To the Pokémon anime and manga:
- Pokémon: The Series:
- Meowth/Drifloon & Meowth/Drifblim make Team Rocket's balloon from the anime, with multiple variations of the skin.
- Chansey/Chansey makes a Chansey wearing a nurse hat, as often seen in Pokémon Centers in the anime.
- Ekans/Koffing makes Jessie and James, who are posed in front of a giant R with Ekans, Koffing and Meowth surrounding them, similar to the poses they strike at the end of their motto.
- Mt. Ember has a mandatory double battle against a pair of Rocket grunts named Jessie and James. They respectively fight with a Lickitung/Arbok and a Weezing/Victreebel, which are fusions of Pokémon they used during the original series.
- Klink/Gyarados makes the Gyarados-shaped submarine Team Rocket often used during the Kanto, Orange Islands and Johto seasons.
- Pidgey/Rotom makes the Pidgey alarm clock seen in the anime's first episode.
- One of the alts for Ho-oh/Ho-oh makes an entirely golden Ho-oh, as in its appearance in the first episode.
- Chikorita/Charmander & Bayleef/Charmander's sprites depict them curled up on a rock under the rain, in a reference to the anime episode "Charmander – The Stray Pokémon."
- Squirtle/Squirtle makes The Squirtle Squad.
- Tentacool/Meowth makes a Tentacool possessing Meowth as a way to talk, as seen in "Tentacool and Tentacruel".
- Venusaur/Blastoise makes none other than Venustoise, an illusory fusion of the two from "Ghost of Maiden's Peak."
- Butterfree/Doduo's two heads represent respectively Ash's Butterfree (wearing its yellow scarf) and the pink Butterfree from "Bye Bye Butterfree".
- Absol/Porygon makes a computer window stating "JELLY DONUTS-SPRITE ERROR" with a picture of riceballs underneath, referencing the "Jelly donuts" scene from "Primeape Goes Bananas".
- Voltorb/Porygon makes a Porygon running away from an explosion with red and blue streams coming out, similar to the infamous scene with flashing lights from "Electric Soldier Porygon".
- Jigglypuff/Voltorb makes Jigglypuff seen from above, as in one of the questions Ash and the others have to answer in "The Ultimate Test".
- Alakazam/Gengar has tribal markings on its body, similar to those seen on the giant Alakazam and Gengar that appeared in "The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis". One of the alt sprites for Jigglypuff/Jigglypuff also has the tribal markings of the giant Pokémopolis Jigglypuff.
- Onix/Onix makes the Crystal Onix.
- Registeel/Poliwrath makes a Poliwrath wearing a brace over his belly, just like Tad's Poliwrath from "Charizard Chills".
- Sunflora/Meowth makes Team Rocket's Meowth in his Sunflora disguise, which appeared for the first time in "Grin to Win!"
- Persian/Meowth makes Meowth in a Persian costume, as seen in "A Bite to Remember"
- Rattata/Sneasel makes a Sneasel dressed as a chef, as seen in the episode "Hail to the Chef!"
- Sudowoodo/Sudowoodo makes the golden Sudowoodo from "All That Glitters Is Not Golden!"
- Mismagius/Rayquaza makes, well, the Mismagius/Rayquaza fusion from "Malice in Wonderland!"
- Psyduck/Whimsicott is shown hanging its wet wool on a clothesline, as a Whimsicott was shown doing in an episode of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon.
- Jynx/Rotom makes the RotomDex wearing his Detective Laki wig, as seen in "Crystal-Clear Sleuthing!"
- To Pokémon: The First Movie:
- Aegislash/Mewtwo, Mewtwo/Roserade, Rotom/Mewtwo & Mewtwo/Cradily all reference the mechanical armor Mewtwo wore at the beginning of the movie.
- Mewtwo/Venusaur, Mewtwo/Charizard & Mewtwo/Blastoise have the same markings as the three cloned starters.
- Mewtwo/Spiritomb makes Mewtwo asleep in his containment tube as seen at the beginning of the movie, accompanied by a slab depicting the ancient carvings of Mew found by the researchers in the jungle in the introduction scene.
- Mewtwo/Smeargle is shown alongside a painting of the scene of Mewtwo breaking out his containment tube.
- Mewtwo/Yamask makes young Mewtwo with Amber.
- Mewtwo/Voltorb makes one of Mewtwo's Clone Balls.
- Mewtwo/Cofagrigus makes Mewtwo asleep in his containment tube, with the silhouetted forms of Amber and the cloned starter Pokemon seen in Pokémon: The Birth of Mewtwo extending from the tube.
- To Pokémon 2000:
- Lugia/Kanghaskhan & Lugia/Dodrio feature Moltres, Articuno and Zapdos, alluding to how this movie has the three birds and Lugia together.
- Arceus/Mew looks similar to the artwork from the Ancient Mew TCG card, which was given for free in theatres when the movie came out and also appears in the movie as Lawrence III's possession. The sprite is also surrounded by fake ancient characters similar to those the card was written in.
- Meloetta Aria/Lugia has Melody riding on its back.
- Unown/Entei makes an Entei carrying Delia Ketchum, both of which are sporting darkened eyes. They're also surrounded by five Unown that spell out MOLLY.
- To Pokémon 4Ever:
- Shedinja/Celebi gives Celebi Shedinja-like armor that ends up resembling the evil Celebi's self-shaped nest.
- Spiritomb/Celebi has Spiritomb coming out of a Celebi which resembles its shriveled look after its Disney Death in the movie.
- Groudon/Giratina & Reuniclus/Groudon are both referencing the fake Groudon from the climax of Pokémon: Jirachi: Wish Maker, with both of them sharing the oozy look and the former having tentacles.
- Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew:
- Regirock/Unown makes rocky Unown spelling "ÜN ÜN", referencing the infamous cry Regirock makes in the movie.
- Lucario/Lucario makes a Mega Lucario wearing Sir Aaron's hat and cape.
- Darkrai/Palossand makes the organ from the climax of Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai.
- Mimikyu/Nidorina makes Nidothing from Pokémon Horizons: The Series.
- To Pokémon Adventures:
- One of Team Rocket's plans features them fusing Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres, just like what they did in the manga with the power of the Gym Badges.
- Dialga/Palkia's design is similar to the one used in the manga for the legendary Pokémon statue found in Eterna City.
To the games - general
- Certain fusions may take influence from — or explicitly be — either their alternate forms, Mega Evolutions or Gigantamax forms.
- Multiple Pokémon not currently available in the game can be recreated via fusions:
- Arceus/Meowth & Stufful/Meowth both make Skitty.
- Bewear/Persian makes Delcatty.
- Seel/Electrode makes an Alpha Spheal from Pokémon Legends: Arceus, while Dewgong/Electrode makes a Dynamaxed Spheal.
- Beedrill/Gardevoir makes Vespiquen.
- Pikachu/Buneary makes Pachirisu.
- Jumpluff/Sunflora makes Cherrim.
- Chansey/Meowth & Blissey/Meowth both make Glameow.
- Mew/Buneary makes either Uxie, Mesprit or Azelf.
- Jirachi/Buneary makes Victini.
- Pikachu/Ponyta makes Blitzle.
- Raikou/Rapidash makes Zebstrika.
- Zubat/Buneary makes Woobat.
- Crobat/Buneary makes Swoobat.
- Metapod/Snorunt makes Swadloon.
- Meganium/Roserade & Bellossom/Meloetta Pirouette both make Hisuian Lilligant.
- Parasect/Kingler makes Crustle.
- Flareon/Slaking makes Darmanitan.
- Ralts/Buneary makes Gothita.
- Glaceon/Miltank makes Vanilluxe.
- Flygon/Hitmonchan makes Beheeyem.
- Glaceon/Ursaring makes Beartic.
- Tauros/Buneary makes Bouffalant.
- Magmortar/Sandslash makes Heatmor.
- Zapdos/Buneary makes Thundurus.
- Ninetales/Kirlia makes Braixen.
- Lickitung/Politoed makes Greninja.
- Caterpie/Mimikyu makes Spewpa.
- Voltorb/Butterfree makes Poké Ball Pattern Vivillon.
- Honchkrow/Ursaring makes Pangoro.
- Milotic/Cacnea makes Gourgeist.
- Piloswine/Torterra makes Avalugg.
- Ho-oh/Stantler & Reshiram/Stantler both make Xerneas.
- Noctowl/Blaziken makes Hisuian Decidueye.
- Ursaring/Zoroark makes Incineroar.
- Gardevoir/Dewgong makes Primarina.
- Pinsir/Magnezone makes Vikavolt.
- Mamoswine/Rapidash & Rhyperior/Rapidash both make Mudsdale.
- Vaporeon/Ariados makes Araquanid.
- Meganium/Roserade makes Lurantis.
- Ekans/Charmeleon makes Salazzle.
- Hoppip/Budew makes Bounsweet.
- Hoppip/Roselia makes Steenee.
- Hoppip/Roserade makes Tsareena.
- Genesect/Arceus makes Type: Null.
- Magmortar/Shuckle makes Turtonator.
- Ursaring/Sudowoodo & Ursaring/Bonsly both make Komala.
- Chandelure/Machop makes Marshadow.
- Electrode/Mr. Mime makes Blacephalon.
- Magnezone/Ditto makes Melmetal.
- Exeggutor/Slaking makes Rillaboom.
- Electabuzz/Ledian & Ledian/Metagross both make Orbeetle.
- Zapdos/Jolteon makes Boltund.
- Caterpie/Sunkern makes Applin.
- Latias/Parasect makes Appletun.
- Tyranitar/Arbok makes Gigantamax Sandaconda.
- Sylveon/Ralts makes Hatenna.
- Whimsicott/Mismagius makes Hatterene.
- Miltank/Exeggcute makes Gigantamax Alcremie.
- Froslass/Venomoth makes Frosmoth.
- Porygon/Piplup & Regice/Piplup both make Eiscue.
- Gyarados/Charizard, Sharpedo/Tyrantrum & Bruxish/Tyrantrum all make Dracovish.
- Zapdos/Tyrantrum & Rampardos/Tyrantrum both make Dracozolt.
- Steelix/Dragonite makes Duraludon.
- Machamp/Ursaring makes Urshifu.
- Palkia/Regice & Tyrantrum/Registeel both make Regidrago.
- Haunter/Magikarp makes Basculegion.
- Roserade/Persian makes Meowscarada.
- Charmander/Buneary makes Fuecoco.
- Spinarak/Igglybuff makes Tarountula.
- Marill/Doduo makes Tandemaus.
- Miltank/Growlithe makes Fidough.
- Miltank/Arcanine makes Dachsbun.
- Magmortar/Gallade makes Armarouge.
- Chandelure/Gallade makes Ceruledge.
- Smeargle/Ambipom makes Grafaiai.
- Kirlia/Tentacool makes Toedscool.
- Parasect/Tentacruel, Jynx/Tentacruel, Shroomish/Tentacruel, Breloom/Tentacruel, Kirlia/Tentacruel, Registeel/Tentacruel, Roserade/Tentacruel & Stunfisk/Tentacruel all make Toedscruel.
- Kingler/Kingler makes Klawf.
- Goldeen/Diglett makes Wiglett.
- Dugtrio/Octillery makes Wugtrio.
- Qwilfish/Wailmer makes Cetitan.
- Kyurem/Feraligatr makes Baxcalibur.
- Registeel/Sudowoodo makes Gholdengo.
- Trevenant/Magcargo makes Wo-Chien.
- Bisharp/Persian makes Chien-Pao.
- Magcargo/Seaking makes Chi-Yu.
- Toxapex/Deoxys makes Ogerpon.
- The game currently doesn't feature regional variants, but a great many of them have been major influences on fusions.
- Houndour/Rattata makes Alolan Rattata.
- Snorlax/Raticate makes Alolan Raticate.
- Mew/Raichu, Absol/Raichu & Pyukumuku/Raichu all make Alolan Raichu.
- Regice/Sandslash & Weavile/Sandslash both make Alolan Sandslash.
- Ho-oh/Ninetails, Glaceon/Ninetails, Froslass/Ninetails & Ninetails/Froslass all make Alolan Ninetails.
- Jynx/Dugtrio makes Alolan Dugtrio.
- Persian/Absol makes Alolan Persian.
- Geodude/Pikachu makes Alolan Geodude.
- Pikachu/Graveler, Raichu/Graveler & Weepinbell/Golem all make Alolan Graveler.
- Venusaur/Golem, Beedrill/Golem, Pikachu/Golem, Raichu/Golem, Clefable/Golem, Probopass/Golem & Golem/Victreebel all make Alolan Golem.
- Caterpie/Grimer makes Alolan Grimer.
- Dragonite/Exeggutor, Quagsire/Exeggutor, Chandelure/Exeggutor & Volcarona/Exeggutor all make Alolan Exeggutor, and many other Exeggutor fusions contain design elements from its Alolan variant, mainly its absurdly long neck.
- Bisharp/Marowak makes Alolan Marowak.
- Venonat/Meowth, Skarmory/Meowth & Azurill/Meowth all make Galarian Meowth.
- Sylveon/Ponyta makes Galarian Ponyta.
- Pidgeot/Rapidash, Butterfree/Rapidash, Muk/Rapidash, Jynx/Rapidash & Mewtwo/Rapidash all make Galarian Rapidash.
- Charizard/Slowbro makes Galarian Slowbro.
- Slowpoke/Farfetch'd makes Galarian Farfetch'd.
- Gengar/Weezing, Altaria/Weezing & Magnezone/Weezing all make Galarian Weezing.
- Mew/Articuno & Leafeon/Articuno both make Galarian Articuno.
- Hitmonlee/Zapdos & Ho-oh/Zapdos make Galarian Zapdos.
- Zoroark/Moltres makes Galarian Moltres.
- Dusknoir/Slowking makes Galarian Slowking.
- Stunfisk/Kingler & Stunfisk/Lopunny both make Galarian Stunfisk.
- Deoxys/Arcanine makes Hisuian Arcanine.
- Sudowoodo/Electrode & Darkrai/Electrode both make Hisuian Electrode.
- Ampharos/Zorua & Duskull/Zorua both make Hisuian Zorua.
- Rapidash/Zoroark, Tangela/Zoroark, Aerodactyl/Zoroark, Duskull/Zoroark, Dusclops/Zoroark, Tangrowth/Zoroark, Palkia/Zoroark, Darkrai/Zoroark, Ferrothorn/Zoroark, Litwick/Zoroark & Darkrai/Lycanroc Midnight all make Hisuian Zoroark.
- Magcargo/Sliggoo & Aron/Sliggoo both make Hisuian Sliggoo.
- Charizard/Goodra, Clefable/Goodra, Mr. Mime/Goodra, Magcargo/Goodra, Dusclops/Goodra & Chandelure/Goodra all make Hisuian Goodra.
- Pyukumuku/Tauros makes Paldean Tauros Aqua Breed.
- Duskull/Wooper makes Paldean Wooper.
- Girafarig/Meowth has an Alolan Meowth as its tail head.
- Dodrio/Meowth & Exeggutor/Meowth's three heads are referencing Kantonian, Alolan and Galarian Meowth simultaneously.
- Marowak/Zoroark makes a Alolan Marowak/Hisuian Zoroark fusion.
- While the game has no Pokémon past Generation 7, a few evolutions of older Pokémon introduced in Generations 8 and 9 are referenced by fusions:
- Persian/Slowbro makes a Perrserker/Galarian Slowbro fusion.
- Mr. Mime/Golem makes what is effectively a Mr. Rime/Alolan Golem fusion.
- Corsola/Corsola, Corsola/Misdreavus, Magcargo/Corsola, Duskull/Corsola, Dusclops/Corsola, Probopass/Corsola & Trevenant/Corsola all make Cursola.
- Clefable/Farfetch'd, Farfetch'd/Farfetch'd & Aegislash/Farfetch'd all make Sirfetch'd.
- Mr. Mime/Mr. Mime, Jynx/Mr. Mime, Articuno/Mr. Mime & Chandelure/Mr. Mime all make Mr. Rime.
- Onix/Cofagrigus, Steelix/Cofagrigus, Cofagrigus/Yanmega & Cofagrigus/Stunfisk all make Runerigus.
- Stantler/Stantler makes Wyrdeer.
- Metagross/Scyther, Bidoof/Scyther, Haxorus/Scyther & Kabutops/Scizor all make Kleavor.
- Raticate/Ursaring, Noctowl/Ursaring, Granbull/Ursaring, Ursaring/Ursaring, Magcargo/Ursaring, Jirachi/Ursaring, Torterra/Ursaring, Roserade/Ursaring, Electivire/Ursaring, Mamoswine/Ursaring & Pyukumuku/Ursaring all make Ursaluna.
- Banette/Ursaring, Zoroark/Ursaring & Trevenant/Ursaring all make Bloodmoon Ursaluna.
- Sneasel/Deoxys & Weavile/Torterra both make Sneasler.
- Qwilfish/Qwilfish, Dusclops/Qwilfish, Lickilicky/Qwilfish & Arceus/Qwilfish all make Overqwil.
- Misdreavus/Primeape & Trevenant/Primeape both make Annihilape.
- Muk/Quagsire & Goodra/Quagsire both make Clodsire.
- Girafarig/Girafarig, Duskull/Girafarig & Dusclops/Girafarig all make Farigiraf.
- Dunsparce/Dunsparce makes Dudunsparce.
- Arceus/Bisharp, Chandelure/Bisharp, Haxorus/Bisharp, Bisharp/Bisharp & Bisharp/Scizor all make Kingambit.
- Most of the Paradox Pokémon introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are referenced by fusions:
- Primeape/Donphan, Donphan/Donphan, Kyogre/Donphan & Salamence/Donphan all make Great Tusk.
- Jigglypuff/Jigglypuff, Jigglypuff/Omanyte & Jigglypuff/Omastar all make Scream Tail.
- Mr. Mime/Volcarona, Celebi/Volcarona, Volcarona/Groudon, Volcarona/Rayquaza, Blaziken/Volcarona & Breloom/Volcarona all make Slither Wing.
- Misdreavus/Misdreavus, Spiritomb/Misdreavus, Talonflame/Misdreavus & Toxapex/Misdreavus all make Flutter Mane.
- Salamence/Fearow, Salamence/Clefable, Salamence/Ho-oh, Salamence/Ninjask, Salamence/Absol, Salamence/Hydreigon, Salamence/Volcarona, Noctowl/Salamence, Lucario/Salamence & Tyrantrum/Salamence all make Roaring Moon.
- Raikou/Meganium, Raikou/Girafarig, Raikou/Raikou, Raikou/Reshiram & Raikou/Aurorus all make Raging Bolt.
- Suicune/Aerodactyl, Ninjask/Suicune, Rayquaza/Suicune, Lopunny/Suicune, Haxorus/Suicune, Zekrom/Suicune & Noivern/Suicune all make Walking Wake.
- Rotom/Delibird, Porygon/Delibird, Porygon2/Delibird & Porygon-Z/Delibird all make Iron Bundle.
- Rotom/Donphan, Klinklang/Donphan & Genesect/Donphan all make Iron Treads.
- Porygon-Z/Volcarona, Volcarona/Deoxys, Volcarona/Celebi, Genesect/Volcarona & Necrozma/Volcarona all make Iron Moth.
- Rotom/Hydreigon makes Iron Jugulis.
- Groudon/Tyranitar & Rotom/Tyranitar both make Iron Thorns.
- Gardevoir/Gallade, Gallade/Gardevoir & Rotom/Gallade all make Iron Valiant.
- Celebi/Donphan makes a Celebi summoning a Great Tusk/Iron Treads fusion. Celebi/Volcarona does the same with a Slither Wing/Iron Moth fusion.
- Salamence/Donphan makes a Roaring Moon/Great Tusk fusion.
- Zapdos/Salamence makes a Galarian Zapdos/Roaring Moon fusion.
- Multiple fusion reference beta designs from the franchise:
- Poliwrath/Poliwrath & Slowking/Poliwrath both make an early concept art for Poliwrath that was once shown on Game Freak's website.
- Garchomp/Mantine makes the unused sawshark Pokémon from the early Generation 1 concepts.
- From the Gold and Silver betas:
- Magnezone/Parasect makes the unused Paras pre-evolution.
- Alakazam/Meowth, Mew/Meowth & Chikorita/Meowth all make the unused Meowth pre-evolution.
- Slowking/Lickitung & Lickilicky/Lickilicky both make the unused Lickitung evolution.
- Tangela/Oddish & Staryu/Tangela both make the unused Tangela pre-evolution.
- Staryu/Tangrowth, Tangela/Tangrowth, Tangela/Oricorio (all forms) & Tangrowth/Jynx all make the unused Tangela evolution.
- Yamask/Pinsir makes the unused Pinsir evolution.
- Jirachi/Ditto makes the unused Ditto evolution.
- Leafeon/Leafeon makes the unused Grass-type Eeveelution.
- Pichu/Pichu makes beta Pichu.
- Cleffa/Cleffa makes beta Cleffa.
- Poliwrath/Politoed makes beta Politoed.
- Meowth/Hoppip, Meowth/Skiploom & Meowth/Jumpluff make the beta Hoppip, Skiploom and Jumpluff respectively.
- Meowth/Aipom makes beta Aipom.
- Sunflora/Diglett makes beta Sunflora.
- Wooper/Wooper makes the beta Wooper sprite from the Spaceworld '99 demo.
- Girafarig/Gastly makes the unused Girafarig pre-evolution.
- Girafarig/Girafarig makes beta Girafarig.
- Electabuzz/Qwilfish makes the unused Qwilfish evolution.
- Scyther/Scizor makes beta Scizor.
- Rotom/Remoraid makes beta Remoraid.
- Octillery/Octillery & Rotom/Octillery both make beta Octillery.
- Delibird/Delibird makes beta Delibird.
- Porygon2/Porygon2 & Porygon-Z/Entei both make beta Porygon2.
- Hitmontop/Hitmontop makes beta Hitmontop.
- Jynx/Smoochum makes beta Smoochum.
- Magby/Magby makes beta Magby.
- Blissey/Blissey makes beta Blissey.
- Raikou/Houndoom makes beta Raikou.
- Bayleef/Lileep makes the unused middle stage for Chikorita.
- Flareon/Ursaring makes the final stage of the unused Fire-type starter.
- Shellder/Shellder & Slowbro/Shellder both make Turbann, the unused Pokémon designed after the Shellder attached to Slowking's head.
- Girafarig/Sharpedo, Sharpedo/Steelix & Dhelmise/Sharpedo all make the unused shark-anchor Pokémon. The anchor tail motif is also used for Sharpedo/Furret, Sharpedo/Luxray & Sharpedo/Scolipede.
- Electabuzz/Growlithe & Electabuzz/Arcanine make the two stages of the unused electric tiger line.
- Nidoking/Tyrantrum makes the unused skeleton Pokémon from the pre-Spaceworld build of the game.
- Snorunt/Venonat & Lycanroc Day/Snorunt make the two stages of the unused werewolf line.
- Clefable/Hitmontop makes a creature Ken Sugimori drew in 1997 for a magazine cover, recognized by many as being one of the earliest designs for Hitmontop.
- Suicune/Raikou recreates an early concept artwork for Raikou.
- Blaziken/Latias makes an unused Pokémon as shown in some development artwork that resembles both.
- Designs from the beta version of Diamond and Pearl:
- Rampardos/Rampardos makes beta Rampardos.
- Charmeleon/Gible & Gible/Gible both make beta Gible.
- Charmeleon/Gabite, Gabite/Gabite & Corsola/Gabite all make beta Gabite.
- Charmeleon/Garchomp, Chikorita/Garchomp, Bayleef/Garchomp, Meganium/Garchomp, Corsola/Garchomp & Garchomp/Garchomp all make beta Garchomp.
- Lickilicky/Lickilicky makes beta Lickilicky.
- Probopass/Probopass makes beta Probopass.
- Rotom/Rotom makes beta Rotom.
- Gastly/Arceus, Arceus/Arceus, Duskull/Arceus, Golurk/Arceus & Ultra Necrozma/Arceus all make beta Arceus.
- Giratina/Kangaskhan has beta Giratina as the baby in its pouch.
- A few fusions are based on Trainers:
- Persian/Sneasel makes a Team Rocket grunt.
- Leafeon/Gardevoir & Leafeon/Froslass are both based on Erika.
- Gyarados/Mimikyu is followed by a tube man designed after Lorelei.
- Machoke/Slaking is based on Chuck.
- Kyogre/Sneasel & Groudon/Sneasel make respectively Team Aqua and Team Magma grunts, with alt sprites depicting both the Ruby and Sapphire and Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire designs.
- Electrode/Mr. Mime makes Miror B.
- Honchkrow/Deoxys & Magnezone/Honchkrow are both designed after the P.I. from Diamond and Pearl.
- Rapidash/Infernape makes Flint alongside his Steelix, Lopunny and Drifblimnote .
- Garchomp/Gardevoir & Garchomp/Mimikyu both make Cynthia.
- Reshiram/Sneasel & Zekrom/Sneasel make respectively Emmet and Ingo. The latter has an alt sprite depicting Ingo's design from Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
- Meloetta Aria/Electivire is based on Roxie.
- Kyurem/Sneasel makes Ghetsis in his Black 2 and White 2 design.
- Magneton/Banette, Magnezone/Banette & Sylveon/Magneton are all based on Iono.
- Totodile/Exeggcute references multiple Totodile sprites from the games, including both the full body sprite and the mugshot from the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series, the sprite from Pokémon Pinball, and the sprite from Pokémon Trozei!
- Stufful/Rhydon, Stufful/Kangaskhan & Kangaskhan/Sableye all make the Substitute doll. The first one is based on the design from Pokémon Stadium, while the others use its modern design.
- Golbat/Porygon, Porygon/Golbat, Quagsire/Golbat, Pinsir/Golbat & Lickilicky/Golbat all resemble Golbat's infamously unnerving sprite
◊ from Pokémon Red and Blue. - Drifloon/Pikachu makes Flying Pikachu.
- Porygon-Z/Kabutops makes a glitchy Kabutops fossil, referencing the variant of the MissingNo. bug that uses the Kabutops fossil sprite. Marowak/Kabutops also makes the Kabutops fossil, albeit without glitchy effects.
- Larvitar/Porygon-Z makes the default Missingno. sprite.
- Porygon/Rhydon makes a Rhydon with Bill's face and hair, implied to be the result of his fusion with a Pokémon.
- Mew/Bastiodon & Celebi/Mew both feature Mew hiding under a truck, referencing a notorious Urban Legend of Zelda about the truck parked on the Vermilion City dock hiding Mew.
- Rhydon/Palossand makes the two statues at the entrance of any Gym, complete with the guy saying "Yo, Champ in making!"
- Regirock/Kingler makes Kingler Rock.
- Slowpoke/Torterra & Ho-oh/Torterra feature Slowpoke Well and Bell Tower on their shells respectively.
- Youngster Joey appears as an enemy trainer in Route 24, complete with his iconic "top percentage of Rattata" line.
- The Rattata/Unown fusion also references the line, by taking the form of a % sign.
- Celebi/Palossand makes the Ilex Forest shrine.
- Ho-oh/Palossand makes a tiny version of Bell Tower.
- Ho-oh/Smeargle is shown alongside a painting showcasing the Burning Tower's fire, drawn in Gold and Silver's sprite style.
- Rotom/Squirtle & Squirtle/Remoraid both make the SquirtBottle from the Generation II games.
- The final fight in the postgame is the Red vs Gold fight, only this time you play as Red.
- Pikachu/Lapras is wearing Red's hat and jacket and has Mount Silver in place of its shell.
- Regigigas/Regirock makes a slab with writings in Braille over it, as in the Sealed Chamber. The text on the slab appears to be the same as the inscriptions on the entrance and on the door of the first room of the Sealed Chamber, albeit in French. An alt sprite has a Relicanth and a Wailord around the slab, referencing how the two Pokémon are needed to solve the final puzzle of the Sealed Chamber.
- Deoxys/Porygon & Stunfisk/Deoxys both make the triangular meteorite Deoxys is encased in the Birth Island event and at the beginning of its fight in the Delta Episode. The meteorite is also referenced by Deoxys/Omanyte, Deoxys/Smeargle & Deoxys/Spiritomb.
- Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness:
- Lugia/Lugia makes Shadow Lugia.
- Rotom/Groudon makes the Robo Groudon.
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team:
- Kecleon/Kecleon makes the Kecleon Shop.
- Cubone/Palossand makes the custom house for a Cubone player character.
- Rotom/Kingdra is shown being captured by a Capture Styler.
- Roselia/Torterra has Floaroma Meadow on its tortoiseshell.
- Gengar/Haunter makes a Haunter that is holding an Everstone with a Gengar trapped inside, with an alt sprite depicting the overworld sprite of a Beauty from the Sinnoh games: the whole thing is a reference to Mindy, the infamous trainer from Snowpoint City who trades the player an Haunter holding an Everstone and then mocks the player because it didn't evolve as they would have expected.
- Giratina/Torterra & Arceus/Torterra have respectively Distortion World and Spear Pillar on their tortoiseshells.
- Giratina/Gastly & Giratina/Tangrowth both take the appearance of Giratina's shadow coming out from the Distortion World as seen in Pokémon Platinum.
- Voltorb/Rotom & Electrode/Rotom both make the PokeWalker from HeartGold and SoulSilver.
- Arceus/Sableye holds a mirror that depicts the floor pattern from Sinjoh Ruins.
- To Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers:
- Dialga/Dialga makes Primal Dialga.
- Dialga/Klink & Dialga/Klang resemble Time Gears, culminating in Dialga/Klinklang having Primal Dialga's head poke out of a structure resembling both the Time Gears and Temporal Tower.
- Dialga/Dusknoir uses Primal Dialga's color scheme.
- Darkrai/Dialga's hindquarters sport Primal Dialga's color scheme, as Darkrai was the one responsible for Dialga going mad in the first place.
- Wigglytuff/Torterra features Wigglytuff's Guild on its shell.
- Torterra/Dialga has two skins where Hidden Land and Temporal Tower can be seen on its shell, with the second one referencing Primal Dialga's palette color.
- Dialga/Girafarig's lesser head and hindlegs sport Primal Dialga's colour scheme.
- Dialga/Roserade's has its rosebud arms replaced by time gears.
- Grovyle/Porygon makes Grovyle's mugshot.
- Wigglytuff/Dusknoir makes a large Wigglytuff ghost looking at apples to find a Perfect one, with a worried Chatot perched on the shoulder.
- Grovyle/Torterra creates a fusion where Temporal Tower and the Hidden Land (alongside a Lapras) can be viewed on its shell.
- Grovyle/Dialga creates a fusion holding a Time Gear and sporting Primal Dialga's color scheme.
- Wigglytuff/Palossand makes Wigglytuff's guild.
- Kangaskhan/Palossand makes the Kangaskhan Storage desk.
- Electivire/Palossand makes the Link Shop tent.
- Grovyle/Klink makes Grovyle stealing a Time Gear.
- Onix/Sharpedo makes Sharpedo Bluff.
- Regirock/Groudon makes the Groudon statue from Foggy Forest.
- Bulbasaur/Porygon2 makes Bulbasaur's depiction in the Pokémon Rumble games.
- Probopass/Torterra has the Chargestones (the namesake rock formations found in Chargestone Cave) on its tortoiseshell.
- Zoroark/Torterra has N's castle on its tortoiseshell.
- Reshiram/Kyurem & Zekrom/Kyurem naturally make White Kyurem and Black Kyurem respectively. They are also notably the only non-self-fusion combos that have the same appearance no matter which order the two 'mons are fused.
- Kyurem/Torterra has Ghetsis's staff encased in an ice pillar on its tortoiseshell.
- From Pokémon Black 2 and White 2's Pokéstar Studios:
- Genesect/Elekid makes F-00.
- Genesect/Tyranitar makes the Tyranitar Robot.
- Weezing/Smeargle is depicted painting the Koffing graffiti found inside the Virbank City Gym.
- Scolipede/Meloetta Aria is holding Roxie's Scolipede-themed bass.
- Porygon-Z/Mismagius is designed after a Hex Maniac from Pokémon X and Y, and is shown saying "You're not the one" referencing an easter egg found in a Lumiose City building.
- Tyrunt/Torterra has the interior of the Cyllage City Gym on its tortoiseshell.
- To Pokémon GO:
- Rotom/Chansey makes an Egg Incubator.
- Mimikyu/Pikachu creates a Pikachu wearing a Mimikyu outfit, like in the Halloween 2019 event.
- Articuno/Unown, Zapdos/Unown & Moltres/Unown make respectively the symbols for Team Mystic, Team Instinct and Team Valor.
- A trainer on route 23 challenges you by asking whether you're on Team Valor, Mystic, or Instinct. After you beat her, she gives you one Razz, Nanab, and Pinap berry, and remarks that she was trying to tap the screen to attack but it wasn't working.
- Rotom/Porygon2 makes a Rotom Phone with Pokémon GO playing on it, with the screen showing the player trying to catch a Porygon2.
- Smeargle/Duskull is depicted painting graffiti of Team Skull's symbol.
- Regice/Slowpoke makes the frozen Slowpoke found in Lusamine's room.
- Necrozma/Tentacruel makes Motherbeast Lusamine.
- Necrozma/Palossand makes Megalo Tower.
- Alakazam/Pikachu makes Detective Pikachu.
- Marowak/Cubone makes a Cubone hugging the ghost of its mother, similar to the Lavender Town event in Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
- Ultra Necrozma/Gardevoir makes Sygna Suit Lusamine.
- Voltorb/Machoke & Electrode/Machoke both make Ball Guy.
- Pokémon Unite:
- Torterra/Altaria is carrying Remoat Stadium on its back.
- Rotom/Mewtwo makes the victory screen, showing a Mewtwo user winning against a Cinderace user.
- Paldiatina resembles the Eterna City statue from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, even though one of its fusion components has nothing to do with the statue.
- To Pokémon Legends: Arceus:
- Arceus/Rotom makes the Arc Phone.
- Palkia/Arceus makes Origin Forme Palkia.
- Paras/Paras makes an enraged Alpha Paras.
- Cyndaquil/Cyndaquil makes a tiny Hisuian Typhlosion.
- Unown/Dialga makes Dialga as it appears on the wall paintings seen multiple times around Hisui.
- Weavile/Torterra makes the male player character inside the basket on Sneasler's back, like when it's used as a Ride Pokémon. Alt sprites replace the male player character with either the female player character, Volo or Ingo.
- Arceus/Sneasel & Arceus/Togekiss have Volo's hairdo.
- One of the alt sprites for Giratina/Giratina has the text "Giratina unleashed its true strength!" over it, referencing the scene when it changes to Origin Forme during its boss fight.
- Pokémon Scarlet and Violet:
- Donphan/Torterra is designed after Great Tusk and has an Area Zero research lab on its tortoiseshell.
- Kecleon/Torterra has the Terarium on its tortoiseshell.
- Aipom/Mamoswine has a detailed face that looks similar to how Aipom appears in Pokémon Detective Pikachu.
- Rotom/Mewtwo makes MechaMew2 from Pokémon Live!
