So, if you've watched my videos for a while
now, then you'd know that my favorite type
of video to make would by far be easter eggs
in Pokemon. I've done videos on a bunch of main series
games, and just as many on the TCG, but what
else is there to cover? Well of course, there's
the anime. So, in today's video, I'm going
to be doing a countdown of what I believe
are the Top 10 Easter Eggs in the Pokemon
Anime. Let's begin!
In one episode of the Diamond and Pearl section
of the anime, a shot of two girls is shown
for a couple of seconds. These girls were
likely in this episode in reference to the
characters Sakura and Tomoyo from Cardcaptor
Sakura. They do look really similar! It's
thought that this is most likely a joke on the fact that
the hats that those characters wear look really
similar to the hat that Wallace wears, as
he does appear in this episode too.
You all probably know how much I love Pokemon
Origins, so it's not really any surprise that
an easter egg from there would make it onto
the list. Exclusively in the Japanese version,
when Red receives his Charmander, he considers
giving it the nickname "Sepultura" which means
"grave" or "burial" in Spanish.
It might seem like an odd choice, but it's
actually a reference to the fact that a Charmander
with this nickname appears on a screenshot
featured on the back of the box for the Japanese
releases of Pokemon Red.
In Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea,
there's a part when Team Rocket are talking
about treasure. And when James says "Diamonds
and Pearls" Meowth says "let's get through
this season first!"
My legs…
What legs?
Treasure…
Diamonds and pearls!
Let’s get through this season… first...
Which is somewhat breaking the fourth wall,
but is also referencing the transition to
the Diamond and Pearl section of the anime,
which happened barely even a month or so after
the release of this movie. But to me, that's
nothing in comparison to the next point.
Bingo! My favorite bling!
Ah! Is it Gold? Silver? Platinum?
Rubies or Sapphires? Although, Diamonds and
Pearls rock too.
It’s not quite that Black and White.
Okay, so this part just made me wanna scream.
Not only does it reference a ton of the already
released Pokemon games, but it directly references
what's to come just like our previous point
did. They were cutting it pretty fine with
this one though—it turns out that this episode
was the second last one of the Diamond and
Pearl section of the anime, so they were right
at the very end of Sinnoh. Even though the
entire animated series is technically a reference
to the games, seeing them referenced a little
bit further does kinda make me smile.
In the episode "The Battle of the Badge", we
get a look at Giovanni's office. Pretty boring
to be honest.
But wait... what's that? If you look in the
background, then you can see an image that
matches Mewtwo's sprite from Pokemon Red and
Blue!
There have been a couple of times that Pokemon
cards have made sneaky appearances in the
anime. Strangely enough, only in the Japanese
version of the episode "Bad to the Bone", it
can be seen that James owns a Dark Primeape
card. And probably the most obvious would
be the appearance of the Ancient Mew card
at the end of the Power of One.
One thing that I can appreciate about the
English dub of the anime is that the titles
are hilarious. They have some of the WORST
(and by that I mean the best) puns I've ever
seen. A few of them are plays on certain phrases,
replacing the word of a phrase with a similar
sounding Pokemon, but there are quite a few
titles that are direct references to parts
of popular culture. Examples would be the
infamous episode "Beauty and the Beach" referencing
Beauty and the Beast, or the episode "Wherefore
art thou Pokemon", referencing a well known
line from Shakespeare's Romeo and Julliet.
It doesn't end at titles though. Examples
of references in episodes would be Zorua mimicking
the MGM logo, or the movie shown during Meowth's
backstory, "That Darn Meowth!" being a reference
to the 1965 film "That Darn Cat!"
In this episode, some weird TV show that features
a character that looks a little bit like Ash
is featured.
Oh, I’m really hungry…
That’s impossible, you just ate!
Pika pika!!
Yeah, but… hm? Hamburgers!!
Wait... I'VE SEEN THAT CLEFAIRY BEFORE.
Of course, this is a direct reference to the
Red of the Pokemon Pocket Monsters Manga.
Such an obscure part of the Pokemon franchise
to reference, but it's still pretty cool.
This easter egg takes place in the 105th episode
of the XY anime. Which also happens to be
the holy grail for Amourshippers but that's
beside the point. There's this scene where
Ash's Pikachu and Miette's Slurpuff are choosing
out accessories. But, if you look at
the desk behind them, you can see something
pretty interesting.
Yup, you got it! That's the same pair of glasses
worn by Ash's Squirtle when it was still part
of the Squirtle Squad.
This is by far the most interesting Easter
Egg that the Pokemon anime has offered us
yet, featuring a pair of background characters
that have been hidden in the Pokemon movies
again and again with no explanation. While
undoubtedly, there are generic desings that
will probably appear in the backgrounds of
many episodes, these two characters seem a
little bit different. Their designs don't
exactly scream generic to me. But, let's get
to their appearances. They first appeared
in the Generation 3 movie Lucario and the
Mystery of Mew. Their next appearance was
in the Rise of Darkrai, followed by Giratina
and the Sky Warrior and Zoroark Master of
Illusions.
Their appearances in the Generation 5 section
of the anime would be the first two Black
and White movies, followed by Kyurem and the
Swords of Justice and Genesect and the Legend Awakened.
In Generation 6, they made their first ever
appearance outside of the movies, being in
the 50th episode of X and Y anime. And, their
most recent appearance would be in the movie
Hoopa and the Clash of Ages. But, why exactly
are these two so important? Well, to be honest,
no-one really knows! It's baffling why these
minor characters would feature in so many
Pokemon movies, AND have slight outfit changes
between some of them, which means that their
reappearances are clearly intentional. I've
even seen some wild speculation stating that
the story of Ash Ketchum is one the mother
told her daughter, and so, all the events
of the Pokemon anime have just been imagined
by that little girl. While I think that theory
may be a little too out there, there's no
doubt that these characters do have some significance,
we just don't know what yet. However, I do
think that they will most likely continue
to appear in the Pokemon anime for a long
time.
Well, that was my list of the Top 10 Easter
Eggs in the Pokemon Anime.
If you wanna see more videos about easter
eggs, then how about you check out these two?
There’s my video about easter eggs in Pokemon
Diamond and Pearl, or my video about easter
eggs in the Pokemon Trading Card Game.
If you can think of any easter eggs that I
missed in this video, then leave it in the
comments section below.
But for now, that's
all for now from me, and I'll see you next time! Bye!
