>>43253986Also, Casey/Nanako, one of the few major recurring characters of Johto, was a huge fan of Electric Pokemon, black and yellow stripes, and baseball. She also happens to speak in a Kansai accent in the Japanese version due to Johto being based on Kansai.
Now, what does Kansai have to do with baseball and black and yellow stripes? Well, their most famous baseball team happens to be called the Hanshin Tigers. Strange, you'd think a character who's such an obvious reference to them and their fans would have an actual tiger Pokemon, and an Electric one at that...