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Anime references in other Pokemon media. Name them!
I'll start with my over-talked about favorite one lol, Pokemon Adventures! Yes. Pokemon Adventures has some major anime references. In fact some of you may not know that the Pokemon Adventures creator, Kusaka, actually has a lot of respect for the Pokemon anime.
I'll start with my over-talked about favorite one lol, Pokemon Adventures! Yes. Pokemon Adventures has some major anime references. In fact some of you may not know that the Pokemon Adventures creator, Kusaka, actually has a lot of respect for the Pokemon anime.
- Mewtwo - When Mewtwo originally first-appeared, it appeared more similar to it's Pokemon Origins counterpart, a wild Pokemon gone berserk. Overtime, it became more similar to it's anime counterpart gaining the power of telepathy and wanted to put a stop to one of his creators daring plans, Team Rocket.
- Deoxys - Adventures take on Deoxys is certainly far more interesting than any other take I have ever seen however it does borrow one power from the anime and that it can make hollowed clones.
- Team Rocket's airship in Pokemon Adventures FRLG which made some anime fans think, "Wait!? Team Rocket of the anime has an airship!?" and what surprises them even more is that this airship appears in plain-sight in the Pokemon special, "Mewtwo Returns" which many of them claim to seen. The thing is I've also had this same reaction too as this was literally hiding in plain-sight in the Pokemon Adventures manga. This reference alone made me re-watch the Mewtwo Returns special to see if this was the very same airship that Giovanni rode in Pokemon Adventures.
- In the Emerald Chapter, Latias can change human form which looks remarkably like her human form from the Pokemon Heroes movie. This is in my opinion one of the more fun references to the anime as it portrays Latias's human form wearing different fashions of clothing throughout the story and the author's little art-sections/gags from an explorer outfit, to a professional reporter outfit, to a nurse outfit, to a scientist outfit, to a coach outfit, to a casino dealer outfit, to a queen outfit.
- A more obvious nod to a famous scene in Pokemon the First Movie, is Mewtwo's armor. The armor is called, "M2 Bind" and in the manga, it's purpose is to control Mewtwo's destructive powers much like in the movie actually. The big difference is this armor actually succeeds in controlling Mewtwo and it takes the combined efforts of the original Pokemon trainer protagonists to free Mewtwo from it.
- MAJOR STORY SPOILERS but for those who've seen Pokemon Jirachi Wishmaker, you may have notice an interesting counterpart to False Groudon and that is False Kyogre from the Pokemon Adventures Emerald Arc. Much like in the movie, False Kyogre is created by Jirachi which is similarly what happens in the movie only it's False Groudon. The main difference is that False Kyogre isn't a lovecraftian-like monster that absorbs people with giant energy-tentacles but is a lovecraftian-like monster lol that is made of the giant sea itself giving it a more ghostly but intimidating giant appearance and instead of absorbing people, it tries to drown people much like a tidal wave which in-turn causes the Emerald Arc's setting, the Hoenn Battle Frontier to look like Atlantis as it's towering roof-tops are covered in water. A major difference is how the main characters beat False Kyogre and it's quite amazing. In the movie, False Groudon is so powerful that Ash and Butler's abilities as a trainer alone can't stop it and therefore has to reverse it through the power of Jirachi. In the manga however, things go down much differently. Jirachi has limitations according to the Pokedex and that is Jirachi can only grant three wishes based on the number of unused wish-tags it has, the blue tags on it's head. They can't use anymore wishes and the team of experienced and even legendary Pokemon trainers are forced to fight it using all their accumulated experience they've gained from there journeys utilizing the most powerful elemental moves of Gen 3, Hydro Cannon, Blast Burn, Frenzy Plant and Volt Tackle to finish off False Kyogre.
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