History Trivia / Pokemon

** In the early 2000s, there was a toasted oat cereal with marshmallow pieces in the shape of Pikachu, Oddish, Poliwhirl, and Ditto. A limited edition of the same cereal was also released with pieces in the shape of Gen II Pokémon.

* FaceOfTheBand: Most people who don't play Pokémon still know what a Pikachu is. Likewise, most parents automatically equate Pokémon to Ash and Pikachu.

* TheWikiRule: [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Main_Page Bulbapedia]], and the Wikia [[https://pokemon.fandom.com/wiki/ Pokémon Wiki]].

* KidsMealToy: The video games, anime, and TCG all had toys at many restaurant chains. One infamous promotion is the Burger King one in 1999. The Pokeballs caused infants to suffocate with the ball halves covering their mouths and noses. They were later recalled.

* MemeAcknowledgment: When the Pokemon TCG social media pages announced [[https://twitter.com/pokemontcg/status/1633203459574079488 the Professor Turo artwork for their Professor's Research card]], it included some slow pans over the artwork in grayscale, referencing the Gigachad meme and how Turo has been associated with it due to his looks.

** Several important facts across the verses have started outside of the main series and were adapted back into them because they became iconic. The most notable is the Pokéball's design. In Gen I, they were designed in such a manner that they split in two and had a button on the top of the ball. The finalized version of the pokeball was designed for the anime when the writers were in pre-planning meetings with Game Freak and they admitted they never had quite finalized the design. The writers hastily came up with the iconic design with their approval and it was retconned back into the series proper.

** In the early 2000s, there was a toasted oat cereal with marshmallow pieces in the shape of Pikachu, Oddish, Poliwhirl, and Ditto. A limited edition of the same cereal was also released with pieces in the shape of Gen II Pokemon.
** There is currently a ''Pokemon''-fruit flavored breakfast cereal from General Mills called Pokemon Berry Blast with marshmallows shaped like Pikachu's head and tail.

* UrbanLegendOfZelda: Pokemon has been the source of many of these since the very first game in 1996. So much that it [[UrbanLegendOfZelda/{{Pokemon}} has its own page]].

** One factoid commonly shared among the Pokémon fandom is that Snorlax is directly inspired by Game Freak employee Kōji Nishino, and that its Japanese name (Kabigon) is a nickname given to Nishino and derived from 黴 ''kabi'' (mold), since Nishino reportedly had a habit of eating moldy food. While the first part of the factoid is confirmed by Game Freak staff, the second part is just a myth. Instead, [[https://www.gameinformer.com/interview/2019/10/24/more-burning-questions-for-the-pokemon-series according to a 2019 interview by Game Informer]], Junichi Masuda stated that Kabigon is a pun on ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' (Japanese: カービィ ''Kābī''), and that Nishino was nicknamed "Kirby" by the other Game Freak staff thanks to his large appetite. Further evidence is [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Kabiin.jpg this piece of concept art]] which resembles Kirby, Nishino, and Snorlax all at once. However, the Japan-only supplementary book ''[[https://lavacutcontent.com/1996-creatures-pokedex-translation-3/ The Pokedex]]'' does state that Kabigon the Pokemon is known for eating moldy food and got its name from that habit, possibly to avoid mentioning Kirby and breaking immersion.

[[folder:Trope Namers, Codifiers, and Other Such Contributions]]
* This franchise is the TropeNamer for:
** AimForTheHorn (Indirectly. It is a BeamMeUpScotty meme spawned from [[Recap/PokemonS1E58RiddleMeThis an anime episode]].)
** BrickBreak
** BugBuzz
** BulletSeed
** ComMon
** DittoFighter
** EliteFour
** EscapeRope
** GottaCatchThemAll
** HotSkittyOnWailordAction: Expressed, of course, via GRatedSex.
** MagikarpPower
** {{Mons}}
** MyNameIsQuestionMarks: Your rival's introduction in ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver''.
** OlympusMons
** PokemonSpeak
** RareCandy: There are also vitamins for each stat.
** RazorWind
** SinglePaletteTown
** TeamRocketWins
** ToBeAMaster
** AWildRapperAppears

* CashCowFranchise: GottaCatchThemAll indeed! As a video game series, only ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]'' [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_game_franchises has sold more games.]] However, as a media franchise, ''Pokémon'' is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_highest-grossing_media_franchises one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time]] based on Website/{{Wikipedia}} users' calculations.

** One factoid commonly shared among the Pokémon fandom is that Snorlax is directly inspired by Game Freak employee Kōji Nishino, and that its Japanese name (Kabigon) is a nickname given to Nishino and derived from 黴 ''kabi'' (mold), since Nishino reportedly had a habit of eating moldy food. While the first part of the factoid is confirmed by Game Freak staff, the second part is just a myth. Instead, [[https://www.gameinformer.com/interview/2019/10/24/more-burning-questions-for-the-pokemon-series according to a 2019 interview by Game Informer]], Junichi Masuda stated that Kabigon is a pun on ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' (Japanese: カービィ ''Kābī''), and that Nishino was nicknamed "Kirby" by the other Game Freak staff thanks to his large appetite. Further evidence is [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/File:Kabiin.jpg this piece of concept art]] which resembles Kirby, Nishino, and Snorlax all at once.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Not counting remakes, the main series is notoriously bad with re-releases, probably due to the complexity of supporting all of the expected multiplayer features. As of 2021, the only two generations to have been re-released on a later platform are [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue I]] and [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver II]] via the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS Virtual Console. Not even the remakes are re-released to later platformers. Outside of piracy, the only real option is to try and get the games through secondhand stores, which, given how popular and valuable the franchise is, can be [[CrackIsCheaper super effective on the wallet]].

* AscendedFanon:

** Perhaps by accident, ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]]'' included a map made by Serebii.net of the Pokémon world, only flipped horizontally. In its original orientation, Kanto and Johto are in the center, Hoenn to the southwest, Orre in the northwest, the Sevii Islands south of Kanto, Oblivia southeast of Kanto, Sinnoh southeast of Oblivia, Fiore due north of Oblivia, and Almia due east of Fiore.

* IncidentalMultilingualWordplay: Misty's Japanese name, Kasumi, is a word for "mist", which is essentially water vapor. Fits well for a Water Gym leader in Kanto.

%% ** {{Shipping}}: While the concept of fans pairing two fictional characters together existed ''[[Literature/LittleWomen long]]'' before ''Pokémon'' ever existed, it was ''Series/TheXFiles'' fandom [[TropeNamer that coined]] [[https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!topic/alt.tv.x-files/zMS5mmJmhAw the term.]][[note]]Specifically, "Relationshipping" vs not.[[/note]] However, with the large number and variety of human characters in [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} the two main]] [[Manga/PokemonAdventures adaptations]],[[note]]The Pokémon ''themselves'' were shipped later on as "logical" matches revealed themselves,[[/note]] the fandom has run the gamut of JustForFun/TheShipYard.

* AdaptationOverdosed: The [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} anime]], various {{spinoff}} games, [[VideoGameRemake remakes of certain main games]], multiple book series, a trading card game, a set of marbles, two handheld game consoles, and currently '''40+''' [[{{Manga/Pokemon}} manga]] (but most people act like only [[Manga/PokemonAdventures one exists]]). The spinoff games include dungeon crawlers, a rail shooter, a {{slice of life}} simulator, ''VideoGame/PanelDePon'' [[DolledUpInstallment installments]], pinball, mobile puzzle games, a mobile virtual pet game, an augmented reality game, {{Edutainment Game}}s and even a visual novel.

* FandomLifeCycle: As a whole, the franchise is squarely a 5. It is one of Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s best selling series, has a very long running [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} anime series]], and has influenced quite a few corners of popular culture.

** Saudi Arabia had denounced it as a way to promote [[MoralGuardians gambling]] and [[UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories Zionism]]. They let the later generations slide, however, and missed the anime entirely. Of course, this only applied to the card games. Dubai had a variation; they stopped importing Pokémon cards en masse just prior to the release of Neo Genesis. Stores could import them privately and sell them, but at marked up prices.

* WriteWhatYouKnow: The "GottaCatchEmAll" concept was born out of Satoshi Tajiri's love for catching bugs in his back yard as a child.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Not counting remakes, the main series is notoriously bad with re-releases, probably due to the complexity of supporting all of the expected multiplayer features. As of 2021, the only two generations to have been re-released on a later platform are [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue I]] and [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver II]].

* TheWikiRule: [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Main_Page Bulbapedia]], and the Wikia [[https://pokemon.fandom.com/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Wiki Pokémon Wiki]].

* Eternamax Eternatus has the highest total base stats (1125) of any Pokémon. Before its introduction, Mega Mewtwo X, Mega Mewtwo Y, and Mega Rayquaza led the pack at 780.

* The Poké Ball's red top and white bottom design was actually inspired by the iconic Campbell's soup cans. Popularized by Creator/AndyWarhol's famous piece.

* NamesTheSame:
** Mt. Moon shares its name with a mountain from ''Manga/KimbaTheWhiteLion''.
** Zubat shares its name [[Series/KaiketsuZubat with a certain Tokusatsu hero]].
** Rather unfortunately, there is a TCG set called "Stormfront". Stormfront is also the name of a certain [[ThoseWackyNazis neo-Nazi]] website, as well as [[Series/TheBoys a Nazi masquerading as a superhero]].
** [[http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Volbeat/33323 Volbeat]] shares its name with a Danish metal band (which, incidentally, formed a year or two before the release of Ruby and Sapphire). Same deal with [[http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Altaria/5721 Altaria]][[note]]Known for having [[Music/{{Nightwish|Band}} Emppu Vuorinen]] and [[Music/SonataArctica Jani Liimatainen]] among their members during some time[[/note]], formed three years before the release of those same games.
** When you catch a Durant, don't expect to be able to [[UsefulNotes/NationalBasketballAssociation play basketball with it]].
** Within the franchise, there are two "Team Skull"s: an exploration team led by Skuntank in the ''Mystery Dungeon'' series, and the villain team in ''Sun and Moon''.
** There is a material in ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' called Dragonite Ore. There's also the Bag of Dragonite in ''VideoGame/{{EarthBound|1994}}''.
** There are two kind of "Dark" Pokémon in the west: the Dark (''Aku'', "Evil")-type in most material from Generation II on and the malicious Dark (''Warui'', "Bad") Pokémon that occurred several times in the first few generations of the TCG (which aren't quite as different as they seem, as "''waru''" is an alternative reading of the same ''kanji'' that "''aku''" uses). There are also "Dark" things in Japan, though, including [[VideoGame/PokemonColosseum Shadow Pokémon]] (''Daaku'', which is "Dark" as a loanword), the Dusk (''Yami'', "Darkness") Stone, and Primal (''Yami'' again) Dialga, the last of which is distinctly different from Primal (''Genshi'', "Origin/Genesis") Groudon and Kyogre, the latter of whom has a SecretArt called Origin (also ''Genshi'') Pulse.
** ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'' were not the only 1996 RPG on a Nintendo console to feature a protagonist named Red and childhood friend named Blue, though in ''VideoGame/TreasureHunterG'' they are brothers rather than rivals.
** Dragonair shares it’s name with a former Hong Kong flight company.

* As of Generation VII, the only evolution lines that have been catchable before the Elite Four (without trading, etc.) in some main series version of every generation are Zubat, Magnemite, Psyduck, and Rhyhorn.
** As of Generation VIII, thanks to the exclusion of the others from the Pokédex, this has been narrowed down to just Rhyhorn. However, Zubat, Magnemite, and Psyduck all return in the Expansion Pass.
** Generation IX mixes it up again, excluding Rhyhorn and Zubat while keeping Magnemite and Psyduck.

* TheWikiRule: [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Main_Page Bulbapedia]], and the Wikia [[http://pokemon.wikia.com/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Wiki Pokémon Wiki]].

** As of Generation VIII, thanks to the exclusion of the others from the Pokédex, this has been narrowed down to just Rhyhorn. However, Zubat, Magnemite, and Psyduck are all returning in the Expansion Pass.

* UrbanLegendOfZelda:

* DummiedOut: Many examples, for example, the Bird-type, a non-glitched Trainer battle with Professor Oak, [[http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78267 39 Pokémon,]] ???-type Arceus (said type being removed in ''Black'' and ''White'' due to Curse being made Ghost-type), etc... more on that page.