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* The Brazilian comic ''ComicBook/MonicasGang'' features Pokemão. The 98th issue of the teen imprint, which was released around the time where ''VideoGame/PokemonGo'' was most popular, features a parody of that with ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' expies.

* In ''Fanfic/IrresistibleDamage'', Greta pokes fun at Rowley’s “female” name, Rowlette for sounding like a “Battlemon” name.

* It's likely to be the basis for a TrendAesop, with all the kiddies realizing how silly it was to get swept up in such a trite and silly thing, and moving on to [[NostalgiaFilter more tried-and-true playtime activities]]. This was most common during ''Pokémon'''s initial wave of popularity in the late 1990s and seen a resurgence in the late 2010s with ''VideoGame/PokemonGO''; most modern versions not involving ''Pokémon GO'' are likely to be made by people who are fans themselves and are therefore less likely to be done in a negative light.

As one of, if not ''the'', most successful multimedia franchises of all time, it goes without saying that the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' series has been parodied, {{homage}}d, and referenced in other works quite a bit. Most of these parodies, however, bear little actual resemblance to the franchise they are based on, and they are quite prone to CowboyBebopAtHisComputer. They tend to instead be general parodies of the concept of "MerchandiseDriven GottaCatchThemAll {{to Be a Master}}" {{Mons}} franchises from UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} that ''Pokémon'' [[FollowTheLeader paved the way for]], such as ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'', ''Franchise/{{Tamagotchi}}'', ''Franchise/YuGiOh'', ''Franchise/{{Beyblade}}'', ''Franchise/{{Bakugan}}'', and others of their nature.

* It's likely to be the basis for a TrendAesop, with all the kiddies realizing how silly it was to get swept up in such a trite and silly thing, and moving on to [[NostalgiaFilter more tried-and-true playtime activities]]. This was most common during ''Pokémon'''s initial wave of popularity in the late 1990s; most modern versions are likely to be made by people who are fans themselves and are therefore less likely to be done in a negative light.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "Looking For Mr. Goodbart" had "Peekimon Go!" an obvious parody of Pokemon Go.

* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' has Burobu. Tina even lampshades this, "So Burobo's like Pokemon but just everybody's a slug?". The end credits for that episode were even a SuspiciouslySimilarSong version of the first English dub theme of the Pokemon anime with pastiches of scenes from the anime's opening.

As one of, if not ''the'', most successful multimedia franchises of all time, it goes without saying that the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' series has been parodied, {{homage}}d, and referenced in other works quite a bit. Most of these parodies, however, bear little actual resemblance to the franchise they are based on, and they are quite prone to CowboyBebopAtHisComputer. They tend to instead be general parodies of the concept of "MerchandiseDriven GottaCatchThemAll {{to Be a Master}}" {{Mons}} franchises from UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} that ''Pokémon'' [[FollowTheLeader paved the way for]], such as ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'', ''Franchise/{{Tamagotchi}}'', ''Franchise/YuGiOh'', ''Franchise/{{Beyblade}}'', ''Franchise/{{Bakugan}}'', and who else knows what.

* ''Battle Pets'', an awful, ''awful'' DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible PC game that rips off both Pokémon and Digimon, where your character gets to explore forests, ruins and beaches while capturing little critters to pit them in battles against wizards, the game's obvious {{Expy}} for Gym Leaders. Your default Battle Pet is a pink fluffy creature called a Mookie, clearly based off Clefairy, while you can capture generic-looking {{Cartoon Creature}}s like raindrops with faces, sentient clouds, living plants, and a purple furry animal called a Luleni which seems to be based on Wigglytuff. [[https://www.somethingawful.com/game-reviews/battlepets/1/ SomethingAwful did a lengthy review ripping the game another hole back when it was still new]].

* ''VideoGame/TheSims4'' has Voidcritters, a fictional collectible card game and cartoon that kids can play with. [[https://sims.fandom.com/wiki/Voidcritter This page gives more detail.]]

* ''Battle Pets'', an awful, ''awful'' SoBadItsHorrible 1999 PC game that rips off both Pokémon and Digimon, where your character gets to explore forests, ruins and beaches while capturing little critters to pit them in battles against wizards, the game's obvious {{Expy}} for Gym Leaders. Your default Battle Pet is a pink fluffy creature called a Mookie, clearly based off Clefairy, while you cab capture generic-looking {{Cartoon Creature}}s like raindrops with faces, sentient clouds, living plants, and a purple furry animal called a Luleni which seems to be based on Wigglytuff. [[https://www.somethingawful.com/game-reviews/battlepets/1/ SomethingAwful did a lengthy review ripping the game another hole back when it was still new]].

* ''VideoGame/NeoTheWorldEndsWithYou'' features ''[=FanGO=]'', a game where you catch AR creatures in real world locations much like ''VideoGame/PokemonGO''.

* It may have a very nonsensical-sounding pseudo-Japanese name.

* If a creature from the parody work is shown, it is quite likely to be an {{Expy}} of Pikachu, thanks to its massive popularity, and being the only Pokémon that people who aren't fans of the series can usually name. If not, it will be one of either Charmander or ''Digimon'''s Agumon, usually a vaguely [[DinosaursAreDragons dinosaur/dragon-like creature with a fire motif]].

* ''VideoGame/HypnospaceOutlaw'' has ''[=SquisherZ=]'', which basically is a cross between ''Pokémon'' and ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}''. In keeping with the {{Retraux}} late '90s aesthetic of the game, it comes complete with a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsO_JqH5saM rap video.]] There's even religious sites [[{{Demonization}} trying to claim it's Satanic]], much like what happened with ''Pokémon''.

* ''VideoGame/HypnospaceOutlaw'' has ''[=Squisherz=]'', which basically is a cross between ''Pokémon'' and ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}''. In keeping with the {{Retraux}} late '90s aesthetic of the game, it comes complete with a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsO_JqH5saM rap video.]] There's even religious sites [[{{Demonization}} trying to claim it's Satanic]], much like what happened with ''Pokémon''.

* ''VideoGame/HypnospaceOutlaw'' has the Squisherz, which perfectly fit with the late 90's internet aesthetic the game was going for. There's even religious sites [[EveryoneIsSatanInHell trying to claim it's Satanic]], much like what happened with Pokemon.

** Also, "Pantsu Hebi" can more or less be translated as "[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Trouser Snake]]"...

* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' has Burobu. Tina even lampshades this, "So Burobo's like Pokemon but just everybody's a slug?". The end credits for that episode were even a SuspiciouslySimilarSong version of the Pokemon theme with pastiches of scenes from the anime's opening.

* If a creature from the parody work is shown, it is quite likely to be an {{Expy}} of Pikachu, thanks to its massive popularit, and being the only Pokémon that people who aren't fans of the series can usually name. If not, it will be one of either Charmander or ''Digimon'''s Agumon, usually a vaguely [[DinosaursAreDragons dinosaur/dragon-like creature with a fire motif]].

* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'': One series of trading cards that Strong Bad talks about in the ''WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail'' "trading cards" is a ''Stinko Man'' card game that parodies both ''Pokémon'' and ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'', with its point system and Cheatball speaking in PokemonSpeak. Strong Bad even describes the game as being "a [[BuffySpeak cutesy Japanese-y]] game for little kids to play during recess, to make sure they don't get any real exercise."

* If a creature from the parody work is shown, it is quite likely to be an {{Expy}} of Pikachu, thanks to its massive popularity, and being the only Pokémon that people who aren't fans of the series can usually name. If not, it will often be one of either Charmander or ''Digimon'''s Agumon, usually a vaguely dinosaur/dragon-like creature with a fire motif.

* The ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive NP'' non-canon storyline "[[https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/gam-01 Grace-a-Monsters]]" is a close parody of the franchise, except that all the Pokémon are Grace. The main trainers are Justin, Nanase and Ellen. Sarah and Diane appear as a Team Rocket parody, [[https://www.egscomics.com/egsnp/gam-25 Team Bad Guys]], except they're "basically licensed roleplayers ''pretending'' to be bad to help train, and make things more interesting for, new trainers".