cheeks rubbed]]
In general, Pikachu as a species is not particularly powerful, but Ash's Pikachu is an anomaly, overcoming odds in {{pkmn|battle}} numerous times. In ''[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency!]]'', {{MTR}} remarked that Pikachu's power "far exceeds its evolutionary level". In ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]'', he defeated [[Brock's Onix]] with an {{type|Electric}} attack that triggered the sprinkler system causing Onix to be drenched in water, one of its weaknesses. Ash's Pikachu has also defeated very powerful Pokémon that Ash's other Pokémon were unable to, such as {{p|Dragonite}}, {{p|Metagross}} and [[Mega Evolution|Mega]] {{TP|Korrina|Lucario}}. He was also the second of Ash's Pokémon to defeat a legendary Pokémon in battle, defeating [[Brandon's Legendary titans#Regice|Brandon's Regice]] to win the Brave Symbol. He later fought {{si|Tobias}}'s Latios to a draw in [[DP189|the semifinals]] of the [[Lily of the Valley Conference]], and defeated {{DL|Guardian deities (anime)|Tapu Koko}} at [[Manalo Stadium]]. He has helped Ash win countless battles and [[Gym]] and {{pkmn|League}} matches.

The possibility of evolving into Raichu was first raised in the episode ''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]''. After suffering a crushing defeat by [[Lt. Surge's Raichu]], Nurse Joy presented Ash with a Thunder Stone. Ash allowed Pikachu to decide, but it smacked the stone away with his tail, choosing to become stronger as it is, and defeated Raichu using its superior speed. In the Sinnoh region, Pikachu [[DP074|battled]] a Raichu belonging to a trainer named [[Sho]]. The two were evenly matched until Raichu used {{m|Hyper Beam}} to secure victory, a move Pikachu could not learn. At a Pokémon Center, Ash revealed that he kept the Thunder Stone he acquired in Vermilion City in case Pikachu changed his mind about evolving. Once again, Pikachu chose not to evolve and defeated Sho's Raichu in a rematch with a combination of speed and spinning techniques learned from {{an|Dawn}}. In the interim, {{TRT}} stole the Thunder Stone, as they also liked Pikachu to stay as he is.

However, at times, {{p|Pikachu}} has lived up to his species' frail and brittle strengths, particularly in Gym battles, where he was defeated with relative ease by his opponent; for example, he was overpowered very easily by Lt. Surge's Raichu, [[Sabrina's Kadabra]], [[Blaine's Magmar]], [[Bugsy]]'s {{p|Scyther}}, [[Whitney's Miltank]], [[Chuck]]'s {{p|Poliwrath}}, [[Roark's Rampardos]], [[Fantina's Drifblim]], [[Cress]]'s {{p|Panpour}}, and [[Viola]]'s {{p|Surskit}}, despite having a type advantage with Scyther, Poliwrath, Drifblim, Panpour, and Surskit. He also drew against [[Winona]]'s {{p|Pelipper}} and [[Norman]]'s {{p|Vigoroth}}, and struggled against [[Crasher Wake]]'s {{p|Floatzel}}. Furthermore, he has lost twice to [[Trip's Serperior]], as a Snivy in ''[[BW001|In the Shadow of Zekrom!]]'' and a Servine in ''[[BW010|A Rival Battle for Club Champ!]]'', despite Trip being a starting Trainer and recently having obtained Serperior. In addition, Pikachu tends to struggle when his mobility is hindered, such as when the aforementioned Panpour weakened Volt Tackle with {{m|Mud Sport}}, when the icy battlefield of Viola's Surskit threw him off balance in the first battle, or when his legs were numbed by [[Wulfric]]'s {{p|Bergmite}} and its {{m|Icy Wind}}, preventing him from using Quick Attack.

Pikachu became the second non-legendary Pokémon to defeat a [[legendary Pokémon]] in the anime after {{AP|Charizard}}. It was able to beat {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}}'s {{DL|Brandon's Legendary titans|Regice}} in ''[[AG190|Pace - The Final Frontier!]]'', giving Ash his final [[Symbol|Frontier Symbol]].

[[File:Ash Pikachu and Dawn Piplup.png|thumb|250px|left|Pikachu walking along with Dawn's Piplup]]
Pikachu is also the only one of Ash's Pokémon to accompany him to the [[Hoenn]], [[Unova]], [[Kalos]], and [[Alola]] regions, and was intended to be the only Pokémon to accompany him to [[Sinnoh]] before {{AP|Aipom}} was discovered to have stowed away on the ship Ash was taking. Up until the capture of [[Dawn's Pachirisu]], Pikachu was the only {{type|Electric}} Pokémon in the anime owned by a main character.

Pikachu is always becoming a constant target whenever he gets captured by Team Rocket. Sometimes, they succeed with nets, cages, capsules or different devices, but most of the time their plans always failed by Ash and his friends or something else. Whenever Pikachu gets released from their trap and reunites with Ash, he sends Team Rocket blasting off with his {{t|Electric}} attacks. Most of the time, in this case, his Thunderbolt. Sometimes, Pikachu sends them away even when he didn't get stolen. On other occasions, he battles them with Ash.

Even with his high level of electrical power, Pikachu has not stopped learning new attacks. Upon learning that [[Roxanne]], the Rustboro Gym Leader used Rock types, Ash had Pikachu begin learning Iron Tail in ''[[AG013|All Things Bright and Beautifly!]]''. After training hard, Pikachu finally perfected it in ''[[AG016|The Winner by a Nosepass]]'', where he used it to defeat Roxanne's {{p|Nosepass}} and earn Ash his first Hoenn Badge. In addition to giving Pikachu an advantage over Rock types, Iron Tail has allowed Pikachu to defeat many powerful opponents. In ''[[AG150|May's Egg-Cellent Adventure]]'', during a battle with Team Rocket, Ash ordered Pikachu to do a Quick Attack. Much to the surprise of Ash and his friends, the Quick Attack morphed into Volt Tackle which sent Team Rocket blasting off. Until ''[[BW020|Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!]]'', it has been one of Pikachu's signature moves, in which Pikachu replaced it with Electro Ball, which it learned while battling a trio of annoying {{p|Ducklett}}. In ''[[SM076|A Battle Hand-Off!]]'', Pikachu learned {{m|Electroweb}} in place of Electro Ball, allowing it to not only trap opponents, but use the web as a springboard to increase its mobility. In addition to his repertoire of moves, Pikachu has used his Ability, {{a|Static}}, a few times in the anime, and he also has an affinity for [[Z-Move]]s and the ability to [[Gigantamax]].

====Pikachu's imitations====
Pikachu has demonstrated a great talent for mimicking Pokémon, altering the look of his physical features to match another Pokémon's appearance. He will occasionally use this talent to specify what Pokémon or person he is talking about. These imitation skills were notably put to use during the [[Pokémon Dress-Up Contest]], where Pikachu was able to thrill the audience without the need for a costume or make-up.

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File:Pikachu imitating Brock.png|{{an|Brock}} imitation from ''[[Snow Way Out!]]''
File:Pikachu imitating Squirtle.png|{{AP|Squirtle}} imitation from ''[[PK03|Kanga Games]]''
File:Pikachu imitating Bulbasaur.png|{{AP|Bulbasaur}} imitation from ''[[EP051|Bulbasaur's Mysterious Garden]]''
File:Pikachu as Ash.png|{{Ash}} imitation from ''[[EP110|The Stun Spore Detour]]''
File:Pikachu imitating Psyduck.png|{{TP|Misty|Psyduck}} imitation from ''[[PK06|Stantler's Little Helpers]]''
File:Pikachu imitating Lickitung.png|{{TP|Jessie|Lickitung}} imitation from ''[[PK06|Stantler's Little Helpers]]''
File:Pikachu imitating Noctowl.png|{{AP|Noctowl}} imitation from ''[[EP203|The Screen Actor's Guilt]]''
File:Pikachu imitating Cyndaquil.png|{{AP|Cyndaquil}} imitation from ''[[EP203|The Screen Actor's Guilt]]''
File:Pikachu imitating Totodile.png|{{AP|Totodile}} imitation from ''[[EP203|The Screen Actor's Guilt]]''
File:Pikachu imitating Seviper.png|{{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} imitation from ''[[PK12|Gotta Dance!]]''
File:Pikachu imitating Cacnea.png|{{TP|James|Cacnea}} imitation from ''[[PK12|Gotta Dance!]]''
File:Pikachu imitating Meowth.png|{{MTR}} imitation from ''[[PK12|Gotta Dance!]]''
File:Pikachu imitating Torchic.png|{{TP|May|Torchic}} imitation from ''[[PK12|Gotta Dance!]]''
File:Pikachu Mudkip.png|{{TP|Brock|Mudkip}} imitation from ''[[PK12|Gotta Dance!]]''
File:Pikachu imitating Treecko.png|{{AP|Treecko}} imitation from ''[[PK12|Gotta Dance!]]''
File:Pikachu imitating Lotad.png|{{TP|Brock|Lotad}} imitation from ''[[PK12|Gotta Dance!]]''
File:Pikachu imitating Corphish.png|{{AP|Corphish}} imitation from ''[[AG099|It's Still Rocket Roll to Me!]]''
File:Pikachu imitating Grovyle.png|{{AP|Grovyle}} imitation from ''[[AG099|It's Still Rocket Roll to Me!]]''
File:Pikachu imitating Torkoal.png|{{AP|Torkoal}} imitation from ''[[AG099|It's Still Rocket Roll to Me!]]''
File:Pikachu Wobbuffet.png|{{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} imitation from ''[[DP033|All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go!]]''
File:Pikachu Loudred.png|{{p|Loudred}} imitation from ''[[DP033|All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go!]]''
File:Pikachu Budew.png|{{p|Budew}} imitation from ''[[DP033|All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go!]]''
File:Pikachu imitating Turtwig.png|{{AP|Turtwig}} imitation from ''[[DP044|Mass Hip-Po-Sis!]]''
File:Pikachu imitating Heat Rotom.png|{{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Rotom|Heat}} {{p|Rotom}} imitation from ''[[DP105|Get Your Rotom Running!]]''
File:Pikachu imitating Staraptor.png|{{AP|Staraptor}} imitation from ''[[DP173|Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!]]''
File:Pikachu Buneary.png|{{TP|Dawn|Buneary}} imitation from ''[[DP173|Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!]]''
File:Pikachu imitating Scolipede.png|{{p|Scolipede}} imitation from ''[[BW009|The Bloom Is on Axew!]]''
File:Pikachu imitating Azumarill.png|{{p|Azumarill}} imitation from ''[[BW129|The Pirates of Decolore!]]''
File:Pikachu imitating Axew.png|{{TP|Iris|Axew}} imitation from ''[[BW139|Team Rocket's Shocking Recruit!]]''
File:Pikachu imitating Sharpedo.png|{{p|Sharpedo}} imitation from ''[[SM001|Alola to New Adventure!]]''
File:Pikachu imitating Blacephalon.png|{{p|Blacephalon}} imitation from ''[[SM078|Twirling with a Bang!]]''
File:Pikachu imitating Popplio.png|{{TP|Lana|Popplio}} imitation from ''[[SM099|We Know Where You're Going, Eevee!]]''
</gallery>

====Pikachu's language====
Some of [[Pokémon language|Pikachu's speech]] is consistent enough that it seems that some phrases mean something. (In ''[[DP115|Stealing The Conversation!]]'', {{TRT}} refers to this language as "PikaSpeak," but this most likely isn't official.) For instance, Pikachu always uses "Pikapi" when referring to Ash (notice that it sounds somewhat similar to "Satoshi"). Other speech includes:
* Pi-Kachu: ''[[Dawn's Piplup|Pochama]]'' (Piplup)
* Pikachu-Pi: ''{{an|Misty|Kasumi}}'' (Misty)
* Pika-Chu: ''{{an|Brock|Takeshi}}'' (Brock), ''[[Iris's Axew|Kibago]]'' (Axew)
* Pikaka: ''{{an|Dawn|Hikari}}'' (Dawn)
* PiPiPi: ''{{TP|Misty|Togepy|Togepi}}'' (Togepi)
* PikakaPika: ''[[Ash's Bulbasaur|Fushigidane]]'' (Bulbasaur)
* PikaPika: ''[[Ash's Squirtle|Zenigame]]'' (Squirtle), ''[[Ash's Staraptor|Mukuhawk]]'' (Staraptor), ''[[Ash's Infernape|Goukazaru]]'' (Infernape) '' [[Ash's Palpitoad|Gamagaru]]'' (Palpitoad) or ''[[BW129|Marilli]]'' (Azumarill)
* PiPi-kachu: ''[[Team Rocket trio|Rocket-dan]]'' (Team Rocket)
* Pi-Pikachu: ''[[Gotta catch 'em all!|Get da ze!]]'' (He says this after Ash wins a Badge, catches a new Pokémon or anything similar.)
** Pikachu may not be the only one to use this phrase, as other Pokémon do this as well. For example, when Iris caught Emolga, Axew said Ax-Axew (Ki-Kibago in the Japanese). This also happened when Iris caught {{TP|Iris|Gible}} in [[BWS02]].
* Pika-Pikachu: When referring to or introducing himself.
* Chaa: Anything he says happily or excitedly, or when yawning.
* Pika!: "Matte!", or saying "Wait!"
* Pi-kaPika: "Sayōnara," or saying "Good-bye."

===Moves used===
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{{anmov|electric|Thunder Shock|EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!}}
{{anmov|electric|Thunderbolt|EP005|Showdown in Pewter City|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|psychic|Agility|EP014|Electric Shock Showdown}}
{{anmov|normal|Quick Attack|EP014|Electric Shock Showdown|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|electric|Thunder|EP022|Abra and the Psychic Showdown}}
{{anmov|normal|Double-Edge|EP079|Friend and Foe Alike}}
{{anmov|normal|Tackle|EP118|The Double Trouble Header|x=yes}}
{{anmov|normal|Leer|EP150|Hour of the Houndour|x=yes}}
{{anmov|steel|Iron Tail|AG013|All Things Bright and Beautifly!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|electric|Volt Tackle|AG150|May's Egg-Cellent Adventure}}
{{anmov|electric|Electro Ball|BW020|Dancing With the Ducklett Trio!}}
{{anmov|electric|Electroweb|SM076|A Battle Hand-Off!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov/f|electric|x=yes}}

====[[Z-Move]]s used====
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{electric color}}; border: 3px solid #{{electric color dark}}; {{roundy}}"
|-
! {{color|FFF|Picture}}
! {{color2|FFF|Z-Move}}
! {{color|FFF|First Used in}}
! {{color|FFF|Base Move}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Ash Pikachu Gigavolt Havoc.png|150px]]
| {{m|Gigavolt Havoc}}
| ''[[SM002|The Guardian's Challenge!]]''
| {{m|Thunderbolt}}, {{m|Electro Ball}}, or {{m|Electroweb}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' Pikachu strikes a series of synchronized poses with his Trainer to build Z-Power. He then gathers a large ball of electricity and launches it towards the target with a punch.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Ash Pikachu Breakneck Blitz.png|150px]]
| {{m|Breakneck Blitz}}
| ''[[SM010|Trial and Tribulation!]]''
| {{m|Quick Attack}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' Pikachu strikes a series of synchronized poses with his Trainer to build Z-Power. He then charges at the target with a full-speed tackle.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Ash Pikachu 10000000 Volt Thunderbolt.png|150px]]
| {{m|10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt}}
| ''[[SM054|10,000,000 Reasons to Fight!]]''
| {{m|Thunderbolt}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' Pikachu strikes a series of synchronized poses with his Trainer to build Z-Power. He then fires seven rainbow-colored lightning bolts at the target.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Ash Pikachu Corkscrew Crash.png|150px]]
| {{m|Corkscrew Crash}}
| ''[[SM115|The Dealer of Destruction!]]''
| {{m|Iron Tail}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' Pikachu strikes a series of synchronized poses with his Trainer to build Z-Power. He then jumps into the air and spins around rapidly, turning into a yellow drill that strikes the opponent with full force.
|}

====[[Max Move]]s and [[G-Max Move]]s used====
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{electric color}}; border: 3px solid #{{electric color dark}}; {{roundy}}"
|-
! {{color|FFF|Picture}}
! {{color2|FFF|Max Move}}{{color|FFF|/}}{{color2|FFF|G-Max Move}}
! {{color|FFF|First Used in}}
! {{color|FFF|Base Move}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Ash Pikachu Max Steelspike.png|150px]]
| {{m|Max Steelspike}}
| [[SS013]]
| {{m|Iron Tail}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" | Gigantamax Pikachu's tail glows white. He then grabs his tail and slams it into the ground, creating a series of gray spikes that extend forward and strike the opponent.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Ash Pikachu G-Max Volt Crash 1.png|150px]] [[File:Ash Pikachu G-Max Volt Crash 2.png|150px]]
| {{m|G-Max Volt Crash}}
| [[SS013]]
| {{m|Thunderbolt}} or {{m|Electroweb}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" | Gigantamax Pikachu fires a bolt of yellow electricity into the clouds above him. Moments later, multiple bolts of lighting shaped like his tail strike down from the clouds onto the opponent.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Ash Pikachu Max Strike.png|150px]]
| {{m|Max Strike}}
| [[SS013]]
| {{m|Quick Attack}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" | Gigantamax Pikachu jumps into the air, creating yellow glowing cracks on the ground as he lands. The cracks spread towards the opponent, and as they reach them, a burst of yellow energy erupts from the ground underneath the opponent.
|}

====Moves improvised====
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background: #{{electric color}}; border: 3px solid #{{electric color dark}}; {{roundy}}"
|-
! {{color|FFF|Picture}}
! {{color|FFF|First Used In}}
! {{color|FFF|Moves Involved}}
! {{color|FFF|Partnered With}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Ash Pikachu Leer EP009.png|150px]]
| ''[[EP009|The School of Hard Knocks]]''
| {{m|Leer}}
| None
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' When [[Giselle]] called for {{p|Cubone}} to use Leer, Ash told Pikachu to "Leer right back" by making funny faces. He later used Leer in ''[[EP150|Hour of the Houndour]]''; however, this was the actual move, albeit, an [[Anime move errors|anime move error]] still.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Ash Pikachu Electric Slam.png|150px]]
| ''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]''
| None
| None
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' An attack where Pikachu stored electricity in his tail similar to {{m|Slam}} was used to defeat [[Lt. Surge's Raichu]] in ''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]''. A similar move, referred to as "Shocking Tail" by the MC, was used to defeat {{OBP|Drake|Orange League}}'s {{p|Ditto}} in ''[[EP111|Hello, Pummelo!]]''.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Ash Pikachu Rocket Punch.png|150px]]
| ''[[EP029|The Punchy Pokémon]]''
| None
| None
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' "Rocket Punch" was a move that Pikachu used while "boxing" {{OBP|Anthony|EP029}}'s {{p|Hitmonchan}} in ''[[EP029|The Punchy Pokémon]]''. Pikachu glowed red and shot off his boxing gloves, leaving off a trail of smoke. Once the smoke disappears, Pikachu still has his boxing gloves on and flies towards Hitmonchan at high speed.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Thunder Armor.png|150px]]
| ''[[AG100|Solid as a Solrock]]''
| {{m|Thunder}}
| [[Ash's Swellow]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description''': Pikachu is seen using Thunder on himself while riding on {{AP|Swellow}}. This increased their attack power greatly and they easily overpowered [[Tate and Liza]]'s {{TP|Tate|Solrock}} and {{TP|Liza|Lunatone}}.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Ash Pikachu contest.png|150px]]
| ''[[AG191|Once More With Reeling!]]''
| {{m|Quick Attack}}, {{m|Thunderbolt}}, and {{m|Iron Tail}}
| None
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description''': Pikachu uses Quick Attack and combines it with Thunderbolt, creating a large ring of electricity. Then Pikachu uses Iron Tail to divide the ring into three rings.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Swift-Quick Attack combination.png|150px]]
| ''[[DP041|A Stand-Up Sit-Down!]]''
| {{m|Quick Attack}} and {{m|Swift}}
| [[Dawn's Ambipom|Ash's Aipom]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' Aipom uses a twirling Swift that spins in the air and then Pikachu uses Quick Attack to jump in the Swift and as he runs, the Swift stars would be surrounding the white light from the Quick Attack.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Ash Pikachu Thunder Tackle.png|150px]]
| ''[[DP069|Enter Galactic!]]''
| {{m|Thunder}} and {{m|Volt Tackle}}
| [[Paul's Electabuzz]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description''': A move combination Pikachu used with Electabuzz. Pikachu starts by using Volt Tackle towards Paul's Electabuzz, who grabs him and uses Thunder on him to supercharge the Volt Tackle. This was used in to sever the cables with which Team Galactic's helicopters were carrying Veilstone City's meteorites.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Ash Pikachu Volt Tail.png|150px]]
| ''[[DP074|Pika and Goliath!]]''
| {{m|Volt Tackle}} and {{m|Iron Tail}}
| None
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' This move combination was used against [[Sho]]'s {{p|Raichu}} and once again in ''[[DP189|The Semi-Final Frontier!]]'' against {{si|Tobias}}'s {{p|Latios}}.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Ash Pikachu Counter Shield.png|150px]]
| ''[[DP102|Shield with a Twist!]]''
| {{m|Thunderbolt}}
| None
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' [[Counter Shield]] was used in ''[[DP102|Shield With a Twist!]]'' and ''[[DP132|Evolving Strategies!]]'' Pikachu uses {{m|Thunderbolt}} while spinning, releasing yellow sparks everywhere, disallowing movement for the opponent. It is a means of defending and attacking at the same time.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Thunderbolt-Whirlpool.png|150px]]
| ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]''
| {{m|Thunderbolt}} and {{m|Whirlpool}}
| [[Dawn's Piplup]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' This move combination was used during a battle against [[Kiko]] and [[Kato]] and later to battle against the evil Marcus. When using the move, Piplup uses {{m|Whirlpool}} while Pikachu fires a Thunderbolt, creating an electric whirlpool.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Hydro Volt Tackle.png|150px]]
| ''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]''
| {{m|Volt Tackle}} and {{m|Hydro Pump}}
| [[Dawn's Piplup]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' This move combination was used as a finishing blow against {{TRT}}. It is a combination of Pikachu's {{m|Volt Tackle}} and Dawn's Piplup's Hydro Pump to create a massive Electric-Water shot that sent Team Rocket blasting off.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Ash Pikachu Electro Bolt.png|150px]]
| ''[[BW038|Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!]]''
| {{m|Electro Ball}} and {{m|Thunderbolt}}
| None
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' Ash has Pikachu use Electro Ball, then tells him to use Thunderbolt on it to significantly increase the size and power of Electro Ball.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Ash Pikachu Massive Electro Ball.png|150px]]
| ''[[BW097|Unova's Survival Crisis!]]''
| {{m|Electro Ball}}
| None
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' A stronger variation of Electro Ball. While blocking {{p|Thundurus}}'s {{m|Thunder}} attack to protect {{an|Iris}}, Pikachu absorbed some of its opponent's electricity. Later, when Ash told Pikachu to use Electro Ball, it transferred Thundurus's excess energy into its attack, causing the Electro Ball to crackle with blue lightning and swell to incredibly massive proportions. This supercharged Electro Ball dealt great damage to the [[Abyssal Ruins]] after it was launched.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Ash Pikachu Electro Iron Tail.png|150px]]
| ''[[BW104|Mission: Defeat Your Rival!]]''
| {{m|Iron Tail}} and {{m|Electro Ball}}
| None
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' A move combination Pikachu used to defeat [[Trip's Serperior]]. First, Pikachu forms an Electro Ball on his tail, and then uses Iron Tail, slamming both the Electro Ball and Iron Tail into the opponent at the same time, dealing a notable amount of damage.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Electrified Dragon Pulse.png|150px]]
| ''[[XY065|Good Friends, Great Training!]]''
| {{m|Thunderbolt}} and {{m|Dragon Pulse}}
| [[Ash's Goodra]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' When Pikachu uses Thunderbolt, Goodra uses Dragon Pulse and fuses with it, creating a purple dragon-shaped energy blast surrounded by electricity. Then the attack hits the opponent, causing serious damage.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Ash Pikachu Electrified Iron Tail.png|150px]]
| ''[[M19|Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]''
| {{m|Thunderbolt}} and {{m|Iron Tail}}
| None
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' While using Iron Tail, Pikachu uses Thunderbolt to surround himself in electricity. This was used in a battle against [[Clemont's Luxray]] in the nineteenth movie.
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Super Pokémon Fireworks.png|150px]]
| ''[[SM078|Twirling with a Bang!]]''
| {{m|Electroweb}}, {{m|Zing Zap}}, {{m|Discharge}}, {{m|Bubble Beam}}, {{m|Magical Leaf}}, {{m|Flamethrower}}, {{m|Fire Blast}}, and {{m|Powder Snow}}
| The [[Ultra Guardians]]' Pokémon
|- style="background:#FFF"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left" |'''Description:''' Super Pokémon Fireworks (Japanese: '''超特大ポケモン花火''' ''Super Special Pokémon Fireworks'') A combination move used by the Ultra Guardians' partner Pokémon and their [[Poké Ride|Ride Pokémon]]. Pikachu launches {{m|Electroweb}} into the air, followed by {{TP|Sophocles|Togedemaru}} and {{TP|Sophocles|Charjabug}} adding to it by creating a makeshift Electroweb with {{m|Zing Zap}} and {{m|Discharge}}, respectively. {{TP|Lana|Popplio}}, Steenee, {{TP|Kiawe|Turtonator}}, and {{TP|Kiawe|Charizard}} add to the combination with {{m|Bubble Beam}}, {{m|Magical Leaf}}, and a double {{m|Flamethrower}}, respectively. {{p|Flygon}}, {{p|Garchomp}}, and {{p|Altaria}} then use a triple {{m|Fire Blast}}, followed by [[Snowy]]'s {{m|Powder Snow}} and {{AP|Poipole}}'s poison. Together, the moves make a giant spinning ferris wheel-shaped construction.
|}

===Voice actors===
{{vatable|color={{electric color}}|bordercolor={{electric color light}}
|ja=大谷育江 [[Ikue Ohtani]]
|en=[[Ikue Ohtani]] [[Rachael Lillis]]{{tt|*|Occasionally in season one}}
|de=Sabine Bohlmann ([[S01]])
|hi=सोनल कौशल Sonal Kaushal (Hungama dub)
}}

===Artwork===
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|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; background: #{{electric color light}}"| [[File:025Pikachu OS anime.png|x200px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; background: #{{electric color light}}"| [[File:025Pikachu AG anime.png|x200px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; background: #{{electric color light}}"| [[File:025Pikachu DP anime.png|x200px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; background: #{{electric color light}}"| [[File:025Pikachu BW anime.png|x200px]]
|-
| Official artwork from the {{color2|000|Original series|Original series}}
| Official artwork from the {{color2|000|Advanced Generation series|''Advanced Generation'' series}}
| Official artwork from the {{color2|000|Diamond & Pearl series|''Diamond & Pearl'' series}}
| Official artwork from the {{color2|000|Best Wishes series|''Best Wishes'' series}}
|-
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; background: #{{electric color light}}"| [[File:025Pikachu XY anime.png|x200px]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; background: #{{electric color light}}"| [[File:Ash SM 3.png|x200px]]
| style="{{roundy|5px}} border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; background: #{{electric color light}}"| [[File:SS001 illustration.png|x200px]]
|-
| Official artwork from the {{color2|000|XY series|''XY'' series}}
| With Ash in the {{color2|000|Sun & Moon series|''Sun & Moon'' series}}
| An illustration of Pikachu as a {{pcolor|Pichu|000}} by {{color2|000|Atsuko Nishida}}
|-
| colspan=6 style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #{{electric color dark}}; background: #{{electric color light}}; width:96px" | For more artwork, please see [[a:Category:Pikachu|Pikachu]] and [[a:Category:Ash's Pikachu|Ash's Pikachu images on the Bulbagarden Archives]].
|}

==In the games==
===In the core series===
{{main|Red's Pikachu (game)}}
In the main series, {{ga|Red's Pikachu}} is noticeably based on Ash's Pikachu: not only does {{ga|Red}} receive it from [[Professor Oak]] after his rival, Oak's grandson, takes the last [[starter Pokémon]] in {{game|Yellow}}, but it [[walking Pokémon|follows Red around]] rather than being kept in a Poké Ball. In [[Generation II]] and {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, Pikachu is the highest-leveled member of Red's team when he is encountered at [[Mt. Silver]], and the highest leveled Pokémon owned by a Trainer in the entire series excluding battle arenas. His moves, notably in HeartGold and SoulSilver, are the four moves most used by Ash's Pikachu at the time of the games' release. The Pikachu in the Super Smash Bros. series may be based on Ash's Pikachu.

====Event distributions====
=====Diamond & Pearl Ash's Pikachu=====
{{bulbanews/2|Satoshi's Pikachu to be distributed via Wi-Fi|Toys 'R' Us to distribute Ash's Pikachu}}
A Japanese event distributed an in-game representation of Ash's Pikachu via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and at participating Japanese {{wp|McDonald}}'s locations which was held from July 15 through August 10, 2010. This Pikachu was distributed at participating American {{wp|Toys 'R' Us}} locations from January 30 to February 13, 2011, and Canadian Toys 'R' Us locations from February 9 to February 20, 2011. This Pikachu's moveset was based on that of Ash's Pikachu during the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}.

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=====Pokémon Center Best Wishes Ash's Pikachu=====
{{bulbanews/2|Japanese Pokémon Center to distribute four Pokémon from Best Wishes series|More information on Japanese Best Wishes event Pokémon}}
From August 10 to September 6, 2013, Japanese Pokémon Centers distributed an in-game representation of Ash's Pikachu with its moveset based on the one known by Pikachu during the {{series|Best Wishes}}. The distribution was split into four one-week periods; each week, players could receive one of four ''Best Wishes''-themed Pokémon at random. The other three Pokémon distributed alongside Ash's Pikachu were [[Iris's Axew]], [[Cilan's Pansage]], and [[Professor Oak's Rotom]].

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=====7-Eleven Ash's Pikachu=====
{{bulbanews|Four Pokémon to be distributed at Japanese 7-Eleven stores}}
From July 18 to 31, 2015, Japanese {{wp|7-Eleven}}s distributed an in-game representation of Ash's Pikachu with its moveset based on the one known by Pikachu during the {{series|XY}}. It, along with [[Serena's Pancham]], were distributed as prizes in 7-Eleven's "Pokémon DS Rally". Once participants bring their Japanese-region [[Nintendo 3DS]] to one of the stores' {{jwp|セブンスポット|7Spots}}, and got their 3DS "stamped" through the [[Nintendo Zone]] feature, they can redeem the stamp for a serial code that would give the player one of the two anime Pokémon.

{{G6event/head
|ball=Cherish
|pokemon=Pikachu
|gender=m
|level=50
|ndex=025
|type=Electric
|ot=サトシ
|id=00711
|ability=Static
|nature=Naughty
|fateful=yes
|met=a lovely place
|ribbon=Wishing
|item=Light Ball
|move1=Thunderbolt|move1type=Electric|move1cat=Special|move1rel=yes
|move2=Quick Attack|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Physical|move2rel=yes
|move3=Iron Tail|move3type=Steel|move3cat=Physical|move3rel=yes
|move4=Electro Ball|move4type=Electric|move4cat=Special|move4rel=yes
}}
{{G6event/entrybottom|xyoras|serial code|Japanese|online|July 18 to September 30, 2015}}
{{G6event/footer}}

=====Pokémon Center Ash's Pikachu=====
{{bulbanews|7-Eleven event Pokémon to also be available at Pokémon Center stores in Japan}}
Ash's Pikachu were distributed via the [[Nintendo Network]] at [[Pokémon Center (store)|Pokémon Center]]s and [[Pokémon Store]]s across Japan from August 24 to 30, 2015.
{{G6event/head
|ball=Cherish
|pokemon=Pikachu
|gender=m
|level=50
|ndex=025
|type=Electric
|ot=サトシ
|id=08245
|ability=Static
|nature=Naughty
|fateful=yes
|met=a lovely place
|ribbon=Wishing
|item=Light Ball
|move1=Thunderbolt|move1type=Electric|move1cat=Special
|move2=Quick Attack|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Iron Tail|move3type=Steel|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Electro Ball|move4type=Electric|move4cat=Special
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{{G6event/entrybottom|xyoras|Nintendo Network|Japanese|online|August 24 to 30, 2015}}
{{G6event/footer}}

=====Pikachu in a cap=====
[[File:Cap Pikachu Pikashunium Z Event.png|thumb|240px|Event artwork]]
{{main|Pikachu in a cap}}
These cap-wearing Pikachu are {{pkmn2|event}}-exclusive Pokémon that debuted in [[Pokémon Sun and Moon]] and were distributed in celebration of the [[Pokémon anime]]'s 20th movie, ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'', and by extension, the anime's 20th anniversary. Like Ash's Pikachu, these Pikachu are always [[gender|male]] and cannot evolve. They also have access to the exclusive [[Z-Crystal]], [[Pikashunium Z]], and its [[Z-Move]], {{m|10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt}}.

A [[Ash's Pikachu (M20)|seventh Cap Pikachu]], wearing the hat Ash wears in [[M20|the twentieth movie]], debuted in [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon]]. In Japan, it was distributed via [[QR Code]] on a special [[Pokémon Ga-Olé]] disc. In the Americas, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, it was distributed via a QR Code that was given to those who attended screenings of the 20th movie.

Pikachu in a cap is not present in [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], despite being based on a {{cat|Generation I Pokémon}}, but has Pokédex entries in {{g|Sword and Shield}}, and can be imported to the games via [[Pokémon HOME]].

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| class="roundy" width="12.5%" style="background:#{{Colorschemedark|Kanto}}" | {{color2|000|Original series|Original Cap}} Pikachu [[File:025Pikachu-Original.png|100px]] {{typecolor|Electric}}
| class="roundy" width="12.5%" style="background:#{{Colorschemedark|Hoenn}}" | {{color2|000|Advanced Generation series|Hoenn Cap}} Pikachu [[File:025Pikachu-Hoenn.png|100px]] {{typecolor|Electric}}
| class="roundy" width="12.5%" style="background:#{{Colorschemedark|Sinnoh}}" | {{color2|000|Diamond & Pearl series|Sinnoh Cap}} Pikachu [[File:025Pikachu-Sinnoh.png|100px]] {{typecolor|Electric}}
| class="roundy" width="12.5%" style="background:#{{Colorschemedark|Unova}}; color:#fff" | {{color2|fff|Best Wishes series|Unova Cap}} Pikachu [[File:025Pikachu-Unova.png|100px]] {{typecolor|Electric}}
| class="roundy" width="12.5%" style="background:#{{Colorschemedark|Kalos}}; color:#fff" | {{color2|fff|XY series|Kalos Cap}} Pikachu [[File:025Pikachu-Kalos.png|100px]] {{typecolor|Electric}}
| class="roundy" width="12.5%" style="background:#{{Colorschemedark|Alola}}" | {{color2|000|Sun & Moon series|Alola Cap}} Pikachu [[File:025Pikachu-Alola.png|100px]] {{typecolor|Electric}}
| class="roundy" width="12.5%" style="background:#{{Colorschemelight|Alola}}" | {{color2|000|M20|Partner Cap}} Pikachu [[File:025Pikachu-Partner.png|100px]] {{typecolor|Electric}}
|}

===In the spin-off games===
====[[Pokémon Ga-Olé]]====
Pikachu appears in [[Pokémon Ga-Olé]].

{{Ga-OleExpansionList/header|Electric}}
{{Ga-OleExpansionList/entry|P|{{OBP|Pikachu|Movie 2017}} ({{ga-ole|Promotional disks}})|Electric|}}
{{Ga-OleExpansionList/entry|P|{{OBP|Pikachu|Pokémon Z-Power Ring Special Set}} ({{ga-ole|Promotional disks}})|Electric|}}
{{Ga-OleExpansionList/entry|P|{{OBP|Pikachu|Ga-Olé Anime Tie-in}} ({{ga-ole|Promotional disks}})|Electric|}}
{{Ga-OleExpansionList/entry|P|{{OBP|Pikachu|Alola League Champion Course}} ({{ga-ole|Promotional disks}})|Electric|}}
{{Ga-OleExpansionList/footer|Electric}}

====[[Pokémon GO]]====
In {{g|GO}}, Pikachu [[Pikachu in a cap|wearing Ash's hat]] was obtainable in the {{pkmn2|wild}} during the game's first-anniversary celebration from July 6–21, 2017. Any {{p|Pichu}} whose {{pkmn|Egg}}s were obtained during this time would also be wearing this hat upon hatching. The Ash hat Pikachu was later again obtainable using the GO Snapshot feature from April 1–2, 2019, during which the player could spawn up to five of these [[List of Pokémon with form differences#Event Pokémon|Event Pokémon]] per day with the possibility it being {{Shiny}}.

Unlike in the core series, this special form is obtainable in both [[gender]]s and can be [[evolution|evolved]], with the cap being retained upon evolution.

{| class="roundy" style="margin:auto; text-align:center; background:#FFF"
| class="roundy" style="background:#{{yellow color light}}" | Pichu [[File:GO172O.png|100px]] {{typecolor|Electric}}
| class="roundy" style="background:#{{yellow color light}}" | Pikachu [[File:GO025O.png|100px]] {{typecolor|Electric}}
| class="roundy" style="background:#{{yellow color light}}" | Raichu [[File:GO026O.png|100px]] {{typecolor|Electric}}
|}

====[[Pokémon Puzzle League]]====
Pikachu was one of {{Ash}}'s three Pokémon in {{g|Puzzle League}}.

[[File:Pokémon Zany Cards Special Seven Pikachu.png|thumb|150px|Pikachu in [[Pokémon Zany Cards]]]]
====[[Pokémon Tretta]]====
Prior to the proper introduction of Pikachu in a cap, Ash's Pikachu was featured in several {{g|Tretta}} pucks, based on its appearance in the {{series|XY}}. When the player used these pucks, Pikachu would appear in-game wearing Ash's Kalos hat. This Pikachu variant was featured in the following:

{{TrettaExpansionList/header|electric}}
{{TrettaExpansionList/entry|05-01|{{OBP|Pikachu|05-01}} ({{tretta|Invasion! Mega Rayquaza}})|Electric|Master}}
{{TrettaExpansionList/entry|P|{{OBP|Pikachu|Roaring All-Stars CD}} ([[Roaring All-Stars|Roaring All-Stars CD Bonus]])|Electric|}}
{{TrettaExpansionList/entry|Z1-07|{{OBP|Pikachu|Z1-07}} ({{tretta|Birth! Z Tretta!!}})|Electric|Master}}
{{TrettaExpansionList/footer|electric}}
The same Pikachu also appeared as a summonable Pokémon in two pucks based on [[Ash's Greninja]]; [[Ash-Greninja (Z2-06)]] and [[Ash-Greninja (Ultimate Z Challenge)]].

====[[Pokémon Zany Cards]]====
Pikachu appears in [[Pokémon Zany Cards]], as a card in Special Seven mode. The card can be played at any time but cannot be played as the final card from the player's hand.
{{-}}

==In the manga==
===In the Ash & Pikachu manga===
[[File:Ash Pikachu AP.png|thumb|200px|Pikachu in the Ash & Pikachu manga]]
Ash's Pikachu is a starring character in the [[Ash & Pikachu]] {{pkmn|manga}} series, which is based on the [[Johto]] and [[Hoenn]] seasons of the [[Pokémon anime]]. Like in the anime, Pikachu and Ash share a strong friendship.

====Moves used====
{{anmov/h|Electric||Ash Pikachu {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Thunderbolt SP|1=Iron Tail AP|2=Volt Tackle AP}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Thunderbolt|1=Iron Tail|2=Volt Tackle}}|image2=Ash Pikachu {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Quick Attack|1=Tackle}} AP.png|caption2=Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Quick Attack|1=Tackle}}}}
{{anmov|electric|Thunderbolt|SP01|Hoppip, the Wind Calls!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|normal|Swift|SP02|The Beginning Of Good Luck?! Pokémon Fortune Telling}}
{{anmov|electric|Thunder|SP10|The Grand Rhydon Plan}}
{{anmov|normal|Quick Attack|SP16|One Half Of A Poké Ball|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|normal|Tackle|SP16|One Half Of A Poké Ball|x=yes}}
{{anmov|steel|Iron Tail|SP19|Trust In Each Other!!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|electric|Volt Tackle|SP35|A 'Thank You' That Transcends Time|rec=yes}}
{{anmov/f|electric|x=manga}}

===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
{{main|Ash's Pikachu (EToP)}}
[[File:Ash Pikachu EToP.png|thumb|200px|Pikachu in The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]
Ash's Pikachu is a starring character in the {{pkmn|manga}} series [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]], which is loosely based on the Pokémon anime. Pikachu was {{OBP|Ash Ketchum|EToP|Ash}}'s first Pokémon. However, Ash did not receive Pikachu from {{an|Professor Oak}} - instead, he finds Pikachu under the floorboards of his home, chewing on wires to eat the electricity.

===In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga===
[[File:Ash Pikachu MPJ.png|thumb|left|180px|Pikachu in Magical Pokémon Journey]]
Ash's Pikachu, along with {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}}, makes a cameo appearance in the bonus chapters at the end of every volume of the [[Magical Pokémon Journey]] {{pkmn|manga}} series. In the bonus chapters, Ash and friends have mistakenly wandered into the Magical Pokémon Journey world and are trying to return to the world of the {{pkmn|anime}}, encountering many unusual situations along the way, including encounters of aspects of the Magical Pokémon Journey canon which are different in anime canon.

Ash's Pikachu shows a video to {{MPJ|Pikachu}} of him bouncing a {{i|Poké Ball}} on his head in [[One Hundred Fifty-One]].

===In the Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl manga===
[[File:Ash Pikachu PDP.png|thumb|180px|Pikachu in Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl]]
Ash's Pikachu appears as a main character in the {{OBP|Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl|Sakai Takayuki}} manga, which is based on the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} of the anime.

====Moves used====
{{anmov/h|electric||Ash Pikachu {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=Quick Attack|1=Thunderbolt|2=Iron Tail|3=Volt Tackle}} PDP.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 4}}|0=Quick Attack|1=Thunderbolt|2=Iron Tail|3=Volt Tackle}}}}
{{anmov|Normal|Quick Attack|PDP03}}
{{anmov|Electric|Thunderbolt|PDP04}}
{{anmov|Electric|Volt Tackle|PDP07}}
{{anmov|Steel|Iron Tail|PDP12}}
{{anmov/f|electric}}

===In the movie adaptations===
[[File:Ash Pikachu M10 manga.png|thumb|200px|Pikachu in the movie 10 manga adaptation]]
As Ash and Pikachu have appeared in every [[Pokémon movie]] to date, Pikachu is a main character in every movie manga adaptation.

====Moves used====
=====Manga versions=====

{{anmov/h|electric||Ash Pikachu {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 6}}|0=Volt Tackle M09|1=Thunderbolt M10|2=Volt Tackle M10|3=Thunderbolt M11|4=Iron Tail M14|5=Electro Ball M14}} manga.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 6}}|0=Volt Tackle in {{color2|000|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (manga)|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea}}|1=Thunderbolt in {{color2|000|The Rise of Darkrai (manga)|The Rise of Darkrai}}|2=Volt Tackle in {{color2|000|The Rise of Darkrai (manga)|The Rise of Darkrai}}|3=Thunderbolt in {{color2|000|Giratina and the Sky Warrior (manga)|Giratina and the Sky Warrior}}|4=Iron Tail in {{color2|000|White—Victini and Zekrom (manga)|White—Victini and Zekrom}}|5=Electro Ball in {{color2|000|White—Victini and Zekrom (manga)|White—Victini and Zekrom}}}}}}
{{anmov|Electric|Thunderbolt|Emperor of the Crystal Tower: Entei (manga)|Emperor of the Crystal Tower: Entei}}
{{anmov|Electric|Thunderbolt|Jirachi: Wish Maker (manga)|Jirachi: Wish Maker}}
{{anmov|Electric|Thunderbolt|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (manga)|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea}}
{{anmov|Electric|Volt Tackle|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (manga)|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea}}
{{anmov|Electric|Thunderbolt|The Rise of Darkrai (manga)|The Rise of Darkrai}}
{{anmov|Electric|Volt Tackle|The Rise of Darkrai (manga)|The Rise of Darkrai}}
{{anmov|Electric|Thunderbolt|Giratina and the Sky Warrior (manga)|Giratina and the Sky Warrior}}
{{anmov|Electric|Thunderbolt|Arceus and the Jewel of Life (manga)|Arceus and the Jewel of Life}}
{{anmov|Normal|Quick Attack|Arceus and the Jewel of Life (manga)|Arceus and the Jewel of Life}}
{{anmov|Electric|Thunderbolt|White—Victini and Zekrom (manga)|White—Victini and Zekrom}}
{{anmov|Steel|Iron Tail|White—Victini and Zekrom (manga)|White—Victini and Zekrom}}
{{anmov|Electric|Electro Ball|White—Victini and Zekrom (manga)|White—Victini and Zekrom}}
{{anmov|Electric|Thunderbolt|Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (manga)|Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction}}
{{anmov|Electric|Thunderbolt|Hoopa and the Clash of Ages (manga)|Hoopa and the Clash of Ages}}
{{anmov/f|Electric}}

====Ani-Manga versions====
{{anmov/h|electric||Ash Pikachu Thunderbolt M11 animanga.png|Using Thunderbolt}}
{{anmov|Electric|Thunderbolt|Giratina and the Sky Warrior (graphic novel)|Giratina and the Sky Warrior}}
{{anmov/f|Electric}}

===In the Pocket Monsters manga===
{{incomplete|section|2=Photos, possibly moves}}
Ash's Pikachu appears as a main character in {{ma|New series|Pocket Monsters}}, playing the same role as he does in the anime.

==In the TCG==
Ash's Pikachu is featured in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. The following is a list of related cards.
{{cardlist/header|Ash's Pikachu|Lightning|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Pichu and Pikachu (CoroCoro promo)]]||type=Lightning|jpset=Unnumbered Promotional cards}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Pikachu M (Movie Random Pack 12)|Pikachu]] {{SP|M}}|type=Lightning|jpset=Movie Commemoration Random Pack|jpnum=012/022}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Pikachu M LV.X (DPt-P Promo 43)|Pikachu]] {{SP|M}} [[Pikachu M LV.X (DPt-P Promo 43)|LV.X]]|type=Lightning|jpset=DPt-P Promotional cards|jpnum=043/DPt-P}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname=[[Ash's Pikachu-GX (Ash vs Team Rocket Deck 5)|Ash's Pikachu]] {{GX}} |type=Lightning|jpset=Ash vs Team Rocket Deck Kit|jpnum=005/026}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|SM Promo|Ash's Pikachu|109}}|type=Lightning|standard=yes|enset=SM Black Star Promos|ennum=SM109|jpset=SM-P Promotional cards|jpnum=071/SM-P}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|SM Promo|Ash's Pikachu|110}}|type=Lightning|standard=yes|enset=SM Black Star Promos|ennum=SM110|jpset=SM-P Promotional cards|jpnum=072/SM-P}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|SM Promo|Ash's Pikachu|111}}|type=Lightning|standard=yes|enset=SM Black Star Promos|ennum=SM111|jpset=SM-P Promotional cards|jpnum=073/SM-P}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|SM Promo|Ash's Pikachu|112}}|type=Lightning|standard=yes|enset=SM Black Star Promos|ennum=SM112|jpset=SM-P Promotional cards|jpnum=074/SM-P}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|SM Promo|Ash's Pikachu|113}}|type=Lightning|standard=yes|enset=SM Black Star Promos|ennum=SM113|jpset=SM-P Promotional cards|jpnum=075/SM-P}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|SM Promo|Ash's Pikachu|114}}|type=Lightning|standard=yes|enset=SM Black Star Promos|ennum=SM114|jpset=SM-P Promotional cards|jpnum=076/SM-P}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|SM Promo|Ash's Pikachu|108}}|type=Lightning|standard=yes|enset=SM Black Star Promos|ennum=SM108|jpset=SM-P Promotional cards|jpnum=086/SM-P}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|SM-P Promo|Pikachu|227}}|type=Lightning|jpset=SM-P Promotional cards|jpnum=367/SM-P}}
{{cardlist/footer|Lightning}}

* Pikachu also appears on the cards [[Togedemaru (Ash vs Team Rocket Deck 6)]], [[Tauros (Ash vs Team Rocket Deck 14)]], [[Hoopa (XY-P Promo 155)]], and [[Mewtwo Strikes Back (CoroCoro promo)]].

===Merchandise===
====Movie Commemoration Special Pack 2009====
The last item of DPt era merchandise could only be bought at cinemas screening ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'', released on July 18, 2009. The '''Movie Commemoration Special Pack 2009''' (Japanese: '''映画公開記念スペシャルパック2009''') was made available at the same time as the movie premiere and came with two Holofoil {{TCG|DPt-P Promotional cards}}, one {{TCG|Advent of Arceus}} booster pack, and two {{TCG|Movie Commemoration Random Pack}}s.

'''Promotional cards:'''
*[[Pikachu M LV.X (DPt-P Promo 43)|Pikachu]] {{SP|M}} [[Pikachu M LV.X (DPt-P Promo 43)|LV.X]] ({{TCG|DPt-P Promotional cards|DPt-P Promo}} 43)
*{{TCG ID|DPt-P Promo|Michina Temple|44}} ({{TCG|DPt-P Promotional cards|DPt-P Promo}} 44)

'''Product images:'''
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====Ash vs Team Rocket Deck Kit====
{{main|Ash vs Team Rocket Deck Kit (TCG)}}
The '''Ash vs Team Rocket Deck Kit''' (Japanese: '''30枚デッキ対戦セット「サトシVSロケット団」''') is a Japanese-exclusive Deck Kit released alongside the {{TCG|Facing a New Trial}} subset, on April 21, 2017. The deck features Pokémon from the {{series|Sun & Moon}} of the [[Pokémon anime]], including Ash's Pikachu and Jessie's Mimikyu as {{TCG|Pokémon-GX}}. The Deck Kit also includes a player's guide, damage and Status Condition markers, 2 GX markers, a coin, a playmat, and a How to Play instruction manual.

'''Product image:'''
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|image1=Ash vs Team Rocket Deck Kit.jpg
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====Ho-Oh-GX Special Jumbo Card Pack====
The '''Ho-Oh-GX Special Jumbo Card Pack''' (Japanese: '''スペシャルジャンボカードパック「ホウオウGX」''') was made available on July 1, 2017 in the buildup to the Japanese release of ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'' in cinemas. It comes packaged with a Jumbo print of Ho-Oh-GX, an Ash's Pikachu promotional card, and 3 packs each from the {{TCG|To Have Seen the Battle Rainbow}} and {{TCG|Darkness that Consumes Light}} expansions.

'''Promotional cards:'''
*{{TCG ID|SM-P Promo|Ash's Pikachu|86}} ({{TCG|SM-P Promotional cards|SM-P Promo}} 86)
*[[Ho-Oh-GX (SM-P Promo)|Ho-Oh-GX]] (SM-P Promo; Jumbo)

'''Product image:'''
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====''I Choose You!'' accessories====
To promote the release of ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'' in cinemas, new card files and sleeves were made available to purchase from July 15, 2017.

'''Sleeves:''' Running concurrent with the [[Pikachu in a cap]] distributions, each of these sleeves feature Ash's Pikachu wearing one of {{Ash}}'s hats from different periods in his adventures. All have muted colors and are presented like postcards complete with mock franking marks. Each pack contains 64 sleeves, and all variants were exclusive to Pokémon Centers.
:'''Original Cap Pikachu Sleeves''' (Japanese: '''デッキシールド　ぼうしをかぶったピカチュウ　オリジナル''' ''Card Shield: Hat-wearing Pikachu: Original'')
:'''Hoenn Cap Pikachu Sleeves''' (Japanese: '''デッキシールド　ぼうしをかぶったピカチュウ　ホウエン''' ''Card Shield: Hat-wearing Pikachu: Hoenn'')
:'''Sinnoh Cap Pikachu Sleeves''' (Japanese: '''デッキシールド　ぼうしをかぶったピカチュウ　シンオウ''' ''Card Shield: Hat-wearing Pikachu: Sinnoh'')
:'''Unova Cap Pikachu Sleeves''' (Japanese: '''デッキシールド　ぼうしをかぶったピカチュウ　イッシュ''' ''Card Shield: Hat-wearing Pikachu: Isshu'')
:'''Kalos Cap Pikachu Sleeves''' (Japanese: '''デッキシールド　ぼうしをかぶったピカチュウ　カロス''' ''Card Shield: Hat-wearing Pikachu: Kalos'')
:'''Alola Cap Pikachu Sleeves''' (Japanese: '''デッキシールド　ぼうしをかぶったピカチュウ　アローラ''' ''Card Shield: Hat-wearing Pikachu: Alola'')

'''Sleeve images:'''
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|image3=Sinnoh Cap Pikachu Sleeves.jpg
|caption3=Sinnoh Cap Pikachu Sleeves
|image5=Unova Cap Pikachu Sleeves.jpg
|caption5=Unova Cap Pikachu Sleeves
|image6=Kalos Cap Pikachu Sleeves.jpg
|caption6=Kalos Cap Pikachu Sleeves
|image7=Alola Cap Pikachu Sleeves.jpg
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====Ash's Pikachu M20 promo====
On November 4 and 5, 2017, several players who attended ''[[M20|Pokémon, o filme: Eu escolho você!]]'' on movie theaters received a special Pikachu promotional card with the twentieth movie logo.

'''Promotional cards:'''
*{{TCG ID|SM Promo|Ash's Pikachu|108}} ({{TCG|SM Black Star Promos|SL Promo}} 108)

'''Product images:'''
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==Trivia==
[[File:Surfing Pikachu BW087.png|thumb|200px|Pikachu {{DL|Pikachu variants|Surfing Pikachu|surfing}}]]
[[File:Pikachu as female Pikachu.png|thumb|200px|Pikachu disguised as a female]]
* Pikachu is {{Ash}}'s only {{type|Electric}} Pokémon and was the only Electric-type owned by a main character in the {{pkmn|anime}} until the capture of {{TP|Dawn|Pachirisu}} by {{an|Dawn}}.
** Pikachu was also Ash's only [[walking Pokémon]] until the capture of {{AP|Rowlet}}.
* For [[DP013]], [[Professor Oak's Big Pokémon Encyclopedia]] is about Ash's Pikachu. He writes this Pokémon senryū about him: パートナー　サトシとピカチュウ　いいかんじ ''Partners Satoshi and Pikachu: a pleasant feeling''.
* Pikachu was the first of Ash's Pokémon to habitually disobey him. Other Pokémon that would do so, and are better remembered for their disobedience than Pikachu, are {{AP|Primeape}} and {{AP|Charizard}}.
* Pikachu is the second Pokémon in the entire anime to have managed to defeat a [[Legendary Pokémon]], which he did by defeating {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}}'s {{DL|Brandon's Legendary titans|Regice}} in ''[[AG190|Pace - The Final Frontier!]]''.
** Pikachu has also defeated more [[Legendary Pokémon]] than any other Pokémon in the anime, with a total of four: Brandon's {{p|Regice}} in ''[[AG190|Pace - The Final Frontier!]]'', {{si|Tobias}}'s {{p|Latios}} in ''[[DP189|The Semi-Final Frontier!]]'' (though in that case, it was a draw, as Pikachu knocked himself out in the process), [[Gladion's Silvally]] in ''[[SM138|Final Rivals!]]'', and {{DL|Guardian deities (anime)|Tapu Koko}} in ''[[SM144|From Z to Shining Z!]]''.
* In ''[[DP142|Where No Togepi Has Gone Before!]]'', it was officially confirmed that Pikachu is [[gender|male]], as a female {{p|Togepi}}'s {{m|Attract}} affected him. His physical appearance could not be used as proof, since [[List of Pokémon with gender differences|gender differences]] were not implemented until after he had debuted in the anime.
** Pikachu's [[gender]] had already been assumed male in the dub, where male pronouns such as "he" were used to refer to Pikachu. To a lesser extent, his gender was also previously implied in the Japanese versions, specifically in ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]'' (where he used masculine pronouns), ''[[EP052|Princess vs. Princess]]'' (Pikachu was shown when the narrator said that males had to carry packages), and in ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]'', where Brock referred to Ash and Pikachu as being "those guys" when touched by their loyalty.
** The first time Pikachu's gender difference was pointed out was in ''[[BW098|Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige!]]'', where Pikachu was disguised as a female by sticking a heart-shaped piece of paper on his tail.
* Pikachu is the only Pokémon of Ash's to be used in every Gym battle in [[Johto|a region]].
* In {{pmin|Latin America}}, {{wp|Cartoon Network}} has a "Biografía Toon" (''Toon Biography'') segment, which consists of biographies and histories of cartoon characters. This segment has done a two-part feature on Ash's Pikachu. According to the segment, Pikachu is the result of an experiment conducted by {{an|Professor Oak}} and allegedly destroyed the lab where he was created in a momentary loss of control.
* ''[[DP170|An Elite Coverup!]]'' has been the only time when Ash does not use Pikachu against an [[Elite Four]] member.
* Pikachu is the first evolved Pokémon Ash obtained, although, at the time Ash obtained Pikachu, he did not yet have a {{p|Pichu|pre-evolved form}}, and he would not be seen as a Pichu until [[SS001]].
* Pikachu is Ash's only Pokémon capable of evolving by use of an Evolution stone, not counting {{AP|Snorunt}} who could not evolve through the use of an Evolution stone at the time of its capture and normal evolution.
* Pikachu is the first Pokémon in the anime to defeat a Mega Evolved Pokémon without Mega Evolving, defeating {{an|Korrina}}'s [[Mega Evolution|Mega]] {{TP|Korrina|Lucario}} in ''[[XY044|Showdown at the Shalour Gym!]]''.
* As Pikachu hates being in his {{i|Poké Ball}}, it is rarely ever seen, with a known total of only six confirmed appearances throughout the whole series (flashbacks not included). These being in ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'', ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]'', ''[[Snow Way Out!]]'', ''[[AG024|A Corphish Out of Water!]]'', ''[[XY020|Breaking Titles at the Chateau!]]'', and ''[[XY079|A Frenzied Factory Fiasco!]]''.
* Pikachu appears as a figure in the [[MC Sixth Generation|sixth generation]] of [[Monster Collection]].
* Pikachu was the first Pokémon belonging to a main character to activate their [[Ability]] in the anime.
** Pikachu was also the first Pokémon belonging to a main character to [[Gigantamax]] in the anime.
* With 19 moves, Pikachu has used more moves than any other individual Pokémon in the anime.

==Related articles==
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* [[a:Category:Ash's Pikachu|Images on the Bulbagarden Archives]]
* [[Ash's Pikachu (EToP)]]
* [[Ash's Pikachu (M20)]]
* [[Pikachu in a cap]]

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EP045

2020-03-17T23:57:12Z

Matty: /* Errors */ I mean, what are we to believe, that Brock has some kind of... magic see-through head? Boy, I sure hope someone got fired for that blunder.

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'''The Song of Jigglypuff''' (Japanese: '''うたって！プリン！''' ''Sing! {{tt|Purin|Jigglypuff}}!'') is the 45th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on May 21, 1998, and in the United States on February 20, 1999.
{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Our heroes trudge along, resigning themselves to the idea of camping out in the desert as the sun slowly sets. Suddenly they see bright lights in front of them: a glamorous city appears before them, covered in neon lights. They have found Neon Town, a city that is loud and boisterous 24 hours a day, famous for having no nights. The residents of Neon City sleep as little as possible and use all of their time to play. Behind the other side of the town's glorious facade, however, people are always angry and irritated. Fights being an everyday occurrence, Jenny, the policewoman, is terribly busy. Having had enough of a town so noisy one can't even sleep at night, our heroes head out into the peaceful forest. There they chance across Jigglypuff, the singing Pokémon.

==Plot==
Walking through a desert, {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} arrive in [[Neon Town]]. In the city, a man bumps into Ash and is infuriated. Ash insults him, and when Brock tells him to apologize, he refuses. Before the situation could escalate, [[Officer Jenny]] steps in, sending the man on his way, and tells Ash and his friends to find a hotel to sleep in. Misty notices that this Jenny is a bit edgy. Later, {{TRT}} shows up in town and [[James]] bumps into the same man, who punches him repeatedly over the head. Meanwhile, [[Jessie]] is spanked by a large woman for bumping into her.

The next morning, as Ash, Misty, and Brock come out of a hotel, they notice several people arguing with one another. Deciding to leave right away, they head to a forest outside the city and spot a {{p|Jigglypuff}}. Misty expresses her desire to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} one and calls out {{TP|Misty|Staryu}}, but {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}} pops out instead. Misty scolds it and puts it back into the {{i|Poké Ball}}, much to her dismay. After that, she sends out Staryu and it uses {{m|Double-Edge}} on Jigglypuff. The little pink round {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} gets upset and cries. The gang then finds out that {{an|Jigglypuff|this Jigglypuff}} has a problem with {{m|sing}}ing. Misty apologizes for attacking it earlier and hugs the Pokémon; she then decides that they should teach it to sing.

Hiding and spying on the gang, Team Rocket decides they want to use the Jigglypuff to put the people of Neon Town to sleep, in order to steal their Pokémon. They reveal themselves to the gang while wearing costumes and proceed to sing a tune radically different from their {{motto}}. After they finish, Team Rocket reveals their latest scheme. Ash sends out his {{AP|Bulbasaur}} to {{pkmn|battle}}; James sends out his {{TP|James|Weezing}}. Bulbasaur's {{m|Vine Whip}} puts Weezing into a spin, resulting in Weezing's {{m|Poison Gas}} hitting Team Rocket instead. Misty calls her Staryu and orders it to blast Team Rocket away using {{m|Water Gun}}.

Afterwards, Misty gives Jigglypuff some lessons on breath control when singing. {{AP|Pikachu}} sings as well, and when Ash compliments him, Jigglypuff gets annoyed and secretly kicks Pikachu. Before anyone can notice it, it hides behind Misty, who then inflates a balloon and puts it in Jigglypuff's mouth. The air inflates Jigglypuff and it goes flying. Brock also helps it by giving it a fruit that can help make its throat feel better. Jigglypuff takes a bite and instantly starts singing. Pikachu starts celebrating, but Jigglypuff kicks him again, and before the Pokémon can notice, Jigglypuff is already in Misty's arms.

Misty requests Jigglypuff to sing; it obliges and starts singing beautifully. Meanwhile, Team Rocket, hiding amongst some grass, sets up a tape reel recorder and a connected boom microphone to capture Jigglypuff's voice. As Jigglypuff sings, everyone falls asleep. When Jigglypuff notices everyone sleeping, it inflates itself in anger, goes through Ash's [[Bag|backpack]], pulls out a black marker, and scribbles markings all over their faces. It also finds Team Rocket sleeping and tries waking them up with {{m|Double Slap}}. Unable to wake them up, Jigglypuff scribbles on their faces as well.

Ash, Misty, and Brock wake up, only to find their faces covered with markings. They rub it off and see that Jigglypuff is mad at them. Misty realizes that they must have fallen asleep during the performance and apologizes to Jigglypuff. Everyone tries to cheer it up by letting their Pokémon listen to its singing. However, all of their Pokémon also fall asleep. Then, Misty decides to let Psyduck listen to Jigglypuff's singing, since Psyduck is apparently so dumb it wouldn't know if it was awake or asleep. After Jigglypuff sings for Psyduck, it still becomes angry, and Misty realizes that Psyduck fell asleep with its eyes still open. Meanwhile, Team Rocket finally wakes up and see their faces are covered with markings. They rub it off and proceed to check the recording. Unfortunately, the recorder did not capture Jigglypuff's singing and recorded their loud snoring instead.

Brock suggests they take Jigglypuff to perform for the sleepless people of Neon Town, which Team Rocket is happy to hear. When they get into town, the gang looks for a place for Jigglypuff to sing, to no avail. A stage truck then pulls over, driven by Jessie and James, [[List of Team Rocket's disguises|disguised]] as rock stars, who offers them their stage. Once the stage is set, Jigglypuff starts singing into a microphone and begins to pull a crowd. However, its voice echoes throughout Neon Town's restaurants and gambling dens, causing everyone in the town to fall asleep. Team Rocket, whose ears were not plugged in properly, fall asleep as well. Once Jigglypuff is finished, it gets upset with its dormant audience and goes on to scribble markings on everyone's faces. The next morning, Ash and his friends wake up, only to realize what happened. Jigglypuff is nowhere to be seen, and they assume it must have left out of anger. When the townspeople wake up, they seem friendlier to one another; the man who bumped into Ash earlier even apologizes to him. Misty call outs for Jigglypuff, though there is no response. Team Rocket awakens and leaves the city looking very happy despite their latest failure.

As Ash, Misty, and Brock leave the city, unbeknownst to them, Jigglypuff follows close behind.

==Major events==

* {{an|Misty}} tries to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} a {{an|Jigglypuff}}, but decides against it upon finding out that it can't {{m|Sing}}.
* [[Misty's Staryu]] is revealed to know {{m|Double-Edge}}.
* The Jigglypuff that {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} help out in this episode begins to [[Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|follow them around]].
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===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Jigglypuff}} ({{an|Jigglypuff|anime}})

==Characters==
[[File:Dare da EP045.png|200px|thumb|right|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Officer Jenny]]
* [[Neon Town]] residents

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP EP045.png|200px|thumb|right|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Jigglypuff}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Pidgeotto}} ({{OP|Ash|Pidgeotto}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|Ash|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Squirtle}} ({{OP|Ash|Squirtle}})
* {{p|Staryu}} ({{OP|Misty|Staryu}})
* {{p|Psyduck}} ({{OP|Misty|Psyduck}})
* {{p|Onix}} ({{OP|Brock|Onix}})
* {{p|Arbok}} ({{OP|Jessie|Arbok}})
* {{p|Weezing}} ({{OP|James|Weezing}})
* {{p|Jigglypuff}} ([[Jigglypuff (anime)|anime]]; debut)

==Trivia==
* Although it was never aired in syndicated form in {{wp|Cartoon Network}} in 2003, it was finally aired on September 5, 2007 at 6:30 AM ET.
* [[James]] makes a reference to the 1984 mockumentary film ''{{wp|This Is Spinal Tap}}'' when he says "crank the speakers up to eleven".
* The guitar on the music store sign is a {{wp|Gibson Les Paul}}.
* When the person who bumped into {{Ash}} apologizes for knocking into him the previous night, his face has not been scribbled on like everyone else's.
* Between the two episodes in which it evolved, this episode is the only one in which [[Ash's Charmeleon]] does not appear.
* {{TRT}} [[Breaking the fourth wall|breaks the fourth wall]] during [[Team Rocket Forever|their song]], in which they say, "We will be the new stars in this cartoon!"
* In the dub's version of the [[Who's That Pokémon?]] segment, the {{p|Jigglypuff}} has green eyes, like it had been in one scene in the episode. Usually, only {{Shiny}} Jigglypuff have green eyes; at this point in time, Shiny Pokémon had not yet been implemented.
* This is one of the few episodes in which Team Rocket does not blast off prior to the {{series|Best Wishes}}.
* This episode is featured on ''Volume 2: Jigglypuff'' from [[Viz Media]]'s {{OBP|Pokémon All-Stars|Region 1}} series.
* The original 2000 {{pmin|Italy|Italian}} name of this episode may be a reference to ''Auf Flügeln des Gesanges'' (On the wings of song) by {{wp|Felix Mendelssohn}}.
* This episode was [[Banned episodes|banned]] in Turkey, but no reason was ever stated.

===Errors===
* In one scene, {{an|Jigglypuff}}'s eyes turn green.
* {{an|Misty}}'s shoes are completely red in one scene.
* In one scene, {{AP|Pikachu}}'s cheek pouches are missing.
* In one scene in the {{pmin|the Netherlands|Dutch}} dub, Misty's mouth moves, but she doesn't talk.
* In one scene, Ash's shoes are completely white.
* {{an|Brock}} twitches as he says [[Neon Town]] will be able to hear Jigglypuff's song.
* The man that bumped into Ash apologizes for bumping into him ''last'' night. However, he actually bumped into him ''two'' nights ago.
* In one scene in the English dub, Misty refers to Jigglypuff by its Japanese name, ''Purin''.
* In one scene in the English dub, a paint edit on a sign was accidentally painted over Brock's head.

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EP045 Error.png|Pikachu without its cheek pouches
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===Dub edits===
* [[PokéRap]]: Day 5 (Version 2)
* The scene of Jessie getting spanked by the huge woman and James getting beat up was cut out of the [[Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB!]] and [[Pokémon in the United Kingdom|CITV]] airing of the episode. However, it does appear in the {{wp|Cartoon Network}}, streaming versions and the DVD/VHS version.
* The scene of Misty yelling at Psyduck for sleeping with its eyes wide open is cut out during CITV reruns, presumably due to time constraints.

==In other languages==
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SM102

2019-04-28T00:15:50Z

Matty: /* Errors */ D'oh!

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* {{BMGf|265879|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|266637|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|268613|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
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'''Alola, Alola!''' (Japanese: '''アローラでアローラ！タケシとカスミ！''' ''Alola at Alola! {{tt|Takeshi|Brock}} and {{tt|Kasumi|Misty}}!'') is the 102nd episode of the {{series|Sun & Moon}}, and the 1,041st episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on December 23, 2018 and in the United States on April 20, 2019.
{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

As our heroes prepare for a break from Pokémon School, Lana makes a surprise announcement: they have visitors! Who? None other than Misty and Brock! Everyone’s excited to show Ash’s longtime friends around Alola, and when Ash tells them about Treasure Island—a place he and Pikachu previously visited—they’re off! They meet up with a group of Mantine who love to surf, but Team Rocket is determined to make a splash—by catching the Mantine and Pikachu! But they’re no match for our heroes, who shower the trio with a series of attacks that send them blasting off again…just like old times!

==Plot==
At the [[Pokémon School]], {{Ash}} asks {{ashcl}} what their plans are for the upcoming holidays. {{an|Sophocles}} invites everyone to a fireworks display on [[Melemele Island]], but {{an|Lana}} perks up and says that the class has some special guests. To everyone's surprise, Ash's old friends {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}} arrive at the school. Misty is happy to see everyone and goes on to hold [[Sandy]]. Lana explains that she and Misty had been writing to each other since the [[SM043|school excursion]] to [[Kanto]]. Ash asks about the [[Cerulean Gym]], but Misty explains that her [[The Sensational Sisters|three sisters]] are taking care of it while she is away. Brock adds that he is keen to see the [[Pokémon Center]]s in [[Alola]]. Sophocles admires Brock's enthusiasm for research, but Brock says he is still a Doctor-in-training. Misty informs everyone that she and Brock want to enjoy all the fun things in the Alola [[region]]. Ash and his classmates happily agree, and so the group's sightseeing ventures begin.

At a local Pokémon Center, Brock is immediately lovestruck by, and introduces himself to [[Nurse Joy]]. Misty interrupts and pulls Brock away by the ear. Suddenly, a young {{pkmn|Trainer}} rushes into the Center and explains to Nurse Joy that his {{p|Yungoos}} hasn't eaten all day. Nurse Joy takes Yungoos in her arms for a closer inspection and is surprised when Brock instantly sees the swelling in its jaw. As she, her {{p|Blissey}} and {{p|Comfey}} prepare to take Yungoos into surgery, Brock offers his expertise and assistance. Joy accepts Brock's offer, and he farewells Ash and the others as they continue their tourist adventures.

Inside {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Bewear}}'s den, Bewear happily feeds {{TRT}} and {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Stufful}} a fistful of honey each. [[James]] suddenly realizes that they need to make an urgent call to [[Team Rocket]] HQ. As the trio make the call it is instead answered by [[Matori]]'s {{alo|Meowth}}. {{MTR}} translates Alolan Meowth's comments, but is left infuriated by its dismissive manner. James agrees with Meowth's comments that they haven't achieved anything noteworthy, but [[Jessie]] adds that their [[Malasada]] business has seen increased sales. Meowth explains that to Matori's Meowth, but the transmission is cut suddenly. Meowth is angry, but Jessie is relieved that she didn't have to report to Matori. James, on the other hand, is still contemplating the Alolan Meowth's words and is beginning to think that Team Rocket may have forgotten them. The trio soon realize they are becoming less notorious and fear that the Malasadas business will be their reality. Meowth is reinvigorated and declares that they will aim to show up Team Rocket with their explosive efforts.

Misty and the others sit down for a meal at the [[Hau'oli City]] Pancake Parlor. [[Nina]]'s Alolan {{p|Raichu}} presents everyone with their orders; towering stacks of pancakes and refreshing drinks on the side. Nina and her new husband, as {{an|Mallow}} reveals, also attend the groups table. After finishing their meals, the group makes their way over to the Hau'oli marketplace to meet [[Anela]]. As Misty's admires Anela's bountiful produce, {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}} emerges from its [[Poké Ball]] and swallows a watermelon whole. Misty apologizes for Psyduck's behavior, but Anela simply laughs and goes on to offer the group a plate full of fruit. The group then visits the mall, where Misty and the other girls look through a jewelry store. Misty then calls on her {{TP|Misty|Corsola}} to look at some Corsola horn pendants, but the Coral Pokémon is horrified by the jewelry display. Lana goes on to joke that the pendants are made from actual Corsola, making Corsola even more scared. Ash, Sophocles and {{an|Kiawe}} wait on a roof deck for the girls to finish their shopping, they spot two [[Mantine Surf]]ers performing tricks out at sea. {{Rotom}} explains that Mantine Surf is a type of [[Poké Ride]]. The girls meet up with the guys, and together they decide to go Mantine Surfing. Ash then suggests they head to nearby [[Treasure Island]], he adds that it was fun [[SM020|when he and Pikachu last visited]]. Team Rocket overhears the plans and sets their sights on stealing all of the {{p|Mantine}} and {{AP|Pikachu}} to send to {{an|Giovanni|the Boss}}.

As the group surf across the ocean, Rotom informs Ash that jumping is part of the fun of Mantine Surfing. Sandy's old friend {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Mantine}} arrives on the scene and prompts Sandy to hop on its back. Lana is initially surprised as Sandy and Mantine go on to perform a jump on a wave. The impressive display encourages Ash and the others to perform their own improvised aerial somersaults. Meanwhile, Brock finishes bandaging up the injured Yungoos's jaw. Joy shouts out that it is wonderful, but when Brock turns around he quickly realizes that she is just talking about a {{p|Luxray}}'s soft coat.

Ash and the others arrive on the shores of Treasure Island. As Misty tells the Mantine to hang around while they explore, Ash is eager to show everyone around the island and runs off. The group arrives in a flower meadow and admires the {{type|Bug}}s. Lana realizes that Misty is gone, but everyone soon spots her cowering behind a tree in fear of the bugs. Ash's friends, a horde of Alolan {{p|Exeggutor}} then arrive on the scene much to everyone’s surprise. The group soon enjoy a ride atop the heads of the Exeggutor before taking a dip in a local watering hole. {{an|Lillie}} and [[Snowy]] rest in the shade, while Psyduck and Marowak quickly get out the water as everyone else plays with the Exeggutor. By the day's end, the boys are spread out on the beach sand in exhaustion as Lillie and Mallow make a sandcastle. Meanwhile, Lana approaches Misty as she sits by herself admiring the ocean view. As Misty declares it is time to head back, a sudden explosion occurs.

Sandy leads everyone to Team Rocket, who have since caught the Mantine in a net. From inside their [[Team Rocket's mechas|Meowth mecha]], the trio performs their {{motto}}. Misty is shocked to see them in Alola, but Jessie says they are simply following Giovanni's orders. James pulls a lever and the net full of Mantine is winched inside the mecha's body. The trio then turn their attention to catching Pikachu. Pikachu's {{m|Thunderbolt}} and Marowak's {{m|Bonemerang}} prove useless against the mecha's metal exterior. James and Meowth explain that the Meowth Giga Robot Mark Three is a cut above the rest, and Jessie demands that everyone simply give up. Sandy uses {{m|Double-Edge}} to open the Meowth mecha's hatch, but with a little effort while Ash and the others prepare for a joint retaliation. Misty sends out her {{TP|Misty|Gyarados}}, and the giant Pokémon then wraps itself around the mecha. Pikachu's {{m|Iron Tail}} causes a minor explosion and hole in the robot's body. Popplio and Sandy then hit this same spot with {{m|Aqua Jet}} and Double-Edge.

Meowth, strapped up with a motion control device, has the mecha fire rocket fists. {{TP|Mallow|Tsareena}} and Marowak use {{m|Trop Kick}} and {{m|Iron Head}} to deflect the fists away from the group. Then, Pikachu's Iron Tail, {{TP|Sophocles|Togedemaru}}'s {{m|Zing Zap}}, Sandy's Double-Edge, Popplio's {{m|Aqua Jet}}, and Snowy's {{m|Tackle}} breaks open the Meowth mecha and releases the Mantine. Tsareena uses a {{m|Magical Leaf}} to free the Mantine from the net. Team Rocket are infuriated and fling Misty's Gyarados off the mecha. Misty [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolves]] her Gyarados into Mega Gyarados, much to Team Rocket's shock. With {{m|Gigavolt Havoc}}, {{m|Inferno Overdrive}} and {{m|Hydro Vortex}}, Ash, Kiawe and Lana have Pikachu, Marowak and Popplio perform their respective [[Z-Move]]s on the Meowth mecha. Team Rocket remain defiant as the mecha is able to cope with the combined onslaught. Misty has Gyarados add {{m|Hydro Pump}} to the mix causing the robot to subsequently explode and Team Rocket are sent blasting off again.

Later on, Misty joins Ash, Rotom, and Pikachu for a seaside walk. The pair soon spot a green tent and Brock cooking up a delicious meal. They ask Brock about the setup and he explains that it because they are all together again. As Brock turns his attention to his boiling stew, Psyduck pops out of its Poké Ball, eager to get the first bite.

==Major events==

* {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}} travel to [[Alola]] to visit {{Ash}} and {{ashcl}}, as a surprise organized by {{an|Lana}}.
* [[Snowy]] is revealed to know {{m|Tackle}}.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da SM102.png|thumb|200px|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* {{an|Lana}}
* {{an|Kiawe}}
* {{an|Lillie}}
* {{an|Sophocles}}
* {{an|Mallow}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[The Sensational Sisters]] (fantasy)
** {{an|Daisy}}
** [[Violet]]
** {{ka|Lily}}
* [[Anela]]
* [[Nina]]
* Nina's husband
* {{pkmn|Trainer}}
* Customers
* Citizens

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP SM102.png|thumb|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Mantine}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Rotom}} ({{an|Rotom Pokédex}})
* {{p|Psyduck}} ({{OP|Misty|Psyduck}})
* {{p|Corsola}} ({{OP|Misty|Corsola}})
* {{p|Gyarados}} ({{OP|Misty|Gyarados}}; [[Mega Evolution|Mega Gyarados]])
* {{p|Popplio}} ({{OP|Lana|Popplio}})
* {{p|Eevee}} ({{an|Lana}}'s; [[Sandy]])
* {{p|Marowak}} ({{OP|Kiawe|Marowak}}; [[Regional variant|Alola Form]])
* {{p|Vulpix}} ({{an|Lillie}}'s; [[Regional variant|Alola Form]]; [[Snowy]])
* {{p|Togedemaru}} ({{OP|Sophocles|Togedemaru}})
* {{p|Tsareena}} ({{OP|Mallow|Tsareena}})
* {{p|Blissey}} ({{OP|Nurse Joy|Blissey}})
* {{p|Comfey}} ({{OP|Nurse Joy|Comfey}})
* {{p|Komala}} ([[Samson Oak]]'s)
* {{p|Meowth}} ([[Matori]]'s; [[Regional variant|Alola Form]])
* {{p|Raichu}} ([[Nina]]'s; [[Regional variant|Alola Form]])
* {{p|Seaking}} ([[Cerulean Gym]]'s; fantasy)
* {{p|Goldeen}} ([[Cerulean Gym]]'s; fantasy)
* {{p|Shellder}} ([[Cerulean Gym]]'s; fantasy)
* {{p|Yungoos}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Bewear}} ({{an|Bewear|anime}})
* {{p|Exeggutor}} ([[Regional variant|Alola Form]]; {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Exeggutor|anime}}; multiple)
* {{p|Tapu Lele}} ({{DL|Guardian deities (anime)|Tapu Lele|anime}}; flashback)
* {{p|Mantine}} ({{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Mantine|anime}})
* {{p|Stufful}} ({{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Stufful|anime}})
* {{p|Mantine}} ([[Poké Ride|Ride Pokémon]]; multiple)
* {{p|Luxray}}
* {{p|Wingull}} (×5)
* {{p|Comfey}} (×2)
* {{p|Cutiefly}} (multiple)
* {{p|Ribombee}} (×2)
* {{p|Pikipek}}
* {{p|Spinarak}} (×2)
* {{p|Butterfree}}
* {{p|Ledian}} (×5)
* {{p|Wimpod}} (multiple; flashback)

==Trivia==
* [[Poké Problem]]: ''What [[Poké Ride|Ride Pokémon]] do we ride in today's episode?''
** Host: {{an|Lana}}
** Choices: {{p|Mantine}}, {{p|Sharpedo}}, {{p|Lapras}}, {{p|Pyukumuku}}
** Answer: Mantine
* The English dub was released on [[Google Play]] on April 10, 2019, on [[Amazon Video]] on April 13, 2019, and on the [[iTunes Store]] on April 14, 2019, ten, seven, and six days before the episode aired in the United States, respectively.
** It was later removed from purchase on the iTunes Store, although those who had already purchased and downloaded the episode could still view it. It was then re-released on iTunes on April 21, 2019, the day it was supposed to release.
* Both the Japanese and English titles of this episode are almost identical to the those of ''[[SM042|Alola, Kanto!]]'', which also involved {{Ash}} and {{ashcl}} interacting with {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}}.
* [[Misty's Corsola]] makes its first appearance since ''[[AG044|The Princess and the Togepi]]'', 723 episodes earlier. This is the longest absence a Pokémon belonging to a main character has ever had in the main series. It surpassed the previous record, which was held by [[Misty's Staryu]] and was also set in the {{series|Sun & Moon}}, by one episode.
* [[Your Adventure]] is used as an insert song when Ash, his classmates, and Misty are playing with Pokémon on [[Treasure Island]].
* [[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master|Aim to Be a Pokémon Master -20th Anniversary-]] is used as an insert song when Ash, his classmates, and Misty battle {{TRT}}.
* This is the first time Brock is seen flirting with a [[Nurse Joy]] that doesn't have the original design.
* The Robo-Meowth mecha from ''[[SM042|Alola, Kanto!]]'' returns with a red-colored appearance. This is a possible reference to the antagonist of the original {{wp|Mobile Suit Gundam}}, {{wp|Char Aznable}}, known for his custom, red-colored Mobile Suits.
* Brock and Misty narrate the preview for the [[SM103|next episode]].
** This is the first time Brock has narrated a preview for an episode since the one for [[SS027]], over five years earlier.
* Music from ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'' is used as background music.
* This episode marks a rare instance of Team Rocket blasting off in the ''Sun & Moon'' series without {{an|Bewear}} grabbing them mid-air.
* Ash, Misty, and Brock read the [[Who's That Pokémon?]] segment in the English dub.

===Errors===
* When {{an|Brock}} is flirting with [[Nurse Joy]], Joy's shirt colors are reversed.
* When Ash's classmates follow him after their first arrival at Treasure Island, Kiawe is shown in his usual maroon shorts instead of his orange board shorts.
* When the Pokémon are attacking {{TRT}}'s mecha, two {{TP|Mallow|Tsareena}} and {{TP|Kiawe|Marowak}} each are seen.
* The {{p|Ledian}} are shown with red hands instead of white.
* [[Misty's Corsola]] seems scared of the Corsola horns being used in crafting, when [[EP213|its debut episode]] implied that its own horns had been used by [[Mika and Andrea's father]] to make jewelry.

===Dub edits===

==In other languages==
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SM102

2019-04-28T00:15:06Z

Matty: /* Errors */ Boy, I sure hope someone got fired for that blunder.

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altepcode=EP1041 |
colorscheme=Alola |
title_en=Alola, Alola! |
title_ja=アローラでアローラ！タケシとカスミ！ |
title_ja_trans=Alola at Alola! Takeshi and Kasumi! |
broadcast_jp=December 23, 2018 |
broadcast_us=April 10, 2019{{tt|*|Google Play}} April 13, 2019{{tt|*|Amazon Video}} April 14, 2019{{tt|*|iTunes}} April 20, 2019{{tt|*|Disney XD}} |
en_op=[[The Challenge of Life]] |
ja_op=[[Your Adventure|キミの冒険]] |
ja_ed=[[Twerp, Twerpette|ジャリボーイ・ジャリガール]] |
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director=渡辺正彦 |
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footnotes=* {{filb-eppics|sm|102}}
* {{BMGf|265879|Preview thread on BMGf}} ''Closed''
* {{BMGf|266637|Original review thread on BMGf}}
* {{BMGf|268613|Dub review thread on BMGf}}
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'''Alola, Alola!''' (Japanese: '''アローラでアローラ！タケシとカスミ！''' ''Alola at Alola! {{tt|Takeshi|Brock}} and {{tt|Kasumi|Misty}}!'') is the 102nd episode of the {{series|Sun & Moon}}, and the 1,041st episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on December 23, 2018 and in the United States on April 20, 2019.
{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

As our heroes prepare for a break from Pokémon School, Lana makes a surprise announcement: they have visitors! Who? None other than Misty and Brock! Everyone’s excited to show Ash’s longtime friends around Alola, and when Ash tells them about Treasure Island—a place he and Pikachu previously visited—they’re off! They meet up with a group of Mantine who love to surf, but Team Rocket is determined to make a splash—by catching the Mantine and Pikachu! But they’re no match for our heroes, who shower the trio with a series of attacks that send them blasting off again…just like old times!

==Plot==
At the [[Pokémon School]], {{Ash}} asks {{ashcl}} what their plans are for the upcoming holidays. {{an|Sophocles}} invites everyone to a fireworks display on [[Melemele Island]], but {{an|Lana}} perks up and says that the class has some special guests. To everyone's surprise, Ash's old friends {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}} arrive at the school. Misty is happy to see everyone and goes on to hold [[Sandy]]. Lana explains that she and Misty had been writing to each other since the [[SM043|school excursion]] to [[Kanto]]. Ash asks about the [[Cerulean Gym]], but Misty explains that her [[The Sensational Sisters|three sisters]] are taking care of it while she is away. Brock adds that he is keen to see the [[Pokémon Center]]s in [[Alola]]. Sophocles admires Brock's enthusiasm for research, but Brock says he is still a Doctor-in-training. Misty informs everyone that she and Brock want to enjoy all the fun things in the Alola [[region]]. Ash and his classmates happily agree, and so the group's sightseeing ventures begin.

At a local Pokémon Center, Brock is immediately lovestruck by, and introduces himself to [[Nurse Joy]]. Misty interrupts and pulls Brock away by the ear. Suddenly, a young {{pkmn|Trainer}} rushes into the Center and explains to Nurse Joy that his {{p|Yungoos}} hasn't eaten all day. Nurse Joy takes Yungoos in her arms for a closer inspection and is surprised when Brock instantly sees the swelling in its jaw. As she, her {{p|Blissey}} and {{p|Comfey}} prepare to take Yungoos into surgery, Brock offers his expertise and assistance. Joy accepts Brock's offer, and he farewells Ash and the others as they continue their tourist adventures.

Inside {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Bewear}}'s den, Bewear happily feeds {{TRT}} and {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Stufful}} a fistful of honey each. [[James]] suddenly realizes that they need to make an urgent call to [[Team Rocket]] HQ. As the trio make the call it is instead answered by [[Matori]]'s {{alo|Meowth}}. {{MTR}} translates Alolan Meowth's comments, but is left infuriated by its dismissive manner. James agrees with Meowth's comments that they haven't achieved anything noteworthy, but [[Jessie]] adds that their [[Malasada]] business has seen increased sales. Meowth explains that to Matori's Meowth, but the transmission is cut suddenly. Meowth is angry, but Jessie is relieved that she didn't have to report to Matori. James, on the other hand, is still contemplating the Alolan Meowth's words and is beginning to think that Team Rocket may have forgotten them. The trio soon realize they are becoming less notorious and fear that the Malasadas business will be their reality. Meowth is reinvigorated and declares that they will aim to show up Team Rocket with their explosive efforts.

Misty and the others sit down for a meal at the [[Hau'oli City]] Pancake Parlor. [[Nina]]'s Alolan {{p|Raichu}} presents everyone with their orders; towering stacks of pancakes and refreshing drinks on the side. Nina and her new husband, as {{an|Mallow}} reveals, also attend the groups table. After finishing their meals, the group makes their way over to the Hau'oli marketplace to meet [[Anela]]. As Misty's admires Anela's bountiful produce, {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}} emerges from its [[Poké Ball]] and swallows a watermelon whole. Misty apologizes for Psyduck's behavior, but Anela simply laughs and goes on to offer the group a plate full of fruit. The group then visits the mall, where Misty and the other girls look through a jewelry store. Misty then calls on her {{TP|Misty|Corsola}} to look at some Corsola horn pendants, but the Coral Pokémon is horrified by the jewelry display. Lana goes on to joke that the pendants are made from actual Corsola, making Corsola even more scared. Ash, Sophocles and {{an|Kiawe}} wait on a roof deck for the girls to finish their shopping, they spot two [[Mantine Surf]]ers performing tricks out at sea. {{Rotom}} explains that Mantine Surf is a type of [[Poké Ride]]. The girls meet up with the guys, and together they decide to go Mantine Surfing. Ash then suggests they head to nearby [[Treasure Island]], he adds that it was fun [[SM020|when he and Pikachu last visited]]. Team Rocket overhears the plans and sets their sights on stealing all of the {{p|Mantine}} and {{AP|Pikachu}} to send to {{an|Giovanni|the Boss}}.

As the group surf across the ocean, Rotom informs Ash that jumping is part of the fun of Mantine Surfing. Sandy's old friend {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Mantine}} arrives on the scene and prompts Sandy to hop on its back. Lana is initially surprised as Sandy and Mantine go on to perform a jump on a wave. The impressive display encourages Ash and the others to perform their own improvised aerial somersaults. Meanwhile, Brock finishes bandaging up the injured Yungoos's jaw. Joy shouts out that it is wonderful, but when Brock turns around he quickly realizes that she is just talking about a {{p|Luxray}}'s soft coat.

Ash and the others arrive on the shores of Treasure Island. As Misty tells the Mantine to hang around while they explore, Ash is eager to show everyone around the island and runs off. The group arrives in a flower meadow and admires the {{type|Bug}}s. Lana realizes that Misty is gone, but everyone soon spots her cowering behind a tree in fear of the bugs. Ash's friends, a horde of Alolan {{p|Exeggutor}} then arrive on the scene much to everyone’s surprise. The group soon enjoy a ride atop the heads of the Exeggutor before taking a dip in a local watering hole. {{an|Lillie}} and [[Snowy]] rest in the shade, while Psyduck and Marowak quickly get out the water as everyone else plays with the Exeggutor. By the day's end, the boys are spread out on the beach sand in exhaustion as Lillie and Mallow make a sandcastle. Meanwhile, Lana approaches Misty as she sits by herself admiring the ocean view. As Misty declares it is time to head back, a sudden explosion occurs.

Sandy leads everyone to Team Rocket, who have since caught the Mantine in a net. From inside their [[Team Rocket's mechas|Meowth mecha]], the trio performs their {{motto}}. Misty is shocked to see them in Alola, but Jessie says they are simply following Giovanni's orders. James pulls a lever and the net full of Mantine is winched inside the mecha's body. The trio then turn their attention to catching Pikachu. Pikachu's {{m|Thunderbolt}} and Marowak's {{m|Bonemerang}} prove useless against the mecha's metal exterior. James and Meowth explain that the Meowth Giga Robot Mark Three is a cut above the rest, and Jessie demands that everyone simply give up. Sandy uses {{m|Double-Edge}} to open the Meowth mecha's hatch, but with a little effort while Ash and the others prepare for a joint retaliation. Misty sends out her {{TP|Misty|Gyarados}}, and the giant Pokémon then wraps itself around the mecha. Pikachu's {{m|Iron Tail}} causes a minor explosion and hole in the robot's body. Popplio and Sandy then hit this same spot with {{m|Aqua Jet}} and Double-Edge.

Meowth, strapped up with a motion control device, has the mecha fire rocket fists. {{TP|Mallow|Tsareena}} and Marowak use {{m|Trop Kick}} and {{m|Iron Head}} to deflect the fists away from the group. Then, Pikachu's Iron Tail, {{TP|Sophocles|Togedemaru}}'s {{m|Zing Zap}}, Sandy's Double-Edge, Popplio's {{m|Aqua Jet}}, and Snowy's {{m|Tackle}} breaks open the Meowth mecha and releases the Mantine. Tsareena uses a {{m|Magical Leaf}} to free the Mantine from the net. Team Rocket are infuriated and fling Misty's Gyarados off the mecha. Misty [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolves]] her Gyarados into Mega Gyarados, much to Team Rocket's shock. With {{m|Gigavolt Havoc}}, {{m|Inferno Overdrive}} and {{m|Hydro Vortex}}, Ash, Kiawe and Lana have Pikachu, Marowak and Popplio perform their respective [[Z-Move]]s on the Meowth mecha. Team Rocket remain defiant as the mecha is able to cope with the combined onslaught. Misty has Gyarados add {{m|Hydro Pump}} to the mix causing the robot to subsequently explode and Team Rocket are sent blasting off again.

Later on, Misty joins Ash, Rotom, and Pikachu for a seaside walk. The pair soon spot a green tent and Brock cooking up a delicious meal. They ask Brock about the setup and he explains that it because they are all together again. As Brock turns his attention to his boiling stew, Psyduck pops out of its Poké Ball, eager to get the first bite.

==Major events==

* {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}} travel to [[Alola]] to visit {{Ash}} and {{ashcl}}, as a surprise organized by {{an|Lana}}.
* [[Snowy]] is revealed to know {{m|Tackle}}.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da SM102.png|thumb|200px|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* {{an|Lana}}
* {{an|Kiawe}}
* {{an|Lillie}}
* {{an|Sophocles}}
* {{an|Mallow}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[The Sensational Sisters]] (fantasy)
** {{an|Daisy}}
** [[Violet]]
** {{ka|Lily}}
* [[Anela]]
* [[Nina]]
* Nina's husband
* {{pkmn|Trainer}}
* Customers
* Citizens

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP SM102.png|thumb|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Mantine}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Rotom}} ({{an|Rotom Pokédex}})
* {{p|Psyduck}} ({{OP|Misty|Psyduck}})
* {{p|Corsola}} ({{OP|Misty|Corsola}})
* {{p|Gyarados}} ({{OP|Misty|Gyarados}}; [[Mega Evolution|Mega Gyarados]])
* {{p|Popplio}} ({{OP|Lana|Popplio}})
* {{p|Eevee}} ({{an|Lana}}'s; [[Sandy]])
* {{p|Marowak}} ({{OP|Kiawe|Marowak}}; [[Regional variant|Alola Form]])
* {{p|Vulpix}} ({{an|Lillie}}'s; [[Regional variant|Alola Form]]; [[Snowy]])
* {{p|Togedemaru}} ({{OP|Sophocles|Togedemaru}})
* {{p|Tsareena}} ({{OP|Mallow|Tsareena}})
* {{p|Blissey}} ({{OP|Nurse Joy|Blissey}})
* {{p|Comfey}} ({{OP|Nurse Joy|Comfey}})
* {{p|Komala}} ([[Samson Oak]]'s)
* {{p|Meowth}} ([[Matori]]'s; [[Regional variant|Alola Form]])
* {{p|Raichu}} ([[Nina]]'s; [[Regional variant|Alola Form]])
* {{p|Seaking}} ([[Cerulean Gym]]'s; fantasy)
* {{p|Goldeen}} ([[Cerulean Gym]]'s; fantasy)
* {{p|Shellder}} ([[Cerulean Gym]]'s; fantasy)
* {{p|Yungoos}} (Trainer's)
* {{p|Bewear}} ({{an|Bewear|anime}})
* {{p|Exeggutor}} ([[Regional variant|Alola Form]]; {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Exeggutor|anime}}; multiple)
* {{p|Tapu Lele}} ({{DL|Guardian deities (anime)|Tapu Lele|anime}}; flashback)
* {{p|Mantine}} ({{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Mantine|anime}})
* {{p|Stufful}} ({{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Stufful|anime}})
* {{p|Mantine}} ([[Poké Ride|Ride Pokémon]]; multiple)
* {{p|Luxray}}
* {{p|Wingull}} (×5)
* {{p|Comfey}} (×2)
* {{p|Cutiefly}} (multiple)
* {{p|Ribombee}} (×2)
* {{p|Pikipek}}
* {{p|Spinarak}} (×2)
* {{p|Butterfree}}
* {{p|Ledian}} (×5)
* {{p|Wimpod}} (multiple; flashback)

==Trivia==
* [[Poké Problem]]: ''What [[Poké Ride|Ride Pokémon]] do we ride in today's episode?''
** Host: {{an|Lana}}
** Choices: {{p|Mantine}}, {{p|Sharpedo}}, {{p|Lapras}}, {{p|Pyukumuku}}
** Answer: Mantine
* The English dub was released on [[Google Play]] on April 10, 2019, on [[Amazon Video]] on April 13, 2019, and on the [[iTunes Store]] on April 14, 2019, ten, seven, and six days before the episode aired in the United States, respectively.
** It was later removed from purchase on the iTunes Store, although those who had already purchased and downloaded the episode could still view it. It was then re-released on iTunes on April 21, 2019, the day it was supposed to release.
* Both the Japanese and English titles of this episode are almost identical to the those of ''[[SM042|Alola, Kanto!]]'', which also involved {{Ash}} and {{ashcl}} interacting with {{an|Misty}} and {{an|Brock}}.
* [[Misty's Corsola]] makes its first appearance since ''[[AG044|The Princess and the Togepi]]'', 723 episodes earlier. This is the longest absence a Pokémon belonging to a main character has ever had in the main series. It surpassed the previous record, which was held by [[Misty's Staryu]] and was also set in the {{series|Sun & Moon}}, by one episode.
* [[Your Adventure]] is used as an insert song when Ash, his classmates, and Misty are playing with Pokémon on [[Treasure Island]].
* [[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master|Aim to Be a Pokémon Master -20th Anniversary-]] is used as an insert song when Ash, his classmates, and Misty battle {{TRT}}.
* This is the first time Brock is seen flirting with a [[Nurse Joy]] that doesn't have the original design.
* The Robo-Meowth mecha from ''[[SM042|Alola, Kanto!]]'' returns with a red-colored appearance. This is a possible reference to the antagonist of the original {{wp|Mobile Suit Gundam}}, {{wp|Char Aznable}}, known for his custom, red-colored Mobile Suits.
* Brock and Misty narrate the preview for the [[SM103|next episode]].
** This is the first time Brock has narrated a preview for an episode since the one for [[SS027]], over five years earlier.
* Music from ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'' is used as background music.
* This episode marks a rare instance of Team Rocket blasting off in the ''Sun & Moon'' series without {{an|Bewear}} grabbing them mid-air.
* Ash, Misty, and Brock read the [[Who's That Pokémon?]] segment in the English dub.

===Errors===
* When {{an|Brock}} is flirting with [[Nurse Joy]], Joy's shirt colors are reversed.
* When Ash's classmates follow him after their first arrival at Treasure Island, Kiawe is shown in his usual maroon shorts instead of his orange board shorts.
* When the Pokémon are attacking {{TRT}}'s mecha, two {{TP|Mallow|Tsareena}} and {{TP|Kiawe|Marowak}} each are seen.
* The {{p|Ledian}} are shown with red hands instead of white.
* {{TP|Misty|Corsola}} seems scared of the Corsola horns being used in crafting, when [[EP213|its debut episode]] implied that its own horns had been used by [[Mika and Andrea's father]] to make jewelry.

===Dub edits===

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List of background references to Pokémon

2019-04-24T23:38:13Z

Matty: /* Television and film */ Neither page has an article on Wikipedia. Might scour American Dad! Wikia for a link later.

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This is a list of '''background references to Pokémon''', instances where non-[[Pokémon]] media make a minor mention of the Pokémon franchise, merely use a Pokémon catchphrase, or have a Pokémon character or item briefly appear in the background or as a visual gag. The following list is sorted alphabetically by the name of the work making the reference.

Substantive references that play an important role or refer to specific details of the franchise can be found on the [[list of references to Pokémon in popular culture]].

==List of background references==
===Television and film===
{| class="roundy" style="background: #2E83D2; border: 3px solid #81807A; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; text-align:center"
! style="background:#6AA9E4; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Series/Movie
! style="background:#6AA9E4" | Episode
! style="background:#6AA9E4" | Reference
! style="background:#6AA9E4; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Image
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Adventure Time}}''
|''Joshua and Margaret Investigations''
| style="text-align:left" | In one scene in the episode, Margaret is shown entering a weapons room. Among the weapons on the right wall is a small [[Poké Ball]].
|[[File:Adventure Time weapons room still.jpg|200px]]
|- 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"
| ''Kloger''
| style="text-align:left" | When Toshi fails to grab the bar above him during the Presidential Physical Fitness Test, the army man refers to him as "Pokémon".
| —
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|The Autocrats}}''
| ''{{tt|Hirviövoimala|Monster Power Plant}}''
| style="text-align:left" | When {{wp|Paavo Lipponen}} is about to throw {{wp|Erkki Tuomioja}} out of the window, {{wp|Sauli Niinistö}} calms him down, reminding them that they both belong to the same {{wp|Political party|party}}. To this, Erkki remarks that Paavo's party card has been "glued full of Pokémon stickers".
| —
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Bad Santa}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left" | One child asks "Santa" for Pokémon.
| —
|- 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"
| ''Ballmastrz: 9009''
| ''To Catch A Princess"
| style="text-align:left" | In the video game Ace is playing, he throws a gold ball at the princesses which then captures them just like the Poké Ball catches Pokémon.
|[[File:Ballmastrz 9009.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Beast Machines}}''
| ''Revelations, Part I: Discovery''
| style="text-align:left" | Jetstorm says "[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]"
| —
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ben 10: Omniverse}}''
| ''Rook Tales''
| style="text-align:left" | Max Tennyson and Sheriff Wat-Senn are competitively fishing and catch two fish that look like {{p|Magikarp}} and {{p|Gyarados}}.
| [[File:Ben 10- Rook Tales.png|200px]]
|- 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|Case Closed|Detective Conan}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left" | {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} make a cameo appearance as kids staying in a train station. However, the distinct facial features each possess, such as their hairstyles and Brock's eyes, were slightly altered and switched between them.
| —
|- 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|Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan}}''
| ''Take responsibility, would you?''
| style="text-align:left" | Moriyama's son wears a Pikachu t-shirt.
| —
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erkan_&_Stefan_gegen_die_Mächte_der_Finsternis Erkan & Stefan gegen die Mächte der Finsternis]''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left" | When Erkan and Stefan meet Kartan they question him being Kartan while Stefan says that "The graphics are pretty cheesy on him. I'd say Pokémon is better then he is."
| —
|- 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.
| —
|- 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|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.
| [[File:Grojband Super Zeroes.jpg|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|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!"
| —
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Hollyoaks}}''
| ''Episode 4505''
| style="text-align:left" | As Jude Cunningham leaves Nightingale's, Tony Hutchinson asks where she's going and Jude responds "To catch Pokémon", referring to [[Pokémon Go]].
| —
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Home Invasions''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left" | The father of the victim's boyfriend stated that his son still has his Pokémon cards.
| —
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Interviews With Monster Girls}}''
| ''The Dullahan Surpasses Space-Time''
| style="text-align:left" | When Machi, Hikari, and Yuki are group texting each other, Yuki's text profile image is three {{p|Piplup}} together.
| —
|- 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>[http://youtu.be/3WnNItb5lUw&t=12 Infinite Stratos 2 - Her breast are bigger than mine!]</ref>
| —
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{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"
| ''{{wp|Go! Go! Itsutsugo Land|Let's Go Quintuplets!}}''
| ''Make Up for Mother's Day''
| 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"
| ''{{wp|Lucky Star (manga)|Lucky Star}}''
| ''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.
| —
|- style="background:#fff"
| rowspan="5" | ''{{wp|MAD (TV series)|MAD}}''
| ''The Straight A-Team / Gaming's Next Top Princess''
| style="text-align:left" | Misty is among the eliminated contestants in "Gaming's Next Top Princess", among the likes of {{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"
| ''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"
| ''The Blunder Games / The Poop-seidon Adventure''
| style="text-align:left" | The opening of the "Blunder Games" segment shows a Pikachu float in the style of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon.
| —
|- 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 ''{{ip|Kid Icarus (series)|Kid Icarus}}''. In the skit, {{p|Pikachu}} is shown to be part of the gang that harasses {{ip|Pit}}, and {{wp|Ms. Pac-Man|Ms. Pac-Man}} uses a {{p|Squirtle}} to extinguish a fire in the science lab.
| —
|- 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|Modern Family}}''
| ''{{wp|Playdates (Modern Family)|Playdates}}''
| style="text-align:left" | Monte, Lily's classmate, said his hobby is collecting Pokémon.
| —
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|My Hero (UK 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|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.
|[[File:Osmosis Jones.png|200px]]
|- style= "background: #fff"
|''{{wp|The Pacifier (film)|The Pacifier}}
| N/A
| style="text-align:left" | A Pikachu plush is seen in the Plummer residence.
| [[file:The Pacifier Reference.png|200px]]
|- 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 (TV series)|Private Practice}}''
| ''Step One''
| style="text-align:left" | An action figure of {{p|Reshiram}} is shown in this episode.
| —
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Robot Chicken}}''
| ''Things Look Bad for the Streepster''
| style="text-align:left" | Although the sketch in question is mostly a spoof of ''The Hunger Games'', ''Super Smash Bros.'' and ''Animal Crossing'', a Charizard does pop out of a Poké Ball and burn Mario.
|[[File:SSB RC Charizard.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|List of Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals episodes|Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals}}''
| ''I'm Going to Teach Konohamaru Kempo''
| style="text-align:Left" | While Rock Lee is letting Neji use a transformation jutsu, Neji is seen wearing a Pikachu costume with a large set of two teeth.
| [[File:Rock lee & His Ninja Pals.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series)|Sabrina, the Teenage Witch}}''
| ''Love Means Having to Say You're Sorry''
| style="text-align:left" | Clarence drops the Pokémon cards he was holding while running away from Harvey, prompting Harvey to shout out "Wait, Clarence! You dropped your Pokémon cards."
| —
|- 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"
| ''{{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".
| —
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="3" | ''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/The_Simpsons The Simpsons]''
| ''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Bart_vs._Lisa_vs._the_Third_Grade Bart vs. Lisa vs. The Third Grade]''
| style="text-align:left" | {{p|Pikachu}} can be seen in [https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Bart_Simpson Bart]'s satellite TV-induced hallucination.
|[[File:BartVsLisaVsThirdGrade.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/'Tis_the_Fifteenth_Season 'Tis the Fifteenth Season]'' and ''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Fraudcast_News Fraudcast News]''
| style="text-align:left" | In the [https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Opening_sequence couch gag], [https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Maggie_Simpson Maggie] is [[Pokémon cosplay|dressed up]] as a {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:TisTheFifteenthSeason.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror_XXV Treehouse of Horror XXV]''
| style="text-align:left" | At the end of the episode, various alternate universe versions of the [https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Simpson_family Simpson family] appear. One of these alternate universe versions of the family is based on Japanese popular culture, including [https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Maggie_Simpson Maggie] as {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:Treehouse of Horror XXV.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|SpongeBob SquarePants}}''
| ''{{wp|Sailor Mouth}}''
| style="text-align:left" | {{p|Onix}}'s name is written on the dumpster where SpongeBob learns a bad word.
| [[File:SpongeBob SquarePants Sailor Mouth.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Spy Kids}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left" | A face of {{p|Pikachu}} can be seen without a nose on Fegan Floop's finger.
| —
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan = "2" | ''{{wp|Steven Universe}}''
| ''{{wp|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"
| ''Keep Beach City Weird''
| style="text-align:left" | One of Ronaldo's posters scattered throughout the lighthouse in the background shows the paranormal sighting of a "psychic duck", a reference to {{p|Psyduck}}.
| [[File:Steven Universe Psyduck.png|200px]]
|- 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 Switch (2010 film)|The Switch}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left" | One of the channels Sebastian flips through randomly shows the cameo of {{ga|Lucas}} in ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]''.
| [[File:The Switch Lucas.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Teekyu}}''
| ''A Bug's Life with Senpai''
| style="text-align:left" | A {{p|Parasect}} is shown.
| —
|- 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|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!}}''.
| —
|- 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''.
| —
|}

===Non-Pokémon video games===
{| class="roundy" style="background: #2E83D2; border: 3px solid #81807A; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; text-align:center"
! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytl|10px}}"| Game
! style="background: #6AA9E4"| Details
! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytr|10px}}"| Image
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Fastlane: Road to Revenge''
| style="text-align:left" | The slug event’s item is shaped like a Poké Ball.
| [[File:Fastlane.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Simon's Cat|Simon's Cat - Pop Time}}''
| style="text-align:left" | There is an achievement that grants the player five coins for saving fifty critters called "Gotta save 'em all!", which is based on the franchise's original slogan, "Gotta catch 'em all!".
| [[File:Simon's Cat - Pop Time.png|200px]]
|}

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

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Pokémon meta]]
[[Category:Lists]]

EP003

2019-03-30T21:17:18Z

Matty: /* Errors */ Haven't you ever seen Daffy Duck or Wile E. Coyote get hurt and magically have bandages in the next scene?

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colorscheme=Kanto|
title_en=Ash Catches a Pokémon |
title_ja=ポケモンゲットだぜ！ |
title_ja_trans= I Caught a Pokémon! |
broadcast_jp=April 15, 1997 |
broadcast_us=September 10, 1998 |
en_series=Indigo League |
en_op=[[Pokémon Theme]] |
ja_op=[[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master|めざせポケモンマスター]] |
ja_ed=[[One Hundred Fifty-One|ひゃくごじゅういち]] |
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olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=冨岡淳広 |
storyboard=浅田裕二 |
director=浅田裕二 |
art=玉川明洋 |
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'''Ash Catches a Pokémon''' (Japanese: '''ポケモンゲットだぜ！''' ''I Caught a Pokémon!'') is the third episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 15, 1997 and in United States on September 10, 1998.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Ash discovers and catches a Caterpie—his first Pokémon capture! Though Ash is excited, Misty is grossed out by Bug-type Pokémon, so she is repulsed by its attempts to be friends with her. At night, as Ash and Misty sleep, Caterpie shares with Pikachu its dream of evolving into a Butterfree.

The next day, Ash is able to capture a Pidgeotto after battling it with Pikachu. Before Ash can celebrate too wildly, Misty reminds him that his success is due more to luck than skill.

Team Rocket shows up to steal Pikachu—they realize that there's really something special about this Pokémon—and Ash vows to defend himself. Pikachu and Pidgeotto are weakened by Koffing and Ekans, so he reluctantly sends out Caterpie. To the surprise of Jessie and James—not to mention Ash—Caterpie's String Shot is able to defeat the Team Rocket Pokémon, including Meowth!

When Misty tries to make nice with Caterpie, it evolves into a Metapod. Could a Butterfree Evolution be far behind?

==Plot==
Picking up right where the [[EP002|previous episode]] left off, {{Ash}} throws his {{ball|Poké}} at a {{p|Caterpie}} in [[Viridian Forest]]. It attempts to break free but is unsuccessful. Ash celebrates catching {{AP|his first Pokémon|Caterpie}}, holding the Poké Ball and running in circles out of joy. When Ash holds the Poké Ball closer to {{an|Misty}}'s face, she reveals that she has a fear of {{t|bug}}s, even if they are contained in a Poké Ball. Pikachu is happy to have Caterpie along, and Ash decides to bring Caterpie out, scaring Misty away. Caterpie wants to make friends with Misty, but she prefers Pikachu. Ash is offended by Misty's discomfort and complaints, which hurt Caterpie's feelings. Ash reassures Caterpie and continues traveling without Misty. Misty, however, has other plans, as she is still upset about her ruined [[bicycle]] and wants Ash to replace it. Because of this, she continues following Ash.

Later that night, Ash sets up camp for the night. Misty, also getting ready to go to sleep, exchanges a few smart remarks with Ash, upsetting Pikachu and Caterpie. While Ash and Misty sleep, Pikachu and Caterpie get to know each other a little better. In the morning, Misty remains frightened of Caterpie, causing the Pokémon to become subdued and return to his Poké Ball. Although Ash is angry, a [[Wild Pokémon|wild]] {{p|Pidgeotto}} captures his attention.

Wanting to catch Pidgeotto, Ash throws a Poké Ball, but Pidgeotto simply swats it away. Misty retorts that a {{pkmn|Trainer}} needs to battle and weaken a wild Pokémon to capture it. She then mentions that he caught Caterpie only because it was weak, irritating Ash, who summons Caterpie to battle it despite the type disadvantage against Pidgeotto, of which both Misty and Pikachu are aware. Ash recalls Caterpie just in time, causing Pidgeotto to get its beak stuck in a tree.

Ash sends Pikachu after Pidgeotto just as it frees itself. Pikachu uses {{m|Thunder Shock}} to hit Pidgeotto, weakening it and allowing Ash to toss a Poké Ball. The Ball takes Pidgeotto in and drops to the ground and starts swaying. After a few moments, the Ball stops moving; Ash has captured the {{AP|Pidgeotto}}. Despite the success, Misty continues to berate him for his lack of knowledge about strategy.

{{TRT}} intrudes on their argument, reciting their {{motto}}. They decide to target his Pikachu, mentioning his incredible power, which causes them to become distracted in a short internal argument before they decide to attack. They then send out {{TP|James|Koffing}} and {{TP|Jessie|Ekans}} to battle, despite a [[Double Battle|double-team]] being unfair. Misty wants to jump in, but Ash does not want to break the rules. Koffing's {{m|Sludge}} attack blinds Pikachu, taking him out of the battle. While he hands Pikachu off to Misty, he decides to send out his newly caught Pidgeotto, which dodges both Koffing and Ekans's attacks before going into a {{m|Quick Attack}}. Ekans avoids the attack by {{m|Dig|going underground}}, forcing Pidgeotto to come to a sudden stop. Koffing fires a {{m|Smog}} attack, which Pidgeotto splits with its wings before dodging multiple Sludge attacks and Ekans's retaliation. Despite soaring high into the sky, both Ekans and Koffing are able to keep up with Pidgeotto. Pidgeotto tries to hit Koffing with {{m|Gust}}, but misses and is defeated.

Ash recalls Pidgeotto and tries to fight Team Rocket with his fists, but [[James]] easily holds him back. In a final attempt, Ash sends out Caterpie, which only amuses Team Rocket. Ekans and Koffing attack and Caterpie cowers, but Ash orders him to use {{m|String Shot}}. The attack completely incapacitates Koffing before Caterpie muzzles Ekans. Caterpie {{m|Tackle}}s Koffing, knocking it into Ekans and taking them both out. {{MTR}} tries to intervene, but he is also wrapped in String Shot. Taken by surprise, Team Rocket flee, but promise that they will be back.

Ash congratulates Caterpie on coming through, and after some encouragement, Misty pats Caterpie's head. At that moment, Caterpie begins to spray silk from his mouth, startling her. Ash puts Caterpie down as the thread covers its body, signaling its evolution. Caterpie evolves into {{p|Metapod}}, and Ash's Pokédex notes that it has reached this stage more quickly than any other Caterpie on record. In addition, Misty shows approval of Ash's strengthening bonds with his Pokémon. Despite having fewer reservations about {{AP|Metapod}}, the sight of a {{p|Beedrill}} scares Misty, who looks forward to leaving the forest.

==Major events==

[[File:Ash first catch.png|thumb|220px|Ash after catching Caterpie]]
* {{Ash}} catches a {{AP|Caterpie}}, making it his first [[caught Pokémon]].
* Ash also catches a {{AP|Pidgeotto}}.
* {{TRT}} reveals to Ash their intention to steal his {{AP|Pikachu}}.
* {{MTR}} is revealed to know {{m|Fury Swipes}}.
* Ash has his first, although unofficial, {{pkmn|battle}}, and wins.
* [[James's Koffing]] is revealed to know {{m|Sludge}}.
* [[Jessie's Ekans]] is revealed to know {{m|Dig}}.
* Ash's Caterpie [[Evolution|evolves]] into {{AP|Metapod}}.

{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Pidgeotto}} ({{OP|Ash|Pidgeotto}})
* {{p|Metapod}} ({{OP|Ash|Metapod}})
* {{p|Butterfree}}
* {{p|Beedrill}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Dare da EP003.png|thumb|200px|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP EP003.png|thumb|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Caterpie}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Caterpie}} ({{OP|Ash|Caterpie}}; new; evolves)
* {{p|Metapod}} ({{OP|Ash|Metapod}}; newly evolved; debut)
* {{p|Pidgeotto}} ({{OP|Ash|Pidgeotto}}; new; debut)
* {{p|Ekans}} ({{OP|Jessie|Ekans}})
* {{p|Koffing}} ({{OP|James|Koffing}})
* {{p|Butterfree}} (fantasy; debut)
* {{p|Beedrill}} (debut)
{{right clear}}

==Trivia==
* In ''[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency!]]'', {{Ash}} says "[[Poké Ball]], go!" while throwing a Poké Ball at {{AP|Caterpie}}. In this episode, he instead says, "Caterpie, you're mine!"
* This is the first episode in which [[evolution]] is shown.
** This was the first time a main character catches a Pokémon that would later evolve in the same episode. This scenario would not be repeated until more than 500 episodes later, in ''[[DP080|The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!]]''.
* This is so far the only episode in which a main character catches two Pokémon of different species.
* According to a quote from this episode, {{an|Misty}} cannot stand carrots, peppers, and {{type|Bug}} Pokémon.
** Also, in regards to another quote from this episode, Misty mentions that she is ten years old. This was only said in the original version.
* Misty owns a red sleeping bag decorated with bubbles, while Ash owns a blue sleeping bag. "Satoshi" (Ash's Japanese name) appears on the name tag of his sleeping bag.
* This is the first episode where type advantages are mentioned: {{type|Flying}} moves are effective against {{type|Bug}} Pokémon.
* A [[Animals in the Pokémon world|real-world animal]] appears in this episode, as {{AP|Pidgeotto}} is seen eating a regular worm.
* Despite the episode title saying "''a'' Pokémon", Ash catches ''two'' Pokémon.
* Both Pokémon Ash catches in this episode are released by the time Ash travels to the [[Orange Archipelago|Orange Islands]].
* This is the first episode where Ash uses his signature catchphrase and pose when successfully catching a {{p|Pidgeotto|Pokémon}}.
** Each of Ash's {{ashfr|traveling companions}} would attempt to copy this during the [[original series]].
* {{AP|Caterpie}}'s fight with Pidgeotto, and Ash's capturing of the latter was shown on the VHS ''[[A Sneak Peek at Pokémon]]''.
* In this episode, when {{p|Caterpie}} evolves into {{p|Metapod}}, it shoots a shower of white silk string from its mouth onto itself and sheds its skin in the process, similar to a real caterpillar going into pupation. Later episodes show Caterpie evolving like the rest of the Pokémon do.
* Ash mentions that the [[Pokémon League]] has regulations stating that Trainers may only use one Pokémon at a time in battles. This rule may have changed years later in the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, in which [[Double Battle|two-on-two battles]] are not considered unusual.
* This was for a long time the episode with the lowest number of [[human]] characters appearing, featuring only {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, [[Jessie]], and [[James]]. 672 episodes later, ''[[BW018|Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!]]'' matched this record.
** Coincidentally, both of these episodes take place in a [[forest]] and feature Ash catching a Bug-type Pokémon.
** Six other {{series|Best Wishes}} episodes would also later come to share this record: ''[[BW024|Emolga the Irresistible!]]'', ''[[BW025|Emolga and the New Volt Switch!]]'', ''[[BW028|Oshawott's Lost Scalchop!]]'', ''[[BW032|Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!]]'', ''[[BW055|Scraggy and the Demanding Gothita!]]'', and ''[[BW074|Battling the Leaf Thieves!]]''.
** 1,013 episodes later, the record was broken by ''[[SM077|Guiding an Awakening!]]'', which features only three human characters.

===Errors===
* When Ash is shown running to Caterpie's Poké Ball, his hat is backwards as it should be (you can see the Pokémon League icon and the brim on the back) but the colors are reversed; the front becomes red and the back becomes white.
* In the shot right before Caterpie dashes over to Misty, she is partially hiding behind a tree and the trees behind her are obscured by bushes, but when Misty backs away from Caterpie, the bushes and the trees disappear.
* During the scene when Ash and Misty are sleeping and Pikachu and Caterpie are "talking," Pikachu starts bouncing back and forth on his two feet. He suddenly stops on his left foot, but the bouncing noises can still be heard.
* When Pikachu does two backflips in front of Caterpie, Pikachu freezes in midair.
** However, this could be an example of [[anime physics]].
* When Ash and Pikachu are startled awake by Misty's scream, Caterpie's Poké Ball starts off facing away from Misty, but when Caterpie goes back inside his Poké Ball, it is facing towards Misty, and is upside down when Ash picks it up.
* When Caterpie is about to attack Pidgeotto, one of its right 'paws' is green.
* When Pidgeotto is hit by Pikachu's Thundershock, Pidgeotto stays hovering in the air without support.
** This could be another instance of [[anime physics]].
* When Ash throws the Poké Ball at Pidgeotto to catch it, both halves are red.
* When Jessie and James point at Pikachu, his tail is all yellow, lacking the brown base.
** This happens again after Ekans and Koffing are first called out, before they attack anything.
* When Ash calls back Pidgeotto, it somehow acquires bandages in midair.
** This is another example of [[anime physics]], as well as cartoon physics, seen in cartoons such as ''Looney Tunes''.
* When Ekans and Koffing knock out Pidgeotto and they go in to attack Caterpie, Ekans's Japanese voice is heard.

===Dub edits===
[[File:Misty Slap2.png|thumb|200px|right|The cut shot]]
* [[PokéRap]]: Day 3
* In the English version, Misty reads the episode title instead of Ash, while in the Japanese version, Ash reads the title.
** This is justified in that, in the dub at least, Ash is busy gloating over his caught {{p|Caterpie}}, and thus is unable to read the episode title like he usually does.
* In the scene before Misty tells him about the three things she hates, Ash complains about girls and their selfishness. In the dub, after she says that bugs are one of three things most disgusting things of the world, Ash asks her what the disgusting things are ''aside from herself''.
* When Caterpie is looking sad due to Misty telling him to stay in his Poké Ball, the katakana for "Ga~n" (a Japanese sound effect) moves across the screen. This was painted out for the dub.
* How Misty and Ash commented on Caterpie is different between the versions (mostly due to religious censorship). In the English version, Ash was mentioning how he loves Caterpie, and Misty sarcastically responds how it takes a worm to love a worm; whereas in the original version, Ash comments that he and Caterpie are the same kind of Heaven, and Misty retorts that their Heaven is ''her'' Hell.
* When Misty is telling Ash that birds eat worms, there is a shot where she slaps him for putting his Pokémon in danger. This was cut from the dub.
** Oddly, the sound effect of the slap is kept in.
* While Ash tells Caterpie "Counter", some have taken this to mean the {{m|Counter|move}}, which Caterpie cannot learn. In the original, Ash told it merely to "counter strike".
* In the English version, the scenes where Ekans and Koffing each tackle Pidgeotto, knocking it out in the process, were slowed down, while in the Japanese version, they each tackle Pidgeotto in a fast pace.

==In other languages==
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Rematch

2018-12-20T22:54:37Z

Matty: /* Original series */ Ash didn't formally forfeit

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A '''rematch''' or '''re-battle''' is a second or subsequent battle against a {{pkmn|Trainer}} or {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}.

In the core series games, it is mandatory for the {{player}} to defeat certain Trainers to advance within the game. Technically, if the player is defeated, they are given the chance to battle this opponent again until defeated (barring exceptional circumstances), but this isn't considered a rematch.

Most of the time, however, if a Trainer is defeated, that Trainer will not be available for a rematch until certain conditions have been met. When Trainers usually agree to rematch, their Pokémon will have become stronger (level up or evolution), or they would already have acquired more Pokémon (sometimes from another region, once the player has obtained the [[National Pokédex]]).

==Types of rematch==
[[File:Route 22 Rival battle RBY.png|thumb|right|Encountering the Rival on {{rt|22|Kanto}}]]
===Elite Four and Champion===
The [[Elite Four]] and {{pkmn|Champion}}/[[Rival]] can be re-battled in all [[core series]] games; in [[Generation I]], they are the only Trainers that can be re-battled. Starting in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, rematches against the Elite Four and Champion may feature teams at higher levels, sometimes with different Pokémon and movesets.

===Rival===
Since Generation I, the player's [[rival]] plays a key role within the game, occasionally giving hints, helping out or even challenging the player to a rematch. With the exception of {{ga|Brendan}} and {{ga|May}}, the player's rival can be repeatedly rematched after entering the [[Hall of Fame]] of that region. In {{ga|Silver}}'s case however, he can only be rematched after the battle in [[Mt. Moon]]{{sup/2|GSC}} or in the tag battle with him in [[Dragon's Den]]{{sup/4|HGSS}}.

The following table shows where and when the player's Rival can be challenged for subsequent rematches:
{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{locationcolor/med|underwater}}; border:3px solid #{{locationcolor/dark|underwater}}; margin:auto"
! style="background:#{{locationcolor/light|underwater}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Region
! style="background:#{{locationcolor/light|underwater}}" | Rival
! style="background:#{{locationcolor/light|underwater}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" colspan=2 | Time and location for (the most recent) rematch
|- style="background:#{{kanto color light}}"
| rowspan=2 | [[Kanto]]
| {{ga|Blue}}{{sup/1}}{{sup/3|FRLG}}
| rowspan=2 | Any time
| rowspan=2 | [[Indigo Plateau]], after defeating Elite Four
|- style="background:#{{kanto color light}}"
| {{ga|Trace}}{{sup/7|PE}}
|- style="background:#{{johto color light}}"
| [[Johto]]
| {{ga|Silver}}
| Mondays and Wednesdays
| [[Indigo Plateau]], right before entering the first room
|- style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}"
| rowspan=2 | [[Hoenn]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Wally]]
| rowspan=2 | Once per day
| [[Victory Road (Hoenn)|Victory Road, Hoenn]]{{sup/3|RSE}}
|- style="background:#{{hoenn color light}}"
| [[Battle Maison]]{{sup/6|ORAS}}
|- style="background:#{{sinnoh color light}}"
| rowspan=2 | [[Sinnoh]]
| rowspan=2 | {{ga|Barry}}
| rowspan=2 | Saturdays and Sundays
| [[Fight Area]] (in {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}})
|- style="background:#{{sinnoh color light}}"
| [[Survival Area]] (in {{v2|Platinum}})
|- style="background:#{{unova color light}}"
| rowspan=3 | [[Unova]]
| [[Cheren]]{{sup/5|BW}}
| Once per day
| [[Victory Road (Black and White)|Victory Road, Unova]]
|- style="background:#{{unova color light}}"
| [[Bianca]]{{sup/5|BW}}
| Saturdays and Sundays
| [[Nuvema Town#Professor Juniper's lab|Nuvema Town, Professor Juniper's Lab]]
|- style="background:#{{unova color light}}"
| [[Hugh]]{{sup/5|B2W2}}
| Once per day
| [[Driftveil City]]
|- style="background:#{{kalos color light}}"
| [[Kalos]]
| {{ga|Calem}}{{tt|*|If the player is a girl}} or {{ga|Serena}}{{tt|*|If the player is a boy}}
| Once per day
| [[Kiloude City]]
|-
| rowspan=2 style="background:#{{alola color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | [[Alola]]
| style="background:#{{alola color light}}" | [[Hau]]
| style="background:#{{alola color light}}" | Any time
| style="background:#{{alola color light}}" | {{al|Pokémon League}} ([[Pokémon League (Alola)/Title Defense|Title Defense]])
|-
| style="background:#{{alola color light}}" | [[Gladion]]
| style="background:#{{alola color light}}" | Any time
| style="background:#{{alola color light}}; {{roundybr|5px}}" | {{al|Pokémon League}} ([[Pokémon League (Alola)/Title Defense|Title Defense]])
|}

===Regular Trainers===
From [[Generation II]] onwards, with the exception of {{game|Black and White|s}} and {{pkmn|X and Y}}, some regular Trainers found along normal routes and caves can be challenged for a rematch.

In {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}} and {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the player can exchange [[Pokégear]] phone numbers with specific Trainers, allowing them to contact the player for a rematch. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Trainers' teams have three different difficulty levels: the first level is used in the first rematch, the second after the player has first entered the [[Hall of Fame]], and the third after the player has obtained all 16 [[Badge]]s.

In {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}, the [[PokéNav]]'s {{DL|PokéNav|Trainer's Eyes}} or {{DL|PokéNav|Match Call}} has similar functions to the Pokégear, keeping track of Trainers who eventually want to re-battle the player. In [[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]], the Trainer's Eye function returns, and Trainers are ready for a rematch more frequently than in [[Generation III]]; in these games, the Trainers' teams improve as the player progresses through the game, and are at their strongest after the player has entered the Hall of Fame.

[[File:Vs Seeker demonstration FRLG.png|thumb|{{ga|Red}} uses the Vs. Seeker on {{rt|25|Kanto}}. Three Trainers wish to have a rematch.]]

In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} and {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}, while outdoors, the player can use the [[Vs. Seeker]] to check which nearby Trainers are ready for a rematch.

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, certain Trainers can be challenged daily at the [[Seven Stars Restaurant]]. In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, the player can battle one Trainer per day at [[Jubilife TV]], with the Trainer that appears varying with the [[days of the week|day of the week]]. In Pokémon Platinum, players can challenge several Trainers that appear in different [[Pokémon Center]]s once per day each, as well as repeatedly battle the {{tc|Maid}}s in the 5-Maid Knockout Exact-Turn Attack Challenge in the {{si|Pokémon Mansion}}.

In {{game|Black and White|s}} and {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}}, Trainers in the [[Big Stadium and Small Court]] of [[Nimbasa City]] can be rematched daily. As the player progresses through the game, the Trainers' Pokémon are battled at higher levels, and will be at their strongest after the player has entered the Hall of Fame. Some Trainers may replace their Pokémon. In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, {{tc|Pokémon Breeder}}s will re-challenge the player upon sight (as long as the player has left the area since their last battle), even if the player had previously defeated them; however, their teams remain the same during each battle.

In [[Pokémon X and Y]], Trainers in the [[Battle Chateau]] can be battled each time that Trainer has entered the Battle Chateau. Only those whose rank is the same as or lower than the player's will appear. The player can purchase {{DL|Battle Chateau|writs}} to have an effect on three different factors (party levels, [[prize money]], and Trainer arrival rate) for the remainder of that day, although issued writs can be swapped out if the new one has the same type of effect.

In [[Pokémon Sun and Moon|Pokémon Sun, Moon]], [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon]], certain Trainers can be challenged daily at the [[Battle Buffet]] at [[Hau'oli City]]'s Shopping District.

In [[Pokémon Colosseum]] and {{Pokémon XD}}, there are certain areas that allow for multiple rematches, most notably in [[Pyrite Town]]'s Duel Square. Other locations such as [[Agate Village]] and [[The Under Subway]] allow for rematches only after getting past a certain point in the game.

===Gym Leaders===
[[Gym Leader]] rematches were first introduced in {{game|Emerald}}. They are featured in all subsequent core series games, except for Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire.

====Pokémon Emerald====
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In {{game|Emerald}}, after the player has entered the [[Hall of Fame]], each Gym Leader will offer to rematch the player in a [[Double Battle]] via the [[PokéNav]]'s {{DL|PokéNav|Match Call}}. Unlike regular Trainers, walking in the same area as a Gym Leader does not make them more likely to be ready for a rematch.

[[File:Battleground Pt.png|230px|thumb|Battleground (from left): Maylene, Volkner, the player, the Café owner]]

====Pokémon Platinum====
{{main|Battleground}}
In {{game|Platinum}}, the Gym Leaders of [[Sinnoh]], together with the player's previous [[Stat Trainers|Multi Battle partners]], can be found in the [[Battleground]]. Up to four of these {{pkmn|Trainer}}s appear each day and they can be battled only once a day. The residing Trainers are generated upon entering the Battleground, potentially allowing for different Trainers after game resets.

====Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver====
[[File:Fighting Dojo HGSS.png|230px|thumb|left|The Fighting Dojo with all the Gym Leaders]]
{{main|Fighting Dojo}}
In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the [[Gym Leader]]s of [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]] are found in the [[Fighting Dojo]]. However, unlike Platinum, the Leaders will not arrive at the Dojo until they have been called on for a rematch.

To re-battle a Gym Leader, the player has to first obtain the Gym Leader's number. Following that, the player can call the Gym Leader at any time, but he or she will only accept a rematch when their schedule is free.

When a Gym Leader has accepted a rematch, he or she will stay in the [[Fighting Dojo]] until he or she is defeated. There is no limit to the number of times a Gym Leader can be rematched.

Note that the phone numbers for most of the Leaders can be obtained after defeating the [[Elite Four]]. However, rematches with the Gym Leaders cannot be scheduled until after the {{Badge|Earth}} has been obtained (i.e. {{ga|Blue}} has been defeated).

=====Gym Leader phone listing=====
Each Leader's telephone number must be obtained from them personally when he or she is out of their Gym (except Chuck and Blue, which have to be obtained from their wife and sister respectively). By speaking with them at the appropriate time and place, players can obtain their phone numbers.

The following table shows how each Leader's number can be obtained:
{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{locationcolor/med|building}}; border:3px solid #{{locationcolor/dark|building}}"
! style="background:#{{johto color}}; {{roundytop|5px}} padding: 10px 0px" colspan=6 | Johto Gym Leaders
|- style="background:#{{locationcolor/light|building}}"
! width="10%" | Leader
! Day
! Time
! Location
! colspan=2 | Pre-requisites (post-Hall of Fame)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Falkner]] || Monday || Any time || [[Celadon Department Store]], 4F || colspan=2 | Must have beaten Janine
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Bugsy]] || Thursday || Any time || [[Viridian Forest]] || colspan=2 | None
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Whitney]] || Any day || 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM || [[Goldenrod Department Store]], 6F || colspan=2 | None
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Morty]] || Monday or Tuesday || Any time || [[Bellchime Trail]] || colspan=2 | None
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Chuck]] || Any day || Any time || From [[Chuck's wife]] at [[Cianwood City]] || colspan=2 | None
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Jasmine]] || Any day || 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM || [[Olivine City|Olivine]] Café || colspan=2 | None
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Pryce]] || Any day || 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM || By the [[Lake of Rage]] || colspan=2 | None
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Clair]] || Any day || 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM || Inside [[Dragon's Den]] || colspan=2 | Must have defeated her and [[Lance]] in a [[Multi Battle]]
|-
! style="background:#{{kanto color}}; padding: 15px 0px" colspan=6 | Kanto Gym Leaders
|- style="background:#{{locationcolor/light|building}}"
! rowspan=2 | Leader
! rowspan=2 | Day
! rowspan=2 | Time
! rowspan=2 | Location
! colspan=2 | Pre-requisites (post-Hall of Fame)
|- style="background:#{{locationcolor/light|building}}"
! Badges?
! Additional requirements
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Brock]] || Any day || 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM || Inside [[Diglett's Cave]] || All 16 || None
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Misty]] || Any day || 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM || {{rt|25|Kanto}} || All 16 || Will not appear if {{p|Suicune}} is present
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Lt. Surge]] || Any day || 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM || Outside [[Kanto Power Plant]] || All 16 || Appears after {{p|Zapdos}} is captured. Gives his phone number if the player is {{pkmn2|walking}} with a {{p|Pikachu}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Erika]] || Saturday or Sunday || 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM || [[Celadon City]] fountain|| All 16 || None
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Janine]] || Any day || 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM || [[Pokémon League Reception Gate]] || Any number || Defeat Janine
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Sabrina]] || Friday || Any time || {{ci|Olivine}} Harbor || Any number || Defeat Sabrina, must have S.S. Ticket
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[Blaine]] || Tuesday || Any time || [[Cinnabar Island]] || All 16 || None
|-
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{ga|Blue}}
| style="background:#FFF" | Any day
| style="background:#FFF" | Any time
| style="background:#FFF" | From [[Daisy Oak]] at [[Pallet Town]]
| style="background:#FFF" | All 16
| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | After having at least seven massages and showing Daisy a Pokémon with max [[friendship]] (from 3 pm to 3:59 pm only)
|}

=====Gym Leader rematch schedule=====
The following table shows when the Gym Leaders are free to accept a rematch.

As midnight to 3:59 AM is considered to be "night" by the game, any Leader who can be battled at night can be battled from midnight to 3:59 AM or from 8:00 PM to 11:59 PM.

{| style="{{roundy|15px}} border:2px solid #{{locationcolor/dark|building}}; background:#{{locationcolor/med|building}}; margin:auto; min-width: 50%"
!Gym Leaders' Schedule
{| class="roundy" border=1 width="100%" style="background:#{{locationcolor/light|building}}" cellspacing="0px"
! class="roundytl" | Day
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{morning color}}; border:3px solid #{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|4|5|6|7|8|9=000}}" | Morning (4:00 - 9:59 AM)
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{day color}}; border:3px solid #{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|10|11|12|13|14|15|16|17|18|19=000}}" | Afternoon (10:00 AM – 7:59 PM)
! colspan="2" style="background:#{{night color}}; color:#{{night textcolor}}; border:3px solid #{{#switch: {{#time: G}}|20|21|22|23|24|1|2|3={{night textcolor}}}}" class="roundytr" | Night (12:00 - 3:59 AM, 8:00 - 11:59 PM)

|-
! style="{{#ifeq: {{#time: l}}|Sunday|background:#AAA}}" | Sunday
| style="background:#{{grass color light}}; border-right:none" | [[File:Erika IV OD.png]]
| style="background:#{{grass color light}}; border-left:none" | {{color2|{{grass color dark}}|Erika}}
| style="background:#{{psychic color light}}; border-right:none" | [[File:Sabrina IV OD.png]]
| style="background:#{{psychic color light}}; border-left:none" | {{color2|{{psychic color dark}}|Sabrina}}
| style="background:#{{blue color light}}; border-right:none" | [[File:Blue IV OD.png]]
| style="background:#{{blue color light}}; border-left:none" | {{color2|{{blue color dark}}|Blue (game)|Blue}}
|-
! style="{{#ifeq: {{#time: l}}|Monday|background:#DD3}}" | Monday
| style="background:#{{ice color light}}; border-right:none" | [[File:Pryce IV OD.png]]
| style="background:#{{ice color light}}; border-left:none" | {{color2|{{ice color dark}}|Pryce}}
| style="background:#{{poison color light}}; border-right:none" | [[File:Janine IV OD.png]]
| style="background:#{{poison color light}}; border-left:none" | {{color2|{{poison color dark}}|Janine}}
| style="background:#000" colspan="2" |
|-
! style="{{#ifeq: {{#time: l}}|Tuesday|background:#D33}}" | Tuesday
| style="background:#000" colspan="2" |
| style="background:#{{fire color light}}; border-right:none" | [[File:Blaine IV OD.png]]
| style="background:#{{fire color light}}; border-left:none" | {{color2|{{fire color dark}}|Blaine}}
| style="background:#{{ghost color light}}; border-right:none" | [[File:Morty IV OD.png]]
| style="background:#{{ghost color light}}; border-left:none" | {{color2|{{ghost color dark}}|Morty}}
|-
! style="{{#ifeq: {{#time: l}}|Wednesday|background:#33D}}" | Wednesday
| style="background:#{{water color light}}; border-right:none" | [[File:Misty IV OD.png]]
| style="background:#{{water color light}}; border-left:none" | {{color2|{{water color dark}}|Misty}}
| style="background:#{{steel color light}}; border-right:none" | [[File:Jasmine HGSS OD.png]]
| style="background:#{{steel color light}}; border-left:none" | {{color2|{{steel color dark}}|Jasmine}}
| style="background:#{{fighting color light}}; border-right:none" | [[File:Chuck IV OD.png]]
| style="background:#{{fighting color light}}; border-left:none" | {{color2|{{fighting color dark}}|Chuck}}
|-
! style="{{#ifeq: {{#time: l}}|Thursday|background:#3D3;}}" | Thursday
| style="background:#000" colspan="2" |
| style="background:#{{bug color light}}; border-right:none" | [[File:Bugsy IV OD.png]]
| style="background:#{{bug color light}}; border-left:none" | {{color2|{{bug color dark}}|Bugsy}}
| style="background:#000" colspan="2" |
|-
! style="{{#ifeq: {{#time: l}}|Friday|background:#FFD700;}}" | Friday
| style="background:#{{electric color light}}; border-right:none" | [[File:Lt Surge IV OD.png]]
| style="background:#{{electric color light}}; border-left:none" | {{color2|{{electric color dark}}|Lt. Surge}}
| style="background:#000" colspan="2" |
| style="background:#{{dragon color light}}; border-right:none" | [[File:Clair IV OD.png]]
| style="background:#{{dragon color light}}; border-left:none" | {{color2|{{dragon color dark}}|Clair}}
|-
! class="roundybl" style="{{#ifeq: {{#time: l}}|Saturday|background:#852;}}" | Saturday
| style="background:#{{flying color light}}; border-right:none" | [[File:Falkner IV OD.png]]
| style="background:#{{flying color light}}; border-left:none" | {{color2|{{flying color dark}}|Falkner}}
| style="background:#{{normal color light}}; border-right:none" | [[File:Whitney IV OD.png]]
| style="background:#{{normal color light}}; border-left:none" | {{color2|{{normal color dark}}|Whitney}}
| style="background:#{{rock color light}}; border-right:none" | [[File:Brock IV OD.png]]
| class="roundybr" style="background:#{{rock color light}}; border-left:none" | {{color2|{{rock color dark}}|Brock}}
|}
|}

====Pokémon Black 2 and White 2====
{{main|Pokémon World Tournament}}
In {{2v2|Black|White|2}}, Gym Leaders can be rematched in the [[Unova Leaders Tournament]] at the [[Pokémon World Tournament]].

====Pokémon X and Y====
{{main|Battle Chateau}}
In {{pkmn|X and Y}}, the [[Gym Leader]]s of [[Kalos]] can be rematched at the [[Battle Chateau]] once the {{player}} has reached the rank of {{tc|Marquis}} or {{tc|Marchioness}}. The Gym Leaders use two of their Pokémon, who start at [[level]] 40. After the player has entered the [[Hall of Fame]], the base level of their team is changed to level 50, and the Pokémon for some of the Gym Leaders have been replaced.

Unlike in previous games, the [[Elite Four]] and {{pkmn|Champion}} of Kalos do not receive higher level teams when rematched at the {{kal|Pokémon League}}. Instead, they can also be encountered at the Chateau. The Elite Four can be rematched when the player reaches the rank of {{tc|Duke}} or {{tc|Duchess}}. They use three Pokémon at the base level of 55. Finally, Champion [[Diantha]] can be rematched when the player reaches the highest rank, Grand Duke or {{tc|Grand Duchess}}, respectively. She uses four Pokémon, including her {{me|Gardevoir}}, at the base level of 60.

Like other Trainers at the Battle Chateau, issuing certain {{DL|Battle Chateau|writs}} can be used to adjust the levels of the teams used there by Gym Leaders, the Elite Four, and Diantha, as well as giving them the chance to appear more frequently.

====Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!====
In [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], after the player has entered the [[Hall of Fame]], each Gym Leader of [[Kanto]] can be rematched at their respective Gym once per day. At the [[Viridian Gym]], {{ga|Blue}} is battled instead of [[Giovanni]].

===Legendary and special encounter Pokémon===
{{incomplete|section|needs=Are effort values awarded in mandatory captures? Do rematches also apply for wild Mythical Pokémon?}}
In all games, being defeated by a Legendary Pokémon does not cause it to disappear. In all games in which [[roaming Pokémon]] exist, [[Escape|fleeing]] from them does not cause them to permanently disappear; the game simply behaves the same as if they were the ones to flee.

Prior to Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, fleeing from stationary [[Legendary Pokémon]] causes the Pokémon to permanently disappear.

In Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald, if the player flees from a stationary Legendary Pokémon, it will reappear upon leaving and re-entering the room. The game informs the player that "The <sc><Pokémon></sc> flew away!"

In Pokémon Platinum, if the player defeats or flees from a stationary Legendary Pokémon, it reappears after the player enters the [[Hall of Fame]] again. If the player defeats a [[roaming Pokémon]], it will reappear only after the player has re-triggered the event which caused it to start roaming; for example, the player must talk to [[Professor Oak]] to cause a [[Legendary birds|Legendary bird]] to resume roaming. If the player flees from or defeats [[List of Pokémon with form differences#Giratina|Origin Forme]] {{p|Giratina}} in the [[Distortion World]], it will reappear in [[Turnback Cave]] in its Altered Forme, where it behaves in the same way as all other stationary Legendary Pokémon.

This was extended to all stationary Pokémon ([[red Gyarados]], {{p|Sudowoodo}}, and {{p|Snorlax}}) in HeartGold and SoulSilver. If {{p|Suicune}} is defeated or fled from, [[Eusine]] will comment on this fact, and it will instead reappear at the [[Burned Tower]], where it behaves in the same way as all other stationary Legendary Pokémon. If {{p|Ho-Oh}}{{sup/4|HG}} or {{p|Lugia}}{{sup/4|SS}} is defeated or fled from during the storyline, the [[Kimono Girl]]s will comment on this fact before leaving; however, the Pokémon still behave like any other stationary Pokémon.

In Pokémon Black and White, {{p|Reshiram}}{{sup/5|B}} or {{p|Zekrom}}{{sup/5|W}} must be caught; defeating, fleeing from or losing to the Pokémon does not cause it to disappear, the battle yields no [[experience]], and the story cannot be progressed until it is caught. However, if the player has a full [[party]] and [[PC]], it is possible to progress without catching it, in which case it instead appears at [[Dragonspiral Tower]] after defeating [[Ghetsis]], where it behaves in the same way as all other stationary Legendary Pokémon, except that it will still not give any [[experience|experience points]].

In Pokémon X and Y, {{p|Xerneas}}{{sup/6|X}} or {{p|Yveltal}}{{sup/6|Y}} must be caught; defeating, fleeing from or losing to it does not cause it to disappear, the battle yields no [[experience]], and the story cannot be progressed until it is caught. The 31st box in the [[Pokémon Storage System]] does not become available until after the player catches it, so it is not possible to avoid the capture even if the player's party and PC are both full.

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, if the player defeats {{p|Groudon}}{{sup/6|OR}} or {{p|Kyogre}}{{sup/6|AS}} instead of catching them in the main story, they will reappear in the [[Cave of Origin]] after entering the Hall of Fame. During the [[Delta Episode]], {{p|Rayquaza}} must be caught; defeating, fleeing from or losing to it does not cause it to disappear, the battle yields no [[experience]], and the story cannot be progressed until it is caught. The 31st box in the [[Pokémon Storage System]] does not become available until after the player catches Rayquaza, so it is not possible to avoid the capture even if the player's party and PC are both full. If the player flees from or defeats {{p|Deoxys}} in during the Delta Episode, it will reappear at the Dragonhark altar atop the [[Sky Pillar]] after entering the Hall of Fame again, where it behaves in the same way as all other stationary Legendary Pokémon.

In Pokémon Sun and Moon, {{p|Solgaleo}}{{sup/7|S}} or {{p|Lunala}}{{sup/7|M}} must be caught; defeating, fleeing from or losing to it does not cause it to disappear, the battle yields no [[experience]], and the story cannot be progressed until it is caught. The 31st box in the [[Pokémon Storage System]] does not become available until after the player catches the Legendary Pokémon. If the player defeats, flees from, or loses to {{p|Tapu Koko}} instead of catching it during the post-credits event, [[Lillie]] will comment on this fact, and Tapu Koko will immediately be available to battle again at the [[Ruins of Conflict]]. If the player defeats, flees from or loses to a roaming [[Ultra Beast]] or {{p|Necrozma}}, it will continue to reappear in the area until it is caught (the game reassures the player that it is still in the area).

In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, {{p|Solgaleo}}{{sup/7|US}} or {{p|Lunala}}{{sup/7|UM}} must be caught; defeating, fleeing from or losing to it does not cause it to disappear, the battle yields no [[experience]], and the story cannot be progressed until it is caught. The 31st box in the [[Pokémon Storage System]] does not become available until after the player catches the Legendary Pokémon.

==In spin-off series==
===In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
In the [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series]], [[Legendary Pokémon]] that have been battled and are involved in the storyline must be fought again in order to be [[Recruitment|recruited]].

===In the Pokémon Ranger series===
In the [[Pokémon Ranger]] series, the [[Drowsy Guy]] will allow the player to re-do a memorable capture. In {{ga|Pokémon Ranger}}, he allows the player to re-capture the [[Legendary beasts]], while in [[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia|the sequel]], he allows the player to re-capture {{p|Darkrai}}. In [[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]], [[Nema]] allows the player to re-battle several Boss Pokémon on a model of [[Dolce Island]] via the use of her "Many Times Any Time Capture Machine".

==In the anime==
With the exception of the [[Orange League]], {{Ash}} has had to rematch at least one Gym Leader, [[Frontier Brain]] or [[Island Kahuna]] in each leg of his {{pkmn|journey}}. It is noted that the list does not list any match-up which could not be defined as a battle.

===[[Original series]]===
{| class="roundy" style="border:3px solid #{{colorschemelight|Kanto}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Kanto}}; margin:auto; text-align:center" width="60%"
|-
! width="20% | Opponent
! width="20% | First match
! width="20% | Result
! width="20% | Follow-up match
! width="20% | Result
|- style="background:#FFF"
! style="background:#{{rock color light}}" | [[File:Boulder Badge.png|40px|Boulder Badge]] {{color2|{{rock color dark}}|Brock (anime)|Brock}}
| [[File:Brock Onix Bind.png|150px|Showdown in Pewter City]] ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]''
! style="color:#{{red color dark}}" | Forfeit
| [[File:EP005.png|150px|Showdown in Pewter City]] ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]''
! style="color:#{{green color dark}}" | Ash forfeits again, but Brock rewards his Badge in recognition of Ash's compassion.
|- style="background:#FFF"
! style="background:#{{water color light}}" | [[File:Cascade Badge.png|40px|Cascade Badge]] {{color2|{{water color dark}}|Misty (anime)|Misty}}
| [[File:EP007.png|150px| The Water Flowers of Cerulean City]] ''[[EP007|The Water Flowers of Cerulean City]]''
! style="color:#{{green color dark}}" | Interrupted by {{color2|{{green color dark}}|Team Rocket trio|Team Rocket}} Ash earns Badge as thanks for protecting the Gym.
| [[File:Misty Mega Gyarados.png|200px|SM043]] ''[[SM043|When Regions Collide!]]''
! style="color:#{{green color dark}}" | Demonstration battle Victory
|- style="background:#FFF"
! style="background:#{{electric color light}}" | [[File:Thunder Badge.png|40px|Thunder Badge]] {{color2|{{electric color dark}}|Lt. Surge}}
| [[File:Lt Surge Raichu Body Slam.png|150px|Electric Shock Showdown]] ''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]''
! style="color:#{{red color dark}}" | Loss
| [[File:EP014.png|150px|Electric Shock Showdown]] ''[[EP014|Electric Shock Showdown]]''
! style="color:#{{green color dark}}" | Victory
|- style="background:#FFF"
! style="background:#{{psychic color light}}" | [[File:Marsh Badge.png|40px|Marsh Badge]] {{color2|{{psychic color dark}}|Sabrina}}
| [[File:EP022.png|150px|Abra and the Psychic Showdown]] ''[[EP022|Abra and the Psychic Showdown]]''
! style="color:#{{red color dark}}" | Forfeit
| [[File:Sabrina and Haunter.png|150px|Haunter versus Kadabra]] ''[[EP024|Haunter versus Kadabra]]''
! style="color:#{{green color dark}}" | Interrupted by {{color2|{{green color dark}}|Sabrina's Haunter|Haunter}}, who manages to break Sabrina out of her trance. Ash receives Badge as a token of gratitude.
|- style="background:#FFF"
! style="background:#{{fire color light}}" | [[File:Volcano Badge.png|40px|Volcano Badge]] {{color2|{{fire color dark}}|Blaine}}
| [[File:Cinnabar Gym Battlefield.png|150px|Riddle Me This]] ''[[EP058|Riddle Me This]]''
! style="color:#{{red color dark}}" | Forfeit
| [[File:EP059.png|150px|Volcanic Panic]] ''[[EP059|Volcanic Panic]]''
! style="color:#{{green color dark}}" | Victory
|- style="background:#FFF"
! style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | [[File:Plain Badge.png|40px|Plain Badge]] {{color2|{{normal color dark}}|Whitney}}
| [[File:EP158.png|150px|A Goldenrod Opportunity]] ''[[EP158|A Goldenrod Opportunity]]''
! style="color:#{{red color dark}}" | Loss
| [[File:EP159.png|150px|A Dairy Tale Ending]] ''[[EP159|A Dairy Tale Ending]]''
! style="color:#{{green color dark}}" | Unofficial battle Ash wins Ash receives Badge despite the battle being unofficial.
|- style="background:#FFF"
! style="background:#{{ice color light}}" | [[File:Glacier Badge.png|40px|Glacier Badge]] {{color2|{{ice color dark}}|Pryce}}
| [[File:EP237.png|150px|As Cold as Pryce]] ''[[EP237|As Cold as Pryce]]''
! style="color:#{{red color dark}}" | Unofficial one-on-one battle Ash loses
| [[File:EP238.png|150px|Nice Pryce, Baby!]] ''[[EP238|Nice Pryce, Baby!]]''
! style="color:#{{green color dark}}" | Victory
|-
! style="background:#{{dragon color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" |[[File:Rising Badge.png|40px|Rising Badge]] {{color2|{{dragon color dark}}|Clair}}
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:EP252.png|150px|Fangs for Nothin']] ''[[EP252|Fangs for Nothin']]''
! style="background:#FFF; color:#{{red color dark}}" | Interrupted by {{color2|{{red color dark}}|Team Rocket trio|Team Rocket}}
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:EP254.png|150px|Better Eight Than Never]] ''[[EP254|Better Eight Than Never]]''
! style="background:#FFF; color:#{{green color dark}}; {{roundybr|5px}}" | Victory
|}

==={{series|Advanced Generation}}===
{| class="roundy" style="border:3px solid #{{colorschemelight|Hoenn}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Hoenn}}; margin:auto; text-align:center" width="60%"
|-
! width="20% | Opponent
! width="20% | First match
! width="20% | Result
! width="20% | Follow-up match
! width="20% | Result
|- style="background:#FFF"
! style="background:#{{fighting color light}}" | [[File:Knuckle Badge.png|40px|Knuckle Badge]] {{color2|{{fighting color dark}}|Brawly}}
| [[File:Brawly Makuhita Vital Throw1.png|150px|Brave the Wave]] ''[[AG020|Brave the Wave]]''
! style="color:#{{red color dark}}" | Loss
| [[File:AG031.png|150px|Just One of the Geysers]] ''[[AG031|Just One of the Geysers]]''
! style="color:#{{green color dark}}" | Victory
|- style="background:#FFF"
! style="background:#{{electric color light}}" | [[File:Dynamo Badge.png|40px|Dynamo Badge]] {{color2|{{electric color dark}}|Wattson}}
| [[File:AG040.png|150px|Watt's with Wattson?]] ''[[AG040|Watt's with Wattson?]]''
! style="color:#{{green color dark}}" | Ash wins with an overcharged {{color2|{{green color dark}}|Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu}}. Wattson insists Ash keeps the Badge.
| [[File:AG059.png|150px|Manectric Charge]] ''[[AG059|Manectric Charge]]''
! style="color:#{{red color dark}}" | Unofficial rematch Ash loses
|- style="background:#FFF"
! style="background:#{{normal color light}}" | [[File:Balance Badge.png|40px|Balance Badge]] {{color2|{{normal color dark}}|Norman}}
| [[File:AG003.png|150px|There's No Place Like Hoenn]] ''[[AG003|There's No Place Like Hoenn]]''
! style="color:#{{red color dark}}" | Unofficial one-on-one battle Ash loses
| [[File:AG070.png|150px|Balance of Power]] ''[[AG070|Balance of Power]]''
! style="color:#{{green color dark}}" | Official match Ash wins
|- style="background:#FFF"
! style="background:#{{frontier color light}}" | [[File:Abilitysymbol.png|40px|Ability Symbol]] {{color2|{{frontier color dark}}|Anabel}}
| [[File:AG169.png|150px|Talking a Good Game!]] ''[[AG169|Talking a Good Game!]]''
! style="color:#{{red color dark}}" | Loss
| [[File:AG170.png|150px|Second Time's the Charm!]] ''[[AG170|Second Time's the Charm!]]''
! style="color:#{{green color dark}}" | Victory
|-
| style="background:#{{frontier color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" rowspan="2" | [[File:Bravesymbol.png|40px|Brave Symbol]] '''{{color2|{{frontier color dark}}|Pyramid King Brandon|Brandon}}'''
| style="background:#FFF" rowspan="2" | [[File:Brandon Regirock Iron Defense.png|150px|Battling the Enemy Within!]] ''[[AG178|Battling the Enemy Within!]]''
! style="background:#FFF; color:#{{red color dark}}" rowspan="2" | Ash is {{color2|{{red color dark}}|King of Pokélantis|possessed}}, and the match is declared unofficial.
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:AG186.png|150px|Overjoyed!]] ''[[AG186|Overjoyed!]]''
! style="background:#FFF; color:#{{red color dark}}" | First official match Ash loses
|-
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:AG190.png|150px|Pace - The Final Frontier!]] ''[[AG190|Pace - The Final Frontier!]]''
! style="background:#FFF; color:#{{green color dark}}; {{roundybr|5px}}" |Second official match Ash wins
|}

==={{series|Diamond & Pearl}}===
{| class="roundy" style="border:3px solid #{{colorschemelight|Sinnoh}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Sinnoh}}; margin:auto; text-align:center" width="60%"
|-
! width="20% | Opponent
! width="20% | First match
! width="20% | Result
! width="20% | Follow-up match
! width="20% | Result
|- style="background:#FFF"
! style="background:#{{rock color light}}" | [[File:Coal Badge.png|40px|Coal Badge]] {{color2|{{rock color dark}}|Roark}}
| [[File:DP016.png|150px|A Gruff Act to Follow!]] ''[[DP016|A Gruff Act to Follow!]]''
! style="color:#{{red color dark}}" | Loss
| [[File:DP018.png|150px|O'er the Rampardos We Watched!]] ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos We Watched!]]''
! style="color:#{{green color dark}}" | Victory
|- style="background:#FFF"
! style="background:#{{grass color light}}" | [[File:Forest Badge.png|40px|Forest Badge]] {{color2|{{grass color dark}}|Gardenia}}
| [[File:DP031.png|150px|The Grass-Type Is Always Greener!]] ''[[DP031|The Grass-Type Is Always Greener!]]''
! style="color:#{{red color dark}}" | Unofficial battle Ash loses
| [[File:DP037.png|150px|The Grass Menagerie!]] ''[[DP037|The Grass Menagerie!]]''
! style="color:#{{green color dark}}" | Victory
|- style="background:#FFF"
! style="background:#{{ghost color light}}" | [[File:Relic Badge.png|40px|Relic Badge]] {{color2|{{ghost color dark}}|Fantina}}
| [[File:Fantina Drifblim Hypnosis.png|150px|Playing the Leveling Field!]] ''[[DP093|Playing the Leveling Field!]]''
! style="color:#{{red color dark}}" | Unofficial battle Forfeit
| [[File:DP102.png|150px|Shield with a Twist!]] ''[[DP102|Shield with a Twist!]]''
! style="color:#{{green color dark}}" | Victory
|-
! style="background:#{{electric color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" |[[File:Beacon Badge.png|40px|Beacon Badge]] {{color2|{{electric color dark}}|Volkner}}
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Volkner Luxray Spark.png|150px|The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!]] ''[[DP166|The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!]]''
! style="background:#FFF; color:#{{red color dark}}" | Interrupted by {{color2|{{red color dark}}|Team Rocket trio|Team Rocket}}
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:DP179.png|150px|The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!]] ''[[DP179|The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!]]''
! style="background:#FFF; color:#{{green color dark}}; {{roundybr|5px}}" | Victory
|}

==={{series|Best Wishes}}===
{| class="roundy" style="border:3px solid #{{colorschemelight|Unova}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Unova}}; margin:auto; text-align:center" width="60%"
|-
! width="20%" style="color: #FFF;" | Opponent
! width="20%" style="color: #FFF;" | First match
! width="20%" style="color: #FFF;" | Result
! width="20%" style="color: #FFF;" | Follow-up match
! width="20%" style="color: #FFF;" | Result
|-
! style="background:#{{normal color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:Basic Badge.png|40px|Basic Badge]] {{color2|{{normal color dark}}|Lenora}}
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:BW015.png|200px|The Battle According to Lenora!]] ''[[BW015|The Battle According to Lenora!]]''
! style="background:#FFF; color:#{{red color dark}}" | Loss
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:BW016.png|200px|Rematch at the Nacrene Gym!]] ''[[BW016|Rematch at the Nacrene Gym!]]''
! style="background:#FFF; color:#{{green color dark}}; {{roundybr|5px}}" | Victory
|}

==={{series|XY}}===
{| class="roundy" style="border:3px solid #{{colorschemelight|Kalos}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Kalos}}; margin:auto; text-align:center" width="60%"
|-
! Opponent
! First match
! Result
! Follow-up match
! Result
|-
! style="background:#{{bug color light}}" | [[File:Bug Badge.png|40px|Bug Badge]] {{color2|{{bug color dark}}|Viola}}
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:XY005.png|200px]] ''[[XY005|A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle!]]''
! style="background:#FFF; color:#{{red color dark}}" | Loss
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:XY006.png|200px]] ''[[XY006|Battling on Thin Ice!]]''
! style="background:#FFF; color:#{{green color dark}}" | Victory
|-
| style="background:#{{fighting color light}}" rowspan="3" | [[File:Rumble Badge.png|40px|Rumble Badge]] '''{{color2|{{fighting color dark}}|Korrina}}'''
| style="background:#FFF" rowspan="3" | [[File:Korrina Lucario Bone Rush.png|200px|Mega Revelations!]] ''[[XY030|Mega Revelations!]]''
! style="background:#FFF; color:#{{red color dark}}" rowspan="3" | First unofficial battle Loss
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Korrina Mega Lucario berserk.png|200px|The Aura Storm!]] ''[[XY032|The Aura Storm!]]''
! style="background:#FFF; color:#{{red color dark}}" | Second unofficial battle Battle called off due to {{color2|{{red color dark}}|Korrina's Lucario|Lucario}} losing control.
|-
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:XY033.png|200px|Calling from Beyond the Aura!]] ''[[XY033|Calling from Beyond the Aura!]]''
! style="background:#FFF; color:#{{red color dark}}" | Third unofficial battle Battle called off due to {{color2|{{red color dark}}|Korrina's Lucario|Lucario}} losing control again.
|-
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:XY044.png|200px|XY044]] ''[[XY044|Showdown at the Shalour Gym!]]''
! style="background:#FFF; color:#{{green color dark}}" | Official battle Victory
|-
! style="background:#{{electric color light}}" | [[File:Voltage Badge.png|40px|Voltage Badge]] {{color2|{{electric color dark}}|Clemont (anime)|Clemont}}
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:XY001 Ash VS Clemont.png|200px]] ''[[XY001|Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!]]''
! style="background:#FFF; color:#{{red color dark}}" | Unofficial battle Interrupted by {{color2|{{red color dark}}|Team Rocket trio|Team Rocket}}
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:XY067.png|200px]] ''[[XY067|The Moment of Lumiose Truth!]]''
! style="background:#FFF; color:#{{green color dark}}" | Official battle Victory
|-
! style="background:#{{ice color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:Iceberg Badge.png|40px|Iceberg Badge]] {{color2|{{ice color dark}}|Wulfric}}
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:XY120.png|200px]] ''[[XY120|All Hail the Ice Battlefield!]]''
! style="background:#FFF; color:#{{red color dark}}" | Loss
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:XY122.png|200px]] ''[[XY122|A Real Icebreaker!]]''
! style="background:#FFF; color:#{{green color dark}}; {{roundybr|5px}}" | Victory
|}

==={{series|Sun & Moon}}===
{| class="roundy" style="border:3px solid #{{colorschemelight|Alola}}; background:#{{colorschemedark|Alola}}; margin:auto; text-align:center" width="60%"
|-
! width="20% | Opponent
! width="20% | First match
! width="20% | Result
! width="20% | Follow-up match
! width="20% | Result
|-
! style="background:#{{dark color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Darkinium Z Sprite.png|40px|Darkinium Z]] {{color2|{{dark color dark}}|Nanu}}
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:Nanu Krookodile Sand Tomb.png|200px]] ''[[SM074|Tough Guy Trials!]]''
! style="background:#FFF; color:#{{red color dark}}" | Unofficial battle Loss
| style="background:#FFF" | [[File:SM077.png|200px]] ''[[SM077|Guiding an Awakening!]]''
! style="background:#FFF; color:#{{green color dark}}; {{roundybr|5px}}" | Victory Awarded the {{color2|{{green color dark}}|Lycanium Z}}
|}

==Trivia==
* [[Giovanni]] is the only in-game Gym Leader that cannot be rematched an indefinite amount of times. However, he can be battled multiple times via an event at [[Tohjo Falls]], if the player has multiple {{p|Celebi}}. [[Koga]], the other former Kanto Gym Leader, has been able to be rematched indefinitely since Generation II, where he was an [[Elite Four]] member.

==In other languages==
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Pokémon in the United States

2018-12-05T00:58:23Z

Matty: /* Kids' WB */ Spider Riders and Monster Allergy stayed and they are not Warner Brothers. Also, Johnny Test stopped being a WB show after this.

{{CountryInfobox|area=United States
|countries=the United States
|language={{wp|English language|English}}
|continent={{wp|North America}}
|EP001=September 8, 1998{{tt|*|EP015 was aired previously on September 7 as a sneak peek}}
|AG001={{tt|March 15, 2003|Sneak peek}} {{tt|November 1, 2003|Original order}}
|DP001={{tt|April 20, 2007|Sneak peek}} {{tt|June 4, 2007|Original order}}
|BW001=February 12, 2011
|XY001={{tt|October 19, 2013|Sneak peek}} {{tt|January 18, 2014|Original order}}
|SM001={{tt|December 5, 2016|Sneak peek}} {{tt|March 17, 2017|Original order}}
}}

The [[Pokémon]] franchise first reached the '''{{wp|United States|United States of America}}''' in 1998 with the release of [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]] and the airing of the {{pkmn|anime}}. Most English translations of Pokémon media are based in the United States and then further distributed in other English-speaking countries of the world.

==Pokémon video games==
Most Pokémon video games released in Japan are translated into English for the United States, although there are exceptions such as [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare)|the WiiWare Mystery Dungeon games]]. All English-language games are exported to {{pmin|Canada}}, {{pmin|the United Kingdom}}, {{pmin|Australia}} and other countries (including those that do not have their own translation of the games, such as {{pmin|Latin America}} and {{pmin|Brazil}}). Event Pokémon are regularly released in the United States as well.

==Pokémon anime==
The [[Pokémon anime]] debuted in the United States on September 7, 1998 with the sneak preview debut of ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'', helping to launch Pokémon into a nationwide phenomenon that lasted until the early 2000s. All English-language dubs of the Pokémon anime were produced in the United States, first by [[4Kids Entertainment]] and later by [[The Pokémon Company International]]{{tt|*|Pokémon USA prior to 2009}}.

While the [[Pokémon movie]]s are regularly released theatrically in Japan, [[M01|only]] [[M02|the]] [[M03|first]] [[M04|five]] [[M05|movies]], the [[M13|13th movie]], the Zekrom variant of the [[M14|14th movie]], and the [[M20|20th movie]] have seen theatrical releases in the US; all other movies have premiered on television (usually on Cartoon Network) and released straight to video or DVD.

===Kids' WB===
[[File:Kids WB logo.png|thumb|200px|right|Kids' WB logo used from 1997-2008. The design of the logo itself varied slightly throughout the years.]]
{{wp|Kids' WB}} is a former programming block that was broadcast on {{wp|The WB}} television network, and later, as a result of a merge between the WB and {{wp|UPN}}, on {{wp|The CW}}. The initial run of the block was from 1995-2008, and it aired (at various stages) both before and after school, and also on Saturday mornings. Kids' WB, in its original form, shut down on May 17, 2008. Prior to its closure, it was relaunched as an online {{wp|video on demand}} service.

Kids' WB aired episodes from the original [[4Kids Entertainment]] dub of the [[Pokémon anime]] from 1999 until 2006. The first episode aired was ''[[EP044|The Problem with Paras]]'', on February 13, 1999. The network aired the remainder of the first season, and every other non-banned episode through [[S08|season eight]]. Warner Bros. also released the first three [[Pokémon movie]]s under the Kids' WB name.

On January 22, 2005, Kids' WB was the first to air the English version of the seventh movie, [[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]. It was also first to air the 10th anniversary Pokémon special, ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]'', on April 29, 2006, even before it aired in Japan. This special was the first to be dubbed by [[The Pokémon Company International]] (then known as Pokémon USA), as well as being the only time Kids' WB aired the new dub by Pokémon USA. Along with the special, a promotional sweepstakes was run by Kids' WB to win tenth anniversary related merchandise.

In 2006, before any more Pokémon USA episodes could be aired, the network announced that most non-{{wp|Warner Bros.}} related shows would be dropped from the lineup. This meant that ''Pokémon'', among other shows, would no longer be aired on Kids' WB. The series would eventually move to Cartoon Network, which is owned by TimeWarner via its' {{wp|Turner Broadcasting}} division, managed by {{wp|Ted Turner}}, on September 8th.

On October 2, 2007, it was announced that the Kids' WB block would end in September the following year. Management stated that this was because of the effects of children's advertising limits and competition from cable TV channels. In an ironic twist, the block was sold to 4Kids, who had previously acquired the {{wp|Fox Kids}} block, rebranding it as Fox Box and then {{wp|4Kids TV}}. {{wp|Fox Broadcasting Company}} ended their relationship with 4Kids in December 2008, and as of 2010, used the old slot to allow affiliates to use for news or {{wp|E/I}} programming, save for two hours called Fox Marketplace, in essence a block of {{wp|Infomercials}}.

The last time Kids' WB aired was, contrary to earlier reports, May 17, 2008. After this date, the block was renamed as {{wp|Toonzai|The CW4Kids}}. Kids' WB was relaunched as an online video on demand service, which was launched on April 28, 2008. ''Pokémon'' is not included on the list of available titles, but episodes are available on demand via the USA [[Pokémon.com]] web portal. Seven years later, Kids' WB was subsequently shut down and was split up into Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, and DC Universe websites, effectively retiring the Kids' WB name after almost 20 years.

===Cartoon Network===
[[File:Cartoon Network 2010 Logo.png|thumb|200px|right|Cartoon Network's logo since May 29, 2010]]
Cartoon Network is a cable network owned by {{wp|WarnerMedia}} that previously carried the [[Pokémon anime]] meta series. The channel was launched on October 1, 1992 after Turner purchased the animation studio {{wp|Hanna-Barbera}} in 1991. They started with ''[[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]'' on September 8, 2006. They picked up the series after corporate sibling Kids' WB dropped the series in its efforts to focus more on series produced in-house, which had since been taken over by [[4Kids Entertainment]], the former producer of the anime series.
[[File:Cn logo lightbg.png|thumb|200px|left|Cartoon Network's original logo, which is currently used as a trademark]]
Previously, they had aired reruns of episodes from the anime's earlier seasons, such as ''[[S05|Master Quest]]''. Almost every season through ''[[S19|Pokémon the Series: XYZ]]'' has aired on Cartoon Network. They have also aired all ''[[Pokémon Chronicles]]'' episodes during the summer of 2006. The series no longer airs on the network as of 2018 due to Disney XD obtaining airing rights of the anime. Their sibling network Boomerang aired episodes from the [[original series]], the {{series|Advanced Generation}} and the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}.
{{bulbanews|TPCi not happy about Cartoon Network movie cut}}
Cartoon Network tends to marginalize end credits—replacing the original ending with their own generic credits while running a promo. This is not a very big loss for anime episodes, which have rather unremarkable ending sequences in the dub, unless the credits break away from the current format, such as in ''[[XY140|Till We Compete Again!]]''. However, by extension, this means that the credits of Pokémon movies aired on the channel, which contain an epilogue, are missed, to the chagrin of viewers. Occasionally, the credits are simply sped up. Also, when the [[M13|thirteenth movie]] first aired on the channel, several scenes were omitted, which [[The Pokémon Company International|TPCi]] did not appreciate.

On their website, Cartoon Network featured [[Cartoon Network online games|several online games]] featuring Pokémon characters.

====Toonami====
[[File:Toonami2007logo.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Toonami's logo from 2007-2008]]
Toonami is an extension of Cartoon Network. It formerly aired [[Pokémon Chronicles]] and, after Kids' WB stopped airing new episodes of the {{pkmn|anime}}, [[S09|Battle Frontier]].

From July 2001 until June 2002, Kids' WB's weekday afternoon editions, which included Pokémon, were branded ''Toonami on Kids' WB'', making this period the first instance of Pokémon on Toonami.

The Toonami block aired for the final time on September 20, 2008. Although the Toonami block itself ended, the block's streaming-video service Toonami Jetstream, which showed episodes from various arcs of Pokémon anime, continued operations until January 30, 2009. After nearly four years of being off the year in the US, Toonami later returned on the air on May 26, 2012, but now on Adult Swim, Cartoon Network's late-night programming block. This was done by popular demand after an April Fools stunt.

====Toonami Jetstream====
[[File:Toonami Jetstream Logo.png|thumb|200px|right|Toonami Jetstream's logo]]
Toonami Jetstream was a {{wp|Streaming media|streaming video}} service run by Cartoon Network and [[VIZ Media]] to provide anime and action cartoons 24 hours a day. The service launched on July 17, 2006. The service remained online even after its parent programming block, Toonami, ended on September 20, 2008. On January 20, 2009, Toonami Jetstream switched all available offerings with "top 10" lists from most of their at-the-time current shows. Toonami Jetstream shut down on January 30, 2009. Cartoon Network Video, Toonami Jetstream's former sister service, became Cartoon Network's lone streaming video service at the time Jetstream shut down. The Pokémon anime did not initially migrate over to Cartoon Network Video, but would do so a few months after Jetstream's shutdown.
{{bulbanews|Toonami Jetstream closes its doors}}
The third season of the [[Pokémon anime]] debuted on the service on October 9, 2006 under the [[S03|Johto Journeys]] banner. The first episode offered on the service was ''[[EP106|The Pokémon Water War]]''. The last episode under this classification, ''[[EP157|The Fortune Hunters]]'', debuted on Jetstream on October 1, 2007.

[[Pokémon Chronicles]] also debuted on Toonami Jetstream on October 9, 2006. The first episode of the side series offered on the service was part 1 of ''[[The Legend of Thunder!]]''. The final episode, Pikachu's Winter Vacation: ''[[PK02|Christmas Night]]''/''[[PK03|Kanga Games]]'', debuted on the service on March 5, 2007.

The fourth season debuted on Toonami Jetstream on May 28, 2007 under the [[S04|Johto League Champions]] banner. ''[[EP158|A Goldenrod Opportunity]]'' was the first episode offered under that classification. The last episode under this classification, ''[[EP209|Machoke, Machoke Man!]]'', debuted on Jetstream on May 27, 2008.

The first season debuted on Toonami Jetstream on January 14, 2008 under the [[S01|Pokémon]] banner as part of a special offering involving {{g|Snap}}. ''[[EP055|Pokémon Paparazzi]]'' was the first episode offered under that classification. This classification never saw a regular progression.

The fifth season debuted on Toonami Jetstream on June 16, 2008 under the [[S05|Master Quest]] banner. ''[[EP210|Around the Whirlpool]]'' was the first episode offered under that classification. The last episode under this classification, ''[[EP240|Some Like It Hot]]'', debuted on Jetstream on January 13, 2009. This classification was the only one featured in the Top 10 format prior to the service's shutdown.

The ninth season debuted on Toonami Jetstream on November 17, 2008 under the [[S09|Battle Frontier]] banner. ''[[AG146|Fear Factor Phony]]'' was the first episode offered under that classification. The last episode under this classification, ''[[AG154|Reversing the Charges]]'', debuted on Jetstream on January 13, 2009.

Toonami Jetstream released episodes new to the service every Monday, unless a particular Monday is a United States holiday, in most cases the debut was on a different day (such as the following Tuesday or the preceding Friday). Like other shows on Toonami Jetstream, new Pokémon episodes in currently-running seasons debuted every week and remained available on Toonami Jetstream for six weeks after they debuted on the service.

Toonami Jetstream also offered short previews of ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'', ''[[DP002|Two Degrees of Separation!]]'', and ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' prior to their television debuts.

To celebrate the release of Pokémon Snap on the Virtual Console, [[Pokémon.com]] have announced that episodes featuring [[Todd Snap]] will be offered for one week later in December. That method was scrapped in favor of traditional weekly progression; his three Johto appearances appeared as part of the normal Johto League Champions progression, with his Kanto appearances appearing on January 14, 2008, January 22, 2008, and January 28, 2008.

The Todd version of [[Todd Snap]]'s Kanto episodes are the ones used on Toonami Jetstream. This appears to go with the {{wp|Retroactive continuity|retcon}} of making Snap his surname when {{g|Snap}} was announced for the Virtual Console.

====Cartoon Network Video====
[[File:Cartoon Network Video Logo.png|thumb|200px|right|Cartoon Network Video's former logo]]
Cartoon Network Video is a {{wp|Streaming media|streaming video}} service run by Cartoon Network to provide animated programs 24 hours a day. The service launched on September 22, 2006. Originally a sister service to {{wp|Toonami Jetstream}}, which had long offered the Pokémon anime, Cartoon Network Video became Cartoon Network's lone streaming video service after Toonami Jetstream shut down on January 30, 2009. The [[Pokémon anime]] debuted on the service on May 15, 2009.

The first classification used for the Pokémon anime on Cartoon Network Video is [[S12|DP: Galactic Battles]], not appearing to follow any specific season unlike when the Pokémon anime ran on Toonami Jetstream. The first episode offered on the service was ''[[DP105|Get Your Rotom Running!]]'' The final episode uploaded with the banner displaying Galactic Battles was ''[[DP157|Gotta Get a Gible!]]'', uploaded on May 17, 2010.

On December 14, 2009, 97 episodes from the first two seasons including the entirety of season two, listed under the names of the first two arcs [[S01|Indigo League]] and [[S02|Adventures in the Orange Islands]], were made available on the service, arranged as subclassifications under the show's banner (which still lists Galactic Battles). Unlike Galactic Battles, the episodes from the first two episodes are divided by season, but under the name of one of the arcs, meaning season two episodes from the Indigo League arc are classified under the Adventures in the Orange Islands classification. This is similar to how the last 11 episodes of the second arc, which are also the first 11 episodes of the third season, were available on Toonami Jetstream under the [[S03|third arc's name]].

On February 1, 2010, a fourth subclassification under the show's banner was added to house season three, listed under the name "[[S03|The Johto Journeys]]"; only one episode was made available that day, ''[[EP106|The Pokémon Water War]]''. However, this addition may have been in error, as both the classification and the episode were removed a few days later. The classification was later re-added two months later with the entire third season included, but the episodes in the classification were not working for many users, and the classification was once again taken down the following month.

On June 5, 2010, the banner depiction for Pokémon on Cartoon Network Video was switched to the new classification of [[S13|DP: Sinnoh League Victors]], carrying over all content that had been classified under the previous arc's name.

Initially, Cartoon Network Video released episodes new to the service every Monday, unless a particular Monday was a United States holiday, in most cases the debut was on a different day (such as the following Tuesday). The newest episodes were currently made available the Monday following their original dub airdates and remain on the service for two weeks. More recently, however, episodes have been uploaded later than previously and remain available for only one week.

After a site revamp in October 2009, Cartoon Network Video uses a dedicated 16:9 widescreen video player. A lot of content originally produced in 16:9 widescreen, including all Pokémon episodes starting with ''[[DP126|Classroom Training]]'', are shown properly on this video player regardless of the aspect ratio an episode showed in on Cartoon Network's standard-definition television feed, but content originally produced in 4:3 fullscreen, such as Pokémon episodes from earlier seasons, are stretched to fill the 16:9 frame in a process similar to {{wp|Stretch-o-Vision}}.

The Todd versions of the episodes [[Todd Snap]] appears in are the ones used on Cartoon Network Video; the same was true when shown on Toonami Jetstream. Additionally, any episode that involves the [[Orange Archipelago]] in any way, shape, or form uses the theme presented from televised airings, meaning {{so|Pokémon World}} is first used with ''[[EP084|The Lost Lapras]]'' on Cartoon Network Video with [[Pokémon Theme]] used for the three episodes prior.

===Boomerang===
[[File:Boomerang 2015.png|thumb|200px|right|Boomerang's current logo adopted since January 19, 2015]]
Boomerang is a cable network owned by {{wp|WarnerMedia}}, operating as a sister station to Cartoon Network. Boomerang primarily airs contemporary cartoons from WarnerMedia's archival history such as {{wp|Looney Tunes}}, {{wp|The Flintstones}}, {{wp|The Jetsons}}, Popeye the Sailor Man, and The Yogi Bear Show, newer series that do not air on Cartoon Network, such as the current Warner Bros. Animation shows, well as older episodes of currently-running series, Pokémon among them. A full list is on {{wp|List of programs broadcast by Boomerang|Wikipedia}}. Boomerang was launched shortly after the introduction of Cartoon Network in 1992. However, it was only a block on the network, and was not spun off into a channel until 2000. During its time as a block, it lasted for only a couple of hours at a time.

[[File:Boomerang logo.png|thumb|200px|left|Boomerang's former logo]]
Boomerang first started airing episodes of the popular Pokémon series when it first aired the {{series|original}} in 2006, and after that in March of 2010. As of October 2012, the channel aired episodes from [[EP001]] to [[DP191]]. Prior to 2017, episode were aired at 6 and 6:30 PM {{wp|Eastern Time Zone|ET}}/{{wp|Pacific Time Zone|PT}} (5 and 5:30 PM {{wp|Central Time Zone (North America)|CT}}) on weekdays.

Boomerang previously aired the [[banned episodes|banned]] episode ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]''.

In January 19, 2015, the U.S. version of Boomerang was be relaunched as part of a global rebranding effort in an effort to original programming for the first time. The relaunched channel continues to emphasize its archival programming but with a greatly increased emphasis on the archive's most popular brands and an explicitly {{wp|family-friendly}} approach, in the hopes that Boomerang could become a “second {{wp|flagship (broadcasting)|flagship}}” on par with the main Cartoon Network channel.

Due to [[#Disney XD|Disney XD]] obtaining airing rights to the Pokémon anime, it no longer airs on Boomerang as of February 2017.

===Toon Disney===
[[File:Toon Disney logo.png|thumb|200px|right|Toon Disney's logo from 2005-2009]]
Toon Disney was an American cable television channel which began broadcasting on April 18, 1998 (the date was chosen to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the launch of its parent channel, {{wp|Disney Channel}}). It was owned by {{wp|The Walt Disney Company}}, who also owned the [[Miramax Films]] film studio during the period of the channel's existence. Its programming was aimed at 2-11 year olds.

Toon Disney had shown the ''Pokémon'' motion pictures distributed in the United States by Miramax: ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'', ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'', and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''. On February 13, 2009, Toon Disney was succeeded by [[#Disney XD|Disney XD]], a channel geared towards boys ages 6-14.

===Disney XD===
[[File:Disney XD Logo.png|thumb|200px|left|Disney XD's logo since 2015]]
Disney XD is a cable network geared towards boys ages 6-14 owned by {{wp|The Walt Disney Company}} that acquired airing rights to the [[Pokémon anime]], beginning with the {{series|Sun & Moon}}. The channel was launched on February 13, 2009, replacing [[#Toon Disney|Toon Disney]]. They began airing the anime with a marathon including ''[[M19|Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'', ''[[SM001|Alola to New Adventure!]]'', and ''[[SM002|The Guardian's Challenge!]]'' on December 5, 2016.

Currently, reruns of the season ''[[S20|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'' air everyday at 4:00 PM {{wp|Eastern Time Zone|ET}}/{{wp|Pacific Time Zone|PT}} (3:00 PM {{wp|Central Time Zone (North America)|CT}}). They have also previously aired ''[[M16|Genesect and the Legend Awakened]]'', ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown]]'', and ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]''. Episodes from the {{series2|original}}, {{series2|Advanced Generation}}, {{series2|Diamond & Pearl}}, {{series2|Best Wishes}}, {{series2|XY}}, and {{series|Sun & Moon}} can also be streamed through the DisneyNOW app or Watch Disney XD website.

Unlike Cartoon Network, Disney XD carries the {{pmin|Latin America}}n Spanish dub through the {{wp|second audio program}} (SAP) channel.

===Other video streaming===
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The Pokémon anime is available on [[Amazon Video]], [[Google Play]], [[Hulu]] and [[iTunes]], which are video streaming sites available in the United States. Starting on October 14, 2016, episodes of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} were made available on XFINITY On Demand in both English and Spanish.<ref>http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/pokemon-comes-to-xfinity-on-demand/</ref>

Additionally, it was announced by [[Netflix]] that the Pokémon anime would be available through their paid on-demand service beginning from March 1, 2014. Currently, the [[S01|first]], [[S17|seventeenth]], and [[S18|eighteenth]] seasons, along with [[M17|the seventeenth movie]] and [[M18|the eighteenth movie]], are available for streaming.

==Pokémon manga==
[[VIZ Media]], based out of {{wp|San Francisco}}, {{wp|California}}, has licensed and translated several [[Pokémon manga]] titles in the United States, including [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!]], movie manga adaptations, and the popular [[Pokémon Adventures]] series.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
An English-language translation of the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] has been sold in the United States since the release of [[Base Set (TCG)|Base Set]] in 1999, and continues to this day. Most English sets do not correspond exactly to the Japanese sets they are translated from; they often incorporate additional cards from Japanese promotions and theme decks. English-language cards are the most widely distributed worldwide; as with the games, they are exported to other English-speaking countries, but are also often sold alongside localized translations and in countries where no local translation exists. Currently, only English-language cards are tournament legal in the United States.

==Pokémon merchandise==
Pokémon merchandising has been handled by various distributors in the United States. When the franchise debuted, merchandising was handled by [[Hasbro]]. Originally, toys and merchandise were simply imported from Japan, but later Hasbro created their own toys and games for distribution in the US. In 2004, rights passed to [[Jakks Pacific]], which produced their own merchandise as well. As of January 2013, merchandise has been handled by [[Takara Tomy]] and largely imported from Japan. Unlike other Pokémon merchandise in the US, Tomy's merchandise has multilingual packaging shared with Europe that features seven Western languages (English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Dutch), including localized Pokémon and character names where applicable.

The United States is home to the only North American {{OBP|Pokémon Center|store}} stores, with one store operating in in {{wp|New York City}}, {{wp|New York}} (now {{DL|Pokémon Center (store)|New York (Nintendo New York)|Nintendo New York}}) and two mall kiosks in {{wp|Washington (state)|Washington state}}. The Pokémon Center online store also currently only ships to the United States.


==Events==
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Several promotional events have been held in the United States for Pokémon video games and other media. Many of these events included playable game demos, distribution of [[event Pokémon]], and other incentives such as promotional cards from the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}}.

Promotional tours include the [[Pokémon 2000 Stadium Tour]], the [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Adventure Tour]], [[Pokémon Rocks America]], [[Pokémon 10th Anniversary Journey Across America]], and the [[Pokémon Black and White Sampling Tour]].

The [[World Championships]] have been held by [[Play! Pokémon]] (formerly Pokémon Organized Play) annually in the United States since 2004. So far, only one World Championship has been held outside of the United States, which was the [[2013 World Championships]] in Vancouver, British Columbia, {{pmin|Canada}}.

The [[Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions]] series of concerts has been touring the United States since 2014. The United States was the first country the concerts appeared in.

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com/us/ The official United States Pokémon website] (full website)

==References==
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Matty: /* Cartoon Network */ I don't think that one actually did break away from it.

{{CountryInfobox|area=United States
|countries=the United States
|language={{wp|English language|English}}
|continent={{wp|North America}}
|EP001=September 8, 1998{{tt|*|EP015 was aired previously on September 7 as a sneak peek}}
|AG001={{tt|March 15, 2003|Sneak peek}} {{tt|November 1, 2003|Original order}}
|DP001={{tt|April 20, 2007|Sneak peek}} {{tt|June 4, 2007|Original order}}
|BW001=February 12, 2011
|XY001={{tt|October 19, 2013|Sneak peek}} {{tt|January 18, 2014|Original order}}
|SM001={{tt|December 5, 2016|Sneak peek}} {{tt|March 17, 2017|Original order}}
}}

The [[Pokémon]] franchise first reached the '''{{wp|United States|United States of America}}''' in 1998 with the release of [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]] and the airing of the {{pkmn|anime}}. Most English translations of Pokémon media are based in the United States and then further distributed in other English-speaking countries of the world.

==Pokémon video games==
Most Pokémon video games released in Japan are translated into English for the United States, although there are exceptions such as [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare)|the WiiWare Mystery Dungeon games]]. All English-language games are exported to {{pmin|Canada}}, {{pmin|the United Kingdom}}, {{pmin|Australia}} and other countries (including those that do not have their own translation of the games, such as {{pmin|Latin America}} and {{pmin|Brazil}}). Event Pokémon are regularly released in the United States as well.

==Pokémon anime==
The [[Pokémon anime]] debuted in the United States on September 7, 1998 with the sneak preview debut of ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'', helping to launch Pokémon into a nationwide phenomenon that lasted until the early 2000s. All English-language dubs of the Pokémon anime were produced in the United States, first by [[4Kids Entertainment]] and later by [[The Pokémon Company International]]{{tt|*|Pokémon USA prior to 2009}}.

While the [[Pokémon movie]]s are regularly released theatrically in Japan, [[M01|only]] [[M02|the]] [[M03|first]] [[M04|five]] [[M05|movies]], the [[M13|13th movie]], the Zekrom variant of the [[M14|14th movie]], and the [[M20|20th movie]] have seen theatrical releases in the US; all other movies have premiered on television (usually on Cartoon Network) and released straight to video or DVD.

===Kids' WB===
[[File:Kids WB logo.png|thumb|200px|right|Kids' WB logo used from 1997-2008. The design of the logo itself varied slightly throughout the years.]]
{{wp|Kids' WB}} is a former programming block that was broadcast on {{wp|The WB}} television network, and later, as a result of a merge between the WB and {{wp|UPN}}, on {{wp|The CW}}. The initial run of the block was from 1995-2008, and it aired (at various stages) both before and after school, and also on Saturday mornings. Kids' WB, in its original form, shut down on May 17, 2008. Prior to its closure, it was relaunched as an online {{wp|video on demand}} service.

Kids' WB aired episodes from the original [[4Kids Entertainment]] dub of the [[Pokémon anime]] from 1999 until 2006. The first episode aired was ''[[EP044|The Problem with Paras]]'', on February 13, 1999. The network aired the remainder of the first season, and every other non-banned episode through [[S08|season eight]]. Warner Bros. also released the first three [[Pokémon movie]]s under the Kids' WB name.

On January 22, 2005, Kids' WB was the first to air the English version of the seventh movie, [[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]. It was also first to air the 10th anniversary Pokémon special, ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]'', on April 29, 2006, even before it aired in Japan. This special was the first to be dubbed by [[The Pokémon Company International]] (then known as Pokémon USA), as well as being the only time Kids' WB aired the new dub by Pokémon USA. Along with the special, a promotional sweepstakes was run by Kids' WB to win tenth anniversary related merchandise.

In 2006, before any more Pokémon USA episodes could be aired, the network announced that all non-{{wp|Warner Bros.}} related shows would be dropped from the lineup. This meant that ''Pokémon'', among other shows, would no longer be aired on Kids' WB. The series would eventually move to Cartoon Network, which is owned by TimeWarner via its' {{wp|Turner Broadcasting}} division, managed by {{wp|Ted Turner}}, on September 8th.

On October 2, 2007, it was announced that the Kids' WB block would end in September the following year. Management stated that this was because of the effects of children's advertising limits and competition from cable TV channels. In an ironic twist, the block was sold to 4Kids, who had previously acquired the {{wp|Fox Kids}} block, rebranding it as Fox Box and then {{wp|4Kids TV}}. {{wp|Fox Broadcasting Company}} ended their relationship with 4Kids in December 2008, and as of 2010, used the old slot to allow affiliates to use for news or {{wp|E/I}} programming, save for two hours called Fox Marketplace, in essence a block of {{wp|Infomercials}}.

The last time Kids' WB aired was, contrary to earlier reports, May 17, 2008. After this date, the block was renamed as {{wp|Toonzai|The CW4Kids}}. Kids' WB was relaunched as an online video on demand service, which was launched on April 28, 2008. ''Pokémon'' is not included on the list of available titles, but episodes are available on demand via the USA [[Pokémon.com]] web portal. Seven years later, Kids' WB was subsequently shut down and was split up into Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, and DC Universe websites, effectively retiring the Kids' WB name after almost 20 years.

===Cartoon Network===
[[File:Cartoon Network 2010 Logo.png|thumb|200px|right|Cartoon Network's logo since May 29, 2010]]
Cartoon Network is a cable network owned by {{wp|WarnerMedia}} that previously carried the [[Pokémon anime]] meta series. The channel was launched on October 1, 1992 after Turner purchased the animation studio {{wp|Hanna-Barbera}} in 1991. They started with ''[[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]'' on September 8, 2006. They picked up the series after corporate sibling Kids' WB dropped the series in its efforts to focus more on series produced in-house, which had since been taken over by [[4Kids Entertainment]], the former producer of the anime series.
[[File:Cn logo lightbg.png|thumb|200px|left|Cartoon Network's original logo, which is currently used as a trademark]]
Previously, they had aired reruns of episodes from the anime's earlier seasons, such as ''[[S05|Master Quest]]''. Almost every season through ''[[S19|Pokémon the Series: XYZ]]'' has aired on Cartoon Network. They have also aired all ''[[Pokémon Chronicles]]'' episodes during the summer of 2006. The series no longer airs on the network as of 2018 due to Disney XD obtaining airing rights of the anime. Their sibling network Boomerang aired episodes from the [[original series]], the {{series|Advanced Generation}} and the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}.
{{bulbanews|TPCi not happy about Cartoon Network movie cut}}
Cartoon Network tends to marginalize end credits—replacing the original ending with their own generic credits while running a promo. This is not a very big loss for anime episodes, which have rather unremarkable ending sequences in the dub, unless the credits break away from the current format, such as in ''[[XY140|Till We Compete Again!]]''. However, by extension, this means that the credits of Pokémon movies aired on the channel, which contain an epilogue, are missed, to the chagrin of viewers. Occasionally, the credits are simply sped up. Also, when the [[M13|thirteenth movie]] first aired on the channel, several scenes were omitted, which [[The Pokémon Company International|TPCi]] did not appreciate.

On their website, Cartoon Network featured [[Cartoon Network online games|several online games]] featuring Pokémon characters.

====Toonami====
[[File:Toonami2007logo.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Toonami's logo from 2007-2008]]
Toonami is an extension of Cartoon Network. It formerly aired [[Pokémon Chronicles]] and, after Kids' WB stopped airing new episodes of the {{pkmn|anime}}, [[S09|Battle Frontier]].

From July 2001 until June 2002, Kids' WB's weekday afternoon editions, which included Pokémon, were branded ''Toonami on Kids' WB'', making this period the first instance of Pokémon on Toonami.

The Toonami block aired for the final time on September 20, 2008. Although the Toonami block itself ended, the block's streaming-video service Toonami Jetstream, which showed episodes from various arcs of Pokémon anime, continued operations until January 30, 2009. After nearly four years of being off the year in the US, Toonami later returned on the air on May 26, 2012, but now on Adult Swim, Cartoon Network's late-night programming block. This was done by popular demand after an April Fools stunt.

====Toonami Jetstream====
[[File:Toonami Jetstream Logo.png|thumb|200px|right|Toonami Jetstream's logo]]
Toonami Jetstream was a {{wp|Streaming media|streaming video}} service run by Cartoon Network and [[VIZ Media]] to provide anime and action cartoons 24 hours a day. The service launched on July 17, 2006. The service remained online even after its parent programming block, Toonami, ended on September 20, 2008. On January 20, 2009, Toonami Jetstream switched all available offerings with "top 10" lists from most of their at-the-time current shows. Toonami Jetstream shut down on January 30, 2009. Cartoon Network Video, Toonami Jetstream's former sister service, became Cartoon Network's lone streaming video service at the time Jetstream shut down. The Pokémon anime did not initially migrate over to Cartoon Network Video, but would do so a few months after Jetstream's shutdown.
{{bulbanews|Toonami Jetstream closes its doors}}
The third season of the [[Pokémon anime]] debuted on the service on October 9, 2006 under the [[S03|Johto Journeys]] banner. The first episode offered on the service was ''[[EP106|The Pokémon Water War]]''. The last episode under this classification, ''[[EP157|The Fortune Hunters]]'', debuted on Jetstream on October 1, 2007.

[[Pokémon Chronicles]] also debuted on Toonami Jetstream on October 9, 2006. The first episode of the side series offered on the service was part 1 of ''[[The Legend of Thunder!]]''. The final episode, Pikachu's Winter Vacation: ''[[PK02|Christmas Night]]''/''[[PK03|Kanga Games]]'', debuted on the service on March 5, 2007.

The fourth season debuted on Toonami Jetstream on May 28, 2007 under the [[S04|Johto League Champions]] banner. ''[[EP158|A Goldenrod Opportunity]]'' was the first episode offered under that classification. The last episode under this classification, ''[[EP209|Machoke, Machoke Man!]]'', debuted on Jetstream on May 27, 2008.

The first season debuted on Toonami Jetstream on January 14, 2008 under the [[S01|Pokémon]] banner as part of a special offering involving {{g|Snap}}. ''[[EP055|Pokémon Paparazzi]]'' was the first episode offered under that classification. This classification never saw a regular progression.

The fifth season debuted on Toonami Jetstream on June 16, 2008 under the [[S05|Master Quest]] banner. ''[[EP210|Around the Whirlpool]]'' was the first episode offered under that classification. The last episode under this classification, ''[[EP240|Some Like It Hot]]'', debuted on Jetstream on January 13, 2009. This classification was the only one featured in the Top 10 format prior to the service's shutdown.

The ninth season debuted on Toonami Jetstream on November 17, 2008 under the [[S09|Battle Frontier]] banner. ''[[AG146|Fear Factor Phony]]'' was the first episode offered under that classification. The last episode under this classification, ''[[AG154|Reversing the Charges]]'', debuted on Jetstream on January 13, 2009.

Toonami Jetstream released episodes new to the service every Monday, unless a particular Monday is a United States holiday, in most cases the debut was on a different day (such as the following Tuesday or the preceding Friday). Like other shows on Toonami Jetstream, new Pokémon episodes in currently-running seasons debuted every week and remained available on Toonami Jetstream for six weeks after they debuted on the service.

Toonami Jetstream also offered short previews of ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'', ''[[DP002|Two Degrees of Separation!]]'', and ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]'' prior to their television debuts.

To celebrate the release of Pokémon Snap on the Virtual Console, [[Pokémon.com]] have announced that episodes featuring [[Todd Snap]] will be offered for one week later in December. That method was scrapped in favor of traditional weekly progression; his three Johto appearances appeared as part of the normal Johto League Champions progression, with his Kanto appearances appearing on January 14, 2008, January 22, 2008, and January 28, 2008.

The Todd version of [[Todd Snap]]'s Kanto episodes are the ones used on Toonami Jetstream. This appears to go with the {{wp|Retroactive continuity|retcon}} of making Snap his surname when {{g|Snap}} was announced for the Virtual Console.

====Cartoon Network Video====
[[File:Cartoon Network Video Logo.png|thumb|200px|right|Cartoon Network Video's former logo]]
Cartoon Network Video is a {{wp|Streaming media|streaming video}} service run by Cartoon Network to provide animated programs 24 hours a day. The service launched on September 22, 2006. Originally a sister service to {{wp|Toonami Jetstream}}, which had long offered the Pokémon anime, Cartoon Network Video became Cartoon Network's lone streaming video service after Toonami Jetstream shut down on January 30, 2009. The [[Pokémon anime]] debuted on the service on May 15, 2009.

The first classification used for the Pokémon anime on Cartoon Network Video is [[S12|DP: Galactic Battles]], not appearing to follow any specific season unlike when the Pokémon anime ran on Toonami Jetstream. The first episode offered on the service was ''[[DP105|Get Your Rotom Running!]]'' The final episode uploaded with the banner displaying Galactic Battles was ''[[DP157|Gotta Get a Gible!]]'', uploaded on May 17, 2010.

On December 14, 2009, 97 episodes from the first two seasons including the entirety of season two, listed under the names of the first two arcs [[S01|Indigo League]] and [[S02|Adventures in the Orange Islands]], were made available on the service, arranged as subclassifications under the show's banner (which still lists Galactic Battles). Unlike Galactic Battles, the episodes from the first two episodes are divided by season, but under the name of one of the arcs, meaning season two episodes from the Indigo League arc are classified under the Adventures in the Orange Islands classification. This is similar to how the last 11 episodes of the second arc, which are also the first 11 episodes of the third season, were available on Toonami Jetstream under the [[S03|third arc's name]].

On February 1, 2010, a fourth subclassification under the show's banner was added to house season three, listed under the name "[[S03|The Johto Journeys]]"; only one episode was made available that day, ''[[EP106|The Pokémon Water War]]''. However, this addition may have been in error, as both the classification and the episode were removed a few days later. The classification was later re-added two months later with the entire third season included, but the episodes in the classification were not working for many users, and the classification was once again taken down the following month.

On June 5, 2010, the banner depiction for Pokémon on Cartoon Network Video was switched to the new classification of [[S13|DP: Sinnoh League Victors]], carrying over all content that had been classified under the previous arc's name.

Initially, Cartoon Network Video released episodes new to the service every Monday, unless a particular Monday was a United States holiday, in most cases the debut was on a different day (such as the following Tuesday). The newest episodes were currently made available the Monday following their original dub airdates and remain on the service for two weeks. More recently, however, episodes have been uploaded later than previously and remain available for only one week.

After a site revamp in October 2009, Cartoon Network Video uses a dedicated 16:9 widescreen video player. A lot of content originally produced in 16:9 widescreen, including all Pokémon episodes starting with ''[[DP126|Classroom Training]]'', are shown properly on this video player regardless of the aspect ratio an episode showed in on Cartoon Network's standard-definition television feed, but content originally produced in 4:3 fullscreen, such as Pokémon episodes from earlier seasons, are stretched to fill the 16:9 frame in a process similar to {{wp|Stretch-o-Vision}}.

The Todd versions of the episodes [[Todd Snap]] appears in are the ones used on Cartoon Network Video; the same was true when shown on Toonami Jetstream. Additionally, any episode that involves the [[Orange Archipelago]] in any way, shape, or form uses the theme presented from televised airings, meaning {{so|Pokémon World}} is first used with ''[[EP084|The Lost Lapras]]'' on Cartoon Network Video with [[Pokémon Theme]] used for the three episodes prior.

===Boomerang===
[[File:Boomerang 2015.png|thumb|200px|right|Boomerang's current logo adopted since January 19, 2015]]
Boomerang is a cable network owned by {{wp|WarnerMedia}}, operating as a sister station to Cartoon Network. Boomerang primarily airs contemporary cartoons from WarnerMedia's archival history such as {{wp|Looney Tunes}}, {{wp|The Flintstones}}, {{wp|The Jetsons}}, Popeye the Sailor Man, and The Yogi Bear Show, newer series that do not air on Cartoon Network, such as the current Warner Bros. Animation shows, well as older episodes of currently-running series, Pokémon among them. A full list is on {{wp|List of programs broadcast by Boomerang|Wikipedia}}. Boomerang was launched shortly after the introduction of Cartoon Network in 1992. However, it was only a block on the network, and was not spun off into a channel until 2000. During its time as a block, it lasted for only a couple of hours at a time.

[[File:Boomerang logo.png|thumb|200px|left|Boomerang's former logo]]
Boomerang first started airing episodes of the popular Pokémon series when it first aired the {{series|original}} in 2006, and after that in March of 2010. As of October 2012, the channel aired episodes from [[EP001]] to [[DP191]]. Prior to 2017, episode were aired at 6 and 6:30 PM {{wp|Eastern Time Zone|ET}}/{{wp|Pacific Time Zone|PT}} (5 and 5:30 PM {{wp|Central Time Zone (North America)|CT}}) on weekdays.

Boomerang previously aired the [[banned episodes|banned]] episode ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]''.

In January 19, 2015, the U.S. version of Boomerang was be relaunched as part of a global rebranding effort in an effort to original programming for the first time. The relaunched channel continues to emphasize its archival programming but with a greatly increased emphasis on the archive's most popular brands and an explicitly {{wp|family-friendly}} approach, in the hopes that Boomerang could become a “second {{wp|flagship (broadcasting)|flagship}}” on par with the main Cartoon Network channel.

Due to [[#Disney XD|Disney XD]] obtaining airing rights to the Pokémon anime, it no longer airs on Boomerang as of February 2017.

===Toon Disney===
[[File:Toon Disney logo.png|thumb|200px|right|Toon Disney's logo from 2005-2009]]
Toon Disney was an American cable television channel which began broadcasting on April 18, 1998 (the date was chosen to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the launch of its parent channel, {{wp|Disney Channel}}). It was owned by {{wp|The Walt Disney Company}}, who also owned the [[Miramax Films]] film studio during the period of the channel's existence. Its programming was aimed at 2-11 year olds.

Toon Disney had shown the ''Pokémon'' motion pictures distributed in the United States by Miramax: ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'', ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias]]'', ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'', and ''[[M07|Destiny Deoxys]]''. On February 13, 2009, Toon Disney was succeeded by [[#Disney XD|Disney XD]], a channel geared towards boys ages 6-14.

===Disney XD===
[[File:Disney XD Logo.png|thumb|200px|left|Disney XD's logo since 2015]]
Disney XD is a cable network geared towards boys ages 6-14 owned by {{wp|The Walt Disney Company}} that acquired airing rights to the [[Pokémon anime]], beginning with the {{series|Sun & Moon}}. The channel was launched on February 13, 2009, replacing [[#Toon Disney|Toon Disney]]. They began airing the anime with a marathon including ''[[M19|Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'', ''[[SM001|Alola to New Adventure!]]'', and ''[[SM002|The Guardian's Challenge!]]'' on December 5, 2016.

Currently, reruns of the season ''[[S20|Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'' air everyday at 4:00 PM {{wp|Eastern Time Zone|ET}}/{{wp|Pacific Time Zone|PT}} (3:00 PM {{wp|Central Time Zone (North America)|CT}}). They have also previously aired ''[[M16|Genesect and the Legend Awakened]]'', ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown]]'', and ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]''. Episodes from the {{series2|original}}, {{series2|Advanced Generation}}, {{series2|Diamond & Pearl}}, {{series2|Best Wishes}}, {{series2|XY}}, and {{series|Sun & Moon}} can also be streamed through the DisneyNOW app or Watch Disney XD website.

Unlike Cartoon Network, Disney XD carries the {{pmin|Latin America}}n Spanish dub through the {{wp|second audio program}} (SAP) channel.

===Other video streaming===
{{bulbanews/2|Pokémon anime now available on Hulu|Pokémon anime to stream on Netflix}}
The Pokémon anime is available on [[Amazon Video]], [[Google Play]], [[Hulu]] and [[iTunes]], which are video streaming sites available in the United States. Starting on October 14, 2016, episodes of the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} were made available on XFINITY On Demand in both English and Spanish.<ref>http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/pokemon-comes-to-xfinity-on-demand/</ref>

Additionally, it was announced by [[Netflix]] that the Pokémon anime would be available through their paid on-demand service beginning from March 1, 2014. Currently, the [[S01|first]], [[S17|seventeenth]], and [[S18|eighteenth]] seasons, along with [[M17|the seventeenth movie]] and [[M18|the eighteenth movie]], are available for streaming.

==Pokémon manga==
[[VIZ Media]], based out of {{wp|San Francisco}}, {{wp|California}}, has licensed and translated several [[Pokémon manga]] titles in the United States, including [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!]], movie manga adaptations, and the popular [[Pokémon Adventures]] series.

==Pokémon Trading Card Game==
An English-language translation of the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] has been sold in the United States since the release of [[Base Set (TCG)|Base Set]] in 1999, and continues to this day. Most English sets do not correspond exactly to the Japanese sets they are translated from; they often incorporate additional cards from Japanese promotions and theme decks. English-language cards are the most widely distributed worldwide; as with the games, they are exported to other English-speaking countries, but are also often sold alongside localized translations and in countries where no local translation exists. Currently, only English-language cards are tournament legal in the United States.

==Pokémon merchandise==
Pokémon merchandising has been handled by various distributors in the United States. When the franchise debuted, merchandising was handled by [[Hasbro]]. Originally, toys and merchandise were simply imported from Japan, but later Hasbro created their own toys and games for distribution in the US. In 2004, rights passed to [[Jakks Pacific]], which produced their own merchandise as well. As of January 2013, merchandise has been handled by [[Takara Tomy]] and largely imported from Japan. Unlike other Pokémon merchandise in the US, Tomy's merchandise has multilingual packaging shared with Europe that features seven Western languages (English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Dutch), including localized Pokémon and character names where applicable.

The United States is home to the only North American {{OBP|Pokémon Center|store}} stores, with one store operating in in {{wp|New York City}}, {{wp|New York}} (now {{DL|Pokémon Center (store)|New York (Nintendo New York)|Nintendo New York}}) and two mall kiosks in {{wp|Washington (state)|Washington state}}. The Pokémon Center online store also currently only ships to the United States.


==Events==
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Several promotional events have been held in the United States for Pokémon video games and other media. Many of these events included playable game demos, distribution of [[event Pokémon]], and other incentives such as promotional cards from the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}}.

Promotional tours include the [[Pokémon 2000 Stadium Tour]], the [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Adventure Tour]], [[Pokémon Rocks America]], [[Pokémon 10th Anniversary Journey Across America]], and the [[Pokémon Black and White Sampling Tour]].

The [[World Championships]] have been held by [[Play! Pokémon]] (formerly Pokémon Organized Play) annually in the United States since 2004. So far, only one World Championship has been held outside of the United States, which was the [[2013 World Championships]] in Vancouver, British Columbia, {{pmin|Canada}}.

The [[Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions]] series of concerts has been touring the United States since 2014. The United States was the first country the concerts appeared in.

==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com/us/ The official United States Pokémon website] (full website)

==References==
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AG003

2018-11-07T01:47:56Z

Matty: /* Dub edits */

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title_ja_trans=Touka Gym! VS Yarukimono! |
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'''There's no Place Like Hoenn''' (Japanese: '''トウカジム！VSヤルキモノ！''' ''{{tt|Touka|Petalburg}} Gym! VS {{tt|Yarukimono|Vigoroth}}!'') is the third episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}} and the 277th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on December 5, 2002 and in the United States on November 15, 2003.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Ash and May have made it all the way to Petalburg City—the first city with a gym. Ash is very excited to take on the gym leader. May seems a little uneasy—perhaps it's because she hasn't yet told Ash that her father, Norman, is the gym leader in Petalburg! When Ash first gets to the gym, he meets May's little brother, Max, who is pretending to be the gym leader. Max knows a lot about Pokémon and can't wait until he's old enough to become a trainer. Once Ash finally meets Norman, he learns that he will need three Pokémon in order to battle at the gym. He only has Pikachu with him. When Norman agrees to an unofficial battle, Ash encounters his first Vigoroth. Ash realizes that he will have to train hard in order to win a badge in Petalburg City. After a quick scuffle with Team Rocket, Ash and May are ready to hit the road again. Max has decided to tag along, too!

==Plot==
{{Ash}} runs over to a cliff and sees [[Petalburg City]] up ahead. However, {{an|May}} lags behind, and as they settle down in a park, Ash begins talking about how he wants to get the [[Badge]] from the [[Gym Leader]]. May on the other hand is not so thrilled about this, so she goes off without Ash, saying she will meet up with him as soon as she can. Ash doesn't mind, however, and tells {{AP|Pikachu}} that they are going to the [[Gym]] for his {{pkmn|battle}}.

Ash soon reaches the Gym, steps inside, and reaches the main arena. He tries introducing himself to present a challenge, but there is initially no response. Ash tries again, just as a young boy carrying books walks into the arena. The boy recognizes Ash and asks him if he was in the [[Silver Conference]]. Ash confirms this and says he got all the way to last round. The boy tries to remember Ash's name and guesses it is Alf. After Ash corrects him, the boy claims he is the Gym Leader. Ash doubts it, but immediately asks if he could challenge him and the boy accepts.

As both of them get ready for their battle, the boy says that they will each use three Pokémon, though Ash only has Pikachu to fight for him. At that moment, May peers through a window and returns with two other people, her parents. May asks the boy, who turns out to be her little brother [[Max]], what he is doing acting like the Gym Leader. It is revealed that Max is too young to be a {{pkmn|Trainer}}, and Max and May's father, [[Norman]], is the real Gym Leader. A surprised Ash tries to ask for a challenge, but May pulls him over, saying that it was almost lunchtime and she is hungry. May's mother [[Caroline]] doesn't mind the extra company, so Ash decides to stay over.

Max asks to see which [[starter Pokémon]] May chose, and she sends out {{TP|May|Torchic}}. Max is disappointed that May picked Torchic, and states that he would have picked {{p|Treecko}}, which causes Torchic to start {{m|peck}}ing him, much to Ash's amusement. Unbeknownst to everyone, {{TRT}} has been spying on them through a window. The villainous trio plan their next move to see if they can snag Ash's Pikachu, and maybe the Gym Leader's Pokémon.

During the meal, Ash asks about the rules Norman uses for his matches; Max makes a comment that it was the same rules as he stated before, a three-on-three match. When Ash is dismayed by this, Caroline tells him that he can have his Pokémon sent to the [[Pokémon Center]]. However, Ash tells the family he wants to start fresh and only use Pokémon he catches in [[Hoenn]]. He decides that he will come back to the Gym when he has caught more Pokémon. Norman tells Ash that he is willing to make an exception, though the match will be unofficial, but Ash doesn't mind. Just after lunch, everyone goes back to the arena for the battle.

As the battle starts, Ash uses Pikachu and Norman sends out {{p|Vigoroth}}. Ash looks it up on his [[Pokédex]] to see how to handle the Pokémon. When the Pokédex tells him that Vigoroth is both powerful and quick, Ash feels he has an advantage since he emphasizes on speed. The first strike is a {{m|Thunderbolt}} from Pikachu, but with the quick reflexes of Vigoroth, it easily jumps away. Vigoroth soon runs to Pikachu at high speed and {{m|slash}}es Pikachu. As a result, Ash switches from {{t|Electric}} moves to physical moves, and Pikachu starts using {{m|Quick Attack}}. Even so, Pikachu's speed is still no match for Vigoroth; Pikachu ends up being tossed around, and is eventually defeated.

Suddenly, Team Rocket blows a hole in one of the Gym's walls. Unaware of the threat, Caroline thanks Team Rocket for assisting May on her journey so far, thinking they are friends. Team Rocket scoffs at the idea and launches into their {{motto}}. [[Jessie]] then sends out {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}} and [[James]] uses {{TP|James|Weezing}} to attack the group. Weezing uses {{m|Smokescreen}}, as Arbok use {{m|Headbutt}} on Pikachu. Vigoroth decides to help, but when it cannot see through the Smokescreen, Max suggests that May should use her Pokémon. Nervous, she calls out her {{TP|May|Torchic}}, but as she pauses to think, Arbok takes the time to attack Torchic. As Jessie gets ready to steal Vigoroth and Pikachu, Ash has Pikachu use Thunderbolt on them, but it hits Max by accident. As Ash checks to see if he is okay, Team Rocket escapes in the Smokescreen. Once the dust settles, May realizes she has lost her Torchic.

In their [[Team Rocket's mechas|balloon]], Team Rocket takes a look at their prize, but are surprised to see a confused Torchic. Torchic then pecks every one of them angrily, but Team Rocket manages to get it under control. Then, they form a plan to use Torchic as bait to get Pikachu. Meanwhile, everyone decides to split up to cover more ground in their search for Torchic. Ash eventually finds Team Rocket's balloon in a field and sees Torchic trapped in a cage. The others soon meet up with him, and May and Max run towards Torchic. Ash tries to call them back, but it is too late as the two fall into a hole. Norman and Caroline run after them; Ash tries to stop them as well, but they fall into another pitfall trap. Ash helps May and Max out first, while Norman and Caroline make it out on their own.

Just then, Team Rocket appears and try to distract them with a fight. As the battle rages on, Max sneaks passed and gets to Torchic's cage, freeing it. Torchic returns to May, who tries to use its attacks at Max's suggestion. Meanwhile, Arbok wraps itself around Vigoroth, so Ash has Pikachu help it by using Quick Attack on Arbok. Then, May tries to use Torchic's "Amber" attack, but Max corrects her, saying she meant "{{m|Ember}}". When May commands it again, Torchic attacks Max by mistake. This time, she tells it to use Peck, but again it attacks Max. Meanwhile, Arbok Headbutts Pikachu and Vigoroth tackles them both into the balloon. Then, Pikachu finishes it off with Thunderbolt, sending Team Rocket blasting off.

Later, back in front of Norman's Gym, as May and Ash are about to resume their journey, Max insists that he is traveling with them. Norman notes that Max will be a good help thanks to his wide knowledge, while Caroline says it will be a lot less trouble for her. Despite May's clear irritation, Norman asks Ash, who quickly agrees to the idea. As a gift, Norman gives Ash and May a Badge case each and Max receives a [[PokéNav]]. Max messes around with the PokéNav, explaining what it does. With his new toy in hand, Max begins to rush ahead as Norman directs Ash to challenge the closest Gym in [[Rustboro City]].

==Major events==
* {{Ash}} and {{an|May}} arrive in [[Petalburg City]].
* Ash goes to the [[Petalburg Gym]] and meets May's brother [[Max]], her mother [[Caroline]], and her father [[Norman]], the local [[Gym Leader]].
* Ash is unable to have an official Gym battle as he needs three {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. He is allowed to have an unofficial battle, but loses.
* Max encounters {{TRT}} for the first time.
* Max joins {{ashfr|the group}}.
* Max receives a [[PokéNav]] while Ash and May receive [[Badge]] cases.
* Ash learns of [[Rustboro Gym|the Gym]] in [[Rustboro City]] and decides to head there.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Humans====
* [[Max]]
* [[Norman]]
* [[Caroline]]

====Pokémon debuts====
*{{p|Vigoroth}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Norman]]
* [[Caroline]]
* [[Professor Birch]] (flashback)

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP AG003.png|thumb|200px|right|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Cleffa}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Charizard}} ({{OP|Ash|Charizard}}; flashback)
* {{p|Torchic}} ({{OP|May|Torchic}})
* {{p|Arbok}} ({{OP|Jessie|Arbok}})
* {{p|Weezing}} ({{OP|James|Weezing}})
* {{p|Vigoroth}} ([[Norman]]'s; debut)
* {{p|Blaziken}} ({{OP|Harrison|Blaziken}}; flashback)

==Trivia==
* The [[eyecatch]]es are updated in this episode to include [[Max]].
* When [[EP007|first arriving]] in [[Cerulean City|her home city]], {{an|Misty}} was also wary of {{Ash}} going to the local [[Gym]] because of it being run by family, just like {{an|May}} is in this episode.
* When May calls out Amber instead of {{m|Ember}}, an image of a mushroom goes across the screen. This was a joke that was only understandable in the Japanese version because ''kinoko'' (mushroom) sounds very similar to ''hinoko'' (Ember).
* The title of this episode is a reference to the common saying "''There's no place like home''".
* Music from ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]'' can be heard in this episode.
* This is the first episode where an instrumental version of [[Advance Adventure]] is used as the new action sequence in the Japanese version. This arrangement is used throughout the {{series|Advanced Generation}} and as its preview theme.

===Errors===
* The scene with {{p|Blaziken}}'s hands being red instead of gray is used for a flashback.
* After [[Ash's Pikachu]] lost the battle to [[Norman]]'s {{p|Vigoroth}}, the back of Ash's shoe had a different design between scenes.
* When Ash is thinking about his {{AP|Noctowl}}, his shirt is missing.
* When they find {{TRT}}'s hot-air balloon, Norman's left hand is missing.
* At the end of the episode, Ash and May are leaving and waving goodbye. However, instead of walking off-screen, for a split-second, they appear to walk in place at the screen boundary.

===Dub edits===
* Two separate scenes showing [[James]]'s head and Max on fire due to {{TP|May|Torchic}}'s Ember attack were cut from the dub for being too violent.
* After the scene when James is caught on fire, the scene of Torchic with a sad expression was also taken out from the dub.
* In the {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB}} version of this episode and [[List of English language Pokémon Advanced home video releases (Region 1)|first two North American home video releases]], the [[Poké Ball]] design on Ash's and May's Badge cases are painted over and replaced with rectangles. This edit occurs every time Ash's Badge case appears in the Hoenn saga, though it initially did not happen in international airings. This also does not occur in the [[List of English language Pokémon Advanced home video releases (Region 1)|2017 North American home video release]], Cartoon Network and Boomerang airings, [[List of English language Pokémon Advanced home video releases (Region 4)|Australian home video releases]], [[Pokémon TV]], Disney NOW, and [[List of digital home video releases of Pokémon anime|digital home video releases]].

<gallery>
File:AG003 Error 2.png|Ash's missing shirt
File:AG003 Cut shot.png|Shot cut from the dub
File:AG003 Error.png|Blaziken's miscolored hands
AG003 badge case without edit.png|Badge case without Kids' WB! edit
AG003 badge case edit.png|Badge case with Kids' WB! edit
</gallery>

==In other languages==
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|zh_cmn={{tt|橙華道館對抗過動猿！|Chénghuá (Petalburg) Gym, VS Vigoroth!}}
|da={{tt|Hjem, kære hjem|Home, sweet home}}
|de={{tt|Nervensäge Max|Nag Max}}
|nl={{tt|Oost west, Hoenn best|East west, Hoenn best}}
|fi={{tt|Oma Hoenn kullan kallis|Hoenn sweet Hoenn}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Réunion de famille|Family Reunion}}
|he=אין כמו הוון{{tt|ein kmo Hoenn|There's Nothing Like Hoenn}}
|it={{tt|Il fratellino|The little brother}}
|ko={{tt|동화체육관, 피카츄 VS 발바로|Petalburg Gym, Pikachu VS Vigoroth}}
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|pt_br={{tt|Não há Lugar como Hoenn|There's no Place like Hoenn}}
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|es_la={{tt|¡No hay lugar como Hoenn!|There's no place like Hoenn!}}
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|sv={{tt|Trubbel i Hoenntrakten!|Trouble in the Hoenn region}}
|th={{tt|โทกะยิม! ปะทะ ยารุคิโมโนะ!|Touka Gym! VS Yarukimono!}}
|hi=Hoenn जैसी कोई जगह नहीं! {{tt|''Hoenn jaisi koi jagah nahi!''|There's no place like Hoenn!}} {{tt|*|Hungama dub}}
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AG084

2018-10-12T01:57:12Z

Matty: /* Trivia */ The use of words expressing something other than their literal intention - now THAT is irony!

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epcode=AG084 |
altepcode=EP358 |
colorscheme=Hoenn |
title_en= Who's Flying Now? |
title_ja=ヒワマキシティのフェザーカーニバル！！ |
title_ja_trans=Hiwamaki City's Feather Carnival!! |
screen=yes|
broadcast_jp=July 8, 2004 |
broadcast_us=June 25, 2005 |
en_series= Pokémon Advanced Challenge |
en_op= [[This Dream]] |
ja_op=[[Challenger!!|チャレンジャー!!]] |
ja_ed=[[Full of Summer!!|いっぱいサマー!!]] |
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scenario=松井亜弥 |
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'''Who's Flying Now?''' (Japanese: '''ヒワマキシティのフェザーカーニバル！！''' ''{{tt|Hiwamaki|Fortree}} City's Feather Carnival!!'') is the 84th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 358th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on July 8, 2004 and in the United States on June 25, 2005.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Ash and friends climb the steps to the Fortree City Gym—only to find out that the Gym Leader is busy in town with the Feather Carnival. Ash quickly heads to the carnival, where Winona is riding her Skarmory above the city.

Team Rocket is also at the carnival, and James laments the time he saw a Chimecho for sale at a carnival but did not buy it in time. Jessie and Meowth ditch him.

The kids meet Winona, and Ash challenges her to a Gym battle. She's busy with the carnival, so their battle will have to wait. Ash and friends decide to have fun, and release their Pokémon so they can have fun too.

James sees a Chimecho for sale—from the Magikarp salesman who's scammed him three times in the past! He buys it anyway, but once he shows it to Jessie and Meowth, it turns out to be just a Hoppip in disguise. A real Chimecho floats by, and happily joins James.

Ash and Winona arrive at the Gym, but an explosion in town calls them back to the carnival. Team Rocket is using a giant robot to shock and capture Flying-type Pokémon. When Ash fights back, they capture his Pikachu and Swellow too, and use Chimecho to heal their wounds.

Winona's Skarmory defeats Team Rocket with a Drill Peck attack, sending them blasting off. The festival resumes that evening, with the skies full of Flying Pokémon.

==Plot==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are on the way to [[Fortree City]] in pursuit of Ash's next [[Gym]] battle and [[Badge]]. As the city comes into sight, [[Max]] notes that Fortree City has an abundance of treehouses, and {{an|Brock}} courteously explains that it's an old tradition in the city. Ash, on the other hand, isn't particularly interested in the trees and speeds off towards the Gym. Upon arrival, Ash calls out that he's here for a battle, and he's greeted by the Fortree City Gym assistant, {{ho|Zachary}}. Zachary informs Ash that the [[Gym Leader]] is in the village, and unfortunately she's busy with the Feather Carnival, a once-a-year celebration of the sky in the city. Of course, Ash races down to the square to find the Gym Leader. While looking around the square, Max spots a {{p|Skarmory}} flying with two people, a woman and young child, on its back.

While Ash and the gang move to track down the landing {{p|Skarmory}}, {{TRT}} also arrives in Fortree City. [[Jessie]] and {{MTR}} are perfectly happy to be at a carnival, but [[James]] seems rather unhappy. When pushed, James regales them with a story from his youth—when he was just a young boy he saw a rare {{p|Chimecho}}, which he wanted very dearly. Unfortunately, his parents wouldn't let him have one, and by the time he escaped his home to find Chimecho himself, the carnival had packed up and left. James says that this incident left him a "hollow shell of a man", and bursts into tears. However, it turns out that Jessie and Meowth got bored and walked off while he was talking, despite his emotional display.

Back with Ash and friends, the Skarmory has landed and its Trainer is looking for another child to take on a Pokémon ride. As usual, Brock gets to her first, but Ash fights his way through the crowd and introduces himself to the pilot, [[Winona]]. They discover quickly that [[Winona]] is the Fortree Gym Leader, so Ash immediately challenges her. Winona accepts the challenge, but delays the match until after the festival. That leaves Ash and gang fairly idle for some time, so the friends calls out their Pokémon to enjoy the carnival. {{an|May}} and Max even get a ride on Skarmory like the other children, their first experiences on a flying Pokémon. Brock and Ash watch from the ground, discussing a combination of local history and strategy for the upcoming match.

Meanwhile, Meowth and Jessie discuss James' story. Meowth remarks that while Chimecho isn't exactly a [[legendary Pokémon]], it's a safe bet that they won't see one around. Coincidentally, at that very moment, a Chimecho floats by. Elsewhere, James walks off in a huff because Jessie and Meowth ditched him. However, he passes a stand selling Chimecho-shaped bells and his anger is forgotten... and who would happen to be running this stand but our favorite swindler, the [[Magikarp salesman]]. Still stinging from his run-in with this con-man in ''[[AG079|Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend]]'', James notices that the Salesman's "Chimecho" don't seem much like Chimecho, which is fairly obvious (the tape holding them together is showing). However, as usual, the Magikarp salesman tells James that he's turned over a new leaf and begs his forgiveness, all the while trying to pawn off his fake Chimecho (which James buys with the remainder of the trio's money). James walks away happy, thinking that his new "Chimecho" will bring him success and happiness. Jessie and Meowth soon find James, and are quick to point out that it's not a Chimecho—it's in fact a {{p|Hoppip}} painted like a Chimecho with a bell for a tail. However, just as Jessie and James begin to fight over the error (and Hoppip happily floats away), a real {{TP|James|Chimecho}} floats by. James asks Chimecho if it would like come along with them, and Chimecho happily agrees.

Elsewhere, Zachary and Winona lead Ash to the Fortree City Gym, an open arena on top of the Gym itself, on level with the surrounding trees. Before Ash and Winona can start their battle, an explosion breaks out in the square below—and explosion caused by Team Rocket and their new robot, a "Double Trouble Sparky Shocker" that uses electricity to disable and capture all of Fortree City's famous flying Pokémon. Winona and Skarmory immediately hit the robot with a {{m|Steel Wing}}. Team Rocket launches into their motto (joined by Chimecho), then the battle commences. Pikachu uses the usual {{m|Thunderbolt}} on Team Rocket, but Chimecho uses {{m|Heal Bell}}, which restores Team Rocket. In mean time, Swellow flies in on attack run with Pikachu on its back, taking several electric attacks but persevering nonetheless. Swellow finally closes with a Wing Attack, but Team Rocket counters with another electric attack and capture Swellow and Pikachu. Skarmory, however, uses a {{m|Drill Peck}} attack to break the robot's cage and free the captured Pokémon. Skarmory Drill Pecks until again (with James refusing to force Chimecho to battle) and destroys the robot. Team Rocket blasts off, and the day is saved—though the sun is going down. Ash and Winona agree to delay the battle until the following day. The day and the Festival end with a fireworks display and some formation flying, with Winona at the head.

==Major events==
* {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} arrive in [[Fortree City]].
* Ash meets [[Winona]], the [[Fortree City]] [[Gym Leader]], and challenges her to a [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}}.
* [[James]] purchases what he believes to be a {{p|Chimecho}} from the [[Magikarp salesman]].
* James's "Chimecho" is revealed to be a disguised {{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio|Hoppip}}, which escapes before he can attempt to {{pkmn2|caught|catch}} it.
* James catches a real {{TP|James|Chimecho}}.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Humans====
* [[Winona]]
* {{OBP|Zachary|Hoenn}}

====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Chimecho}} ({{OP|James|Chimecho}})

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Winona]]
* [[Magikarp salesman]]
* {{ho|Zachary}}

===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG084.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Lombre}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Chimecho}} ({{OP|James|Chimecho}}; new; debut)
* {{p|Swellow}} ({{OP|Ash|Swellow}})
* {{p|Grovyle}} ({{OP|Ash|Grovyle}})
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{OP|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Torkoal}} ({{OP|Ash|Torkoal}})
* {{p|Combusken}} ({{OP|May|Combusken}})
* {{p|Beautifly}} ({{OP|May|Beautifly}})
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{OP|May|Skitty}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|May|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Forretress}} ({{OP|Brock|Forretress}})
* {{p|Lombre}} ({{OP|Brock|Lombre}})
* {{p|Mudkip}} ({{OP|Brock|Mudkip}})
* {{p|Hoppip}} ({{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio|Hoppip|James's}}; sold to him as a Chimecho; escaped before being caught)
* {{p|Skarmory}} ([[Winona]]'s)
* {{p|Pidgeot}}
* {{p|Fearow}}
* {{p|Zubat}}
* {{p|Golbat}}
* {{p|Gengar}}
* {{p|Noctowl}}
* {{p|Skiploom}}
* {{p|Jumpluff}}
* {{p|Murkrow}}
* {{p|Wingull}}
* {{p|Pelipper}}
* {{p|Swablu}}
* {{p|Duskull}}
* {{p|Dusclops}}

==Trivia==
* The title is based on {{wp|Journey (band)|Journey}}'s song {{wp|Who's Crying Now}}. It can also be based on the phrase "''Who's laughing now?''"
* [[Advance Adventure]] is used as background music.
* This marks the third time {{TRT}} has been swindled by the [[Magikarp salesman]], excluding the {{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio|Victreebel|Weepinbell}} trade.
* This is the final episode in which the Magikarp salesman is voiced by [[Eric Stuart]].
* This is one of the few times [[James]] catches a new Pokémon on his own. However, the Pokémon he has caught thus far, {{TP|James|Chimecho}} and {{TP|James|Cacnea}}, were caught with friendship rather than the usual Team Rocket method of stealing.
* This was [[Megumi Hayashibara]]'s final episode as [[Jessie]] before starting maternity leave from the show; she returned in [[AG093]].

===Errors===
* When Team Rocket blasts off, {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} is shown to be dirty and beat, despite being previously in its Poké Ball.

===Dub edits===
* [[You & Me & Pokémon]] is used as background music while {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} are enjoying the carnival.

====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, which one of these Pokémon is the best choice to battle {{p|Magby}}?
* Choices: {{p|Solrock}}, {{p|Lombre}}, {{p|Ponyta}}
* Answer: OK, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Lombre}}, you were right!
** Although Lombre, being a partial Water-type, is effective against Magby, a Fire-type; {{p|Solrock}}, is a better choice since it has an advantage over Fire and resists it as well.

==In other languages==
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List of Pokémon parodies

2018-09-28T20:44:54Z

Matty: /* Television and film */ If I can get access to it, I'll get a pic of the "Stargoyle" soon.

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This is a list of '''Pokémon parodies''', instances where a creative work or a part of one deliberately resembles or mocks the [[Pokémon]] franchise. Unlike [[List of references to Pokémon in popular culture|references]], they generally avoid the use of the names or any actual {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} species associated with the franchise. The following list is divided by the medium of the work, then sorted alphabetically by the name of the work making the parody.

==List of Pokémon parodies==
===Television and film===
{| class="roundy" style="background: #2E83D2; border: 3px solid #81807A; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; text-align:center"
! style="background:#6AA9E4; {{roundytl|5px}}" | Series/Movie
! style="background:#6AA9E4" | Episode
! style="background:#6AA9E4" | Details
! style="background:#6AA9E4; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Image
|- 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" ("Nokémon" for short), which Jinta buys from the game shop Anaru works at. Some other games that were referenced were Gold, Opal, and Emerald.
|[[File:Anohana Nokemon.png|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|Asobi Asobase}}''
| ''Gotta "Catch" 'em All!''
| style="text-align:left" | Olivia plays "Bactéri Go", a parody of [[Pokémon GO]]. The title of the segment is a reference to the franchise [[Gotta catch 'em all!|slogan]].
| —
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Bob's Burgers}}''
| ''Mission Impos-slug-ble''
| style="text-align:left" | Louise collects Burobu trading cards, which Tina says is "like Pokémon but just everybody's a slug". Similarly to the Pokémon TCG, they were banned in school.
| —
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Clarence (2014 TV series)|Clarence}}''
| ''Clarence's Millions''
| style="text-align:left" | A kid introduces the latest trend at Aberdale Elementary School - ''Tappy Cards''. They are somewhat based on Pokémon, and the only way to play is to "buy 'em all", a reference to the Pokémon tagline, "Gotta Catch 'Em All!"
| —
|- 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|The Emperor's New School}}''
| ''The Emperor's New Show''
| style="text-align:left" | The episode contains "Llamaballs", a parody of both the Pokémon anime and the {{wp|Dragon Ball}} series.
| —
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Evil Con Carne|Evil Con Carne}}''
| ''Search and Estroy''
| style="text-align:left" | In a parody of both Pokémon and {{wp|Digimon}}, General Skarr and Major Dr. Ghastly create the "Poké-Digi Tank."
|[[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 should not have reversed the trade, and attempts to get the card back. Hackidu is also watched on TV during the episode.
|[[File:Hackidu.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Good Luck Charlie}}''
| ''A L.A.R.P. in the Park''
| style="text-align:left" | The episode features a card game called "Pokeo", based on the Pokémon Trading Card Game and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. [[Type]] advantages are mentioned ("{{t|Grass}} power is no match for {{t|Fire|volcano}} power") and the chicken character "Chikapu" is a parody of {{p|Pikachu}}. A creature named "Slugmar" is also mentioned, presumably a portmanteau of {{p|Slugma}} and {{p|Magmar}}.
| —
|- 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|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|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 two being 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 weakest Tinymon. 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"
| style="background: #fff"| ''{{wp|Love Tyrant}}''
| ''Go to the Beach With Me? x It's Not a Matter of Knowing or Not ''
| style="text-align:left" | Near the start of the episode, Guri is surprised she can find a {{p|Pikachu|Pikabug}} on [[Pokémon GO|her way to the beach.]]
| —
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Magical Girl Ore}}''
| ''Magical Girl - On Vacation''
| style="text-align:left" | A man falls into a lake while trying to catch a rare monster in a mobile game, referencing reports of deaths and injuries of players playing [[Pokémon GO]].
| —
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Mysticons}}''
| ''Star-Crossed Sisters''
| style="text-align:left" | In its previous appareance in the show, ''Beastie Blasters'' was seen as a ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' parody, but in this episode, it more closely matches [[Pokémon GO]]. Piper exclaims that she caught a "Stargoyle" in the first act, and states that there is a "Beastie Checkpoint" (presumably a parody of a [[PokéStop]]) in the Undercity, and wants to find a "Starfoz" there. Later in the episode, Nova Terron is seen playing the game, when Proxima directs him to a "Foobertickle".
| —
|- 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 on Pokémon. In one episode, Tyler plays a video game with a style very similar to Pokémon.
| —
|- 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|Rick and Morty}}''
| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51y9JIpzZbU N/A]
| style="text-align:left" | Although it doesn't happen in an episode, a pixelated video has ''{{tc|Scientist}} Rick'' and ''{{tc|Youngster}} Morty'' battle on what looks like a Pokémon stadium, where Mr. Meeseeks are used instead of Pokémon, and Meeseeks Boxes are used instead of Poké Balls.
Also, a mobile game Pocket Mortys is based on Pokémon and the show.
| [[File:Meeseeks.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"
| ''{{wp|Sharknado 5: Global Swarming}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left" | During the "Sharkzilla" attack in Tokyo near the end of the film, a woman is seen on a street corner playing a shark-themed parody of [[Pokémon GO]]. She notes the rarity of her new catch to a second woman, who is wearing grenades painted like [[Poké Ball]]s on a belt, similarly to how {{Ash}} wears his Poké Balls in the [[Pokémon anime|anime]]. After throwing one of the grenades at the passing Sharkzilla, the second woman tells the first that there are "only five thousand more to go."
|[[File:Pokemon Go Sharknado parody.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="3" | ''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/The_Simpsons The Simpsons]''
| ''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Thirty_Minutes_Over_Tokyo 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"
| ''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Pokey_Mom Pokey Mom]''
| style="text-align:left" | The episode's title is based on the word "Pokémon".
| —
|- style="background: #fff"
|''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Looking_for_Mr._Goodbart Looking for Mr. Goodbart]''
| style="text-align:left" | This episode has several references. First it has an app called [https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Peekimon_Get Peekimon Get], which is a parody of [[Pokémon GO]]. The first Pokémon mentioned in the show is Rotata, which resembles Rattata. The episode features a parody of the [[Pokémon Theme]] called "[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Homermon Homermon]". During the credits, Otto mentions playing the game while driving, which some people have done in real life.
|[[File:Peekimon Get.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Smosh: The Movie}}
| N/A
| style="text-align:left" | The plot of the movie revolves around Anthony and Ian going inside YouTube and changing an embarrassing video of Anthony singing a parodied version of the [[Pokémon Theme]] while failing to do a backflip. Additionally, numerous references to a series called "Magic Pocket Slave Monsters" are seen throughout the movie, including an arcade machine that features a parodied version of [[Ash Ketchum]] whipping a parodied version of {{p|Pikachu}}, albeit with circular ears, scars, and an eyepatch. The machine also parodies [[Poké Ball]]s with cube-shaped versions. The point of "Magic Pocket Slave Monsters" pays homage to Smosh's incredibly successful YouTube video where they lip-sync the [[Pokémon Theme]], which was taken down due to copyright reasons.
| —
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{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. Near the end of the episode {{wp|Kenny McCormick|Kenny McCormick}} 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|The End of Serialization as We Know It}}''
| style="text-align:left" | The episode make a reference to the Chinpokomon episode with one of the history results for a character being a Google seach for "new chinopokomon [[Alola|alolan]] region."<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/5h7voo/ike_was_looking_up_the_new_alolan_forms_on_last/ Ike was looking up the new Alolan forms on last night's South Park {{!}} Pokemon on Reddit]</ref>
| —
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Steven Universe}}''
| ''Rose's Room''
| style="text-align:left" | Steven is seen playing the "Golf Quest Mini" videogame, which includes references to several Pokémon elements such as the character "Prof. Sandtraps", the professor's laboratory, the line "We're gonna sink 'em all", the battle trigger system, an NPC that looks like [[Brock]], and the seven-character limit for the player's name. The game also has references to ''The Legend of Zelda'' and ''Final Fantasy'', among others.
| [[File:Steven Universe Golf Quest Mini.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|TV Funhouse}}''
| ''Mexicans Day''
| style="text-align:left" | In this short, the {{wp|R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company}} has agreed to stop using {{wp|Joe Camel}} to advertise cigarettes to children and will instead make him a character in a tobacco-free cartoon called "Jokámel". This parody of the [[Pokémon anime]] stars a {{p|Pikachu}}-like Jokámel, near-exact copies of {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, {{an|Misty}}, [[Jessie]], and [[James]], and sexual parodies of Pikachu, {{p|Meowth}}, and {{p|Geodude}}. Throughout the show, the audience is told to buy Jokámel merchandise and given subliminal messages to buy {{wp|Camel (cigarette)|Camel}} cigarettes.
|[[File:Jokámel.jpg|200px]]
|- 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]]
|}

===Video games===
{| class="roundy" style="background: #2E83D2; border: 3px solid #81807A; margin: 0 0 10px 10px; text-align:center"
! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytl|10px}}"| Game
! style="background: #6AA9E4"| Details
! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytr|10px}}"| Image
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Hearthstone (video game)|Hearthstone}}''
| style="text-align:left" | The flavor text of card "Master of Evolution" is "Will be really useful in the new "''Hearthémon''" game." "''Hearthémon''" is a blend of ''Hearthstone'' and ''Pokémon''.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan="2"| ''{{wp|Hyperdimension Neptunia (video game)|Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2}}''
| style="text-align:left" | At the beginning of Chapter 8 of 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. Players 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 villainous mouse 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"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Hyperdimension Neptunia (video game)|Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 3}}''
| style="text-align:left" | In Lowee, a boy named Mr. Akai wears a Pikachu-like messenger bag and a hat backwards. Like {{ga|Red}}, he rarely speaks, at least until he finally receives his copy of "Pocketed Monstrosities".
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="text-align:left" | When the child IF challenges the Alternate Dimension Vert to a game of cards, Nepgear mentions how the Vert of her world was unbeatable at "Pocket Monstrosities" against the twins Rom and Ram.
| —
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Pocket Mortys}}''
| style="text-align:left" | Rick has his Mortys battle other Mortys in a turn-based RPG within the multiverse. There are even badges to be collected by defeating other Ricks in a Morty battle. A Morty Manipulator Chip functions similarly to a Poké Ball, which will cause that Morty to join the player if its HP is low enough. Even the name is based off "Pocket Monsters", and Rick automatically engages in battle if he walks in the sight of an NPC, and the Mortys follow Rick just like Pikachu in {{v2|Yellow}}.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Segagaga}}''
| style="text-align:left" | One of the fictional games is called "Tukemono Monsuters". Its image resembles the Japanese box of {{game|Yellow}}.
| [[File:Segagaga Tukemono Monsuters.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/The_Simpsons_Game The Simpsons Game]''
| style="text-align:left" | The game features "[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Sparklemon Sparklemon]" in the level "[https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Big_Super_Happy_Fun_Fun_Game Big Super Happy Fun Fun Game]". [https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Homer_Simpson Homer] and [https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/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". [[Type#Type effectiveness|Type matchups]] are also presented in the form of moves' super-effectiveness, resistance, and immunity.
|[[File:The Simpsons Game.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Trade & Battle: Card Hero}}''
| style="text-align:left" | An NPC 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>
|
|}

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

==References==
{{reflist}}

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EP198

2018-07-05T01:07:50Z

Matty: Okay, this isn't even worth the Bender song. How would this even be ironic in the first place?

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{{EpisodeInfobox|
epcode=EP198 |
colorscheme=Johto |
title_en=The Heartbreak of Brock |
title_ja=ニドリーノニドリーナ！タケシのバラいろのひび！？ |
title_ja_trans=Nidorino and Nidorina! Takeshi's Rose Colored Days!? |
broadcast_jp=May 17, 2001 |
broadcast_us=April 13, 2002 |
screen=yes |
en_series=Johto League Champions |
en_op=[[Born to Be a Winner]] |
ja_op=[[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master|めざせポケモンマスター]] (Whiteberry) |
ja_ed=[[Face Forward Team Rocket!|前向きロケット団！]] |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=大橋志吉 |
storyboard=浅田裕二 |
director=鈴木敏明 |
art=酒井啓史 |
morecredits=yes |
epstaffpage=EP191-EP200 |
footnotes={{filb-eppics|pm|203}}
}}
'''The Heartbreak of Brock''' (Japanese: ''' ニドリーノニドリーナ！タケシのバラいろのひび！？''' ''Nidorino and Nidorina! {{tt|Takeshi|Brock}}'s Rose Colored Days!?''), is the 198th Episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on May 17, 2001 and in the United States on April 13, 2002.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

At the end of a long day, our heroes search for a Pokémon Center in a small town near Olivine City. Unable to locate one they ask a local lady for directions. She explains the nearest Pokémon Center is ten miles away! Too exhausted to extend today's journey, the gang decides to set up camp in a local park. As he gets water from a nearby fountain, Brock notices a Nidorina approaching to take a drink. Running after Nidorina is her trainer, who trips and almost falls into the fountain. She is narrowly saved by Brock and immediately falls head over heals in love with him. Introducing herself as Temaku, she insists Brock and his friends stay with her at her father's house. How will Brock handle a large does of his own medicine from the smitten Temaku?

==Plot==
{{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} find their way to another town. Ash is wondering where the [[Pokémon Center]] might be, so he asks a local woman. {{an|Brock}} has a crush on her, like nearly every other woman, but {{an|Misty}} pulls him away.

Brock is later at a park filling up a pot with water. A {{p|Nidorina}} comes by for a drink, followed close behind by a frantic girl, who trips and nearly falls into the fountain. However, Brock catches her before she falls in. As the girl looks up at her protector, she falls in love with Brock instantly. Brock is confused and intimidated by the sudden affection from this stranger, which Misty notices. Brock is still left speechless, so Misty pulls him out to have a little talk about the situation, where she finds out that Brock has no actual dating experience and has no idea what to do. Coming back, the girl invites them to her house, where her {{TP|Temacu|father}} is also waiting. They do the introductions, the girl being [[Temacu]]. It seems like Temacu is the daughter of a local [[Pokémon Professor]]. She invites them to stay for dinner and some [[tea]], and Misty again goes and has a conversation with Brock. Temacu takes them for a walk around her house, talking about her Nidorina, {{p|Nidorino}} and some of the family's other Pokémon. That's when {{TRT}} storms in to get a steal. They catch the Nidorina, Nidorino, {{AP|Pikachu}} and the other Pokémon. Ash sends out {{AP|Totodile}} to try to free them and [[Jessie]] attempts to counterattack with {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}}. The match ends in one hit, Totodile winning. [[James]] sends out {{TP|James|Weezing}} to use {{m|Smokescreen}} and they try to take off. Everyone tries to find the three and Temacu tries to find Brock and ends up getting caught in some rope. Misty sends out {{TP|Misty|Poliwhirl}} to use {{m|Bubble}} to get rid of the smoke. Surprisingly, the stolen Pokémon are there, but Temacu is gone.

Jessie and James pull up the rope to see their captures, only to find not a Pokémon, but Temacu, however. Temacu loses balance and falls, but James catches her in time. This causes Temacu to fall in love with James the same way she did for Brock. James is put off and Jessie says they should abandon her, but Temacu, being a daughter of a Pokémon professor, means Team Rocket may have a chance to steal some Pokémon.

Temacu's father sends out a search party, consisting of a half dozen people along with Ash, Misty, and Brock. They search into the nearby forest, Ash sends out {{AP|Noctowl}} to do an air search. The Noctowl finds [[Transportation in the Pokémon world|Team Rocket's balloon]] hovering around and reports back. Meanwhile, Jessie and James go back to Temacu's house with Temacu. Her father thanks them and Jessie tells a lie about how they found the "terrorists" and defeated them to save Temacu. However, her father notices {{MTR}} and Jessie says they simply found it. Jessie and Meowth sneak off to find the Pokémon they accidentally left behind, and hit the jackpot when they find a room with a shelf full of Poké Balls. Jessie snatches them all in a bag, and tries to escape when Temacu's father tells them that Temacu cooked them a meal, which Jessie and Meowth accept. James is already in the dining room, acting much like Brock did, and constantly nudging Jessie for advice.

Ash finds the balloon and has Noctowl make a hole in it. When the balloon crashes it is revealed to be a fake. They later make it back to the house. The three burst right in while Jessie, James and Meowth are eating. Brock, who by this time had started to develop feelings for Temacu, is heartbroken when he finds that she has fallen for James instead. Ash tells the family that it's Team Rocket, but Jessie tells them they're just locals. Misty pulls off Jessie's disguise and reveals Jessie to everyone.

Team Rocket makes a run for it, Ash and co. following. Ash sends out {{AP|Chikorita}} and Jessie sends out Arbok. Chikorita uses a single {{m|Tackle}} and is enough to knock out Arbok. James then sends Weezing to use SmokeScreen but Misty sends out Poliwhirl for a Bubble. Following up with a {{m|Water Gun}}, James gets in the way of the shot, but Temacu pushes James aside in time and gets hit instead, knocking her out. Brock goes up to her to see if she's alright. In the meantime, Ash tells Chikorita to use Vine Whip to tie up Arbok and Weezing and made them knock each other out back on top of Jessie and James. Misty and Ash finishes them off with Poliwhirl's Water Gun and Pikachu's {{m|Thunderbolt}}.

One medical call later and Temacu wakes up. She then falls in love with the doctor who helped her and Brock is once again shocked, however the doctor does return her feelings. Her father explains that she recently saw her cousin get married and that's why she was so obsessed with getting married herself. They leave to go the next place, but Brock is still heartbroken. Misty tells him it's really no big deal and that "There's plenty of fish in the sea". This cheers Brock up, and says he's going to find the right girl for him yet, and that she's out there somewhere.

==Major events==
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:PMTV EP198.png|thumb|200px|{{tt|Pocket Monster TV|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Jessebelle]] (flashback)
* [[Temacu]]
* [[Temacu's father]]
* Doctor

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP EP198.png|thumb|200px|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Mareep}} ''(US and international)'', {{p|Nidorino}} ''(Japan)''
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Togepi}} ({{OP|Misty|Togepi}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Chikorita}} ({{OP|Ash|Chikorita}})
* {{p|Totodile}} ({{OP|Ash|Totodile}})
* {{p|Noctowl}} ({{OP|Ash|Noctowl}}; {{Shiny}})
* {{p|Poliwhirl}} ({{OP|Misty|Poliwhirl}})
* {{p|Arbok}} ({{OP|Jessie|Arbok}})
* {{p|Weezing}} ({{OP|James|Weezing}})
* {{p|Nidorina}} ([[Temacu]]'s)
* {{p|Nidorino}} ([[Temacu]]'s)

====Pokémon at Temacu's father's lab====
* {{p|Rattata}}
* {{p|Raticate}}
* {{p|Venonat}}
* {{p|Shellder}}
* {{p|Kingler}}
* {{p|Cubone}}
* {{p|Sentret}}
* {{p|Azumarill}}
* {{p|Wooper}}

==Trivia==
* When [[Temacu]] fantasizes about marrying {{an|Brock}}, she dreams about him [[List of clothing in the anime|wearing a white tuxedo]] to their wedding. This is actually the same tuxedo Brock is seen wearing in ''[[EP169|Beauty and the Breeder]]''. The only difference is the addition of the rose on his chest.
* This is one of the few times that the protagonists were able to recognize Team Rocket in their disguises (Misty was able to recognize Jessie on the spot).

===Errors===
* Temacu's father calls [[Jessie]] by her name, but he is not supposed to know her name.
* Sentret's face is missing, the bottom torso is also miscolored as the ring on its body.
* When Misty yells at Team Rocket for tricking Temacu, Togepi's shell is tan.

===Dub edits===
* In the Brazilian Portuguese dub, Temacu's name is changed to Temako, to avoid a profanity in the end of her name.
* Hungama TV Hindi dub in {{pmin|India}} was heavily edited; the thought of love was changed to being just closest friend and the explanation to Temacu's behaviour was completely removed.
* The Hungama TV dub also started the episode directly from the title card, skipping the parts of the episode before it.

==In other languages==
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|bg={{tt|Разбитото сърце на Брок|Brock's broken heart}}
|zh_cmn={{tt|尼多力諾和尼多娜，小剛的玫瑰色生活|Nidorino and Nidorina, Brock's Rosy Life}}
|cs={{tt|Brockovo zlomené srdce|Brock's broken heart}}
|nl={{tt|Brocks Liefdesverdriet|Brock's broken heart}}
|de={{tt|Herzschmerz!|Heartache!}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Chagrin d'amour|Heartbreak of love}}
|he=אהבה נכזבת{{tt|ahava nikhzevet|Unrequited love}}
|it={{tt|Una fidanzata per Brock|A fianceé for Brock}}
|pt_br={{tt|O Inconsolável Brock|The Heartbroken Brock}}
|pt_eu={{tt|O Desgosto Amoroso do Brock|The Unhappy Love Affair of Brock}}
|es_la={{tt|¡La desilusión de Brock!|Brock's disappointment!}}
|es_eu={{tt|Brock, el rompecorazones|Brock, the heartbreaker}}
|pl={{tt|Brock ma złamane serce|Brock is heartbroken}}
|hi=फीर एक बार हूई Brock की हार! {{tt|''Phir Ek baar huyi Brock ki haar!''|Once again, Brock failed}} {{tt|*|Hungama TV}}
}}

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Ricky

2018-07-05T01:06:05Z

Matty: That's not ironic! It's just mean! The use of words expressing something other than their literal intentions, now THAT is irony!

{{samename|character whose name was misspelled Ricky in [[Pokémon Zany Cards]]|Ritchie}}
[[File:Ricky.png|thumb|250px|Ricky]]
'''Ricky''' (Japanese: '''レイジ''' ''Reiji'') is a self-proclaimed {{tc|Psychic}} and a [[character of the day]] who appeared in ''[[BW069|Climbing the Tower of Success!]]''.

==In the anime==
Ricky entered the [[Wishing Bell Festival]] contest along with {{Ash}}, {{an|Iris}}, {{an|Cilan}}, and [[Stephan]]. He was grouped with them in the first portion of the contest. He claims to be a psychic, but in reality, he was using his {{p|Elgyem}}'s {{type|Psychic}} powers to get through most of the competition. Although, it was his cheating that helped the gang get through the quiz portion of the contest, since he used Elgyem to manipulate {{an|Miles}}'s mind to get the right answer. He was the first to cross the finish line during the race across the lake portion because he used Elgyem's {{m|Psychic}} to simply float across.

During the dress-up and impersonation portion of the contest, Ricky was supposed to dress up as [[Officer Jenny]] while Elgyem was to dress up as {{p|Herdier}}. Again, he used Elgyem to make Miles think he looked exactly like her. He, Ash, and Stephan were last in the competition by the time they all had to climb the [[Mistralton Tower]], all the while keeping their {{p|Litwick}} shaped candle lit. Ricky was the first to get to the top of the tower by use of Elgyem's Psychic again, but he was also the first to lose up there when a {{p|Pidove}} blew out his Litwick candle with {{m|Air Slash}}.

Ricky likes to believe his Elgyem's Psychic abilities are his own. He will even often make motions as if he is performing a move himself.

===Pokémon===
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Ricky
|pkmn=Elgyem
|type1=Psychic
|img=Ricky Elgyem.png
|epnum=BW069
|epname=Climbing the Tower of Success!
|vajp=Misato Fukuen
|vaen=Erica Schroeder
|desc={{p|Elgyem}} is Ricky's only known Pokémon. Its Psychic powers came in handy for the Wishing Bell Festival contest but it was sometimes used to cheat. Its Trainer also likes to take credit for its psychic powers.

Elgyem's known moves are {{m|Psychic}}, {{m|Psybeam}}, and {{m|Light Screen}}.}}

===Voice actors===
{{vatable|color={{psychic color light}}|bordercolor={{psychic color}}
|ja=真堂圭 ''[[Kei Shindō]]''
|en=George Bailey
|no=Erik Skøld
|es_la=Gerardo Mendoza
|es_eu=Pilar Coronado
|pl=Łukasz Lewandowski}}

==In the games==
A Psychic by the name of '''レイジ''' ''Reiji'', whose English name was '''Bryce''' in {{2v2|Black|White}} and {{2v2|Black|White|2}} appeared inside the [[Celestial Tower]]. The Celestial Tower shares notable similarities with the Mistralton Tower of the anime where Ricky appeared. It is also the only location in Unova where Elgyem appear.

===Pokémon===
===={{game|Black and White|s}}====
{{Party/Single|color={{psychic color}}|bordercolor={{psychic color dark}}|headcolor={{psychic color light}}
|sprite=Spr BW Psychic M.png
|prize={{pdollar}}1024
|class=Psychic
|name=Bryce
|game=BW
|location=Celestial Tower
|pokemon=1}}
|style="margin:auto"|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black
|ndex=578
|pokemon=Duosion
|level=32
|gender=male
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Overcoat
|move1=Recover|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Status
|move2=Psyshock|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Special
|move3=Endeavor|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Future Sight|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Special}}
{{Party/Footer}}

===={{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}}====
{{Party/Single|color={{psychic color}}|bordercolor={{psychic color dark}}|headcolor={{psychic color light}}
|sprite=Spr B2W2 Psychic M.png
|prize={{pdollar}}{{tt|1120|1024 in Easy Mode, 1216 in Challenge Mode}}
|class=Psychic
|name=Bryce
|game=B2W2
|location=Celestial Tower
|pokemon=2}}
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black 2
|ndex=605
|pokemon=Elgyem
|level={{tt|35|32 in Easy Mode, 38 in Challenge Mode}}
|gender=male
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Telepathy
|move1=Hidden Power|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Special
|move2=Imprison|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Status
|move3=Simple Beam|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Status
|move4=Zen Headbutt|move4type=Psychic|move4cat=Physical}}
|{{Pokémon/5
|game=Black 2
|ndex=578
|pokemon=Duosion
|level={{tt|35|32 in Easy Mode, 38 in Challenge Mode}}
|gender=male
|type1=Psychic
|ability=Overcoat
|move1=Psyshock|move1type=Psychic|move1cat=Special
|move2=Endeavor|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Physical
|move3=Future Sight|move3type=Psychic|move3cat=Special
|move4=Pain Split|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Status}}
{{Party/Footer}}

===Quotes===
* Before battle
:''"I'm here to understand the end of the world, but I don't quite get it. If I have a battle, will I be enlightened…?"''

* Being defeated
:''"The end… Is that it?"''

* After being defeated
:''"People, Pokémon… Even if the world is gone, that is not the end."''

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[[Category:Unova characters of the day]]
[[Category:Anime characters]]
[[Category:Male characters]]
[[Category:Psychic-type Trainers]]

[[es:Ricky]]
[[fr:Richard (Unys)]]
[[it:Ricky]]
[[ja:レイジ (BW編第69話)]]

EP005

2018-05-15T12:35:08Z

Matty: /* Errors */ The use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, now THAT is irony!

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epcode=EP005 |
colorscheme=Kanto|
title_en=Showdown in Pewter City |
title_ja=ニビジムのたたかい！ |
title_ja_trans=Nibi Gym Battle! |
broadcast_jp=April 29, 1997 |
broadcast_us=September 14, 1998 |
en_series=Indigo League |
en_op=[[Pokémon Theme]] |
ja_op=[[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master|めざせポケモンマスター]] |
ja_ed=[[One Hundred Fifty-One|ひゃくごじゅういち]] |
screen=hd |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=武上純希 |
storyboard=井硲清高 |
director=井硲清高 |
art=松原徳弘 |
morecredits=yes |
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'''Showdown in Pewter City''' (Japanese: '''ニビジムのたたかい！''' ''{{tt|Nibi|Pewter}} Gym Battle!'') is the fifth episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 29, 1997 and in the United States on September 14, 1998.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Jessie, James, and Meowth dig a trap for our heroes, but they end up falling into it themselves!

Ash and Misty arrive at Pewter City and meet a curious fellow named Flint, who notices that Pikachu is tired and shows them the way to the Pokémon Center.

At the Pokémon Center, Ash reads a poster promoting the Pokémon League Regional Championships—to compete, you have to beat gym leaders from various towns and win their badges. Ash challenges the Pewter City Gym Leader, Brock, but even a healed Pikachu has no chance against Brock's Rock-type Pokémon. Later, Flint shows Ash a surprising side of Brock—when he's not battling and raising Pokémon, he has to take care of his ten brothers and sisters.

Will this news affect Ash's desire to battle Brock again for the Rock Badge? Who is this Flint guy, and why does he insist on helping Ash train Pikachu for the rematch? And will Team Rocket ever climb out of that hole?

==Plot==
The episode begins with {{TRT}} digging a hole, falling into it as soon as they forget where it was dug. Meanwhile, {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{AP|Pikachu}} reach the edge of [[Viridian Forest]] and arrive on the outskirts of [[Pewter City]]. As Ash takes a rest sitting on some rocks, he and Misty meet a mysterious man named {{ka|Flint}}. Ash, Misty, and Pikachu head to the [[Pokémon Center]], where Ash is surprised to encounter [[Nurse Joy]] again. She explains that she is not the [[Viridian City]] Joy as Ash was obviously inclined to believe, but her older sister. She then shows Ash a poster promoting a tournament called the [[Pokémon League]] Championship and he decides to sign up. Before he can enter, however, he needs to defeat eight Pokémon [[Gym Leader]]s and earn from each a [[Badge|Gym Badge]] as proof of his victory. Flint walks in at this point and tells Ash about Pewter City's Gym Leader, {{an|Brock}}. He is openly skeptical of Ash's chances of winning, and laughs scornfully at the very thought of it. Later, when Misty warns Ash of Gym Leaders' prodigious skill and offers him advice, she becomes angry when he declines.

Ash stops by the Pokémon Center again to pick up his healed [[Party|team]] before making his way to the [[Pewter Gym]]. When he arrives, he meets the Gym Leader, Brock, and challenges him to a battle. In the Pewter Gym, battles are two against two. Ash begins the match with Pikachu while Brock starts off with {{TP|Brock|Onix}}. Pikachu is intimidated by the giant Pokémon and doesn't want to battle, but Ash responds by telling Pikachu that this is his battle. Pikachu's {{m|Thunder Shock}} is woefully ineffective and Brock commands Onix to counter with {{m|Bind}}. It begins to crush Pikachu, inflicting very visible pain. This prompts Ash to recall Pikachu, only to have the attempt thwarted by the larger Pokémon's bulk. Ash cannot bear to watch his friend suffer any more agony, and he forfeits the match.

As a dejected Ash leaves the Gym, he encounters Flint again, who suggests that Ash follow him to his home. Ash agrees, and, over a batch of tea, they discuss what happened in the Gym. Flint notices that Ash is obviously upset over his loss, so he consoles him with the knowledge that Brock could be an even better Trainer than he already is. Ash becomes confused by this, but Flint refuses to elaborate. Instead, he leads Ash outside and gestures across the way to another house. The two watch as Brock, in a pink apron, cares for his {{Brocksib|nine little brothers and sisters}}. As they walk away, Flint explains that after Brock's good-for-nothing father left home to become a Pokémon Trainer, his heartbroken mother abandoned them, leaving the eldest child, Brock to take care of his siblings. Ash feels sympathy for Brock, but is determined to defeat him nonetheless. Flint recognizes Ash's determination and mentions that he might know of a way Ash can super-charge Pikachu.

Flint and Ash travel to a hydroelectric plant, where Flint hooks up the generator to the electric sacs in Pikachu's cheeks. As the river is bone-dry, Ash must run on a large water wheel to generate the electricity, which flows into Pikachu. Misty shows up and offers to lend Ash her {{type|Water}} Pokémon, but Ash refuses, wanting to defeat Brock with his own team. He continues charging Pikachu until the generator overloads and Pikachu's electricity lights up the night sky. The next day, Ash returns with confidence to the Pewter City Gym for a rematch. Brock is also confident after his easy victory in the last battle, and the two quickly start the rematch. Brock sends out {{TP|Brock|Geodude}}, while Ash sends out {{AP|Pidgeotto}}. However, the {{t|Normal}}- and {{type|Flying}} Pokémon {{t|Rock|cannot hurt Geodude}}, and the Rock-type knocks Pidgeotto out. Ash recalls it and sends out Pikachu. Misty is watching in the rafters, cheering for Ash, only to be crowded by Brock's siblings, all of whom are cheering for their older brother.

Brock comments on how weak Pikachu and Ash are, and Ash retorts by commanding Pikachu's attack, which easily knocks Geodude down. Both Brock and Misty are stunned at this. Brock recalls his Geodude and sends out Onix, and a fearful Pikachu tries to do another Electric attack, damaging the Gym himself instead. Onix wraps Pikachu with Bind, but Pikachu makes a comeback with his new attack, {{m|Thunderbolt}}, which manages to hurt Onix but still isn't enough to take it out. Just as Pikachu is about to pass out, Brock suddenly spares it by calling Onix off. He tells Ash to forfeit again before any more harm comes to Pikachu. Ash protests, wanting to finish the battle.

Suddenly, the Gym's sprinklers are set off by a fire caused by Pikachu's earlier Electric attack. Water sprays all over Onix, weakening it and allowing Pikachu to fight back with another Electric attack. Just as Ash is about to command Pikachu to finish Onix off, Brock's brothers and sisters all crowd Ash and beg him to stop. Brock orders his brothers and sisters to not get involved, but they protest, knowing that Brock's love of Pokémon would make it painful for him to continue the match and watch his Onix get hurt further. At this, Ash calls back his Pikachu. He explains that if he defeated Brock now, it would only be because of the sprinklers being set off. He decides he wants to win his Badge fair and square, much to Misty's disappointment, since he is giving up a lucky advantage.

Ash leaves the Pewter Gym, and, on his way out of Pewter City, he apologizes to Pikachu for being so tough. Then, he hears someone calling him, and he turns to find Brock running to catch up with him. Surprisingly, Brock gives him the {{Badge|Boulder}}. Ash doesn't want to accept the Badge, but Brock insists that Ash has earned it through his kindness to Pokémon. Brock continues to explain that rather than becoming a great Pokémon Trainer, his dream is to become a great {{tc|Pokémon Breeder}}, but can't do so because of his family duties. He gives Ash the Badge, and asks him to fulfill his dream, to which Ash agrees.

Suddenly, Flint shows up again, and reveals that he is Brock's "good-for-nothing" father. He explains that he avoided returning to his family as a failure of a Pokémon Trainer. Ash puzzles over the fact that Flint helped him instead of his son, Brock, and Flint explains that Ash's helplessness reminded him of himself. Flint is ready to take back the responsibilities that he abandoned, which Brock returns to him, along with a long list of tasks for him to remember while taking care of the children. That evening, Ash and Brock travel on the road out of Pewter City. Brock asks to make sure that it is okay that he joins Ash on his Pokémon journey, and Ash insists that he is glad to have him along. However, Misty is a different story, and from several paces behind she yells at him to not forget about her [[bicycle]]. Ash and Pikachu, followed by Brock, run ahead to try and get away from Misty, while she remains in pursuit.

Team Rocket shows up at the end for a final cameo, finally managing to burst out of their self-made tomb via a power drill, only to end up trampled by {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} as they run over the hole in the ground, unaware of the people underfoot.

==Major events==
[[File:Ash Boulder Badge.png|thumb|220px|Brock giving Ash the Boulder Badge]]
* {{Ash}} and {{an|Misty}} reach [[Pewter City]] and meet {{an|Brock}}, the {{gy|Pewter}} [[Gym Leader]].
* Ash has his first [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}} at the Pewter Gym.
* Ash forfeits his battle against Brock, suffering his first loss.
* [[Ash's Pikachu]] learns {{m|Thunderbolt}}.
* Ash has a [[rematch]] with Brock, but eventually forfeits again.
* Brock follows Ash and gives him his first Badge, the {{Badge|Boulder}}.
* Brock joins Ash and Misty.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Humans====
* {{ka|Flint}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Brock's siblings]]
** [[Forrest]]
** Salvadore
** Yolanda
** Tommy
** Cindy
** Suzie
** Timmy
** Billy
** Tilly

====Pokémon debuts====
* [[Brock's Steelix|Brock's Onix]]
* {{p|Geodude}} ({{OP|Brock|Geodude}})

==Characters==
[[File:Dare da EP005.png|thumb|200px|right|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* {{ka|Flint}}
* [[Brock's siblings]]
** [[Forrest]]

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP EP005.png|thumb|200px|right|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Onix}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Pidgeotto}} ({{OP|Ash|Pidgeotto}})
* {{p|Onix}} ({{OP|Brock|Onix}})
* {{p|Geodude}} ({{OP|Brock|Geodude}}; debut)
{{right clear}}

==Trivia==
* This was chosen by Okazaki Taiiku as the eighth episode of ''[[Pocket Monsters Anime Premier 10]]''.
* This episode introduces {{TRT}}'s pitfall trap gag.
* This episode establishes that there are multiple [[Nurse Joy]]s who are all part of a large extended family.
* This is the first episode in which Team Rocket appears but has no effect on the plot.
* The poster in the [[Pokémon Center]] uses type symbols from the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|TCG]], specifically, from top to bottom, the {{OBP|Lightning|TCG}}, {{OBP|Psychic|TCG}}, {{OBP|Grass|TCG}}, {{OBP|Fighting|TCG}}, {{OBP|Fire|TCG}}, and {{OBP|Water|TCG}} symbols.
* This is the only episode where Ash tries to actively [[recall]] Pikachu back into his [[Poké Ball]].
* This episode introduced the greatest number of named recurring [[List of anime characters|characters]] in the anime, due to [[Brock's siblings]].
* This episode is featured on ''Volume 20: Onix'' from [[Viz Media]]'s {{OBP|Pokémon All-Stars|Region 1}} series.
* Three days after this episode aired in [[dub|English]], Ash won his [[EP063|eighth Badge]] in Japanese.
* Ash mentions it had nearly been two weeks since he started on his journey in this episode.
* [[Brock's siblings]] restraining Ash is similar to a scene in the show ''{{wp|Star of the Giants}}''.

===Errors===
* In the dub, the letters in the episode title are all in capitals.
* In the {{pmin|Brazil|Brazilian Portuguese dub}}, Nurse Joy refers to Ash's {{AP|Pidgeotto}} and {{AP|Butterfree}} as only one Pokémon.
* Before Ash's first battle with Brock, right before Brock switches the lights of the Gym on, Ash's eyes appear red.
* When Ash begins both of his battles with Brock, the giant rock in the middle of the platform that moved into position disappears.
* Flint says that Brock has ten little brothers and sisters when he only has nine.
* When Brock says "Geodude, go!" during his rematch with Ash, his mouth does not move when he says "go".
* Ash's advantage over Brock should not have technically worked; {{type|Ground}} Pokémon are immune to {{type|Electric}} [[move]]s. This is the first of many times Pikachu's Electric attacks [[Anime physics|defy type match-ups]] to change the results of the battle.
** However, [[AG096|in]] [[M03|later]] [[EP008|episodes]] when Pikachu faces other Ground-types, [[DP016|including]] [[EP071|other]] [[EP208|Onix]], Ash actually states that electric attacks would have no effect.

<gallery>
EP005 error.png|Ash's eyes
</gallery>

===Changes===
====Dub edits====
* [[PokéRap]]: Day 5 (Version 2)
* Flint charges a $2 fee for sitting on his rocks, or ¥50 in the Japanese version.
* The restaurant bill was changed from ¥1150 to $1150. The top of the bill's writing is removed and bottom of the bill is changed from "Restaurant Nibi" to "Thank You".
* Instead of saying Brock's mother left the family to Brock's care, Flint tells Ash that she died after trying to raise the family on her own. This resulted in an inconsistency in the English dub, as Brock's mother, [[Lola]], appears in ''[[SS001|A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!]]'', as well as in several other episodes afterward.

====Differences between the episode and the [[Pocket Monsters Film Comic|comic adaptation]]====
* The scene where Ash discovers the poster has some extra lines in the comic (namely, Ash explicitly stating he was going to enter his name to the registration board, and Misty explicitly denying he'll do it) that weren't present in the Anime.
* The scene at the diner was omitted.
* When observing Brock raising his siblings at Flint's prompting, Ash explicitly says Brock's name in addition to saying "huh?" in the comic. In the episode, he only gives a confused remark.
* Misty's complaint about Ash forfeiting again was cut.
* Team Rocket falling into the hole again was cut out in the ending.

==In other languages==
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|tr={{tt|Pewter Şehri'nde Bir Gösteri|A Show in Pewter City}}
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|entitle=Mewtwo Strikes Back
|jatitle=ミュウツーの逆襲
|rotitle=Mewtwo's Counterattack
|poster=Movie 1 poster.png
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'''Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|劇場版|げきじょうばん}}ポケットモンスター　ミュウツーの{{tt|逆襲|ぎゃくしゅう}}''' ''Pocket Monsters the Movie: Mewtwo's Counterattack'', officially known as '''Pocket Monsters the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back!''' in Japan), and also known in English simply as '''Pokémon: The First Movie''', is the first [[Pokémon movie]]. It debuted in Japanese theaters on July 18, 1998, and then made its way to North American theaters on November 10, 1999.

''Mewtwo Strikes Back'' was shown with the [[Pikachu short]] movie ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]''.

The first anime special, ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'', is a sequel to this movie.

==Other posters and logos==
<gallery perrow=3>
File:Pikachu the Movie 1 poster.png|''Pikachu the Movie'' poster
File:M01Japanese.png‎|Final ''Mewtwo's Counterattack'' movie poster
File:Pokemon the first movie.jpg|English theatrical poster
File:M01Mewtwo Mew.png|Poster featuring Mewtwo and Mew
File:Japanese M01 Logo.png|''Mewtwo's Counterattack'' logo
File:M01 Logo.png|''Pokémon the First Movie'' logo
</gallery>

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket, had ambitious plans to take over the world, involving his latest experiment, a powerful clone of Mew—Mewtwo. Mewtwo is very powerful, and also very smart—smart enough to not want to be controlled by Giovanni. It escaped from the lab, and now Mewtwo begins to concoct its own scheme, clandestinely inviting a number of Pokémon Trainers to the ultimate test. Of course, if it's an event for talented Trainers, Ash Ketchum will be right in the front row!

Ash's excitement turns to fear and anger when Mewtwo reveals its plan for domination, creating powerful clones of all of the kids' Pokémon so it can even the "imbalance" between Pokémon and their Trainers. Despite Ash's protests, Mewtwo refuses to believe that Pokémon and people can be friends. But faced with the determination of a young Trainer and the love of his Pokémon, Mewtwo just might have to reconsider, especially when pitted against the power of the mysterious Mew!

==Plot==
{{an|Dr. Fuji}}, wanting to find a way to restore life by cloning, leads an expedition to [[Guyana]] after finding evidence of a shrine dedicated to {{p|Mew}}, the world's most powerful—but now said to be extinct—Pokémon. {{an|Giovanni}}, the leader of [[Team Rocket]], funds Fuji's research in return for an enhanced, living replica of Mew. Finding a fossil of Mew, Fuji and his team create {{OBP|Mewtwo|original series}}. A confused Mewtwo asks itself who it is, what it is, and where it came from. Just then, Mewtwo wakes up in a stasis tube in one of Fuji's laboratories, where the scientists study it. Mewtwo breaks out of its test tube; Dr. Fuji tells Mewtwo that it was made by [[human]]s and is a clone of, but much more powerful than Mew. Mewtwo is angry that the scientists see it more as an end result to their project and less of a sentient being, so it destroys the lab and kills all of the scientists. Dr. Fuji says to himself that he succeeded in creating the world's most powerful Pokémon before dying at the hands of Mewtwo. Then, Giovanni arrives in his private helicopter and offers to help Mewtwo focus its powers. Mewtwo takes up the offer, and is put in a suit of armor.

Over the next few weeks, Mewtwo does most of Team Rocket's dirty work, capturing [[wild Pokémon]] and beating any {{pkmn|Trainer}} that challenges the [[Viridian Gym]], including [[Gary Oak]]. When Giovanni tells Mewtwo his own twisted way of controlling Pokémon, Mewtwo angrily blasts away, destroying its armor, and vows from atop the island it was created on to begin its reign on Earth.

[[File:Messenger Dragonite.png|thumb|left|250px|A Dragonite shows up to deliver an invitation]]
Meanwhile, {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} are preparing for lunch until a Trainer named [[Raymond]] shows up and challenges Ash, who is happy to oblige. With his {{AP|Bulbasaur}}, {{AP|Squirtle}}, and Pikachu, Ash easily beats Raymond. What he doesn't know is that he's being watched, not only by Team Rocket, but by a mysterious third party. [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}}, who were also watching the battle, don't have any food and watch hungrily as the gang eats Brock's cooking. Suddenly, a {{p|Dragonite}} flies in with a letter for Ash and {{ashfr}}. It projects a hologram of a mysterious woman who tells the Trainers to head to [[Old Shore Wharf]] in order to get to an island fortress called [[New Island]].

Later, as a storm brews, the gang arrive at the [[Pokémon Center]], whose [[Nurse Joy]] has been missing for quite a while. [[Officer Jenny]] informs the Trainers gathered that the ferry to New Island has been cancelled. {{OBP|Miranda|M01}}, the pier master tells them that she has lived on the pier all her life and that the current storm is the fiercest she's ever seen. She then tells a story to everyone present about how some people died in a storm many years ago, however legend has it that the tears of a Pokémon restored the people to life.

Soon, most of the other Pokémon Trainers—ignoring Jenny and Miranda's warnings—take off for New Island. Ash and the gang are eager to follow, but none of their Pokémon are strong enough to handle the giant waves. Team Rocket, under disguise, give Ash and the gang a boat ride. Later, Team Rocket's disguise was uncovered. However, the storm proves too much for them, and as the strong wind and waves hit against the boat, it capsized and everyone was sent into the ocean. The gang saved themselves by using Ash's Squirtle and [[Misty's Staryu]] to get all the way to New Island.

As the heroes barely arrive at New Island, the mystery woman from the hologram letter greets them and takes them to the dining room to meet the other Trainers who arrived safely. Brock says that she looked familiar, however, the woman denies it and shows them to the castle.

Meanwhile, as Team Rocket try to get inside the fortress, the [[Mythical Pokémon]] {{OBP|Mew|M01}} senses something troubling and arrives at New Island, and follows closely behind Team Rocket.

[[File:Mewtwo M01.png|thumb|250px|Mewtwo greets Trainers to New Island]]
As they arrive in the dining room, Ash and the gang meet three Pokémon Trainers named [[Neesha]], [[Fergus]], and [[Corey]]. Just then, the mystery woman introduces everybody in the room to her master, who is revealed to be none other than Mewtwo. Fergus insults Mewtwo, who sends him flying. Fergus has his {{p|Gyarados}} attack with {{m|Hyper Beam}}, but Mewtwo easily reflects it. Then, Mewtwo releases the woman from its power, Brock quickly catches her, and it is revealed that the mystery woman is the missing Nurse Joy. Mewtwo tells the Trainers that humans are weak and cruel, and have made all Pokémon their slaves. It also says that Pokémon are no better off, since they choose to associate with humans.

As Team Rocket get into the fortress and make their way into a laboratory, they come across a weird-looking machine, a computer, and several Pokémon sleeping in giant pods. Jessie accidentally sits on the computer controls, which play back a recorded message from Dr. Fuji about the fossilized eyelash of Mew that was used to create Mewtwo. Suddenly, the machine takes a piece of hair from Meowth to create a clone of him. Summoned by Mewtwo, the cloned Pokémon awaken and exit to their master.

Mewtwo leads Ash and the other Trainers into the stadium part of the fortress and suggests that they should battle Pokémon to see who is the strongest, the clones versus the originals. [[Ash's Charizard]], Corey's {{p|Venusaur}}, and Neesha's {{p|Blastoise}} are no match for Mewtwo's clones. Mewtwo then summons its own specialized [[Poké Ball]]s, the Clone Balls, and uses them to capture Charizard, Venusaur and Blastoise, claiming them as its prize. Mewtwo then announces that the other Pokémon will be taken to be cloned. The clones will remain safe on the island while Mewtwo's storms destroy the planet. Mewtwo then sends the Balls after the Pokémon.

[[File:Neesha Vileplume.png|thumb|left|250px|Neesha attempts to protect her Pokémon]]
Immediately, all the Trainers are on the run. Some Pokémon are captured before they realize what's happening, some attempt to outrun the Clone Balls and some attempt to use their attacks to defend themselves. However, it proves to be useless as nearly all the Pokémon end up being captured one by one. Ash deduces that Pokémon inside their Poké Balls should be safe from capture and [[recall]]s {{AP|Bulbasaur}} and {{AP|Squirtle}}. However, it turns out to be no use, as the Clone Balls instead capture the Poké Balls whole with Bulbasaur and Squirtle still inside. Brock suggests carrying the Pokémon away, but while Misty successfully hides {{TP|Misty|Togepi}} inside her [[bag|backpack]], {{TP|Misty|Psyduck}} and {{TP|Brock|Vulpix}} aren't so lucky and are also caught.

{{AP|Pikachu}} is the only Pokémon still uncaptured, and as a result he's now the only target of the Clone Balls. Ash uses his body to block them, giving Pikachu a chance to run. Pikachu heads towards a nearby suspended staircase and uses {{m|ThunderShock}} to take out a few of the Clone Balls. Ash follows him up the staircase. Pikachu is forced to use his ThunderShock every few seconds, which in combination with constantly being on the run, leaves him exhausted. As a result, Pikachu is forced off the staircase while dodging the Balls, falling a long way. Ash jumps off after Pikachu to protect him, but before he can grab his friend, a Clone Ball finally manages to capture Pikachu. Ash grabs the Ball before he falls into the pool of water at the base of the staircase, and loses his grip on it underwater. Ash follows it, out of the pool, and towards the entrance to the laboratory where Team Rocket is.

The same machine that cloned Meowth earlier is now processing all of the Clone Balls, and Ash grabs the one Pikachu is in just as the machine does as well. Fighting against the machine's many arms, Ash eventually manages to get the Clone Ball away, destroying the machine in the process. Pikachu is released from the Clone Ball and shakes himself off. Happily, he reunites with Ash, but the clones are now freed from their stasis tubes, prepared to join Mewtwo. The remaining Clone Balls are released from the machine in an explosion, and all open to free the Pokémon inside, including Squirtle, Bulbasaur, and their Poké Balls.

Mewtwo releases the other humans and is soon joined by its clone army. Ash emerges from the smoke with his and every Trainer's Pokémon and proclaims that they won't let Mewtwo's plan succeed. He tries to punch Mewtwo, but Mewtwo's force field knocks him down. Ash goes in for another punch, but this time Mewtwo sends him flying at a high point of the castle. Ash is saved from the blow by a large, pink bubble. Then Mew comes onto the scene, having created the bubble that protected Ash. The playful Pokémon is soon targeted by a {{m|Shadow Ball}} from its clone, Mewtwo, who says that clones are far more powerful than the originals. Mew communicates with Mewtwo that a Pokémon's real strength comes from the heart, which is translated by Meowth. Disgusted, Mewtwo throws another Shadow Ball at Mew, who dodges it, but the blast hits Ash. With Mewtwo blocking all the Pokémon's special moves, a widespread melee begins between the Pokémon and their clones.

[[File:Mewtwo Shadow Ball.png|thumb|250px|Mewtwo launches a Shadow Ball at Mew]]
Ash survives the blast, but is horrified to see all the Pokémon fighting their clones, especially Pikachu getting slapped endlessly by his [[Pikachutwo|clone]]. He eventually falls back down to the stadium floor, prompting Misty, Brock, and Nurse Joy to come to his aid. They see now how horrible this kind of fighting is, and that the originals and clones will never give up, resulting in their deaths. Ash realizes someone has to take a stand and refuse to fight, like Pikachu is.

As Team Rocket also look on in horror, Meowth talks with his clone about how, no matter how different people are, they all share a lot in common on this planet.

Just as Mew and Mewtwo are emanating large auras of psychic energy in preparation for their most powerful energy blasts, Ash, angered by the continuous fighting, runs between them, demanding them to stop. The two blasts of energy strike with Ash in the crossfire, and due to the magnitude of concentrated power, Ash is turned to stone.

The stadium becomes silent, save for Pikachu, who runs to Ash's side. After trying to wake him up, Pikachu uses his Thunderbolt in vain, as Ash stays unmoving. Pikachu begins to cry at losing his friend, as do the rest of the Pokémon in the stadium due to Ash's sacrifice. The tears of all the Pokémon come together and magically revive Ash, bringing him back to life just like in the story Miranda told earlier.

After witnessing all of this, Mewtwo states that it does not matter who is more powerful, that the clones and originals both have value, and that the circumstances of one's birth is irrelevant: it is what one does with life that determines one's destiny. Mewtwo also says that it would be best if no one knew about what happened. When Mewtwo flies off, it tells Ash that it will find a place where it and the clones can live in peace. As a result, all of the memories of this event are erased from the Trainers' minds.

Ash, Misty, Brock, and everyone else instantly find themselves back at the Pokémon Center with no memory of their adventure on New Island. Nurse Joy is also back, offering shelter from the storm. Going out to the pier, Ash sees Mew in the clouds as the storm ends and tells Misty and Brock that [[EP001|when his journey began]] he saw a {{an|Ho-Oh|mysterious Pokémon}}, and now he believes he just saw another. Misty thinks that Ash was just imagining it, but Brock points out that maybe he wasn't. With that, the three friends prepare to continue their journey.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket, on the now-empty and green New Island and with no clue how they got here, decide to take a vacation as the credits begin to roll.
{{endspoilers}}

==Major events==
[[File:Mewtwo and Mew.png|thumb|Mewtwo and Mew]]
* {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{an|Brock}} meet {{OBP|Mewtwo|original series}}, but Mewtwo later makes them forget about the encounter.
* [[Ash's Squirtle]] is revealed to know {{m|Bubble Beam}}.

===Debuts===
* {{p|Mewtwo}} ({{OBP|Mewtwo|original series|original series}})
* {{p|Mew}}
* {{p|Alakazam}}
* {{p|Donphan}}
* {{p|Nidoqueen}}
* {{p|Seadra}}
* {{p|Golduck}}
* {{p|Wigglytuff}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
[[File:Fergus.png|thumb|Fergus]]
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Gary Oak]] (cameo)
* {{an|Giovanni}}
* {{an|Dr. Fuji}}
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* [[Officer Jenny]]
* [[Neesha]]
* [[Fergus]]
* [[Corey]]
* {{OBP|Miranda|M01}}
* [[Raymond]]
* Announcer
* {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s
* Other [[Pokémon Trainer]]s
* {{an|Amber}} ([[#Kanzenban version|''Kanzenban'' version only]])

===Pokémon===
[[File:Corey Pidgeot.png|thumb|Corey rode his Pidgeot to New Island]]
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Togepi}} ({{OP|Misty|Togepi}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|Ash|Bulbasaur}})
* {{p|Charizard}} ({{OP|Ash|Charizard}})
* {{p|Squirtle}} ({{OP|Ash|Squirtle}})
* {{p|Staryu}} ({{OP|Misty|Staryu}})
* {{p|Psyduck}} ({{OP|Misty|Psyduck}})
* {{p|Vulpix}} ({{OP|Brock|Vulpix}})
* {{p|Weezing}} ({{OP|James|Weezing}})
* {{p|Nidoking}} ({{Gary}}'s)
* {{p|Arcanine}} ({{OP|Gary|Arcanine}})
* {{p|Persian}} ({{OP|Giovanni|Persian}})
* {{p|Donphan}} ([[Raymond]]'s)
* {{p|Machamp}} ([[Raymond]]'s)
* {{p|Golem}} ([[Raymond]]'s)
* {{p|Venomoth}} ([[Raymond]]'s)
* {{p|Pinsir}} ([[Raymond]]'s)
* {{p|Gyarados}} ([[Fergus]]'s)
* {{p|Seadra}} ([[Fergus]]'s)
* {{p|Nidoqueen}} ([[Fergus]]'s)
* {{p|Golduck}} ([[Fergus]]'s)
* {{p|Tentacruel}} ([[Fergus]]'s)
* {{p|Vaporeon}} ([[Fergus]]'s)
* {{p|Pidgeot}} ([[Corey]]'s)
* {{p|Scyther}} ([[Corey]]'s)
* {{p|Hitmonlee}} ([[Corey]]'s)
* {{p|Venusaur}} ([[Corey]]'s; Bruteroot)
* {{p|Sandslash}} ([[Corey]]'s)
* {{p|Rhyhorn}} ([[Corey]]'s)
* {{p|Dewgong}} ([[Neesha]]'s)
* {{p|Wigglytuff}} ([[Neesha]]'s)
* {{p|Blastoise}} ([[Neesha]]'s; Shellshocker)
* {{p|Vileplume}} ([[Neesha]]'s)
* {{p|Ninetales}} ([[Neesha]]'s)
* {{p|Rapidash}} ([[Neesha]]'s)
* {{p|Fearow}} ({{OBP|Mewtwo|original series}}'s)
* {{p|Dragonite}} ({{OBP|Mewtwo|original series}}'s)
* {{p|Tauros}} ({{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s'; new; multiple)
* {{p|Onix}} (unnamed {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s)
* {{p|Alakazam}} (unnamed {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s)
* {{p|Magneton}} (unnamed {{pkmn|Trainer}}'s)
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{an|Dr. Fuji}}'s, Bulbasaurtwo; [[#Kanzenban version|''Kanzenban'' version only]])
* {{p|Charmander}} ({{an|Dr. Fuji}}'s, Charmandertwo; [[#Kanzenban version|''Kanzenban'' version only]])
* {{p|Squirtle}} ({{an|Dr. Fuji}}'s, Squirtletwo; [[#Kanzenban version|''Kanzenban'' version only]])
* {{p|Mewtwo}} ({{OBP|Mewtwo|original series|original series}})
* {{p|Mew}} ({{mov|Mew|M01|1}})

====Pokémon seen with Trainers waiting for the ferry to New Island====
* {{p|Caterpie}}
* {{p|Weedle}}
* {{p|Raticate}}
* {{p|Spearow}}
* {{p|Ekans}}
* {{p|Raichu}}
* {{p|Sandshrew}}
* {{p|Nidorino}}
* {{p|Vileplume}}
* {{p|Venonat}}
* {{p|Growlithe}}
* {{p|Poliwhirl}}
* {{p|Bellsprout}}
* {{p|Slowpoke}}
* {{p|Drowzee}}
* {{p|Kingler}}
* {{p|Electabuzz}}

====Mewtwo's [[cloning|cloned]] Pokémon====
[[File:Mewtwo Clones.png|thumb|Mewtwo standing with Pokémon he cloned]]
* {{p|Venusaur}}
* {{p|Charizard}}
* {{p|Blastoise}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ([[Pikachutwo]])
* {{p|Bulbasaur}}
* {{p|Squirtle}}
* {{p|Psyduck}}
* {{p|Vulpix}}
* {{p|Meowth}}
* {{p|Gyarados}}
* {{p|Seadra}}
* {{p|Nidoqueen}}
* {{p|Golduck}}
* {{p|Tentacruel}}
* {{p|Vaporeon}}
* {{p|Pidgeot}}
* {{p|Scyther}}
* {{p|Hitmonlee}}
* {{p|Sandslash}}
* {{p|Rhyhorn}}
* {{p|Dewgong}}
* {{p|Wigglytuff}}
* {{p|Vileplume}}
* {{p|Ninetales}}
* {{p|Rapidash}}

==Cast==
{{cast/h|Kanto}}
{{cast|Kanto|Ash Ketchum|disp=Ash|Veronica Taylor|Satoshi|Rica Matsumoto|サトシ|松本梨香|top=yes}}
{{cast|Kanto|Ash's Pikachu|disp=Pikachu|Ikue Ohtani|Pikachu|Ikue Ohtani|ピカチュウ|大谷育江}}
{{cast|Kanto|Misty (anime)|disp=Misty|Rachael Lillis|Kasumi|Mayumi Iizuka|カスミ|飯塚雅弓}}
{{cast|Kanto|Misty's Togepi|disp=Togepi|Satomi Kōrogi|Togepi|Satomi Kōrogi|トゲピー|こおろぎさとみ}}
{{cast|Kanto|Brock (anime)|disp=Brock|Eric Stuart|Takeshi|Yūji Ueda|タケシ|うえだ　ゆうじ}}
{{cast|Kanto|Jessie|Rachael Lillis|Musashi|Megumi Hayashibara|ムサシ|林原めぐみ}}
{{cast|Kanto|James|Eric Stuart|Kojirō|Shin'ichirō Miki|コジロウ|三木眞一郎}}
{{cast|Kanto|Meowth (Team Rocket)|disp=Meowth|Maddie Blaustein{{!}}Addie Blaustein|Nyarth|Inuko Inuyama|ニャース|犬山イヌコ}}
{{cast|Kanto|Nurse Joy|Megan Hollingshead|Joy|Ayako Shiraishi|ジョーイ|白石文子}}
{{cast|Kanto|Officer Jenny|Lee Quick|Junsar|Chinami Nishimura|ジュンサー|西村ちなみ}}
{{cast|Kanto|Giovanni (anime)|disp=Giovanni|Ted Lewis{{!}}Ed Paul|Sakaki|Hirotaka Suzuoki|サカキ|鈴置洋孝}}
{{cast|Kanto|Narrator|disp=Narration|Rodger Parsons{{!}}Ken Gates|Narration|Unshō Ishizuka|ナレーション|石塚運昇|bottom=yes}}
! colspan=6 | Special appearances by
|-
{{cast|Kanto|Mewtwo (original series)|disp=Mewtwo|Philip Bartlett|Mewtwo|Masachika Ichimura|ミュウツー|市村正親}}
{{cast|Kanto|Mew (M01)|disp=Mew|Kōichi Yamadera|Mew|Kōichi Yamadera|ミュウ|山寺宏一}}
{{cast|Kanto|Corey|Ted Lewis{{!}}Ed Paul|Sorao|Tōru Furuya|ソラオ|古谷徹}}
{{cast|Kanto|Neesha|Lisa Ortiz|Sweet|Aiko Satō|スイート|佐藤藍子}}
{{cast|Kanto|Fergus|Carter Cathcart{{!}}Jimmy Zoppi|Umio|Wataru Takagi|ウミオ|高木渉}}
{{cast|Kanto|Raymond|Maddie Blaustein{{!}}Addie Blaustein|Raymond|Raymond Johnson|レイモンド|レイモンドジョンソン}}
{{cast|Kanto|Miranda (M01)|disp=Miranda|Kayzie Rogers|Voyager|Sachiko Kobayashi|ボイジャー|小林幸子}}
{{cast|Kanto|Dr. Fuji (anime)|disp=Dr. Fuji|Philip Bartlett|Dr. Fuji|Yōsuke Akimoto|フジ博士|秋元羊介}}
|}

==Scenes in episodes==
[[File:Mewtwo in armor.png|thumb|200px|Giovanni controlled Mewtwo with a special suit of armor]]
The episodes ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]'', ''[[EP064|It's Mr. Mime Time]]'' and ''[[EP065|Showdown at the Po-ké Corral]]'' feature {{OBP|Mewtwo|original series}} in scenes that prelude this movie. These episodes were supposed to air before the movie premiere, but due to the anime's four-month hiatus after the seizures caused by [[EP038]], the episodes ended up airing on September 17, 24, and October 8, 1998, respectively, whereas the movie premiered on July 18.

The scene in which Nidoking and Arcanine battle Mewtwo is adapted from Gary's battle against Giovanni in ''The Battle of the Badge'', but there are several differences between the two versions. The movie has a different perspective and animation, mostly evident in Mewtwo's appearance, which is more cartoony in the episode as opposed to the elaborate design of its armor in the movie. Mewtwo's whole body glows when it uses Psychic against Nidoking and Arcanine in the episode, but only its eyes glow in the movie. Mewtwo's chin is covered by its armor in the movie, but it is exposed in the episode. It is unknown whether this is an error or design change, since what looks like the chin could have been part of the armor if colored differently. Giovanni's position also differs: he stands up and walks forward before sending out Mewtwo in the episode, but stays seated in the movie.

In ''It's Mr. Mime Time'', Mewtwo makes a cameo when the Rocket Trio go to [[Team Rocket HQ]], apologize to Giovanni, and have a brief video chat with him. The upward-panning shot of Mewtwo uses the same animation of when Mewtwo is first shown in its armor, though this scene chronologically took place after the scene in the movie.

The scene of Mewtwo blasting out of {{an|Team Rocket HQ}} in ''Showdown at the Po-ké Corral'' is also shown in the movie's prologue. The explosion in the episode has a different perspective and animation, but both shots of Mewtwo flying away use the same animation. The shot of Giovanni's helicopter taking off in this episode uses the same animation (played in reverse) of the same helicopter landing on New Island in the movie.

==Alternate versions==
===''Kanzenban'' version===
In Japan the theatrical version had only two home video releases (VHS, February 12, 1999; LaserDisc, July 17, 1999) and was never shown on TV. A new version of the movie, known as the ''kanzenban'' (Japanese: 完全版 ''full version''), has been shown in all television airings in Japan (the first one being on July 8, 1999) and in the Japanese home video releases from the third one (VHS, November 12, 1999) onward: this version contains additional scenes and CGI edits.

====Additional scenes====
{{main|The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin}}
A ten-minute short known as (Japanese: '''{{tt|ミュウツーの誕生|Mewtwo no Tanjō}}''' ''The Birth of Mewtwo'') was added at the beginning of the movie in the "kanzenban" version: this short details the history of Mewtwo's creation (based on the radio drama ''[[The Birth of Mewtwo]]''), increasing the movie's length from 75 to 85 minutes and the prologue's length from 10 to 20 minutes. Although the ''kanzenban'' was created to be later used in the United States, the North American theatrical version (November 10, 1999) removed the short while still using the footage from the ''kanzenban'' for the rest of the movie instead of the footage from the Japanese theatrical version. On March 21, 2000, ''Mewtwo Strikes Back'' was released in home video in the United States, and both the VHS and the DVD included the first two minutes of the short dubbed in English as '''The Story of Mewtwo's Origin''': in the VHS these scenes were added to the beginning of the movie while in the DVD they were included as an extra. On June 23, 2000, a Japanese DVD of the movie was released with both a Japanese and an English audio track, and this marked the first time the full English dubbed version of the short was available; it was later included under the title '''The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin''' in the Special Features of the international DVD of ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'', released on August 17, 2001 in Australia and on December 4, 2001 in the United States.
* The first scene (the only one that was included on the American VHS/DVD release of the movie) centered around a group of explorers who found an ancient engraving of Mew and a fossil of its eyelash.
* The second detailed {{an|Dr. Fuji}}'s attempts to clone {{an|Amber|his daughter}}, who had died as a child, Mew, and the Kanto starters.
* The final scene detailed a young Mewtwo's telepathic interaction with clones of the [[Kanto]] starters and Amber Fuji.
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====CGI edits====
All the following edits were made for the "kanzenban" and then used in international releases of the movie:
* In the wide shot of Mewtwo facing Dr. Fuji, who is explaining to it how it was created, two large test tubes were shown positioned on either side of the screen in front of the characters and magnifying them. These were pushed off to the edge of the screen in the newer version of the film.
* When Mewtwo is being suited up with armor, Giovanni is covered in shadow (much like his first appearances in the anime). In the newer version the scene was changed so he could be seen better, probably because his identity in the anime had already been revealed in ''[[EP063|Battle of the Badge]]''.
* A CGI panning effect was added to the Gym floor when Mewtwo battles a Trainer's {{p|Onix}}.
* When Mewtwo first summons the storm, the shadow color on its hand is changed from purple to pinkish-red.
* Mew floating up to the surface of the water in a bubble was completely re-animated.
* Throughout the film, the original hand-drawn clouds of Mewtwo's storm are replaced with more realistic-looking CGI clouds. The water in the storm is also altered to have different shades of blue.
* Mewtwo's castle is changed from hand-drawn to CGI.
* The shot of the big doors opening was replaced with CGI doors. When the door closes in front of Ash, the scene now pans all the way back to Team Rocket facing the door when it was originally a {{wp|Dissolve (filmmaking)|dissolve}}.
* Another CGI panning effect was added for the shot of Rhyhorn charging toward Mewtwo.
* The big reveal of Mewtwo's stadium was rendered with CGI.
* The scene of Ash walking forward with all the rescued Pokémon was altered to have them fade into sight. In the original, they were drawn as black silhouettes slowly walking outward through the smoke and their bodies interacted with it more. This was also seen in the US trailer of ''Pokémon the First Movie''.
* When Ash is looking down at the Pokémon fighting their clones, they were all originally drawn as silhouettes.
* The tears of life from the Pokémon were changed to CGI.
<gallery>
File:M01 comparison 1.png‎|Large test tubes moved
File:M01 comparison 2.png|Reanimation Mew in the bubble
File:M01 comparison 3.png|Big doors replaced with CGI doors
File:M01 comparison 4.png|Hand-drawn clouds replaced with CGI clouds
</gallery>

===Digitally remastered version===
Similar to ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'' and ''[[Holiday Hi-Jynx]]'', the ''Kanzenban'' version of this movie was digitally remastered to HD, complete with slight color correction. An error is also corrected where [[Raymond]]'s {{p|Machamp}} now comes out of its [[Poké Ball]] only once. It was released on Blu-Ray in Japan on November 28, 2012 with a boxset containing all the movies up to [[M13]], and aired on May 3, 2013 on [[TV Tokyo]]. The dub (which retains the [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] audio) aired on Cartoon Network January 4, 2014, and was re-released on [[Pokémon TV]] June 6, 2015. In addition to all of the changes in the Japanese version, [[The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin]] is once again cut out, along with the Alakazam error in the Cartoon Network version. The opening{{tt|*|Cartoon Network version only, they are removed from the Pokémon TV version}} and ending{{tt|*|Pokémon TV re-release only}} credits are retyped in a [[The Pokémon Company International|TPCi]] font instead of {{wp|Comic Sans}}, and the copyright year 2014 (2015 for the re-release) was added to the end of the credits.

==Trivia==
[[File:Fourth Trainer.png|thumb|200px|The fourth Trainer seen on the far right before leaving]]
[[File:Female Trainer M01 Fearow.png|thumb|200px|The female Trainer leaving for New Island on a Fearow]]
* At 10 minutes, this movie has the longest prologue. The prologue was further extended to 20 minutes in the Japanese extended version and 12 minutes in the international extended version.
** According to [[Takeshi Shudō]], the movie was not originally supposed to have a prologue, but it was decided to add one after it was clear that the hiatus would have caused the tie-in episodes to air after the movie premiere<ref>http://www.style.fm/as/05_column/shudo167.shtml</ref>.
* Some of the Pokémon on the poster did not appear in the movie.
* ''[[PK01|Pikachu's Vacation]]'' has the first appearances of the {{cat|Generation II Pokémon}} {{p|Snubbull}} and {{p|Marill}}, and the feature film is the first appearance of {{p|Donphan}}.
* Several [[move]]s were used by Pokémon in this movie that were not yet available in the games. {{OBP|Mewtwo|original series}} used {{m|Shadow Ball}}, {{DL|Mewtwo (original series)|Blastoisetwo}} used {{m|Rapid Spin}}, and [[Raymond]]'s Donphan, itself a Pokémon not available yet, used {{m|Rollout}}.
* Other than Corey, Fergus, and Neesha, a female fourth Trainer takes off from the pier on the back of a Fearow. She is seen flying Fearow while Fergus and Neesha ride their Gyarados and Dewgong. She likely never made it to New Island, unlike the others.
** This Trainer and her Fearow are often mistaken as a continuity error involving Corey and his Pidgeot.
** She is the only character who leaves for New Island but never appears again. Mewtwo wipes the memories of everyone on New Island and transports them back to the mainland (except for Team Rocket), but this Trainer completely disappears.
* Despite numerous mentions that {{p|Charizard}} and its pre-evolved forms will die if the flame on their tail goes out, both the Charizard clone and {{DL|Mewtwo (original series)|Charizardtwo}} were submerged in liquid with no visible flame while in their incubation chambers.
* This movie marks the only time in the anime that {{AP|Pikachu}} is shown going ''into'' a [[Poké Ball]], and only the second time he has come out of one (the other being in ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]'').
* Of the Pokémon seen in the movie, only [[Misty's Togepi]], {{TP|Misty|Staryu}}, and [[James's Weezing]] were not captured and cloned by Mewtwo. Misty hid Togepi in her backpack, whereas Staryu and Weezing were not released from their Poké Balls during the gathering.
* Though Mewtwo owned a cloned {{p|Venusaur}}, Charizard, and {{p|Blastoise}}, they were not cloned from the Trainers' Pokémon. They were supposedly cloned from Pokémon Mewtwo had previously acquired itself. Despite this, all three of the Trainers' Pokémon were captured by Mewtwo anyway.
** This may have been done in order to prevent the three from interfering with the capture of the other Pokémon.
** Mewtwo indicated its wish to populate the new world with its clones, so the three may have simply been acquired for genetic stock purposes. Having genetic material from multiple {{wp|Genetic Variation|unrelated sources}} would help prevent {{wp|inbreeding|genetic defects}} and result in a more successful {{wp|breeding program}}.
** These three Pokémon are the fully-evolved forms of {{DL|Mewtwo (original series)|Befriended|Mewtwo's childhood friends}}, who died before the events of this movie. It is most likely a coincidence since Mewtwo's memory of their deaths was erased by the scientists.
* This is the only movie that does not feature Ash on the English cover.
* The home video release of the film had a trailer of [[M02|the second movie]] and came with [[Mewtwo (Wizards Promo 14)|a free trading card]].
* This movie is the only Pokémon material to be released on LaserDisc. It was packaged with the ''Pikachu's Vacation'' short.
* As noted above, Mewtwo was not originally supposed to appear on-screen until the scene of it appearing before the trainers on New Island. The montage depicting its creation, servitude under Team Rocket, and rebellion against Giovanni were added later due to the three-month hiatus caused by the events of airing [[EP038]].
* According to Takeshi Shudo's notes on the movie, Ash was not killed when Mewtwo and Mew's psychic blasts collided with him, nor did the tears actually bring him back to life. Instead, the blasts caused him to become petrified, and the tears restored him.

===Errors===
[[File:Flameless Rapidash.png|thumb|200px|Flameless Rapidash]]
* Early in the film, Ash's Pikachu defeats [[Raymond]]'s {{p|Golem}} with {{m|Thunderbolt}}, which should have had [[Ground (type)|no effect]].
* Mewtwo is colored pink as it begins creating the storm. In a later shot of Mewtwo intensifying the storm, its color is corrected.
[[File:Old Shore Wharf crowd comparison.png|thumb|200px|Fergus and Corey's backpacks shrink. Also, the top image shows the fourth Trainer who left for New Island.]]
* In two very similar shots at the beginning and end of the film, as [[Officer Jenny]] warns the Trainers about the storm, the backpacks of [[Corey]] and [[Fergus]] drastically shrink in size.
* When Fergus releases his Gyarados into the water to ride on its back, its lips are blue instead of yellow.
* When Jenny's hat flies off, the loops of Miranda's earrings are completely colored in.
* In the dub, three Pokémon are referred to by the wrong name. {{p|Pidgeot}} was called {{p|Pidgeotto}}, {{p|Scyther}} was called {{p|Alakazam}}, and {{p|Sandslash}} was called {{p|Sandshrew}}. In the audio commentary, [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]] stated that they decided to leave the Alakazam error as something for the children watching to notice and because they felt it was plausible that Team Rocket could make a mistake. This was cut out for the dub of the remastered version when it was aired on Cartoon Network, but restored when it was re-released on Pokémon TV.
** In addition, the Closed Captioning for the re-release and on Pokémon TV have Corey correctly referring to his Pokémon as a Pidgeot.
* Fergus states that all of his Pokémon are {{t|Water}} types in the dub, but he also has a {{p|Nidoqueen}}, a {{2t|Poison|Ground}}-type Pokémon.
* While Ash is looking at Fergus's Pokémon in the dub, his Japanese voice can be faintly heard over the voice of the Pokémon.
* When Fergus runs over to his injured Gyarados, his Nidoqueen has the color scheme of a {{p|Nidoking}}.
* Right before Ash charges at Mewtwo, one frame shows {{p|Rapidash}} without flames. This was fixed in later releases.
* In the shot after Corey shows his Pokémon to Ash and his friends, Ash's pupils are entirely brown instead of mostly black with some brown.
* When the clones enter with an explosion and emerge from the smoke, [[Pikachutwo]]'s black-tipped ears are the same as a normal {{p|Pikachu}}'s and Golduck is greenish teal instead of blue.
* Pikachutwo's cheek pouches surge with electricity even though Mewtwo blocked the Pokémon's special abilities.
** However, the Japanese dialogue says nothing about the Pokémon's abilities being blocked, and they simply clash physically out of pure hatred.
* In {{pmin|South Asia|India}}, Hungama TV used the original Japanese version of this movie as a source for the Hindi dub, instead of using the English dub as is done for the episodes of the anime, resulting in several dubbing errors:
** In ''[[The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin]]'', {{p|Charmander}}'s Japanese voice can be heard.
** In one scene, a Trainer calls his {{p|Kingler}} with an unknown name.
** In another scene, Neesha calls her {{p|Blastoise}} by its Japanese name, ''Kamex''.
** In the cloning scene, {{MTR}} says "{{p|Chikorita}}" when speaking about {{p|Vaporeon}}.
** When Meowth talks with the clone Meowth, one line in human language was said by the clone Meowth despite the fact that the clone Meowth can't speak the human language.
[[File:M01 ENG Bluray Credits error.JPEG|thumb|200px|Typo listing Billy Crawford as "Bolly Crawford" in the HD remastered version]]
* The retyped ending credits for the dub of the remastered version misspell [[Don't Say You Love Me]] as Don't Say '''Your''' Love Me and accidentally list '''Bolly Crawford''' instead of Billy Crawford as the singer of the opening song.
* On the DVD scene selection, {{p|Togepi}} is listed as Pokémon {{p|Chikorita|#152}}. However, prior to the release of {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, Togepi had been given #152 in other media as well.

===Dub edits===
* Mewtwo's personality and goal are different between the original and dub. In the dub, Mewtwo is more boastful about its powers and certain about superiority to Mew and wants to destroy the world with a hurricane it created to get revenge on humanity. In the original, Mewtwo is instead portrayed as a confused being and, while its motive is still to get revenge on humanity, it is not the destruction of the world by means of the storm, but the actual confrontation between Mewtwo and the trainers that is its goal, with the storm used as a test that the trainers had to get through (which was also briefly alluded to in the Dub).
* Giovanni was never mentioned by the scientists in the laboratory in the original version, and all the references to him were added in the dub.
* There was no alarm sounding during Mewtwo's awakening in the Japanese version.
* The dialogue in the scene where Dr. Fuji tells Mewtwo about its origins was altered in the dub. In the original version, Mewtwo asks if Mew is its mother or father, and when Dr. Fuji tells that neither "yes" or "no" would be a wrong answer, it asks if it was created by {{wp|God in Christianity|God}}. To this, Dr. Fuji replies that in this world, the only ones capable of creating life are God and humans, and Mewtwo was created through human science.
* While Giovanni tells Mewtwo about seeing it as a valuable partner in the dub, in the Japanese version, he tells it that there is something even stronger than it in this world, to which Mewtwo replies, "Humans?" receiving a nod of acceptance from Giovanni.
* Giovanni denies that Mewtwo's armor is meant to suppress its powers in the dub, stating that it is rather meant to "focus" them. In the original Japanese, Giovanni says that Mewtwo's job is to fight for Team Rocket.
* In the scene of Mewtwo alone in Giovanni's headquarters, no dialogue was originally heard. In the dub, Mewtwo thinks about its purpose.
* In the original release for the movie, Raymond's Machamp is shown coming out of its Poké Ball twice. It is unknown whether this was mistakenly repeated or intentionally done for dynamic effect, but it would seem to be a mistake as this was corrected when the digitally remastered version came out.
* When Meowth complains about his hunger, Jessie takes out a frying pan and states that she could cook something, to which Meowth replies "Thanks, but the last time you cooked, you took out eight of my nine lives." In the Japanese version, Jessie simply points out that she has a frying pan, to which Meowth replies that without meat and vegetables, it is nothing more than an iron pan.
* Miranda's story about the power of Pokémon tears to revive people only exists in the English version. Originally, she only says that the storm is the greatest she has ever seen.
* During the opening scene after {{AP|Bulbasaur}} beat Raymond's Donphan, Ash's mouth moves. He says nothing in the Japanese version, while in the dub there was a dialogue.
* When Team Rocket are disguised as Vikings, Brock says he was not aware that they existed anymore. Ash replies that they mostly live in {{wp|Minnesota}}, a reference to the {{wp|Minnesota Vikings}} {{wp|National Football League|NFL}} team.
** In the {{pmin|Denmark|Danish version}}, Brock says '''{{tt|Jeg vidste ikke at vikingerne stadig fandtes.|I didn't know that the Vikings still existed.}}''', and Ash replies '''{{tt|Jo, men de turnere mest i Sverige.|Yes, but they are mostly touring in Sweden.}}''' This is probably because at the time {{wp|Vikings}} existed, the Danes were also Vikings.
*** In the Danish subtitles, Ash says '''{{tt|Vikingerne er et band.|The Vikings is a band.}}''' The Vikings are an old Swedish band, which is probably what Ash and Brock are referring to.
** In the {{pmin|Sweden|Swedish dub}}, Brock says '''{{tt|Jag visste inte att vikingar fortfarande existerade.|I didn't know that the Vikings still existed.}}''', and Ash replies '''{{tt|Jo, men de hänger mest i Norge.|Yes, but they mostly hang out in Norway}}'''. Real Vikings existed in both Sweden and Norway.
* In the {{pmin|France|French}} dub, Misty's Staryu makes no sound when it is released from its Poké Ball. In all other versions of the film, Staryu's voice can be heard twice.
* In the {{pmin|Latin America}}n dub, Corey is referred to as [[Gary Oak]].
* In the dub, the Pokémon Replication System switches between a female computer voice and the recorded voice of Dr. Fuji. In the Japanese, Dr. Fuji's is the only voice.
** In the dub, Dr. Fuji's message was made to sound like it was being recorded while Mewtwo was destroying the laboratory, with the sounds of explosions and screaming occasionally heard at the background. This is not the case in the Japanese version.
* When the clones emerge into the arena, Mewtwo was originally confused by their sudden appearance. In the dub, Mewtwo proudly presents its clones, appearing to have somewhat expected their arrival.
* In the dub, Mew is portrayed more as a hero to counter Mewtwo, contrasting the original where it has more anti-heroic qualities. Due to this, Mew's speech to Mewtwo is different in the Japanese version. In the English dub, Mew says that shows of force prove nothing, and real strength comes from the heart. In the original, Mew is much more bellicose, saying that only the original Pokémon are real, and no matter how much they fight, the real ones will never lose to copies.
**Contrary to popular belief, however, Mew never advocates a genocide of the clones in either version.
* While the original and clone Pokémon battle, the background music is different in both versions: the Japanese version plays a variation of ''[[Pocket Monsters Original Soundtrack Best#Tracklist 2|Colossal Battle]]''{{tt|*|listed as 1997-1998＿M14}} followed by soft instrumental music, while the English version plays ''[[Brother My Brother]]'', a song promoting peace.
* The English script contains an anti-racism moral. Meowth, agreeing with his clone, says, "Maybe if we started looking at what's the same instead of always looking at what's different, well, who knows?" In the original, Meowthtwo refuses to fight because it is pointless and harmful, opting instead to marvel at the full moon, which Meowth calls poetic.
* When Pikachu is repeatedly shocking Ash to try to bring him back to life, Misty says "Pikachu…" in the Japanese version, and "Please, no…" in the English version. A commentary revealed that the dubbers had many alternatives for this piece of dialogue, one example being the facetious "My [[Bicycle#Trivia|bike]]…"
* Mewtwo says much less at the end of the original film, telling Mew that these events are best forgotten, and only saying to Ash that the clones will live somewhere in the world.
* In the English dub, after being returned back to the port, Brock admires how beautiful [[Nurse Joy]] and [[Officer Jenny]] are. In the original Japanese version of the film, Brock is admiring Miranda as well.
* James and Meowth originally said nothing just before the credits rolled.
* {{pmin|South Asia|Hungama TV}}'s Hindi dub used the original Japanese version of the movie. As such, characters that had not appeared in the main anime, such as {{an|Amber}}, kept their Japanese names.

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==Related articles==
* [[The Birth of Mewtwo]] - Radio drama
* [[The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin]] - Anime adaptation of the radio drama
* [[Mewtwo Returns]] - Feature-length special
* [[Sound Picture Box - The Birth of Mewtwo]] - CD release featuring the Japanese score and the Birth of Mewtwo radio drama
* [[Together With the Wind (single)]] - CD release of the movie's Japanese ending theme
* [[Pokémon the First Movie (soundtrack)]] - English soundtrack
* [[Pokémon the First Movie (score)]] - English score
* [[Mewtwo Strikes Back! (manga)]] - Manga adaptation
* [[Pokémon the First Movie (graphic novel)]] - Ani-Manga adaptation
* [[The Art of Pokémon The First Movie]]
* [[Mewtwo Strikes Back (book)]] - Chapter book adaptation
* [[Pokémon the First Movie (picture book)]] - Picture book
* [[Pokémon the First Movie Trading Cards]]

==References==
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==External links==
*''[http://www.amazon.com/Pokémon-First-Movie-Kunihiko-Yuyama/dp/B01AQM460G Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back]'' on [[Amazon Video]] (English)
*''[https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Pok%C3%A9mon_The_First_Movie?id=kOf9inXy4zU Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back]'' on {{wp|Google Play}} (English)
*''[https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/pokemon-first-movie-dubbed/id1069567899 Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back]'' on {{wp|iTunes}} (English)
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190641/ ''Pokémon: The First Movie'' at IMDb]
*{{wp|Pokémon: The First Movie|''Pokémon: The First Movie'' at Wikipedia}}
*[http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-episodes/pokemon-movies/pokemon-the-first-movie-1999 Official website for ''Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back''] (English)
*[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/anime/movie/1998/ Official website for ''Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back''] (Japanese)
*[http://webspace.webring.com/people/ds/spookymeggie/vidi.html An article about the Japanese edits to ''Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back'']
*[http://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/18584/ZMLZ-102/Pocket-Monster-(Pokemon):-Mewtwo-Strikes-Back-amp;-Pikachu-'s-Summer-Vacation-(1998) ''Pokémon: The First Movie'' LaserDisc Release]
* [http://www.thefreelibrary.com/PREPARE+FOR+THE+POKEMON+INVASION%3b+JAPANESE+FILM+ONE+OF+TWO+ANIMATED...-a083620988 Daily News article that mentions the originally-planned release date]

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Pokémon TV

2017-01-01T20:02:57Z

Matty: /* Episode debuts */

{{NintendoService
|name=Pokémon TV
|logo=[[File:Pokémon TV.png|200px]]
|caption=Logo for Pokémon TV
|provider=[[The Pokémon Company International]]
|launched=November 2010 (Website); February 12, 2013 (Application)<ref>[http://www.wired.com/geekmom/2013/02/pokemon-app-launch/ Wired - February 2013]</ref>
|serviceprovided=Video streaming of Pokémon episodes
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|externallink=[http://www.pokemon.com/us/tv-episodes/pokemon-episodes/ Pokémon TV website] [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pokemon-tv/id594261405?mt=8 iOS Application] [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pokemontv Android Application] [http://www.amazon.com/The-Pok%C3%A9mon-Company-International-TV/dp/B00J43WTR6/ Amazon Application] [https://channelstore.roku.com/details/50867/pokmon-tv Roku channel]
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{{Samename|segment that occurs after XY&Z saga episodes|Poké TV}}
'''Pokémon TV''' is a free video service provided by [[The Pokémon Company International]] that provides select episodes of the [[Pokémon anime]] to viewers. It was first accessible to users in November 2010. Episodes are divided by [[series]] or by [[season]]s with the viewable episodes being rotated out over time. It can be viewed through the Internet with a web browser or by downloading the free "Pokémon TV" app on the {{wp|App Store (iOS)|App Store}} for {{wp|iOS}} (with {{wp|Chromecast}} support) and {{wp|tvOS}} ({{wp|Apple TV#4th_generation|Apple TV 4th generation}}), on {{wp|Google Play}} for {{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}} (with Chromecast support), on the {{wp|Amazon Appstore}} for the {{wp|Amazon Fire TV}}, and on the {{wp|Roku}} Channel Store for Roku devices.

==Available content==
===English===
There are two English versions of the service, a United States and a United Kingdom version. Both the website and the mobile app are available for both versions. On the United States service, all six series are available with ten episodes for each. Each Friday, the episodes showing are rotated, removing the earliest five and adding the next five of a series. The United Kingdom service generally uses the same schedule. The new episodes rotate identically with the US version with both regions updating at the same time, but the UK is updated on Saturdays rather than Fridays due to time zone differences. In addition, specials shown on the US and UK services may differ.

The US version is accessed through the US website or, in the case of the mobile app, having the device set to United States English or an unsupported language. The UK version is accessed through the UK website or using the app with the device set to United Kingdom English.

Currently, seasons [[S01|1]], [[S03|3]], [[S09|9]], [[S13|13]], [[S15|15]], and [[S18|18]], ''[[M04|Pokémon 4Ever]]'', [[Pokémon Origins]], and the first 12 episodes of Pokémon Generations are being aired. The first 40 episodes of ''[[S19|Pokémon the Series: XYZ]]'' are also available in the United States, but only the first 20 episodes of this season are available in the United Kingdom.

===French, German, Italian, and European Spanish===
The French, German, Italian, and European Spanish services show the episodes on a shared schedule. Like the English versions, there are six different episode categories. Each category shows ten episodes that rotate each Friday (in release order), with the episode showing being similar to the English versions in that it removes the earliest five and adds the next five. Currently, seasons 1, 3, 9, 13, 15, and 18, ''Pokémon 4Ever'', Pokémon Origins, and the first 15 episodes of Pokémon Generations are being aired. The first 15 episodes of ''Pokémon the Series: XYZ'' are available in the French service, the first 20 in the Italian and Spanish services, and the first 25 in the German service. Both the website and the mobile app are available in these languages.

===Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, and Swedish===
These languages' services also show the episodes on a shared schedule, but unlike the other languages, the service is divided by seasons. Each season shows ten episodes (in release order) that rotate every Friday. They currently have four to five categories showing the following seasons:
* Danish - Seasons 1, [[S02|2]], [[S08|8]], and 9, and the first 32 episodes of ''Pokémon the Series: XYZ'';
* Dutch - Seasons 1, 2, 3, and [[S04|4]], the first 32 episodes of ''Pokémon the Series: XYZ'', and the first 15 episodes of Pokémon Generations;
* Finnish - Seasons 13, [[S14|14]], 15, and [[S16|16]], and the first 32 episodes of ''Pokémon the Series: XYZ'';
* Norwegian - Seasons [[S12|12]], 14, 15, and [[S17|17]], and the first 32 episodes of ''Pokémon the Series: XYZ'';
* Brazilian Portuguese - Seasons 1, 2, 3, and 18;
* Russian - Seasons [[S06|6]], 9, [[S10|10]], and [[S11|11]];
* Swedish - Seasons 6, 8, 9, and 10, and the first 31 episodes of ''Pokémon the Series: XYZ''.

===Other languages===
Despite Pokémon TV being available in Brazilian Portuguese and Castilian Spanish, Portugal, Argentina, and Chile do not have their own website to distribute the service and instead redirect the user to the official North American site.

Languages other than these or the ones with more support are unavailable in the service.

==Episode debuts==
* ''[[SS022|Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Part One)]]''
* ''[[SS023|Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Part Two)]]''
* ''[[PK24|Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade]]''
* ''[[PK25|Eevee and Friends]]''
* ''[[Pokémon Origins]]''
* ''[[PK26|Pikachu, What's This Key?]]''
* ''[[PK27|Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad]]''

==In other languages==
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==See also==
*[[Amazon Video]]
*[[Hulu]]
*[[Netflix]]

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

2016-04-26T17:17:18Z

Matty: Had to try not to be too inappropriate. MADtv really pushed it.

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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 {{Trading Card Game}}, 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"
|''{{wp|Adventure Time}}''
|''Joshua and Margaret Investigations''
| style="text-align:left" | In one scene in the episode, Margaret is show entering a weapons room. Among the weapons on the right wall is a small [[Poké Ball]].
|[[File:Adventure Time weapons room still.jpg|200px]]
|- 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"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Animation Domination High-Def}}''
|''Scientifically Accurate: Pokémon''
| style="text-align:left" | Pokémon is spoofed in this series of ADHD shorts. References to kids being thrown into the wilderness alone, as well as some of the kinds of Pokémon such as "a pile of gears" (presumably a [[Klink]]) and "a [EXPLETIVE] ice cream cone" (presumably [[Vanillite]]).
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pikachu Gets Pokémon Rabies''
| style="text-align:left" | A short features Ash and Misty walking when he runs into a man and his dog. Thinking it's a Pokémon, Ash orders Pikachu to attack the dog, who in turn bites Pikachu. Oak tells Ash that Pikachu has "PokéRabies" (a possible take on [[Pokérus]]) and tells Ash he must put down Pikachu. Sadly, Ash ties Pikachu to a tree and shoots him with a gun, citing that the first shot "wasn't very effective" and continues to fire at Pikachu until he dies. Ash sees Pikachu's spirit dragged to hell, to which Oak replies, "All Pokémon go to hell!" The short ends with Ash encountering another Pikachu.
|
|- 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" ("Nokémon" for short), which Jinta buys from the game shop Anaru works at. Some other games that were referenced were Gold, Opal, and Emerald.
|[[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|Ben 10: Omniverse}}''
|"Rook Tales"
| style="text-align:left" | Max Tennyson and Sheriff Wat-Senn are competitively fishing and catch two fish that look like {{p|Magikarp}} and {{p| Gyarados}}
|
|- 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="3" |''{{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 {{g|X and Y}} are seen.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|The Perspiration Implementation
| style="text-align:left" | When Sheldon asks a woman out at a bar, he says "I choose you," which he claims [[Ash Ketchum]] did to {{AP|Pikachu}}. He specifically mentions that he is referencing Pokémon.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Brum (TV series)|Brum}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left" | Pokémon plushies 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 staying in a train station. However, the distinct facial features each possess, such as their hairstyles and Brock's eyes, were slightly altered and switched between them.
|
|- 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}}''
| ''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.
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| 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 called "Pokeo", based on the Pokémon Trading Card Game and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. [[Type]] advantages are mentioned ("{{t|Grass}} power is no match for {{t|Fire|volcano}} power") and the chicken character "Chikapu" is a parody of {{p|Pikachu}}. A creature named "Slugmar" is also mentioned, presumably a portmanteau of {{p|Slugma}} and {{p|Magmar}}.
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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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| ''{{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>
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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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| ''{{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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| ''{{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!"
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|- 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.
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| ''{{wp|Highschool DxD}}''
| ''I Get a Familiar!''
| style="text-align:left" | The familiar master, Zatouji (parody of Satoshi) is a parody of Ash Ketchum. He uses the phrase "Gotta catch 'em all" many times.
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| ''{{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>[http://youtu.be/3WnNItb5lUw&t=12 Infinite Stratos 2 - Her breast are bigger than mine!]</ref>
|
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| ''{{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.
|
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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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| ''{{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.
|
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| ''{{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 weakest Tinymon. 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!}}''
| ''Make Up for Mother's Day''
| 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.
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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]]
|- 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]]
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| 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!"
|
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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 / WWER''
| style="text-align:left" | The episode that features the skit "Pokémon Park", a spoof of ''{{wp|Jurassic Park}}''. An unknown {{pkmn|Professor}} invited Ash (who has curly hair and glasses), Misty (who holds a [[Nintendo DS|DS]] and has blond hair), Jessie (with blue hair) and James (with 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.
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| ''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 14 seasons?!", referencing how many seasons the anime was up to at this point.
|
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| ''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 ''[http://kidicaruswiki.com/wiki/Kid_Icarus Kid Icarus]''. In the skit, Pikachu is shown to be part of the gang that harasses [http://kidicaruswiki.com/wiki/Pit 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. / 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.
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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 {{p|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 ''{{p|Psyduck}}'', with the tagline "They'll pretty much let anything be a cop these days".
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| ''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"
| ''{{wp|MADtv}}''
| ''Season 5, Episode 16''
| style="text-align:left" | In the "Reality Check" sketch, Belma Button mentions that she took her kids to ''[[M1|Pokémon: The First Movie]]'', chasting the Japanese for sending it to America. Tovah says, "Who drew it? Stevie Wonder?" and Belma says it sounds like the name of a homosexual Jamaican adult film.
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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|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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| ''{{wp|Modern Family}}''
| ''{{wp|Playdates (Modern Family)|Playdates}}''
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| ''{{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 (UK 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]]
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| ''{{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|The Pacifier (film)|The Pacifier}}
| N/A
| style="text-align:left" | A Pikachu plush is seen in the Plummer residence.
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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 on Pokémon. In one episode, Tyler plays a video game with a style very similar to Pokémon.
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| ''{{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.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Private Practice (TV series)|Private Practice}}''
| ''Step One''
| style="text-align:left" | An action figure of {{p|Reshiram}} is shown in this episode.
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| ''{{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}}''
| ''{{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]]
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| 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]]
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| ''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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| ''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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| ''Walking Dead Lobster''
| style="text-align:left" | A skit simultaneously parodying the Pokémon games and the {{wp|Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation|Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting ring case}} 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.
|
|- 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="3"| ''{{wp|Saturday Night Live}}''
| ''Jennifer Aniston / Sting''
| style="text-align:left" | In the "Pokémon Parents" skit, a boy trades his holographic {{p|Charizard}} for weaker cards like {{p|Metapod}} and {{p|Diglett}}. {{p|Mewtwo}} and the [[M01|first movie]] are also mentioned.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''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|Servant × Service}}''
| ''Don't Panic, Make a Scene, or Throw Away Your Job''
| style="text-align:left" | Hasebe joins a discussion on anime with his coworkers accompanied by a montage of games he has played, including "Pokimon", a distorted {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Bulbasaur}}, and a [[Poké Ball]] sound effect.
|[[File:ServantxService.png|200px]]
|- 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="8" | ''{{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|Treehouse of Horror XXV}}''
| style="text-align:left" | At the end of the episode, various alternate universe versions of the Simpson family appear. One of these alternate universe versions of the family is based on Japanese popular culture, including Maggie as {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:Treehouse of Horror XXV.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Smosh: The Movie}}
| N/A
| style="text-align:left" | The plot of the movie revolves around Anthony and Ian going inside YouTube and changing an embarrassing video of Anthony singing a parodied version of the Pokémon Theme while failing to do a backflip. Additionally, numerous references to a series called "Magic Pocket Slave Monsters" are seen throughout the movie, including an arcade machine that features a parodied version of [[Ash Ketchum]] whipping a parodied version of {{p|Pikachu}}, albeit with circular ears, scars, and an eyepatch. The machine also parodies Poké Balls with cube-shaped versions.
|
|- 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. Near the end of the episode {{wp|Kenny McCormick|Kenny McCormick}} 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"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|SpongeBob SquarePants}}''
| ''{{wp|Rock Bottom}}''
| style="text-align:left" | The clock at the bus station resembles a [[Poké Ball]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Sailor Mouth}}''
| style="text-align:left" | {{p|Onix}}'s name is written on the dumpster where SpongeBob learns the bad word.
|

|- style="background: #fff"
| rowspan = "5" | ''{{wp|Steven Universe}}''
| ''{{wp|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"
| rowspan = "2" | ''Rose's Room''
| style="text-align:left" | Steven is seen playing the "Golf Quest Mini" videogame, which includes references to several Pokémon elements such as the character "Prof. Sandtraps", the professor's laboratory, the line "We're gonna sink 'em all", the battle trigger system, an NPC that looks like [[Brock]], and the seven-character limit for the player's name. The game also has references to ''The Legend of Zelda'' and ''Final Fantasy'', among others.
| [[File:Steven Universe Golf Quest Mini.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="text-align:left" | Steven enters an illusion version of his hometown, created by his mother's magical room. The illusion's erratic recreation of the actual town resembles usual video game bugs, with the background music playing during the sequence being called "Glitch City" in reference to [[Glitch City|the fan term used by Pokémon players]].
| [[File:Steven Universe Glitch City.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Keep Beach City Weird''
| style="text-align:left" | One of Ronaldo's posters scattered throughout the lighthouse in the background shows the paranormal sighting of a "psychic duck", a reference to {{p|Psyduck}}.
| [[File:Steven Universe Psyduck.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Cry For Help''
| style="text-align:left" | When Amethyst opens the fridge, a product named "[[MooMoo Milk]]" can be seen inside.
| [[File:Steven Universe MooMoo Milk.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|The Switch (2010 film)|The Switch}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left" | One of the channels Sebastian flips through randomly shows the cameo of {{ga|Lucas}} in ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]''.
| [[File:The Switch Lucas.png|200px]]
|- 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|TV Funhouse}}''
| ''Mexicans Day''
| style="text-align:left" | In this short, the {{wp|R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company}} has agreed to stop using {{wp|Joe Camel}} to advertise cigarettes to children and will instead make him a character in a tobacco-free cartoon called "Jokámel". This parody of the [[Pokémon anime]] stars a {{p|Pikachu}}-like Jokámel, near-exact copies of {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, {{an|Misty}}, [[Jessie]], and [[James]], and sexual parodies of Pikachu, {{p|Meowth}}, and {{p|Geodude}}. Throughout the show, the audience is told to buy Jokámel merchandise and given subliminal messages to buy {{wp|Camel (cigarette)|Camel}} cigarettes.
|[[File:Jokámel.jpg|200px]]
|- 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"
| rowspan=2 style="background: #fff" |''{{wp|Yo-kai Watch}}
| ''Yo-kai Watch Episode 69''
| style="text-align:left" | When Zashiki-warashi reads a book about the information about ghosts while hiding from Whisper, Jibanyan, and Hikikmori, thinking they were monsters, the picture on a page he's reading resembles three ghosts that resembles the bodies of {{p|Gastly}}, {{p|Haunter}}, and {{p|Gengar}}.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Yo-Kai Watch Episode 83''
| style="text-align:left" | While Nate is reading a magazine, an ad can be seen in the page to the left with a character who slightly resembles Ash in his XY attire.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="background: #fff"| ''{{wp|Your Face Sounds Familiar (Philippine TV series)|Your Face Sounds Familiar}}
| Philippines, Season 1, Week 9
| style="text-align:left" | When contestant {{wp|Jay R (actor)|Jay R}} selected {{wp|Billy Crawford}} on the Iconizer, he sings part of the Pokémon theme.
| style="background: #fff"|
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="background: #fff"| ''{{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.
| style="background: #fff"| [[File:Yowamushi Pedal 01.png|200px]]
|-
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|}

==References in non-Pokémon video games==
{| style="background: #2E83D2; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}} border: 3px solid #81807A"
! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytl|10px}}"| Game
! style="background: #6AA9E4"| Details
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ace Attorney}}''
| style="text-align:left" | In the episode ''Farewell, My Turnabout'' in ''Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Justice For All'', when Phoenix accuses Adrian Andrews of killing Juan Corrida, he shouts "Ms. Adrian Andrews! I choose you! You are Mr. Corrida's killer!"
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{np|Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing}}''
| style="text-align:left" | Villagers may sometimes accidentally leave belongings with another villager and either the villager that it was left with or the one that lost it may request that it be returned; one of the possible items that can end up lost is a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]'', but it is actually a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS]]''. However, the player can't get one of their own. Note that this is only in the [[Nintendo GameCube]] game, with later games having items the player can actually obtain (such as clothing and furniture) as possible lost items.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Angry Birds Seasons}}''
| style="text-align:left" | One of the Bird Wear items that Chuck, the yellow bird, can wear resembles a {{p|Pikachu}}'s ears, tail, and stripes.
| [[File:Angry Birds Seasons Pika Chuck.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator}}''
| style="text-align:left" | In the fifth game (which takes place in Japan), turning on the television in the player's hotel room shows a program with flashing colours and a {{p|Pikachu}}-like character. Looking at the screen causes the game to remark "Don't stare at it too long, or you're likely to have a seizure!", a likely reference to ''[[Denno Senshi Porygon]]''.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Chee-Chai Alien|Chee-Chai Alien}}''
| style="text-align:left" | When starting the game for the first time, a character called "Saraba" introduces himself to the player and mentions Pokémon (Japanese ポ…　…[[Pokémon|ポケモン]]　ちゃうよ) in the middle of explaining the in-game universe.
| [[File:Chee-Chai Alien Pokémon.png|200px]]
|- 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|Grand Theft Auto V}}''
| style="text-align:left" | One of the cars, Infernus, present in the game feature [[Pokéball]] Designed tail lights.
|[[File:GTA V Pokéball.png|200px]]
|- 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"
| ''{{wp|Hatoful Boyfriend}}''
| style="text-align:left" | When the protagonist visits Okosan for the first time at the school's track, Okosan had with him some pudding that he was rejecting. The text at one point in the conversation displayed "Okosan used {{m|Wing Attack}}! It's super effective!"
|
|- 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. Players 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"
| ''{{wp|Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1}}''
| style="text-align:left" | While the group was traveling in the nation of Lowee (the nation that represents the Wii and Nintendo) they encounter the guards and have an exchange that references Pokémon in various ways:
::'''Lowee Guard''': Go! Dragon, I choose you!
::'''Compa''': Go! Nep-Nep, I choose you!
::'''Neptune''': {{p|Pikachu|Pika}}!
::'''IF''': Oh! All right then! Go! Lady Vert, I choose you!
::'''Lowee Guard''': Through rigorous training, people and monsters can become stronger! I've lived 'n trained with my fighting monster! And that will never change!
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| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 3}}''
| style="text-align:left" | The game introduces an NPC from the aformentioned Lowee named Mr. Akai, a boy with a backwards hat and a messenger bag with a Pikachu-like design. Mr. Akai, like {{ga|Red}}, rarely speaks, at least until he finally receives his copy of "Pocketed Monstrosities".
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| style="text-align:left" | When the child IF challenges the Alternate Dimension Vert to a game of cards, Nepgear mentions how the Vert of her world was unbeatable at "Pocket Monstrosities" against the twins Rom and Ram.
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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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| ''{{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]]
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|''{{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 the splashes.txt file is deleted 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 "[[MissingNo.|missingno]]".
|[[File:Minecraft-Missingno.png|200px]]
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| ''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]]
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| ''{{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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| ''{{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|Rune Factory 4}}
| style="text-align:left" | Clorica says how "[F]ishing can be quite dangerous. Sometimes it's less {{p|Tentacool|tenta-'cool'}} and more {{p|Tentacruel|tenta-'cruel.'}}" Additionaly, Dolce quotes "I choose you" line, trying to command to use {{m|Thunderbolt}}, referencing [[type effectiveness]] along the conversation.
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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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| ''{{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]]
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| rowspan=2 | ''{{ink|Splatoon}}''
| style="text-align:left" | When the {{ink|Moray Towers}} are presented as a possible arena for multiplayer battles, there is a possibility that {{ink|Squid Sisters|Callie and Marie}} will reference Pokémon.
::'''Callie''': Rollers are [[damage modification|super effective]] here!
::'''Marie''': Chargers are [[Pokémon Theme|the very best, like no gun ever was]]!
| [[File:Splatoon Moray Towers.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| style="text-align:left" | In commemoration of Pokémon's {{pkmn|20th Anniversary}}, a {{ink|Splatfest}} will be held on February 20, 2016 at 6:00 AM UTC, pitting players who prefer [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Pokémon Red]] against players who prefer [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Pokémon Blue]]{{tt|*|US and PAL regions}}/[[Pokémon Red and Green Versions|Green]]{{tt|*|Japanese region}}. The Splatfest, like all Splatfests, will be divided and tallied by game region. At the end of the Splatfest, in all three regions, Red lost to Blue and Green.

In the US version of the announcement, {{ink|Squid Sisters|Callie and Marie}} discuss {{p|Vulpix}} being [[Game-exclusive Pokémon|exclusive]] to Blue, and reference {{TRT}}'s [[Team Rocket mottos|original motto]].
| [[File:Splatoon Red vs Blue Splatfest.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|StreetPass Mii Plaza}}''
| style="text-align:left" | One of the puzzles that was distributed through SpotPass was for ''[[Pokémon X and Y]]'' and depicts {{p|Xerneas}} and {{p|Yveltal}}. While the puzzle is no longer being distributed through SpotPass, players may still access it by StreetPassing someone who has at least one piece of it, selecting the puzzle in question when viewing the other player's pieces, and taking a piece of it. (As with all games' StreetPass functions, including ''Pokémon'', the same player may only be StreetPassed once every eight hours, meaning obtaining other pieces require either more StreetPasses or the use of Play Coins to obtain a random piece for the player's puzzle collection.)
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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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| rowspan=2 | ''{{smw|Super Mario Maker}}''
| style="text-align:left" | A set of {{smw|Mystery Mushroom}} {{smw|Costume Mario|Costume}}s themed after the playable Pokémon in [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]] can be unlocked by scanning their respective [[amiibo]]. They player also has a random chance of unlocking one after completing a 100 Mario Challenge. Unlike most amiibo costumes, however, the Pokémon costumes do not feature custom sounds or music.
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| style="text-align:left" | In commemoration of Pokémon's {{pkmn|20th Anniversary}}, an [[smw:List of officially released courses in Super Mario Maker|Event Course]] entitled {{smw|I Choose You!}} was uploaded on February 11, 2016. When the player completes this course, they will unlock a {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, or {{p|Squirtle}} costume. Completing the course three times will unlock all three. Unlike the Super Smash Bros. Pokémon costumes, these costumes have a full set of custom sound effects and music taken from {{g|Red and Green|s}}.
| [[File:Mario Maker Kanto Starters.png|200px]]
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| ''{{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]]
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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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| ''[http://www.mousecity.com/games/point-and-click/vortex-point-4 Vortex Point 4]''
| style="text-align:left" | Ruben's neighbor owns a Pikachu doll.
| [[File:VP4 reference.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{smw|Wario Land 3}}''
| style="text-align:left" | One of the game's one hundred treasures is a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]'', a treasure in the Green Chest that is located in {{smw|the Big Bridge}}; 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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==References in tabletop games==
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| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game}}''
| A Spell card released on January 15, 2015 is titled "A {{pkmn2|Wild}} Monster Appears!" It allows the player to freely summon a Special Summon monster if no monsters are on their side and the opponent is controlling at least one monster.
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==References in books, comics and manga==
* In the ''{{wp|Love Hina}}'' manga, {{wp|Keitaro Urashima}} can be seen with a {{p|Pikachu}} photo sticker while he checks his photo album of himself.
* Mangaka {{wp|Ume Aoki}} frequently represents herself in her works as "Ume-sensei", a crude chibi representation of herself dressed as a {{p|Metapod}}. Ume-sensei most notably appears in Aoki's famed manga {{wp|Hidamari Sketch}}.
* {{wp|List of The Simpsons comics|''The Simpsons'' comics}} make several references:
** There is a story called ''An Anime Among Us'', in which Bart has a dream containing 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}} becoming 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}} 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 story ''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. Creatures similar to {{p|Venusaur}}, {{p|Onix}}, {{p|Blastoise}}, {{p|Geodude}} and {{p|Gengar}} are also 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 story ''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 story ''Day of the Nerd'', {{wp|Comic Book Guy}} dresses up like an anime character, using contact lenses to make his eyes seem like anime eyes, black laser lights to give himself speed lines whenever he moves quickly, and a yellow cat he calls "Comicachu", a 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 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 the novella ''{{wp|Coraline}},'' the illustration on page 88 shows a Pikachu head among several other toys.
* In the novel ''{{wp|Mad Dogs}}'', Pokemon ''(sic)'' was mentioned as one of the fads that had passed around CHERUB campus.
* In Volume 5, Chapter 1 of 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 a certain {{pkmn|anime}} caused children across Japan to become sick. This reference was not retained in Episode 1 of the anime adaptation's second season, which directly adapts the chapter.
* 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 the webcomic ''{{wp|Homestuck}}'', Tavros Nitram is shown playing a game called "Fiduspawn", which is similar to Pokémon.
* A ''{{wp|FoxTrot (comic strip)|FoxTrot}}'' [http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/2011/04/03 comic strip from April 3, 2011] has Jason and Peter playing catch. After he tossed, Jason shouted "I choose you, {{p|Gigalith}}!" He later mentioned he had played a lot of Pokémon recently as Peter questions why the ball was shaking. This strip was released weeks after the release of {{game|Black and White|s}}.
* In chapter 6 of the ''{{wp|Touhou Project}}'' manga series ''Wild and Horned Hermit'', main characters Reimu and Marisa are poisoned by an electric creature while trying to tame it. After the situation is explained to their friend Sanae, she wonders if the poison was caused by an eel or a catfish, or an "electric rat", and is shown thinking of Pikachu. Upon later discovering the poisoning was caused by a {{wp|Raijū}}, she thinks of Pikachu again, but with its face crossed out.
* 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".
** In another Rick Riordan book, ''{{wp|The Throne of Fire}}'', the protagonist Carter wakes up in an hotel room wearing Pokémon pajamas featuring Pikachu.
* 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.
* In the volume #1 of ''{{wp|Silk (comics)|Silk}}'' while the titular heroine is fighting Dragonclaw, she asks if that is a Pokémon name, and if they're "still a thing". She also owns a {{p|Staryu}} plush doll.
* A ''{{wp|Zits}}'' [http://comicskingdom.com/zits/2015-05-22 comic strip from May 22, 2015] has Jeremy ask his mother if she has seen his [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|Pokémon cards]], and he freaked out when she said she threw them out years ago. He tells her in the last panel that he and Pierce planned to ignite them.

==Other references==
===Real world===
* {{wp|Zbtb7}}, a gene 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".
* 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".
* 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>
* During a Republican debate for the {{wp|United States presidential election, 2012|2012 United States presidential election}}, 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.
* The {{wp|Prosecutor General of the Republic of Crimea|Prosecutor General of Crimea}} {{wp|Natalia Poklonskaya}} became the focus of international media attention due to her appearance after a video of her at a press conference on her appointment of Prosecutor General of Crimea on 11 March 2014 was uploaded to YouTube. Upon learning of her popularity, she was unhappy with the media attention being focused on her looks rather than her career, stating “I am a lawyer, not a Pokémon or something”.<ref>[http://rt.com/politics/239585-poklonskaya-prosecutor-threats-ukraine/]</ref>
* In April 2014, the [https://www.facebook.com/carnivore.pangolin Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Program] and {{wp|CNN}}'s [http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/09/opinion/sutter-change-the-list-vote/index.html Change the List] project held a poll to name a {{wp|pangolin}} rescued from traffickers as part of a campaign to raise awareness for the endangered mammal. Of the top five choices from CNN comments, the name "{{p|Sandshrew}}" won the official [https://www.facebook.com/questions/10152451840746509 Facebook poll]. Sandshrew the pangolin now lives in a {{wp|Vietnam}}ese national park.
* In October 2014, the extinct {{wp|pterosaur}} ''Pterodactylus scolopaciceps'' was renamed ''{{wp|Aerodactylus}} scolopaciceps'' due to a newly-discovered {{wp|taxon}}omic separation. It is named after {{p|Aerodactyl}}, a Pokémon based on various pterosaur species, because it "seemed a pertinent name for a genus which has been synonymous with Pterodatylus for so long due to a combination of features".<ref>[http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0110646#s5 PLOS ONE: The Problem of Cryptic Pterosaur Taxa in Early Ontogeny]</ref>

===Music===
* 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 (Lil' Kim album)}}'', "Get Yours", makes a reference to the common mispronunciation of "Pokéman".<ref>[http://youtu.be/nRJ446_liMs?t=52 Lil Kim's "Get Yours' (feat. Sha-Dash & T.I.)" on YouTube.com]</ref>
* 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.
* Scottish band {{wp|Alestorm}} released [http://www.nuclearblast.de/static/articles/215/215265.jpg/1000x1000.jpg a T-Shirt] with a {{p|Snorlax}}-like monster on it. The band's name is printed in the same style as the Pokémon logo, and the text under it reads "Gotta drink 'em all".
* The {{wp|Azealia Banks}} song "Bitch Is Ill" makes a lewd comparison involving the electricity of a Pikachu.<ref>[http://youtu.be/5hngZkblwUM?t=168 Azealia Banks' "Bitch Is Ill" on Youtube.com]</ref>
* The song Mama Bird by Flynt Flossy (Turquoise Jeep) makes reference to Pokemon, saying "Like Ash, baby, yo I gotta catch 'em all". <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n7YWQM3H78]</ref>

===Websites===
* 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.
* ''{{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 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>
* 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>
* On ''{{wp|The Annoying Orange}}'', in "Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)", 3 Pokémon were one of Marshmallow's gifts.<ref>[https://youtu.be/jQnqyMOQmlA?t=36 Annoying Orange - Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas) on YouTube.com]</ref>
* One of the screensavers included in {{wp|XScreenSaver}} is called "JigglyPuff" ''(sic)''.<ref>[http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/screenshots/ XScreenSaver: Screenshots]</ref>
* ''{{wp|Cyanide and Happiness}}'' has referenced Pokémon in a few comics. [http://explosm.net/comics/421 One comic] made a joke about Ash catching all the STDs. [http://explosm.net/comics/628/ A second comic] had two people playing Rock, Paper, Scissors with one declaring "Bulbasaur beats everything". [http://explosm.net/comics/979/ Another comic] had Ash releasing a dead Pikachu from a Poké Ball because he forgot to make air holes. [http://explosm.net/comics/3023/ A fourth comic] had two people saying they were a fan of ''Pokémon'' and ''The Legend of Zelda''.
* In the third installment of SamBakZa's ''{{wp|There She Is!!}}'' series, the character Doki chases and tries various methods of capturing a fleeing Nabi. When all of her attempts fail, she uses a [[Poké Ball]], throwing it at Nabi's head and knocking him down.
* 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 {{game|Red and Blue|s}}.<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 [[Ash's 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}}, {{p|Charizard}} and {{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.
* Beginning on February 18, 2015 the official Robot Chicken Twitter account was "taken over" by Meowth of Team Rocket and renamed ''MEOWTHbot Chicken''.<ref>https://twitter.com/cyborgturkey/status/568172201364430848</ref>.
** It was later changed to ''Robot Charmander'' before being renamed yet again to ''Robot Pikachiken''.  The Twitter account has since reverted back to normal.

==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"
! 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 {{Trading Card Game}}, 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"
|''{{wp|Adventure Time}}''
|''Joshua and Margaret Investigations''
| style="text-align:left" | In one scene in the episode, Margaret is show entering a weapons room. Among the weapons on the right wall is a small [[Poké Ball]].
|[[File:Adventure Time weapons room still.jpg|200px]]
|- 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"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|Animation Domination High-Def}}''
|''Scientifically Accurate: Pokémon''
| style="text-align:left" | Pokémon is spoofed in this series of ADHD shorts. References to kids being thrown into the wilderness alone, as well as some of the kinds of Pokémon such as "a pile of gears" (presumably a [[Klink]]) and "a [EXPLETIVE] ice cream cone" (presumably [[Vanillite]]).
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''Pikachu Gets Pokémon Rabies''
| style="text-align:left" | A short features Ash and Misty walking when he runs into a man and his dog. Thinking it's a Pokémon, Ash orders Pikachu to attack the dog, who in turn bites Pikachu. Oak tells Ash that Pikachu has "PokéRabies" (a possible take on [[Pokérus]]) and tells Ash he must put down Pikachu. Sadly, Ash ties Pikachu to a tree and shoots him with a gun, citing that the first shot "wasn't very effective" and continues to fire at Pikachu until he dies. Ash sees Pikachu's spirit dragged to hell, to which Oak replies, "All Pokémon go to hell!" The short ends with Ash encountering another Pikachu.
|
|- 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" ("Nokémon" for short), which Jinta buys from the game shop Anaru works at. Some other games that were referenced were Gold, Opal, and Emerald.
|[[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|Ben 10: Omniverse}}''
|"Rook Tales"
| style="text-align:left" | Max Tennyson and Sheriff Wat-Senn are competitively fishing and catch two fish that look like {{p|Magikarp}} and {{p| Gyarados}}
|
|- 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 {{g|X and Y}} are seen.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Brum (TV series)|Brum}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left" | Pokémon plushies 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 staying in a train station. However, the distinct facial features each possess, such as their hairstyles and Brock's eyes, were slightly altered and switched between them.
|
|- 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}}''
| ''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 called "Pokeo", based on the Pokémon Trading Card Game and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. [[Type]] advantages are mentioned ("{{t|Grass}} power is no match for {{t|Fire|volcano}} power") and the chicken character "Chikapu" is a parody of {{p|Pikachu}}. A creature named "Slugmar" is also mentioned, presumably a portmanteau of {{p|Slugma}} and {{p|Magmar}}.
|
|- 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>[http://youtu.be/3WnNItb5lUw&t=12 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!}}''
| ''Make Up for Mother's Day''
| 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 {{pkmn|Professor}} invited Ash (who has curly hair and glasses), Misty (who holds a [[Nintendo DS|DS]] and has blond hair), Jessie (with blue hair) and James (with 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.
|
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| ''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 14 seasons?!", referencing how many seasons the anime was up to at this point.
|
|- 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 ''[http://kidicaruswiki.com/wiki/Kid_Icarus Kid Icarus]''. In the skit, Pikachu is shown to be part of the gang that harasses [http://kidicaruswiki.com/wiki/Pit 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 (UK 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.
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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 (TV series)|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="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!"
|
|- 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 simultaneously parodying the Pokémon games and the {{wp|Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation|Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting ring case}} 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"
| ''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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| ''{{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="3"| ''{{wp|Saturday Night Live}}''
| ''Jennifer Aniston / Sting''
| style="text-align:left" | In the "Pokémon Parents" skit, a boy trades his holographic {{p|Charizard}} for weaker cards like {{p|Metapod}} and {{p|Diglett}}. {{p|Mewtwo}} and the [[M01|first movie]] are also mentioned.
|
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| ''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|Servant × Service}}''
| ''Don't Panic, Make a Scene, or Throw Away Your Job''
| style="text-align:left" | Hasebe joins a discussion on anime with his coworkers accompanied by a montage of games he has played, including "Pokimon", a distorted {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Bulbasaur}}, and a [[Poké Ball]] sound effect.
|[[File:ServantxService.png|200px]]
|- 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="8" | ''{{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|Treehouse of Horror XXV}}''
| style="text-align:left" | At the end of the episode, various alternate universe versions of the Simpson family appear. One of these alternate universe versions of the family is based on Japanese popular culture, including Maggie as {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:Treehouse of Horror XXV.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"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|SpongeBob SquarePants}}''
| ''{{wp|Rock Bottom}}''
| style="text-align:left" | The clock at the bus station resembles a [[Poké Ball]].
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Sailor Mouth}}''
| style="text-align:left" | {{p|Onix}}'s name is written on the dumpster where SpongeBob learns the bad word.
|

|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Steven Universe}}''
| ''{{wp|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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| ''{{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|The Switch (2010 film)|The Switch}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left" | One of the channels Sebastian flips through randomly shows the cameo of {{ga|Lucas}} in ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]''.
| [[File:The Switch Lucas.png|200px]]
| style="text-align:left" |
|- 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|TV Funhouse}}''
| ''Mexicans Day''
| style="text-align:left" | In this short, the {{wp|R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company}} has agreed to stop using {{wp|Joe Camel}} to advertise cigarettes to children and will instead make him a character in a tobacco-free cartoon called "Jokámel". This parody of the [[Pokémon anime]] stars a {{p|Pikachu}}-like Jokámel, near-exact copies of {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, {{an|Misty}}, [[Jessie]], and [[James]], and sexual parodies of Pikachu, {{p|Meowth}}, and {{p|Geodude}}. Throughout the show, the audience is told to buy Jokámel merchandise and given subliminal messages to buy {{wp|Camel (cigarette)|Camel}} cigarettes.
|[[File:Jokámel.jpg|200px]]
|- 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|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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| 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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| 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.
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| {{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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| ''{{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"| ''{{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.
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| style="background: #fff" |''{{wp|Yo-kai Watch}}
| ''Yo-kai Watch Episode 69''
| style="text-align:left" | When Zashiki-warashi reads a book about the information about ghosts while hiding from Whisper, Jibanyan, and Hikikmori, thinking they were monsters, the picture on a page he's reading resembles three ghosts that resembles the bodies of {{p|Gastly}}, {{p|Haunter}}, and {{p|Gengar}}.
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| 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.
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==References in non-Pokémon video games==
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| ''{{np|Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing}}''
| style="text-align:left" | Villagers may sometimes accidentally leave belongings with another villager and either the villager that it was left with or the one that lost it may request that it be returned; one of the possible items that can end up lost is a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]'' (but it is actually a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS]]''). However, players cannot get one of their own. Note that this is only in the [[Nintendo GameCube]] game, with later games having items the player can actually obtain (such as clothing and furniture) as possible lost items.
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| ''{{wp|Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator}}''
| style="text-align:left" | In the fifth game (which takes place in Japan), turning on the television in your hotel room shows a program with flashing colours and a {{p|Pikachu}}-like character. Looking at the screen causes the game to remark "Don't stare at it too long, or you're likely to have a seizure!", a likely reference to ''[[Denno Senshi Porygon]]''.
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| ''{{wp|Chee-Chai Alien|Chee-Chai Alien}}''
| style="text-align:left" | When starting the game for the first time, a character called "Saraba" introduces himself to the player and mentions Pokémon (Japanese ポ…　…[[Pokémon|ポケモン]]　ちゃうよ) in the middle of explaining the in-game universe.
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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".<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/stats/CivV/achievements/ Sid Meier's Civilization V global achievement stats on Steam]</ref>
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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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| ''{{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.
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| ''{{wp|Grand Theft Auto V}}''
| style="text-align:left" | One of the cars, Infernus, present in the game feature [[Pokéball]] Designed tail lights.
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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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| ''{{wp|Hatoful Boyfriend}}''
| style="text-align:left" | When the protagonist visits Okosan for the first time at the school's track, Okosan had with him some pudding that he was rejecting. The text at one point in the conversation displayed "Okosan used {{m|Wing Attack}}! It's super effective!"
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| ''[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.
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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 {{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.
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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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| ''{{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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|''{{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}}".
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| ''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]]
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| ''{{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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| ''{{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|Rune Factory 4}}
| style="text-align:left" | Clorica says how "[F]ishing can be quite dangerous. Sometimes it's less {{p|Tentacool|tenta-'cool'}} and more {{p|Tentacruel|tenta-'cruel.'}}" Additionaly, Dolce quotes "I choose you" line, trying to command to use {{m|Thunderbolt}}, referencing [[type effectiveness]] along the conversation.
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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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| ''{{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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| ''{{ink|Splatoon}}''
| style="text-align:left" | When the {{ink|Moray Towers}} are presented as a possible arena for multiplayer battles, there is a possibility that {{ink|Squid Sisters|Callie and Marie}} will reference Pokémon.
::'''Callie''': Rollers are [[damage modification|super effective]] here!
::'''Marie''': Chargers are [[Pokémon Theme|the very best, like no gun ever was]]!
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| ''{{wp|StreetPass Mii Plaza}}''
| style="text-align:left" | One of the puzzles that was distributed through SpotPass was for ''[[Pokémon X and Y]]'' and depicts {{p|Xerneas}} and {{p|Yveltal}}. While the puzzle is no longer being distributed through SpotPass, players may still access it by StreetPassing someone who has at least one piece of it, selecting the puzzle in question when viewing the other player's pieces, and taking a piece of it. (As with all games' StreetPass functions, including ''Pokémon'', the same player may only be StreetPassed once every eight hours, meaning obtaining other pieces require either more StreetPasses or the use of Play Coins to obtain a random piece for the player's puzzle collection.)
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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|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}}.
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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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| ''[http://www.mousecity.com/games/point-and-click/vortex-point-4 Vortex Point 4]''
| style="text-align:left" | Ruben's neighbor owns a Pikachu doll.
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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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==References in tabletop games==
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| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game}}''
| A Spell card released on January 15, 2015 is titled "A {{pkmn2|Wild}} Monster Appears!" It allows the player to freely summon a Special Summon monster if no monsters are on their side and the opponent is controlling at least one monster.
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==References in books, comics and manga==
* In the ''{{wp|Love Hina}}'' manga, {{wp|Keitaro Urashima}} can be seen with a {{p|Pikachu}} photo sticker while he checks his photo album of himself.
* {{wp|List of The Simpsons comics|''The Simpsons'' comics}} make several references:
** There is a story called ''An Anime Among Us'', in which Bart has a dream containing 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}} becoming 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}} 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 story ''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. Creatures similar to {{p|Venusaur}}, {{p|Onix}}, {{p|Blastoise}}, {{p|Geodude}} and {{p|Gengar}} are also 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 story ''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 story ''Day of the Nerd'', {{wp|Comic Book Guy}} dresses up like an anime character, using contact lenses to make his eyes seem like anime eyes, black laser lights to give himself speed lines whenever he moves quickly, and a yellow cat he calls "Comicachu", a 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 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 the novella ''{{wp|Coraline}},'' the illustration on page 88 shows a Pikachu head among several other toys.
* In the novel ''{{wp|Mad Dogs}}'', Pokemon ''(sic)'' was mentioned as one of the fads that had passed around CHERUB campus.
* In Volume 5, Chapter 1 of 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 a certain {{pkmn|anime}} caused children across Japan to become sick. This reference was not retained in Episode 1 of the anime adaptation's second season, which directly adapts the chapter.
* 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 the webcomic ''{{wp|Homestuck}}'', Tavros Nitram is shown playing a game called "Fiduspawn", which is similar to Pokémon.
* A ''{{wp|FoxTrot (comic strip)|FoxTrot}}'' [http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/2011/04/03 comic strip from April 3, 2011] has Jason and Peter playing catch. After he tossed, Jason shouted "I choose you, {{p|Gigalith}}!" He later mentioned he had played a lot of Pokémon recently as Peter questions why the ball was shaking. This strip was released weeks after the release of {{game|Black and White|s}}.
* 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".
** In another Rick Riordan book, ''{{wp|The Throne of Fire}}'', the protagonist Carter wakes up in an hotel room wearing Pokémon pajamas featuring Pikachu.
* 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.
* In the volume #1 of ''{{wp|Silk (comics)|Silk}}'' while the titular heroine is fighting Dragonclaw, she asks if that is a Pokémon name, and if they're "still a thing". She also owns a {{p|Staryu}} plush doll.

==Other references==
===Real world===
* {{wp|Zbtb7}}, a gene 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".
* 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".
* 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>
* During a Republican debate for the {{wp|United States presidential election, 2012|2012 United States presidential election}}, 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.
* The {{wp|Prosecutor General of the Republic of Crimea|Prosecutor General of Crimea}} {{wp|Natalia Poklonskaya}} became the focus of international media attention due to her appearance after a video of her at a press conference on her appointment of Prosecutor General of Crimea on 11 March 2014 was uploaded to YouTube. Upon learning of her popularity, she was unhappy with the media attention being focused on her looks rather than her career, stating “I am a lawyer, not a Pokémon or something”.<ref>[http://rt.com/politics/239585-poklonskaya-prosecutor-threats-ukraine/]</ref>
* In April 2014, the [https://www.facebook.com/carnivore.pangolin Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Program] and {{wp|CNN}}'s [http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/09/opinion/sutter-change-the-list-vote/index.html Change the List] project held a poll to name a {{wp|pangolin}} rescued from traffickers as part of a campaign to raise awareness for the endangered mammal. Of the top five choices from CNN comments, the name "{{p|Sandshrew}}" won the official [https://www.facebook.com/questions/10152451840746509 Facebook poll]. Sandshrew the pangolin now lives in a {{wp|Vietnam}}ese national park.
* In October 2014, the extinct {{wp|pterosaur}} ''Pterodactylus scolopaciceps'' was renamed ''{{wp|Aerodactylus}} scolopaciceps'' due to a newly-discovered {{wp|taxon}}omic separation. It is named after {{p|Aerodactyl}}, a Pokémon based on various pterosaur species, because it "seemed a pertinent name for a genus which has been synonymous with Pterodatylus for so long due to a combination of features."<ref>[http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0110646#s5 PLOS ONE: The Problem of Cryptic Pterosaur Taxa in Early Ontogeny]</ref>

===Music===
* 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 (Lil' Kim album)}}'', "Get Yours", makes a reference to the common mispronunciation of "Pokéman".<ref>[http://youtu.be/nRJ446_liMs?t=52 Lil Kim's "Get Yours' (feat. Sha-Dash & T.I.)" on YouTube.com]</ref>
* 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.
* Scottish band {{wp|Alestorm}} released [http://www.nuclearblast.de/static/articles/215/215265.jpg/1000x1000.jpg a T-Shirt] with a {{p|Snorlax}}-like monster on it. The band's name is printed in the same style as the Pokémon logo, and the text under it reads "Gotta drink 'em all".
* The {{wp|Azealia Banks}} song "Bitch Is Ill" makes a lewd comparison involving the electricity of a Pikachu.<ref>[http://youtu.be/5hngZkblwUM?t=168 Azealia Banks' "Bitch Is Ill" on Youtube.com]</ref>

===Websites===
* 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.
* ''{{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 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>
* 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>
* On ''{{wp|The Annoying Orange}}'', in "Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)", 3 Pokémon were one of Marshmallow's gifts.<ref>[https://youtu.be/jQnqyMOQmlA?t=36 Annoying Orange - Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas) on YouTube.com]</ref>
* One of the screensavers included in {{wp|XScreenSaver}} is called "JigglyPuff" ''(sic)''.<ref>[http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/screenshots/ XScreenSaver: Screenshots]</ref>
* ''{{wp|Cyanide and Happiness}}'' has referenced Pokémon in a few comics. [http://explosm.net/comics/421 One comic] made a joke about Ash catching all the STDs. [http://explosm.net/comics/628/ A second comic] had two people playing Rock, Paper, Scissors with one declaring "Bulbasaur beats everything". [http://explosm.net/comics/979/ Another comic] had Ash releasing a dead Pikachu from a Poké Ball because he forgot to make air holes. [http://explosm.net/comics/3023/ A fourth comic] had two people saying they were a fan of ''Pokémon'' and ''The Legend of Zelda''.
* In the third installment of SamBakZa's ''{{wp|There She Is!!}}'' series, the character Doki chases and tries various methods of capturing a fleeing Nabi. When all of her attempts fail, she uses a [[Poké Ball]], throwing it at Nabi's head and knocking him down.
* 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 {{game|Red and Blue|s}}.<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 [[Ash's 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}}, {{p|Charizard}} and {{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.
* Beginning on February 18, 2015 the official Robot Chicken Twitter account was "taken over" by Meowth of Team Rocket and renamed ''MEOWTHbot Chicken''.<ref>https://twitter.com/cyborgturkey/status/568172201364430848</ref>.
** It was later changed to ''Robot Charmander'' before being renamed yet again to ''Robot Pikachiken''.  The twitter account has since reverted back to normal.

==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"
! 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 {{Trading Card Game}}, 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"
|''{{wp|Animation Domination High-Def}}''
|''Scientifically Accurate: Pokémon''
| style="text-align:left" | Pokémon is spoofed in this series of ADHD shorts. References to kids being thrown into the wilderness alone, as well as some of the kinds of Pokémon such as "a pile of gears" (presumably a [[Klink]]) and "a [EXPLETIVE] ice cream cone" (presumably [[Vanillite]]).
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Adventure Time}}''
|''Joshua and Margaret Investigations''
| style="text-align:left" | In one scene in the episode, Margaret is show entering a weapons room. Among the weapons on the right wall is a small [[Poké Ball]].
|[[File:Adventure Time weapons room still.jpg|200px]]
|- 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" ("Nokémon" for short), which Jinta buys from the game shop Anaru works at. Some other games that were referenced were Gold, Opal, and Emerald.
|[[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|Ben 10: Omniverse}}''
|"Rook Tales"
| style="text-align:left" | Max Tennyson and Sheriff Wat-Senn are competitively fishing and catch two fish that look like {{p|Magikarp}} and {{p| Gyarados}}
|
|- 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 {{g|X and Y}} are seen.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Brum (TV series)|Brum}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left" | Pokémon plushies 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 staying in a train station. However, the distinct facial features each possess, such as their hairstyles and Brock's eyes, were slightly altered and switched between them.
|
|- 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}}''
| ''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 called "Pokeo", based on the Pokémon Trading Card Game and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. [[Type]] advantages are mentioned ("{{t|Grass}} power is no match for {{t|Fire|volcano}} power") and the chicken character "Chikapu" is a parody of {{p|Pikachu}}. A creature named "Slugmar" is also mentioned, presumably a portmanteau of {{p|Slugma}} and {{p|Magmar}}.
|
|- 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>[http://youtu.be/3WnNItb5lUw&t=12 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.
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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!]]
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| ''{{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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| ''{{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.
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| ''{{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.
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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|Go! Go! Itsutsugo Land|Let's Go Quintuplets!}}''
| ''Make Up for Mother's Day''
| 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]]
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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 background.
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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]]
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| ''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="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!"
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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 / WWER''
| style="text-align:left" | The episode that features the skit "Pokémon Park", a spoof of ''{{wp|Jurassic Park}}''. An unknown {{pkmn|Professor}} invited Ash (who has curly hair and glasses), Misty (who holds a [[Nintendo DS|DS]] and has blond hair), Jessie (with blue hair) and James (with 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]]
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| ''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]]
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| ''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]]
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| ''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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| ''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 14 seasons?!", referencing how many seasons the anime was up to at this point.
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| ''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 ''[http://kidicaruswiki.com/wiki/Kid_Icarus Kid Icarus]''. In the skit, Pikachu is shown to be part of the gang that harasses [http://kidicaruswiki.com/wiki/Pit 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. / 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.
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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 {{p|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 ''{{p|Psyduck}}'', with the tagline "They'll pretty much let anything be a cop these days".
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| ''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]]
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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]]
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| ''{{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]]
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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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| ''{{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 (UK 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]]
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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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| ''{{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]]
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| ''{{wp|Private Practice (TV series)|Private Practice}}''
| ''Step One''
| style="text-align:left" | An action figure of {{p|Reshiram}} is shown in this episode.
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| ''{{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}}''
| ''{{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]]
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| ''{{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]]
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| 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]]
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| ''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]]
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| ''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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| ''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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| ''Walking Dead Lobster''
| style="text-align:left" | A skit simultaneously parodying the Pokémon games and the {{wp|Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation|Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting ring case}} 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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| ''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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| ''{{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="3"| ''{{wp|Saturday Night Live}}''
| ''Jennifer Aniston / Sting''
| style="text-align:left" | In the "Pokémon Parents" skit, a boy trades his holographic {{p|Charizard}} for weaker cards like {{p|Metapod}} and {{p|Diglett}}. {{p|Mewtwo}} and the [[M01|first movie]] are also mentioned.
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| ''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.
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| ''{{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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| ''{{wp|Servant × Service}}''
| ''Don't Panic, Make a Scene, or Throw Away Your Job''
| style="text-align:left" | Hasebe joins a discussion on anime with his coworkers accompanied by a montage of games he has played, including "Pokimon", a distorted {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Bulbasaur}}, and a [[Poké Ball]] sound effect.
|[[File:ServantxService.png|200px]]
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| ''{{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="8" | ''{{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]]
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| ''{{wp|Pokey Mom}}''
| style="text-align:left" | The episode's title is based on the word "Pokémon".
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| ''{{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]]
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| ''{{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]]
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| ''{{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]]
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| ''{{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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| ''{{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|Treehouse of Horror XXV}}''
| style="text-align:left" | At the end of the episode, various alternate universe versions of the Simpson family appear. One of these alternate universe versions of the family is based on Japanese popular culture, including Maggie as {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:Treehouse of Horror XXV.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]]
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| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|SpongeBob SquarePants}}''
| ''{{wp|Rock Bottom}}''
| style="text-align:left" | The clock at the bus station resembles a [[Poké Ball]].
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| ''{{wp|Sailor Mouth}}''
| style="text-align:left" | {{p|Onix}}'s name is written on the dumpster where SpongeBob learns the bad word.
|

|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Steven Universe}}''
| ''{{wp|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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| ''{{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|The Switch (2010 film)|The Switch}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left" | One of the channels Sebastian flips through randomly shows the cameo of {{ga|Lucas}} in ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]''.
| [[File:The Switch Lucas.png|200px]]
| style="text-align:left" |
|- 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|TV Funhouse}}''
| ''Mexicans Day''
| style="text-align:left" | In this short, the {{wp|R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company}} has agreed to stop using {{wp|Joe Camel}} to advertise cigarettes to children and will instead make him a character in a tobacco-free cartoon called "Jokámel". This parody of the [[Pokémon anime]] stars a {{p|Pikachu}}-like Jokámel, near-exact copies of {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, {{an|Misty}}, [[Jessie]], and [[James]], and sexual parodies of Pikachu, {{p|Meowth}}, and {{p|Geodude}}. Throughout the show, the audience is told to buy Jokámel merchandise and given subliminal messages to buy {{wp|Camel (cigarette)|Camel}} cigarettes.
|[[File:Jokámel.jpg|200px]]
|- 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>
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|- 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.
|
|- 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" |''{{wp|Yo-kai Watch}}
| ''Yo-kai Watch Episode 69''
| style="text-align:left" | When Zashiki-warashi reads a book about the information about ghosts while hiding from Whisper, Jibanyan, and Hikikmori, thinking they were monsters, the picture on a page he's reading resembles three ghosts that resembles the bodies of {{p|Gastly}}, {{p|Haunter}}, and {{p|Gengar}}.
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| 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.
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybr|10px}}"| [[File:Yowamushi Pedal 01.png|200px]]
|}

==References in non-Pokémon video games==
{| style="background: #2E83D2; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}} border: 3px solid #81807A"
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| ''{{np|Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing}}''
| style="text-align:left" | Villagers may sometimes accidentally leave belongings with another villager and either the villager that it was left with or the one that lost it may request that it be returned; one of the possible items that can end up lost is a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]'' (but it is actually a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS]]''). However, players cannot get one of their own. Note that this is only in the [[Nintendo GameCube]] game, with later games having items the player can actually obtain (such as clothing and furniture) as possible lost items.
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| ''{{wp|Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator}}''
| style="text-align:left" | In the fifth game (which takes place in Japan), turning on the television in your hotel room shows a program with flashing colours and a {{p|Pikachu}}-like character. Looking at the screen causes the game to remark "Don't stare at it too long, or you're likely to have a seizure!", a likely reference to ''[[Denno Senshi Porygon]]''.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Chee-Chai Alien|Chee-Chai Alien}}''
| style="text-align:left" | When starting the game for the first time, a character called "Saraba" introduces himself to the player and mentions Pokémon (Japanese ポ…　…[[Pokémon|ポケモン]]　ちゃうよ) in the middle of explaining the in-game universe.
| [[File:Chee-Chai Alien Pokémon.png|200px]]
|- 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>
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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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|- 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|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.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Grand Theft Auto V}}''
| style="text-align:left" | One of the cars, Infernus, present in the game feature [[Pokéball]] Designed tail lights.
|[[File:GTA V Pokéball.png|200px]]
|- 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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| ''{{wp|Hatoful Boyfriend}}''
| style="text-align:left" | When the protagonist visits Okosan for the first time at the school's track, Okosan had with him some pudding that he was rejecting. The text at one point in the conversation displayed "Okosan used {{m|Wing Attack}}! It's super effective!"
|
|- 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.
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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 {{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}}."
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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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|- 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"
| ''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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| ''{{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|Rune Factory 4}}
| style="text-align:left" | Clorica says how "[F]ishing can be quite dangerous. Sometimes it's less {{p|Tentacool|tenta-'cool'}} and more {{p|Tentacruel|tenta-'cruel.'}}" Additionaly, Dolce quotes "I choose you" line, trying to command to use {{m|Thunderbolt}}, referencing [[type effectiveness]] along the conversation.
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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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| ''{{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"
| ''{{ink|Splatoon}}''
| style="text-align:left" | When the {{ink|Moray Towers}} are presented as a possible arena for multiplayer battles, there is a possibility that {{ink|Squid Sisters|Callie and Marie}} will reference Pokémon.
::'''Callie''': Rollers are [[damage modification|super effective]] here!
::'''Marie''': Chargers are [[Pokémon Theme|the very best, like no gun ever was]]!
| [[File:Splatoon Moray Towers.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|StreetPass Mii Plaza}}''
| style="text-align:left" | One of the puzzles that was distributed through SpotPass was for ''[[Pokémon X and Y]]'' and depicts {{p|Xerneas}} and {{p|Yveltal}}. While the puzzle is no longer being distributed through SpotPass, players may still access it by StreetPassing someone who has at least one piece of it, selecting the puzzle in question when viewing the other player's pieces, and taking a piece of it. (As with all games' StreetPass functions, including ''Pokémon'', the same player may only be StreetPassed once every eight hours, meaning obtaining other pieces require either more StreetPasses or the use of Play Coins to obtain a random piece for the player's puzzle collection.)
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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|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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| ''[http://www.mousecity.com/games/point-and-click/vortex-point-4 Vortex Point 4]''
| style="text-align:left" | Ruben's neighbor owns a Pikachu doll.
| [[File:VP4 reference.png|200px]]
|- 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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==References in tabletop games==
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| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game}}''
| A Spell card released on January 15, 2015 is titled "A {{pkmn2|Wild}} Monster Appears!" It allows the player to freely summon a Special Summon monster if no monsters are on their side and the opponent is controlling at least one monster.
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybr|10px}}"| [[File:A Wild Monster Appears Yu-Gi-Oh card.png|200px]]
|}

==References in books, comics and manga==
* In the ''{{wp|Love Hina}}'' manga, {{wp|Keitaro Urashima}} can be seen with a {{p|Pikachu}} photo sticker while he checks his photo album of himself.
* {{wp|List of The Simpsons comics|''The Simpsons'' comics}} make several references:
** There is a story called ''An Anime Among Us'', in which Bart has a dream containing 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}} becoming 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}} 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 story ''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. Creatures similar to {{p|Venusaur}}, {{p|Onix}}, {{p|Blastoise}}, {{p|Geodude}} and {{p|Gengar}} are also 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 story ''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 story ''Day of the Nerd'', {{wp|Comic Book Guy}} dresses up like an anime character, using contact lenses to make his eyes seem like anime eyes, black laser lights to give himself speed lines whenever he moves quickly, and a yellow cat he calls "Comicachu", a 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 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 the novella ''{{wp|Coraline}},'' the illustration on page 88 shows a Pikachu head among several other toys.
* In the novel ''{{wp|Mad Dogs}}'', Pokemon ''(sic)'' was mentioned as one of the fads that had passed around CHERUB campus.
* In Volume 5, Chapter 1 of 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 a certain {{pkmn|anime}} caused children across Japan to become sick. This reference was not retained in Episode 1 of the anime adaptation's second season, which directly adapts the chapter.
* 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 the webcomic ''{{wp|Homestuck}}'', Tavros Nitram is shown playing a game called "Fiduspawn", which is similar to Pokémon.
* A ''{{wp|FoxTrot (comic strip)|FoxTrot}}'' [http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/2011/04/03 comic strip from April 3, 2011] has Jason and Peter playing catch. After he tossed, Jason shouted "I choose you, {{p|Gigalith}}!" He later mentioned he had played a lot of Pokémon recently as Peter questions why the ball was shaking. This strip was released weeks after the release of {{game|Black and White|s}}.
* 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".
** In another Rick Riordan book, ''{{wp|The Throne of Fire}}'', the protagonist Carter wakes up in an hotel room wearing Pokémon pajamas featuring Pikachu.
* 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.
* In the volume #1 of ''{{wp|Silk (comics)|Silk}}'' while the titular heroine is fighting Dragonclaw, she asks if that is a Pokémon name, and if they're "still a thing". She also owns a {{p|Staryu}} plush doll.

==Other references==
===Real world===
* {{wp|Zbtb7}}, a gene 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".
* 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".
* 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>
* During a Republican debate for the {{wp|United States presidential election, 2012|2012 United States presidential election}}, 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.
* The {{wp|Prosecutor General of the Republic of Crimea|Prosecutor General of Crimea}} {{wp|Natalia Poklonskaya}} became the focus of international media attention due to her appearance after a video of her at a press conference on her appointment of Prosecutor General of Crimea on 11 March 2014 was uploaded to YouTube. Upon learning of her popularity, she was unhappy with the media attention being focused on her looks rather than her career, stating “I am a lawyer, not a Pokémon or something”.<ref>[http://rt.com/politics/239585-poklonskaya-prosecutor-threats-ukraine/]</ref>
* In April 2014, the [https://www.facebook.com/carnivore.pangolin Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Program] and {{wp|CNN}}'s [http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/09/opinion/sutter-change-the-list-vote/index.html Change the List] project held a poll to name a {{wp|pangolin}} rescued from traffickers as part of a campaign to raise awareness for the endangered mammal. Of the top five choices from CNN comments, the name "{{p|Sandshrew}}" won the official [https://www.facebook.com/questions/10152451840746509 Facebook poll]. Sandshrew the pangolin now lives in a {{wp|Vietnam}}ese national park.
* In October 2014, the extinct {{wp|pterosaur}} ''Pterodactylus scolopaciceps'' was renamed ''{{wp|Aerodactylus}} scolopaciceps'' due to a newly-discovered {{wp|taxon}}omic separation. It is named after {{p|Aerodactyl}}, a Pokémon based on various pterosaur species, because it "seemed a pertinent name for a genus which has been synonymous with Pterodatylus for so long due to a combination of features."<ref>[http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0110646#s5 PLOS ONE: The Problem of Cryptic Pterosaur Taxa in Early Ontogeny]</ref>

===Music===
* 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 (Lil' Kim album)}}'', "Get Yours", makes a reference to the common mispronunciation of "Pokéman".<ref>[http://youtu.be/nRJ446_liMs?t=52 Lil Kim's "Get Yours' (feat. Sha-Dash & T.I.)" on YouTube.com]</ref>
* 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.
* Scottish band {{wp|Alestorm}} released [http://www.nuclearblast.de/static/articles/215/215265.jpg/1000x1000.jpg a T-Shirt] with a {{p|Snorlax}}-like monster on it. The band's name is printed in the same style as the Pokémon logo, and the text under it reads "Gotta drink 'em all".
* The {{wp|Azealia Banks}} song "Bitch Is Ill" makes a lewd comparison involving the electricity of a Pikachu.<ref>[http://youtu.be/5hngZkblwUM?t=168 Azealia Banks' "Bitch Is Ill" on Youtube.com]</ref>

===Websites===
* 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.
* ''{{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 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>
* 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>
* On ''{{wp|The Annoying Orange}}'', in "Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)", 3 Pokémon were one of Marshmallow's gifts.<ref>[https://youtu.be/jQnqyMOQmlA?t=36 Annoying Orange - Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas) on YouTube.com]</ref>
* One of the screensavers included in {{wp|XScreenSaver}} is called "JigglyPuff" ''(sic)''.<ref>[http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/screenshots/ XScreenSaver: Screenshots]</ref>
* ''{{wp|Cyanide and Happiness}}'' has referenced Pokémon in a few comics. [http://explosm.net/comics/421 One comic] made a joke about Ash catching all the STDs. [http://explosm.net/comics/628/ A second comic] had two people playing Rock, Paper, Scissors with one declaring "Bulbasaur beats everything". [http://explosm.net/comics/979/ Another comic] had Ash releasing a dead Pikachu from a Poké Ball because he forgot to make air holes. [http://explosm.net/comics/3023/ A fourth comic] had two people saying they were a fan of ''Pokémon'' and ''The Legend of Zelda''.
* In the third installment of SamBakZa's ''{{wp|There She Is!!}}'' series, the character Doki chases and tries various methods of capturing a fleeing Nabi. When all of her attempts fail, she uses a [[Poké Ball]], throwing it at Nabi's head and knocking him down.
* 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 {{game|Red and Blue|s}}.<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 [[Ash's 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}}, {{p|Charizard}} and {{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.
* Beginning on February 18, 2015 the official Robot Chicken Twitter account was "taken over" by Meowth of Team Rocket and renamed ''MEOWTHbot Chicken''.<ref>https://twitter.com/cyborgturkey/status/568172201364430848</ref>.
** It was later changed to ''Robot Charmander'' before being renamed yet again to ''Robot Pikachiken''.  The twitter account has since reverted back to normal.

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

==References==
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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 {{Trading Card Game}}, 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"
|''{{wp|Animation Domination High-Def}}''
|''Scientifically Accurate: Pokémon''
| style="text-align:left" | Pokémon is spoofed in this series of ADHD shorts. References to kids being thrown into the wilderness alone, as well as some of the kinds of Pokémon such as "a pile of gears" (presumably a [[Klink]]) and "a [EXPLETIVE] ice cream cone" (presumably [[Vanillite]]).
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Adventure Time}}''
|''Joshua and Margaret Investigations''
| style="text-align:left" | In one scene in the episode, Margaret is show entering a weapons room. Among the weapons on the right wall is a small [[Poké Ball]].
|[[File:Adventure Time weapons room still.jpg|200px]]
|- 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" ("Nokémon" for short), which Jinta buys from the game shop Anaru works at. Some other games that were referenced were Gold, Opal, and Emerald.
|[[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|Ben 10: Omniverse}}''
|"Rook Tales"
| style="text-align:left" | Max Tennyson and Sheriff Wat-Senn are competitively fishing and catch two fish that look like {{p|Magikarp}} and {{p| Gyarados}}
|
|- 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 {{g|X and Y}} are seen.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Brum (TV series)|Brum}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left" | Pokémon plushies 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 staying in a train station. However, the distinct facial features each possess, such as their hairstyles and Brock's eyes, were slightly altered and switched between them.
|
|- 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}}''
| ''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 called "Pokeo", based on the Pokémon Trading Card Game and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. [[Type]] advantages are mentioned ("{{t|Grass}} power is no match for {{t|Fire|volcano}} power") and the chicken character "Chikapu" is a parody of {{p|Pikachu}}.
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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.
| [[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]]
|- 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>[http://youtu.be/3WnNItb5lUw&t=12 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!}}''
| ''Make Up for Mother's Day''
| 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 {{pkmn|Professor}} invited Ash (who has curly hair and glasses), Misty (who holds a [[Nintendo DS|DS]] and has blond hair), Jessie (with blue hair) and James (with 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.
|
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| ''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 14 seasons?!", referencing how many seasons the anime was up to at this point.
|
|- 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 ''[http://kidicaruswiki.com/wiki/Kid_Icarus Kid Icarus]''. In the skit, Pikachu is shown to be part of the gang that harasses [http://kidicaruswiki.com/wiki/Pit 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}}.
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|- 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".
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|- 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?"
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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.
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| ''{{wp|My Hero (UK 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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|- 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 (TV series)|Private Practice}}''
| ''Step One''
| style="text-align:left" | An action figure of {{p|Reshiram}} is shown in this episode.
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| ''{{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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| ''Walking Dead Lobster''
| style="text-align:left" | A skit simultaneously parodying the Pokémon games and the {{wp|Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation|Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting ring case}} 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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| ''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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| ''{{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="3"| ''{{wp|Saturday Night Live}}''
| ''Jennifer Aniston / Sting''
| style="text-align:left" | In the "Pokémon Parents" skit, a boy trades his holographic {{p|Charizard}} for weaker cards like {{p|Metapod}} and {{p|Diglett}}. {{p|Mewtwo}} and the [[M01|first movie]] are also mentioned.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''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|Servant × Service}}''
| ''Don't Panic, Make a Scene, or Throw Away Your Job''
| style="text-align:left" | Hasebe joins a discussion on anime with his coworkers accompanied by a montage of games he has played, including "Pokimon", a distorted {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Bulbasaur}}, and a [[Poké Ball]] sound effect.
|[[File:ServantxService.png|200px]]
|- 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="8" | ''{{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|Treehouse of Horror XXV}}''
| style="text-align:left" | At the end of the episode, various alternate universe versions of the Simpson family appear. One of these alternate universe versions of the family is based on Japanese popular culture, including Maggie as {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:Treehouse of Horror XXV.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"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|SpongeBob SquarePants}}''
| ''{{wp|Rock Bottom}}''
| style="text-align:left" | The clock at the bus station resembles a [[Poké Ball]].
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Sailor Mouth}}''
| style="text-align:left" | {{p|Onix}}'s name is written on the dumpster where SpongeBob learns the bad word.
|

|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Steven Universe}}''
| ''{{wp|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|The Switch (2010 film)|The Switch}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left" | One of the channels Sebastian flips through randomly shows the cameo of {{ga|Lucas}} in ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]''.
| [[File:The Switch Lucas.png|200px]]
| style="text-align:left" |
|- 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|TV Funhouse}}''
| ''Mexicans Day''
| style="text-align:left" | In this short, the {{wp|R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company}} has agreed to stop using {{wp|Joe Camel}} to advertise cigarettes to children and will instead make him a character in a tobacco-free cartoon called "Jokámel". This parody of the [[Pokémon anime]] stars a {{p|Pikachu}}-like Jokámel, near-exact copies of {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, {{an|Misty}}, [[Jessie]], and [[James]], and sexual parodies of Pikachu, {{p|Meowth}}, and {{p|Geodude}}. Throughout the show, the audience is told to buy Jokámel merchandise and given subliminal messages to buy {{wp|Camel (cigarette)|Camel}} cigarettes.
|[[File:Jokámel.jpg|200px]]
|- 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>
|
|- 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" |''{{wp|Yo-kai Watch}}
| ''Yo-kai Watch Episode 69''
| style="text-align:left" | When Zashiki-warashi reads a book about the information about ghosts while hiding from Whisper, Jibanyan, and Hikikmori, thinking they were monsters, the picture on a page he's reading resembles three ghosts that resembles the bodies of {{p|Gastly}}, {{p|Haunter}}, and {{p|Gengar}}.
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|- 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.
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybr|10px}}"| [[File:Yowamushi Pedal 01.png|200px]]
|}

==References in non-Pokémon video games==
{| style="background: #2E83D2; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align:center; {{roundy|10px}} border: 3px solid #81807A"
! style="background: #6AA9E4; {{roundytl|10px}}"| Game
! style="background: #6AA9E4"| Details
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{np|Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing}}''
| style="text-align:left" | Villagers may sometimes accidentally leave belongings with another villager and either the villager that it was left with or the one that lost it may request that it be returned; one of the possible items that can end up lost is a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]'' (but it is actually a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS]]''). However, players cannot get one of their own. Note that this is only in the [[Nintendo GameCube]] game, with later games having items the player can actually obtain (such as clothing and furniture) as possible lost items.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator}}''
| style="text-align:left" | In the fifth game (which takes place in Japan), turning on the television in your hotel room shows a program with flashing colours and a {{p|Pikachu}}-like character. Looking at the screen causes the game to remark "Don't stare at it too long, or you're likely to have a seizure!", a likely reference to ''[[Denno Senshi Porygon]]''.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Chee-Chai Alien|Chee-Chai Alien}}''
| style="text-align:left" | When starting the game for the first time, a character called "Saraba" introduces himself to the player and mentions Pokémon (Japanese ポ…　…[[Pokémon|ポケモン]]　ちゃうよ) in the middle of explaining the in-game universe.
| [[File:Chee-Chai Alien Pokémon.png|200px]]
|- 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>
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|- 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|Grand Theft Auto V}}''
| style="text-align:left" | One of the cars, Infernus, present in the game feature [[Pokéball]] Designed tail lights.
|[[File:GTA V Pokéball.png|200px]]
|- 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"
| ''{{wp|Hatoful Boyfriend}}''
| style="text-align:left" | When the protagonist visits Okosan for the first time at the school's track, Okosan had with him some pudding that he was rejecting. The text at one point in the conversation displayed "Okosan used {{m|Wing Attack}}! It's super effective!"
|
|- 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.
|
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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 {{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}}."
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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"
| ''{{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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|- 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]].
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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.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Rune Factory 4}}
| style="text-align:left" | Clorica says how "[F]ishing can be quite dangerous. Sometimes it's less {{p|Tentacool|tenta-'cool'}} and more {{p|Tentacruel|tenta-'cruel.'}}" Additionaly, Dolce quotes "I choose you" line, trying to command to use {{m|Thunderbolt}}, referencing [[type effectiveness]] along the conversation.
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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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|- 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"
| ''{{ink|Splatoon}}''
| style="text-align:left" | When the {{ink|Moray Towers}} are presented as a possible arena for multiplayer battles, there is a possibility that {{ink|Squid Sisters|Callie and Marie}} will reference Pokémon.
::'''Callie''': Rollers are [[damage modification|super effective]] here!
::'''Marie''': Chargers are [[Pokémon Theme|the very best, like no gun ever was]]!
| [[File:Splatoon Moray Towers.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|StreetPass Mii Plaza}}''
| style="text-align:left" | One of the puzzles that was distributed through SpotPass was for ''[[Pokémon X and Y]]'' and depicts {{p|Xerneas}} and {{p|Yveltal}}. While the puzzle is no longer being distributed through SpotPass, players may still access it by StreetPassing someone who has at least one piece of it, selecting the puzzle in question when viewing the other player's pieces, and taking a piece of it. (As with all games' StreetPass functions, including ''Pokémon'', the same player may only be StreetPassed once every eight hours, meaning obtaining other pieces require either more StreetPasses or the use of Play Coins to obtain a random piece for the player's puzzle collection.)
|
|- 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|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"
| ''[http://www.mousecity.com/games/point-and-click/vortex-point-4 Vortex Point 4]''
| style="text-align:left" | Ruben's neighbor owns a Pikachu doll.
| [[File:VP4 reference.png|200px]]
|- 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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==References in tabletop games==
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| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game}}''
| A Spell card released on January 15, 2015 is titled "A {{pkmn2|Wild}} Monster Appears!" It allows the player to freely summon a Special Summon monster if no monsters are on their side and the opponent is controlling at least one monster.
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybr|10px}}"| [[File:A Wild Monster Appears Yu-Gi-Oh card.png|200px]]
|}

==References in books, comics and manga==
* In the ''{{wp|Love Hina}}'' manga, {{wp|Keitaro Urashima}} can be seen with a {{p|Pikachu}} photo sticker while he checks his photo album of himself.
* {{wp|List of The Simpsons comics|''The Simpsons'' comics}} make several references:
** There is a story called ''An Anime Among Us'', in which Bart has a dream containing 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}} becoming 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}} 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 story ''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. Creatures similar to {{p|Venusaur}}, {{p|Onix}}, {{p|Blastoise}}, {{p|Geodude}} and {{p|Gengar}} are also 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 story ''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 story ''Day of the Nerd'', {{wp|Comic Book Guy}} dresses up like an anime character, using contact lenses to make his eyes seem like anime eyes, black laser lights to give himself speed lines whenever he moves quickly, and a yellow cat he calls "Comicachu", a 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 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 the novella ''{{wp|Coraline}},'' the illustration on page 88 shows a Pikachu head among several other toys.
* In the novel ''{{wp|Mad Dogs}}'', Pokemon ''(sic)'' was mentioned as one of the fads that had passed around CHERUB campus.
* In Volume 5, Chapter 1 of 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 a certain {{pkmn|anime}} caused children across Japan to become sick. This reference was not retained in Episode 1 of the anime adaptation's second season, which directly adapts the chapter.
* 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 the webcomic ''{{wp|Homestuck}}'', Tavros Nitram is shown playing a game called "Fiduspawn", which is similar to Pokémon.
* A ''{{wp|FoxTrot (comic strip)|FoxTrot}}'' [http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/2011/04/03 comic strip from April 3, 2011] has Jason and Peter playing catch. After he tossed, Jason shouted "I choose you, {{p|Gigalith}}!" He later mentioned he had played a lot of Pokémon recently as Peter questions why the ball was shaking. This strip was released weeks after the release of {{game|Black and White|s}}.
* 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".
** In another Rick Riordan book, ''{{wp|The Throne of Fire}}'', the protagonist Carter wakes up in an hotel room wearing Pokémon pajamas featuring Pikachu.
* 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.
* In the volume #1 of ''{{wp|Silk (comics)|Silk}}'' while the titular heroine is fighting Dragonclaw, she asks if that is a Pokémon name, and if they're "still a thing". She also owns a {{p|Staryu}} plush doll.

==Other references==
===Real world===
* {{wp|Zbtb7}}, a gene 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".
* 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".
* 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>
* During a Republican debate for the {{wp|United States presidential election, 2012|2012 United States presidential election}}, 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.
* The {{wp|Prosecutor General of the Republic of Crimea|Prosecutor General of Crimea}} {{wp|Natalia Poklonskaya}} became the focus of international media attention due to her appearance after a video of her at a press conference on her appointment of Prosecutor General of Crimea on 11 March 2014 was uploaded to YouTube. Upon learning of her popularity, she was unhappy with the media attention being focused on her looks rather than her career, stating “I am a lawyer, not a Pokémon or something”.<ref>[http://rt.com/politics/239585-poklonskaya-prosecutor-threats-ukraine/]</ref>
* In April 2014, the [https://www.facebook.com/carnivore.pangolin Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Program] and {{wp|CNN}}'s [http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/09/opinion/sutter-change-the-list-vote/index.html Change the List] project held a poll to name a {{wp|pangolin}} rescued from traffickers as part of a campaign to raise awareness for the endangered mammal. Of the top five choices from CNN comments, the name "{{p|Sandshrew}}" won the official [https://www.facebook.com/questions/10152451840746509 Facebook poll]. Sandshrew the pangolin now lives in a {{wp|Vietnam}}ese national park.
* In October 2014, the extinct {{wp|pterosaur}} ''Pterodactylus scolopaciceps'' was renamed ''{{wp|Aerodactylus}} scolopaciceps'' due to a newly-discovered {{wp|taxon}}omic separation. It is named after {{p|Aerodactyl}}, a Pokémon based on various pterosaur species, because it "seemed a pertinent name for a genus which has been synonymous with Pterodatylus for so long due to a combination of features."<ref>[http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0110646#s5 PLOS ONE: The Problem of Cryptic Pterosaur Taxa in Early Ontogeny]</ref>

===Music===
* 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 (Lil' Kim album)}}'', "Get Yours", makes a reference to the common mispronunciation of "Pokéman".<ref>[http://youtu.be/nRJ446_liMs?t=52 Lil Kim's "Get Yours' (feat. Sha-Dash & T.I.)" on YouTube.com]</ref>
* 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.
* Scottish band {{wp|Alestorm}} released [http://www.nuclearblast.de/static/articles/215/215265.jpg/1000x1000.jpg a T-Shirt] with a {{p|Snorlax}}-like monster on it. The band's name is printed in the same style as the Pokémon logo, and the text under it reads "Gotta drink 'em all".
* The {{wp|Azealia Banks}} song "Bitch Is Ill" makes a lewd comparison involving the electricity of a Pikachu.<ref>[http://youtu.be/5hngZkblwUM?t=168 Azealia Banks' "Bitch Is Ill" on Youtube.com]</ref>

===Websites===
* 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.
* ''{{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 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>
* 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>
* On ''{{wp|The Annoying Orange}}'', in "Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)", 3 Pokémon were one of Marshmallow's gifts.<ref>[https://youtu.be/jQnqyMOQmlA?t=36 Annoying Orange - Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas) on YouTube.com]</ref>
* One of the screensavers included in {{wp|XScreenSaver}} is called "JigglyPuff" ''(sic)''.<ref>[http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/screenshots/ XScreenSaver: Screenshots]</ref>
* ''{{wp|Cyanide and Happiness}}'' has referenced Pokémon in a few comics. [http://explosm.net/comics/421 One comic] made a joke about Ash catching all the STDs. [http://explosm.net/comics/628/ A second comic] had two people playing Rock, Paper, Scissors with one declaring "Bulbasaur beats everything". [http://explosm.net/comics/979/ Another comic] had Ash releasing a dead Pikachu from a Poké Ball because he forgot to make air holes. [http://explosm.net/comics/3023/ A fourth comic] had two people saying they were a fan of ''Pokémon'' and ''The Legend of Zelda''.
* In the third installment of SamBakZa's ''{{wp|There She Is!!}}'' series, the character Doki chases and tries various methods of capturing a fleeing Nabi. When all of her attempts fail, she uses a [[Poké Ball]], throwing it at Nabi's head and knocking him down.
* 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 {{game|Red and Blue|s}}.<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 [[Ash's 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}}, {{p|Charizard}} and {{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.
* Beginning on February 18, 2015 the official Robot Chicken Twitter account was "taken over" by Meowth of Team Rocket and renamed ''MEOWTHbot Chicken''.<ref>https://twitter.com/cyborgturkey/status/568172201364430848</ref>.
** It was later changed to ''Robot Charmander'' before being renamed yet again to ''Robot Pikachiken''.  The twitter account has since reverted back to normal.

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

==References==
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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
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|- 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 {{Trading Card Game}}, 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"
|''{{wp|Animation Domination High-Def}}''
|''Scientifically Accurate: Pokémon''
| style="text-align:left" | Pokémon is spoofed in this series of ADHD shorts. References to kids being thrown into the wilderness alone, as well as some of the kinds of Pokémon such as "a pile of gears" (presumably a [[Klink]]) and "a [EXPLETIVE] ice cream cone" (presumably [[Vanillite]]).
|[[File:Adventure Time weapons room still.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Adventure Time}}''
|''Joshua and Margaret Investigations''
| style="text-align:left" | In one scene in the episode, Margaret is show entering a weapons room. Among the weapons on the right wall is a small [[Poké Ball]].
|
|- 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" ("Nokémon" for short), which Jinta buys from the game shop Anaru works at. Some other games that were referenced were Gold, Opal, and Emerald.
|[[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|Ben 10: Omniverse}}''
|"Rook Tales"
| style="text-align:left" | Max Tennyson and Sheriff Wat-Senn are competitively fishing and catch two fish that look like {{p|Magikarp}} and {{p| Gyarados}}
|
|- 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 {{g|X and Y}} are seen.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Brum (TV series)|Brum}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left" | Pokémon plushies 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.
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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 staying in a train station. However, the distinct facial features each possess, such as their hairstyles and Brock's eyes, were slightly altered and switched between them.
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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)]].
|
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| ''{{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?"
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|- 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?"
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| ''{{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}}''
| ''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.
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|- 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 called "Pokeo", based on the Pokémon Trading Card Game and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. [[Type]] advantages are mentioned ("{{t|Grass}} power is no match for {{t|Fire|volcano}} power") and the chicken character "Chikapu" is a parody of {{p|Pikachu}}.
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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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| ''{{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]]
|- 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.
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| ''{{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!"
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|- 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.
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| ''{{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>[http://youtu.be/3WnNItb5lUw&t=12 Infinite Stratos 2 - Her breast are bigger than mine!]</ref>
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|- 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.
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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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| ''{{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.
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| ''{{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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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Go! Go! Itsutsugo Land|Let's Go Quintuplets!}}''
| ''Make Up for Mother's Day''
| 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.
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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]]
|- 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]]
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| 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!"
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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 / WWER''
| style="text-align:left" | The episode that features the skit "Pokémon Park", a spoof of ''{{wp|Jurassic Park}}''. An unknown {{pkmn|Professor}} invited Ash (who has curly hair and glasses), Misty (who holds a [[Nintendo DS|DS]] and has blond hair), Jessie (with blue hair) and James (with 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.
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| ''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 14 seasons?!", referencing how many seasons the anime was up to at this point.
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| ''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 ''[http://kidicaruswiki.com/wiki/Kid_Icarus Kid Icarus]''. In the skit, Pikachu is shown to be part of the gang that harasses [http://kidicaruswiki.com/wiki/Pit 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. / 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.
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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 {{p|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 ''{{p|Psyduck}}'', with the tagline "They'll pretty much let anything be a cop these days".
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| ''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]]
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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|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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| ''{{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.
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| ''{{wp|My Hero (UK 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]]
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| ''{{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]]
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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|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 (TV series)|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="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!"
|
|- 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 simultaneously parodying the Pokémon games and the {{wp|Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation|Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting ring case}} 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"
| ''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.
|
|- 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="3"| ''{{wp|Saturday Night Live}}''
| ''Jennifer Aniston / Sting''
| style="text-align:left" | In the "Pokémon Parents" skit, a boy trades his holographic {{p|Charizard}} for weaker cards like {{p|Metapod}} and {{p|Diglett}}. {{p|Mewtwo}} and the [[M01|first movie]] are also mentioned.
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| ''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|Servant × Service}}''
| ''Don't Panic, Make a Scene, or Throw Away Your Job''
| style="text-align:left" | Hasebe joins a discussion on anime with his coworkers accompanied by a montage of games he has played, including "Pokimon", a distorted {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Bulbasaur}}, and a [[Poké Ball]] sound effect.
|[[File:ServantxService.png|200px]]
|- 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="8" | ''{{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|Treehouse of Horror XXV}}''
| style="text-align:left" | At the end of the episode, various alternate universe versions of the Simpson family appear. One of these alternate universe versions of the family is based on Japanese popular culture, including Maggie as {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:Treehouse of Horror XXV.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"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|SpongeBob SquarePants}}''
| ''{{wp|Rock Bottom}}''
| style="text-align:left" | The clock at the bus station resembles a [[Poké Ball]].
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Sailor Mouth}}''
| style="text-align:left" | {{p|Onix}}'s name is written on the dumpster where SpongeBob learns the bad word.
|

|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Steven Universe}}''
| ''{{wp|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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| ''{{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|The Switch (2010 film)|The Switch}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left" | One of the channels Sebastian flips through randomly shows the cameo of {{ga|Lucas}} in ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]''.
| [[File:The Switch Lucas.png|200px]]
| style="text-align:left" |
|- 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|TV Funhouse}}''
| ''Mexicans Day''
| style="text-align:left" | In this short, the {{wp|R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company}} has agreed to stop using {{wp|Joe Camel}} to advertise cigarettes to children and will instead make him a character in a tobacco-free cartoon called "Jokámel". This parody of the [[Pokémon anime]] stars a {{p|Pikachu}}-like Jokámel, near-exact copies of {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, {{an|Misty}}, [[Jessie]], and [[James]], and sexual parodies of Pikachu, {{p|Meowth}}, and {{p|Geodude}}. Throughout the show, the audience is told to buy Jokámel merchandise and given subliminal messages to buy {{wp|Camel (cigarette)|Camel}} cigarettes.
|[[File:Jokámel.jpg|200px]]
|- 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|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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| 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>
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|- 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."
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|- 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"| ''{{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" |''{{wp|Yo-kai Watch}}
| ''Yo-kai Watch Episode 69''
| style="text-align:left" | When Zashiki-warashi reads a book about the information about ghosts while hiding from Whisper, Jibanyan, and Hikikmori, thinking they were monsters, the picture on a page he's reading resembles three ghosts that resembles the bodies of {{p|Gastly}}, {{p|Haunter}}, and {{p|Gengar}}.
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| 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.
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybr|10px}}"| [[File:Yowamushi Pedal 01.png|200px]]
|}

==References in non-Pokémon video games==
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| ''{{np|Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing}}''
| style="text-align:left" | Villagers may sometimes accidentally leave belongings with another villager and either the villager that it was left with or the one that lost it may request that it be returned; one of the possible items that can end up lost is a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]'' (but it is actually a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS]]''). However, players cannot get one of their own. Note that this is only in the [[Nintendo GameCube]] game, with later games having items the player can actually obtain (such as clothing and furniture) as possible lost items.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator}}''
| style="text-align:left" | In the fifth game (which takes place in Japan), turning on the television in your hotel room shows a program with flashing colours and a {{p|Pikachu}}-like character. Looking at the screen causes the game to remark "Don't stare at it too long, or you're likely to have a seizure!", a likely reference to ''[[Denno Senshi Porygon]]''.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Chee-Chai Alien|Chee-Chai Alien}}''
| style="text-align:left" | When starting the game for the first time, a character called "Saraba" introduces himself to the player and mentions Pokémon (Japanese ポ…　…[[Pokémon|ポケモン]]　ちゃうよ) in the middle of explaining the in-game universe.
| [[File:Chee-Chai Alien Pokémon.png|200px]]
|- 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>
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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.
|
|- 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|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.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Grand Theft Auto V}}''
| style="text-align:left" | One of the cars, Infernus, present in the game feature [[Pokéball]] Designed tail lights.
|[[File:GTA V Pokéball.png|200px]]
|- 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"
| ''{{wp|Hatoful Boyfriend}}''
| style="text-align:left" | When the protagonist visits Okosan for the first time at the school's track, Okosan had with him some pudding that he was rejecting. The text at one point in the conversation displayed "Okosan used {{m|Wing Attack}}! It's super effective!"
|
|- 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.
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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 {{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.
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|- 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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| ''{{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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| ''{{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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|- 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|Rune Factory 4}}
| style="text-align:left" | Clorica says how "[F]ishing can be quite dangerous. Sometimes it's less {{p|Tentacool|tenta-'cool'}} and more {{p|Tentacruel|tenta-'cruel.'}}" Additionaly, Dolce quotes "I choose you" line, trying to command to use {{m|Thunderbolt}}, referencing [[type effectiveness]] along the conversation.
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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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|- 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"
| ''{{ink|Splatoon}}''
| style="text-align:left" | When the {{ink|Moray Towers}} are presented as a possible arena for multiplayer battles, there is a possibility that {{ink|Squid Sisters|Callie and Marie}} will reference Pokémon.
::'''Callie''': Rollers are [[damage modification|super effective]] here!
::'''Marie''': Chargers are [[Pokémon Theme|the very best, like no gun ever was]]!
| [[File:Splatoon Moray Towers.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|StreetPass Mii Plaza}}''
| style="text-align:left" | One of the puzzles that was distributed through SpotPass was for ''[[Pokémon X and Y]]'' and depicts {{p|Xerneas}} and {{p|Yveltal}}. While the puzzle is no longer being distributed through SpotPass, players may still access it by StreetPassing someone who has at least one piece of it, selecting the puzzle in question when viewing the other player's pieces, and taking a piece of it. (As with all games' StreetPass functions, including ''Pokémon'', the same player may only be StreetPassed once every eight hours, meaning obtaining other pieces require either more StreetPasses or the use of Play Coins to obtain a random piece for the player's puzzle collection.)
|
|- 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|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|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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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''[http://www.mousecity.com/games/point-and-click/vortex-point-4 Vortex Point 4]''
| style="text-align:left" | Ruben's neighbor owns a Pikachu doll.
| [[File:VP4 reference.png|200px]]
|- 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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==References in tabletop games==
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| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game}}''
| A Spell card released on January 15, 2015 is titled "A {{pkmn2|Wild}} Monster Appears!" It allows the player to freely summon a Special Summon monster if no monsters are on their side and the opponent is controlling at least one monster.
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybr|10px}}"| [[File:A Wild Monster Appears Yu-Gi-Oh card.png|200px]]
|}

==References in books, comics and manga==
* In the ''{{wp|Love Hina}}'' manga, {{wp|Keitaro Urashima}} can be seen with a {{p|Pikachu}} photo sticker while he checks his photo album of himself.
* {{wp|List of The Simpsons comics|''The Simpsons'' comics}} make several references:
** There is a story called ''An Anime Among Us'', in which Bart has a dream containing 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}} becoming 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}} 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 story ''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. Creatures similar to {{p|Venusaur}}, {{p|Onix}}, {{p|Blastoise}}, {{p|Geodude}} and {{p|Gengar}} are also 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 story ''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 story ''Day of the Nerd'', {{wp|Comic Book Guy}} dresses up like an anime character, using contact lenses to make his eyes seem like anime eyes, black laser lights to give himself speed lines whenever he moves quickly, and a yellow cat he calls "Comicachu", a 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 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 the novella ''{{wp|Coraline}},'' the illustration on page 88 shows a Pikachu head among several other toys.
* In the novel ''{{wp|Mad Dogs}}'', Pokemon ''(sic)'' was mentioned as one of the fads that had passed around CHERUB campus.
* In Volume 5, Chapter 1 of 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 a certain {{pkmn|anime}} caused children across Japan to become sick. This reference was not retained in Episode 1 of the anime adaptation's second season, which directly adapts the chapter.
* 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 the webcomic ''{{wp|Homestuck}}'', Tavros Nitram is shown playing a game called "Fiduspawn", which is similar to Pokémon.
* A ''{{wp|FoxTrot (comic strip)|FoxTrot}}'' [http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/2011/04/03 comic strip from April 3, 2011] has Jason and Peter playing catch. After he tossed, Jason shouted "I choose you, {{p|Gigalith}}!" He later mentioned he had played a lot of Pokémon recently as Peter questions why the ball was shaking. This strip was released weeks after the release of {{game|Black and White|s}}.
* 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".
** In another Rick Riordan book, ''{{wp|The Throne of Fire}}'', the protagonist Carter wakes up in an hotel room wearing Pokémon pajamas featuring Pikachu.
* 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.
* In the volume #1 of ''{{wp|Silk (comics)|Silk}}'' while the titular heroine is fighting Dragonclaw, she asks if that is a Pokémon name, and if they're "still a thing". She also owns a {{p|Staryu}} plush doll.

==Other references==
===Real world===
* {{wp|Zbtb7}}, a gene 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".
* 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".
* 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>
* During a Republican debate for the {{wp|United States presidential election, 2012|2012 United States presidential election}}, 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.
* The {{wp|Prosecutor General of the Republic of Crimea|Prosecutor General of Crimea}} {{wp|Natalia Poklonskaya}} became the focus of international media attention due to her appearance after a video of her at a press conference on her appointment of Prosecutor General of Crimea on 11 March 2014 was uploaded to YouTube. Upon learning of her popularity, she was unhappy with the media attention being focused on her looks rather than her career, stating “I am a lawyer, not a Pokémon or something”.<ref>[http://rt.com/politics/239585-poklonskaya-prosecutor-threats-ukraine/]</ref>
* In April 2014, the [https://www.facebook.com/carnivore.pangolin Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Program] and {{wp|CNN}}'s [http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/09/opinion/sutter-change-the-list-vote/index.html Change the List] project held a poll to name a {{wp|pangolin}} rescued from traffickers as part of a campaign to raise awareness for the endangered mammal. Of the top five choices from CNN comments, the name "{{p|Sandshrew}}" won the official [https://www.facebook.com/questions/10152451840746509 Facebook poll]. Sandshrew the pangolin now lives in a {{wp|Vietnam}}ese national park.
* In October 2014, the extinct {{wp|pterosaur}} ''Pterodactylus scolopaciceps'' was renamed ''{{wp|Aerodactylus}} scolopaciceps'' due to a newly-discovered {{wp|taxon}}omic separation. It is named after {{p|Aerodactyl}}, a Pokémon based on various pterosaur species, because it "seemed a pertinent name for a genus which has been synonymous with Pterodatylus for so long due to a combination of features."<ref>[http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0110646#s5 PLOS ONE: The Problem of Cryptic Pterosaur Taxa in Early Ontogeny]</ref>

===Music===
* 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 (Lil' Kim album)}}'', "Get Yours", makes a reference to the common mispronunciation of "Pokéman".<ref>[http://youtu.be/nRJ446_liMs?t=52 Lil Kim's "Get Yours' (feat. Sha-Dash & T.I.)" on YouTube.com]</ref>
* 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.
* Scottish band {{wp|Alestorm}} released [http://www.nuclearblast.de/static/articles/215/215265.jpg/1000x1000.jpg a T-Shirt] with a {{p|Snorlax}}-like monster on it. The band's name is printed in the same style as the Pokémon logo, and the text under it reads "Gotta drink 'em all".
* The {{wp|Azealia Banks}} song "Bitch Is Ill" makes a lewd comparison involving the electricity of a Pikachu.<ref>[http://youtu.be/5hngZkblwUM?t=168 Azealia Banks' "Bitch Is Ill" on Youtube.com]</ref>

===Websites===
* 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.
* ''{{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 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>
* 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>
* On ''{{wp|The Annoying Orange}}'', in "Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)", 3 Pokémon were one of Marshmallow's gifts.<ref>[https://youtu.be/jQnqyMOQmlA?t=36 Annoying Orange - Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas) on YouTube.com]</ref>
* One of the screensavers included in {{wp|XScreenSaver}} is called "JigglyPuff" ''(sic)''.<ref>[http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/screenshots/ XScreenSaver: Screenshots]</ref>
* ''{{wp|Cyanide and Happiness}}'' has referenced Pokémon in a few comics. [http://explosm.net/comics/421 One comic] made a joke about Ash catching all the STDs. [http://explosm.net/comics/628/ A second comic] had two people playing Rock, Paper, Scissors with one declaring "Bulbasaur beats everything". [http://explosm.net/comics/979/ Another comic] had Ash releasing a dead Pikachu from a Poké Ball because he forgot to make air holes. [http://explosm.net/comics/3023/ A fourth comic] had two people saying they were a fan of ''Pokémon'' and ''The Legend of Zelda''.
* In the third installment of SamBakZa's ''{{wp|There She Is!!}}'' series, the character Doki chases and tries various methods of capturing a fleeing Nabi. When all of her attempts fail, she uses a [[Poké Ball]], throwing it at Nabi's head and knocking him down.
* 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 {{game|Red and Blue|s}}.<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 [[Ash's 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}}, {{p|Charizard}} and {{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.
* Beginning on February 18, 2015 the official Robot Chicken Twitter account was "taken over" by Meowth of Team Rocket and renamed ''MEOWTHbot Chicken''.<ref>https://twitter.com/cyborgturkey/status/568172201364430848</ref>.
** It was later changed to ''Robot Charmander'' before being renamed yet again to ''Robot Pikachiken''.  The twitter account has since reverted back to normal.

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

==References==
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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 {{Trading Card Game}}, 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".
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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.
|
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Animation Domination High-Def}}''
|''Scientifically Accurate: Pokémon''
| style="text-align:left" | Pokémon is spoofed in this series of ADHD shorts. References to kids being thrown into the wilderness alone, as well as some of the kinds of Pokémon such as "a pile of gears" (presumably a [[Klink]]) and "a [EXPLETIVE] ice cream cone" (presumably [[Vanillite]]).
|[[File:Adventure Time weapons room still.jpg|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
|''{{wp|Adventure Time}}''
|''Joshua and Margaret Investigations''
| style="text-align:left" | In one scene in the episode, Margaret is show entering a weapons room. Among the weapons on the right wall is a small [[Poké Ball]].
|[[File:Adventure Time weapons room still.jpg|200px]]
|- 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}}".
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| ''{{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" ("Nokémon" for short), which Jinta buys from the game shop Anaru works at. Some other games that were referenced were Gold, Opal, and Emerald.
|[[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]].
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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|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.
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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|Ben 10: Omniverse}}''
|"Rook Tales"
| style="text-align:left" | Max Tennyson and Sheriff Wat-Senn are competitively fishing and catch two fish that look like {{p|Magikarp}} and {{p| Gyarados}}
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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"
| 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]].
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|- 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 {{g|X and Y}} are seen.
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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Brum (TV series)|Brum}}''
| Unknown
| style="text-align:left" | Pokémon plushies 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]]

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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 staying in a train station. However, the distinct facial features each possess, such as their hairstyles and Brock's eyes, were slightly altered and switched between them.
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|- 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)]].
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|- 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?"
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|- 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?"
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| ''{{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}}''
| ''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.
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|- 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 called "Pokeo", based on the Pokémon Trading Card Game and {{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}. [[Type]] advantages are mentioned ("{{t|Grass}} power is no match for {{t|Fire|volcano}} power") and the chicken character "Chikapu" is a parody of {{p|Pikachu}}.
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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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| ''{{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]]
|- 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.
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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, {{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.
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| ''{{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>[http://youtu.be/3WnNItb5lUw&t=12 Infinite Stratos 2 - Her breast are bigger than mine!]</ref>
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| ''{{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.
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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].
| [[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.
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| ''{{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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|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Go! Go! Itsutsugo Land|Let's Go Quintuplets!}}''
| ''Make Up for Mother's Day''
| 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.
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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]]
|- 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]]
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| 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!"
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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 / WWER''
| style="text-align:left" | The episode that features the skit "Pokémon Park", a spoof of ''{{wp|Jurassic Park}}''. An unknown {{pkmn|Professor}} invited Ash (who has curly hair and glasses), Misty (who holds a [[Nintendo DS|DS]] and has blond hair), Jessie (with blue hair) and James (with 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.
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| ''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 14 seasons?!", referencing how many seasons the anime was up to at this point.
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| ''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 ''[http://kidicaruswiki.com/wiki/Kid_Icarus Kid Icarus]''. In the skit, Pikachu is shown to be part of the gang that harasses [http://kidicaruswiki.com/wiki/Pit 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. / 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.
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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 {{p|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 ''{{p|Psyduck}}'', with the tagline "They'll pretty much let anything be a cop these days".
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|- 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.
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|- 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 (UK 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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|- 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.
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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 (TV series)|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.
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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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| ''Walking Dead Lobster''
| style="text-align:left" | A skit simultaneously parodying the Pokémon games and the {{wp|Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation|Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting ring case}} 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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| ''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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| ''{{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="3"| ''{{wp|Saturday Night Live}}''
| ''Jennifer Aniston / Sting''
| style="text-align:left" | In the "Pokémon Parents" skit, a boy trades his holographic {{p|Charizard}} for weaker cards like {{p|Metapod}} and {{p|Diglett}}. {{p|Mewtwo}} and the [[M01|first movie]] are also mentioned.
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| ''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.
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|- 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|Servant × Service}}''
| ''Don't Panic, Make a Scene, or Throw Away Your Job''
| style="text-align:left" | Hasebe joins a discussion on anime with his coworkers accompanied by a montage of games he has played, including "Pokimon", a distorted {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Bulbasaur}}, and a [[Poké Ball]] sound effect.
|[[File:ServantxService.png|200px]]
|- 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="8" | ''{{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|Treehouse of Horror XXV}}''
| style="text-align:left" | At the end of the episode, various alternate universe versions of the Simpson family appear. One of these alternate universe versions of the family is based on Japanese popular culture, including Maggie as {{p|Pikachu}}.
|[[File:Treehouse of Horror XXV.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"
| rowspan="2" | ''{{wp|SpongeBob SquarePants}}''
| ''{{wp|Rock Bottom}}''
| style="text-align:left" | The clock at the bus station resembles a [[Poké Ball]].
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| ''{{wp|Sailor Mouth}}''
| style="text-align:left" | {{p|Onix}}'s name is written on the dumpster where SpongeBob learns the bad word.
|

|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|Steven Universe}}''
| ''{{wp|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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| ''{{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.
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| ''{{wp|The Switch (2010 film)|The Switch}}''
| N/A
| style="text-align:left" | One of the channels Sebastian flips through randomly shows the cameo of {{ga|Lucas}} in ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]''.
| [[File:The Switch Lucas.png|200px]]
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|- 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.
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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|TV Funhouse}}''
| ''Mexicans Day''
| style="text-align:left" | In this short, the {{wp|R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company}} has agreed to stop using {{wp|Joe Camel}} to advertise cigarettes to children and will instead make him a character in a tobacco-free cartoon called "Jokámel". This parody of the [[Pokémon anime]] stars a {{p|Pikachu}}-like Jokámel, near-exact copies of {{Ash}}, {{an|Brock}}, {{an|Misty}}, [[Jessie]], and [[James]], and sexual parodies of Pikachu, {{p|Meowth}}, and {{p|Geodude}}. Throughout the show, the audience is told to buy Jokámel merchandise and given subliminal messages to buy {{wp|Camel (cigarette)|Camel}} cigarettes.
|[[File:Jokámel.jpg|200px]]
|- 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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| ''{{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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| 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>
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| 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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| 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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| ''{{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"| ''{{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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| style="background: #fff" |''{{wp|Yo-kai Watch}}
| ''Yo-kai Watch Episode 69''
| style="text-align:left" | When Zashiki-warashi reads a book about the information about ghosts while hiding from Whisper, Jibanyan, and Hikikmori, thinking they were monsters, the picture on a page he's reading resembles three ghosts that resembles the bodies of {{p|Gastly}}, {{p|Haunter}}, and {{p|Gengar}}.
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| 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.
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybr|10px}}"| [[File:Yowamushi Pedal 01.png|200px]]
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==References in non-Pokémon video games==
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| ''{{np|Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing}}''
| style="text-align:left" | Villagers may sometimes accidentally leave belongings with another villager and either the villager that it was left with or the one that lost it may request that it be returned; one of the possible items that can end up lost is a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu]]'' (but it is actually a ''[[Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS]]''). However, players cannot get one of their own. Note that this is only in the [[Nintendo GameCube]] game, with later games having items the player can actually obtain (such as clothing and furniture) as possible lost items.
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| ''{{wp|Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator}}''
| style="text-align:left" | In the fifth game (which takes place in Japan), turning on the television in your hotel room shows a program with flashing colours and a {{p|Pikachu}}-like character. Looking at the screen causes the game to remark "Don't stare at it too long, or you're likely to have a seizure!", a likely reference to ''[[Denno Senshi Porygon]]''.
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| ''{{wp|Chee-Chai Alien|Chee-Chai Alien}}''
| style="text-align:left" | When starting the game for the first time, a character called "Saraba" introduces himself to the player and mentions Pokémon (Japanese ポ…　…[[Pokémon|ポケモン]]　ちゃうよ) in the middle of explaining the in-game universe.
| [[File:Chee-Chai Alien Pokémon.png|200px]]
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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".<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/stats/CivV/achievements/ Sid Meier's Civilization V global achievement stats on Steam]</ref>
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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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| ''{{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.
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| ''{{wp|Grand Theft Auto V}}''
| style="text-align:left" | One of the cars, Infernus, present in the game feature [[Pokéball]] Designed tail lights.
|[[File:GTA V Pokéball.png|200px]]
|- 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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| ''{{wp|Hatoful Boyfriend}}''
| style="text-align:left" | When the protagonist visits Okosan for the first time at the school's track, Okosan had with him some pudding that he was rejecting. The text at one point in the conversation displayed "Okosan used {{m|Wing Attack}}! It's super effective!"
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| ''[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.
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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 {{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}}."
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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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| ''{{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]]
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|''{{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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| ''{{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|Rune Factory 4}}
| style="text-align:left" | Clorica says how "[F]ishing can be quite dangerous. Sometimes it's less {{p|Tentacool|tenta-'cool'}} and more {{p|Tentacruel|tenta-'cruel.'}}" Additionaly, Dolce quotes "I choose you" line, trying to command to use {{m|Thunderbolt}}, referencing [[type effectiveness]] along the conversation.
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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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| ''{{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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| ''{{ink|Splatoon}}''
| style="text-align:left" | When the {{ink|Moray Towers}} are presented as a possible arena for multiplayer battles, there is a possibility that {{ink|Squid Sisters|Callie and Marie}} will reference Pokémon.
::'''Callie''': Rollers are [[damage modification|super effective]] here!
::'''Marie''': Chargers are [[Pokémon Theme|the very best, like no gun ever was]]!
| [[File:Splatoon Moray Towers.png|200px]]
|- style="background: #fff"
| ''{{wp|StreetPass Mii Plaza}}''
| style="text-align:left" | One of the puzzles that was distributed through SpotPass was for ''[[Pokémon X and Y]]'' and depicts {{p|Xerneas}} and {{p|Yveltal}}. While the puzzle is no longer being distributed through SpotPass, players may still access it by StreetPassing someone who has at least one piece of it, selecting the puzzle in question when viewing the other player's pieces, and taking a piece of it. (As with all games' StreetPass functions, including ''Pokémon'', the same player may only be StreetPassed once every eight hours, meaning obtaining other pieces require either more StreetPasses or the use of Play Coins to obtain a random piece for the player's puzzle collection.)
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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|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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| ''[http://www.mousecity.com/games/point-and-click/vortex-point-4 Vortex Point 4]''
| style="text-align:left" | Ruben's neighbor owns a Pikachu doll.
| [[File:VP4 reference.png|200px]]
|- 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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==References in tabletop games==
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| style="background: #fff; {{roundybl|10px}}"| ''{{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game}}''
| A Spell card released on January 15, 2015 is titled "A {{pkmn2|Wild}} Monster Appears!" It allows the player to freely summon a Special Summon monster if no monsters are on their side and the opponent is controlling at least one monster.
| style="background: #fff; {{roundybr|10px}}"| [[File:A Wild Monster Appears Yu-Gi-Oh card.png|200px]]
|}

==References in books, comics and manga==
* In the ''{{wp|Love Hina}}'' manga, {{wp|Keitaro Urashima}} can be seen with a {{p|Pikachu}} photo sticker while he checks his photo album of himself.
* {{wp|List of The Simpsons comics|''The Simpsons'' comics}} make several references:
** There is a story called ''An Anime Among Us'', in which Bart has a dream containing 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}} becoming 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}} 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 story ''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. Creatures similar to {{p|Venusaur}}, {{p|Onix}}, {{p|Blastoise}}, {{p|Geodude}} and {{p|Gengar}} are also 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 story ''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 story ''Day of the Nerd'', {{wp|Comic Book Guy}} dresses up like an anime character, using contact lenses to make his eyes seem like anime eyes, black laser lights to give himself speed lines whenever he moves quickly, and a yellow cat he calls "Comicachu", a 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 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 the novella ''{{wp|Coraline}},'' the illustration on page 88 shows a Pikachu head among several other toys.
* In the novel ''{{wp|Mad Dogs}}'', Pokemon ''(sic)'' was mentioned as one of the fads that had passed around CHERUB campus.
* In Volume 5, Chapter 1 of 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 a certain {{pkmn|anime}} caused children across Japan to become sick. This reference was not retained in Episode 1 of the anime adaptation's second season, which directly adapts the chapter.
* 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 the webcomic ''{{wp|Homestuck}}'', Tavros Nitram is shown playing a game called "Fiduspawn", which is similar to Pokémon.
* A ''{{wp|FoxTrot (comic strip)|FoxTrot}}'' [http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/2011/04/03 comic strip from April 3, 2011] has Jason and Peter playing catch. After he tossed, Jason shouted "I choose you, {{p|Gigalith}}!" He later mentioned he had played a lot of Pokémon recently as Peter questions why the ball was shaking. This strip was released weeks after the release of {{game|Black and White|s}}.
* 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".
** In another Rick Riordan book, ''{{wp|The Throne of Fire}}'', the protagonist Carter wakes up in an hotel room wearing Pokémon pajamas featuring Pikachu.
* 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.
* In the volume #1 of ''{{wp|Silk (comics)|Silk}}'' while the titular heroine is fighting Dragonclaw, she asks if that is a Pokémon name, and if they're "still a thing". She also owns a {{p|Staryu}} plush doll.

==Other references==
===Real world===
* {{wp|Zbtb7}}, a gene 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".
* 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".
* 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>
* During a Republican debate for the {{wp|United States presidential election, 2012|2012 United States presidential election}}, 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.
* The {{wp|Prosecutor General of the Republic of Crimea|Prosecutor General of Crimea}} {{wp|Natalia Poklonskaya}} became the focus of international media attention due to her appearance after a video of her at a press conference on her appointment of Prosecutor General of Crimea on 11 March 2014 was uploaded to YouTube. Upon learning of her popularity, she was unhappy with the media attention being focused on her looks rather than her career, stating “I am a lawyer, not a Pokémon or something”.<ref>[http://rt.com/politics/239585-poklonskaya-prosecutor-threats-ukraine/]</ref>
* In April 2014, the [https://www.facebook.com/carnivore.pangolin Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Program] and {{wp|CNN}}'s [http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/09/opinion/sutter-change-the-list-vote/index.html Change the List] project held a poll to name a {{wp|pangolin}} rescued from traffickers as part of a campaign to raise awareness for the endangered mammal. Of the top five choices from CNN comments, the name "{{p|Sandshrew}}" won the official [https://www.facebook.com/questions/10152451840746509 Facebook poll]. Sandshrew the pangolin now lives in a {{wp|Vietnam}}ese national park.
* In October 2014, the extinct {{wp|pterosaur}} ''Pterodactylus scolopaciceps'' was renamed ''{{wp|Aerodactylus}} scolopaciceps'' due to a newly-discovered {{wp|taxon}}omic separation. It is named after {{p|Aerodactyl}}, a Pokémon based on various pterosaur species, because it "seemed a pertinent name for a genus which has been synonymous with Pterodatylus for so long due to a combination of features."<ref>[http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0110646#s5 PLOS ONE: The Problem of Cryptic Pterosaur Taxa in Early Ontogeny]</ref>

===Music===
* 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 (Lil' Kim album)}}'', "Get Yours", makes a reference to the common mispronunciation of "Pokéman".<ref>[http://youtu.be/nRJ446_liMs?t=52 Lil Kim's "Get Yours' (feat. Sha-Dash & T.I.)" on YouTube.com]</ref>
* 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.
* Scottish band {{wp|Alestorm}} released [http://www.nuclearblast.de/static/articles/215/215265.jpg/1000x1000.jpg a T-Shirt] with a {{p|Snorlax}}-like monster on it. The band's name is printed in the same style as the Pokémon logo, and the text under it reads "Gotta drink 'em all".
* The {{wp|Azealia Banks}} song "Bitch Is Ill" makes a lewd comparison involving the electricity of a Pikachu.<ref>[http://youtu.be/5hngZkblwUM?t=168 Azealia Banks' "Bitch Is Ill" on Youtube.com]</ref>

===Websites===
* 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.
* ''{{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 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>
* 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>
* On ''{{wp|The Annoying Orange}}'', in "Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas)", 3 Pokémon were one of Marshmallow's gifts.<ref>[https://youtu.be/jQnqyMOQmlA?t=36 Annoying Orange - Marshmallow's Christmas Sock (12 Days Of Christmas) on YouTube.com]</ref>
* One of the screensavers included in {{wp|XScreenSaver}} is called "JigglyPuff" ''(sic)''.<ref>[http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/screenshots/ XScreenSaver: Screenshots]</ref>
* ''{{wp|Cyanide and Happiness}}'' has referenced Pokémon in a few comics. [http://explosm.net/comics/421 One comic] made a joke about Ash catching all the STDs. [http://explosm.net/comics/628/ A second comic] had two people playing Rock, Paper, Scissors with one declaring "Bulbasaur beats everything". [http://explosm.net/comics/979/ Another comic] had Ash releasing a dead Pikachu from a Poké Ball because he forgot to make air holes. [http://explosm.net/comics/3023/ A fourth comic] had two people saying they were a fan of ''Pokémon'' and ''The Legend of Zelda''.
* In the third installment of SamBakZa's ''{{wp|There She Is!!}}'' series, the character Doki chases and tries various methods of capturing a fleeing Nabi. When all of her attempts fail, she uses a [[Poké Ball]], throwing it at Nabi's head and knocking him down.
* 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 {{game|Red and Blue|s}}.<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 [[Ash's 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}}, {{p|Charizard}} and {{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.
* Beginning on February 18, 2015 the official Robot Chicken Twitter account was "taken over" by Meowth of Team Rocket and renamed ''MEOWTHbot Chicken''.<ref>https://twitter.com/cyborgturkey/status/568172201364430848</ref>.
** It was later changed to ''Robot Charmander'' before being renamed yet again to ''Robot Pikachiken''.  The twitter account has since reverted back to normal.

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

==References==
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EP005

2015-06-24T06:12:59Z

Matty: /* Trivia */

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title_en=Showdown in Pewter City |
title_ja=ニビジムのたたかい！ |
title_ja_trans=Nibi Gym Battle! |
broadcast_jp=April 29, 1997 |
broadcast_us=September 14, 1998 |
en_series=Indigo League |
en_op=[[Pokémon Theme]] |
ja_op=[[Aim to Be a Pokémon Master|めざせポケモンマスター]] |
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scenario=武上純希 |
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'''Showdown in Pewter City''' (Japanese: '''ニビジムのたたかい！''' ''{{tt|Nibi|Pewter}} Gym Battle!'') is the fifth episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 29, 1997 and in the United States on September 14, 1998.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Jessie, James, and Meowth dig a trap for our heroes, but they end up falling into it themselves!

Ash and Misty arrive at Pewter City and meet a curious fellow named Flint, who notices that Pikachu is tired and shows them the way to the Pokémon Center.

At the Pokémon Center, Ash reads a poster promoting the Pokémon League Regional Championships—to compete, you have to beat gym leaders from various towns and win their badges. Ash challenges the Pewter City Gym Leader, Brock, but even a healed Pikachu has no chance against Brock's Rock-type Pokémon. Later, Flint shows Ash a surprising side of Brock—when he's not battling and raising Pokémon, he has to take care of his ten brothers and sisters.

Will this news affect Ash's desire to battle Brock again for the Rock Badge? Who is this Flint guy, and why does he insist on helping Ash train Pikachu for the rematch? And will Team Rocket ever climb out of that hole?

==Plot==
The episode begins with {{TRT}} digging a hole, falling into it as soon as they forget where it was dug. Meanwhile, {{Ash}}, {{an|Misty}}, and {{AP|Pikachu}} reach the edge of [[Viridian Forest]] and arrive on the outskirts of [[Pewter City]]. Ash is tired enough that he decides to take a rest on some conveniently placed rocks. However, a nearby man tells him that there is a fee for sitting on the rocks. His name is {{ka|Flint}}, and he is trying to sell rocks as souvenirs. Neither Ash nor Misty is interested.

Ash, Misty, and Pikachu head to the [[Pokémon Center]], where Ash is surprised to encounter [[Nurse Joy]]. She explains that she is not the [[Viridian City]] Joy as Ash was obviously inclined to believe, but her older sister. She then shows Ash a poster promoting a tournament called the [[Pokémon League]] Championship and he decides to sign up. Before he can enter, however, he needs to defeat eight Pokémon [[Gym Leader]]s and earn from each a [[Badge|Gym Badge]] as proof of his victory. Flint walks in at this point and tells Ash about Pewter City's Gym Leader, {{an|Brock}}. He is openly skeptical of Ash's chances of winning, and laughs scornfully at the very thought of it. Later, when Misty warns Ash of Gym Leaders' prodigious skill and offers him advice, she becomes angry when he declines.

Ash stops by the Pokémon Center again to pick up his healed [[Party|team]] before making his way to the [[Pewter Gym]]. When he arrives, he meets the Gym Leader, Brock, and challenges him to a battle. In the Pewter Gym, battles are two against two.

Ash begins the match with Pikachu while Brock starts off with {{TP|Brock|Onix}}. Pikachu is intimidated by the giant Pokémon and doesn't want to battle, but Ash responds by telling Pikachu that this is his battle. Pikachu;s {{m|Thunder Shock}} is woefully ineffective and Brock commands Onix to counter with {{m|Bind}}. It begins to crush Pikachu, inflicting very visible pain. This prompts Ash to recall Pikachu, only to have the attempt thwarted by the larger Pokémon's bulk. Ash cannot bear to watch his friend suffer any more agony, and he forfeits the match.

As the dejected Ash leaves the Gym, he encounters Flint, who suggests that Ash follow him to his home. Ash agrees, and, over a batch of tea, they discuss what happened in the Gym. Flint notices that Ash is obviously upset over his loss, so he consoles him with the knowledge that Brock could be an even better Trainer than he already is. Ash becomes confused by this, but Flint refuses to elaborate. Instead, he leads Ash outside and gestures across the way to another house. The two watch as Brock, in a pink apron, cares for his {{Brocksib|nine little brothers and sisters}}. As they walk away, Flint explains that after Brock's good-for-nothing father left home to become a Pokémon Trainer, his heartbroken mother abandoned them, leaving the eldest child, Brock to take care of his siblings. Ash feels sympathy for Brock, but is determined to defeat him nonetheless. Flint recognizes Ash's determination and mentions that he might know of a way Ash can super-charge Pikachu.

Flint and Ash travel to a hydro-electric plant where Flint hooks up the generator to the electric sacs in Pikachu's cheeks. As the river is bone-dry, Ash must run on a large water wheel to generate the electricity, which flows into Pikachu. Misty shows up and offers to lend Ash her {{type|Water}} Pokémon, but Ash refuses, wanting to defeat Brock with his own team. He continues charging Pikachu until the generator overloads and Pikachu's electricity lights up the night sky. The next day, Ash returns with confidence to the Pewter City Gym for a rematch. Brock is also confident after his easy victory in the last battle, and the two quickly start the rematch. Brock sends out {{TP|Brock|Geodude}}, while Ash sends out {{AP|Pidgeotto}}. However, the {{t|Normal}}- and {{t|Flying}}-type Pokémon can't hurt the Rock type, so Ash recalls it and sends out Pikachu. Misty is watching in the rafters, cheering for Ash, only to be crowded by Brock's siblings.

Brock comments on how weak Pikachu and Ash are, and Ash retorts by commanding Pikachu's attack, which easily knocks Geodude down. Both Brock and Misty are stunned, staring open-mouthed. Brock recalls his Geodude and sends out Onix, and a fearful Pikachu tries to do another Electric attack, damaging the Gym itself instead. Onix wraps Pikachu with Bind, but Pikachu makes a comeback with his new attack, {{m|Thunderbolt}}, which manages to hurt Onix but still isn't enough to take it out. Just as Pikachu is about to pass out, Brock suddenly spares it by calling Onix off. He tells Ash to forfeit again, not wanting to cause further damage to Pikachu. Ash protests, wanting to fight the match to the end.

Suddenly, the Gym's sprinklers are set off by a fire caused by Pikachu's earlier Electric attack. Water sprays all over Onix, weakening it and allowing Pikachu to fight back with another Electric attack. Just as Ash is about to command Pikachu to finish Onix off, he finds he can't move. Brock's brothers and sisters are all holding Ash in place and begging him not to continue. Brock orders his brothers and sisters to not get involved, but they protest, knowing that Brock's love of Pokémon would make it painful for him to continue the match and watch his Onix get hurt further.

Ash calls back his Pikachu. He explains that if he defeated Brock now, it would only be because of the sprinklers being set off. He decides he wants to win his Badge fair and square, much to Misty's disappointment, since he is giving up a lucky advantage.

Ash leaves the Pewter Gym, and, on his way out of Pewter City, he apologizes to Pikachu for being so tough. Then, he hears someone calling him, and turns to find Brock running to catch up with him and give him the {{Badge|Boulder}}. Ash says he can't accept the Badge, but Brock insists that Ash has earned it through his kindness to Pokémon. Brock continues to explain that rather than becoming a great Pokémon Trainer, his dream is to become a great [[Pokémon Breeder]], but can't do so because of his family duties. He gives Ash the Badge, and asks him to fulfill his dream, to which Ash agrees.

Suddenly, Flint shows up again, and reveals that he is Brock's "good-for-nothing" father. He explains that he didn't want to return to his family as a failure of a Pokémon Trainer. Ash puzzles over the fact that Flint helped him instead of his son, Brock, and Flint explains that Ash's helplessness reminded him of himself. Flint is ready to take back the responsibilities that he abandoned, which Brock returns to him, along with a long list of tasks for him to remember while taking care of the children.

That evening, Ash and Brock travel on the road out of Pewter City. Brock asks to make sure that it is okay that he joins Ash on his Pokémon journey, and Ash insists that he is glad to have him along. However, Misty is a different story, and from several paces behind she yells at him to not forget about her [[bicycle]]. Ash and Pikachu try to ditch Misty, followed by Brock and a still-angry Misty.

Team Rocket show up at the end for a final cameo, finally managing to burst out of their self-made tomb via a power drill, only to end up trampled by {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} as they run over the hole in the ground, unaware of the people underfoot.

==Major events==
* {{Ash}} and {{an|Misty}} reach [[Pewter City]].
* Ash and Misty meet {{an|Brock}}, the {{gy|Pewter}} [[Gym Leader]].
* Ash has his first [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}} at the Pewter Gym.
* Ash forfeits his battle against Brock, suffering his first loss.
* [[Ash's Pikachu]] learns {{m|Thunderbolt}}.
* Ash has a [[rematch]] with Brock, but eventually forfeits again.
* Brock follows Ash and gives him a {{Badge|Boulder}}.
* Brock joins Ash and Misty.
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===Debuts===
====Humans====
* {{an|Brock}}
* {{ka|Flint}}
* [[Forrest]]
* [[Brock's siblings]]

====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Geodude}} ({{OP|Brock|Geodude}})
* {{p|Onix}} ({{OP|Brock|Onix}})

==Characters==
[[File:Dare da EP005.png|thumb|200px|right|{{tt|Dare da?|Who's That Pokémon?}}]]
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|Misty}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* {{ka|Flint}}
* [[Forrest]]
* [[Brock's siblings]]

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP EP005.png|thumb|200px|right|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Onix}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Pidgeotto}} ({{OP|Ash|Pidgeotto}})
* {{p|Onix}} ({{OP|Brock|Onix}}; debut)
* {{p|Geodude}} ({{OP|Brock|Geodude}}; debut)
{{right clear}}

==Trivia==
* This episode introduces Team Rocket's pitfall trap gag.
* This episode establishes that there are multiple [[Nurse Joy]]s who are all part of a large extended family.
* This is the first episode in which {{TRT}} appears but has no bearing on the plot.
* The poster in the Pokémon Center uses type symbols from the TCG, specifically from top to bottom, the Electric, Psychic, Grass, Fighting, Fire, and Water symbols.
* This is one of the few episodes where Ash tries to return Pikachu to its [[Poké Ball]].
* This episode introduced the greatest number of named recurring [[list of anime characters|characters]] in the anime, due to [[Brock's siblings]]. If all of [[Gary's cheerleaders]] were named, the honor would go to [[EP001|the first episode]].
* This episode is featured on ''Volume 20: Onix'' from [[Viz Media]]'s {{OBP|Pokémon All-Stars|Region 1}} series.
* Three days after this episode aired in [[dub|English]], Ash won his [[EP063|eighth Badge]] in Japanese.

===Errors===
[[File:EP005 error.png|thumb|200px|right|Ash's red eyes]]
* Before Ash's first battle with Brock, right before Brock switches the lights of the Gym on, Ash's eyes appear red.
* In the English dub, Flint says that Brock has ten little brothers and sisters when he only has nine.
* Ash's advantage over Brock should not have technically worked; {{type|Ground}} Pokémon are immune to {{type|Electric}} [[move]]s. This is the first of many times Pikachu's Electric attacks [[Anime physics|defy type match-ups]] to change the results of the battle.
** Ironically, [[AG096|in]] [[M03|later]] [[EP008|episodes]] when Pikachu faces other Ground-types, [[DP016|including]] [[EP071|other]] [[EP208|Onix]], Ash actually states that electric attacks would have no effect.
* When Brock says "Geodude, go!" during his rematch with Ash, his mouth does not move when he says "go".
* When Ash tries to return Pikachu into its Poké Ball, the ball doesn't have the lightning bolt like in EP001.

===Changes===
====Dub edits====
* Flint charges a $2 fee for sitting on his rocks, or ¥50 in the Japanese version.
* Various pieces of text were changed to English:
** The unreadable (due to the position of the camera) signs at Flint's shop were changed to "SALE".
** The poster in the Pokémon Center was translated, emulating the font and style of the letters exactly.
** The restaurant bill was changed from ¥1150 to $1150. The top of the bill's writing is removed and bottom of the bill is changed from "Restaurant Nibi" to "Thank You".
** The "Nibi Gym" sign was changed to say "Pewter Gym".
** The sign outside Flint's house changed from "We have rocks" to "ROCKS FOR SALE".
* Instead of saying Brock's mother left the family to Brock's care, Flint tells Ash that she died after trying to raise the family on her own. This resulted in an inconsistency in the English dub, as Brock's mother, [[Lola]] appears in ''[[SS001|A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!]]'' as well as in several other episodes afterward.

====Differences between the episode and the comic adaptation====
* The scene where Ash discovers the poster has some extra lines in the comic (namely, Ash explicitly stating he was going to enter his name to the registration board, and Misty explicitly denying he'll do it) that weren't present in the Anime.
* The scene at the diner was omitted.
* Misty's complaint about Ash forfeiting again was cut.
* Team Rocket falling into the hole again was cut out in the ending.

==In other languages==
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Matty: /* Trivia */ Boomerang has cycled through Advanced four times.

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altepcode=EP313 |
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title_en=A Poké-BLOCK Party! |
title_ja=歌う！ポケモンからくり屋敷！！ |
title_ja_trans=Sing! Pokémon Trick House!! |
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broadcast_jp=August 21, 2003 |
broadcast_us=September 4, 2004 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced |
en_op=[[I Wanna Be A Hero]] |
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'''A Poké-BLOCK Party!''' (Japanese: '''歌う！ポケモンからくり屋敷！！''' ''Sing! Pokémon Trick House!!'') is the 39th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 313th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on August 21, 2003 and in the United States on September 4, 2004.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

After making it to Mauville City, Ash and the gang see a sign stating that whoever can make it through the trick house will win a lifetime supply of PokéBlocks. Ash and the gang decide to try their luck.

When they arrive, they have three doors to choose from. Ash, May, and their new friend Alanna choose one door while Max and Brock choose another. Team Rocket is, of course, also trying to win and each one of them chooses a different door. Everyone ends up trying to navigate through a maze. James and Meowth meet and then see Ash, May, Alanna, and Alanna's Whismur and decide that they want to steal the Whismur. They are successful until everyone exits the maze at the same time and Alanna rushes up to Team Rocket and takes her Whismur back, thanking them for finding it.

Team Rocket creates havoc for our heroes throughout the next few challenges and finally traps Pikachu and Whismur during the last challenge. A battle ensues and Team Rocket is sent blasting off. Ash and company may not have won the lifetime supply of PokéBlocks, but they did make some new friends and are ready to set off for the Mauville Gym.

==Plot==
{{Ash}}, {{an|May}}, [[Max]] and {{an|Brock}} finally reach [[Mauville City]], the site of Ash's third Gym match! As they begin to explore, they stop to view a rather colorful poster, declaring a '[[Trick House]]' contest in which the winner would walk away with a year's supply of free [[Pokéblock]]! {{TRT}} and a {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Jigglypuff}} also see these posters.

Deciding that it couldn't hurt to enter, Ash and {{Ashfr}} head over to the Trick House, where dozens of other interested people are already assembled. All of a sudden, a {{p|Whismur}} pushes Max down from behind, closely followed by its Trainer, a young girl named [[Alanna]]. She introduces herself and tells the gang that the famous 'King of Tricks' is about to appear.

As if on cue, the Trick Master appears, explaining that the Trick House he built will require both skill and wit to pass through, and that only the best would receive the prize. After telling everyone to choose any beginning door they want from the possibilities, he disappears with a maniacal laugh. Max and Brock go one way, while Ash, Alanna and May go another. Jigglypuff spots Alanna and follows closely behind unnoticed. Team Rocket change clothes and split up, with [[James]] and {{MTR}} going one way while [[Jessie]] heads another.

The first room everyone comes to turns out to be a tricky maze; everyone seems to be getting stuck at dead ends around every turn! James and Meowth happen to spot Alanna's Whismur and plot to capture it, taking the opportunity to abduct it while Alanna's back is turned. Before the confused young Trainer can begin the search for her Whismur, Jigglypuff appears, putting the group to sleep with its {{m|Sing}}. As soon as it's finished drawing in black marker all over their faces in anger, it leaves the scene to continue on through the Trick House. Jessie, James and Meowth meet back up and, with Whismur still in hand, proceed to try to navigate the maze while avoiding Ash and his group, who also met back up with Brock and Max. However, both groups make it out at near the same point and Alanna spots her Whismur, thanking Team Rocket for finding it before snatching it up and cuddling it in her arms. At this point, Jigglypuff appears again, putting everyone to sleep...Oh, wait! Whismur is still awake due to its {{a|Soundproof}} Ability! Jigglypuff is ecstatic and dances around the small Pokémon happily.

The next room the gang comes across is one with a waterfall and a small river. Laying across the gap are several wide logs to provide crossing. Some of them, however, may not be stable! Ash leads the rest of the group across a sturdy-looking log, but just before they reach the other side, Jessie rolls their log, knocking them off and into the water before sprinting across another log and into the next room with her two companions.

In the next room, several ropes attached to the ceiling hang over a gap filled with water. Team Rocket swings easily over, but when Ash and everyone else try to cross, they're knocked off by the villains. The next room has numerous boxes nailed to the ceiling with ropes attached. Upon opening a box, one may find either the passageway to the next room, or a toy hammer that delivers a nice smack to the noggin. As our heroes find one of the few possible correct boxes, James pops out and cuts it.

The next room gives everyone lots of trouble; a large room full of hidden pitfalls! After much trial and error, both Team Rocket and Ash's group make it through to the final room. Within the last room, Team Rocket awaits in disguise with different costumes, swinging a gigantic jump rope. They state that all Ash and friends have to do is jump ten times successfully, and they win. The group does so, only to be tied up and have Pikachu and Whismur stolen and stuffed in a bag! Team Rocket then reveals their identity.

While they're busy boasting about their victory, Ash manages to get a hand out from under the ropes to call out {{AP|Corphish}}, who cuts them free. Jessie and James send out {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} and {{TP|James|Cacnea}}, and Cacnea sends a {{m|Pin Missile}} at Corphish, which is brushed aside as the crustacean counters with {{m|Harden}}. Cacnea is then sent flying backwards and into Meowth as Corphish strikes back with a powerful {{m|Crabhammer}}. Whismur and Pikachu burst from the bag, running back to their respective Trainers.

Enraged, Alanna sends her Whismur after Seviper, knocking it out with a combination of {{m|Screech}}, {{m|Supersonic}} and {{m|Hyper Voice}}. Corphish finishes up with Crabhammer, sending Team Rocket spiraling through the roof of the Trick House and blasting off.

Even though the winner of the Trick House contest was a young boy named [[Ivan]], Alanna seems happy all the same that she got to spend time and battle together with her Whismur.

So, with that, our heroes say their goodbyes to Alanna and...Uh oh.

Jigglypuff, once again wanting to perform in front of the big crowd, appears and sings its heart out, sending everyone to dreamland. This time even Whismur falls asleep, though not because of Jigglypuff, but because it was exhausted from all that has happened that day. Oh well. At least Ash and the group can dream about their next destination: the Mauville City Gym, and Ash's next Gym match.

==Major events==
* {{an|Jigglypuff}} makes its one and only {{series|Advanced Generation}} appearance and latest anime appearance in general.
* [[Jessie's Seviper]] uses {{m|Wrap}} for the first time.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Pokémon debuts====
=====TV episode debuts=====
* {{p|Whismur}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Alanna]]
* [[Trick Master]]
* [[Ivan]]
* {{an|Giovanni}} ([[Boss fantasy|fantasy]])

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP AG039.png|thumb|200px|right|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Seviper}}

* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Corphish}} ({{OP|Ash|Corphish}})
* {{p|Seviper}} ({{OP|Jessie|Seviper}})
* {{p|Cacnea}} ({{OP|James|Cacnea}})
* {{p|Whismur}} ([[Alanna]]'s, debut)
* {{p|Jigglypuff}} ({{an|Jigglypuff|anime}})
{{right clear}}

==Trivia==
* When Jessie falls and pushes the log off the ledge during the second puzzle, she makes a reference to {{wp|Life Alert}}, saying their trademark slogan: "I've fallen and I can't get up!"
* Alanna's {{p|Whismur}} is the second character to remain awake through Jigglypuff's song, courtesy of its {{a|Soundproof|special Ability}}, although it falls asleep during the second performance due to general exhaustion.
* For reasons unknown, this episode, as well as ''[[AG037|Jump For Joy]]'', ''[[AG038|A Different Kind Of Misty!]]'', and ''[[AG040|Watt's With Wattson?]]'', has aired only six times on American TV. These may be classified as the lost TV episodes since [[S06|Pokémon: Advanced]] underwent a 3 month hiatus on {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB!}}. They can still be obtained on Volume 8 of the Advanced DVD and the Advanced DVD Box Set. It has been played once more in Cartoon Network's Pokémon episodes that were new to the network in the summer of 2008.
* The dub title is a reference to a {{wp|block party}}.
* To date, this is the last appearance of the recurring Jigglypuff.

===Errors===
* Max refers to {{p|Whismur}}'s {{a|Soundproof}} Ability as an [[move|attack]] in the dub.
* The second time everyone wakes up from Jigglypuff's song, Alanna's face scribbles change. She has a circle around her left eye in one shot, and a sun around her right in another.
* Throughout the entire episode, {{an|Jigglypuff|Jigglypuff's}} eyes are colored bright green, instead of their usual blue color.
**Bright green is the eye color of {{shiny}} {{p|Jigglypuff}}.

===Dub edits===
* The Trick Master is referred to as the 'King of Tricks' in the dub.

==In other languages==
{{Epilang|color=9999FF|bordercolor=FF7777
|zh_cmn={{tt|唱歌！神奇寶貝戲法屋！|Sing! Pokémon Trick House!}}
|de={{tt|Das Rätselhaus|The trick house}}
|fr_eu={{tt|La maison des pièges|The trap house}}
|he=תעתועי בית התעתועים {{tt|ta'atu'ei bet hata'atu'im|Tricks of the Trick House}}
|it={{tt|Una gara pazzesca|A crazy competition}}
|pl={{tt|Pokébatonowa zabawa|The Pokéblock party}}
|pt_br={{tt|A Gincana Maluca|The Crazy Competition}}
|pt_eu={{tt|Uma Festa de Poké-Bloco|A Poké-Block Party}}
|es_la={{tt|¡La casa de los trucos!|The trick's house}}
|es_eu={{tt|Fiesta en Casa Treta|Party at Trick House}}
|sv={{tt|Kung av tricks|King of Tricks}}
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Pokémon TV

2015-02-18T15:05:55Z

Matty: /* Episode debuts */

{{NintendoService
|name=Pokémon TV
|logo=[[File:Pokémon TV.png|200px]]
|caption=Logo for Pokémon TV
|provider=[[The Pokémon Company International]]
|launched=November 2010 (Website); February 12, 2013 (Application)<ref>[http://www.wired.com/geekmom/2013/02/pokemon-app-launch/ Wired - February 2013]</ref>
|serviceprovided=Video streaming of Pokémon episodes
|accessableby=Internet, Application
|externallink=[http://www.pokemon.com/us/tv-episodes/pokemon-episodes/ Pokémon TV website] [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pokemon-tv/id594261405?mt=8 iTunes Application] [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pokemontv Android Application] [http://www.amazon.com/The-Pok%C3%A9mon-Company-International-TV/dp/B00J43WTR6/ Amazon Application] [https://www.roku.com/channels#!details/50867/pokmon-tv Roku channel]
}}
{{bulbanews/4|Pokémon TV launched online|Pokémon TV available now on iOS and Android|Pokémon TV app now available on Amazon Fire TV|Pokémon TV app now available on Roku}}
'''Pokémon TV''' is a free video service provided by [[The Pokémon Company International]] that provides select episodes of the [[Pokémon anime]] to viewers. It was first accessible to users in November 2010. Episodes are divided by [[region]] with the viewable episodes being rotated out over time. It can be viewed through the Internet with a web browser or by downloading the free "Pokémon TV" app on the {{wp|App Store (iOS)|App Store}} for {{wp|iOS}}, on {{wp|Google Play}} for an {{wp|Android (operating system)|Android}} device, on {{wp|Amazon.com|Amazon}} for the {{wp|Amazon Fire TV}}, and on the {{wp|Roku}} Channel Store for Roku devices.

==Available content==
===English===
There are two English versions of the service, a United States and a United Kingdom version. Both the website and the mobile app are available for both versions. On the United States service, all five regions (excluding [[Kalos]] of the {{series|XY}}, which is still ongoing) are available with ten episodes for each. Each Friday, the episodes showing are rotated, removing the earliest five and adding the next five of a region. The United Kingdom service uses the same schedule in regard to the Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh regions, but has a different schedule for Unova with showings being 33 episodes ahead of the US. The new episodes rotate identically with the US version with both regions updating at the same time, but the UK is updated on Saturdays rather than Fridays due to time zone differences. In addition, specials shown on the US and UK services may differ.

The US version is accessed through the US website or, in the case of the mobile app, having the device set to United States English or an unsupported language. The UK version is accessed through the UK website or using the app with the device set to United Kingdom English.

===French, German, Italian, and Iberian Spanish===
The French, German, Italian, and Iberian Spanish services show the episodes on a shared schedule. While there are five different episode categories like the English versions, they are instead categorized by the episode season with only two regions being available at a time. Each season shows ten episodes (in release order) that rotate each Friday, with the episode showing being similar to the English versions in that it removes the earliest five and adds the next five. Currently, seasons [[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension|11]], [[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles|12]], [[Pokémon: Black & White|14]], [[Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies|15]] and [[Pokémon Black & White: Adventures in Unova|16]] are being aired. Both the website and the mobile app is available in these languages.

===Other languages===
Some languages have Pokémon TV available on the website only. The mobile app is unavailable in these languages, defaulting to United States English. The Pokémon TV service in these languages shows a complete season at a time with no rotations, but the update schedules are unclear and vary by language. All languages excluding Russian and Portuguese have the seasons separated into four categories; these currently being season 11, 12, [[Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors|13]] and 14. Russia has a extra fifth category showing season 15, While Brazil only has three categories showing seasons 13, 14 and 15. Portugal does not have its own website to distribute Pokémon TV and instead prompts the user to redirect to the official North American site. Languages in this group are:

* On a shared schedule
** Danish
** Dutch
** Finnish
** Norwegian
** Swedish
* Portuguese (on the Brazilian website; on its own schedule)
* Russian (on its own schedule)

Languages other than these or the ones with more support are unavailable in the service.

==Episode debuts==
* [[PK24|Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade]]
* [[PK25|Eevee and Friends]]
* [[Pokémon Origins]]
* [[PK26|Pikachu, What's This Key?]]

==References==
<references />

{{Other games}}

[[Category:Mobile games]]
[[Category:Pokémon meta]]

[[de:Pokémon TV]]
[[it:TV Pokémon]]

AG003

2014-08-14T04:31:55Z

Matty: /* Dub edits */

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altepcode=EP277 |
colorscheme=Hoenn |
title_en=There's no Place Like Hoenn |
title_ja=トウカジム！VSヤルキモノ！ |
title_ja_trans=Touka Gym! VS Yarukimono! |
screen=yes |
broadcast_jp=December 5, 2002 |
broadcast_us=November 15, 2003 |
en_series=Pokémon Advanced |
en_op=[[I Wanna Be A Hero]] |
ja_op=[[Advance Adventure|アドバンス・アドベンチャー]] |
ja_ed=[[Because the Sky is There|そこに空があるから]] |
olmteam=Team Ota |
scenario=大橋志吉 |
storyboard=誌村宏明 |
director=秦義人 |
art=宍戸久美子 |
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'''There's no Place Like Hoenn''' (Japanese: '''トウカジム！VSヤルキモノ！''' ''{{tt|Touka|Petalburg}} Gym! VS {{tt|Yarukimono|Vigoroth}}!'') is the third episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}} and the 277th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It was first broadcast in Japan on December 5, 2002 and in the United States on November 15, 2003.

{{spoilers}}

==Blurb==

Ash and May have made it all the way to Petalburg City—the first city with a gym. Ash is very excited to take on the gym leader. May seems a little uneasy—perhaps it's because she hasn't yet told Ash that her father, Norman, is the gym leader in Petalburg! When Ash first gets to the gym, he meets May's little brother, Max, who is pretending to be the gym leader. Max knows a lot about Pokémon and can't wait until he's old enough to become a trainer. Once Ash finally meets Norman, he learns that he will need three Pokémon in order to battle at the gym. He only has Pikachu with him. When Norman agrees to an unofficial battle, Ash encounters his first Vigoroth. Ash realizes that he will have to train hard in order to win a badge in Petalburg City. After a quick scuffle with Team Rocket, Ash and May are ready to hit the road again. Max has decided to tag along, too!

==Plot==
{{Ash}} runs up to a cliff seeing that [[Petalburg City]] is just ahead. However, {{an|May}} lags behind, and as they settle down in a park, Ash begins talking about how he wants to get the Badge from the [[Gym Leader]]. May on the other hand is not so thrilled about this, so she goes off without Ash, saying she'll meet up with him as soon as she can. Ash doesn't mind however, and tells {{AP|Pikachu}} that they're going to the Gym for his battle.

Ash soon reaches the Gym, taking a look at it. The Gym looks like a large oriental building and has a large front entrance. Determined as ever to win the Badge, Ash steps into the Gym. He reaches the main arena, a rather large room with wooden floors, introducing himself to present a challenge. There is no response. Ash tries again, then a young, nerdy looking boy carrying books walks to the arena. Ash thinks this might be the Gym Leader so he asks. The boy recognizes Ash, asking him if he was in the [[Silver Conference]]. Ash confirms this and said he got all the way to last round. The boy tries to remember Ash's name and guesses the name Alf. Ash corrects him, telling him that his name is Ash. Then the boy answers Ash's previous question. He makes a pose and says that he's the Gym Leader. Ash isn't so sure, but immediately asks if he could challenge him and the boy accepts, saying that it'll be interesting taking on someone.

Both of them get ready for the battle. The boy says that they will each use three Pokémon. The only problem is that Ash only has Pikachu to fight for him. Luckily, May comes back with two other people, her parents. May asks the boy (who turns out to be her little brother [[Max]]) what he is doing acting like the Gym Leader. Max is too young to be a Trainer, but he'd like to be one some day. Instead, Max spends a lot of his time studying to be a Pokémon Trainer. Max and May's father is [[Norman]], the real Gym Leader. Ash is surprised, giving Max a glare before looking back at Norman. He was just about to ask Ash for a challenge, but May pulled him over, saying that it's almost lunch and she's hungry. May's mother doesn't mind the extra company, so Ash stays over for lunch.

Max asks to see which starter Pokémon, and she happily sends out {{TP|May|Torchic}}. Max is dismayed that May picked Torchic, and states that he would have picked Treecko, which causes Torchic to start pecking him. Norman says Torchic is a fine Pokémon to start out with, and Max says he can't wait to get his Treecko, which causes Torchic to start pecking him again.

While they go on their way, the {{TRT}} spy on them through a window. They plan their next move to see if they can snag Ash's Pikachu, and maybe the Gym Leader's Pokémon.

During the meal, Ash asks about the rules Norman uses for his matches. Max makes a comment that it's the "same rules" as he used, a three-on-three match. Ash hangs his head; now he can't fight in the Gym since he left all his other Pokémon in [[Pallet Town]]. Caroline tells Ash that he can have his Pokémon sent to the [[Pokémon Center]], but Ash tells the family he wants to start fresh and only use Pokémon he catches in Hoenn (apart from Pikachu, of course). He decides that he will come back to the Gym when he's caught more Pokémon. Norman tells Ash that as he's traveled a huge distance, he's willing to give Ash a temporary rule change. The match will be unofficial, but Ash doesn't mind; he's just looking forward to his first [[Pokémon battle]] in Hoenn. Just after lunch, everyone goes back to the arena for the battle. Max cheers Ash on in the back, having a lot of confidence for someone who was in the Silver Tournament.

As the battle starts, Ash uses Pikachu and Norman sends out {{p|Vigoroth}}. Ash looks it up on his [[Pokédex]] to see how to handle the Pokémon. The Pokédex tells him that Vigoroth is both powerful and quick. Ash feels likes he has an equal playing field since he emphasizes on speed. The first strike is a {{m|Thunderbolt}} from Pikachu, but with the quick reflexes of Vigoroth, it easily jumps away from the blast. Vigoroth soon runs to Pikachu with deadly speed and gives Pikachu a wide {{m|slash}}. Ash now realizes Vigoroth is a force to be reckoned with. Ash switches from electric moves to physical moves, and soon Pikachu starts using {{m|Quick Attack}}. Even so, Pikachu's speed is still no match for Vigoroth's might. Pikachu ends up being tossed around left and right, and is eventually defeated. Ash runs over to his partner to see if he's alright, and acknowledges Vigoroth's power.

Suddenly, a wall explodes on the side. When the dust settles, it reveals Team Rocket as they say their motto. Ash does a quick explanation of who they are and gets ready to bump them out of the Gym. [[Jessie]] sends out {{TP|Jessie|Arbok}} and [[James]] uses {{TP|James|Weezing}} to attack the group. Weezing uses {{m|SmokeScreen}}, as Arbok use {{m|Headbutt}} on Pikachu. Vigoroth decides to help, but it can’t see anything in the Smokescreen, so Weezing evades. Then, Max has an idea, as he suggests May to use her Pokemon. Nervous, she takes out her {{TP|May|Torchic}}. As she thinks, Arbok takes the time to attack Torchic. As Jessie gets ready to take Vigoroth and Pikachu, Ash has Pikachu Thunderbolt them, but instead it hits Max by accident. Ash check to see if he’s ok, but Team Rocket escape in the Smokescreen.Once everything is clear, everything looks okay. Ash still has Pikachu, Vigoroth is unhurt... but May lost her Torchic! They think that Team Rocket accidentally stole Torchic instead of Pikachu.

They see Team Rocket float away in their balloon, off into the distance. In their balloon, Team Rocket take a look at their prize, which they expect to be Pikachu. Instead they're surprised to find a confused Torchic. Torchic then pecks every one of them angrily, but Team Rocket manage to get it under control. Then they have a plan that they could use Torchic as bait to get Pikachu.

Meanwhile, everyone looks for Torchic in one group, but they decide to split up and cover more ground. As the search went on, Ash managed to find a field where Team Rocket's balloon was and where Torchic was trapped in a cage. The others soon meet up with him, who says he found where Team Rocket is. May and Max run after Torchic, but Ash tries to call them back but it's too late as the two fall into a hole. Ash makes a disappointed face as May's parents run after her. Ash tries to stop them, but they fall into another hole. Ash slaps his face in grief and decides to go out and help them. He helps out May and Max first, while Norman and [[Caroline]] make it okay.

Just after everything is getting better, Team Rocket pop out and they try to keep them busy with a fight. After a few moments in another heated battle, Max sneaks by and gets to Torchic's cage, freeing it. Torchic goes back to May and they have a short happy reunion. May still doesn't know Torchic's attacks quite yet, but Max tells her which one to use. t Meanwhile, Arbok seems to be coiled tightly around Vigoroth so Ash has Pikachu help it by using Quick Attack on Arbok. Then, May tries to use Torchic, and tells it to use “Amber” attack, but then Max corrects her, and realizes that she meant “{{m|Ember}}”. Anyways, May commands again, but by mistake, Torchic attacks Max. He quickly blows it. This time, she tells it to use Peck… but again it attacks Max. Meanwhile, Ash and Norman are still fighting off Team Rocket. Arbok Headbutts Pikachu and Vigoroth tackles them both so they land in the balloon. Then Pikachu finishes it off with a {{m|Thunderbolt}}.

Later back in front of Norman's Gym, Norman explains that he's actually a Gym Leader Ash is supposed to fight later on. The first Gym he should try is the one in [[Rustboro City]]; they'll have to get through Petalburg Forest to get there though. As a gift, Norman gives Ash and May Badge cases and he gives Max a [[PokéNav]]. Max messes around with the Nav, explaining what it does. Ash and May are ready for their journey, but Max is going to follow them. His parents say that if he wants to be a Trainer, it'd be more helpful if he saw examples rather than read it in textbooks. Max is so excited that he goes off right away to Petalburg Forest; Ash and May quickly follow afterwards.

==Major events==
* {{Ash}} and {{an|May}} arrive in [[Petalburg City]].
* Ash goes to the [[Petalburg Gym]] and meets May's brother [[Max]], her mother [[Caroline]] and her father [[Norman]], the [[Petalburg Gym|local]] [[Gym Leader]].
* Ash is unable to have an official Gym battle as he needs three {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}. He is allowed to have an unofficial battle, but loses.
* Max joins {{ashfr|the group}}.
* Max receives a [[PokéNav]] while Ash and May receive [[Badge]] cases.
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===
====Humans====
* [[Max]]
* [[Norman]]
* [[Caroline]]

====Pokémon debuts====
*{{p|Vigoroth}}

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Norman]]
* [[Caroline]]

===Pokémon===
[[File:WTP AG003.png|thumb|200px|right|Who's That Pokémon?]]
[[Who's That Pokémon?]]: {{p|Cleffa}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Charizard}} ({{OP|Ash|Charizard}}; flashback)
* {{p|Torchic}} ({{OP|May|Torchic}})
* {{p|Arbok}} ({{OP|Jessie|Arbok}})
* {{p|Weezing}} ({{OP|James|Weezing}})
* {{p|Blaziken}} ({{OP|Harrison|Blaziken}}; flashback)
* {{p|Vigoroth}} ([[Norman]]'s; debut)
{{right clear}}

==Trivia==
* The [[eyecatch]]es are updated in this episode to include [[Max]].
* When [[EP007|first arriving]] in [[Cerulean City|her home city]], {{an|Misty}} was also wary of Ash going to the local Gym because of it being run by family, just like May is in this episode.
* When May calls out Amber instead of Ember, an image of a mushroom goes across the screen. This was a joke that was only understandable in the Japanese version because ''kinoko'' (mushroom) sounds very similar to ''hinoko'' (Ember).
* The title of this episode is a reference to the common saying "There's no place like Home."

===Errors===
* The scene with Blaziken's hands being red instead of gray is used for a flashback.
* After Ash's Pikachu lost the battle to Norman's Vigoroth, the back of Ash's shoe had a different design between scenes.
* When Ash was thinking about his {{AP|Noctowl}}, his shirt was missing.
* At the end of the episode when Ash and May are leaving and waving goodbye, instead of walking off-screen, for a split second, they appear to walk in place at the screen boundary.

===Dub edits===
* Two separate scenes showing James's head and Max on fire due to Torchic's Ember attack were cut from the dub for being too violent.
* After the scene when James was caught on fire, the scene with Torchic with a sad expression was also taken out from the dub.
* In the {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Kids' WB!}} version of this episode, the [[Poké Ball]] design on Ash's and May's Badge cases are painted over and replaced with rectangles. This edit occurs every time Ash's Badge case appears in the Hoenn saga, though it initially did not happen in international airings or even on the Region 1 DVD release. This also does not occur in the Cartoon Network or Boomerang airings.

<gallery>
File:AG003 Error 2.png|Ash's missing shirt
File:AG003 Cut shot.png|Shot cut from the dub
File:AG003 Error.png|Blaziken's miscolored hands
</gallery>

==In other languages==
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|zh_cmn={{tt|橙華道館對抗過動猿！|Chénghuá (Petalburg) Gym, VS Vigoroth!}}
|da={{tt|Hjem, Kære Hjem|Home, Sweet Home}}
|de={{tt|Nervensäge Max|Nag Max}}
|nl={{tt|Oost west, Hoenn best|Hoenn sweet Hoenn}}
|fi={{tt|Oma Hoenn kullan kallis|Hoenn sweet Hoenn}}
|fr_eu={{tt|Réunion de famille|Family Reunion}}
|he=אין כמו הוון{{tt|ein kmo Hoenn|There's Nothing Like Hoenn}}
|it={{tt|Il fratellino|The little brother}}
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|pl={{tt|Nie ma jak w Hoenn!|There's no place like Hoenn!}}
|pt_br={{tt|Não há Lugar como Hoenn|There's no Place like Hoenn}}
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|es_la={{tt|¡No hay lugar como Hoenn!|There's no place like Hoenn!}}
|es_eu={{tt|No hay otro lugar como Hoenn|There's no other place as Hoenn}}
|sv={{tt|Trubbel i Hoenntrakten|Trouble in the Hoenn region}}
|th={{tt|โทกะยิม! ปะทะ ยารุคิโมโนะ!|Touka Gym! VS Yarukimono!}}
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Jessie's Dustox

2014-08-06T12:09:26Z

Matty: /* Trivia */ Specifying - Don't forget about that Ninetales and Dirk's Pokémon

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ball=None|
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'''Jessie's Dustox''' (Japanese: '''ムサシのドクケイル''' ''Musashi's Dokucale'') was the second {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} caught by [[Jessie]] of [[Team Rocket]] during her travels through [[Hoenn]]. Dustox [[evolution|evolved]] from {{p|Cascoon}} and before that, {{p|Wurmple}}.

==History==
===Advanced Generation series===
[[File:Jessie Wurmple.png|thumb|left|201px|As a Wurmple]]
[[File:Jessie Cascoon.png|thumb|left|200px|As a Cascoon]]
Jessie {{pkmn2|caught}} {{p|Wurmple}} in the episode ''[[AG014|All in a Day's Wurmple]]'', as did {{an|May}}. Several episodes later, in ''[[AG021|Which Wurmple's Which?]]'', both Wurmple were temporarily switched, but were returned to their proper {{pkmn|Trainer}}s by the episode's end. In the episode ''[[AG024|A Corphish Out of Water]]'', Jessie's Wurmple [[evolution|evolved]] into {{p|Cascoon}} while May's evolved into {{p|Silcoon}}; Jessie believed hers was a Silcoon as well. Four episodes later, in ''[[AG028|Seeing is Believing!]]'', Jessie's Cascoon evolved into {{p|Dustox}}, soon after May's Silcoon evolved into {{TP|May|Beautifly}}. While Jessie was at first disappointed that she did not have a Beautifly, she almost immediately came to adore her new Dustox (in the Japanese version, she called her ''Dokucale-chan'' on more than one occasion). In the English dub, Jessie has called her ''Dustox-Dear'', and when she throws her [[Poké Ball]], she has also called her "my dear Dustox".

Dustox was Jessie's primary {{pkmn|Contest}} Pokémon. She was used in the [[Fallarbor Town]] Contest in the episodes ''[[AG051|Come What May]]'' and ''[[AG062|Disguise Da Limit]]''. Jessie attempted to enter her in the [[Rubello Town]] Contest in ''[[AG077|A Fan with a Plan]]'', but Jessie did not have a previously obtained [[Ribbon]] needed for entry.

Dustox was also Jessie's secondary [[Pokémon battle|battling Pokémon]]. She was usually used alongside {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}}, but she had also been used alone. She appeared to be fairly powerful, but as Team Rocket are the villains, she was usually defeated.

In the episode ''[[AG080|That's Just Swellow]]'', [[James]] used Dustox as his Pokémon in a [[PokéRinger]] competition. Dustox defeated May's Beautifly in the competition, but she eventually succumbed to a last-minute defeat when {{Ash}}'s {{p|Taillow}} evolved into a {{AP|Swellow}}.

===Diamond & Pearl series===
[[File:Jessie Dustox and Shiny Dustox.png|thumb|200px|Dustox in love]]
Using Dustox, Jessie was finally able to win a Ribbon in the [[Solaceon Town]] {{pkmn|Contest}} in ''[[DP061|Team Shocker!]]''. Ever since, Dustox has been wearing Jessie's hair-ribbons that she wore in that Contest, and is probably still wearing it, to remember Jessie by (see below).

In ''[[DP073|Crossing Paths]]'', during the Dustox Crossing, she fell in love with a {{pkmn2|Shiny}} Dustox owned by [[Austin]]. Jessie tearfully decided that Dustox had to go with the others, despite everyone protests, but, since Dustox was loyal, she didn't want to. Seeing that Dustox was facing the same dilemma Jessie once was, about to throw away her chance of finding her true love to be with friends, Jessie had to shatter Dustox's Poké Ball to let her go. Dustox then went to live with other Dustox and start a family, giving Jessie the hope of finding her own soul mate.

In ''[[DP075|Our Cup Runneth Over!]]'', Jessie said she would dedicate her [[Wallace Cup]] performance to Dustox, in her memory.

==Personality and characteristics==
As a Wurmple, she was very sedate and well-behaved, unlike May's Wurmple who was gluttonous and a bit disobedient. When she evolved she stayed well-behaved and was very loyal to Jessie. They had a very strong connection with each other, most obvious upon Dustox's release when Dustox wouldn't go with her mate and refused to leave Jessie's side.

==Moves used==
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{{anmov|flying|Gust|DP013|A Staravia is Born!}}
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* Jessie told Dustox to use {{m|Pin Missile}} in ''[[AG072|The Bicker the Better]]''. This was a dubbing error, as in the original, she was commanded to use Poison Sting.

===Moves improvised===
[[File:Spinning Poison Sting.png|thumb|190px|Spinning Poison Sting]]
*'''Spinning Poison Sting''' - It was used in ''[[DP041|A Stand-Up Sit-Down!]]'', Dustox uses {{m|Poison Sting}} towards the sky and when the stings start falling down, {{TP|Jessie|Seviper}} hits them with {{m|Poison Tail}} making them spin very fast while heading towards the opponent.

==Trivia==
* The yellow ribbons Dustox wears in the episode she was released are similar to the ones Jessie wears when she is disguised as Jessilina when competing in {{pkmn|Contest}}s.
* Once her Cascoon evolved into a Dustox, Jessie's team didn't change for over 250 episodes until she released Dustox, not counting [[List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio|temporary changes]].
* Dustox is the only Pokémon in the anime belonging to a main character to have its [[Poké Ball]] broken permanently.
* Out of all of Team Rocket's Pokémon, Dustox has used the most different types of moves, at six different types used.
* Excluding her temporary Pokémon, Dustox is Jessie's only Pokémon that is part of a three stage evolutionary family.

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Talk:List of references to Pokémon in popular culture

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== On the XKCD "not into Pokémon" trend ==

Does the trend about dismissing uninteresting stuff with "[http://xkcd.com/178/ I'm not really into Pokémon]" started at some point in 2007 between XKCD (and some others) webcomic readers counts as a reference of some sort? I'm willing to analyze the subject and look for factual references if this is considered worthy of a mention. --[[User:Solovino|Solovino]] 22:30, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

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

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

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

== Codename: Kids Next Door Reference ==

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

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

==Jeopardy!==
What would be a good way to add [http://j-archive.com/search.php?search=pokemon&submit=Search Jeopardy's references to Pokémon], if it is able to be added? --[[User:Dr. Forrester|Dr. Forrester]] 18:22, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

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

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

== MAD! ==

Warner Brothers did do a 3rd skit based off of Pokemon called "Pokemon Park" (A crossover between the anime and the movie Jurassic Park). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iNmN1KPSsU Here's the clip] if anyone wants to add it to the page. [[User:Pgj1997|Pgj1997]] 18:49, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

== Magazines ==

Where would I put something about pokemon appearing in a french-canadian magazine numerous times?—★[[User:Pika3323|Pika]][[User Talk:Pika3323|3323]] 22:06, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

== NCIS ==

I was watching an episode of NCIS and a boy had a box of Pokémon cards that he used to hide a gun. do you think this should be mentioned? [[User:FrankTheTank000|FrankTheTank000]] 21:40, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
:That's violent =P—★[[User:Pika3323|Pika]][[User Talk:Pika3323|3323]] 00:14, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

==Phineas and Ferb==

I've watched an episode of {{wp|Phineas and Ferb}} called 'De Plane! De Plane!'. In this episode, Dr. Doofenshmirtz builds a device to evaporate swimming pools by focusing sunlight. He calls this 'Greevil', which also happens to be the name of [[Cipher]]'s leader in Pokémon XD. [[User:MetalMetroid997|MetalMetroid997]] 11:53, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
:It sounds more like a coincedence. It's just a portemanu of "Green" and "Evil" [[User:Pgj1997|Pgj1997]] 18:12, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
::Having the same name doesn't count as a reference if it's just a coincidence [[User:FrankTheTank000|FrankTheTank000]] 21:47, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

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

==kid vs kat==
In an episode called ``Me Coop You Kat`` Kat builds a device that strongly resembles the Meowth balloon which is destroyed by Coop and Dennis.
==Stay fit==
I remember a PSA where a boy buys some Pokémon cards from a store. He finds a card he wanted but it gets blown away by the wind and he runs out of breath after attempting to get it back.

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

In the music video for {{wp|Love Me Right (Oh Sheila)}}, one of the teddies (the blue one) lying next to singer Lara McAllen looks like it could be a Poliwhirl, but as there arent an close ups of it, I'm not 100% sure, is anyone else able to tell?
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[[User:Vuvuzela2010|'''Vuvuzela2010''']][[Pikachu (Pokémon)|'''⚡''']] 00:34, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

== Private Practice ==

I just walked into the room while my mom was watching the show and I saw something that's probably relevant. It's somewhere near the end, where a kid and his apparent dad are talking. The kid is holding a Reshiram action figure and puts it on the table before he turns on the TV. It's the episode that just aired today, "Step One". {{unsigned|Knuclear200x}}
:Thanks, I've added it to the page. [[User:Pikiwyn|'''Pikiwyn''']] [[User talk:Pikiwyn|<tt>'''''talk'''''</tt>]] 18:46, 22 November 2011 (UTC)

== League of Legends reference ==

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

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[[User:Cho'Gath|Cho'Gath]] 02:12, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
:I don't really consider that to be a reference. [[Typhlosion (Pokémon)|★]][[User:Jo The Marten|Jo the Marten]][[Flygon (Pokémon)|★]] [[User_Talk:Jo The Marten|ಠ_ಠ]][[Cilan (anime)|♥]] 02:17, 1 December 2011 (UTC)

== Futurama ==

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

== Radio? ==

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

== [[wikipedia:Trade & Battle: Card Hero|Trade & Battle: Card Hero]] ==

I have heard that there are references to Pokémon in the game [[wikipedia:Trade & Battle: Card Hero|Trade & Battle: Card Hero]], developed by Nintendo R&D1 and Intelligent Systems; a game that became quite popular in Japan. Supposedly, amongst the references there is an NPC who remarks that everyone is out playing a game called "Rocket Monsters" and one of the NPCs idolizes "Team Pocket" as one of his favourite villains.
:Does anyone who can understand Japanese know which NPCs? (I own the game, but the save battery on it is dead) I also wonder if there are any references to Pokémon in the sequels, [[wikipedia:Kousoku Card Battle: Card Hero|High Speed Card Battle: Card Hero]] and the Japanese DSiWare game Card Hero: Speed Battle Custom --[[User:Chickasaurus|Chickasaurus]] 18:52, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

== Reference in the AnoHana anime ==

[http://styroscope.wordpress.com/2011/04/24/rntd-pokemon-reference-in-anohana-anime/ Just stumbled upon this, could someone who knows Japanese (or anything about this anime) add this?] [[User:Vuvuzela2010|'''Vuvuzela2010''']][[Latios (Pokémon)| Δ ]] 19:45, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

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

== Another reference. ==

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISg5VTM2sL4#t=6m8s There is a reference there to Pokémon], one of them [more precisely, the one in blue clothes] something about Pokémon accessory (in my dub, it was pencil case [or however it is called]), not sure about original, so I can't enter it. [[User:Marked +-+-+|Marked +-+-+]] 17:40, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
:Mmmhm, at 06:11 in the video, the person says "Remember that time in grade 2 when I took your Pokémon lunch box?" Don't know how notable this is, Let's see what others think. --[[User:Tails0600|Tails]][[User talk:Tails0600|0600]]'' 12:16, 18 January 2012 (UTC)

== Law & Order: SVU ==

In tonight's episode "Home Invasions", the sole living victim's boyfriend's father used the fact that his son still has his Pokémon cards to make example of his sexual immaturity, as the girl was found with herpes. I'll provide full details later, but I figure I notify the basic stuff first. If anyone else watches the show and would be able to add it with proper info in the proper place, go ahead. PS: the pronunciation was more Pokey-mun--[[User:SandmanDP|SandmanDP]] 03:43, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
: Have added it. Feel free to move it if needed and add in more info. [[User:Frozen Fennec|Frozen Fennec]] 03:52, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

== Resident evil ==

On my resident evil the mercenaries 3D there is a skill called thunderbolt at first I thought nothing of it but when i fully upgraded it something familiar happened it shows electricty coming from the sky much like in super smash bros. brawl but blue may i add this?
[[User:VENUS,MEGA,SCEPT,TORTE,SERP|VENUS,MEGA,SCEPT,TORTE,SERP]] 18:46, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
:''"Thunderbolt"'' is [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/thunderbolt an actual word], meaning a bolt of lightning accompanied by a thunderclap. While it's possible that it could be a reference, I suspect it's more likely just using a word for its meaning. [[User:Werdnae|Werdnae]] [[User talk:Werdnae|(talk)]] 20:27, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
That's why i thought nothing of at first but its effect is that physical attacks against enemies gains electric properties like static electricity but stronger thats why i think its name is a reference.[[User:VENUS,MEGA,SCEPT,TORTE,SERP|VENUS,MEGA,SCEPT,TORTE,SERP]] 19:17, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

== Inappropriateness ==

Shouldn't there be an warning or something, as this article contains some worse than G-rated stuff. I think. [[User:Pringles|''プリングルズ/'']][[User talk:Pringles|品客薯片/ప్రింగిల్స్]] 01:53, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
:Such as?--[[User:Force Fire|'''F'''orce]][[User talk:Force Fire|'''F'''ire]] 04:11, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
::The Law & Order thing. That might be offensive to younger people. And reference to more mature shows. [[User:Pringles|''プリングルズ/'']][[User talk:Pringles|品客薯片/ప్రింగిల్స్]] 04:15, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
:::I think we should be able to make this page G, or even PG-rated without getting rid of vital information. That L&O entry had a lot of unnecessary information which could be questionable for kids. I don't feel, just because we refer to South Park, Law & Order, or Robot Chicken, that the page should have a warning on it. While these shows aren't meant for children, we're not covering any inappropriate information. It's totally on the reader if they go and watch the episode we mention. [[Typhlosion (Pokémon)|★]][[User:Jo The Marten|Jo the Marten]][[Flygon (Pokémon)|★]] [[User_Talk:Jo The Marten|ಠ_ಠ]][[Cilan (anime)|♥]] 04:23, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
::::I guess you're right. [[User:Pringles|''プリングルズ/'']][[User talk:Pringles|品客薯片/ప్రింగిల్స్]] 15:15, 21 May 2012 (UTC)

== Let's Go Quintuplets ==

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

== Eevee? ==

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

== The Big Bang Theory==
In the episode where howard and Raj huy a 3D printer, howard says that he spent all his money on Pokemon cards.
[[User:Auragirl|Auragirl]] ([[User talk:Auragirl|talk]]) 18:59, 10 February 2013 (UTC)

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

== Smosh? ==

[http://www.youtube.com/smosh Smosh] has MANY Pokemon references, including a music video. Should these videos be included? [[User:Chaossy|Chaossy]] ([[User talk:Chaossy|talk]]) 13:38, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
:I doubt YouTube videos are notable enough. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy Smosh, but this page is for TV shows, movies, other video games, etc. [[User:MasterZ|MasterZ]] ([[User talk:MasterZ|talk]]) 01:35, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

== Malcolm in the middle ==

The same Squirtle Doll dat in the episode Bowling is, is in a episode season 2 "Carnival" [http://i.imagebanana.com/img/pda7p1fv/doll.JPG] --[[User:Altruis|Altruis]] [[User talk:Altruis|''でんき'']] 14:19, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

== Pinky Dinky Doo ==

Not sure if it's a popular enough show, but an action figure craze among Tyler and his friends called Moo Moo Miggy Monsters is an obvious parody of Pokémon. There's even a scene where he plays a video game about them with a battle style just like Pokémon. Add? [[User:Mathfreak231|MF]][[User talk:Mathfreak231|23]][[Special:Contributions/Mathfreak231|1]] 00:00, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

== In Response to Pinky Dinky Doo ==
Anything that mentions it is good, even if it isn't that popular, so go ahead and add it!
[[User talk:Lizarddolphin]] 19:09 30 April 2013 (UTC)

== My Little Pony ==

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

== Servant x Service ==

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

== Saturday Night Live ==

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

== Strip Mall on Comedy Central ==

They made fun of Pokémon in the show Strip Mall, which aired on Comedy Central in the 90's. Its super long ago, but I remember the show was about adult movies being filmed in a strip mall. Well at some point they spoof Pokémon and the lead actor gets put in a Coma. In the hospital the guy gets outted about his "Acting career" to his girlfrind by a nurse wanting an autograph. She says she accidentally bought it for her kids and on the cover the guy is a Pikachu. At some point he wakes up from the coma and is then knocked back out by the enraged and sickened girlfriend. [[User:Yamitora1|Yamitora1]] ([[User talk:Yamitora1|talk]]) 11:46, 29 December 2013 (UTC)
:Ok, doing some research and finding a youtube clip... It turns out that Strip Mall's adult movie spoof of it was called "Pokememon" and one of the actresses (dressed up like Misty) involved even tells the director that "there's a cartoon just like this" We'll leave the discussion of the youtube clip there...

:So should this be added, or because it is a little adult in nature should it not be added? I know you guys have Ling-Ling from Drawn Together mentioned, and that show is all kinds of adult...but what is the rule of thumb for this kind of thing? I know for a fact the Parody surfaced in at least two episodes, one in which it was being made, another in which I described earlier. There might be more episodes involved, I am not sure without rewatching the actual show. [[User:Yamitora1|Yamitora1]] ([[User talk:Yamitora1|talk]]) 16:51, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
::If it's a reference, add it. It's a TV show. Unless the reference image has nudity in, it's fine. ☆[[User:Solar Dragon|The]] [[User talk:Solar Dragon|Solar]] [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon|Dragon]]☆ 17:07, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

== Better Homes and Gardens ==

In certain episodes of Better Homes and Gardens, I just saw a Pikachu plush toy, could someone add this and the picture? --[[User:Cinday123|Cinday123]] ''([[User talk:Cinday123|Talk]])'' 23:52, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
:References are intentional. This sounds more like a coincidence. [[Typhlosion (Pokémon)|★]][[User:Jo The Marten|Jo the Marten]][[Flygon (Pokémon)|★]] [[User_Talk:Jo The Marten|ಠ_ಠ]][[Cilan (anime)|♥]] 03:31, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
::So Pokémon plush toys in a lifestyle show counted? --[[User:Cinday123|Cinday123]] ''([[User talk:Cinday123|Talk]])'' 03:49, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

== Not sure where this would go. ==

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

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

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

== Ben 10 ==

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

== Put My Little Pony Back in! ==

I think it's obvious that the joke in My Little Pony was a parody of Rapidash. It may be a joke about her getting so mad that she catches fire. But try comparing this [http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/File:Twilight_angry_S1E15.png shot] to Twilight's normal form and Rapidash. Who does she look more like? She looks more like Rapidash than herself. Really. Let's compare. Normally Twilight has purple fur. This Twilight has light yellow fur like Rapidash. Normal Twilight has purple eyes. This Twilight has red eyes. Normal Twilight has straight black mane with a pink streak. This Twilight has fiery mane like Rapidash. Her cutie mark is gone. And there are other ways that they could have used this effect. One is to make her completely engulfed in flames like Human Torch. She could get an aura of flame without changing color. She can just turn red. Or she can get mad with out any exaggeration. They can even take that scene out. It's not that important to leave it in. Twilight finally accepts the Pinkie Sense immediately after that Rapidash freak-out. While her body shape, height and art-style remained the same and her mane flames higher than Rapidash, she still obviously resembles Rapidash. How can that be unintentional? How would you know if some of the references on this page were intentional? Did the companies state they were? I think if an image obviously screams Pokémon like this, it should be added intentional or not. It doesn't matter if it's brief. It doesn't matter if it's just a character looking that way. It's obvious that Hasbro took advantage of Rapidash's unicorn look, the cartoon physics of bursting into flames when your angry and the fact that their show was attracting a broader audience than intended. I want that My Little Pony reference back in! And My Little Pony had later references for the bronies, like non-anthropomorphic versions of Mordekei and Rigby from Regular Show appearing as Fluttershy's animals. Sure, Regular Show may not have anything to do with Pokémon, but it shows a pattern and helps my Rapidash case. [[User:SeanWheeler|SeanWheeler]] ([[User talk:SeanWheeler|talk]]) 04:34, 2 July 2014 (UTC)
[[File:TwilightRapidash.png|thumb|Seriously? Look at me! I'm a Rapidash! How obvious could I possibly get? You think this is an accident? How is an accident? I usually have purple fur! There are some images on this page that don't even show the Pokémon reference as it is in the dialogue. But me? I'm am so obvious! ARE YOU KIDDING ME!? RAWR!!!]]
Let the picture speak for itself. Thank you Twilight. Oh shoot, I just made my first brony meme! Oh well, not like this joke was DONE TO DEATH! There are YouTube vids on this scene, many people commented on Twilight evolving into Rapidash, reviews of Feeling Pinkie Keen has compared her to Rapidash, TV Tropes has noted this scene as a Rapidash cameo. Even the My Little Pony Wiki has joked about this image of Twilight "evolving" into Rapidash. How do you know that this isn't supposed to be a Pokémon nod? She looks too much like Rapidash. There are other ways Hasbro could have done this. I would be surprised if the producers stated that it has nothing to do with Rapidash. Also, there is a reason why there is the Togepi template on the article. I think this is okay to add in the article. If someone won't add it, I will! [[User:SeanWheeler|SeanWheeler]] ([[User talk:SeanWheeler|talk]]) 01:11, 3 July 2014 (UTC)
I don't understand how Twilight blatantly turning into Rapidash would be unintentional? Look.
http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/y305/SeanWheeler/7ec80725-e660-43ba-8989-36c36dda338d_zps6103436f.png
[[File:078Rapidash.png|200px]]
[[File:TwilightRapidash.png|200px]]
Here's a comparison between Twilight Sparkle and Rapidash. Now tell me, doesn't that moment when Twilight got mad make her look a lot like Rapidash? Red eyes, check. Fire mane check. Whitish yellow fur, check. Lack of cutie mark, check. She looked like a hybrid of herself and Rapidash. In fact the Rapidash is more noticeable than Twilight. She looks like a Rapidash that was transported into MLP universe. Also, how do we know that it was unintentional? Did you know what other ways she could get angry without turning into Rapidash? In fact the anger didn't need to be there in the first place because Twilight instantly calmed down and accepted the Pinkie Sense. Look at her original look. She's purple! And has straight hair with magenta streaks. And she has a cutie mark. She briefly loses that when she turned into Rapidash. And I have to disagree with Golden Sandslash when he pointed out that it was not meant to be a Pokémon reference. It obviously was a Pokémon reference. Why else would Twilight look like that? I mean look at the context. Pinkie Pie has this "Pinkie Sense". She shivered and sensed that a really big "doozy" would happen. The mane 6 get chased by a hydra. They escape the Hydra, but Pinkie's Sense kept tingling, meaning the Hydra wasn't the doozy. Twilight was surprised and confused at what could be doozier than a hydra. Pinkie told her she don't know. Twilight then turned into Rapidash for a second and quickly calmed down and finally believed in the Pinkie Sense. While it wasn't really Rapidash in-story, she clearly resembled one. Was it needed in the episode? No. Did Hasbro know of the Brony fandom? Possibly. Was it intentional? Most likely. Were there other references in My Little Pony to other franchises? Yep. So I'm very convinced that this was meant to be a Poké reference. And very fitting since the pre-evolved form of Rapidash was '''''Pony'''''ta. [[User:SeanWheeler|SeanWheeler]] ([[User talk:SeanWheeler|talk]]) 04:28, 3 July 2014 (UTC)
:It is not obviously a Pokemon reference. I saw the episode once upon a time and the thought that she looked like Rapidash never crossed my mind. Anger and fiery/red go hand-in-hand. She got angry so she got bitchin' flames for hair and red eyes against a red background. I'm not an artist, but I can see the white fur being because it just looks better than keeping the purple; or maybe it's just keeping in line with the fire theme: white hot. And the cutie mark could have been forgotten or could have been deemed trivial or in-the-way.
:You're playing a guessing game. I'm not sure I care how this turns out, but you're clearly way too invested in this for your judgement to be considered "objective". [[User:Tiddlywinks|Tiddlywinks]] ([[User talk:Tiddlywinks|talk]]) 04:46, 3 July 2014 (UTC)
::Maybe the thought of Rapidash didn't cross your mind because you weren't thinking of Pokémon? You can finally get some jokes if someone points it out for you. The Princess Twilight didn't make me think of Zelda: Twilight Princess until Joshscorcher pointed it out in his review. But I totally think the Twilight Princess thing was coincidental. Her turning into Rapidash wasn't. And was it that necessary for her to turn into that Rapidash-like pony for a second right before believing in Pinkie Pie? Your playing a guessing game too. Golden Sandslash played a guessing game when he decided the MLP reference shouldn't be there. You guys agreed on one complaint. And I disagree with that complaint. Unless there is a source saying it was accidental, I'll keep insisting. [[User:SeanWheeler|SeanWheeler]] ([[User talk:SeanWheeler|talk]]) 13:21, 3 July 2014 (UTC)
:::After discussing with a couple of other staff, we feel that that since it's not clear that it is intentional or likely intentional, we shouldn't list it. Majority of the references we do list is rather obvious, where this one feels more like a coincidence if anything. '''''[[User:Pokemaster97|--Pokemaster]][[User talk:Pokemaster97|97]]''''' 16:16, 3 July 2014 (UTC)
::::How is this not clearly intentional? I look at it and keep guessing this might have happened.
:::::'''Lauren Faust:''' We now have a fanbase of grown males liking Friendship is Magic. We should do something about it.
:::::'''Cartoonist:''' How can grown man like ponies and rainbows?
:::::'''Faust:''' I don't know. But I'm sure some of these people like Pokémon. So let's see if we can make a joke in the show.
:::::'''Cartoonist:''' Okay.
:::::'''Faust:''' There is this Pokémon named Rapidash. It's a Fire unicorn. In the My Little Pony episode we're working on, Twilight should get so angry that she turns into a Rapidash cameo. I'll give you a picture of Rapidash. Now try applying a Rapidash skin on Twilight in her burst of anger.
:::::'''Cartoonist:''' Okay.
::::The cartoonist gets the FRLG artwork of Rapidash, and with his editing tools, copies Rapidash's colors onto Twilight. Removes her cutie mark. Replaced her mane with flames. Looking closely at Rapidash's eyes and noticing it has no pupils in its red irises, he removes Twilight's pupils. Now tell a scenario that makes it an accident. Also if the image gets deleted, it will mess up the thumbnail in one of my comments. [[User:SeanWheeler|SeanWheeler]] ([[User talk:SeanWheeler|talk]]) 17:35, 3 July 2014 (UTC)
:::::There are plenty of image hosting services out there; if you want to use that image in a post, you should use on of them—Bulbagarden Archives is not an image hosting service. Anyway, providing a possible way for it to be a reference does not make it clear that it is intentional or likely intentional. I know My Little Pony does have plenty of pop culture references, but since there is significant uncertainty about the reference being intentional, I do not think it warrants inclusion here. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 17:52, 3 July 2014 (UTC)
::::::How do I make a photobucket image a thumbnail and retain my joke in the caption about Twilight herself being angry at you guys? Is there a way to put photobucket images in thumbnails? Or can we only do that with Bulbagarden Archives images? [[User:SeanWheeler|SeanWheeler]] ([[User talk:SeanWheeler|talk]]) 18:50, 3 July 2014 (UTC)
:::::::Do you mean the thumbnail here? If we delete the image, it's not longer relevant here anyway. --[[User:SnorlaxMonster|'''Snorlax''']][[User talk:SnorlaxMonster|'''Monster''']] 18:54, 3 July 2014 (UTC)
::::::::I find the caption in the thumbnail a part of my message. If we delete the image, we'll get a red link with a caption, and people wouldn't get the joke if all they see is a red link. Unless you know how to make thumbnails of images hosted from photobucket, that image isn't going anywhere. [[User:SeanWheeler|SeanWheeler]] ([[User talk:SeanWheeler|talk]]) 20:31, 3 July 2014 (UTC)
:::::::::And another thing, does someone have the first season on DVD? If you do, can you watch Feeling Pinkie Keen with the commentary? Can you tell me what the commentators said at that scene? And not some bronies commenting. There's already a lot of let's watch where they joke about Twilight evolving into Rapidash. But just the producers commentating on the DVD. [[User:SeanWheeler|SeanWheeler]] ([[User talk:SeanWheeler|talk]]) 21:07, 3 July 2014 (UTC)

== Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends ==

Someone deleted the reference to the "Cuckoo for Coco Cards" episode when Bloo said he had all 150 of the original set. I think they were going for a Pokémon reference there. The plot of the episode involved Coco making "Foster's Cards", which were basically trading cards of Foster's friends. Bloo became desperate for some cards, and after whining to get them, he said, "I've collected all 150 Foster's cards!" shortly before Coco announced she was making a "Series 2". This sounds like a blatant parody of how Pokémon fans were; whining and becoming desperate for them, and then when they collected them all, Generation II came out. Many of the Pokémon parodies seem to use this, so I wouldn't be surprised if that were the case here. [[User:Matty|Matty]] ([[User talk:Matty|talk]]) 06:54, 4 July 2014 (UTC)

List of references to Pokémon in popular culture

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Matty:

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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|Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends}}''
| ''Cuckoo for Coco Cards''
| style="text-align:left;" | Bloo brags about collecting all 150 of the original set of Foster's cards, when Coco creates a new set. This is a possible reference to the original 150 Pokémon.
|
|- 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.
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| ''{{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.
|
|- 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".
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|- 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.
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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.
|
|- 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="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!"
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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 (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".
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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.
|
|- 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]]
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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".<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/stats/CivV/achievements/ Sid Meier's Civilization V global achievement stats on Steam]</ref>
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|- 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.
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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.
|
|- 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|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.
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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"
| ''[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.
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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"
| ''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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|- 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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| ''{{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.
|[[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>
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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==
===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"
|-
! 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!"
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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 / 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.
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| ''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]]
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| ''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]]
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| ''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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| ''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.
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| ''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.
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| ''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.
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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 {{p|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 ''{{p|Psyduck}}'', with the tagline "They'll pretty much let anything be a cop these days".
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| ''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]]
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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]]
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| ''{{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]]
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| ''{{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]]
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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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| ''{{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]]
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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|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}}''
| ''{{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]]
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| ''{{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]]
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| 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]]
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| ''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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| ''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.
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| ''{{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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| ''{{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]]
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| ''{{wp|Pokey Mom}}''
| style="text-align:left;" | The episode's title is based on the word "Pokémon".
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| ''{{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]]
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| ''{{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]]
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| ''{{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]]
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| ''{{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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| ''{{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]]
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| ''{{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]]

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| ''{{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]]
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| ''{{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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| ''{{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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| ''{{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|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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| ''{{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]]
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| ''{{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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| ''{{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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| 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>
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| 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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| 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]]
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| {{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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| ''{{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;"| ''{{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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| 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]]
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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".<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/stats/CivV/achievements/ Sid Meier's Civilization V global achievement stats on Steam]</ref>
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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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|- 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|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.
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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"
| ''[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.
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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 {{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}}."
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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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|- 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]].
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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).
|
|- 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.
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|- 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". {{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|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==
===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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Ash's Charizard

2014-06-05T20:00:57Z

Matty: /* Personality and characteristics */

{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
type1=Fire|
type2=Flying|
trainername=Ash|
pokemonname=Charizard|
jtrainername=サトシ|
jpokemonname=リザードン|
tmtrainername=Satoshi|
tmpokemonname=Lizardon|
image=[[File:Ash Charizard.png|250px]] |
caption=Ash's Charizard|
location={{rt|24|Kanto}}|
gender=Unknown{{tt|*|Confirmed male in the English dub}}|
evolution=2|
epnum=EP011|
epname=Charmander – The Stray Pokémon|
firstevoep=EP043|
numeps1=32|
numeps2=3|
firststagename=Charmander|
secondstagename=Charmeleon|
firstevoname=March of the Exeggutor Squad|
prevonum=004|
evo1num=005|
evo2num=006|
secondevoep=EP046|
secondevoname=Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon|
current= At [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]]|
enva1=[[Michael Haigney]] ([[EP011]]-[[EP043]]) [[Tom Wayland]] ([[BW116]])|
enva2=[[Eric Stuart]] ([[EP043]]-[[EP046]]) [[Tom Wayland]] ([[BW116]])|
java1=[[Shin'ichirō Miki]]|
java2=[[Shin'ichirō Miki]]|
java3=[[Shin'ichirō Miki]]|
}}

'''Ash's Charizard''' (Japanese: '''サトシのリザードン''' ''Satoshi's Lizardon'') was the fifth {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} acquired by [[Ash Ketchum]] in the [[Kanto]] region.

==History==
===Original series===
====Kanto====
[[File:Damian Charmander.png|thumb|200px|left|As a Charmander, with Damian]]
=====With Damian=====
Charmander originally belonged to a braggart Trainer named [[Damian]]. However, in ''[[EP011|Charmander - The Stray Pokémon]]'', Damian grew tired of Charmander being weak and abandoned it, leaving it on a rocky outcrop and telling it that he would come back later. Charmander's health deteriorated, but it was able to resist capture by {{Ash}} twice before explaining to {{AP|Pikachu}} that it was waiting for Damian. Later, Ash met Damian and learned of his plans that he would never return for it. Outraged but mostly concerned for Charmander, who was now stuck out in the rain loyally awaiting Damian, {{an|Brock}}, Ash and {{an|Misty}} rushed to its rescue, with Brock carrying it to the [[Pokémon Center]] whilst Ash sheltered the little remaining tail flame with his coat.

Charmander recovered in ER and promptly left the Pokémon Center to resume its wait for Damian. However, it came across {{TRT}}, who had stolen Pikachu. Charmander ordered them to return Pikachu, and when they ignored it, it blasted them with {{m|Flamethrower}} to send them running away, leaving behind Pikachu. Ash invited Charmander to join them, but Damian turned up with a bunch of Poké Balls and said that he had abandoned Charmander on purpose in order to allow it to toughen up. Damian threw a Poké Ball at it but the lizard Pokémon deflected the Ball. Charmander, having seen Damian's character, staunchly refused and when Damian threatened to crush it with all of his other Pokémon, it attacked Damian with a Flamethrower attack alongside Pikachu. Damian fled and Charmander happily joined Ash's team.

=====With Ash=====
[[File:Ash Charmander.png|thumb|240px|right|As a Charmander]]
Charmander immediately became one of Ash's main Pokémon, being used in the [[EP012|very next episode]] as a torch to help Ash through the caves. Also, it ganged up with a group of other Charmander on the [[St. Anne]] in ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'' to repel {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s. In ''[[EP023|The Tower of Terror]]'', Ash sent it out to lead the way through the haunted tower, but was terrified of the {{type|Ghost|ghosts}} and Ash recalled it after it became paralyzed by {{TP|Sabrina|Haunter}}'s {{m|Lick}}.

In ''[[EP025|Primeape Goes Bananas]]'', Charmander battled a berserk {{AP|Primeape}} which it finally subdued after learning {{m|Rage}}, which vastly increased its firepower and allowed it to knock Primeape out with a devastating Flamethrower. Charmander made its Gym Battle debut in [[EP026|the next episode]], where it defeated [[Erika]]'s {{p|Weepinbell}} after burning {{m|Razor Leaf}} and then striking a powerful {{m|Skull Bash}}. However, the pure stench emitting from her {{p|Gloom}} caused Charmander to choke and faint.

In ''[[EP032|The Ninja Poké-Showdown]]'', Charmander battled [[Koga]]'s {{p|Venomoth}} briefly before their match was interrupted by Team Rocket. For the official Gym battle, Charmander went up against [[Koga's Golbat]] and defeated it with {{m|Ember}} and {{m|Fire Spin}}. Charmander's power continued to grow, easily defeating a {{p|Golem}} owned by a biker named [[Chopper]], despite the type disadvantage in ''[[EP036|The Bike Bridge Gang]]''. The flames from Charmander's attack were so powerful that Golem continued to burn and the heat went through the Poké Ball.

The rise in battle experience reached its peak in ''[[EP043|March of the Exeggutor Squad]]'', where it helped stopped a large number of rampaging {{p|Exeggutor}}. Subsequently, Charmander [[Evolution|evolved]] into {{p|Charmeleon}}.

In ''[[EP044|The Problem with Paras]]'', it was revealed that Charmeleon had lost its [[obedience]] to Ash, attacking a {{p|Paras}} when Ash was trying to deliberately lose in order to help Paras evolve. [[Cassandra]]'s grandmother explained that Charmeleon's skill level had exceeded Ash's, and therefore it did not respect him. Ironically a rampaging Charmeleon was stopped when Paras, desperately trying to avoid punishment, jabbed at it with a claw. After evolving into {{p|Parasect}}, it put Charmeleon to sleep with {{m|Spore}} and allowed Ash to recall it. Cassandra's grandmother warned Ash that he needed to learn to control Charmeleon.
[[File:Ash Charmeleon.png|thumb|240px|left|As a {{p|Charmeleon}}]]
Ash stopped using his disobedient Charmeleon, but tried again in ''[[EP046|Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon]]'' to repel wild Fossil Pokémon, which it ignored to do. When an {{p|Aerodactyl}} swooped past knocking Charmeleon over, Charmeleon proudly fought back but was unable to do anything. It then jumped up and grabbed the escaping Aerodactyl's tail and followed it into the open air, but was shaken off. Upset, Charmeleon evolved into {{p|Charizard}} and flew after Aerodactyl to save Ash, catch him, and put him on the ground, but unfortunately, retained its disobedience.

Charizard's disloyalty began to cost Ash in the business end of his journey, throwing away a round with [[Blaine]] in ''[[EP058|Riddle Me This]]'', as Charizard simply loafed off and allowed {{p|Rhydon}} an easy win with {{m|Horn Drill}}. In [[EP059|the next episode]], Charizard did not help dam the volcano, but changed its mind after seeing Blaine's powerful {{TP|Blaine|Magmar}} contributing. After working together, the duo were left with a burning desire to test each other's strength. Blaine permitted a battle at the peak of the volcano, and the two seemed evenly matched. Magmar dropped Charizard into the lava, but Charizard regained the upper hand by dazing Magmar with an aerial submission and then knocking it out with its powerful {{m|Seismic Toss}}.
[[File:Ash Charizard newly evolved.png|thumb|240px|right|As a newly evolved {{p|Charizard}}]]
In ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', Charizard played a significant role. It blatantly refused to listen to Ash, but took up the battle against {{OBP|Mewtwo|original series}}'s cloned Charizard. It lasted longer than [[Corey|Bruteroot]] or [[Neesha|Shellshocker]] had, but was ultimately defeated by being slammed into the ground. It was captured in a Clone Ball, much to Ash's anguish. Ash then helped to release Charizard and the others, and it ran back to continue fighting its clone. When Ash was petrified by Mewtwo and {{OBP|Mew|M01}}, Charizard wept for its fallen master's sacrifice, its tears helping to regenerate him. Once things were back to normal, Charizard's memory was erased and it went back to its blatant disobedience.

Charizard's disloyalty cost Ash greatly in the battle against [[Ritchie]] in ''[[EP079|Friend and Foe Alike]]''. Down to one Pokémon, Ash called Charizard into battle against [[Zippo]], and surprisingly decided to battle and force Zippo to flee from a far superior Flamethrower, causing Ritchie to concede the round. However, when [[Sparky]] came out, Charizard condescendingly stomped the ground and flapped its wings against the little Pikachu, before going to sleep, apologizing to Ash again, lost the round and Ritchie advanced onto the next round.

====Orange Islands====
Ash took Charizard with him to the Orange Islands, despite its refusal to obey him. Noticeably Ash had stopped trying to use it in battles, although in the episode ''[[EP093|Navel Maneuvers]]'', Charizard, {{AP|Pikachu}} and Bulbasaur were used in the second round of the match between Ash and [[Danny]]. Charizard was initially unfortunate to participate, and Danny nearly won. However, Charizard decided to help when it tried to use {{m|Flamethrower}} on Ash but missed and carved an ice pillar into a sled. This meant Ash won the round and was able to continue the match as Charizard embarrassed him.

In ''[[EP098|A Way Off Day Off]]'', although it did not obey Ash, it recognized the wisdom and formidable experience that [[Tracey's Scyther]] had, and the two teamed up to defeat Team Rocket. Scyther was the only one of any of the group whom Charizard respected.

Charizard continued to go off on its own agenda during battles, such as in ''[[EP099|The Mandarin Island Miss Match]]''. Charizard took down a boy's {{p|Tauros}} with a single attack, before flying away and rampaging the city. Ash was unable to recall him and only the intervention of [[Lorelei|Prima]] and her {{p|Slowbro}} using {{m|Disable}} allowed Ash to recall it.

[[File:Ash Charizard frozen.png|thumb|240px|left|Being taken care of by Ash]]
In ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]'', Charizard battled [[Tad]]'s {{p|Poliwrath}}. It blatantly refused to listen to Ash's commands, continuing to try Flamethrowers despite them having no effect on Poliwrath. Tad and Poliwrath shrugged all of them off until Poliwrath responded with a Water Gun that nearly doused the flame on Charizard's tail. It was then encased in ice by Poliwrath's {{m|Ice Beam}}, much to Ash's horror. Ash managed to smash the ice encasing Charizard's head, and Tad walked away scornfully, telling Ash that they would have a rematch when he could control Charizard.

Ash lit a fire and thawed Charizard out, before rubbing Charizard all over to help it regain its body heat. Pikachu pointed out that Ash's hands were rubbed raw, but Ash replied that he did not mind, Charizard's flame was so small that Ash redoubled his efforts. Charizard woke up in a panic and tried to attack, but it was so cold that it could not produce a flame and passed out again. Misty provided a blanket and Tracey kept the fires up whilst Pikachu watched the flame, but Ash himself worked throughout the entire night to help Charizard recover.

The selfless act reminded Charizard of everything Ash had done for it since it was a Charmander. By morning, Charizard's respect for and loyalty to Ash had returned, and it helped Ash rescue Pikachu from Team Rocket. Ash and Pikachu were knocked senseless during the rescue, and Charizard became so incensed it learned {{m|Dragon Rage}}. In a rematch with Tad and Poliwrath, Charizard learned to dodge Ice Beam and knocked Poliwrath into the air, before defeating it with Seismic Toss.

In ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', Charizard helped Ash complete his dangerous journey to Ice Island. It used its powerful Flamethrower to repel an attack from {{an|Moltres}}, but Ash recalled it when his sleigh was destroyed and a tidal wave came crashing down.

It participated in Ash's Gym battle against [[Luana]] in ''[[EP108|Double Trouble]]''. It fought Luana's {{p|Alakazam}} and {{p|Marowak}} alongside Ash's Pikachu in the series' first official [[Double Battle]]. The two Pokémon initially had trouble collaborating, but eventually managed to work together: Pikachu helped to free Charizard from Alakazam's {{m|Psychic}} attack and Charizard caught Pikachu after it was hit by Marowak's {{m|Body Slam}} attack. Charizard's skillful flying caused Marowak and Alakazam to knock each other out, giving Ash the Jade Star Badge.

Charizard was also used in Ash's Orange League battle against {{OBP|Drake|Orange League}} in ''[[EP112|Enter the Dragonite]]''. Charizard defeated Drake's {{p|Electabuzz}} by blocking its electricity with {{m|Fire Spin}} and knocking it out with Seismic Toss. It also fought {{TP|Drake|Dragonite}}, but was hit by a powerful {{m|Water Gun}} and then {{m|slam}}med into the ground. After a clash of Dragon Rages, Charizard fainted, but its attacks had begun to wear Dragonite down, paving the way for Pikachu to finish it off and give Ash victory. Charizard was inducted into the Orange Islands Hall of Fame with Ash's other Pokémon.

====Johto====
[[File:ValleyShipping.png|thumb|220px|With Charla]]
Charizard also accompanied Ash on his journey to the Johto region, although it became apparent that it was unfairly superior to most of Ash's early competition. This was shown especially in ''[[EP118|The Double Trouble Header]]'', where {{an|Casey}}'s {{p|Pidgey}} was beaten by Charizard exhaling and {{p|Rattata}} was defeated merely by bouncing of Charizard's stomach. A single Flamethrower beat {{TP|Casey|Chikorita}} and allowed Charizard to win in the sweep, despite the disapproval of Misty and Brock. Team Rocket later capitulated on Casey's frustration, calling Charizard an illegal choice by Ash.

Charizard was used to weaken and help Ash capture a {{p|Chikorita}} in ''[[EP126|The Chikorita Rescue]]''. Its massive size compared to her came into effect when Chikorita ran towards it and tried to attack, Charizard responding by placing its foot out and blowing a small puff of fire after being instructed by Ash to only weaken her. Charizard's puff of fire ended up on Chikorita's single leaf and caused her to run around for a short amount of time before using {{m|Vine Whip}} to attack Charizard. Charizard was recalled by Ash after it and Chikorita fell into a large canvas of rocks.

It participated in Ash's first Johto Gym battle against [[Falkner]], where it battled Falkner's {{p|Pidgeot}}. Due to the latter's impressive {{stat|Speed}}, Charizard was put on the back foot, with Pidgeot's {{m|Whirlwind}} reflecting its Flamethrower back onto it. It was then knocked back down by a combination of {{m|Wing Attack}} and {{m|Quick Attack}}. Falkner told Ash to surrender but Ash refused and Charizard gained the strength to fight back and fly above Quick Attack. Charizard then baited Pidgeot, spinning around in midair when Pidgeot flew behind it and hitting it with Fire Spin, before seizing it and hurling it into the ground with Seismic Toss. Pidgeot was knocked out and Ash won the Zephyr Badge.

In ''[[EP134|Charizard's Burning Ambitions]]'', Misty criticized Ash for using Charizard too often against fresh young Trainers, making him unbeatable but in an unfair way. Ash then met {{Jo|Liza}}, who taught Ash and Charizard how to fly together. After arriving in the [[Charicific Valley]], Charizard was humiliated by Liza's insult and proudly tried to show off its power, but was shown to be smaller and weaker than the wild Charizard who lived there. Charizard continued to pick fights and got beaten until Liza locked them out of the Valley, having [[Charla]] throw Charizard into the lake and telling it and Ash to stay away until they had trained and reflected. Team Rocket sympathized with Charizard and helped it to stay awake in the lake, as well as making a false attempt to break into the Valley, allowing Charizard to defeat them and win acclaim from Liza, Charla and the wild Charizard.

Facing an emotional battle, Ash told Charizard that he did not want a weakling on his team and he would be fine without it, forcing Charizard to stay at the Valley to train and become more powerful. He then ran away from the Valley, knowing that if he stopped he would not be able to say goodbye. Pikachu wished Charizard well and followed Ash, leaving its long lasting teammate behind.

In ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown]]'', Charizard witnessed the plight of [[Greenfield]] on Liza's TV and immediately left Charicific Valley to come to Ash's aid. It arrived just in time to catch Ash as he was blasted off the cliff by {{OBP|Entei|M03}}. Charizard put up a fight against Entei and was nearly killed, but seeing the bond between Ash and Charizard changed [[Molly Hale]]'s heart and she ordered Entei to stop fighting. Charizard then helped Pikachu and Entei to break through the Unown's forcefield and to break the spell. At the end, Charizard returned to the Valley.

While there, it took the role of bodyguard for Liza's Charizard, [[Charla]], and the two seem to have struck up a [[ValleyShipping|romantic relationship]]. Liza occasionally visited the [[Dragon's Den|Dragon's Valley]] in [[Blackthorn City]] with the two Charizard. One such visit was in ''[[EP253|Great Bowls of Fire!]]'', which coincidentally occurred when Ash was there for his final [[Johto]] Gym battle. Charizard helped Ash, Clair, Pikachu and {{TP|Clair|Dragonair}} calm the wild {{p|Dragonite}} that was rampaging in the Dragon Holy Land.

In ''[[EP254|Better Eight Than Never]]'', Charizard battled against Clair's Dragonair in Ash's rematch with Clair by causing the water in the Gym's pool to evaporate with its {{m|Flamethrower}} and {{m|Fire Spin}}, thus depriving Dragonair of her protection. It then caught Dragonair with Seismic Toss and used Fire Spin to create a flaming twister to wear down Dragonair's defenses before she hit the ground and was knocked out. Ash surprised Liza by sending it back for training, knowing that Charizard still had a lot to learn.
[[File:Ash and Charizard.png|thumb|left|220px|Ash and his Charizard]]
Ash later used Charizard in the [[Silver Conference]] during his fight against [[Gary Oak]] in ''[[EP270|Can't Beat the Heat!]]'', as Brock had made a late night call to Liza requesting Charizard for the battle. [[Gary's Blastoise]] and {{p|Scizor}} cut Ash's team down to only Charizard who had to fight three opponents single-handedly. It managed to match Scizor's speed and took advantage of its significant type advantage, blasting Scizor with Flamethrower. Despite Gary's Golem's weight preventing Charizard from using its Seismic Toss, Charizard overcame it with a powerful Dragon Rage. Charizard struggled against Blastoise, as it had supreme defensive capabilities and could keep Charizard at bay with Hydro Pump. Thinking outside the square, Charizard superheated the field and forced Blastoise to cool the molten rock. This created a huge steam cloud and allowed Charizard to seize Blastoise at close range. Blastoise could still use {{m|Withdraw}} to dodge Dragon Rage, so Charizard hurled Blastoise into the ground with Seismic Toss, taking Blastoise out and leaving Ash as the winner.

Charizard was then used in Ash's fight against {{jo|Harrison}}, where it came out against [[Harrison's Blaziken]]. Charizard's aerial advantage was negated by Blaziken's powerful legs and ability to maneuver in midair. Each Pokémon hit hard blows on the other, and their Flamethrowers were shown to be equal in power. Blaziken even managed to get up after a devastating Seismic Toss, whilst Charizard took a {{m|Blaze Kick}} to the neck and continued on. A fiery clash between Flamethrower and Dragon Rage knocked both Pokémon down, but only Blaziken could get up, eliminating Ash from the tournament.

Charizard once again returned to Charicific Valley, and it was revealed that it had injured Blaziken so badly that Harrison had to rest it in the next round, contributing to his loss.

===Advanced Generation series===
In ''[[AG136|The Symbol Life]]'', it returned for Ash's first {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}} battle, where it took on [[Noland's Articuno]] at the {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation III)|Battle Factory}}. Ash and Charizard flew together, where Charizard demonstrated a far improved {{m|Flamethrower}} and that it had learned {{m|DragonBreath}}. In battle it showed that it was a match even for the legendary Pokémon, using Flamethrower to burn through {{m|Ice Beam}} and strike Articuno. However, Articuno did not take damage from Flamethrower or DragonBreath, flattening Charizard by blinding it with {{m|Mist}} and then knocking it to the ground with {{m|Steel Wing}}. Articuno then inflicted serious damage with {{m|Water Pulse}} and froze Charizard's wing tip, crippling its movements. Finally, Charizard used {{m|Overheat}}, which it had just learned, to melt the ice, then it caught Articuno as it tried to use {{m|Steel Wing}}; before striking with a Seismic Toss. Charizard collapsed, but managed to get up just as Articuno passed out, giving Ash and Charizard the victory.

Charizard also battled alongside Squirtle, Bulbasaur, and Pikachu in a four-on-four battle against {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}}'s Pokémon in ''[[AG189|Gathering the Gang of Four!]]''. It went up against {{p|Dusclops}}. Charizard had been training since its battle with Articuno and learned {{m|Steel Wing}}, but was put on the back foot when Dusclops used {{m|Confuse Ray}} and {{m|Mean Look}}, forcing Charizard to keep battling in its baffled state, all the while taking damage from {{m|Will-O-Wisp}}. Finally Charizard snapped out of confusion and attacked with DragonBreath, wearing both Pokémon down. However, an attempt to use Seismic Toss to finish the match cost Ash dearly, as the {{type|Ghost}} simply dissipated and re-emerged safely at a distance, where a single {{m|Shadow Punch}} took Charizard out and put Ash at a supreme disadvantage. However, Squirtle, Pikachu, and Bulbasaur managed to win the battle and the Symbol. After that, Charizard returned to Charicific Valley.

===Best Wishes series===
====Unova====
[[File:Pikachu and Charizard.png|thumb|220px|Charizard reuniting with Pikachu]]
In ''[[BW116|The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!]]'', Ash and his friends visited a Kanto-based festival, where one of the presentations featured the local [[starter Pokémon]], involving a live action show with a Charmander. This made Ash remember his own Charmander, prompting him to tell the story how he got his Charmander, and how it eventually became Charizard and won many battles with him, eventually leaving for training. Interested by the idea of seeing his old friend again, Ash called Professor Oak, who, in exchange for [[Ash's Unfezant]], sent Charizard over to him. While being introduced to all of the gang's new Pokémon, Charizard almost immediately started a fiery rivalry with [[Iris's Dragonite]], encouraging Ash and {{an|Iris}} to have a battle with their Pokémon. During the battle, Charizard was shown to have learned {{m|Wing Attack}}, {{m|Slash}}, and {{m|Dragon Tail}}. After a while, the battle was called off by {{an|N}}. Ash then also corrected Iris's misconception that Charizard would be a {{type|Dragon}}, saying that it is actually {{2t|Fire|Flying}}, much to Iris's shocking surprise.

In ''[[BW117|Team Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation!]]'', it was called out by Ash in order to once again fight Iris's Dragonite, who was this time being controlled by [[Colress]].

In ''[[BW119|Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!]]'', it was called out to help [[Ash's Pignite]], which had difficulty breathing through his nostrils because something was blocking it. Charizard lifted him up into the air and tossed him to help, but it did not work. Eventually the blockage was removed, much to everyone's delight.

Later, in ''[[BW121|Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!]]'', Charizard was sent out alongside the rest of Ash's team to help Ash and {{an|N}} dig up to the surface of the [[White Ruins]] after they had fallen into a pit. Charizard cleverly improvised a spinning Dragon Tail to help {{AP|Krookodile}} {{m|Dig}} through the earth that {{AP|Oshawott}} had softened with {{m|Hydro Pump}}. While battling Team Plasma again, Charizard withstood many of Team Plasma's attacks before Pignite came to its aid. The two then launched an incredibly powerful double Flamethrower at Team Plasma's Pokémon. However, when Colress turned his mind control machine on them, Charizard was quickly recalled to its Poké Ball along with Ash's other Pokémon.

====Decolore Islands====
In ''[[BW136|A Pokémon of a Different Color!]],'' Charizard and Iris's Dragonite set off to search for Clair's Dragonite who had been separated from Clair on an [[Cave Island|island]] in the Decolore Archipelago. After Iris's Dragonite found Clair's, Charizard brought the gang over to them, only to find the pair squabbling. While Charizard attempted to break them up the two Dragonite knocked it away. Later on Charizard continued to attempt to settle their bickering but to no avail. Ash eventually thanked it for trying and returned Charizard to its Poké Ball.

In ''[[BW141|Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!]]'', Charizard, along with all of Ash's Pokemon, was stolen by Team Rocket. Later, after recovering all of their Pokémon, Ash used Charizard to attack [[Jessie's Frillish]] who was using {{m|Bubble Beam}} on Ash and company. Charizard easily defeated Frillish with Wing Attack and scorched [[James's Amoonguss]] with Flamethrower. Charizard, alongside Pikachu, {{TP|Iris|Axew}} and {{TP|Cilan|Pansage}}, sent them all blasting off subsequentially.

Charizard was reunited with the entire Unova team at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] in ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]''. It joined the others in a group attack on Team Rocket with its Flamethrower to send them blasting off for the last time in the ''Best Wishes'' series. Charizard was left at the lab before Ash set off for the [[Kalos]] region.

==Personality and characteristics==
{{bulbanews|Personality & Development: Ash's Charizard}}
The emotional turmoil of being abandoned by Damian defined Ash's Charizard whilst it was a Charmander. Despite the scorn it received from Damian, it remained loyal to him, convinced that it had a good relationship where in fact none existed. Even when made to sit through a rain storm in hunger and fatigue and Ash and Brock have shown true kindness towards it, loyalty never wavered and Charmander almost lost its life doing so. Only a violent confrontation revealed to it the unhealthy nature of his and Damian's relationship. Charmander struggled with this abandonment, as seen in ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]'', it became discouraged when {{AP|Bulbasaur}} suggested that Ash had abandoned them all.

[[File:Ash Charizard disobedience.png|thumb|240px|left|Refusing to battle against [[Sparky]]]]
Despite being one of Ash's most often used Pokémon, Charmander's evolution saw Charmeleon grow distant from Ash, scorning all of its former friends and seeking power alone. Charmeleon had grown to become like Damian, obsessed with power and reputation whilst ignoring the value of friendship, loyalty and kindness. Charmeleon's battle with {{p|Aerodactyl}} was purely based on a bruised ego, just as Charizard's later battles with {{TP|Blaine|Magmar}}, [[Zippo]] and the clone Charizard were. Despite this, however, it did, to an extremely small extent, retain some respect and loyalty to its master, made especially apparent when Ash was killed trying to stop Mew and Mewtwo's battle, where it was seen weeping for Ash before its tears revived him.

[[File:Ash and Charmeleon.png|thumb|240px|right|As a Charmeleon, with Ash]]
Once Ash made the selfless act to save Charizard from freezing, Charizard finally shook off the poisonous personality traits left by Damian and regained full loyalty to Ash. Its ability to work as part of a team was hampered but when working together with {{AP|Pikachu}} to defeat [[Luana]], it finally managed to overcome that difficulty. However, Charizard maintained the rebellious Flamethrower attacks as a sign of affection for his master and whilst Charizard was loyal, its love of power and reputation remained. This was shown significantly in its departing episode, where it brashly challenged each of the wild Charizard at Charicific Valley even though it was defeated every time.

Ash's Charizard is universally accepted to be one of his most powerful Pokémon. Most of Ash's significant victories were thanks to Charizard - his victories over [[Koga]], [[Blaine]], [[Danny]], [[Luana]], [[Falkner]], [[Clair]], [[Gary Oak]], and [[Noland's Articuno]] would all have been impossible without Charizard. Its loyalty to Ash stemmed so far that it was willing to fly all the way to Greenfield just in time to save Ash from falling to certain death, and put its life on the line to save the day.

==Moves used==
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===Moves improvised===
[[File:Ash Charizard Flaming Seismic Toss.png|thumb|220px|right|Using Flaming Seismic Toss]]
*'''Flaming Seismic Toss''' was used in ''[[EP254|Better Eight Than Never]]'' which is a combination of Charizard's {{m|Seismic Toss}} and {{m|Fire Spin}} along with {{TP|Clair|Dragonair}}'s {{m|Dragon Rage}}.

==In the games==
A Charmander is given to the player in {{game|Yellow}} (which is highly based on the anime) by a Trainer on {{rt|24|Kanto}}.

==={{game|Yellow}}===
{{Pokémon/1
|game=Yellow
|ndex=004
|pokemon=Charmander
|level=10
|type1=Fire
|move1=Scratch|move1type=Normal
|move2=Growl|move2type=Normal
|move3=Ember|move3type=Fire}}

==In the manga==
===In the Ash and Pikachu manga===
[[File:Ash Charizard AP.png|thumb|Ash's Charizard in the Ash and Pikachu manga]]
Ash's Charizard appeared in ''[[SP33|Off To The Battle Frontier!!]]'' of the Ash and Pikachu manga. It was excited to see Ash when he called it over as it was sent for training earlier. After arrival, Ash sent it out to battle [[Noland's Articuno]]. During the battle, it struggled to keep up with Articuno despite the type advantage due to the fact that Articuno's speed was quicker than Charizard's in terms of reflexes. However, Charizard focused in on where Articuno was going to strike next and defeated it, earning Ash the Knowledge Symbol.

====Moves used====
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===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
[[File:Ash Charmander EToP.png|thumb|140px|As a Charmander]]
[[File:Ash Charizard EToP.png|thumb|230px|left|Ash's Charizard in The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]
[[Ash Ketchum (EToP)|Ash]]'s Charizard makes a few appearances in the {{pkmn|manga}} series [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]; however the circumstances of its capture seem to differ in this series. While [[Damian]] appears in ''[[ET07|Pikachu's Excellent Adventure]]'', he was separated from his Charmander because he was injured, not because he abandoned it. At the end of the chapter, the two reunite in the [[Hidden Village]].

Despite this difference, Ash is still seen owning a Charmander, which first appears in ''[[ET08|You Gotta Have Friends]]''. Charmander's capture is not shown in the manga, instead, it is explained that "Ash has been busy since the last comic!" when Charmander first appears from its [[Poké Ball]]. Charmander is first seen when a lonely Ash decides to play with his other Pokémon while Pikachu is off playing with a group of Pikachu. Charmander simply sets Ash on fire while his {{p|Oddish}} paralyzes him with {{m|Stun Spore}}.

Later, at the 88th Pokémon League, Ash presents his Charmander, now fully evolved into a Charizard, to Brock and Misty. Despite the fact that Ash wanted to use Charizard as a secret weapon, Charizard refuses to listen to him unless he holds a special flare that burns with the fire of a {{p|Moltres}}. Due to the fact that the flare burns out quickly and Ash could lose points for using a prop, he decides to not use it and use his other Pokémon instead.

[[File:Ash Charizard violent.png|thumb|230px|Ash's Charizard violently attacking Ritchie's Charley]]
In the fifth round of the Pokémon League, Ash sends out Charizard as third and last Pokémon in his match against Ritchie. Ritchie counters with his own Charizard, named [[Zippo|Charley]]. Though evenly matched at first, Charizard goes into a violent frenzy and mercilessly starts scratching, biting, and burning Charley. Ash attempts to stop this mauling with his flare but Charizard ignores it and continues to attack Charley, heavily injuring it and splattering its blood everywhere.

Ash decides to return Charizard to its Poké Ball, forfeiting the match and making Ritchie the winner in the process. Overwhelmed with guilt, Ash leaves the arena and apologizes to Ritchie who states that it's alright and that his Charley will be fine after a trip to the Pokémon Center.

Charizard appeared again in ''[[ET16|You Bet Your Wife]]'' where Ash decided to use it in a dance competition in his Gym battle against [[Rudy]]. After flying around in circles, Charizard set Ash aflame as it did in its first appearance.

Charizard appeared one last time in ''[[ET18|Pikachu's Plan]]'' where it was used to battle [[Drake (Orange League)|Drake]] in the [[Orange League]] finals. Charizard, now listening to Ash perfectly, battles against [[Drake's Dragonite]]. Despite being much larger and putting up a good fight, Charizard is eventually defeated, leaving Ash with only Pikachu left to use.

====Moves used====
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===In the movie adaptations===
[[File:Ash Charizard M16 manga.png|thumb|Ash's Charizard in the manga adaptation of ''Genesect and the Legend Awakened'']]

Ash's Charizard appeared in ''{{ma|Mirage Pokémon Lugia's Explosive Birth}}'' and ''{{ma|Genesect and the Legend Awakened}}''.
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==Trivia==
[[File:Ash Charizard greeting.png|240px|thumb|Charizard greeting Ash with {{m|Flamethrower}}]]
* Out of all Pokémon in the anime, Charizard has used the most moves with its total of 17 (19 if the unused {{m|Mega Punch}} and {{m|Fly}} are included).
* During the dub of ''[[EP133|Tanks a Lot!]]'', Brock referred to Charizard as a male when he said that the Pokémon could use ''his'' {{m|Flamethrower}} to destroy the Arbo-Tank, but this is not considered canon since the Japanese version has never established Charizard's gender. However, Charizard's relationship with [[Charla]] may imply that it is male.
* Charizard was the first of Ash's starter Pokémon to evolve to its final stage.
* Charizard became the first Pokémon in the {{pkmn|anime}} to defeat a [[legendary Pokémon]] when it beat [[Noland's Articuno]] in a battle.
* Charizard is the only Pokémon Ash has had that refused to obey him after evolving. This behavior was also seen post-evolution in [[Dawn's Mamoswine]] and [[Iris's Excadrill]].
* Until the episode ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]'', Charizard only seemed to obey Ash when fighting another Fire-type Pokémon. It was obedient when battling against [[Blaine's Magmar]], {{DL|Mewtwo (original series)|Pokémon|Mewtwo's cloned Charizard}}, and [[Zippo]].
* The {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} is the only series so far in which Charizard did not make an appearance.
* It has become a running gag in the anime that whenever Charizard returns to Ash, it greets him by scorching him with its {{m|Flamethrower}}.

==Related articles==
* {{animespeciesevo2|Charmander|Charmeleon|Charizard}}

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'''Ash's Charizard''' (Japanese: '''サトシのリザードン''' ''Satoshi's Lizardon'') was the fifth {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} acquired by [[Ash Ketchum]] in the [[Kanto]] region.

==History==
===Original series===
====Kanto====
[[File:Damian Charmander.png|thumb|200px|left|As a Charmander, with Damian]]
=====With Damian=====
Charmander originally belonged to a braggart Trainer named [[Damian]]. However, in ''[[EP011|Charmander - The Stray Pokémon]]'', Damian grew tired of Charmander being weak and abandoned it, leaving it on a rocky outcrop and telling it that he would come back later. Charmander's health deteriorated, but it was able to resist capture by {{Ash}} twice before explaining to {{AP|Pikachu}} that it was waiting for Damian. Later, Ash met Damian and learned of his plans that he would never return for it. Outraged but mostly concerned for Charmander, who was now stuck out in the rain loyally awaiting Damian, {{an|Brock}}, Ash and {{an|Misty}} rushed to its rescue, with Brock carrying it to the [[Pokémon Center]] whilst Ash sheltered the little remaining tail flame with his coat.

Charmander recovered in ER and promptly left the Pokémon Center to resume its wait for Damian. However, it came across {{TRT}}, who had stolen Pikachu. Charmander ordered them to return Pikachu, and when they ignored it, it blasted them with {{m|Flamethrower}} to send them running away, leaving behind Pikachu. Ash invited Charmander to join them, but Damian turned up with a bunch of Poké Balls and said that he had abandoned Charmander on purpose in order to allow it to toughen up. Damian threw a Poké Ball at it but the lizard Pokémon deflected the Ball. Charmander, having seen Damian's character, staunchly refused and when Damian threatened to crush it with all of his other Pokémon, it attacked Damian with a Flamethrower attack alongside Pikachu. Damian fled and Charmander happily joined Ash's team.

=====With Ash=====
[[File:Ash Charmander.png|thumb|240px|right|As a Charmander]]
Charmander immediately became one of Ash's main Pokémon, being used in the [[EP012|very next episode]] as a torch to help Ash through the caves. Also, it ganged up with a group of other Charmander on the [[St. Anne]] in ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'' to repel {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s. In ''[[EP023|The Tower of Terror]]'', Ash sent it out to lead the way through the haunted tower, but was terrified of the {{type|Ghost|ghosts}} and Ash recalled it after it became paralyzed by {{TP|Sabrina|Haunter}}'s {{m|Lick}}.

In ''[[EP025|Primeape Goes Bananas]]'', Charmander battled a berserk {{AP|Primeape}} which it finally subdued after learning {{m|Rage}}, which vastly increased its firepower and allowed it to knock Primeape out with a devastating Flamethrower. Charmander made its Gym Battle debut in [[EP026|the next episode]], where it defeated [[Erika]]'s {{p|Weepinbell}} after burning {{m|Razor Leaf}} and then striking a powerful {{m|Skull Bash}}. However, the pure stench emitting from her {{p|Gloom}} caused Charmander to choke and faint.

In ''[[EP032|The Ninja Poké-Showdown]]'', Charmander battled [[Koga]]'s {{p|Venomoth}} briefly before their match was interrupted by Team Rocket. For the official Gym battle, Charmander went up against [[Koga's Golbat]] and defeated it with {{m|Ember}} and {{m|Fire Spin}}. Charmander's power continued to grow, easily defeating a {{p|Golem}} owned by a biker named [[Chopper]], despite the type disadvantage in ''[[EP036|The Bike Bridge Gang]]''. The flames from Charmander's attack were so powerful that Golem continued to burn and the heat went through the Poké Ball.

The rise in battle experience reached its peak in ''[[EP043|March of the Exeggutor Squad]]'', where it helped stopped a large number of rampaging {{p|Exeggutor}}. Subsequently, Charmander [[Evolution|evolved]] into {{p|Charmeleon}}.

In ''[[EP044|The Problem with Paras]]'', it was revealed that Charmeleon had lost its [[obedience]] to Ash, attacking a {{p|Paras}} when Ash was trying to deliberately lose in order to help Paras evolve. [[Cassandra]]'s grandmother explained that Charmeleon's skill level had exceeded Ash's, and therefore it did not respect him. Ironically a rampaging Charmeleon was stopped when Paras, desperately trying to avoid punishment, jabbed at it with a claw. After evolving into {{p|Parasect}}, it put Charmeleon to sleep with {{m|Spore}} and allowed Ash to recall it. Cassandra's grandmother warned Ash that he needed to learn to control Charmeleon.
[[File:Ash Charmeleon.png|thumb|240px|left|As a {{p|Charmeleon}}]]
Ash stopped using his disobedient Charmeleon, but tried again in ''[[EP046|Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon]]'' to repel wild Fossil Pokémon, which it ignored to do. When an {{p|Aerodactyl}} swooped past knocking Charmeleon over, Charmeleon proudly fought back but was unable to do anything. It then jumped up and grabbed the escaping Aerodactyl's tail and followed it into the open air, but was shaken off. Upset, Charmeleon evolved into {{p|Charizard}} and flew after Aerodactyl to save Ash, catch him, and put him on the ground, but unfortunately, retained its disobedience.

Charizard's disloyalty began to cost Ash in the business end of his journey, throwing away a round with [[Blaine]] in ''[[EP058|Riddle Me This]]'', as Charizard simply loafed off and allowed {{p|Rhydon}} an easy win with {{m|Horn Drill}}. In [[EP059|the next episode]], Charizard did not help dam the volcano, but changed its mind after seeing Blaine's powerful {{TP|Blaine|Magmar}} contributing. After working together, the duo were left with a burning desire to test each other's strength. Blaine permitted a battle at the peak of the volcano, and the two seemed evenly matched. Magmar dropped Charizard into the lava, but Charizard regained the upper hand by dazing Magmar with an aerial submission and then knocking it out with its powerful {{m|Seismic Toss}}.
[[File:Ash Charizard newly evolved.png|thumb|240px|right|As a newly evolved {{p|Charizard}}]]
In ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', Charizard played a significant role. It blatantly refused to listen to Ash, but took up the battle against {{OBP|Mewtwo|original series}}'s cloned Charizard. It lasted longer than [[Corey|Bruteroot]] or [[Neesha|Shellshocker]] had, but was ultimately defeated by being slammed into the ground. It was captured in a Clone Ball, much to Ash's anguish. Ash then helped to release Charizard and the others, and it ran back to continue fighting its clone. When Ash was petrified by Mewtwo and {{OBP|Mew|M01}}, Charizard wept for its fallen master's sacrifice, its tears helping to regenerate him. Once things were back to normal, Charizard's memory was erased and it went back to its blatant disobedience.

Charizard's disloyalty cost Ash greatly in the battle against [[Ritchie]] in ''[[EP079|Friend and Foe Alike]]''. Down to one Pokémon, Ash called Charizard into battle against [[Zippo]], and surprisingly decided to battle and force Zippo to flee from a far superior Flamethrower, causing Ritchie to concede the round. However, when [[Sparky]] came out, Charizard condescendingly stomped the ground and flapped its wings against the little Pikachu, before going to sleep, apologizing to Ash again, lost the round and Ritchie advanced onto the next round.

====Orange Islands====
Ash took Charizard with him to the Orange Islands, despite its refusal to obey him. Noticeably Ash had stopped trying to use it in battles, although in the episode ''[[EP093|Navel Maneuvers]]'', Charizard, {{AP|Pikachu}} and Bulbasaur were used in the second round of the match between Ash and [[Danny]]. Charizard was initially unfortunate to participate, and Danny nearly won. However, Charizard decided to help when it tried to use {{m|Flamethrower}} on Ash but missed and carved an ice pillar into a sled. This meant Ash won the round and was able to continue the match as Charizard embarrassed him.

In ''[[EP098|A Way Off Day Off]]'', although it did not obey Ash, it recognized the wisdom and formidable experience that [[Tracey's Scyther]] had, and the two teamed up to defeat Team Rocket. Scyther was the only one of any of the group whom Charizard respected.

Charizard continued to go off on its own agenda during battles, such as in ''[[EP099|The Mandarin Island Miss Match]]''. Charizard took down a boy's {{p|Tauros}} with a single attack, before flying away and rampaging the city. Ash was unable to recall him and only the intervention of [[Lorelei|Prima]] and her {{p|Slowbro}} using {{m|Disable}} allowed Ash to recall it.

[[File:Ash Charizard frozen.png|thumb|240px|left|Being taken care of by Ash]]
In ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]'', Charizard battled [[Tad]]'s {{p|Poliwrath}}. It blatantly refused to listen to Ash's commands, continuing to try Flamethrowers despite them having no effect on Poliwrath. Tad and Poliwrath shrugged all of them off until Poliwrath responded with a Water Gun that nearly doused the flame on Charizard's tail. It was then encased in ice by Poliwrath's {{m|Ice Beam}}, much to Ash's horror. Ash managed to smash the ice encasing Charizard's head, and Tad walked away scornfully, telling Ash that they would have a rematch when he could control Charizard.

Ash lit a fire and thawed Charizard out, before rubbing Charizard all over to help it regain its body heat. Pikachu pointed out that Ash's hands were rubbed raw, but Ash replied that he did not mind, Charizard's flame was so small that Ash redoubled his efforts. Charizard woke up in a panic and tried to attack, but it was so cold that it could not produce a flame and passed out again. Misty provided a blanket and Tracey kept the fires up whilst Pikachu watched the flame, but Ash himself worked throughout the entire night to help Charizard recover.

The selfless act reminded Charizard of everything Ash had done for it since it was a Charmander. By morning, Charizard's respect for and loyalty to Ash had returned, and it helped Ash rescue Pikachu from Team Rocket. Ash and Pikachu were knocked senseless during the rescue, and Charizard became so incensed it learned {{m|Dragon Rage}}. In a rematch with Tad and Poliwrath, Charizard learned to dodge Ice Beam and knocked Poliwrath into the air, before defeating it with Seismic Toss.

In ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', Charizard helped Ash complete his dangerous journey to Ice Island. It used its powerful Flamethrower to repel an attack from {{an|Moltres}}, but Ash recalled it when his sleigh was destroyed and a tidal wave came crashing down.

It participated in Ash's Gym battle against [[Luana]] in ''[[EP108|Double Trouble]]''. It fought Luana's {{p|Alakazam}} and {{p|Marowak}} alongside Ash's Pikachu in the series' first official [[Double Battle]]. The two Pokémon initially had trouble collaborating, but eventually managed to work together: Pikachu helped to free Charizard from Alakazam's {{m|Psychic}} attack and Charizard caught Pikachu after it was hit by Marowak's {{m|Body Slam}} attack. Charizard's skillful flying caused Marowak and Alakazam to knock each other out, giving Ash the Jade Star Badge.

Charizard was also used in Ash's Orange League battle against {{OBP|Drake|Orange League}} in ''[[EP112|Enter the Dragonite]]''. Charizard defeated Drake's {{p|Electabuzz}} by blocking its electricity with {{m|Fire Spin}} and knocking it out with Seismic Toss. It also fought {{TP|Drake|Dragonite}}, but was hit by a powerful {{m|Water Gun}} and then {{m|slam}}med into the ground. After a clash of Dragon Rages, Charizard fainted, but its attacks had begun to wear Dragonite down, paving the way for Pikachu to finish it off and give Ash victory. Charizard was inducted into the Orange Islands Hall of Fame with Ash's other Pokémon.

====Johto====
[[File:ValleyShipping.png|thumb|220px|With Charla]]
Charizard also accompanied Ash on his journey to the Johto region, although it became apparent that it was unfairly superior to most of Ash's early competition. This was shown especially in ''[[EP118|The Double Trouble Header]]'', where {{an|Casey}}'s {{p|Pidgey}} was beaten by Charizard exhaling and {{p|Rattata}} was defeated merely by bouncing of Charizard's stomach. A single Flamethrower beat {{TP|Casey|Chikorita}} and allowed Charizard to win in the sweep, despite the disapproval of Misty and Brock. Team Rocket later capitulated on Casey's frustration, calling Charizard an illegal choice by Ash.

Charizard was used to weaken and help Ash capture a {{p|Chikorita}} in ''[[EP126|The Chikorita Rescue]]''. Its massive size compared to her came into effect when Chikorita ran towards it and tried to attack, Charizard responding by placing its foot out and blowing a small puff of fire after being instructed by Ash to only weaken her. Charizard's puff of fire ended up on Chikorita's single leaf and caused her to run around for a short amount of time before using {{m|Vine Whip}} to attack Charizard. Charizard was recalled by Ash after it and Chikorita fell into a large canvas of rocks.

It participated in Ash's first Johto Gym battle against [[Falkner]], where it battled Falkner's {{p|Pidgeot}}. Due to the latter's impressive {{stat|Speed}}, Charizard was put on the back foot, with Pidgeot's {{m|Whirlwind}} reflecting its Flamethrower back onto it. It was then knocked back down by a combination of {{m|Wing Attack}} and {{m|Quick Attack}}. Falkner told Ash to surrender but Ash refused and Charizard gained the strength to fight back and fly above Quick Attack. Charizard then baited Pidgeot, spinning around in midair when Pidgeot flew behind it and hitting it with Fire Spin, before seizing it and hurling it into the ground with Seismic Toss. Pidgeot was knocked out and Ash won the Zephyr Badge.

In ''[[EP134|Charizard's Burning Ambitions]]'', Misty criticized Ash for using Charizard too often against fresh young Trainers, making him unbeatable but in an unfair way. Ash then met {{Jo|Liza}}, who taught Ash and Charizard how to fly together. After arriving in the [[Charicific Valley]], Charizard was humiliated by Liza's insult and proudly tried to show off its power, but was shown to be smaller and weaker than the wild Charizard who lived there. Charizard continued to pick fights and got beaten until Liza locked them out of the Valley, having [[Charla]] throw Charizard into the lake and telling it and Ash to stay away until they had trained and reflected. Team Rocket sympathized with Charizard and helped it to stay awake in the lake, as well as making a false attempt to break into the Valley, allowing Charizard to defeat them and win acclaim from Liza, Charla and the wild Charizard.

Facing an emotional battle, Ash told Charizard that he did not want a weakling on his team and he would be fine without it, forcing Charizard to stay at the Valley to train and become more powerful. He then ran away from the Valley, knowing that if he stopped he would not be able to say goodbye. Pikachu wished Charizard well and followed Ash, leaving its long lasting teammate behind.

In ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown]]'', Charizard witnessed the plight of [[Greenfield]] on Liza's TV and immediately left Charicific Valley to come to Ash's aid. It arrived just in time to catch Ash as he was blasted off the cliff by {{OBP|Entei|M03}}. Charizard put up a fight against Entei and was nearly killed, but seeing the bond between Ash and Charizard changed [[Molly Hale]]'s heart and she ordered Entei to stop fighting. Charizard then helped Pikachu and Entei to break through the Unown's forcefield and to break the spell. At the end, Charizard returned to the Valley.

While there, it took the role of bodyguard for Liza's Charizard, [[Charla]], and the two seem to have struck up a [[ValleyShipping|romantic relationship]]. Liza occasionally visited the [[Dragon's Den|Dragon's Valley]] in [[Blackthorn City]] with the two Charizard. One such visit was in ''[[EP253|Great Bowls of Fire!]]'', which coincidentally occurred when Ash was there for his final [[Johto]] Gym battle. Charizard helped Ash, Clair, Pikachu and {{TP|Clair|Dragonair}} calm the wild {{p|Dragonite}} that was rampaging in the Dragon Holy Land.

In ''[[EP254|Better Eight Than Never]]'', Charizard battled against Clair's Dragonair in Ash's rematch with Clair by causing the water in the Gym's pool to evaporate with its {{m|Flamethrower}} and {{m|Fire Spin}}, thus depriving Dragonair of her protection. It then caught Dragonair with Seismic Toss and used Fire Spin to create a flaming twister to wear down Dragonair's defenses before she hit the ground and was knocked out. Ash surprised Liza by sending it back for training, knowing that Charizard still had a lot to learn.
[[File:Ash and Charizard.png|thumb|left|220px|Ash and his Charizard]]
Ash later used Charizard in the [[Silver Conference]] during his fight against [[Gary Oak]] in ''[[EP270|Can't Beat the Heat!]]'', as Brock had made a late night call to Liza requesting Charizard for the battle. [[Gary's Blastoise]] and {{p|Scizor}} cut Ash's team down to only Charizard who had to fight three opponents single-handedly. It managed to match Scizor's speed and took advantage of its significant type advantage, blasting Scizor with Flamethrower. Despite Gary's Golem's weight preventing Charizard from using its Seismic Toss, Charizard overcame it with a powerful Dragon Rage. Charizard struggled against Blastoise, as it had supreme defensive capabilities and could keep Charizard at bay with Hydro Pump. Thinking outside the square, Charizard superheated the field and forced Blastoise to cool the molten rock. This created a huge steam cloud and allowed Charizard to seize Blastoise at close range. Blastoise could still use {{m|Withdraw}} to dodge Dragon Rage, so Charizard hurled Blastoise into the ground with Seismic Toss, taking Blastoise out and leaving Ash as the winner.

Charizard was then used in Ash's fight against {{jo|Harrison}}, where it came out against [[Harrison's Blaziken]]. Charizard's aerial advantage was negated by Blaziken's powerful legs and ability to maneuver in midair. Each Pokémon hit hard blows on the other, and their Flamethrowers were shown to be equal in power. Blaziken even managed to get up after a devastating Seismic Toss, whilst Charizard took a {{m|Blaze Kick}} to the neck and continued on. A fiery clash between Flamethrower and Dragon Rage knocked both Pokémon down, but only Blaziken could get up, eliminating Ash from the tournament.

Charizard once again returned to Charicific Valley, and it was revealed that it had injured Blaziken so badly that Harrison had to rest it in the next round, contributing to his loss.

===Advanced Generation series===
In ''[[AG136|The Symbol Life]]'', it returned for Ash's first {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}} battle, where it took on [[Noland's Articuno]] at the {{DL|Battle Frontier (Generation III)|Battle Factory}}. Ash and Charizard flew together, where Charizard demonstrated a far improved {{m|Flamethrower}} and that it had learned {{m|DragonBreath}}. In battle it showed that it was a match even for the legendary Pokémon, using Flamethrower to burn through {{m|Ice Beam}} and strike Articuno. However, Articuno did not take damage from Flamethrower or DragonBreath, flattening Charizard by blinding it with {{m|Mist}} and then knocking it to the ground with {{m|Steel Wing}}. Articuno then inflicted serious damage with {{m|Water Pulse}} and froze Charizard's wing tip, crippling its movements. Finally, Charizard used {{m|Overheat}}, which it had just learned, to melt the ice, then it caught Articuno as it tried to use {{m|Steel Wing}}; before striking with a Seismic Toss. Charizard collapsed, but managed to get up just as Articuno passed out, giving Ash and Charizard the victory.

Charizard also battled alongside Squirtle, Bulbasaur, and Pikachu in a four-on-four battle against {{FB|Pyramid King|Brandon}}'s Pokémon in ''[[AG189|Gathering the Gang of Four!]]''. It went up against {{p|Dusclops}}. Charizard had been training since its battle with Articuno and learned {{m|Steel Wing}}, but was put on the back foot when Dusclops used {{m|Confuse Ray}} and {{m|Mean Look}}, forcing Charizard to keep battling in its baffled state, all the while taking damage from {{m|Will-O-Wisp}}. Finally Charizard snapped out of confusion and attacked with DragonBreath, wearing both Pokémon down. However, an attempt to use Seismic Toss to finish the match cost Ash dearly, as the {{type|Ghost}} simply dissipated and re-emerged safely at a distance, where a single {{m|Shadow Punch}} took Charizard out and put Ash at a supreme disadvantage. However, Squirtle, Pikachu, and Bulbasaur managed to win the battle and the Symbol. After that, Charizard returned to Charicific Valley.

===Best Wishes series===
====Unova====
[[File:Pikachu and Charizard.png|thumb|220px|Charizard reuniting with Pikachu]]
In ''[[BW116|The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!]]'', Ash and his friends visited a Kanto-based festival, where one of the presentations featured the local [[starter Pokémon]], involving a live action show with a Charmander. This made Ash remember his own Charmander, prompting him to tell the story how he got his Charmander, and how it eventually became Charizard and won many battles with him, eventually leaving for training. Interested by the idea of seeing his old friend again, Ash called Professor Oak, who, in exchange for [[Ash's Unfezant]], sent Charizard over to him. While being introduced to all of the gang's new Pokémon, Charizard almost immediately started a fiery rivalry with [[Iris's Dragonite]], encouraging Ash and {{an|Iris}} to have a battle with their Pokémon. During the battle, Charizard was shown to have learned {{m|Wing Attack}}, {{m|Slash}}, and {{m|Dragon Tail}}. After a while, the battle was called off by {{an|N}}. Ash then also corrected Iris's misconception that Charizard would be a {{type|Dragon}}, saying that it is actually {{2t|Fire|Flying}}, much to Iris's shocking surprise.

In ''[[BW117|Team Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation!]]'', it was called out by Ash in order to once again fight Iris's Dragonite, who was this time being controlled by [[Colress]].

In ''[[BW119|Meowth, Colress and Team Rivalry!]]'', it was called out to help [[Ash's Pignite]], which had difficulty breathing through his nostrils because something was blocking it. Charizard lifted him up into the air and tossed him to help, but it did not work. Eventually the blockage was removed, much to everyone's delight.

Later, in ''[[BW121|Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!]]'', Charizard was sent out alongside the rest of Ash's team to help Ash and {{an|N}} dig up to the surface of the [[White Ruins]] after they had fallen into a pit. Charizard cleverly improvised a spinning Dragon Tail to help {{AP|Krookodile}} {{m|Dig}} through the earth that {{AP|Oshawott}} had softened with {{m|Hydro Pump}}. While battling Team Plasma again, Charizard withstood many of Team Plasma's attacks before Pignite came to its aid. The two then launched an incredibly powerful double Flamethrower at Team Plasma's Pokémon. However, when Colress turned his mind control machine on them, Charizard was quickly recalled to its Poké Ball along with Ash's other Pokémon.

====Decolore Islands====
In ''[[BW136|A Pokémon of a Different Color!]],'' Charizard and Iris's Dragonite set off to search for Clair's Dragonite who had been separated from Clair on an [[Cave Island|island]] in the Decolore Archipelago. After Iris's Dragonite found Clair's, Charizard brought the gang over to them, only to find the pair squabbling. While Charizard attempted to break them up the two Dragonite knocked it away. Later on Charizard continued to attempt to settle their bickering but to no avail. Ash eventually thanked it for trying and returned Charizard to its Poké Ball.

In ''[[BW141|Best Wishes Until We Meet Again!]]'', Charizard, along with all of Ash's Pokemon, was stolen by Team Rocket. Later, after recovering all of their Pokémon, Ash used Charizard to attack [[Jessie's Frillish]] who was using {{m|Bubble Beam}} on Ash and company. Charizard easily defeated Frillish with Wing Attack and scorched [[James's Amoonguss]] with Flamethrower. Charizard, alongside Pikachu, {{TP|Iris|Axew}} and {{TP|Cilan|Pansage}}, sent them all blasting off subsequentially.

Charizard was reunited with the entire Unova team at [[Professor Oak's Laboratory]] in ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]''. It joined the others in a group attack on Team Rocket with its Flamethrower to send them blasting off for the last time in the ''Best Wishes'' series. Charizard was left at the lab before Ash set off for the [[Kalos]] region.

==Personality and characteristics==
{{bulbanews|Personality & Development: Ash's Charizard}}
The emotional turmoil of being abandoned by Damian defined Ash's Charizard whilst it was a Charmander. Despite the scorn it received from Damian, it remained loyal to him, convinced that it had a good relationship where in fact none existed. Even when made to sit through a rain storm in hunger and fatigue and Ash and Brock have shown true kindness towards it, loyalty never wavered and Charmander almost lost its life doing so. Only a violent confrontation revealed to it the unhealthy nature of his and Damian's relationship. Charmander struggled with this abandonment, as seen in ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]'', it became discouraged when {{AP|Bulbasaur}} suggested that Ash had abandoned them all.

[[File:Ash Charizard disobedience.png|thumb|240px|left|Refusing to battle against [[Sparky]]]]
Despite being one of Ash's most often used Pokémon, Charmander's evolution saw Charmeleon grow distant from Ash, scorning all of its former friends and seeking power alone. Charmeleon had grown to become like Damian, obsessed with power and reputation whilst ignoring the value of friendship, loyalty and kindness. Charmeleon's battle with {{p|Aerodactyl}} was purely based on a bruised ego, just as Charizard's later battles with {{TP|Blaine|Magmar}}, [[Zippo]] and the clone Charizard were. Despite this, however, it did, to an extremely small extent, retain some respect and loyalty to its master, made especially apparent when Ash was killed trying to stop Mew and Mewtwo's battle, where it was seen weeping for Ash before its tears revived him.

[[File:Ash and Charmeleon.png|thumb|240px|right|As a Charmeleon, with Ash]]
Once Ash made the selfless act to save Charizard from freezing, Charizard finally shook off the poisonous personality traits left by Damian and regained full loyalty to Ash. Its ability to work as part of a team was hampered but when working together with {{AP|Pikachu}} to defeat [[Luana]], it finally managed to overcome that difficulty. However, Charizard maintained the rebellious Flamethrower attacks as a sign of affection for his master and whilst Charizard was loyal, its love of power and reputation remained. This was shown significantly in its departing episode, where it brashly challenged each of the wild Charizard at Charicific Valley even though it was defeated every time.

Ash's Charizard is universally accepted to be one of his most powerful Pokémon. Most of Ash's significant victories were thanks to Charizard - his victories over [[Koga]], [[Blaine]], [[Danny]], [[Luanna]], [[Falkner]], [[Clair]], [[Gary Oak]], and [[Noland's Articuno]] would all have been impossible without Charizard. Its loyalty to Ash stemmed so far that it was willing to fly all the way to Greenfield just in time to save Ash from falling to certain death, and put its life on the line to save the day.

==Moves used==
{{anmov/h|fire|flying|Ash {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 9}}|0=Charmander Leer|1=Charmander Rage|2=Charmander Skull Bash|3=Charizard Ember|4=Charizard Fire Spin|5=Charizard Dragon Rage|6=Charizard Overheat|7=Charmander Rage hit|8=Charizard Steel Wing}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 9}}|0=Leer as a Charmander|1=Rage as a Charmander (Part 1)|2=Skull Bash as a Charmander|3=Ember|4=Fire Spin|5=Dragon Rage|6=Overheat|7=Rage as a Charmander (Part 2)|8=Steel Wing}}|image2=Ash Charizard {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 9}}|0=Wing Attack|1=DragonBreath|2=Seismic Toss|3=Flamethrower|4=Tackle|5=Take Down|6=Submission|7=Slash|8=Dragon Tail}}.png|caption2=Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 9}}|0=Wing Attack|1=DragonBreath|2=Seismic Toss|3=Flamethrower|4=Tackle|5=Take Down|6=Submission|7=Slash|8=Dragon Tail}}}}
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{{anmov|normal|Leer|EP023|The Tower of Terror}}
{{anmov|normal|Rage|EP025|Primeape Goes Bananas}}
{{anmov|normal|Skull Bash|EP026|Pokémon Scent-sation!}}
{{anmov|fire|Ember|EP032|The Ninja Poké-Showdown}}
{{anmov|fire|Fire Spin|EP032|The Ninja Poké-Showdown}}
{{anmov|fighting|Submission|EP059|Volcanic Panic}}
{{anmov|fighting|Seismic Toss|EP059|Volcanic Panic}}
{{anmov|normal|Mega Punch|EP105|Charizard Chills{{tt|*|Ash called for the attack, but Charizard didn't listen.}}}}
{{anmov|dragon|Dragon Rage|EP105|Charizard Chills}}
{{anmov|normal|Take Down|EP105|Charizard Chills|x=yes}}
{{anmov|normal|Tackle|EP108|Pokémon Double Trouble|x=yes}}
{{anmov|flying|Fly|EP131|Fighting Flyer with Fire{{tt|*|Ash called for the attack, but Charizard couldn't execute it.}}}}
{{anmov|dragon|Dragon Breath|AG136|The Symbol Life}}
{{anmov|fire|Overheat|AG136|The Symbol Life}}
{{anmov|steel|Steel Wing|AG189|Gathering the Gang of Four!}}
{{anmov|flying|Wing Attack|BW116|The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|normal|Slash|BW116|The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov|dragon|Dragon Tail|BW116|The Fires of a Red-Hot Reunion!|rec=yes}}
{{anmov/f|flying|x=yes}}

===Moves improvised===
[[File:Ash Charizard Flaming Seismic Toss.png|thumb|220px|right|Using Flaming Seismic Toss]]
*'''Flaming Seismic Toss''' was used in ''[[EP254|Better Eight Than Never]]'' which is a combination of Charizard's {{m|Seismic Toss}} and {{m|Fire Spin}} along with {{TP|Clair|Dragonair}}'s {{m|Dragon Rage}}.

==In the games==
A Charmander is given to the player in {{game|Yellow}} (which is highly based on the anime) by a Trainer on {{rt|24|Kanto}}.

==={{game|Yellow}}===
{{Pokémon/1
|game=Yellow
|ndex=004
|pokemon=Charmander
|level=10
|type1=Fire
|move1=Scratch|move1type=Normal
|move2=Growl|move2type=Normal
|move3=Ember|move3type=Fire}}

==In the manga==
===In the Ash and Pikachu manga===
[[File:Ash Charizard AP.png|thumb|Ash's Charizard in the Ash and Pikachu manga]]
Ash's Charizard appeared in ''[[SP33|Off To The Battle Frontier!!]]'' of the Ash and Pikachu manga. It was excited to see Ash when he called it over as it was sent for training earlier. After arrival, Ash sent it out to battle [[Noland's Articuno]]. During the battle, it struggled to keep up with Articuno despite the type advantage due to the fact that Articuno's speed was quicker than Charizard's in terms of reflexes. However, Charizard focused in on where Articuno was going to strike next and defeated it, earning Ash the Knowledge Symbol.

====Moves used====
{{anmov/h|fire|flying|Ash Charizard {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Overheat|1=DragonBreath|2=Flamethrower}} AP.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 3}}|0=Overheat|1=DragonBreath|2=Flamethrower}}}}
{{anmov|fire|Flamethrower|SP33|Off To The Battle Frontier!!}}
{{anmov|dragon|DragonBreath|SP33|Off To The Battle Frontier!!}}
{{anmov|fire|Overheat|SP33|Off To The Battle Frontier!!}}
{{anmov/f|flying}}

===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
[[File:Ash Charmander EToP.png|thumb|140px|As a Charmander]]
[[File:Ash Charizard EToP.png|thumb|230px|left|Ash's Charizard in The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]
[[Ash Ketchum (EToP)|Ash]]'s Charizard makes a few appearances in the {{pkmn|manga}} series [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]; however the circumstances of its capture seem to differ in this series. While [[Damian]] appears in ''[[ET07|Pikachu's Excellent Adventure]]'', he was separated from his Charmander because he was injured, not because he abandoned it. At the end of the chapter, the two reunite in the [[Hidden Village]].

Despite this difference, Ash is still seen owning a Charmander, which first appears in ''[[ET08|You Gotta Have Friends]]''. Charmander's capture is not shown in the manga, instead, it is explained that "Ash has been busy since the last comic!" when Charmander first appears from its [[Poké Ball]]. Charmander is first seen when a lonely Ash decides to play with his other Pokémon while Pikachu is off playing with a group of Pikachu. Charmander simply sets Ash on fire while his {{p|Oddish}} paralyzes him with {{m|Stun Spore}}.

Later, at the 88th Pokémon League, Ash presents his Charmander, now fully evolved into a Charizard, to Brock and Misty. Despite the fact that Ash wanted to use Charizard as a secret weapon, Charizard refuses to listen to him unless he holds a special flare that burns with the fire of a {{p|Moltres}}. Due to the fact that the flare burns out quickly and Ash could lose points for using a prop, he decides to not use it and use his other Pokémon instead.

[[File:Ash Charizard violent.png|thumb|230px|Ash's Charizard violently attacking Ritchie's Charley]]
In the fifth round of the Pokémon League, Ash sends out Charizard as third and last Pokémon in his match against Ritchie. Ritchie counters with his own Charizard, named [[Zippo|Charley]]. Though evenly matched at first, Charizard goes into a violent frenzy and mercilessly starts scratching, biting, and burning Charley. Ash attempts to stop this mauling with his flare but Charizard ignores it and continues to attack Charley, heavily injuring it and splattering its blood everywhere.

Ash decides to return Charizard to its Poké Ball, forfeiting the match and making Ritchie the winner in the process. Overwhelmed with guilt, Ash leaves the arena and apologizes to Ritchie who states that it's alright and that his Charley will be fine after a trip to the Pokémon Center.

Charizard appeared again in ''[[ET16|You Bet Your Wife]]'' where Ash decided to use it in a dance competition in his Gym battle against [[Rudy]]. After flying around in circles, Charizard set Ash aflame as it did in its first appearance.

Charizard appeared one last time in ''[[ET18|Pikachu's Plan]]'' where it was used to battle [[Drake (Orange League)|Drake]] in the [[Orange League]] finals. Charizard, now listening to Ash perfectly, battles against [[Drake's Dragonite]]. Despite being much larger and putting up a good fight, Charizard is eventually defeated, leaving Ash with only Pikachu left to use.

====Moves used====
{{anmov/h|fire|flying|Ash Charizard {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Flamethrower|1=Dragon Rage}} EToP.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Flamethrower|1=Dragon Rage}}}}
{{anmov|fire|Flamethrower|ET18|Pikachu's Plan}}
{{anmov|fire|Fire Spin|ET18|Pikachu's Plan}}
{{anmov|fighting|Seismic Toss|ET18|Pikachu's Plan}}
{{anmov|dragon|Dragon Rage|ET18|Pikachu's Plan}}
{{anmov/f|flying}}

===In the movie adaptations===
[[File:Ash Charizard M16 manga.png|thumb|Ash's Charizard in the manga adaptation of ''Genesect and the Legend Awakened'']]

Ash's Charizard appeared in ''{{ma|Mirage Pokémon Lugia's Explosive Birth}}'' and ''{{ma|Genesect and the Legend Awakened}}''.
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==Trivia==
[[File:Ash Charizard greeting.png|240px|thumb|Charizard greeting Ash with {{m|Flamethrower}}]]
* Out of all Pokémon in the anime, Charizard has used the most moves with its total of 17 (19 if the unused {{m|Mega Punch}} and {{m|Fly}} are included).
* During the dub of ''[[EP133|Tanks a Lot!]]'', Brock referred to Charizard as a male when he said that the Pokémon could use ''his'' {{m|Flamethrower}} to destroy the Arbo-Tank, but this is not considered canon since the Japanese version has never established Charizard's gender. However, Charizard's relationship with [[Charla]] may imply that it is male.
* Charizard was the first of Ash's starter Pokémon to evolve to its final stage.
* Charizard became the first Pokémon in the {{pkmn|anime}} to defeat a [[legendary Pokémon]] when it beat [[Noland's Articuno]] in a battle.
* Charizard is the only Pokémon Ash has had that refused to obey him after evolving. This behavior was also seen post-evolution in [[Dawn's Mamoswine]] and [[Iris's Excadrill]].
* Until the episode ''[[EP105|Charizard Chills]]'', Charizard only seemed to obey Ash when fighting another Fire-type Pokémon. It was obedient when battling against [[Blaine's Magmar]], {{DL|Mewtwo (original series)|Pokémon|Mewtwo's cloned Charizard}}, and [[Zippo]].
* The {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} is the only series so far in which Charizard did not make an appearance.
* It has become a running gag in the anime that whenever Charizard returns to Ash, it greets him by scorching him with its {{m|Flamethrower}}.

==Related articles==
* {{animespeciesevo2|Charmander|Charmeleon|Charizard}}

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title_en=Pacifidlog Jam |
title_ja=混戦、混乱！ポケモンコンテスト・キナギ大会！（後編） |
title_ja_trans=Disorderly Melee! Pokémon Contest - Kinagi Convention! (Part Two) |
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ja_op=[[Pokémon Symphonic Medley|ポケモンシンフォニックメドレー]] |
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'''Pacifidlog Jam''' (Japanese: '''混戦、混乱！ポケモンコンテスト・キナギ大会！（後編）''' ''Disorderly Melee! Pokémon Contest - {{tt|Kinagi|Pacifidlog}} Convention! (Part Two)'') is the 116th episode of the {{series|Advanced Generation}}, and the 390th episode of the [[Pokémon anime]]. It first aired in Japan on February 24, 2005, in the UK on February 1, 2006, and in the United States on April 8, 2006.

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==Blurb==

The second round of the Pacifidlog Contest begins! Erica and her Jynx face a suspiciously familiar team—the Jester and Meowth. Meowth is afraid of Jynx, so the Jester orders him to use Transform. Meowth disguises himself as a Sunflora, then a Kirlia, and finally a Wailord, but the scam is uncovered. The Jester reveals herself as Jessie and Team Rocket tries to snatch Jynx, but its Hyper Beam puts a stop to that!

Erica jealously watches Joshua and Houndoom battle May and Skitty. The winner depends on which attack is stronger: Houndoom's Flamethrower or Skitty's Blizzard! They're well-matched, but Houndoom finally stumbles. With time up, May is ahead of Joshua in the points.

On the final contest stage, Erica realizes May and Joshua both gave it their best. That matters more than petty jealousy, so Erica apologizes and shakes May's hand. Once their battle starts, Skitty has a hard time with Jynx's attacks so May decides to use Assist again and again, with mixed results... and she's running out of time! But Skitty's Assist finally comes up with Fire Spin, an attack that Jynx is weak against, giving May the advantage she needs to win!

Afterward, Erica and Joshua promise to keep training separately so they can become great rivals as well as great partners. May and her friends say goodbye, then it's off to the Grand Festival and the Hoenn League!

==Plot==
The [[Contest Battle|second round]] of the [[Pacifidlog Town]] {{pkmn|Contest}} is about to get underway, and {{Ash}} is outside continuing to train his {{AP|Snorunt}} to use {{m|Ice Beam}}. It succeeds, but gets a bit carried away.

The second round begins with [[Erica]] and her {{p|Jynx}} up against [[Jessie]] in disguise and {{MTR}}. The match begins with Jynx using {{m|Lovely Kiss}}. Meowth dodges and uses {{m|Fury Swipes}}, but Jynx appears to have a crush on Meowth, and Meowth responds by running in fear. Jynx gets ready to finish the battle with a {{m|Hyper Beam}}, but Meowth takes everyone by complete surprise by using {{m|Transform}} and turning into {{p|Sunflora}}, though it is a fake move devised by [[James]] before the match.

As a fake Sunflora, Meowth uses {{m|Razor Leaf}} by throwing a handful of leaves at Jynx. Jynx counters this with {{m|Blizzard}}. Getting worried, Jessie tells Meowth to use Transform again. This time it becomes a fake {{p|Kirlia}}. Jynx tries another Lovely Kiss. Meowth attempts to dodge and use a fake {{m|Double Team}}, but trips and accidentally dodges the attack anyway. {{an|Brock}}, [[Max]], and the Contest judges start to think that something strange is going on.

Even more worried, Jessie tells Meowth to use Transform again. In response Meowth somehow manages to pull out a full-sized {{p|Wailord}} costume. Erica notes that a Wailord would have a really hard time without water to swim in, so she has Jynx use {{m|Psychic}}. Meowth starts to get scared, and accidentally scratches a hole in the Wailord costume. This causes the costume to fly around the room as air escapes from the costume. That's when everyone realizes that they have been tricked, and the judges rule that the performance is illegal and Jessie is disqualified.

Jessie and James respond by revealing their true identities and taking Jynx. As they launch a net at Jynx, it easily counters with Psychic, trapping {{TRT}} in their own net. Angry at Team Rocket, Erica has Jynx send them blasting off again with a Hyper Beam.

The second match of the round is {{an|May}} and her {{TP|May|Skitty}} versus {{OBP|Joshua|Coordinator}} and his {{p|Houndoom}}. Houndoom opens with {{m|Swift}}, but Skitty dodges and uses {{m|Tackle}}. Skitty attempts to follow that up with a {{m|DoubleSlap}}, but Houndoom dodges and uses {{m|Shadow Ball}}. Skitty recovers and uses {{m|Blizzard}}, which Houndoom successfully counters with {{m|Flamethrower}}. Houndoom uses another Swift, and Skitty counters with {{m|Assist}}, producing a Razor Leaf that cancels out Swift, then follows it up with Tackle. Skitty tries another DoubleSlap, but Houndoom counters with Shadow Ball again. Houndoom uses Flamethrower again, with Skitty trying its Blizzard again to counter. The two moves are equally matched against each other for over thirty seconds, before the moves cause an explosion that knock Houndoom over, which is all May needs to win the match.

Next the final round begins with May and Skitty versus Erica and Jynx. Skitty opens with Tackle, which Jynx counters with {{m|Psychic}} and follows up with {{m|Lovely Kiss}}. Jynx then attempts to end the match with Blizzard, but Skitty is able to get back up. Skitty uses Assist and produces a {{m|String Shot}} that traps Jynx. Skitty uses Assist and gets another Razor Leaf, but it only succeeds in freeing Jynx from the String Shot. Jynx again uses Psychic and tries to use Blizzard while Skitty is trapped, but Skitty counters with Assist, but it produces String Shot which is useless against the Blizzard. With yet another Assist, Skitty produces a {{m|Vine Whip}} which Jynx counters with Psychic. May continues to have faith in Assist and has Skitty use it again, which this time creates a powerful {{m|Petal Dance}}. With one last Assist, Skitty manages to create a {{m|Fire Spin}} attack, which Jynx counters with Hyper Beam, but it fails and Jynx takes a direct hit from the Fire Spin. Skitty ends the battle with Tackle, and May is declared the winner of the Contest. May now has five Ribbons, and qualifies for the [[Grand Festival]].

==Major events==
* {{an|May}} wins the [[Pacifidlog Town]] {{pkmn|Contest}} and earns her fifth [[Ribbon]], securing her a place in the [[Hoenn Grand Festival]].
{{animeevents}}

===Debuts===

==Characters==
===Humans===
* {{Ash}}
* {{an|May}}
* {{an|Brock}}
* [[Max]]
* [[Jessie]]
* [[James]]
* [[Erica]]
* {{OBP|Joshua|Coordinator}}
* [[Vivian Meridian]]
* [[Raoul Contesta]]
* [[Mr. Sukizo]]
* [[Nurse Joy]]
* Various {{pkmn|Coordinator}}s

===Pokémon===
[[File:PTC AG116.png|thumb|200px|right|Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]
[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]: {{p|Salamence}}
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OP|Ash|Pikachu}})
* {{p|Meowth}} ({{TRM}})
* {{p|Wobbuffet}} ({{OP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}})
* {{p|Chimecho}} ({{OP|James|Chimecho}})
* {{p|Snorunt}} ({{OP|Ash|Snorunt}})
* {{p|Combusken}} ({{OP|May|Combusken}}; flashback)
* {{p|Beautifly}} ({{OP|May|Beautifly}}; flashback)
* {{p|Skitty}} ({{OP|May|Skitty}})
* {{p|Bulbasaur}} ({{OP|May|Bulbasaur}}; flashback)
* {{p|Jynx}} ([[Erica]]'s)
* {{p|Houndoom}} ({{OBP|Joshua|Coordinator}}'s)

====Pokémon seen during the {{to|Pacifidlog}} {{pkmn|Contest}} recap====
* {{p|Nidoran♂}}
* {{p|Rhydon}}
* {{p|Phanpy}}
* {{p|Mightyena}}
* {{p|Shroomish}}
* {{p|Azurill}}
* {{p|Trapinch}}
* {{p|Swablu}}
* {{p|Castform}}
* {{p|Spheal}}

====Meowth's costume changes====
* {{p|Sunflora}}
* {{p|Kirlia}}
* {{p|Wailord}}

==Trivia==
* A part of [[Jessie]] and [[Erica]]'s battle somewhat mimics {{an|May}}'s appeal during the [[AG115|previous episode]]. {{MTR}}, as a {{p|Sunflora}}, "used" {{m|Razor Leaf}}, which was frozen by Erica's {{p|Jynx}}'s {{m|Blizzard}}. In May's appeal, she asked her {{TP|May|Skitty}} to use {{m|Assist}}, which turned into Razor Leaf. She then asked it to use {{m|Blizzard}} to freeze the leaves.
* This is already [[EP135|the]] [[EP178|fourth]] [[AG011|time]] when Meowth is dressed as a Sunflora, plus it would wear the same disguise again in [[DP033|three]] [[DP036|future]] [[DP137|episodes]].
* This is also the second time Meowth dresses up as a Kirlia, the previous time being in ''[[AG109|Do I Hear a Ralts?]]''.
* While {{p|Salamence}} is correct in the Pokémon Trainer's Choice, {{p|Graveler}} is also technically strong against its own type, due to {{type|Ground}} moves being good against {{t|Rock}} types.

===Errors===
* During May and Erica's battle, the camera zooms out from the scoreboard several times to reveal a bit of the clock that shows less than 0:40 (and more than 0:20) every time starting from very beginning of the battle.
* After the first successful attack from Jynx at the beginning of May and Erica's battle, her health bar is not full, although Jynx had not received any damage at the moment.
* When the camera is panning up on the Kirlia Meowth, the extra straight paper(?) is not shown, yet it is shown before and after this shot.
* At the very end, when they are waving "good bye", May and Max switch spots.
* May commands Skitty to dodge a {{m|Swift}}, which is successful, despite Swift always being a definite hit. Thus, never being able to be evaded.
* Josuha's Houndoom hits May's Skitty with {{m|Shadow Ball}}. However, Skitty is a {{type|Normal}} and it should be unaffected by {{type|Ghost}} moves.
* The announcer says that May "starts the battle" with Skitty's Blizzard, even though the battle had been going for a while before that.

===Dub edits===

====[[Pokémon Trainer's Choice]]====
* Question: Trainers, which Pokémon is super effective against its own [[type]]?
* Choices: {{p|Graveler}}, {{p|Salamence}}, {{p|Mudkip}}
* Answer: OK, Trainers! If you chose {{p|Salamence}}, you were right!

==In other languages==
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Dr. Fuji (anime)

2014-06-03T02:11:16Z

Matty: Finally figured it out after lots of listening

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name=Dr. Fuji |
jname=フジ博士 |
tmname=Dr. Fuji |
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image=Dr. Fuji.png |
size=300px |
caption=Dr. Fuji |
gender=Male |
hometown=Unknown|
region=Unknown|
relatives={{an|Amber}} (daughter) |
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'''Dr. Fuji''' (Japanese: '''フジ博士''' ''Dr. Fuji'') is a character in the first [[Pokémon movie]], ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]''. He is also featured in ''[[The Birth of Mewtwo]]''.

==History==
After his daughter, {{an|Amber}}, died, Dr. Fuji devoted his life to trying to bring her back through the usage of cloning. His wife was distraught and could not continue watching his endeavors, insisting that he could not bring Amber back to life. She left him, yet Fuji still worked.

Eventually, his studies gained the attention of {{an|Giovanni}}, who said he would fund Fuji's project if Fuji also cloned the [[legendary Pokémon]], {{p|Mew}}. This resulted in the creation of {{OBP|Mewtwo|original series}}.

After the original {{p|Charmander}}two, {{p|Bulbasaur}}two, and {{p|Squirtle}}two died during the experiment, Ambertwo—the cloned form of Amber—died as well, eliciting a heightened emotional response from Mewtwo. Dr. Fuji panicked and administered a form of emotion-suppressing serum to Mewtwo, which may have caused its seemingly-twisted personality. Time passed and Mewtwo matured, though shortly after gaining consciousness, it destroyed the lab on [[New Island]], presumably killing everyone—including Fuji. A record of Fuji's final words survived the explosion, which Mewtwo ended up keeping, and was later discovered by [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}}, who had snuck into New Island.

Dr. Fuji was in charge of a team of scientists, however, whether they were his team before he was hired by Team Rocket or were provided by them remains unknown.

==Pokémon==
===[[Cloning|Cloned]]===
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| {{ActivePoké|Mewtwo|Mewtwo|Movie 1 Deleted Scene 8.png|Psychic|link=Mewtwo (original series)}}
| {{ActivePoké|Mewtwo|Bulbasaur|Kanto Starter Clones.png|Grass|Poison|link=no|nick=Bulbasaurtwo}}
| {{ActivePoké|Mewtwo|Charmander|Kanto Starter Clones.png|Fire|link=no|nick=Charmandertwo}}
| {{ActivePoké|Mewtwo|Squirtle|Kanto Starter Clones.png|Water|link=no|nick=Squirtletwo}}
|}

==In the games==
{{main|Mr. Fuji#In Pokémon Origins|Mr. Fuji}}
[[File:Dr. Fuji Origins.png|thumb|right|190px|Dr. Fuji in Pokémon Origins]]
Dr. Fuji is likely based on the game character Mr. Fuji, who was formerly known as Dr. Fuji when he founded the [[Cinnabar Island]] [[Pokémon Lab]].
{{-}}

==Voice actors==
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|ja=秋元羊介 ''Yōsuke Akimoto''
|en=
|no=Ola Fjellvikås
|es_eu=Roberto Encinas
|es_la=Esteban Siller
|pt_br=Isaac Schneider
}}

==Trivia==
* In the novelization of the first movie, he was given the name of "Professor John Smith".
* Excluding his cloned daughter [[Amber]]two, who died in the radio drama ''[[The Birth of Mewtwo]]'' and ''[[The Uncut Story Of Mewtwo's Origin]]'' (which was added to the start of the first movie in later Japanese home video releases), Dr. Fuji is the first human to die in the anime.
* Dr. Fuji may have been inspired by {{wp|Doctor Tenma|Dr. Tenma}} from {{wp|Astroboy}}, since both lost their child and attempt to recreate them through science, as well as share more than a passing resemblance.

==See also==
* [[Team Rocket scientists]]

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