Missing Pokemon cameo?

[wanderingshadow]

I notice you don't mention that Game Freak has their headquarters in Celadon Mansion in Pokemon Red and Blue, nor that they can be found vacationing at the hotel in Lilycove City in Pokemon Emerald/Ruby/Sapphire. I can't remember, but they might also appear at the Celadon Mansion in Gold and Silver too.

[Fryguy64]

Hmm... indeed that is true! I wonder why I kept missing that one

[Smashchu]

Just FYI, they are in one of the resorts off of route 214 in Diamond/Pearl.

[Johans Nidorino]

wanderingshadow said:

they might also appear at the Celadon Mansion in Gold and Silver too.

Yeah, they do . The graphics programmer talks about different girl trainers, though.

I never tried to complete my Pokédex in all of the games; not sure if they tell you something from Generation II onwards (I guess they should).

[rhytwo]

I completed It in Emerald all the proggramer said was "congradulations" then the screen turned to a certifigate with a Wynaut on it. Waste of time if you ask me.

[Fryguy64]

I used to have a theory (back when I ran Pocket Monster Island before I opened NinDB) that several Pokemon were based on Earthbound stuff. Dragonite is the name of an item, Woodoh is the name of an enemy (who is in much the same pose as Sudowoodo)...

I peg these as coincidences now, but still fun to do

[wanderingshadow]

admin said:

I used to have a theory (back when I ran Pocket Monster Island before I opened NinDB) that several Pokemon were based on Earthbound stuff. Dragonite is the name of an item, Woodoh is the name of an enemy (who is in much the same pose as Sudowoodo)...

I peg these as coincidences now, but still fun to do

Dragonite is actually from a legend in real life. In ancient times, people believed that there was a rare gem called dragonite inside the head of dragons. The only way to get one is to cut it out of a dragon's head while it was still alive.

[Fryguy64]

I AM LEARNING ;D

[Dances in Undergarments]

wanderingshadow said:

Dragonite is actually from a legend in real life. In ancient times, people believed that there was a rare gem called dragonite inside the head of dragons. The only way to get one is to cut it out of a dragon's head while it was still alive.

So how do you get the Dragon Balls...*shot*

[Johans Nidorino]

admin said:

I used to have a theory (back when I ran Pocket Monster Island before I opened NinDB) that several Pokemon were based on Earthbound stuff. Dragonite is the name of an item, Woodoh is the name of an enemy (who is in much the same pose as Sudowoodo)...

I peg these as coincidences now, but still fun to do

You can find more coincidences, like the obssesion for items in trash cans, and the substitute plush dolls. Maybe Mother is the mother of Pokémon.

[Smashchu]

dancesinunderwear said:

wanderingshadow said:

Dragonite is actually from a legend in real life. In ancient times, people believed that there was a rare gem called dragonite inside the head of dragons. The only way to get one is to cut it out of a dragon's head while it was still alive.

So how do you get the Dragon Balls...*shot*

[Manspeed]

nidorino said:

admin said:

I used to have a theory (back when I ran Pocket Monster Island before I opened NinDB) that several Pokemon were based on Earthbound stuff. Dragonite is the name of an item, Woodoh is the name of an enemy (who is in much the same pose as Sudowoodo)...

I peg these as coincidences now, but still fun to do

You can find more coincidences, like the obssesion for items in trash cans, and the substitute plush dolls. Maybe Mother is the mother of Pokémon.

Well, it did start the "Modern day RPG" concept...

[Flip]

The whole idea of Pokemon using their types as more "attributes" than elements is pretty novel. I mean, it's Flying--not Wind. That right there tells you the types were meant to be descriptive rather than "spiritual association" or whatever you would call it.

And speaking of Mother references, I always felt like the towns had a weird Earthbound feel to them. Not sure why--maybe just the fact that they're both "Modern-day" RPGs...

[wanderingshadow]

I can't disagree with that. I remember reading a fan fic years ago about Ness and his crew going against Sabrina and her psychic Pokemon.

[kingmario]

Actually, the Pokémon-wiki Bulbapedia has a BIIIG list of in-series references in the games aswell as to the anime. And, one they didn't mention is also to SpaceWorld 2000.

Pokémon Red/Green/Blue/Yellow

To Anime

*Pokémon Yellow is based off the anime.

Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal

To Red/Green/Blue/Yellow

* Not only is the Kanto region a playable area during the games, but several of the events of Generation I are spoken of as having happened three years previous. Many characters also reappear because of this, though some of them undergo design changes.
* Red, the player character of the first games, is found training in Mt. Silver and can be battled.
* Blue, the rival character of the first games, has become the Gym Leader of Viridian City.
* The Berserk Gene, a held item, is found near the former entrance of the now-collapsed Cerulean Cave, where Mewtwo once hid.
* There is a Pokémon doll of a Surfing Pikachu available to decorate the room, which references the special minigame in Pokémon Yellow.

Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/FireRed/LeafGreen

To Red/Green/Blue/Yellow

* Brawly is said to have once trained alongside Bruno, who is a member of Kanto's Elite Four.
* The Oceanic Museum in Slateport City has two water samples, one of which is from Kanto. Its background music theme is also an arrangement of the S.S. Anne theme.
* Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen in their entirety are a reference to Generation I's events, while the credit sequence references the version mascots of Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow.

To Gold/Silver/Crystal

* The player-controlled character of Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald is said to have moved at the beginning of the game with his/her family from the Johto region, the main setting of the Generation II games.
* The Oceanic Museum in Slateport City has two water samples, one of which is from Johto.
* A man in Mt. Moon says that Brock sometimes helps excavate fossils there. This explains how he acquires the Kabutops and Omastar which he uses in the second generation of games.
* At the Cerulean Cape, a dame says Misty has high hopes about the location, which is known as a famous dating spot. In the second generation of games, she is first encountered there with an unknown male character.
* Janine, Koga's daughter and future Leader of Fuchsia Gym, appears in Fuchsia City, and tells the player that she is training to use Poison Pokémon as well as her father. She is unfortunately misnamed as Charine in the English translation of FireRed and LeafGreen, however.
* The branch of Team Rocket in the Sevii Islands seems to be the same branch which attempted to revive Team Rocket during Generation II, with plans to use magnetic waves to evolve Pokémon. Their lead scientist also tells that Giovanni's son has red hair, a possible reference to Silver.
* One of Professor Oak's assistants will state that he is to get a radio show sometime in the near future.
* Celio mentions that Bill's family live in Goldenrod City.

Pokémon Diamond/Pearl

To Red/Green/Blue/Yellow

* Professor Rowan is said to have developed the Sinnoh Dex with help from a Pokémon professor from Kanto.
* Professor Oak himself comes to Sinnoh to give the player the National Dex, and can always be found in a house in Eterna City thereafter.
* In the gatehouse east of Canalave City is a guard who complains that he is thirsty, like the guards in Kanto who will allow the player to enter Saffron City if they are brought a drink. Unlike those guards, however, this one does not do anything if brought a drink.
* A Ninja Boy near Celestic Town says he wants to train with a ninja Gym Leader in a faraway land.
* One of the Elite Four, Bertha, shares a similar name (in Japanese and English) and design to Agatha. It is possible they are related, or that Bertha was at least modeled after Agatha.
* Black Belt Eddie from Victory Road mentions that he trained in Fighting Dojo at Saffron.

To Gold/Silver/Crystal

* A news report of a red Gyarados begins the game. The cameraman who filmed the documentary appears at the Survival Area.
* A man, who gives the player a Happiny egg, says that Professor Elm recently announced that eggs kept with a trainer will eventually hatch.
* Jasmine, one of Johto's Gym Leaders, appears to give the player HM07: Waterfall.
* A man in Valor Lakefront states that he would like to see a silver-colored Pokémon that resides in the Whirl Islands, a rainbow-colored Pokémon that resides in the Tin Tower, and Clefairy dancing in Mt. Moon sometime during his life.
* Dragon Tamer Hayden on Route 224 mentions that he left Dragon's Den several years ago.
* The Poké Ball design on the floor of the Sinnoh Pokémon Centers is colored gold and silver. Park Balls are also colored gold and silver, and the normally black stripe in the middle is actually a light blue, crystal-like color.
* Dragon Tamer Geoffrey on Route 225 mentions a Dragon Tamer Champion.
* The Eevee which Bebe gives to the player was obtained originally from her friend in Johto.
* Cynthia, who somehow was able to obtain it, gives the SecretPotion, the medicine from Cianwood City that cured Amphy in Generation II, to the player to cure the group of Psyduck blocking Route 210.

To Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald

* A man in Hearthome City, who says he is from the Hoenn region, will show the player to the Contest Hall, a feature originally introduced in Hoenn.
* A man in Valor Lakefront states that he would like to see a rocket launch from the Space Center in Mossdeep City sometime during his life.
* A Swimmer south of the Valor Lakefront says she would like to vacation in Hoenn because it has more routes on which to Surf.
* A woman west of Pastoria City used to work at the Weather Institute of Hoenn and will give out weather-changing TMs for Shards.
* An old woman living at the base of Stark Mountain acts in the same way that another woman does on Route 111 in Hoenn, insisting that the player keep healing his or her Pokémon with her in a creepy manner.
* A Swimmer north of Sunyshore City wishes to visit Hoenn's seas.
* A Socialite in the Valor Lakefront restaurant will occasionally mention the sauce of her dish was made from spicy Cheri Berries with a Hoenn-style recipie.
* Bird Keeper Audrey on Route 225 says she was born in Hoenn.

Pokémon Snap

To Anime

*The singing Jigglypuff form the anim appears at the Cave level, being chased off a Koffing. If the player throws a Pester Ball on the Koffing, the Jigglypuuff will appear inte the end off the elvel, sining the very same song as in the anime. The microphone has the very same colour as the touschpencil it uses in the anime and it will blow-up if the player throws a Pester Ball on it.

Pokémon Card GB and GB2

To TCG

*It is based directly off the TCG.

Pokémon Channel

To Anime

*The games uses the same voice actors.
*The series Pichu Bros. in Party Panic has a story very like to that one in the short Pikachu and Pichu. They try to get invitations to a party held by Team Rocket's Meowth (called 'Meowth's Party') where some of them who help him is Jessie's Woobufett and some from the Squirtle Squad. Meowth's Party includes several cameos to the anime, including the voices of Jessie and James and he also mentoins that they has 'blasted off again', a reference to the the part of each Anime-episode where Ash and Pikachu blast the off again. Also, the song inte party ITSELF is a translated version of the Japanese ending 'Meowth's Party'.

To SpaceWorld 2000

*The graphics AND design in Meowth's Party seems to be based off the design and layout in the demo 'Meowth's Party'.