>>45389979You want rare?
In the Johto games, there is an NPC Trainer called Picnicker Liz. She can be added to the Pokégear and she'll sometimes call for rematches. However, sometimes she'll call and and get the wrong number and think she's speaking to her friend before realizing it's you instead. Her friend's name is Audrey in GS and Tania in Crystal, but the name didn't change between versions in the Japanese games. In the Japanese version, her friend's name is Atsuko, specifically named after Atsuko Nishida, the designer of Pikachu.
"How does he know for sure?" you might be wondering. Well there's only one other "wrong caller" script in the games, and it's from Sailor Huey. Sometimes he'll call thinking you're his friend Kaz, who in the Japanese games is named Tsunekazu, after Tsunekazu Ishihara, the current president of TPC. In fact, numerous NPCs that aren't major characters have names based on real life people associated with Pokémon. There has been a girl named Ikue in every single game since GS who only owns Pikachu, named after Ikue Ohtani (the voice of Pikachu). The localizations only began leaving the name as-is around Gen IV.
So yes, Audrey/Tania/Atsuko is my rare waifu, so rare that not only does she not have artwork, she doesn't any visual presence whatsoever.
