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This article contains fan speculation. There is no solid evidence for or against some parts of this article.

The Pokémon games and the Pulseman games are both made by the same company, Game Freak. Understandably, the two games often reference each other, and thus, a list of possible references to Pulseman are listed here. These references are most prominent in Diamond and Pearl, but appear in other generations as well.

List of references

• The computer Pulseman was born on is named the Saint Ann (サント アンヌ) which is also the Japanese name of the S.S. Anne.
• Ledian bears a very significant resemblance to Pulseman.
• Bisharp also bears a strong resemblance to Pulseman.
• The Gunfish enemy that appears underwater in Stage 6 of Pulseman resembles a Remoraid, as they are both combinations of fish and revolver pistols.
• The birdlike enemy in Stage 2 of Pulseman resembles a Xatu, as they both share a nearly identical color scheme and similar shape.
• The design for the boss in the Stage 4 of the Pulseman mimicks the Regigigas' design.
• Volt Tackle's Japanese name, ボルテッカー Volteccer, comes from Pulseman, and is the name of Pulseman's signature attack, where he flies around as a ball of electricity. The Final Smash version of Volt Tackle used by Pikachu in Super Smash Bros. Brawl closely resembles Pulseman's Voltecker.
• Although "Team Galactic" is not incorrect, a more literal translation of the Japanese name is "Galaxy Gang", possibly a reference to the Galaxy Gang in Pulseman. Charon's design can be based off Doc Waruyama, the main antagonist and a leader of Galaxy Gang in Pulseman.
• Hariyama's name can be a corruption of Doc Waruyama's name.
• A partial amalgam of pulse may also be present in Plusle's name.
• Rotom appears to be based on Pulseman, although it may also be inspired by the unexplained phenomenon of ball lightning.
• Lisa Hatfield, a character from Pulseman, was on the logo art of Pokémon Journal at the Game Freak Web page. The design for May and her counterparts can be based off Lisa Hatfield.
• Barry's battle music has several notes that resemble a portion of Neo Tokyo's music from Pulseman. (Junichi Masuda also composed for Pulseman.) Many other pieces of music from Pulseman also have similar features to Pokémon music.
• The lightning bolt on the fat ball, along with its red and yellow colourscheme, are reminiscent of Pulseman's logo.

Related articles

• List of cross-canon references
• List of cross-generational references