Due to PokéLive! being an adaptation of the main Pokémon games, the Love Live! franchise, the Tokimeki Memorial games and the Twinbee games, especially the Unova-based games, School Idol Festival and it's ALL STARS sequel (As well as the Nijigasaki-based LL! anime.) and the Kirameki and Hibikino Sagas of TokiMemo, there's bound to be various references to/adaptations of various events from all across the franchises involved in the crossover.
Examples:
- PokéLive!Yuu has the same design as her counterpart from the Nijigasaki LL! anime.
- In "Meeting New Friends!", Hilda talks about the events of Pokémon Black and White, but with Dr. Eggman replacing Ghetsis in her retelling.
- From the same story, Tamaki summing up the plot of the game Aquapazza.
- Also from "Meeting New Friends!", Pastel gives a loose explanation for what typically happens in any given Twinbee game.
- Just like Honoka in the first Love Live! anime series, Larissa was inspired to become a School Idol after watching an A-RISE concert.
- In "A Trip to the Pet Shop!", Shizuku adopts Ophelia, a female Golden Retriever that she owns in the actual SIF All Stars.
- "Nintendo Dream Guest Reviews!" is similar to a Famitsu App 4koma where Rina, Ai and Ayumu review a nonexistent game and where one of the characters gives the game a scathing review.
- In "A Nostalgic Double Battle!", Hilda and Shizuku as well as Bianca and Jennifer ride the Nimbasa City ferris wheel, with the scene being Ship Tease for HiZuku (White Theatre Shipping) and JenNca (Blonde Helper Shipping), which mirrors the ferris wheel ride scenes in the Unova-based Pokémon games.
- Part 1 of the first Side Story arc, "The Ideal Hero", is pretty similar to "The King Returns" from Pokémon Generations, but Eggman is the one who takes control of Kyurem for a confrontation between him and N, similar to how Ghetsis is in control of Kyurem for his confrontation with N, but unlike "The King Returns", there's actually a battle between the fused Kyurem and the other Tao dragon who wasn't fused with Kyurem though it takes place in part 2 of "Ideal Hero".
- Hilda mentions that she was originally a Trainer who participated in the Battle Subway back in her original homeworld in certain stories, which mirrors the fact that whichever character you don't play as can be encountered as the CPU partner for the Multi Battle train in the Battle Subway in the original Unova games.
- Risa mentions Fula City by name in "Introducing Lisa!", which is the setting of The Power of Us, the 21st Pokémon anime movie.
- One piece of fan art on Deviant Art with Hilda and Shizuku sharing a kiss is called "Baby maybe Koi no Button", which is also the name of a song sung by the Muse members.
- The tagline on the main page for the series on This Very Wiki is a slightly modified version of the one used for the stories in SIF ALL STARS.
- Similar to how Chika Takami and You Watanabe were inspired by the Muse girls to create their own School Idol Group, Aqours, in Sunshine, Yoko, Ellie and Margo are inspired by the members of Perfect Dream Project to create their own School Idol group that represents Hinagiku Elementary.
- Like her Canon counterpart, Shizuku hopes to have a kid someday (And her wish is granted in the form of Yoko Catherine Osaka White, a daughter her and Hilda adopt in their adult years in this universe.) as well as her interest in Theatre starting from when she was a child.
- Similar to SIF ALL STARS, PokéLive! takes place in a universe where Muse, Aqours and Nijigaku are all School Idol groups in the same time frame. The SwSh Superstar!! stories also add the Liella! girls (And Gloria) to the mix as well.
- Like Pokémon Masters, Player Characters from the main Pokémon games like Hilda have personalities and talk like normal people.
- Just like her Canon counterpart from the TokiMemo games, Shiori once went to Kirameki High before transfering to Otonokizaka and in turn, Nijigasaki.
- Hilda's segment of "Gemstone of Illusion!" is a semi-adaptation of the "Listening to Pokémon" Round from the Black and White chapter of Pokémon Adventures.
- Likewise, Pastel's segment of "Gemstone of Illusion!" has her piloting Winbee and teaming up with her cousin Light, with him piloting Twinbee, to take on Dr. Warumon, as the scene itself would fit in both Detana!! Twinbee and Twinbee Yahho.
- A portion of the title of "The Origin (Of the Nijigasaki Pokémon Trainer's Club)!" is an allusion to the Japanese title of Pokémon Origins.
- The Christmas Party in "A Tokimeki Christmas Party!" is similar to the parties that take place around Christmas in any given TokiMemo game.
- The battle between Elio and Giovani in the prologue of the "Rainbow Rocket Project" arc is based on the battle with Rainbow Rocket!Giovanni in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.
- Also from the prologue of the "Rainbow Rocket Project" arc, Eli says that "SUNNY DAY SONG" is the theme for all School Idols, like it is in the first Love Live! School Idol Movie.
- From "Cretaceous Hunters and Pennsylvanian Giants, Oh My!", Eggman creates Genesect in this universe just like Scientist Dudley does in the Unova based games and N also scolds Eggman for modifying a Pokémon.
- Like in Season 2 of School Idol Festival ALL STARS, Lanzhu's main goal is to disband the Nijigasaki School Idol Club.
- Despite the series being an adaptation of the Pokémon games, the series isn't above referencing Pokémon: The Series as well:
- In "The Origin (Of the Nijigasaki Pokémon Trainer's Club)!", Hilda mentions "Being the best, like no one ever was!", which is a line in the English theme for the Indigo League arc.
- In "Zekrom, The Dragon King!", Eggman uses N's Zekrom (Though, the Dragon of Ideals wears a special armor Eggman created for it that powers it up to make it stronger than it usually is, and Zekrom was already strong to begin with!), to deliver a Curb-Stomp Battle to the Pokémon of A-RISE (Tsubasa, Erena and Anju) and Saint Snow (Sarah and Leah), inspired by the training montage with Mewtwo at the start of Mewtwo Strikes Back as well as Gary's battle with Giovanni from the Indigo League episode "The Battle of The Badge!".
- In "Risa's and Emma's Double Trouble!?", Risa and Emma sing a slightly modified portion of the lyrics to the English opening for Pokémon:The Johto Journeys/Spell of the Unown.
- Also from "Risa's and Emma's Double Trouble!?", the Team Rocket TRio say their famous motto from the original series of the Pokémon anime and when they are defeated, they also say "Team Rocket's blasting off again!".
- In the prologue of the "Rainbow Rocket Project" arc, Elio says a variant of Ash's famous "I won't let you!" line to Giovanni.
- In "A Trip to the Pet Shop!", Shizuku lampshades a Pokémon using Thunderbolt or Thunder Shock on someone accidentally, which is an allusion to the humorous scenes where Pikachu shocks Ash and/or his friends accidentally using Thunder Shock.
- Certain characters have used the phrase "Beyond Evolution, Mega Evolve!" which is from the X and Y episodes of the anime, though Brendan and May also used the phrase in the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer.
- In "Mia Taylor's First PP!", Mia borrows Paul's "Stand by for battle!" catchphrase when she sends out her Hydreigon.
