>>46812846>Gen 5*Hate to burst that bubble, but this actually began in Gen 5, when Game Freak decided to name an entire Unovan bridge after Charizard because the residents claimed it looks like a Charizard somehow...
Even when you consider the based Dragonite skeleton which in contrast was a nicely done reference, this was ridiculous imo.
Now, if the bridge was truly based on the George Washington Bridge, then why the fuck not have the in-game version be called "Washibon Bridge" in Japanese or "Bridge of Braviary" in English, with the EV feathers you find being feathers from said Pokemon? I find that a better reference for an American region, and more plausible that Braviary would be flying over dropping EV feathers, than Charizard migrating all the way from Kantoooooo
/rant over I don't blame Unova, but GF for not being able to let the past go.
