>>21607169>>21607181Not like shout-outs to Digimon, I mean shout-outs to other characters from various other Japanese series.
Mega Tyranitar, for instance, takes some inspiration from Psaro the Manslayer, an edgy shit who, with the power of the Secret of Evolution and a special magical bracelet, first lost all of his limbs before becoming a giant green monster. The final step of his evolution was to grow a second face, horns, and knee spikes.