>>36800089The layout of Santalune Forest is an almost exact copy of Viridian Forest.
Several moves originating from Generation I, including Psychic and Hyper Beam, use their original sound effects.
A man in Santalune City will trade a Farfetch'd for a common Normal-type Pokémon.
Professor Sycamore gives new Trainers one of the three Kanto starter Pokémon.
Cassius in Camphrier Town mentions how Bill sent him there to work with the PC.
A Youngster on Route 5 will mention that he likes to wear shorts because "they are comfy and easy to wear."
A sleeping Snorlax is blocking Route 7, and the Poké Flute is required to awaken and get past it.
A remix of the wild Pokémon battle music from Generation I plays when battling Mewtwo and the Legendary birds, using exactly the same soundfont as that of the Game Boy music. The remix also contains the boulder pushing sound effect from Generation I.
A non-player character at Magenta Plaza mentions that Professor Oak's grandson visited Kalos to study abroad, and would frequently end conversations with "Smell ya later!" However, she also says that he got "bonjour" down just fine, which is how he greeted the player while aboard the S.S. Anne.
A Battle Girl in the Fighting Dojo on the third floor of a building at North Boulevard mentioned that her sensei came all the way from the Kanto region to open a Fighting Dojo.
Lysandre Labs is a high-tech facility inhabited by a villainous team where the player needs to use spin tiles and warp tiles to navigate around, much like the Silph Co. and the Rocket Hideout.
