Line #19 ShoutOut/PokemonCrossing


1	Being a ReferenceOverdosed fic, a page of shout-outs is no surprise here, including enough music references to rival Creator/HirohikoAraki!
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5	[[folder:Fly Me to the Moon]]
6	* The main story's subtitle comes from the jazz song.
7	* Tank's last name is Pepper and [[Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand his dad is a sergeant.]]
8	* The Hawkwind Corp is named after [[Music/{{Hawkwind}} the British band.]]
9	* Holly's Pokemon team get these for nicknames: [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure JoJo the Blaziken]], [[Anime/SailorMoon Makoto the Gardevoir]], [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Kenshiro the Lairon]], [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Asuka the Gyarados]], [[Manga/DragonBall Freiza the Manectric]] and [[Anime/HeartCatchPrettyCure Coffret the Altaria]].
10	* Beau and Fauna [[Music/FleetwoodMac Buckingham]], a pair of fraternal twin deer who work for Dobie.
11	* Dobie's plan for the Hoenn region is called [[Music/FrankSinatra Project Sinatra]].
12	* Julian is based on [[Manga/FromEroicaWithLove Earl Dorian Red Gloria]], being a flamboyant thief with long curly hair.
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15	[[folder:Rustboro Arc]]
16	* Coco's Geodude is named [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Giorno]], while her Nosepass is nicknamed [[Music/OutlandosDAmour Outlandos]].
17	* The first chapter is named after Film/BillAndTedsExcellentAdventure.
18	* Chapter 2's title is a reference to Film/FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh.
19	* Chapter 3's title is [[Music/EltonJohn The Yellow Brick Roads]] of Rustboro.
20	* Tank reads a manga depicting [[Anime/BNABrandNewAnimal a wolf and tanuki sitting on a rooftop.]]
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23	[[folder:Dewford Arc]]
24	* Chapter 6's title is a reference to [[Music/TheLonelyIsland lyrics to I'm on a Boat]]
25	* Chapter six has Tank and Holly singing [[Music/RioAlbum Rio]] while on the boat to Dewford Town.
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28	[[folder:Slateport Arc]]
29	* The two Team Pastel grunts in chapter nine are named [[Music/CaptainAndTennille Daryl and Toni.]]
30	* Meow nicknames her Pokémon [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse Luz, Willow and Gus.]]
31	* Lucy (one of the contestants in Slateport's Contest)'s last name is [[Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand Diamondsky.]]
32	* Raymond's last name is [[Series/TheOfficeUS Halpert.]]
33	* Flora [[WesternAnimation/TheGhostAndMollyMcGee McGee]], a perky teenage girl and one of Holly's friends from Castelia City.
34	* [[Series/ParksAndRecreation The trio order a number eight party platter, which serves twelve.]]
35	* A rabbit and a fox go together in a 'love hotel'. [[WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}} Hmmm.....]]
36	* Chapter eight's 'Hotel Corsola' is directly based on Music/HotelCalifornia. A one-off character even dies here ("You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave")
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39	[[folder:Mauville Arc]]
40	* Chapter 10 is named after [[Music/JackStauber lyrics to the song Buttercup]].
41	* Mauville City's aesthetic is based on the Main/{{Vaporwave}} style, including neon lights and slowed down music.
42	* Chapter 12's title: lyrics to the song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8foyktslOFY Self Control]]
43	* Chapter 13 is titled [[Music/CaroleKing Earth Moves under my Feet]].
44	* Chapter 14 is titled [[Music/GirlsAloud Sound of the Underground]].
45	* Cheeky Wyndon's is one to restaurant chain Nando's.
46	* Several locations in Mauville City have these for names: [[Music/DuranDuran Sing Blue Silver Cafe]], [[Main/ItaloDisco Spacer Woman Suite, Pink Project Inn, and Hotel Color Love]].
47	* Tortimer mentions [[Literature/{{Pondovadia}} a Mayor Canadendrum of Nimbasa City]] and [[WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug Mayor Bourgeois of Lumiose City.]]
48	* Tank gets a copy of the manga [[Manga/{{Beastars}} Cherry Star Wolf.]]
49	* Holly shouts [[VideoGame/FZero "Show me your moves!"]] at one point during her gym battle against Static.
50	* Static yells [[Webcomic/{{Sonichu}} "Zap to the extreme!"]] when sending out his last Pokemon.
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53	[[folder:Team Cottage Arc]]
54	* Chapter 19's title includes [[Music/MarvinGaye No Mountain High Enough]]
55	* Chapter 21 is called [[Music/TheAnimals The Rising Sun of]] Team Cottage.
56	* Chapter 22's title is Don't Worry, [[Music/DuranDuran We're Miles Away From Nowhere!]].
57	* The Kachinekos are fond of this for their ThemeNaming. Rudy (the dad) has a Taillow and Zigzagoon named [[WesternAnimation/RegularShow Mordecai and Rigby]], Olivia (the mom) has a Roselia named [[Literature/BridgeToTerabithia Terabithia]], Purrl (the daughter) has three female Pokémon named [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup]], while Monique (the grandmother) has a Medicham named [[Series/IDreamOfJeannie Jeannie]].
58	* The Zangoose clan take name inspiration from [[Literature/WarriorCats a certain series about felines]].
59	* In contrast, the Seviper clan have [[Film/TheGodfather Italian mafia names]].
60	* Tank catches a Zangoose and Seviper. He names them [[Manga/TheRoseOfVersailles Oscar and Andre]].
61	* Monique mentions several other trainers who challenged the Kachinkeos: [[WesternAnimation/{{Recess}} Spinelli]], [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Noriaki]], [[Anime/SailorMoon Usagi]] and [[Literature/{{Pondovadia}} Sandyna]].
62	* Tank and Kidd watch [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8x3ppanVwo a video with a dancing cat]]. No, it is NOT the Ankha Zone video.
63	* One of the Seviper yells [[Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968 GET YER STINKIN’ PAWS OFFA]] OUR GIORGIO at a Zangoose.
64	* After discussing StarCrossedLovers, the boys bring up [[WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman a cartoon about an alcoholic horse]], with Frank shutting them down.
65	* Dobie's note to himself: [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Have I gone that soft? No, it's the other trainers who went soft]]
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68	[[folder:Lavaridge Arc]]
69	* Kenneth's gym tagline is [[Music/BillyJoel "Starting the fire that’s always burning"]], while Phoebe's is [[Music/{{Bananarama}} "I'm your phoenix, I'm your darling"]].
70	* The Crossfires get their last name from either [[Music/TheRollingStonesBand Crossfire Hurricane]] or a [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Magician's Red]] attack.
71	* Chapter 23's title, Lava's All is a pun on [[Music/TheBeatles Love Is All You Need]].
72	* In the restaurant, Kidd reads a tankobon about [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood two guys with daddy issues fighting over a mansion and one of them turns into a vampire]].
73	* The song [[Music/MariyaTakeuchi Plastic Love]] plays in one of the Lavaridge Town restaurants.
74	* Holly mentions that she read a fanfic about [[Fanfic/MyImmortal a whiny goth chick]].
75	* Chapter 24 is titled [[Music/SteveMillerBand Heating Up, No I Won't Cool Down]].
76	* Libra's performance in the contest is directly based on Creator/HarryHoudini, right down to escaping a tank full of water.
77	* Cherry's last name is [[Music/JoanJett Jett]].
78	* Kidd cosplays as WesternAnimation/{{Daria}} for his contest performance.
79	* The trio's relationship upgrade is described as being the "point of no return", named after [[Main/GirlGroup the Exposé song]].
80	* Chapter 25 is titled [[Music/TheBangles Eternal Flame]] of Lavaridge Town.
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83	[[folder:Wayback Arc]]
84	* Static says he got by [[Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand a little help from his friends]].
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87	[[folder:Verdanturf Arc]]
88	* Tom Nook's coffee is described as [[Creator/MontyPython like making love in a canoe]].
89	* When Raymond's posing for the Verdanturf contest, he says [[VideoGame/PunchOut "Make sure you get my good side....oh wait! I ONLY HAVE good sides!"]]
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92	[[folder:Almost There Arc]]
93	* In chapter thirty-one, Holly calls a shiny Exploud [[WebVideo/GameGrumps a Pumbloom]].
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96	[[folder:Petalburg Arc]]
97	* Tank's crossdressing alias is [[Music/TheBeatles Eleanor Rigby]].
98	* Scoot's last name is [[WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}} Franzetti and his Psyduck is named Vinetown]].
99	* Mott's Dustox is named [[Main/TheMothman Mothman]].
100	* Butch's Pokemon are named Franchise/{{Zatoichi}}, [[Film/TopGun Maverick]], [[Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968 Cornelius]], [[Film/StraightOuttaCompton Compton]] and [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1 Po]].
101	* [[Music/YukikoOkada Love Fair]] plays on the radio in the Petalburg thrift store, and Holly finds a Kuchibiru Network cassette.
102	* Holly notes several bands she's familiar with in the thrift store: [[Music/HootieAndTheBlowfish Rowlet and the Qwilfish]], [[Music/{{Whitesnake}} White Seviper]], [[Music/DefLeppard Def Liepard]], [[Music/AtomicKitten Atomic Litten]], and [[Music/{{Gorillaz}} Rillaboomz]]. She also picks up [[Music/TheGoGos a pastel colored album with women in sheet masks and towels]] before putting it back when she can't fit vinyl in her backpack.
103	* Teddy and his Linoone plan to perform a [[Music/DiamondDogs song]] for the talent show.
104	* Coffret's performance in the talent show is compared to the popular Unovan cartoon [[WesternAnimation/WoodyWoodpecker Pecky the Pikipek]].
105	* Frillard compares Robin to WesternAnimation/{{Daria}} for her deadpan attitude. She doesn't take it well.
106	* There's a kebab place in Petalburg City called Music/DeepPurple.
107	* Petalburg City has a lake called [[Music/TheB52s Lake B-52]]. Appropriately enough, it's home to wild Corphish and Crawdaunt.
108	* During her rematch against Butch, Holly commands Coffret to [[Franchise/StarFox do a barrel roll]].
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111	[[folder:Crossing Arc]]
112	* Kidd braids Holly's hair at one point, and she likes it because it reminds her of [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist a show about two brothers messing with alchemy]].
113	* The [[ShowWithinAShow Crossing Rider Go]] actors get their last names from Franchise/SuperSentai actors, except for Clover Hart who gets hers from [[Franchise/PowerRangers Kimberly Hart]].
114	* The Teal Turtwig is based on [[UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco the Green Tortoise Hostel]].
115	* Puddles' real name is Pamela [[WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}} Boonchuy]].
116	* The Weather Institute is home to a female Castform named [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weather_Girls Izora]].
117	* One lyric of Totakeke’s song includes "[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros with a mighty super smash]]".
118	* Tank and Kidd find an old journal abandoned by hippies, featuring the hippies seeing a band called [[Music/TheGratefulDead The Dancing Bears]].
119	* The protags walk on railroad tracks, just like some [[Film/StandByMe other boys in a popular movie]].
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122	[[folder:Fortree Arc]]
123	* The first chapter of the arc is a pun on [[Music/TheBeachBoys Wouldn't It Be Nice]].
124	* Amber returns a copy of Literature/Fahrenheit451 to Celia. The cover's description comes from [[https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51AHZUNrSbL._AC_SY780_.jpg the Japanese version]].
125	* Leopold's Roserade was nicknamed [[Literature/TheTaleOfTheBambooCutter Kaguya]].
126	* While waiting on dinner, the group watch Film/{{Big}} before stopping at the piano scene.
127	* Before Mega Evolving their Pokémon, Celia's battle taunt is [[Music/TheMostMysteriousSongOnTheInternet "Like the wind we keep on running"]] while Holly's is [[Music/DefLeppard "let’s rock this place to the ground"]].
128	* The last chapter in the Fortree City arc is titled after Film/DaysOfWineAndRoses.
129	* After finding out his father's infidelity, Apollo orders a [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark smorgasvein]].
130	* Don claims he slept with [[Film/{{Clerks}} something like thirty-six]] women, not including ''his wife''.
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133	[[folder:Mt. Pyre Arc]]
134	* Frank reads Literature/{{Misery}} while waiting on his Pokémon to be healed.
135	* When ranting about his father, Apollo states that his dad wanted him to be the perfect heir [[Music/TalkingHeads with a beautiful house and a beautiful wife]].
136	* The narrative mentions the group traveling as [[Music/DuranDuran no time for worrying because they were on the roam again]].
137	* Apollo's not the first one to be [[Manga/GoldenKamuy ambushed while relaxing at a hot spring]].
138	* When Sasha gets on the stolen boat, he references several things needed for boating, including [[Series/TheLoveBoat a catchy disco song about falling in love]].
139	* Cookie claims she can drive a boat because she watched every episode of [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants Corsola and Friends]].
140	* Judy taunts Dobie by saying [[Film/SpiderMan1 "I wouldn't want to fight myself either."]]
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143	[[folder:Lilycove Arc]]
144	* The first chapter is titled [[Music/StrawberrySwitchblade Seeing Deep Water Below]].
145	* Ricky's last name is [[Series/{{Scrubs}} Dorian]].
146	* Tank draws a picture of [[Franchise/StarFox Falco and Fox]] while enjoying his lunch.
147	* The Blue Rose district has several businesses named after popular gay anthems: [[Music/FleetwoodMac Gold Dust Woman's Hostel]], [[Music/DavidBowie Rebel Rebel Boutique]], [[Music/CyndiLauper True Colors Art Studio]], and [[Music/StevieNicks Edge of Seventeen Bakery]].
148	* While in a bed and breakfast lobby, Kidd and Holly watch an episode of Series/TheNanny.
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151	[[folder:Gaidens]]
152	* The third chapter's title references a song by [[Main/CityPop Miki Matsubara]].
153	* The fourth gaiden's title comes from Music/TheMostMysteriousSongOnTheInternet.
154	* The fifth gaiden's title is lyrics from [[Music/BillyIdol Rebel Yell]]
155	* Chrissy and Francine's last name is [[Music/MarinaDiamandis Diamandis.]]
156	* The sixth gaiden is a Series/BehindTheMusic style documentary. Rosie (the dead actress) is based on a combination of Yasuko Endō and Yukiko Okada, being an actress who was set to be an idol singer before committing suicide and causing a chain reaction in the area.
157	* The seventh gaiden, ''Making It If We Try'', is named after the song "Just the Two of Us". The later half of the story references songs from Music/TheWall such as Run like Hell or Comfortably Numb.
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