List of references to Pulseman
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The Pokémon games and the Pulseman games, are both made by the same company, Game Freak. Understandably, the two games often reference each other, and thus, a list of possible references to Pulseman are listed here. These references are most prominent in Diamond and Pearl, but appear in other generations as well.
List of references
- The computer Pulseman was born on is named the Saint Ann (サント アンヌ) which is also the Japanese name of the S.S. Anne in the Generation I Pokémon games.
- Giovanni looks a bit like Doc Waruyama, the villain of Pulseman.
- Ledian bears a very significant resemblance to Pulseman.
- The Gunfish enemy that appears underwater in Stage 6 of Pulseman resembles to Remoraid, as they are both combinations of fish and revolver pistols.
- The song that plays when battling either Kyogre, Groudon, or Rayquaza is a remix of the "CL Architecture" theme.
- Volt Tackle's original name, ボルテッカー or Volteccer, comes from Pulseman.
- The song that plays when battling against Pearl is a remix of the "Neo Tokyo" theme from Pulseman.
- Although "Team Galactic" is not incorrect, a more literal translation of the Japanese name is "Galaxy Gang", possibly a reference to the Galaxy Gang in Pulseman.
- Mars resembles Beatrice from Pulseman.
- The song that plays when battling aginst Cynthia is a loose remix of "Shutdown", which is also the final boss music from Pulseman.
- Rotom appears to be based of off Pulseman, although it may also be inspired by the unexplained phenonemon of ball lightning.
