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"'''Breaking the fourth wall'''" is a term that refers to a point where a character acknowledges that he or she is fictional. In the [[Pokémon|Pokémon franchise]] several characters appear to break the "fourth wall" in both the {{pkmn|anime}} and less commonly in the video games. | "'''Breaking the fourth wall'''" is a term that refers to a point where a character acknowledges that he or she is fictional. In the [[Pokémon|Pokémon franchise]] several characters appear to break the "fourth wall" in both the {{pkmn|anime}} and, less commonly, in the video games. | ||
There are several ways of breaking the fourth wall | There are several ways of breaking the fourth wall: For example, when characters refer to a particular episode or season, when characters stop others from performing an occult or criminal act by referring to the fact that it is a "children's show", when characters respond to a real world person who is not physically present (such as the [[narrator]]), or when characters within the {{pkmn|anime}} persuade people to buy merchandise of the subject in question. | ||
==In the games== | ==In the games== | ||
