History ShoutOut / PokemonRiseOfTheRockets

** Skyler's mannerisms and appearance are a straight-up expy of [[{{Franchise/ScoobyDoo}} Shaggy Rogers]], complete with a team consisting of a [[JustForPun Houndoom named Scooby-Doom, an Ursaring named Teddy Jones, a Klingklang named Velma Klinkly, and a Swanna named Daphne]] [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Duck.]]

* Sheik's nickname came from VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda.

* Lafoyae Belrose and Jackson Sang are direct shout outs to LightNovel/{{Baccano}}, which also inspired the initial stages of the [[TrainJob story arc]] that they were introduced in.

* The description, "Dark-haired, fire-based BadassBaritone [[BadassInANiceSuit In A Nice Suit]], FatherToHisMen military man" could easily apply to either Shadow Admin Sleight or [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Roy Mustang]], although WordOfGod says that this was unintentional.

* Koga's execution of Nemo Buck was deliberately modeled after the plot-relevant assassinations in VideoGame/AssassinsCreed.

** The three original leaders of Team Liberty also got their codenames from the Guard Teams in Digimon World 2--Gold Hawks, Blue Falcons, and Black Swords ([[CaptainObvious with "Swords" being replaced with "Skull" in Blackskull's case.]])

** Skylark is obsessed with music, has a brother named Chip, and is part of a band with said brother called the [[{{WesternAnimation/TheFairlyoddparents}} Chipped Skylarks]].

* Alma Mason is a general shoutout to survival horror games' love of creepy children, but she was named after two characters from such franchises. Her first name is a shoutout to the character in [[VideoGame/FirstEncounterAssaultRecon FEAR]], while she shares her last name with the protagonists of the [[VideoGame/SilentHill Silent Hill]] games.

* The place where Maddison Hayes' final "boss battle" was fought was called Coeur Tower. As in [[DigimonWorld2 Core Tower]].

* James and Guinevere apparently once lived in the same orphanage as the [[{{Film/TheBluesBrothers}} Blues Brothers]], if Celadon is actually Chicago.

* James and Guinevere apparently once lived in the same orphanage as the [[{{Film/TheBluesBrothers}} Blues Brothers]], if Celadon is actually Chicago

* The introduction of the Pokémon Rangers to Sootopolis, showing them descending toward the city from helicopters on the backs of their Flying-Type Pokémon, was a direct reference to the Volume 2 opening from {{WebAnimation/RWBY}}

* Soil Colossus, Inc.'s entire organization was one big shout out to [[{{Website/Smogon}} Smogon's]] CAP project Collossoil.

** Skyler's mannerisms and appearance are a straight-up expy of [[{{Franchise/ScoobyDoo}} Shaggy Rogers]], complete with a team consisting of a [[JustForPun Houndoom named Scooby-Doom, an Ursaring named Teddy Jones, a Klingklang named Velma Klinkly, and a Swanna named Daphne]] [[WesternAnimation/LoonyTunes Duck.]]

** Skyler's mannerisms and appearance are a straight-up expy of [[{{Franchise/ScoobyDoo}} Shaggy Rogers]], complete with a team consisting of a [[JustForPun Houndoom named Scooby-Doom, an Ursaring named Teddy Jones, a Klingklang named Velma Klinkly, and a Swanna named Daphne]] [[WesternAnimation/LoonyToons Duck.]]

* Two of the five known Team Zephyr members have been crafted as expies or blatant references, purely for the sake of [[RuleOfFunny comedy]].
** Skyler's mannerisms and appearance are a straight-up expy of [[{{Franchise/ScoobyDoo}} Shaggy Rogers]], complete with a team currently consisting of a [[JustForPun Houndoom named Scooby-Doom and an Ursaring named Teddy Jones.]] According to WordOfGod, the rest of his team follows the same pattern.

* Both Sleight and Meghan Vert have ordered their Pokémon using the phrase, [[VideoGame/BioShock "Would you kindly x?"]].

** Skylark is obsessed with music, has a brother named Chip, and is part of a band with said brother called the [[{{WesternAnimation/TheFairlyoddparents}} Chipped Skylarks]].

* [[UnstoppableRage Wrath's]] last words were a direct shout-out to Lust's from Manga/FullmetalAlchemist.