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For the in-universe TV series, see Pokémon (TV series).

Pokémon is a game and TV series by Nintendo. It has been referenced to in The Simpsons.

References to Pokémon in The Simpsons

Episodes

Picture	Season	Episode number	Episode name	Reference
250px	10	226	"Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo"	When the Simpsons visit Japan, Bart watches a cartoon called Battling Seizure Robots which gives viewers seizures. This is a reference to the Pokémon episode "Computer Warrior Porygon" which gave more than 635 Japanese children seizures on December 16, 1997.
	12	258	"Pokey Mom"	The episode title is a reference to Pokémon.
	268	"Children of a Lesser Clod"	Homer, Rod, and Todd watch an imitation Kids Say the Darnedest Things on television, and Bill Cosby asks a kid, "What do you like to play?" The kid replies, "Pokémon!" to which Cosby replies, "Pokémon?! Pokémon with the Poké and the Mon and the guy with the thing who comes out and he's like..." and rambles on.
	14	294	"Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade"	While Bart is taking a test his mind is focused on satellite television and he has a vision everyone in his class is a television character and one classmate is turned into Pikachu.
	15	320 and 335	"'Tis the Fifteenth Season" and "Fraudcast News"	During the couch gag every Simpson family member is a Japanese television show character and Maggie is Pikachu.
	21	455	"Postcards from the Wedge"	Bart is seen watching an imitation Pokémon anime on television, starring Ash Ketchum and Pikachu, and he asks himself, "How does this show stay so fresh? Also to note, Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver were released on the same day in North America as this episode.
	459	"Chief of Hearts"	When Bart asks kids at Dylan's birthday party about "Battle Ball", he says, "It makes Digimon look like Pokémon!"

Games

Picture	Game	Reference
	The Simpsons Game	In the level "Big Super Happy Fun Fun Game", the Sparklemon are a parody of Pokémon. The battle arena is similar in style to battles in Pokémon. The first two Sparklemon battles are based on Pikachu and Squirtle.

Comics

Comic issue	Story name	Reference
Bart Simpson #7	All's Veldt That Ends Veldt!	Pikkanose and Porkeymen are parodies of Pikachu and Pokémon.
Bart Simpson #12	An Anime Among Us!	Bart has a dream sequence which has references to Pokémon. Bart is dressed like Ash Ketchum, a Pocket Goblins (Pockegob) Trainer, and Santa's Little Helper is a reference to Pikachu (Santa-choo). Bart fights against a trio from "Team Sprocket", with Jessica Lovejoy appearing as Jessie, Nelson Muntz appearing as James, and Martin Prince, Jr. in a Meowth costume (Cat Scratch-eth).
Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror #11	Bart Simpson Midget Commando	A dog resembling Pikachu is seen and released from a cage.
Simpsons Comics #45	Mr. Sparkle: Destroy All Manga!	Pikkanoze and the Porkymen is a parody of Pikachu and Pokémon.
Simpsons Super Spectacular #16	Bartmanga! featuring Robartman!	Bulbasaur, Ponyta, two Pikachu and a Squirtle escape from the Tokyo Zoo.
The Simpsons Comic Strips	21 Muntz Street	Krustémon Cards are a parody of Pokémon Cards.

External links

Pokémon at the Internet Movie Database
Pokémon at Wikipedia
Pokémon at Bulbapedia

Cultural references

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Angry Birds • Candy Crush Saga • Donkey Kong • Fortnite • Grand Theft Auto • The Legend of Zelda • Mario • Minecraft • Pokémon • Rocket League

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Cracked • MAD • The New Yorker • Playboy • Rolling Stone

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn • Alice in Wonderland • Beauty and the Beast • Ben-Hur • The Catcher in the Rye • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory • A Christmas Carol • A Clockwork Orange • Dial M for Murder • Dracula • The Exorcist • Fahrenheit 451 • The Fly • Game of Thrones • The Godfather • Gone with the Wind • Goosebumps • Harry Potter • The Hunger Games • James Bond • Jaws • Jurassic Park • The Little Mermaid • The Lord of the Rings • Moby-Dick • The Old Man and the Sea • Planet of the Apes • Psycho • The Silence of the Lambs • The Shining • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs • A Streetcar Named Desire • The Wizard of Oz

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Difference between revisions of "Pokémon"

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Contents

References to Pokémon in The Simpsons

Episodes

Games

Comics

External links