Line #80 ShoutOut/PokemonResetBloodlines


1	''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'' is chock full of references.
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4	* A Television brand seen in series shares a name with Pokemon Youtuber [[https://www.youtube.com/user/TheJWittz TheJwittz]], complete with a Hoppip as a logo.
5	* A doctor in Cerulean looks and behaves much like Yamato from the ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' series.
6	** Later the Koga and Janine one-shot is filled with many Naruto shout outs, including the phrase "Believe It!"
7	** Red's Pikachu tends to use Thunder Punch like it is the Chidori. For that matter, Ash's Pikachu uses Zap Cannon much like the Rasengan (using it to hit at melee range instead of throwing it) and Frax's Pikachu uses Mega Punch, which could be seen as a counterpart to Sakura's post timeskip super strength (also note for the comparison that Frax's Pikachu is female).
8	** Vedia uses Shadow Sneak to immobilize her opponents, not at all unlike Shikamaru.
9	** During the Wicke & Nephew oneshot, Tapu Koko appears to be preparing to use [[AssShove the 1000 Years of Death Technique]], but electrified.
10	** In the Sanpei Interlude, Satoshi calls his use of [[SelfDuplication Double Team]] [[MesACrowd as "Shadow Clones".]]
11	** All of Janine's Pokemon made something akin to a hand sign when using Double Team in her battle with Ash, bringing to mind how Naruto would create Shadow Clones.
12	* Aside from the Naruto references, the Koga and Janine oneshot reveals that one of their direct ancestors was a woman named [[Manga/{{Bleach}} "Feng of the Beedrill", who wielded a toxin weapon named Suzumebachi.]]
13	* A TV network known as [[UsefulNotes/NewsNetworks Vulpix News]] is mentioned occasionally.
14	* At one point while trying to get the Staff of Sir Aaron to work, Ash mimics several other series's activation or summoning phrases, including ''Franchise/YuGiOh'', ''[[WesternAnimation/ThunderCats1985 Thundercats]]'', ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'', ''[[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]]'' and ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha''.
15	** Paul later refers to Lilo as 'Magical Girl Lyrical Lilo' after seeing her use a Z-Move.
16	* [[Franchise/MyLittlePony My Little]] [[MyLittlePhony Ponyta]] is mentioned a few times. In addition, a (probably) unrelated Rapidestria is mentioned as an alternate universe during an Omake.
17	* The series of AlternateSelf based omakes is known as [[ComicBook/SpiderVerse Ketchumverse]].
18	* Real-life food chains Subway and Dunkin Donuts are mentioned at several points.
19	* Lt. Surge calls Paul a [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII clever little sneak]].
20	* The component that Giovanni sells to Ein that would finish the Snag Machine resembles the Duel Anchor from ''Anime/YuGiOhZEXAL''
21	** A famous trainer of Yanma, the Clear Wing Pokemon, [[Anime/YuGiOhArcV was a motorist named Yugo]].
22	** The [[Anime/YuGiOh5Ds Bootleg Bar]] was mentioned in the Clay oneshot.
23	** The Kiawe oneshot has a biker gang that calls itself Team Catastrophe. A lower ranked biker sulks at one point and mentions other team names, all taken from contestants from the WRGP arc.
24	** Felgrand's name likely originated from the Felgram series of monsters that originated with [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Felgrand_Dragon the Felgrand Dragon card]].
25	** Herbert, the Mega Venusaur user Alain fought in canon, is compared to an effortless Weevil Underwood cosplayer.
26	** When Ash sees Yuma from the Battle Frontier at the Eevee Bros. garden party, he briefly has to think on what her name is. As Yuma is the Zexal protagonist, Ash briefly assumes her name is Yugi, Yuya, or Yuuki (Jaden's last name) before remembering it as Yuma.
27	** Ash creates [[spoiler: Z-Crystals]] much the way Yusaku uses Storm Access to create Link Monsters.
28	* James and his Pokemon do a [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Elements of Harmony]] pose. Ash then refers to the pose they did as a [[SuperSentaiStance Friendship Sentai Pose]].
29	* Delia is described as being fond of [[Series/CriminalMinds Derek Morgan]] and [[Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit Elliot Stabler]].
30	* In Chapter 16, Yellow says that Jessie and James talk like Franchise/PowerRangers.
31	** In the second chapter of the Head Gym Leader Drake Interlude, Pendula has her Zoroark use Double Team and its Illusion ability to transform itself and its copies into a full Power Rangers team. She even calls "[[ByThePowerOfGrayskull It's morphing time!]]" when she does, and disguises herself as the Green Ranger for good measure.
32	* A prison warden tells Koga that [[Film/TheShawshankRedemption she doesn't allow posters to hide tunnels]].
33	** Said warden was named [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Chief Lin]].
34	* At one point, Team Rocket says in a motto they don't want Meowth [[Literature/WarriorCats to have to touch the stars with his paws]].
35	* Erika's ref in her gym match with Ash was a [[Manga/AttackOnTitan short blonde named Krista]].
36	* Cynthia's Riolu acts like an expy of [[WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog Courage]], down to having a very powerful Screech.
37	* Casey asks Gary "[[Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice Tell me, do you read?]]"
38	* Ilene mentions [[Franchise/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Mami Tomoe]] during her discussion of technique bloodliners.
39	* A member of a oppressed minority with animal elements to their human forms [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} whose name is Belladonna has been done before]].
40	** Although Crossoverpairinglover stated in ch 23 that Belladonna was created without him seeing or hearing about RWBY beforehand. He did also mention that he did in fact later watch the series and any references thereafter would be intentional.
41	** While more obscure, the author did write a ''VideoGame/FusionFall'' oneshot at one point. In said game there is a black haired girl named Belladonna who does dye the tips of her hair green.
42	* When Misty has to deal with some Beedrill for Ash's benefit, she reminds herself that [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion she mustn't run away]].
43	* Clay mistakenly thinks a boy in a hospital has [[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Youngblood's Disease]].
44	** Frax later thinks something smells like 'grape jelly and mustard'.
45	** Said boy is located in the St. [[Anime/CodeGeass Nunnally]] Blindness Ward. Those familiar with Nunnally will understand why its named such.
46	* The Spearow and Fearow on Route 1 are described as being even worse than anything Creator/AlfredHitchcock [[Film/TheBirds could have imagined]].
47	* Doctor Boxer's name is an underwear pun and he makes item shrinkage tech, much like [[Manga/DragonBall another professor named after an article of clothing]].
48	* Koga owns a book titled ''The Epic of [[Anime/CodeGeass Sayoko Shinozaki]]''.
49	** During a dream sequence Ash and John Archer take the looks, and for the latter lines, of Clovis and Lelouch during their confrontation that ended Clovis's life.
50	* Professor Oak is mentioned to be a fan of ''Series/DoctorWho''.
51	* The narrator compares a Rattata striking a critical hit on Ash's Pidgeotto to [[Film/ANewHope Luke Skywalker destroying the Death Star]].
52	** Speaking of ''Franchise/StarWars'', the name of Evanna's adopted father, Kyle Narec, is exremely similar to the name of Asajj Ventress's master Ky Narec. Both die in their backstories and contribute to their darker behaviors later in life.
53	** At the beginning of his confrontation with Hunter J, Drake quotes Luke Skywalker's phrase [[Film/StarWarsTheLastJedi "And every word in that sentence was wrong"]].
54	** Sabrina taught her Kadabra to combine Psycho Cut with their spoons to imitate a LaserBlade.
55	** Siebold quotes Qui-Gon Jinn's line in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'': "Feel, don't think".
56	* Apparently, Pokedexes have a [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} Jiminy Cricket]] personality setting.
57	* In Georgia Gaiden, [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Ghost Busters]] (as in, Ghost-type busters) come into play. The narration in the rewrite even says at one point "Who were they gonna call?" for added reference, and the squad leader's name is Egon.
58	* The members of the forensics team investigating the Reaper are named [[Series/{{Bones}} Dr. Brennan, Dr. Hodgins, Detective Booth and Dr. Sweets]].
59	** And one of the officers at Striaton City is named [[Series/{{CSI}} Grissom]].
60	* Young Cynthia has to deal with [[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk a giant boulder rolling towards her in an ancient temple]].
61	** She also visited [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime the Tomb of the Ice King]].
62	** At one point, while trying to solve a riddle, she says [[VideoGame/ProfessorLayton "Every puzzle has an answer."]]
63	** The brief scene of [[spoiler: Future Clemont]] in the story mentions C.G [[ComicBook/Marvel2099 2099]].
64	* In one Ketchumverse omake, it's mentioned that Ash and Pikachu visited ''Series/SesameStreet''.
65	** The same one has one for ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' via "Cyrus's pet shellder Bobo".
66	* Clay went to the [[Literature/SwordArtOnline Dicey Cafe]] during his oneshot. The bartender's name is the real life name of character Argil.
67	* While trying to remember the name of the Draconid mountains, John Archer offers the names "[[Franchise/HarryPotter Dracomalfoy]]" and "[[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons Dracomorph]]".
68	* In the Lorelei Gaiden, Frey mentions that Krysta had some "[[Series/TheFlash2014 Killer Frost Breath]]".
69	* The Samurai scene from the Holiday Special is an homage to the "tree attack" scene from ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife''. The trio with the hiker at the end is based on [[Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender Aang, Katara, and Sokka]].
70	* There are a few for WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch:
71	** Red meets an Alolan trainer named Lilo, with a Komala named Stitch.
72	** Leeroy and Jenkins find a ship called the ARS Jumba whose captain is named Gantu.
73	* The Pokedex mentions a Gyarados expert named [[Webcomic/ManlyGuysDoingManlyThings Jared]].
74	* [[spoiler:Anabel]] once owned a book [[Literature/TheTrumpetOfTheSwan about a trumpeting Ducklett]].
75	* In the Cynthia one-shot, [[Manga/OnePiece archaeologist Professor Clover and his niece Robin are mentioned]].
76	** After meeting [[spoiler: a possible sibling named Ashley]], Ash and Co are introduced to her boss, a man who [[Manga/OnePiece looks a lot like Zeff]].
77	** Tree Fever was mentioned as an ailment of Ancient Alola cured during the reign of Kahele.
78	** Furthermore, the Hiker Interlude mentions a comic about pirates, starring an Aipom wearing a straw hat.
79	* Cynthia's Gible was shown at one point wearing a wool hat with the same colors and egg of [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros a certain Nintendo dinosaur who occasionally plays a dragon]].
80	* Tokiomi Borealis shares a name with the father of Fate characters Rin and Sakura's father, [[Literature/FateZero Tokiomi Tohsaka]]. Neither were quite good parents, though both were a bit more complicated than your standard Dursley.
81	** The writer of Fate/Zero, Creator/GenUrobuchi, gets a shout out. Apparently in universe he was a Typhoon that killed Evanna's biological parents.
82	* The Holiday Specials have multiple references to ''Literature/AChristmasCarol''.
83	* Twenty Gyarados Bill's former boss was named [[Literature/MobyDick Captain Ahab]].
84	* A few to ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
85	** Astrid refers to Vermell's Octillery as an [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda overpowered Octorock]].
86	** Two from Chapter 27: The bard Gary encounters twice is clearly based on Link, while Anna also mentions [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask a band called the Indigo-Go's]].
87	* Plumeria and Guzma mention that their grunts love playing [[VideoGame/MarioKart a kart racing game, with a character that looks like a Turtonator.]]
88	* During Ash's dream in chapter 24, Gary cries saying [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings "My precious"]] more than once.
89	* In Chapter 24, Iris suggests that Belladonna may be trying to recapture what she never experienced in her youth. In response, Ash mentions [[Music/MichaelJackson a musician who moonwalked]].
90	* One of Erika's challengers in her Interlude appeared to be [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Whammu]]. She even called him bizarre.
91	** Erika's other opponents appear to be [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Shinji Matou]], [[VideoGame/SengokuBasara Mori Motonari]] and [[Franchise/FinalFantasy Gilgamesh]].
92	* In chapter 27, Delia and Professor Oak had to watch through a bunch of commercials while waiting for the transmission of the Fuchsia Tag Tournament. One of them an advertisement for "[[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} SDC mining]], [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial a totally trustworthy company!]]"
93	* In the Kiawe Interlude, a Team Skull grunt mistakenly thinks Iolani said "Wambo" and replies "[[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants My belt doesn't even have that feature]]."
94	** This isn't the first Spongebob reference: the name Profluenster from Pineapple Fever is used in the Koga oneshot.
95	** Imitation Krabs is heavily referenced in the Chapter 39 Omake.
96	* A female Team Skull grunt mentions an [[Creator/{{Disney}} animation company]] with singing Pokemon and creepy [[WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}} pink Donphan Hallucinations]].
97	* [[spoiler: Future]] Latoya Parker (AKA Gligirl) has design elements to her that bring to mind [[ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns the bulkier Dark Knight Returns Batman]].
98	* Misty apparently [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs doesn't know what "feminine wiles" are]].
99	* Ash is pretty sure that Dexter doesn't sleep or dream, [[Literature/DoAndroidsDreamOfElectricSheep even of robotic Mareep]].
100	* During the battle with Elwood and Aideen in the Fuchsia Tag Tournament, Dexter tells Ash that [[Fanfic/AshesOfThePast he's not a Porygon and he can't fight]].
101	** In chapter 33 James mentioned he wouldn't mind an Abra, referencing the capture of his in Ashes of the Past.
102	* Giselle tells Joe he can go "[[Franchise/ToyStory to infinity and beyond]]" with his weird ideas when he improves his performance.
103	* In the Holiday Special 2016, Krista's girlfriend wants a [[VideoGame/TemboTheBadassElephant Tembo]] game for Christmas. Specifically a [[VideoGame/SonicColors Tembo Colors]] version.
104	* The Luana Gaiden has a vengeful Rhydon eating its own damaged eyeball after getting Marowak's Bonemerang impaled in its eye socket. Koopa confirms that this is a reference to Xiahou Dun doing the same thing after he took an arrow to the eye in ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms''.
105	* During the dream in Chapter 8, Pikachu says that ninja frogs sound like [[VideoGame/{{Battletoads}} something out of a fighting game]].
106	* In the Sabrina Gaiden, Sabrina's dad tells his daughter that she should use her powers to help people and make the world a better place. Sabrina is reminded of [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Spinarak-Man]].
107	* The Gladion Interlude has Frax mention books about [[Franchise/HarryPotter wizards]], [[Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians demigods]], and "[[Literature/ArtemisFowl a child mastermind with a butler named Butler]]".
108	* Apparently, the publishers of the Alphanegan Chronicles also published [[Franchise/{{Naruto}} Make-Out Paradise]] and [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Ninjas of Love]].
109	* By the admission of Ander Arias, the Sabrina Gaiden was heavily inspired by ''Film/VillageOfTheDamned1960''.
110	* The "LEMON" part of the April's Fool chapter is a reference to the ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/NewChance'' (which has a similar scene on also an April's Fools chapter), which the author is a fan of.
111	* Execu Tivem Edlin is a man with no face who wears a nice suit. [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos Why does that sound familiar]]?
112	* In the Black Rose Tournament Interlude, Ninja reminds Marilyn that [[NoodleIncident she was almost caught with a]] [[Film/TheMalteseFalcon1941 Maltese Talonflame]] fake.
113	* Rhythm has a Mimikyu named "[[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Nyarlathotep]]".
114	* Gladion's [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening ball hand twitched]]. Perhaps it hungers for battle!
115	* The Charmander Gaiden has a discussion of Atrice Syndrome, a clear reference to ''Fanfic/NoAntidote''.
116	* The Pokémon G-Men Interlude shows video footage of a vigilante bloodliner trio. The names given are "[[ComicBook/GreenArrow Decid-Arrow]]", "[[ComicBook/TheFlash Flashstrika]]" and "[[ComicBook/FirestormDCComics Flamestorm]]".
117	* Silver decides to treat Ritchie to all he can eat. When he checks the bill later, it's "[[Anime/DragonBallZ OVER NINE THOUSAND!]]"
118	* [[spoiler:The Reaper's]] real name, Eric Knudsen, is that of the creator of [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos Slenderman]]. Eric Knudsen is also known as Victor Surge.
119	* Young Wicke in her oneshot dressed a lot like [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Velma Dinkley]].
120	* The omake at the end of the S.S. Anne oneshot has a bunch of Ice-type Pokémon using their Ice Beams [[UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic to create a large iceberg in the ship's path.]]
121	* A long broken-up music group called [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb Love Handel]] is mentioned by Anna.
122	* Anna refers to Belladonna as having large "[[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail tracts of land]]".
123	* Black is given the last name of Gaiman, referencing not only Creator/NeilGaiman, whose most heralded work stars the King of Dreams Morpheus, but also his Adventures title of 'The Dreamer'. His name also sound similar to that of the Stratovarius song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn58-Nl9NYw Black Diamond]].
124	* The presenter of the Tag Team Tournament is named [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Shiro Shinobi]].
125	* Tommy the Kangaskhan Kid is given the surname "Marshall", a reference to ''Fanfic/{{Symbiosis}}'' where he was also called that.
126	* Clair wonders if some of Lance's "[[WesternAnimation/TotallySpies WOOHP buddies]]" would like to play matchmaker. In the same fic, she also refers to them as [[Film/KingsmanTheSecretService Kingsmen]] and also references Franchise/JamesBond.
127	* There's a Mr D's Bar in Blackthorn City. Among the beverages served it has [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Duff Beer]], and also has a VideoGame/PacMan arcade machine.
128	** Given Mr. D being described as a 'trailer park cherub' and the presence of Pac-Man, this is likely a reference to the Rick Riordan version of Dionysus.
129	* Chapter 28 references the Rick Derringer song "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" with the Roggenrola and a snarky Dexter.
130	* The omake of Chapter 28 is a clear reference to ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}''.
131	* Lorelei Interlude shows a Fearow using Mirror Move by summoning a ghost image of the opponent, as shown in ''Fanfic/CommonSense'' with Jessie's Fearow.
132	* Just before escaping from the Denki Memorial Exhibit, Neko proudly proclaims "[[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean You will forever remember this as the day you]] ''[[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean almost]]'' [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean caught the Black Arachnid]]!"
133	** Among the items he steals, there are the [[Manga/FairyTail Books of Zeref]].
134	** And one of the people arrested thanks to the evidence he left was a [[Anime/KillLaKill Ragyo Kiryuuin]].
135	** One of his victims is a high-ranking executive of an insurance company named [[Franchise/TheIncredibles Insuricare.]]
136	* What song was Janine listening to in Chapter 29? [[Music/BritneySpears Toxic]].
137	* During the Holiday Special 2017:
138	** Clembot quotes ''Literature/ByHisBootstraps'' when discussing time paradoxes.
139	** Krysta mentions that "[[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 cold never bothered her anyway]]", and even uses her ice powers to make an ice rink for Lorelei and Frey to use.
140	** Apparently, the Jennys' creed is to follow three rules: "[[Film/RoboCop1987 Serve the public trust, uphold the law and protect the innocent.]]"
141	* Hiker asks Mizu if her mind powers work like a JediMindTrick.
142	* Dream Ash's inner thoughts and concerns quotes the speech Sun God made in [[ComicBook/TheAvengersJonathanHickman the Hickman New Avengers run]]
143	* According to Dexter, Professor Garonte's genetic experiments were like something out of ''Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau''.
144	* One of the passengers of Drake's flight mentions [[Literature/JurassicPark Ian Malcolm]].
145	* When going through Pomace Mountain and noting the tree house Mabel and co live in, Drake recalls an incident when he once lost the remote and ended up watching a [[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor cartoon involving Two by Four Technology and a character obsessed with toilets.]]
146	* Mabel moves around using a hover chair. She also has taken under her wing many young prodigies, a few of which suffered of ParentalAbandonment for their gifts. [[ComicBook/XMen Not unlike Charles Xavier.]]
147	* In Chapter 27, the Pokedex references the TechnoBabble [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration multimodal reflection sorting]].
148	* Sabrina in chapter 34 references the famous ComicBook/SwampThing WhamLine [[spoiler: But you see, if he read my report, he'll know that just isn't true. He never will be Alec Holland. He isn't Alec Holland. He never was Alec Holland.]].
149	* Plenty of these in "Pokémon Reset Bloodlines - The Movie - The Fanfiction", which makes sense, since it's a series of movie pitches.
150	** One of the pitches is called "[[Anime/MyNeighborTotoro My Neighbor Ash]]".
151	** Another starts by essentially ripping off ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', before using elements from other properties, like ''Manga/DragonBall''.
152	* In the Squirtle Squad Gaiden, the titular gang raids a comic book store, and one of the comics they steal features [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles a group of ninja Squirtle.]]
153	* A drunk song based on [[WesternAnimation/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh The Tigger Song]] is present in Chapter 36.
154	** The same chapter referenced [[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain meticulously analyzing history]].
155	* Gligarman's last mission before his retirement is similar to Bruce's last mission as Batman in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond''.
156	** For another DCAU reference, the scene where he trains Latoya is similar to "Sins of the Father" in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' with Bruce training Tim Drake after he becomes Robin.
157	* In the Goldenrod General Hospital, [[VideoGame/TraumaCenter there's a surgeon named Dr. Stiles, and a nurse named Angie.]]
158	* Featuring heavily in Red's three island story: the Hypno song.
159	* Red Four Island Interlude has these from Siebold:
160	** When asked by Red about why he would take a risk in trying something new when it's at best 50/50, his response is similar to Joichiro Saiba's speech to Erina in ''Manga/FoodWars''. Fittingly enough, both are {{Supreme Chef}}s.
161	** At the end, when Red asks him for one last piece of advice, he says "Sometimes there are things you can't see or analyze as if they were data. You need to feel to understand them", similar to the ArcWords from ''Videogame/MegaManX5''.
162	* In an omake of Oak & Hastings Gaiden, a crabby Mew says a variant of [[Film/Scarface1983 Tony Montana's]] [[MemeticMutation most famous line]].
163	* In Chapter 41, Delia refers to Dexter as "[[Franchise/{{Terminator}} Skynet]]".
164	* Dexter mentions that making a blog is so easy that [[Series/DogWithABlog a Lillipup]] could do it.
165	* The final lines of the Mewtwo Interlude echo [[VideoGame/{{Mother}} those of Gyigas]].
166	* The Halloween Tales first scene references the Millenial Fair of ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'', down to the games the Hiker plays being based on the minigames in the horror tent.
167	* One of the names Ash calls Butch by mistake is Balor: [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire which version]] [[Series/GameOfThrones not being quite clear]].
168	* When Norman tells May that he doesn't want her to use her luck to coast through life, he uses a [[ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse Gladstone]] reference, which she doesn't get.
169	* One of the league competitors mentioned at the end of Round 4 is Sue-De, likely a reference to [[WebVideo/SuedesPokemonJourney Suede]].
170	** A similar name, Kuro, and the references to liking the series ''Webcomic/FiveYearsLater'' suggests a similar reference to Kuro the Artist.
171	* During a sparring session at the end of the second Butterfree Interlude, Ash's Butterfree says "[[Franchise/MortalKombat Get over here!]]" while using an attack to drag Viv towards him.
172	* Blind trainer Kaia is referred to as the "blind idol of minions" which Pikachu admits to [[ComicBook/TheThing finding familiar]].
173	* The Holiday Special 2020 has a snippet starring Chloe Cerise, who decides to arrange Christmas lights in a web-like manner, more akin to Halloween than Christmas. This is a reference to ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail'', where Chloe is into nightmarish things.
174	* In the Holiday Special 2022, the snippet featuring Lt. Surge has him answering to a superior officer whose surname is [=McCloud=], and who leads a brigade called "[[Franchise/StarFox Sky Delphox]]".

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