Pokémon Strangled Red: An NPC in Lavender Town warns the narrator "Sometimes dead is best" whilst they were directing Steven there to resurrect Miki.
Film
In Justice League (2017), Flash mentions the movie when the League plans to revive Superman with the Mother Box, fearing that he'll Come Back Wrong. Which he turns out to be right as Superman starts fighting everyone, but fortunately Lois arrived to calm him down.