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* IKnewIt:
** Many fans correctly guessed that the Gen 8 games would take place in a Britain-esque region.
** Many fans also correctly guessed that the Fire-type starter would be a rabbit, thanks to the theory that all Fire-type starters are based on [[EasternZodiac the Chinese Zodiac.]]
** Many guessed that, judging by the logos, the legendaries would be wolves.
** After a new Pokémon was teased by a glitched entry apparently caused by a Rotom invading the site, many guessed from the bugged image via rotating it 90 degrees to the right that the new Pokémon would be a Galarian form or even an evolution for Farfetch'd due to the leek-colored weapon visible, as well as its name: Sirfetch'd. [[note]]It should be noted, however, that the name Sirfetch'd appeared in a widely believed leak.[[/note]]
** Pretty much the minute he was revealed, fans guessed that [[spoiler:Chairman Rose was going to be the main villain in the same vein as [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Lysandre]] and [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Lusamine]] before him]]. Fans also guess that [[spoiler:Peony is also Chairman Rose's brother in the same vein as Lillie]]. They were right.
** Fans guessed that the spiky-headed statues near Hulbury's lighthouse are based on a new Pokémon, which had yet to be revealed. The Pokémon in question turned out to be Toxtricity.
** Datamining revealed that although several moves were removed from the game for this generation, moves exclusive to previous ''Legendaries'' were suspiciously still present despite the Legendaries that would know them being absent. Come the Expansion Pass announcement, where The Crown Tundra would herald the return of all Legendaries similar to the Ultra Space Wilds in the last generation.
** With Darkest Lariat; Incineroar's former SignatureMove being learnable via TR, some players guessed that Incineroar would return later. With Pokémon Home, Incineroar and several other starter trios can be legally brought to this Generation.
** During previews, a recurring fictional brand has a logo of what appears to be a large dog with a lightning bolt streaming off of it. Many players guessed that this was based off an evolution of the Electric-type corgi Yamper. This was later confirmed with its evolution Boltund.
** Many fans correctly guessed that the Gen 8 games would take place in a Britain-esque region.
** Many fans also correctly guessed that the Fire-type starter would be a rabbit, thanks to the theory that all Fire-type starters are based on [[EasternZodiac the Chinese Zodiac.]]
** Many guessed that, judging by the logos, the legendaries would be wolves.
** After a new Pokémon was teased by a glitched entry apparently caused by a Rotom invading the site, many guessed from the bugged image via rotating it 90 degrees to the right that the new Pokémon would be a Galarian form or even an evolution for Farfetch'd due to the leek-colored weapon visible, as well as its name: Sirfetch'd. [[note]]It should be noted, however, that the name Sirfetch'd appeared in a widely believed leak.[[/note]]
** Pretty much the minute he was revealed, fans guessed that [[spoiler:Chairman Rose was going to be the main villain in the same vein as [[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Lysandre]] and [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Lusamine]] before him]]. Fans also guess that [[spoiler:Peony is also Chairman Rose's brother in the same vein as Lillie]]. They were right.
** Fans guessed that the spiky-headed statues near Hulbury's lighthouse are based on a new Pokémon, which had yet to be revealed. The Pokémon in question turned out to be Toxtricity.
** Datamining revealed that although several moves were removed from the game for this generation, moves exclusive to previous ''Legendaries'' were suspiciously still present despite the Legendaries that would know them being absent. Come the Expansion Pass announcement, where The Crown Tundra would herald the return of all Legendaries similar to the Ultra Space Wilds in the last generation.
** With Darkest Lariat; Incineroar's former SignatureMove being learnable via TR, some players guessed that Incineroar would return later. With Pokémon Home, Incineroar and several other starter trios can be legally brought to this Generation.
** During previews, a recurring fictional brand has a logo of what appears to be a large dog with a lightning bolt streaming off of it. Many players guessed that this was based off an evolution of the Electric-type corgi Yamper. This was later confirmed with its evolution Boltund.
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** Eternatus's Eternamax form exists in the game as a proper Pokemon, complete with a colossal '''1125''' base stat total. However, it can never be obtained by the player in the game proper, as it was intended to solely be a BossFight.
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** Eternatus's Eternamax form exists in the game as a proper Pokemon, Pokémon, complete with a colossal '''1125''' base stat total. However, it can never be obtained by the player in the game proper, as it was intended to solely be a BossFight.
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** Ultra Necrozma is entirely absent from the data due to the removal of Z-Crystals , but its cry remains present, possibly as an artifact of importing Necrozma's data.
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** Ultra Necrozma is entirely absent from the data due to the removal of Z-Crystals , Z-Crystals, but its cry remains present, possibly as an artifact of importing Necrozma's data.data.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9I6yfiwudU Peonia has battle introduction and loss animations]] in ''The Crown Tundra'', despite only battling as a partner in Max Raid Battles.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9I6yfiwudU Peonia has battle introduction and loss animations]] in ''The Crown Tundra'', despite only battling as a partner in Max Raid Battles.
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** The game was originally planned to solely make use of the usual RandomEncounters of previous titles; the popularity of PreexistingEncounters in ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee'' led to Game Freak deciding to create the Wild Area during the last year of development, hence why the final game uses a mixture of the two systems.
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The "dummied out" Pokémon and the Mega Ev. button in the battle UI may have just been placeholders. Same with the free camera which is just a standard game dev tool and not an intended feature.
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** Beta version of the game shows the following:
*** The camera was supposed to be controllable everywhere in the world. In the final product it's mostly set, except for the wild area.
*** The camera was supposed to be controllable everywhere in the world. In the final product it's mostly set, except for the wild area.
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** Beta version versions of the game shows the following:
*** The camera was supposed to be controllable everywhere in the world. In the final product it's mostly set, except for the wild area.following:
*** The camera was supposed to be controllable everywhere in the world. In the final product it's mostly set, except for the wild area.
*** A minimap, possibly intended to resemble Alola's Rotom Dex, was going to be visible on the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
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*** Mega Evolution and at least Beedrill, Pidgeot, Ekans, Greninja, Furfrou, and Bruxish were originally programmed for the game.
*** A minimap that resembles Alola's Rotom Dex was going to be visible on the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
*** A minimap that resembles Alola's Rotom Dex was going to be visible on the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
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*** Mega Evolution The Turffield Stadium pitch is fully rendered and at least Beedrill, Pidgeot, Ekans, Greninja, Furfrou, and Bruxish were collision-mapped. It's possible that originally programmed the player was allowed to freely wander the pitch and interact with the Gym Leader's model to start the battle, before restricting control to just the corridor leading to the pitch in the final versions.
*** Max Raids in the Wild Area beta map are accessed by interacting with some trees. If this was an intended feature and not a placeholder, this means that traces of it are left in the DLC as [[MythologyGag Mythology Gags]].[[labelnote:note (minor spoilers)]]Said traces are the Vespiquen you face alongside Hop during the plot of ''The Isle of Armor'', and the bonus Level 100 Greedent you can face in ''The Crown Tundra''. Both of those events are indeed triggered after interacting with special trees.[[/labelnote]] There is also a giant Joltik placed in front of the entrance to Motostoke, potentially indicating that a scripted Raid event was supposed to happen there (maybe even as a tutorial for thegame.
Raid mechanic).
***A minimap that resembles Alola's Rotom Dex was going to be visible on The map for the bottom right-hand corner Tower Summit includes what may be a beta model for Eternatus, which looks like a [[FlyingSeafoodSpecial skeletal, winged fish]] instead of the screen.a skeletal crystalline dragon.
*** Max Raids in the Wild Area beta map are accessed by interacting with some trees. If this was an intended feature and not a placeholder, this means that traces of it are left in the DLC as [[MythologyGag Mythology Gags]].[[labelnote:note (minor spoilers)]]Said traces are the Vespiquen you face alongside Hop during the plot of ''The Isle of Armor'', and the bonus Level 100 Greedent you can face in ''The Crown Tundra''. Both of those events are indeed triggered after interacting with special trees.[[/labelnote]] There is also a giant Joltik placed in front of the entrance to Motostoke, potentially indicating that a scripted Raid event was supposed to happen there (maybe even as a tutorial for the
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!!The Games
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* Not counting ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee'', which were remakes of ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Pokémon Yellow]]'', this is the first mainline ''Pokémon'' duology to not be released on a dedicated handheld gaming system.
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* These are the first main series games in the franchise to not feature an Electric-type Gym, with Galar being the second overall region to lack one (the other being Johto).
** Galar is also the first region to feature a Dark-type Gym.
* Galar is the first region with no Elite Four or Victory Road. While you still fight four powerful trainers (specifically Bede, Nessa, Bea/Allister and Raihan) before tackling the Champion, it's done in a [[TournamentArc single-elimination knockout tournament]] setup akin to [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} the anime]].
* These are the first games to receive DLC {{Expansion Pack}}s in place of a [[UpdatedRerelease third version]].
** Galar is also the first region to feature a Dark-type Gym.
* Galar is the first region with no Elite Four or Victory Road. While you still fight four powerful trainers (specifically Bede, Nessa, Bea/Allister and Raihan) before tackling the Champion, it's done in a [[TournamentArc single-elimination knockout tournament]] setup akin to [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} the anime]].
* These are the first games to receive DLC {{Expansion Pack}}s in place of a [[UpdatedRerelease third version]].
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* NamesTheSame:
** Max Mushrooms share their name with the most powerful HP-healing item in the ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' series.
** Oleana shares her name with a planet from the ''VideoGame/{{Meteos}}'' series.
** From the Crown Tundra DLC we have Peonia, whose nickname from her dad is Nia, meaning she shares her nickname with a similarly named girl from ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2''.
** Max Mushrooms share their name with the most powerful HP-healing item in the ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' series.
** Oleana shares her name with a planet from the ''VideoGame/{{Meteos}}'' series.
** From the Crown Tundra DLC we have Peonia, whose nickname from her dad is Nia, meaning she shares her nickname with a similarly named girl from ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2''.
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* TroubledProduction: In a 2022 CEDEC presentation, Game Freak developers revealed that the team ran into problems with the game engine they had built for the Nintendo Switch; notably, it took 40 minutes to compile the code every time a new asset was added, which limited the amount of content that could be added to the game and was the primary factor behind the infamous Dex cut.
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* AccidentallyCorrectWriting: The games introduced Clobbopus, a curious octopus Pokémon who investigates things by punching at them. A year or two later, scientists confirmed that [[https://www.npr.org/2020/12/24/950143025/watch-octopuses-punch-fish-sometimes-for-no-apparent-reason real life octopuses do deliberately punch fish, sometimes for no reason]].
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* AccidentallyCorrectWriting: AccidentallyCorrectZoology: The games introduced Clobbopus, a curious octopus Pokémon who investigates things by punching at them. A year or two later, scientists confirmed that [[https://www.npr.org/2020/12/24/950143025/watch-octopuses-punch-fish-sometimes-for-no-apparent-reason real life octopuses do deliberately punch fish, sometimes for no reason]].
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* AccidentallyCorrectWriting: The games introduced Clobbopus, a curious octopus Pokémon who investigates things by punching at them. A year or two later, scientists confirmed that [[https://www.npr.org/2020/12/24/950143025/watch-octopuses-punch-fish-sometimes-for-no-apparent-reason real life octopuses do deliberately punch fish, sometimes for no reason]].
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* ImageSource:
** Runerigus serves as the picture for the LivingDrawing page.
** Raihan serves as the picture for the SelfieFiend page.
** The game is also used on the bottom half of NewWorkRecycledGraphics, for a comparison between VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon.
** A Wooloo roadblock is used for NPCRoadblock.
** The game's logos themselves are the page image for ArmsAndArmorThemeNaming.
* {{Jossed}}: Many fans thought that Duraludon was part of Galar's pseudo-legendary line, possibly being the middle evolution. The game's leaks revealed that this was not the case, as Duraludon was a single-stage Pokémon while the Dreepy line had the honor of being Galar's pseudos.
** Runerigus serves as the picture for the LivingDrawing page.
** Raihan serves as the picture for the SelfieFiend page.
** The game is also used on the bottom half of NewWorkRecycledGraphics, for a comparison between VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon.
** A Wooloo roadblock is used for NPCRoadblock.
** The game's logos themselves are the page image for ArmsAndArmorThemeNaming.
* {{Jossed}}: Many fans thought that Duraludon was part of Galar's pseudo-legendary line, possibly being the middle evolution. The game's leaks revealed that this was not the case, as Duraludon was a single-stage Pokémon while the Dreepy line had the honor of being Galar's pseudos.
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** Several Gigantamax forms are in the game's code, but many were unobtainable in any way upon release. The list includes Snorlax, Toxtricity, Eternatus, and Melmetal. Presumably, Gigantamaxable copies of these Pokémon will either be made available via Max Raid Battles or given out as mystery gifts at some point. Case in point, Gigantamax Snorlax was announced to be available in special Max Raid Battles through the month of December 2019, while Gigantamax Toxtricity was announced to be available in special Max Raid Battles through the month of February 2020.
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** Several Gigantamax forms are in the game's code, but many were unobtainable in any way upon release. The list includes for Snorlax, Toxtricity, Eternatus, and Melmetal. Presumably, Gigantamaxable copies Melmetal were discovered in the games code, but weren't available when the game released. The former two were first released via Raid Battle events, and were also able to be obtained with the advent of these Max Soup in the Isle of Armor expansion. However, Gigantamax Melmetal remained unobtainable, even with the addition of Max Soup (you couldn't even feed it to Melmetal), until a special Pokémon will either Home event in late 2020.
** Eternatus's Eternamax form exists in the game as a proper Pokemon, complete with a colossal '''1125''' base stat total. However, it can never bemade available via Max Raid Battles or given out obtained by the player in the game proper, as mystery gifts at some point. Case in point, Gigantamax Snorlax it was announced intended to solely be available in special Max Raid Battles through the month of December 2019, while Gigantamax Toxtricity was announced to be available in special Max Raid Battles through the month of February 2020.a BossFight.
** Eternatus's Eternamax form exists in the game as a proper Pokemon, complete with a colossal '''1125''' base stat total. However, it can never be
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* {{Jossed}}: Many fans thought that Duraludon was part of Galar's pseudo-legendary line, possibly being the middle evolution. The game's leaks revealed that this was not the case, as Duraludon was a single-stage Pokémon while the Dreepy line had the honor of being Galar's pseudos.
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** Peonia from the Crown Tundra DLC is [[TheUnfought never fought in the game]], but datamining revealed that she has a complete battle entry animaton in the files, implying she could be battled at some point in development and it was possibly cut late.
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** Peonia from the Crown Tundra DLC is [[TheUnfought never fought in the game]], but datamining revealed that she has a complete battle entry animaton animation in the files, implying she could be battled at some point in development and it was possibly cut late.
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*** The camera was supposed to be controlable everywhere in the world. In the final product it's mostly set, except for the wild area.
*** UI elements imply that Rotom Dex was planned to return. Instead, it got turned into Rotom Phone. There is also a graphic that shows a "female" version of the Rotom Dex in the files. The "female" version would later remodeled as Rotomi as Gloria can be seen with the regular Rotom Dex.
*** UI elements imply that Rotom Dex was planned to return. Instead, it got turned into Rotom Phone. There is also a graphic that shows a "female" version of the Rotom Dex in the files. The "female" version would later remodeled as Rotomi as Gloria can be seen with the regular Rotom Dex.
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*** The camera was supposed to be controlable controllable everywhere in the world. In the final product it's mostly set, except for the wild area.
*** UI elements imply that Rotom Dex was planned to return. Instead, it got turned into Rotom Phone. There is also a graphic that shows a "female" version of the Rotom Dex in the files. The "female" version would later be remodeled as Rotomi as Gloria can be seen with the regular Rotom Dex.
*** UI elements imply that Rotom Dex was planned to return. Instead, it got turned into Rotom Phone. There is also a graphic that shows a "female" version of the Rotom Dex in the files. The "female" version would later be remodeled as Rotomi as Gloria can be seen with the regular Rotom Dex.
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** There's an unused item called "band autograph" in the files, with the descrition stating that it's the autograph of the members of the all-Pokémon band called "The Maximisers" who play after you win the Galar Elite Tournament. It was likely a part of a cut sidequest.
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** There's an unused item called "band autograph" in the files, with the descrition description stating that it's the autograph of the members of the all-Pokémon band called "The Maximisers" who play after you win the Galar Elite Tournament. It was likely a part of a cut sidequest.
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* FanNickname:
** Together, the games have garnered the nickname "Pokémon Swish", which is created by taking the first two letters of both games' names and putting a vowel between them. Helps that it sounds like Pokémon Switch and that it makes a fun swishing sound.
** In Japan, fans have taken to collectively shortening the games' titles in kanji as "[=KenTate=]/剣盾".
** Following the trend of naming the protagonists after the games, people felt iffy on the idea of literally calling the boy and girl "Sword" and "Shield" respectively, and took to finding more traditional names that sounded similar. "Sora" and "Sheila" started making the rounds, the former especially funny considering it's the same name as [[Franchise/KingdomHearts another young male video game protagonist]] who wields a sword himself. Their official names are Victor and Gloria.
** Fans have taken to calling the reduction of the National Pokédex "Dexit", a play on "Brexit", referring to the Galar region's British inspiration.
** As a parallel to ASSOC ('''Assoc'''iation Football), the Pokémon League in this game, as well as the competitive battling scene, has taken the name of ASSOBA, for '''Asso'''ciated (Pokémon) '''Ba'''ttling.
** Galarian Weezing has been nicknamed [[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents Doug Dimmadome]], because its sludge mustache and smoke stack top hats bare a resemblance to him.
** Galarian Ponyta is nicknamed [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle]] due to being a Psychic-type unicorn. Some people have also called it Amalthea, after the human form taken by the titular character in ''Literature/TheLastUnicorn''.
** Gigantamax Meowth is nicknamed [[WebOriginal/LOLCats Longcat]] thanks to its really long body and holding its arms out like Longcat.
** Gigantamax Pikachu resembles its early-gen sprites, before it was slimmed down, earning it the nicknames "Chonkachu," "Pikachub," and "Pikachonk".
** Common nicknames for Inteleon are [[VideoGame/JamesPond "James Pond"]] or [[Franchise/JamesBond "Bubble '07"]] due to its TuxedoAndMartini origins.
*** Inteleon occasionally gets the name "Inceleon" due to said design also reminding people of certain types of Internet personalities.
** "Sharp Sword and Sturdy Shield" for the games' hypothetical [[UpdatedRerelease second versions.]]
** Hop gets called "Galarian Hau", "Discount Hau", or "Hau 2: Electric Boogaloo" for being seen as very similar to Hau.
** Rillaboom is constantly called some variation on "Donkey Kong" or occasionally a pun on "Dong" [[Trivia/DonkeyKongCountry from the latter ape's own series.]] The stump drum he wields is occasionally called the [[YMMV/DonkeyKong64 Coconut Drum]] and jokes are made about the accompanying baggage that comes with it.
** Max Mushrooms are occasionally called "[[VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros Mega Mushrooms]]" due to being fungi that allow the consumer to grow giant in some way (in this case, it allows a Pokémon with a Gigantamax form to unlock or disable that Gigantamax form.)
** Zacian is often called "Sif" due to it resembling the boss Great Grey Wolf Sif from ''VideoGame/DarkSouls1'', which is also a [[CanisMajor large wolf]] with a sword in its mouth.
** Competitive players have dubbed The Crown Tundra expansion "Clown Tundra" due to the immense PowerCreep that its release brought to the metagame.
** Together, the games have garnered the nickname "Pokémon Swish", which is created by taking the first two letters of both games' names and putting a vowel between them. Helps that it sounds like Pokémon Switch and that it makes a fun swishing sound.
** In Japan, fans have taken to collectively shortening the games' titles in kanji as "[=KenTate=]/剣盾".
** Following the trend of naming the protagonists after the games, people felt iffy on the idea of literally calling the boy and girl "Sword" and "Shield" respectively, and took to finding more traditional names that sounded similar. "Sora" and "Sheila" started making the rounds, the former especially funny considering it's the same name as [[Franchise/KingdomHearts another young male video game protagonist]] who wields a sword himself. Their official names are Victor and Gloria.
** Fans have taken to calling the reduction of the National Pokédex "Dexit", a play on "Brexit", referring to the Galar region's British inspiration.
** As a parallel to ASSOC ('''Assoc'''iation Football), the Pokémon League in this game, as well as the competitive battling scene, has taken the name of ASSOBA, for '''Asso'''ciated (Pokémon) '''Ba'''ttling.
** Galarian Weezing has been nicknamed [[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents Doug Dimmadome]], because its sludge mustache and smoke stack top hats bare a resemblance to him.
** Galarian Ponyta is nicknamed [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle]] due to being a Psychic-type unicorn. Some people have also called it Amalthea, after the human form taken by the titular character in ''Literature/TheLastUnicorn''.
** Gigantamax Meowth is nicknamed [[WebOriginal/LOLCats Longcat]] thanks to its really long body and holding its arms out like Longcat.
** Gigantamax Pikachu resembles its early-gen sprites, before it was slimmed down, earning it the nicknames "Chonkachu," "Pikachub," and "Pikachonk".
** Common nicknames for Inteleon are [[VideoGame/JamesPond "James Pond"]] or [[Franchise/JamesBond "Bubble '07"]] due to its TuxedoAndMartini origins.
*** Inteleon occasionally gets the name "Inceleon" due to said design also reminding people of certain types of Internet personalities.
** "Sharp Sword and Sturdy Shield" for the games' hypothetical [[UpdatedRerelease second versions.]]
** Hop gets called "Galarian Hau", "Discount Hau", or "Hau 2: Electric Boogaloo" for being seen as very similar to Hau.
** Rillaboom is constantly called some variation on "Donkey Kong" or occasionally a pun on "Dong" [[Trivia/DonkeyKongCountry from the latter ape's own series.]] The stump drum he wields is occasionally called the [[YMMV/DonkeyKong64 Coconut Drum]] and jokes are made about the accompanying baggage that comes with it.
** Max Mushrooms are occasionally called "[[VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros Mega Mushrooms]]" due to being fungi that allow the consumer to grow giant in some way (in this case, it allows a Pokémon with a Gigantamax form to unlock or disable that Gigantamax form.)
** Zacian is often called "Sif" due to it resembling the boss Great Grey Wolf Sif from ''VideoGame/DarkSouls1'', which is also a [[CanisMajor large wolf]] with a sword in its mouth.
** Competitive players have dubbed The Crown Tundra expansion "Clown Tundra" due to the immense PowerCreep that its release brought to the metagame.
